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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

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

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

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

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

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

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

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
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
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

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

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

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

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Between 80 and 90 Conservative riding association members for Mississauga–Erin Mills, Ont., attended the June 25 annual general meeting. Many party members chanted 'shame, shame, shame' after a GTA regional organizer disqualified a slate of 30 candidates from running for the riding's board of directors. Photograph supplied by a Conservative Party member

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they
Between 80 and 90 Conservative riding association members for Mississauga–Erin Mills, Ont., attended the June 25 annual general meeting. Many party members chanted 'shame, shame, shame' after a GTA regional organizer disqualified a slate of 30 candidates from running for the riding's board of directors. Photograph supplied by a Conservative Party member

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

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

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

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

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
Joel Lightbound
Joel Lightbound
Government Transformation, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound previously said the rules, 'the roles, and the responsibilities of everyone in the procurement process across departments need to be very clear.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
Joel Lightbound
Government Transformation, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound previously said the rules, 'the roles, and the responsibilities of everyone in the procurement process across departments need to be very clear.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now
Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Building a brain economy will require co-ordination across departments, write Jennie Z. Young and Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Building a brain economy will require co-ordination across departments, write Jennie Z. Young and Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that
Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlance, pictured, is the sponsor of the One Canadian Economy Act. As G7 nations race to secure global capital, Canada risks falling behind, unless we act now. We must act with equal urgency and ambition if we want to be competitive, write Stéphane Paquet and Jacquie Griffiths. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that
Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlance, pictured, is the sponsor of the One Canadian Economy Act. As G7 nations race to secure global capital, Canada risks falling behind, unless we act now. We must act with equal urgency and ambition if we want to be competitive, write Stéphane Paquet and Jacquie Griffiths. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

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

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

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

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

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

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

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

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

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

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

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

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

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

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

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

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

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

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

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

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

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

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

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

The North is Canada’s microcosm

  • Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
Kathleen Lake in Kluane National Park, with King's Throne in the distance. Government is the mainstay of the Yukon economy, followed by tourism and mining, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

The North is Canada’s microcosm

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
  • Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for

The North is Canada’s microcosm

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
  • Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for
Kathleen Lake in Kluane National Park, with King's Throne in the distance. Government is the mainstay of the Yukon economy, followed by tourism and mining, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell
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Don’t ask a chatbot about the privacy and security implications of generative AI

  • Canada should create an expert taskforce to understand and meet the challenges posed by the unregulated use of generative AI technology.
Opinion | BY KRISTEN CSENKEY | May 3, 2023
Federal Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne's office has questions about ChatGPT and concerns about its implications, writes Kristen Csenkey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t ask a chatbot about the privacy and security implications of generative AI

Opinion | BY KRISTEN CSENKEY | May 3, 2023
  • Canada should create an expert taskforce to understand and meet the challenges posed by the unregulated use of generative AI technology.

Don’t ask a chatbot about the privacy and security implications of generative AI

Opinion | BY KRISTEN CSENKEY | May 3, 2023
  • Canada should create an expert taskforce to understand and meet the challenges posed by the unregulated use of generative AI technology.
Federal Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne's office has questions about ChatGPT and concerns about its implications, writes Kristen Csenkey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To address online harms, Canada must commit to digital media literacy

  • A national digital media literacy strategy with a commitment to lifelong learning would empower more Canadians to meaningfully and safely engage online.
Opinion | BY KARA BRISSON-BOIVIN | May 3, 2023
Digital media literacy is a preventative measure and harm-reduction approach to combatting online harms, writes Dr. Kara Brisson-Boivin. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay/MoteOo

To address online harms, Canada must commit to digital media literacy

Opinion | BY KARA BRISSON-BOIVIN | May 3, 2023
  • A national digital media literacy strategy with a commitment to lifelong learning would empower more Canadians to meaningfully and safely engage online.

