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With three top players in Carney government lacking political experience, caucus feedback critical to show ‘human side’ of politics, say experts

  • Mark Carney, Marc-André Blanchard, and Michael Sabia have extensive public service experience which will prove to be an asset in delivering on the government’s
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney should use the national Liberal caucus as a sounding board before introducing any policy or legislation to better gauge how Canadians might respond, says Donald Savoie, one of the country's leading experts on government machinery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With three top players in Carney government lacking political experience, caucus feedback critical to show ‘human side’ of politics, say experts

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney, Marc-André Blanchard, and Michael Sabia have extensive public service experience which will prove to be an asset in delivering on the government’s

With three top players in Carney government lacking political experience, caucus feedback critical to show ‘human side’ of politics, say experts

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney, Marc-André Blanchard, and Michael Sabia have extensive public service experience which will prove to be an asset in delivering on the government’s
Prime Minister Mark Carney should use the national Liberal caucus as a sounding board before introducing any policy or legislation to better gauge how Canadians might respond, says Donald Savoie, one of the country's leading experts on government machinery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre is reaching out to unsuccessful candidates for feedback, say Conservatives: ‘he’s doing a post-mortem himself’

  • The Conservative campaign team ‘missed the moment’ rather than rising to meet it—ultimately losing the 2025 election, says an unsuccessful Conservative candidate.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured June 10 on the Hill, has been reaching out to candidates of record from the last election to get their feedback on why the party fell short, and to find out whether they are planning to run in the next campaign, say Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre is reaching out to unsuccessful candidates for feedback, say Conservatives: ‘he’s doing a post-mortem himself’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
  • The Conservative campaign team ‘missed the moment’ rather than rising to meet it—ultimately losing the 2025 election, says an unsuccessful Conservative candidate.

Poilievre is reaching out to unsuccessful candidates for feedback, say Conservatives: ‘he’s doing a post-mortem himself’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
  • The Conservative campaign team ‘missed the moment’ rather than rising to meet it—ultimately losing the 2025 election, says an unsuccessful Conservative candidate.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured June 10 on the Hill, has been reaching out to candidates of record from the last election to get their feedback on why the party fell short, and to find out whether they are planning to run in the next campaign, say Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney. Trump. Round two in Alberta.

  • Plus, the Assembly of First Nations hosts a national forum on federal Bill C-5.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will hold a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the G7 summit today. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Carney. Trump. Round two in Alberta.

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 16, 2025
  • Plus, the Assembly of First Nations hosts a national forum on federal Bill C-5.

Carney. Trump. Round two in Alberta.

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 16, 2025
  • Plus, the Assembly of First Nations hosts a national forum on federal Bill C-5.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will hold a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the G7 summit today. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

The stars are aligned: now Canada must deliver on its natural resources

  • If we don’t seize this moment, we may not get another. Because if Canada doesn’t step up, others will.
Opinion | BY BRYAN N. DETCHOU | June 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
While on the campaign trail, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to make Canada both the strongest economy in the G7 and an energy superpower, writes Bryan N. Detchou, senior director of natural resources, environment and sustainability with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The stars are aligned: now Canada must deliver on its natural resources

Opinion | BY BRYAN N. DETCHOU | June 16, 2025
  • If we don’t seize this moment, we may not get another. Because if Canada doesn’t step up, others will.

The stars are aligned: now Canada must deliver on its natural resources

Opinion | BY BRYAN N. DETCHOU | June 16, 2025
  • If we don’t seize this moment, we may not get another. Because if Canada doesn’t step up, others will.
Mark Carney
While on the campaign trail, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to make Canada both the strongest economy in the G7 and an energy superpower, writes Bryan N. Detchou, senior director of natural resources, environment and sustainability with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump shamelessly uses U.S. military to do his bidding in Los Angeles 

  • These protesters passionately disagree with Trump’s ruthless round-up, detention, and deportation of hundreds of immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. This is the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 16, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles in reaction to protests against his immigration raids. That is in addition to his federalizing thousands of California National Guard members for the same purpose. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House.

