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Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet the U.S. president at the White House on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet the U.S. president at the White House on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure
Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
As economic conditions continue to evolve, small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and financially resilient, write Andrew Moor, Jason Rosen, Karim Nanji, and Steve Boms. Pexels photograph by Lukas

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure
As economic conditions continue to evolve, small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and financially resilient, write Andrew Moor, Jason Rosen, Karim Nanji, and Steve Boms. Pexels photograph by Lukas

When Republican presidents used to love us

  • Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan warned in 1988 in one of his famous weekly radio addresses: 'We should beware of the demagogs who are
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | May 5, 2025
Then prime minister Brian Mulroney, second left, Mila Mulroney, then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, and Nancy Reagan, singing When Irish Eyes Are Smiling at the Shamrock Summit in Quebec City, held March 17-18, 1985. Photograph courtesy of the White House

When Republican presidents used to love us

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | May 5, 2025
  • Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan warned in 1988 in one of his famous weekly radio addresses: 'We should beware of the demagogs who are

When Republican presidents used to love us

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | May 5, 2025
  • Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan warned in 1988 in one of his famous weekly radio addresses: 'We should beware of the demagogs who are
Then prime minister Brian Mulroney, second left, Mila Mulroney, then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, and Nancy Reagan, singing When Irish Eyes Are Smiling at the Shamrock Summit in Quebec City, held March 17-18, 1985. Photograph courtesy of the White House

Carney steps into the fray

  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Opinion | May 5, 2025
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Carney holds his first post-election presser

  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
Opinion | April 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
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Ethics committee chair slams RCMP’s ‘point-blank refusal’ to provide information on spyware tools

  • Conservative MP and parliamentary committee chair Pat Kelly intervened during testimony by senior RCMP officers to say it was “disappointing and troubling” to see
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 8, 2022
Mark Flynn, RCMP assistant commissioner for federal policing, national security and protective policing, and Bryan Larkin, RCMP deputy commissioner for specialized policing services, appeared before the House Ethics Committee on Aug. 8, 2022, to answer questions about the RCMP’s use of spyware. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ethics committee chair slams RCMP’s ‘point-blank refusal’ to provide information on spyware tools

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 8, 2022
  • Conservative MP and parliamentary committee chair Pat Kelly intervened during testimony by senior RCMP officers to say it was “disappointing and troubling” to see

Ethics committee chair slams RCMP’s ‘point-blank refusal’ to provide information on spyware tools

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 8, 2022
  • Conservative MP and parliamentary committee chair Pat Kelly intervened during testimony by senior RCMP officers to say it was “disappointing and troubling” to see
Mark Flynn, RCMP assistant commissioner for federal policing, national security and protective policing, and Bryan Larkin, RCMP deputy commissioner for specialized policing services, appeared before the House Ethics Committee on Aug. 8, 2022, to answer questions about the RCMP’s use of spyware. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cost of war in Ukraine is rising, and Canada missed a key opportunity to stymie Russia’s tap

  • OTTAWA—On Aug. 4, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand held a press conference in Toronto wherein she announced that the Canadian military would resume
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 8, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured during a press conference in May, recently announced Canada will deploy up to 225 Canadian Armed Forces members this month to train Ukrainian recruits in the U.K. If we are bringing recruits from Ukraine to the U.K. for extensive training, it would seem that no one expects the fighting to end anytime soon, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cost of war in Ukraine is rising, and Canada missed a key opportunity to stymie Russia’s tap

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 8, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On Aug. 4, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand held a press conference in Toronto wherein she announced that the Canadian military would resume

Cost of war in Ukraine is rising, and Canada missed a key opportunity to stymie Russia’s tap

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 8, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On Aug. 4, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand held a press conference in Toronto wherein she announced that the Canadian military would resume
Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured during a press conference in May, recently announced Canada will deploy up to 225 Canadian Armed Forces members this month to train Ukrainian recruits in the U.K. If we are bringing recruits from Ukraine to the U.K. for extensive training, it would seem that no one expects the fighting to end anytime soon, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New manager of advertising hired for Trudeau’s office

  • There’s a new manager of advertising in place in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, with Darrell Dean having stepped into the role last week. 
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 8, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa on May 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New manager of advertising hired for Trudeau’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 8, 2022
  • There’s a new manager of advertising in place in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, with Darrell Dean having stepped into the role last week. 