To address online harms, Canada must commit to digital media literacy

Opinion | BY KARA BRISSON-BOIVIN | May 3, 2023
  • A national digital media literacy strategy with a commitment to lifelong learning would empower more Canadians to meaningfully and safely engage online.
Digital media literacy is a preventative measure and harm-reduction approach to combatting online harms, writes Dr. Kara Brisson-Boivin. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay/MoteOo

New StatsCan data reflects steady decline in Newfoundland’s offshore oil production

  • Newfoundland and Labrador’s GDP from oil and gas extraction fell by more than 10 per cent in 2022, compared with increases in Alberta and
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 2, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here on April 20, approved the controversial Bay Du Nord offshore oil project one year ago. If the project survives a legal challenge from environmental groups, it will be at least five years before the first oil starts flowing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New StatsCan data reflects steady decline in Newfoundland’s offshore oil production

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 2, 2023
  • Newfoundland and Labrador’s GDP from oil and gas extraction fell by more than 10 per cent in 2022, compared with increases in Alberta and

New StatsCan data reflects steady decline in Newfoundland’s offshore oil production

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 2, 2023
  • Newfoundland and Labrador’s GDP from oil and gas extraction fell by more than 10 per cent in 2022, compared with increases in Alberta and
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here on April 20, approved the controversial Bay Du Nord offshore oil project one year ago. If the project survives a legal challenge from environmental groups, it will be at least five years before the first oil starts flowing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Rosenberg in the spotlight

  • Plus, MPs test-drive the government’s new gun control amendments.
At 3:30 p.m. today, the House Ethics Committee will meet to continue its foreign interference study. It has scheduled just one witness for the meeting: Morris Rosenberg, pictured, a former top civil servant, who drew up a detailed report for the government on interference and security in the 2021 election. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Politics This Morning: Rosenberg in the spotlight

  • Plus, MPs test-drive the government’s new gun control amendments.

Politics This Morning: Rosenberg in the spotlight

  • Plus, MPs test-drive the government’s new gun control amendments.
At 3:30 p.m. today, the House Ethics Committee will meet to continue its foreign interference study. It has scheduled just one witness for the meeting: Morris Rosenberg, pictured, a former top civil servant, who drew up a detailed report for the government on interference and security in the 2021 election. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Supporting local broadcasters is critical for our democracy

  • Community broadcasters are the only class of broadcasters who do not benefit from stable funding or tax credits.
Opinion | BY ALEX FREEDMAN | May 1, 2023
Bill C-11, tabled by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, received royal assent on April 27. This new legislation must support Canadian broadcasting as a whole, not just the big players, writes Alex Freedman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supporting local broadcasters is critical for our democracy

Opinion | BY ALEX FREEDMAN | May 1, 2023
  • Community broadcasters are the only class of broadcasters who do not benefit from stable funding or tax credits.

Supporting local broadcasters is critical for our democracy

Opinion | BY ALEX FREEDMAN | May 1, 2023
  • Community broadcasters are the only class of broadcasters who do not benefit from stable funding or tax credits.
Bill C-11, tabled by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, received royal assent on April 27. This new legislation must support Canadian broadcasting as a whole, not just the big players, writes Alex Freedman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Mendicino adds special projects, appointments director

  • Plus, there are new faces to report in the offices of Seniors Minister Kamal Khera and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 1, 2023
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino recently welcomed Elaine Nixon to his team. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Mendicino adds special projects, appointments director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 1, 2023
  • Plus, there are new faces to report in the offices of Seniors Minister Kamal Khera and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal.

Minister Mendicino adds special projects, appointments director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 1, 2023
  • Plus, there are new faces to report in the offices of Seniors Minister Kamal Khera and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino recently welcomed Elaine Nixon to his team. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada playing catch up with its Sudan response

  • The efforts of the Canadian military would have been enhanced if we had kept some sort of diplomatic foothold on the ground.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 1, 2023
On April 27, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the Canadian Armed Forces would be belatedly riding to the rescue for Canadian nationals in Sudan, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada playing catch up with its Sudan response

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 1, 2023
  • The efforts of the Canadian military would have been enhanced if we had kept some sort of diplomatic foothold on the ground.

Canada playing catch up with its Sudan response

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 1, 2023
  • The efforts of the Canadian military would have been enhanced if we had kept some sort of diplomatic foothold on the ground.
On April 27, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the Canadian Armed Forces would be belatedly riding to the rescue for Canadian nationals in Sudan, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 1, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier holds a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons on May 1, 2023, to speak with reporters about a tentative agreement to end the Public Service Alliance of Canada strike, which began on April 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 1, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 1, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier holds a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons on May 1, 2023, to speak with reporters about a tentative agreement to end the Public Service Alliance of Canada strike, which began on April 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thailand: another round?