Trump shamelessly uses U.S. military to do his bidding in Los Angeles 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 16, 2025
  • These protesters passionately disagree with Trump’s ruthless round-up, detention, and deportation of hundreds of immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. This is the

Trump shamelessly uses U.S. military to do his bidding in Los Angeles 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 16, 2025
  • These protesters passionately disagree with Trump’s ruthless round-up, detention, and deportation of hundreds of immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. This is the
U.S. President Donald Trump deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles in reaction to protests against his immigration raids. That is in addition to his federalizing thousands of California National Guard members for the same purpose. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House.

It’s time for Ottawa to fully fund NIHB program, say Northwest Territories and Nunavut health ministers

  • Nunavut Health Minister John Main and his Northwest Territories counterpart Lesa Semmler were in Ottawa to discuss viable funding for the federal Non-Insured Health
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 16, 2025
After becoming Indigenous services minister on May 13, Mandy Gull-Masty is now in charge of a process to renew agreements for Non-Insured Health Benefits funding. Both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories have been without an agreement since March 31, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

It’s time for Ottawa to fully fund NIHB program, say Northwest Territories and Nunavut health ministers

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 16, 2025
  • Nunavut Health Minister John Main and his Northwest Territories counterpart Lesa Semmler were in Ottawa to discuss viable funding for the federal Non-Insured Health

It’s time for Ottawa to fully fund NIHB program, say Northwest Territories and Nunavut health ministers

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 16, 2025
  • Nunavut Health Minister John Main and his Northwest Territories counterpart Lesa Semmler were in Ottawa to discuss viable funding for the federal Non-Insured Health
After becoming Indigenous services minister on May 13, Mandy Gull-Masty is now in charge of a process to renew agreements for Non-Insured Health Benefits funding. Both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories have been without an agreement since March 31, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

Carney should consider letting Elections Canada oversee party nomination elections

  • Political parties will never voluntarily hold fair and open nominations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has an opportunity to reform this system by working with
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney should consider letting Elections Canada oversee party nomination elections

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 16, 2025
  • Political parties will never voluntarily hold fair and open nominations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has an opportunity to reform this system by working with

Carney should consider letting Elections Canada oversee party nomination elections

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 16, 2025
  • Political parties will never voluntarily hold fair and open nominations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has an opportunity to reform this system by working with
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist

  • A March 2025 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency flagged a serious problem in Canada’s nuclear governance regime. Canada has not incorporated the fundamental safety
Opinion | June 16, 2025
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Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist

Opinion | June 16, 2025
  • A March 2025 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency flagged a serious problem in Canada’s nuclear governance regime. Canada has not incorporated the fundamental safety

Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist

Opinion | June 16, 2025
  • A March 2025 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency flagged a serious problem in Canada’s nuclear governance regime. Canada has not incorporated the fundamental safety
typewriter
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Nothing says colonization better than special economic zones

  • There are no good ethics in trampling over the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the rush for national projects. That's actually the very definition of
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 16, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government passed Bill 5, and it's like Groundhog Day all over again. The bill means that the economy trumps over wildlife, clean water, and human rights, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nothing says colonization better than special economic zones

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 16, 2025
  • There are no good ethics in trampling over the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the rush for national projects. That's actually the very definition of

Nothing says colonization better than special economic zones

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 16, 2025
  • There are no good ethics in trampling over the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the rush for national projects. That's actually the very definition of
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government passed Bill 5, and it's like Groundhog Day all over again. The bill means that the economy trumps over wildlife, clean water, and human rights, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s ambitious agenda runs counter to how Ottawa operates

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's bold agenda will undoubtedly meet obstacles in the form of bureaucratic inertia and the opinions of highly influential voices, including
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's ambitious agenda includes a plan to meet NATO's spending commitment of two per cent in this fiscal year and legislation to eliminate the federal barriers to internal trade. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s ambitious agenda runs counter to how Ottawa operates

