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K'yuuhlgáansii Frederick Olsen, Jr., Haida from Kasaan, Alaska, is the chairman of the United Tribal Transboundary Mining Work Group, a consortium of 15 southeast Alaska tribes. He is based in Kasaan, Alaska.

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

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FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
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First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
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Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The world could use more like Musgrave

  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
Sharon Musgrave
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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

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

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

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

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

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

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pancake flops and a looming byelection: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Pancake flops and a looming byelection: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator

Pancake flops and a looming byelection: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

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
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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

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
Chrystia Freelan
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph 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

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
Patrick Brazeau
Patrick Brazeau
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
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Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Wayne Eyre to deliver speech at C.D. Howe Institute lunch in Toronto on Sept. 12

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 11 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting yet, but will resume on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks
Canada's Chief of Defence Staff Wayne D. Eyre, pictured March 7, 2023, with Maj.-Gen. Darcy Molstad, deputy commander, Canadian Joint Operations Command, left, and Jonathan Quinn, director general, Continental Defence Policy on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wayne Eyre to deliver speech at C.D. Howe Institute lunch in Toronto on Sept. 12

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 11 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting yet, but will resume on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks

Wayne Eyre to deliver speech at C.D. Howe Institute lunch in Toronto on Sept. 12

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 11 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting yet, but will resume on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks
Canada's Chief of Defence Staff Wayne D. Eyre, pictured March 7, 2023, with Maj.-Gen. Darcy Molstad, deputy commander, Canadian Joint Operations Command, left, and Jonathan Quinn, director general, Continental Defence Policy on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The energy is off the charts’: Conservatives wrap up policy convention in Québec City

  • 'The energy is off the charts,' says Alberta Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, with convention delegate Andrew Mason saying his biggest takeaway from Conservative leader
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 9, 2023
Conservative Party policy convention delegates feel that 'government is within reach,' says Alberta Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The energy is off the charts’: Conservatives wrap up policy convention in Québec City

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 9, 2023
  • 'The energy is off the charts,' says Alberta Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, with convention delegate Andrew Mason saying his biggest takeaway from Conservative leader

‘The energy is off the charts’: Conservatives wrap up policy convention in Québec City

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 9, 2023
  • 'The energy is off the charts,' says Alberta Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, with convention delegate Andrew Mason saying his biggest takeaway from Conservative leader
Conservative Party policy convention delegates feel that 'government is within reach,' says Alberta Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Happy Conservatives celebrate strong polling numbers, but some warn of ‘peaking too early’ and ‘increased scrutiny’

  • The federal Conservatives have no concerns about increased scrutiny because of their strong national public opinion polling numbers, says Hamish Marshall.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 9, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Sept. 8, 2023, speaking at the party's policy convention in Québec City. More than 2,000 Conservative delegates attended the convention. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Happy Conservatives celebrate strong polling numbers, but some warn of ‘peaking too early’ and ‘increased scrutiny’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 9, 2023
  • The federal Conservatives have no concerns about increased scrutiny because of their strong national public opinion polling numbers, says Hamish Marshall.

Happy Conservatives celebrate strong polling numbers, but some warn of ‘peaking too early’ and ‘increased scrutiny’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 9, 2023
  • The federal Conservatives have no concerns about increased scrutiny because of their strong national public opinion polling numbers, says Hamish Marshall.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Sept. 8, 2023, speaking at the party's policy convention in Québec City. More than 2,000 Conservative delegates attended the convention. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Affordability ‘top of everyone’s minds’ as Conservative convention delegates say Poilievre best positioned to tackle the problem

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'has an understanding of the challenges that a family faces in raising children and being able to provide them with
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 8, 2023
Conservative Party merchandise on sale at the party's policy convention in Québec City from Sept. 7 through Sept. 9, the first in-person convention since 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Affordability ‘top of everyone’s minds’ as Conservative convention delegates say Poilievre best positioned to tackle the problem

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 8, 2023
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'has an understanding of the challenges that a family faces in raising children and being able to provide them with

Affordability ‘top of everyone’s minds’ as Conservative convention delegates say Poilievre best positioned to tackle the problem

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 8, 2023
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'has an understanding of the challenges that a family faces in raising children and being able to provide them with
Conservative Party merchandise on sale at the party's policy convention in Québec City from Sept. 7 through Sept. 9, the first in-person convention since 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives reject resolution barring lobbyists and vendors seeking a national council position

  • Waseem Botros, a candidate for national council from Ontario, supported the resolution barring lobbyists and vendors from seeking a seat at the national council,
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 8, 2023
At the first national council meeting after its election, the new councillors will choose a new party president to succeed Rob Batherson, pictured, who is unable to run again after serving three terms. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives reject resolution barring lobbyists and vendors seeking a national council position