  • Politics in Thailand is a vicious circle, and while an election in that country on May 14 could produce a radical break with the
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2023
Yingluck Shinawatra, pictured in 2012, became prime minister of Thailand in 2011, but was removed from office and replaced by General Chan-ocha in 2014. She is now in exile, but the Shinawatra family is looking to lead the country for a third time, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office on Flickr

Thailand: another round?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2023
  • Politics in Thailand is a vicious circle, and while an election in that country on May 14 could produce a radical break with the

Thailand: another round?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2023
  • Politics in Thailand is a vicious circle, and while an election in that country on May 14 could produce a radical break with the
Yingluck Shinawatra, pictured in 2012, became prime minister of Thailand in 2011, but was removed from office and replaced by General Chan-ocha in 2014. She is now in exile, but the Shinawatra family is looking to lead the country for a third time, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office on Flickr

‘After many long days, nights and weekends of hard work, we’ve reached fair and competitive deals for employees’: feds, PSAC reach tentative deal after 12-day strike

  • Regional executive vice-president for the PSAC national capital region Alex Silas says 'I think we squeezed every drop of juice out of that lemon,'
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 1, 2023
Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward, left, and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. Fortier called the tentative agreement reached between the government and the union 'excellent news for employees and for Canadians.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘After many long days, nights and weekends of hard work, we’ve reached fair and competitive deals for employees’: feds, PSAC reach tentative deal after 12-day strike

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 1, 2023
  • Regional executive vice-president for the PSAC national capital region Alex Silas says 'I think we squeezed every drop of juice out of that lemon,'

‘After many long days, nights and weekends of hard work, we’ve reached fair and competitive deals for employees’: feds, PSAC reach tentative deal after 12-day strike

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 1, 2023
  • Regional executive vice-president for the PSAC national capital region Alex Silas says 'I think we squeezed every drop of juice out of that lemon,'
Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward, left, and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. Fortier called the tentative agreement reached between the government and the union 'excellent news for employees and for Canadians.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The RCMP, inquiries, and another musical ride 

  • Over 73 years of investigations, commissions, and inquiries, the RCMP has seen few apparent changes to the way it operates.
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | May 1, 2023
Former RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki appearing at the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security in 2022, to discuss allegations of political interference in the 2020 Nova Scotia mass murder investigation. Lucki is no longer around to deal with the recommendations specific to the killings in Nova Scotia, notes Gar Pardy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The RCMP, inquiries, and another musical ride 

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | May 1, 2023
  • Over 73 years of investigations, commissions, and inquiries, the RCMP has seen few apparent changes to the way it operates.

The RCMP, inquiries, and another musical ride 

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | May 1, 2023
  • Over 73 years of investigations, commissions, and inquiries, the RCMP has seen few apparent changes to the way it operates.
Former RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki appearing at the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security in 2022, to discuss allegations of political interference in the 2020 Nova Scotia mass murder investigation. Lucki is no longer around to deal with the recommendations specific to the killings in Nova Scotia, notes Gar Pardy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Jean Chrétien to speak on 60th anniversary of Lester B. Pearson’s election to Canada’s top job on June 6

  • Plus. Conservative MP Laila Goodridge has a baby, and the Prime Minister’s Office and National Capital Commission websites were recently crashed by hackers.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 1, 2023
Then-cabinet ministers Pierre Trudeau, right, John Turner, and Jean Chrétien, and then-prime minister Lester B. Pearson, picture on April 4, 1967, following a cabinet shuffle. Photograph by Duncan Cameron courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Jean Chrétien to speak on 60th anniversary of Lester B. Pearson’s election to Canada’s top job on June 6

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 1, 2023
  • Plus. Conservative MP Laila Goodridge has a baby, and the Prime Minister’s Office and National Capital Commission websites were recently crashed by hackers.