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's bold agenda will undoubtedly meet obstacles in the form of bureaucratic inertia and the opinions of highly influential voices, including

Carney’s ambitious agenda runs counter to how Ottawa operates

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's bold agenda will undoubtedly meet obstacles in the form of bureaucratic inertia and the opinions of highly influential voices, including
Prime Minister Mark Carney's ambitious agenda includes a plan to meet NATO's spending commitment of two per cent in this fiscal year and legislation to eliminate the federal barriers to internal trade. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Nunavut Premier Akeeagok to speak at C.D. Howe Institute’s panel ‘Asserting Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty’ on June 17 in Toronto

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 15—TUESDAY, JUNE 17 G7 Summit—This year, Canada is president of the G7, and the annual leaders’ meeting will take place in Kananaskis,
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok will speak at C.D. Howe Institute's panel 'Asserting Canada's Arctic Sovereignty' on June 17 in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nunavut Premier Akeeagok to speak at C.D. Howe Institute’s panel ‘Asserting Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty’ on June 17 in Toronto

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 15—TUESDAY, JUNE 17 G7 Summit—This year, Canada is president of the G7, and the annual leaders’ meeting will take place in Kananaskis,

Nunavut Premier Akeeagok to speak at C.D. Howe Institute’s panel ‘Asserting Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty’ on June 17 in Toronto

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 15—TUESDAY, JUNE 17 G7 Summit—This year, Canada is president of the G7, and the annual leaders’ meeting will take place in Kananaskis,
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok will speak at C.D. Howe Institute's panel 'Asserting Canada's Arctic Sovereignty' on June 17 in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From bureaucratic bloat to resilient growth: delivering on Carney’s economic vision

  • Federal leadership can’t fix everything. Health care and education are provincial. But Ottawa can lead by example and partner with provinces that want to
Opinion | BY GREG MACDOUGALL | June 16, 2025
New AI Minister Evan Solomon, pictured May 13, 2025, being sworn in to cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
New AI Minister Evan Solomon, pictured May 13, 2025, being sworn in to cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Evan Solomon, right, pictured being sworn in as Canada's new federal AI minister, by PCO Clerk John Hannaford on May 13, 2025. Solomon should cut all IT projects over $100-million by 20 per cent and reduce IT consulting budgets by 50 per cent. The auditor general has flagged repeated overruns, writes Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

From bureaucratic bloat to resilient growth: delivering on Carney’s economic vision

Opinion | BY GREG MACDOUGALL | June 16, 2025
  • Federal leadership can’t fix everything. Health care and education are provincial. But Ottawa can lead by example and partner with provinces that want to

From bureaucratic bloat to resilient growth: delivering on Carney’s economic vision

Opinion | BY GREG MACDOUGALL | June 16, 2025
  • Federal leadership can’t fix everything. Health care and education are provincial. But Ottawa can lead by example and partner with provinces that want to
New AI Minister Evan Solomon, pictured May 13, 2025, being sworn in to cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Evan Solomon, right, pictured being sworn in as Canada's new federal AI minister, by PCO Clerk John Hannaford on May 13, 2025. Solomon should cut all IT projects over $100-million by 20 per cent and reduce IT consulting budgets by 50 per cent. The auditor general has flagged repeated overruns, writes Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Giving Canadian critical minerals ‘a reasonable chance’

  • While Canada has long been a major producer of copper, nickel, zinc and others on the critical minerals list, our path to getting other
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE GIBSON | June 15, 2025
Despite our long-standing status as a resource rich nation, many of Canada’s identified 34 critical minerals are not those we’re experienced in producing, writes Dr. Charlotte Gibson, an assistant professor and director of the Critical Minerals Processing Lab at Queen’s University. Photograph by Gabriela Palai, Pexels.com

Giving Canadian critical minerals ‘a reasonable chance’

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE GIBSON | June 15, 2025
  • While Canada has long been a major producer of copper, nickel, zinc and others on the critical minerals list, our path to getting other