New manager of advertising hired for Trudeau’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 8, 2022
  • There’s a new manager of advertising in place in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, with Darrell Dean having stepped into the role last week. 
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa on May 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Integrated post-secondary programs a solution to Canada’s tech talent shortage

  • When corporate leaders in Canada were asked to name threats to business growth in a 2021 KPMG outlook poll, digital skills shortage was identified
Opinion | BY JANE GOODYER | August 8, 2022
While companies struggle to hire and keep highly skilled ICT specialists, an estimated 1.7-million Canadians are excluded from the digital economy, writes York University's Jane Goodyer, dean of engineering. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Integrated post-secondary programs a solution to Canada’s tech talent shortage

Opinion | BY JANE GOODYER | August 8, 2022
  • When corporate leaders in Canada were asked to name threats to business growth in a 2021 KPMG outlook poll, digital skills shortage was identified

Integrated post-secondary programs a solution to Canada’s tech talent shortage

Opinion | BY JANE GOODYER | August 8, 2022
  • When corporate leaders in Canada were asked to name threats to business growth in a 2021 KPMG outlook poll, digital skills shortage was identified
While companies struggle to hire and keep highly skilled ICT specialists, an estimated 1.7-million Canadians are excluded from the digital economy, writes York University's Jane Goodyer, dean of engineering. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

‘What Gorbachev saw blew him away’: The history of Canada and Russia

  • There’s no doubt that Canada and Russia are adversaries on the world stage right now. That has been the case for years, as tensions
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 8, 2022
The Russian embassy in Ottawa, pictured in February 2022. Canada and Russia's strategic relationship extends back to the First World War. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘What Gorbachev saw blew him away’: The history of Canada and Russia

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 8, 2022
  • There’s no doubt that Canada and Russia are adversaries on the world stage right now. That has been the case for years, as tensions

‘What Gorbachev saw blew him away’: The history of Canada and Russia

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 8, 2022
  • There’s no doubt that Canada and Russia are adversaries on the world stage right now. That has been the case for years, as tensions
The Russian embassy in Ottawa, pictured in February 2022. Canada and Russia's strategic relationship extends back to the First World War. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Young people are ready to change the world. Will leaders let them?

  • The expectations on leaders to deliver bold solutions at the G7 this June were big: solutions for looming famine, climate ambition, pandemic preparedness, and
Opinion | BY JAYA SCOTT, PRATIVA BARAL, HARGUN KAUR, AND MICHAEL LECCHINO | August 8, 2022
Jaya Scott, Prativa Baral, Michael Lecchino, and Hargun Kaur, pictured outside of the Embassy of Canada in Berlin on May 17, were the Canadian youth delegates to the G7 Youth Summit in Berlin this year as part of the official G7 youth dialogue, the Y7. Michael Lecchino photograph courtesy of Canadian Y7 Delegates

Young people are ready to change the world. Will leaders let them?

Opinion | BY JAYA SCOTT, PRATIVA BARAL, HARGUN KAUR, AND MICHAEL LECCHINO | August 8, 2022
  • The expectations on leaders to deliver bold solutions at the G7 this June were big: solutions for looming famine, climate ambition, pandemic preparedness, and

Young people are ready to change the world. Will leaders let them?

Opinion | BY JAYA SCOTT, PRATIVA BARAL, HARGUN KAUR, AND MICHAEL LECCHINO | August 8, 2022
  • The expectations on leaders to deliver bold solutions at the G7 this June were big: solutions for looming famine, climate ambition, pandemic preparedness, and
Jaya Scott, Prativa Baral, Michael Lecchino, and Hargun Kaur, pictured outside of the Embassy of Canada in Berlin on May 17, were the Canadian youth delegates to the G7 Youth Summit in Berlin this year as part of the official G7 youth dialogue, the Y7. Michael Lecchino photograph courtesy of Canadian Y7 Delegates

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Summer in the city: A man cycles along Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa on Aug. 3, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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Summer in the city: A man cycles along Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa on Aug. 3, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Charest stands best chance of defeating Liberals, but a Poilievre win is feasible

  • OTTAWA—Jean Charest was at his most eloquent during the recent Conservative debate last week. The only problem, the lights were on, but there was
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 8, 2022
Jean Charest, pictured on May 5, 2022, at the Conservative party of Canada’s first leadership debate, held at the Canada Strong and Free Network’s conference in Ottawa. Charest stands the best chance of all Tory candidates of defeating the current government. He is seen as capable, moderate, and appeals to those in the centre who have kept the Tories out of power for years, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Charest stands best chance of defeating Liberals, but a Poilievre win is feasible

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 8, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Jean Charest was at his most eloquent during the recent Conservative debate last week. The only problem, the lights were on, but there was