News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 8, 2023
  • Waseem Botros, a candidate for national council from Ontario, supported the resolution barring lobbyists and vendors from seeking a seat at the national council,

Conservatives reject resolution barring lobbyists and vendors seeking a national council position

News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 8, 2023
  • Waseem Botros, a candidate for national council from Ontario, supported the resolution barring lobbyists and vendors from seeking a seat at the national council,
At the first national council meeting after its election, the new councillors will choose a new party president to succeed Rob Batherson, pictured, who is unable to run again after serving three terms. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal parties look poised to use new law to fight B.C. privacy regulations, court documents indicate

  • The position taken by Canada’s three largest political parties is not going to increase 'confidence in the political system and those who are acting
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 8, 2023
Canada's three largest political parties, headed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, are in rare agreement, having all filed petitions against a ruling by the B.C. privacy commissioner requiring federal parties to comply with B.C.'s privacy laws. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Federal parties look poised to use new law to fight B.C. privacy regulations, court documents indicate

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 8, 2023
  • The position taken by Canada’s three largest political parties is not going to increase 'confidence in the political system and those who are acting

Federal parties look poised to use new law to fight B.C. privacy regulations, court documents indicate

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 8, 2023
  • The position taken by Canada’s three largest political parties is not going to increase 'confidence in the political system and those who are acting
Canada's three largest political parties, headed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, are in rare agreement, having all filed petitions against a ruling by the B.C. privacy commissioner requiring federal parties to comply with B.C.'s privacy laws. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Yes he KAN: GR-pro Greg MacEachern hosts reception for his new policy shop KAN Strategies

  • Politicos, pundits return to the Hill for pre-Parliament shin-dig at the Hyde Room.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 8, 2023
Greg MacEachern, left, Navigator's Graham Fox, Dave Graham of St. FX, Team Rubicon's Paul McCarthy, and Anthony Caricato of the Speaker's office at the KAN Strategies kick-off reception at the Hyde Room on Sept. 6. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Yes he KAN: GR-pro Greg MacEachern hosts reception for his new policy shop KAN Strategies

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 8, 2023
  • Politicos, pundits return to the Hill for pre-Parliament shin-dig at the Hyde Room.

Yes he KAN: GR-pro Greg MacEachern hosts reception for his new policy shop KAN Strategies

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 8, 2023
  • Politicos, pundits return to the Hill for pre-Parliament shin-dig at the Hyde Room.
Greg MacEachern, left, Navigator's Graham Fox, Dave Graham of St. FX, Team Rubicon's Paul McCarthy, and Anthony Caricato of the Speaker's office at the KAN Strategies kick-off reception at the Hyde Room on Sept. 6. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Conservative Party convention kicks off in Québec City

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | September 8, 2023
Rob Batherson, president of the Conservative Party of Canada, speaks during the opening ceremony at the Conservative Party of Canada policy convention in Quebec City on Sept. 7, 2023, against a backdrop that reads 'Common sense convention.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Party convention kicks off in Québec City

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | September 8, 2023

Conservative Party convention kicks off in Québec City

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | September 8, 2023
Rob Batherson, president of the Conservative Party of Canada, speaks during the opening ceremony at the Conservative Party of Canada policy convention in Quebec City on Sept. 7, 2023, against a backdrop that reads 'Common sense convention.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How Anaida Poilievre boosts the Conservative message

  • The Conservatives are smart to use Anaida Poilevre to narrate the latest ad showing the softer side of Pierre Poilievre. She's his secret weapon.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 8, 2023
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, his wife Anaida, left, and their son Cruz outside the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Sept. 12, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How Anaida Poilievre boosts the Conservative message

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 8, 2023
  • The Conservatives are smart to use Anaida Poilevre to narrate the latest ad showing the softer side of Pierre Poilievre. She's his secret weapon.

How Anaida Poilievre boosts the Conservative message

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 8, 2023
  • The Conservatives are smart to use Anaida Poilevre to narrate the latest ad showing the softer side of Pierre Poilievre. She's his secret weapon.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, his wife Anaida, left, and their son Cruz outside the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Sept. 12, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Poilievre makes his pitch

  • Plus, friends of 24 Sussex rally for its revival.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will deliver a speech at the Conservative Party's convention in Quebec City today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Poilievre makes his pitch

  • Plus, friends of 24 Sussex rally for its revival.