Giving Canadian critical minerals ‘a reasonable chance’

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE GIBSON | June 15, 2025
  • While Canada has long been a major producer of copper, nickel, zinc and others on the critical minerals list, our path to getting other
Despite our long-standing status as a resource rich nation, many of Canada’s identified 34 critical minerals are not those we’re experienced in producing, writes Dr. Charlotte Gibson, an assistant professor and director of the Critical Minerals Processing Lab at Queen’s University. Photograph by Gabriela Palai, Pexels.com

Before we get our resources to market, we need to make sure those markets actually want them

  • Canada was built on forestry, but if we want to ensure that that industry and the over 200,000 people employed in it can continue
Opinion | BY DAVID WALLIS | June 15, 2025
If Mark Carney wants to bolster our relationships with allies and find new markets for our forest products, he’s going to have to embark on a different sort of nation-building project, one that reshapes logging into a truly sustainable industry, writes David Wallis, policy manager for reforestation at Nature Canada. Photograph courtesy of NoName_13, Pixabay.com

Before we get our resources to market, we need to make sure those markets actually want them

Opinion | BY DAVID WALLIS | June 15, 2025
  • Canada was built on forestry, but if we want to ensure that that industry and the over 200,000 people employed in it can continue

Before we get our resources to market, we need to make sure those markets actually want them

Opinion | BY DAVID WALLIS | June 15, 2025
  • Canada was built on forestry, but if we want to ensure that that industry and the over 200,000 people employed in it can continue
If Mark Carney wants to bolster our relationships with allies and find new markets for our forest products, he’s going to have to embark on a different sort of nation-building project, one that reshapes logging into a truly sustainable industry, writes David Wallis, policy manager for reforestation at Nature Canada. Photograph courtesy of NoName_13, Pixabay.com

Trust can’t be legislated, but it can be built

  • First Nations must be included as business partners from the outset, and it’s a question of laying out a framework for how to move
Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 15, 2025
First Nations men and boys drumming on the Hill during the gathering of the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on Dec. 4, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trust can’t be legislated, but it can be built

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 15, 2025
  • First Nations must be included as business partners from the outset, and it’s a question of laying out a framework for how to move

Trust can’t be legislated, but it can be built

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 15, 2025
  • First Nations must be included as business partners from the outset, and it’s a question of laying out a framework for how to move
First Nations men and boys drumming on the Hill during the gathering of the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on Dec. 4, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Barrelling through Bill C-5

  • Plus, Carney holds a meeting of the National Security Council.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 13, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon. MPs will start debating a government motion on speeding up the process for passing the Liberals' One Canadian Economy Act today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Barrelling through Bill C-5

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 13, 2025
  • Plus, Carney holds a meeting of the National Security Council.

Barrelling through Bill C-5

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 13, 2025
  • Plus, Carney holds a meeting of the National Security Council.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon. MPs will start debating a government motion on speeding up the process for passing the Liberals' One Canadian Economy Act today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has moral duty to commit to international aid

  • If there was ever a time for Canada to step up as a champion of gender equality, human rights, peace, and international assistance—it is
Opinion | BY BARBARA GRANTHAM, LAUREN RAVON, DANNY GLENWRIGHT | June 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will play host at the upcoming G7 Summit. Canada should insist that foreign assistance be put on an equal footing with diplomacy, trade, and security, write Barbara Grantham, Lauren Ravon, and Danny Glenwright. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has moral duty to commit to international aid

Opinion | BY BARBARA GRANTHAM, LAUREN RAVON, DANNY GLENWRIGHT | June 12, 2025
  • If there was ever a time for Canada to step up as a champion of gender equality, human rights, peace, and international assistance—it is

Canada has moral duty to commit to international aid

Opinion | BY BARBARA GRANTHAM, LAUREN RAVON, DANNY GLENWRIGHT | June 12, 2025
  • If there was ever a time for Canada to step up as a champion of gender equality, human rights, peace, and international assistance—it is
Prime Minister Mark Carney will play host at the upcoming G7 Summit. Canada should insist that foreign assistance be put on an equal footing with diplomacy, trade, and security, write Barbara Grantham, Lauren Ravon, and Danny Glenwright. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Treasury Board reports gains on diversity and equity in public service, but will cuts hamper progress?