Charest stands best chance of defeating Liberals, but a Poilievre win is feasible

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 8, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Jean Charest was at his most eloquent during the recent Conservative debate last week. The only problem, the lights were on, but there was
Jean Charest, pictured on May 5, 2022, at the Conservative party of Canada’s first leadership debate, held at the Canada Strong and Free Network’s conference in Ottawa. Charest stands the best chance of all Tory candidates of defeating the current government. He is seen as capable, moderate, and appeals to those in the centre who have kept the Tories out of power for years, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Now is the time for a Doctrine of Recovery

  • I don’t know if my voice was heard around the world, but Pope Francis certainly heard it in Maskwacîs at the outset of his
Opinion | BY JUDY WILSON | August 8, 2022
Cree woman Si Pih Ko, pictured in Mackwacîs, Alta., on July 25, 2022, delivered an impromptu song in Cree, rebuking Pope Francis' official apology for the Catholic Church's role in running the residential schools in Canada. She sang in Cree what sounded to many like Canada's national anthem, but later said she was singing a ballad to the village and the land. She also told CTV that she sang for her family members affected by the residential schools. Photograph courtesy of PMO/photograph by Adam Scotti

Now is the time for a Doctrine of Recovery

Opinion | BY JUDY WILSON | August 8, 2022
  • I don’t know if my voice was heard around the world, but Pope Francis certainly heard it in Maskwacîs at the outset of his

Now is the time for a Doctrine of Recovery

Opinion | BY JUDY WILSON | August 8, 2022
  • I don’t know if my voice was heard around the world, but Pope Francis certainly heard it in Maskwacîs at the outset of his
Cree woman Si Pih Ko, pictured in Mackwacîs, Alta., on July 25, 2022, delivered an impromptu song in Cree, rebuking Pope Francis' official apology for the Catholic Church's role in running the residential schools in Canada. She sang in Cree what sounded to many like Canada's national anthem, but later said she was singing a ballad to the village and the land. She also told CTV that she sang for her family members affected by the residential schools. Photograph courtesy of PMO/photograph by Adam Scotti

‘Who’s who’ on the Conservative leadership campaign teams

  • Team Pierre Poilievre Veteran Conservative strategist Jenni Byrne is a senior adviser on Poilievre’s campaign team. Byrne, who previously served as an adviser to
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | August 8, 2022
These are the teams that will be taking Pierre Poilievre, left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, and Roman Baber into the final stretch of the Conservative Leadership race. Scott Aitchison did not respond to The Hill Times by publication deadline. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Who’s who’ on the Conservative leadership campaign teams

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | August 8, 2022
  • Team Pierre Poilievre Veteran Conservative strategist Jenni Byrne is a senior adviser on Poilievre’s campaign team. Byrne, who previously served as an adviser to

‘Who’s who’ on the Conservative leadership campaign teams

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | August 8, 2022
  • Team Pierre Poilievre Veteran Conservative strategist Jenni Byrne is a senior adviser on Poilievre’s campaign team. Byrne, who previously served as an adviser to
These are the teams that will be taking Pierre Poilievre, left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, and Roman Baber into the final stretch of the Conservative Leadership race. Scott Aitchison did not respond to The Hill Times by publication deadline. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

History of Emancipation Day in Canada event happens Aug. 9 at Toronto Public Library

  • MONDAY, AUG. 8 House Not Sitting—The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It will break for one week, Oct. 10-14,
An Act to Prevent the further Introduction of Slaves and to limit the Term of Contracts for Servitude within this Province, Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, 1793. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

History of Emancipation Day in Canada event happens Aug. 9 at Toronto Public Library

  • MONDAY, AUG. 8 House Not Sitting—The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It will break for one week, Oct. 10-14,

History of Emancipation Day in Canada event happens Aug. 9 at Toronto Public Library

  • MONDAY, AUG. 8 House Not Sitting—The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It will break for one week, Oct. 10-14,
An Act to Prevent the further Introduction of Slaves and to limit the Term of Contracts for Servitude within this Province, Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, 1793. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Electric vehicle industry transition among top issues brought to innovation minister in first half of 2022

  • Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the most popular minister in federal lobbying for the first half of 2022, due in part to representatives of
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 8, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced an investment of $259-million towards GM Canada on April 4, intended to support an assembly plant in becoming the first full-scale commercial electric vehicle production facility in Canada.