Politics This Morning: Poilievre makes his pitch

  • Plus, friends of 24 Sussex rally for its revival.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will deliver a speech at the Conservative Party's convention in Quebec City today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Energy in the air’: Conservative Party members strike positive tone as Quebec City convention kicks off

  • More than 2,500 people are on site in Quebec's capital for what party president Rob Batherson says is the ‘kick start, the jumping-off point’
News | BY ABBAS RANA, MIKE LAPOINTE | September 7, 2023
Delegates pick up programs at the Conservative Party of Canada policy convention in Quebec City's Centre des congrès de Québec on Sept. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Energy in the air’: Conservative Party members strike positive tone as Quebec City convention kicks off

News | BY ABBAS RANA, MIKE LAPOINTE | September 7, 2023
  • More than 2,500 people are on site in Quebec's capital for what party president Rob Batherson says is the ‘kick start, the jumping-off point’

‘Energy in the air’: Conservative Party members strike positive tone as Quebec City convention kicks off

News | BY ABBAS RANA, MIKE LAPOINTE | September 7, 2023
  • More than 2,500 people are on site in Quebec's capital for what party president Rob Batherson says is the ‘kick start, the jumping-off point’
Delegates pick up programs at the Conservative Party of Canada policy convention in Quebec City's Centre des congrès de Québec on Sept. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No reason why the leader of the official opposition shouldn’t be visiting every single region,’ say pundits, calling Poilievre’s summer tour a success

  • 'Canada is a big country, and as a new leader, you have to get out and meet the voters,' says Geoff Norquay, former communications
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 7, 2023
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Aug. 30, 2023, in Bowmanville, Ont., with Conservative candidate Jamil Jivani. Photograph courtesy of Pierre Poilievre's Twitter handle

‘No reason why the leader of the official opposition shouldn’t be visiting every single region,’ say pundits, calling Poilievre’s summer tour a success

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 7, 2023
  • 'Canada is a big country, and as a new leader, you have to get out and meet the voters,' says Geoff Norquay, former communications

‘No reason why the leader of the official opposition shouldn’t be visiting every single region,’ say pundits, calling Poilievre’s summer tour a success

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 7, 2023
  • 'Canada is a big country, and as a new leader, you have to get out and meet the voters,' says Geoff Norquay, former communications
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Aug. 30, 2023, in Bowmanville, Ont., with Conservative candidate Jamil Jivani. Photograph courtesy of Pierre Poilievre's Twitter handle

Recent cyber-attacks show that we need to get on with Bill C-26

  • Canada needs to raise the baseline level of cybersecurity across the systems we rely on most before we find ourselves making laws in the
Opinion | BY BYRON HOLLAND | September 7, 2023
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic Leblanc, pictured. Cybersecurity is a team sport, not solely the responsibility of any single stakeholder—government, the private sector, technical operators, civil society and Canadian citizens—but of all of them, writes Byron Holland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recent cyber-attacks show that we need to get on with Bill C-26

Opinion | BY BYRON HOLLAND | September 7, 2023
  • Canada needs to raise the baseline level of cybersecurity across the systems we rely on most before we find ourselves making laws in the

Recent cyber-attacks show that we need to get on with Bill C-26

Opinion | BY BYRON HOLLAND | September 7, 2023
  • Canada needs to raise the baseline level of cybersecurity across the systems we rely on most before we find ourselves making laws in the
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic Leblanc, pictured. Cybersecurity is a team sport, not solely the responsibility of any single stakeholder—government, the private sector, technical operators, civil society and Canadian citizens—but of all of them, writes Byron Holland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Happy Conservatives meet in Québec City

  • Pierre Poilievre has been trying to keep things cool at the convention, with good reason. This is his clan's first gathering in five years,
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 7, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured. A happy weekend in Québec City could set the stage for a march toward a Conservative government. But if that march trashes the voices of journalists at organizations like Radio-Canada and The Canadian Press, his efforts could be stymied, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Happy Conservatives meet in Québec City

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 7, 2023
  • Pierre Poilievre has been trying to keep things cool at the convention, with good reason. This is his clan's first gathering in five years,

Happy Conservatives meet in Québec City

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 7, 2023
  • Pierre Poilievre has been trying to keep things cool at the convention, with good reason. This is his clan's first gathering in five years,
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured. A happy weekend in Québec City could set the stage for a march toward a Conservative government. But if that march trashes the voices of journalists at organizations like Radio-Canada and The Canadian Press, his efforts could be stymied, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No greater threat to the Canadian dream today than our misguided complacency

  • Statistics Canada's recent data shows that productivity in the business sector fell in the second quarter, marking the fifth successive quarter in which our
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 7, 2023
The Canadian business sector output gap with the U.S. has been falling steadily since the mid-1980s: from 92 per cent of the U.S. level then to just more than 75 per cent now. Our productivity level is one of the lowest among advanced economies, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No greater threat to the Canadian dream today than our misguided complacency