Jean Chrétien to speak on 60th anniversary of Lester B. Pearson’s election to Canada’s top job on June 6

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 1, 2023
  • Plus. Conservative MP Laila Goodridge has a baby, and the Prime Minister’s Office and National Capital Commission websites were recently crashed by hackers.
Then-cabinet ministers Pierre Trudeau, right, John Turner, and Jean Chrétien, and then-prime minister Lester B. Pearson, picture on April 4, 1967, following a cabinet shuffle. Photograph by Duncan Cameron courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Liberal Party president Cowan calls internal probe into leaked confidential details from national board of directors, according to memo 

  • The Liberal Party is expecting 3,000 Canadians to attend the May 4-6 national biennial policy convention in Ottawa this week, says party spokesperson Matteo
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 1, 2023
Ahead of the May 4-6 policy convention, Liberal Party president Suzanne Cowan, centre, seen here with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Liberal House Leader Mark Holland, left, has ordered an investigation to determine who leaked confidential details from the party’s board of directors, according to an internal memo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal Party president Cowan calls internal probe into leaked confidential details from national board of directors, according to memo 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 1, 2023
  • The Liberal Party is expecting 3,000 Canadians to attend the May 4-6 national biennial policy convention in Ottawa this week, says party spokesperson Matteo

Liberal Party president Cowan calls internal probe into leaked confidential details from national board of directors, according to memo 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 1, 2023
  • The Liberal Party is expecting 3,000 Canadians to attend the May 4-6 national biennial policy convention in Ottawa this week, says party spokesperson Matteo
Ahead of the May 4-6 policy convention, Liberal Party president Suzanne Cowan, centre, seen here with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Liberal House Leader Mark Holland, left, has ordered an investigation to determine who leaked confidential details from the party’s board of directors, according to an internal memo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Every day, Poilievre chivvies the prime minister over alleged shortcomings, often of a personal nature

  • It is obvious that the Conservative Party of Canada enters Parliament every day with one thought in mind: how to personally demonize Justin Trudeau, and
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 1, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. For Poilievre to drone on about Trudeau’s real and imagined elitist excesses is a bit rich for a guy who is reputedly worth $5-million, and who lives in a taxpayer-provided mansion with servants, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Every day, Poilievre chivvies the prime minister over alleged shortcomings, often of a personal nature

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 1, 2023
  • It is obvious that the Conservative Party of Canada enters Parliament every day with one thought in mind: how to personally demonize Justin Trudeau, and

Every day, Poilievre chivvies the prime minister over alleged shortcomings, often of a personal nature

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 1, 2023
  • It is obvious that the Conservative Party of Canada enters Parliament every day with one thought in mind: how to personally demonize Justin Trudeau, and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. For Poilievre to drone on about Trudeau’s real and imagined elitist excesses is a bit rich for a guy who is reputedly worth $5-million, and who lives in a taxpayer-provided mansion with servants, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

High-level party operatives, experts identify election interference attempts as ‘extremely disturbing,’ call for more communication between intelligence agencies, parties

  • National campaign manager for the Conservatives in 2021 Fred DeLorey says 'during the campaign, we did hear the odd rumbling that something was going
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 1, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

High-level party operatives, experts identify election interference attempts as ‘extremely disturbing,’ call for more communication between intelligence agencies, parties

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 1, 2023
  • National campaign manager for the Conservatives in 2021 Fred DeLorey says 'during the campaign, we did hear the odd rumbling that something was going

High-level party operatives, experts identify election interference attempts as ‘extremely disturbing,’ call for more communication between intelligence agencies, parties

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 1, 2023
  • National campaign manager for the Conservatives in 2021 Fred DeLorey says 'during the campaign, we did hear the odd rumbling that something was going
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Media, Bill C-18, and Indigenous inclusion

  • Bill C-18 assumes that Indigenous storytelling is only for the Indigenous community. That’s like saying Tanya Talaga’s books can only be read by Indigenous Peoples,
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 1, 2023
Indigenous men, pictured drumming at a ceremony at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in Ottawa on Aug. 30, 2022. Indigenous storytelling follows cultural protocols about how all things are connected through time and space, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Media, Bill C-18, and Indigenous inclusion

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 1, 2023
  • Bill C-18 assumes that Indigenous storytelling is only for the Indigenous community. That’s like saying Tanya Talaga’s books can only be read by Indigenous Peoples,