Electric vehicle industry transition among top issues brought to innovation minister in first half of 2022

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 8, 2022
  • Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the most popular minister in federal lobbying for the first half of 2022, due in part to representatives of

Electric vehicle industry transition among top issues brought to innovation minister in first half of 2022

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 8, 2022
  • Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the most popular minister in federal lobbying for the first half of 2022, due in part to representatives of
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced an investment of $259-million towards GM Canada on April 4, intended to support an assembly plant in becoming the first full-scale commercial electric vehicle production facility in Canada.

Bill S-211 will not eliminate child labour or slavery in the supply chains of Canada: human rights activist

  • Re: “We want lower prices, but not on the backs of children and slaves,” (The Hill Times, July 18). I read the opinion article
Opinion | August 8, 2022

Bill S-211 will not eliminate child labour or slavery in the supply chains of Canada: human rights activist

Opinion | August 8, 2022
  • Re: “We want lower prices, but not on the backs of children and slaves,” (The Hill Times, July 18). I read the opinion article

Bill S-211 will not eliminate child labour or slavery in the supply chains of Canada: human rights activist

Opinion | August 8, 2022
  • Re: “We want lower prices, but not on the backs of children and slaves,” (The Hill Times, July 18). I read the opinion article

Conservative MPs unsure ‘which Poilievre they will get’ as party leader if he wins leadership

  • If Pierre Poilievre wins the leadership on Sept. 10, Conservative MPs are unsure if they will get a leader who will moderate his views
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 8, 2022
With the Conservative leadership contest in the home stretch, all candidates, including Pierre Poilievre, left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Roman Baber and Scott Aitchison and their campaign staff are putting in all the efforts in the get-out-the-vote to ensure their voters cast their vote in the leadership election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Conservative MPs unsure ‘which Poilievre they will get’ as party leader if he wins leadership

News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 8, 2022
  • If Pierre Poilievre wins the leadership on Sept. 10, Conservative MPs are unsure if they will get a leader who will moderate his views

Conservative MPs unsure ‘which Poilievre they will get’ as party leader if he wins leadership

News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 8, 2022
  • If Pierre Poilievre wins the leadership on Sept. 10, Conservative MPs are unsure if they will get a leader who will moderate his views
With the Conservative leadership contest in the home stretch, all candidates, including Pierre Poilievre, left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Roman Baber and Scott Aitchison and their campaign staff are putting in all the efforts in the get-out-the-vote to ensure their voters cast their vote in the leadership election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Federal fight against climate change stops at the oil patch

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Is there anyone in Canada—anyone?—who believes that Justin Trudeau’s government is serious about tackling climate change? It seems unlikely, given the ongoing failure
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 8, 2022
Oilsands, pictured in Fort McMurray, Alta., in 2008. How can Ottawa justify billion-dollar programs—to clean up orphan wells, capture fugitive methane emissions, underwrite the construction of $50-billion carbon capture projects of dubious effectiveness—when the industry has emerged from a seven-year downturn rolling in cash? It can’t. It shouldn’t bother trying, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Federal fight against climate change stops at the oil patch

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 8, 2022
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Is there anyone in Canada—anyone?—who believes that Justin Trudeau’s government is serious about tackling climate change? It seems unlikely, given the ongoing failure

Federal fight against climate change stops at the oil patch

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 8, 2022
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—Is there anyone in Canada—anyone?—who believes that Justin Trudeau’s government is serious about tackling climate change? It seems unlikely, given the ongoing failure
Oilsands, pictured in Fort McMurray, Alta., in 2008. How can Ottawa justify billion-dollar programs—to clean up orphan wells, capture fugitive methane emissions, underwrite the construction of $50-billion carbon capture projects of dubious effectiveness—when the industry has emerged from a seven-year downturn rolling in cash? It can’t. It shouldn’t bother trying, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Singh’s credibility on the line if Liberals fail to deliver on dental care, says a leading pollster

  • If the Liberal government fails to deliver on dental care—a key ingredient of the Liberal-NDP confidence-and-supply agreement—it could seriously undermine Jagmeet Singh’s credibility as
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 8, 2022
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals fail to deliver on the dental care plan for children under 12 the end of this year, it will strike a blow to NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s leadership credibility, says veteran pollster Darrell Bricker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Singh’s credibility on the line if Liberals fail to deliver on dental care, says a leading pollster

News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 8, 2022
  • If the Liberal government fails to deliver on dental care—a key ingredient of the Liberal-NDP confidence-and-supply agreement—it could seriously undermine Jagmeet Singh’s credibility as

Singh’s credibility on the line if Liberals fail to deliver on dental care, says a leading pollster