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 7, 2023
  • Statistics Canada's recent data shows that productivity in the business sector fell in the second quarter, marking the fifth successive quarter in which our

No greater threat to the Canadian dream today than our misguided complacency

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 7, 2023
  • Statistics Canada's recent data shows that productivity in the business sector fell in the second quarter, marking the fifth successive quarter in which our
The Canadian business sector output gap with the U.S. has been falling steadily since the mid-1980s: from 92 per cent of the U.S. level then to just more than 75 per cent now. Our productivity level is one of the lowest among advanced economies, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A national framework for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is long overdue

  • Research has shown the societal cost of FASD in Canada tops $10.5-billion annually. These costs are incurred through criminal justice, health care, educational services,
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA | September 7, 2023
Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured. Sen. Mohamed-Iqbal Ravlia's private member's bill would require the minister of health, in consultation with other ministers and stakeholders, to develop a national framework for FASD. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A national framework for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is long overdue

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA | September 7, 2023
  • Research has shown the societal cost of FASD in Canada tops $10.5-billion annually. These costs are incurred through criminal justice, health care, educational services,

A national framework for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is long overdue

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA | September 7, 2023
  • Research has shown the societal cost of FASD in Canada tops $10.5-billion annually. These costs are incurred through criminal justice, health care, educational services,
Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured. Sen. Mohamed-Iqbal Ravlia's private member's bill would require the minister of health, in consultation with other ministers and stakeholders, to develop a national framework for FASD. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Out of the room and irrelevant: Canada needs a coherent policy on ballistic missile defence

  • No nation is truly sovereign unless it can defend and control its borders. Russia and China are active in the Arctic in new ways.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY AND DAVID PRATT | September 7, 2023
Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured. The House committee recommended in a 2023 report 'that the Government of Canada reconsider its long-standing policy with respect to the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defence program,' reiterating the Senate’s 2014 recommendation, write John McKay and David Pratt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Out of the room and irrelevant: Canada needs a coherent policy on ballistic missile defence

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY AND DAVID PRATT | September 7, 2023
  • No nation is truly sovereign unless it can defend and control its borders. Russia and China are active in the Arctic in new ways.

Out of the room and irrelevant: Canada needs a coherent policy on ballistic missile defence

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY AND DAVID PRATT | September 7, 2023
  • No nation is truly sovereign unless it can defend and control its borders. Russia and China are active in the Arctic in new ways.
Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured. The House committee recommended in a 2023 report 'that the Government of Canada reconsider its long-standing policy with respect to the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defence program,' reiterating the Senate’s 2014 recommendation, write John McKay and David Pratt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s labour productivity falls again; ‘it’s a mystery,’ says economist

  • Productivity is linked to standard of living over the long term, says Andrew Sharpe.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 7, 2023
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne has been assigned by the prime minister to increase productivity and innovation in Canada's economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s labour productivity falls again; ‘it’s a mystery,’ says economist

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 7, 2023
  • Productivity is linked to standard of living over the long term, says Andrew Sharpe.

Canada’s labour productivity falls again; ‘it’s a mystery,’ says economist

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 7, 2023
  • Productivity is linked to standard of living over the long term, says Andrew Sharpe.
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne has been assigned by the prime minister to increase productivity and innovation in Canada's economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservative convention gets underway

  • Plus, a handful of ministers will address the wildfires across Canada.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will make a public address to his caucus this morning at the party's convention in Quebec City. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservative convention gets underway

  • Plus, a handful of ministers will address the wildfires across Canada.

Politics This Morning: Conservative convention gets underway

  • Plus, a handful of ministers will address the wildfires across Canada.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will make a public address to his caucus this morning at the party's convention in Quebec City. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Yukon premier wants feds to invest in ‘nation-building’ infrastructure to unlock critical minerals and boost Arctic sovereignty

  • Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says recent comments by a fellow northern premier criticizing the federal government are ‘accurate,’ and he is seeking similar commitments
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 6, 2023
Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says his 'big ask' to the federal government is to invest in bringing his territory into the North American power grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Yukon premier wants feds to invest in ‘nation-building’ infrastructure to unlock critical minerals and boost Arctic sovereignty

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 6, 2023
  • Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says recent comments by a fellow northern premier criticizing the federal government are ‘accurate,’ and he is seeking similar commitments

Yukon premier wants feds to invest in ‘nation-building’ infrastructure to unlock critical minerals and boost Arctic sovereignty

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 6, 2023
  • Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says recent comments by a fellow northern premier criticizing the federal government are ‘accurate,’ and he is seeking similar commitments
Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says his 'big ask' to the federal government is to invest in bringing his territory into the North American power grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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