Media, Bill C-18, and Indigenous inclusion

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 1, 2023
  • Bill C-18 assumes that Indigenous storytelling is only for the Indigenous community. That’s like saying Tanya Talaga’s books can only be read by Indigenous Peoples,
Indigenous men, pictured drumming at a ceremony at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in Ottawa on Aug. 30, 2022. Indigenous storytelling follows cultural protocols about how all things are connected through time and space, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pierre Poilievre: a working-class hero in his own mind

  • In the face of the Conservative leader's passionate, energetic retailing of half-truths and venom, what can progressive parties do? They can continue to insist
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 1, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre scrums with reporters on the Hill on Feb. 3, 2023. The usually even-tempered leader of the NDP hit the mark last week when he challenged Poilievre’s devotion to the proletariat, noting Conservatives voted against an excess profit tax (aimed at grocers) The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pierre Poilievre: a working-class hero in his own mind

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 1, 2023
  • In the face of the Conservative leader's passionate, energetic retailing of half-truths and venom, what can progressive parties do? They can continue to insist

Pierre Poilievre: a working-class hero in his own mind

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 1, 2023
  • In the face of the Conservative leader's passionate, energetic retailing of half-truths and venom, what can progressive parties do? They can continue to insist
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre scrums with reporters on the Hill on Feb. 3, 2023. The usually even-tempered leader of the NDP hit the mark last week when he challenged Poilievre’s devotion to the proletariat, noting Conservatives voted against an excess profit tax (aimed at grocers) The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The longer the strike lasts, the more the union must bend

  • Most Canadians who have not had a double-digit wage hike generally support the government’s approach of holding the line on increases. 
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 1, 2023
Alex Silas, the Public Service Alliance of Canada's regional executive vice-president, National Capital Region, leads PSAC members picketing Parliament Hill in a chant on April 26, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The longer the strike lasts, the more the union must bend

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 1, 2023
  • Most Canadians who have not had a double-digit wage hike generally support the government’s approach of holding the line on increases. 

The longer the strike lasts, the more the union must bend

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 1, 2023
  • Most Canadians who have not had a double-digit wage hike generally support the government’s approach of holding the line on increases. 
Alex Silas, the Public Service Alliance of Canada's regional executive vice-president, National Capital Region, leads PSAC members picketing Parliament Hill in a chant on April 26, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Twitter has ‘the most violent, misogynistic, appalling, anonymous, horrific messages,’ says Green Party leader May

  • Michael Geist says it's 'sad to see how Twitter has been so badly undermined since Elon Musk took over.'
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 1, 2023
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said she is thinking about ending her tweeting days entirely. 'I have received non-stop abuse on Twitter,' she add, adding that receives death threats 'every day,' along with 'very abusive and insulting' comments and 'cruel messages.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Twitter has ‘the most violent, misogynistic, appalling, anonymous, horrific messages,’ says Green Party leader May

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 1, 2023
  • Michael Geist says it's 'sad to see how Twitter has been so badly undermined since Elon Musk took over.'

Twitter has ‘the most violent, misogynistic, appalling, anonymous, horrific messages,’ says Green Party leader May

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 1, 2023
  • Michael Geist says it's 'sad to see how Twitter has been so badly undermined since Elon Musk took over.'
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said she is thinking about ending her tweeting days entirely. 'I have received non-stop abuse on Twitter,' she add, adding that receives death threats 'every day,' along with 'very abusive and insulting' comments and 'cruel messages.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s over-dependence on foreign investment is a problem

  • Ownership does matter. If so many of our corporate head offices are in other countries, then that's where Canada’s economic future will be decided.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 1, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Hill scrum on April 25, 2023. The federal government is pursuing a role for Canada in electric vehicles, batteries and critical minerals, and is spending billions of dollars on foreign corporations in pursuit of investment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s over-dependence on foreign investment is a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 1, 2023
  • Ownership does matter. If so many of our corporate head offices are in other countries, then that's where Canada’s economic future will be decided.

Canada’s over-dependence on foreign investment is a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 1, 2023
  • Ownership does matter. If so many of our corporate head offices are in other countries, then that's where Canada’s economic future will be decided.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Hill scrum on April 25, 2023. The federal government is pursuing a role for Canada in electric vehicles, batteries and critical minerals, and is spending billions of dollars on foreign corporations in pursuit of investment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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