News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 8, 2022
  • If the Liberal government fails to deliver on dental care—a key ingredient of the Liberal-NDP confidence-and-supply agreement—it could seriously undermine Jagmeet Singh’s credibility as
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals fail to deliver on the dental care plan for children under 12 the end of this year, it will strike a blow to NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s leadership credibility, says veteran pollster Darrell Bricker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Smart Canadian talent to pay crucial role in quantum computer revolution

  • TORONTO—Smart Canadian talent will play a critical role in bringing about the quantum computer revolution, the next really big and transformative jump in the
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 8, 2022
The interior of an IBM quantum computing system, pictured October 2019. According to the New Scientist, quantum computers 'are machines that use the properties of quantum physics to store data and perform computations,' which 'can be extremely advantageous for certain tasks where they could vastly outperform even our best supercomputers.' Photograph courtesy Flickr

Smart Canadian talent to pay crucial role in quantum computer revolution

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 8, 2022
  • TORONTO—Smart Canadian talent will play a critical role in bringing about the quantum computer revolution, the next really big and transformative jump in the

Smart Canadian talent to pay crucial role in quantum computer revolution

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 8, 2022
  • TORONTO—Smart Canadian talent will play a critical role in bringing about the quantum computer revolution, the next really big and transformative jump in the
The interior of an IBM quantum computing system, pictured October 2019. According to the New Scientist, quantum computers 'are machines that use the properties of quantum physics to store data and perform computations,' which 'can be extremely advantageous for certain tasks where they could vastly outperform even our best supercomputers.' Photograph courtesy Flickr

Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri should have been brought to trial for 9/11, not assassinated

  • HALIFAX—For all those Americans and others who are celebrating the assassination of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, they should take time to reflect on these
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 8, 2022
Osama bin Laden, left, pictured on Nov. 8, 2001, with his adviser Ayman al-Zawahiri during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir. The CIA assassinated bin Laden in a raid in 2011, and al-Zawahiri was killed on July 31, 2022, when his house in Kabul, Afghanistan, was hit with a Hellfire missile drone strike. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri should have been brought to trial for 9/11, not assassinated

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 8, 2022
  • HALIFAX—For all those Americans and others who are celebrating the assassination of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, they should take time to reflect on these

Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri should have been brought to trial for 9/11, not assassinated

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 8, 2022
  • HALIFAX—For all those Americans and others who are celebrating the assassination of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, they should take time to reflect on these
Osama bin Laden, left, pictured on Nov. 8, 2001, with his adviser Ayman al-Zawahiri during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir. The CIA assassinated bin Laden in a raid in 2011, and al-Zawahiri was killed on July 31, 2022, when his house in Kabul, Afghanistan, was hit with a Hellfire missile drone strike. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

When a prime minister can’t even go into a pub without attacks

  • When Stephen Harper was prime minister, he popped into The Prescott tavern in Ottawa’s Little Italy neighbourhood for one of their famous meatball sandwiches.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 8, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured two weeks ago with Lone Oak Brewery Pub staff in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

When a prime minister can’t even go into a pub without attacks

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 8, 2022
  • When Stephen Harper was prime minister, he popped into The Prescott tavern in Ottawa’s Little Italy neighbourhood for one of their famous meatball sandwiches.

When a prime minister can’t even go into a pub without attacks

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 8, 2022
  • When Stephen Harper was prime minister, he popped into The Prescott tavern in Ottawa’s Little Italy neighbourhood for one of their famous meatball sandwiches.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured two weeks ago with Lone Oak Brewery Pub staff in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Why the Pope’s words continue to reverberate

  • The lasting impacts of the papal visit will continue to reverberate. It provoked some difficult reflections in churches and among Catholics across the country.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 8, 2022
Willie Littlechild, pictured here on July 25, 2022, in Maskwacîs, Alta., where he was born, listening to Pope Francis officially apologize to Indigenous people for the Catholic Church's role in running the residential schools in Canada for more than 100 years. Photograph courtesy of PMO/photograph by Adam Scotti

Why the Pope’s words continue to reverberate

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 8, 2022
  • The lasting impacts of the papal visit will continue to reverberate. It provoked some difficult reflections in churches and among Catholics across the country.

Why the Pope’s words continue to reverberate

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 8, 2022
  • The lasting impacts of the papal visit will continue to reverberate. It provoked some difficult reflections in churches and among Catholics across the country.
Willie Littlechild, pictured here on July 25, 2022, in Maskwacîs, Alta., where he was born, listening to Pope Francis officially apologize to Indigenous people for the Catholic Church's role in running the residential schools in Canada for more than 100 years. Photograph courtesy of PMO/photograph by Adam Scotti

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