  • As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 12, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali presented the latest annual report on employment equity in the public service on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Treasury Board reports gains on diversity and equity in public service, but will cuts hamper progress?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 12, 2025
  • As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as

Treasury Board reports gains on diversity and equity in public service, but will cuts hamper progress?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 12, 2025
  • As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali presented the latest annual report on employment equity in the public service on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can be a resource superpower if we build the road to get goods to market

  • What we need is a co-ordinated, long-range strategy, a national trade corridor plan that links the country’s productive zones to its export gateways through
Opinion | BY GARY MAR | June 12, 2025
The Vancouver Centerm Terminal in Vancouver, B.C., is shown above. Ports are the gateways to global markets, according to Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Dietmar Rabich, shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license

Canada can be a resource superpower if we build the road to get goods to market

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | June 12, 2025
  • What we need is a co-ordinated, long-range strategy, a national trade corridor plan that links the country’s productive zones to its export gateways through

Canada can be a resource superpower if we build the road to get goods to market

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | June 12, 2025
  • What we need is a co-ordinated, long-range strategy, a national trade corridor plan that links the country’s productive zones to its export gateways through
The Vancouver Centerm Terminal in Vancouver, B.C., is shown above. Ports are the gateways to global markets, according to Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Dietmar Rabich, shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license

Liberals propose fast-tracking motion for major projects bill

  • Bill C-5 would come to a final vote on June 20 under the terms of the motion.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 12, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has given notice of a programming motion for Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals propose fast-tracking motion for major projects bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 12, 2025
  • Bill C-5 would come to a final vote on June 20 under the terms of the motion.

Liberals propose fast-tracking motion for major projects bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 12, 2025
  • Bill C-5 would come to a final vote on June 20 under the terms of the motion.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has given notice of a programming motion for Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Parliament wave the white flag?

  • Plus, Carney chooses a new clerk.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 12, 2025
The House of Commons Chamber. MPs are under pressure to pass two government bills with minimal scrutiny before the summer adjournment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Parliament wave the white flag?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 12, 2025
  • Plus, Carney chooses a new clerk.

Will Parliament wave the white flag?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 12, 2025
  • Plus, Carney chooses a new clerk.
The House of Commons Chamber. MPs are under pressure to pass two government bills with minimal scrutiny before the summer adjournment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sport Secretary van Koeverden settles his chief of staff

  • First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden's team.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 11, 2025
Now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer in the West Block on Nov. 20, 2024. He was sworn in to cabinet this past May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sport Secretary van Koeverden settles his chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 11, 2025
  • First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden's team.

Sport Secretary van Koeverden settles his chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 11, 2025
  • First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden's team.
Now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer in the West Block on Nov. 20, 2024. He was sworn in to cabinet this past May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The urgency of confronting a warming world remains

  • As Mark Carney battles Donald Trump’s trade wars and confronts western alienation, he will also have to lead Canada’s heighten effort in the energy
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | June 11, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. While climate change policy appears to have receded as a priority for the Carney government, the urgency of confronting a warming world remains, writes Shawn McCarthy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The urgency of confronting a warming world remains

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | June 11, 2025
  • As Mark Carney battles Donald Trump’s trade wars and confronts western alienation, he will also have to lead Canada’s heighten effort in the energy

The urgency of confronting a warming world remains

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | June 11, 2025
  • As Mark Carney battles Donald Trump’s trade wars and confronts western alienation, he will also have to lead Canada’s heighten effort in the energy
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. While climate change policy appears to have receded as a priority for the Carney government, the urgency of confronting a warming world remains, writes Shawn McCarthy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How will the Carney government navigate between fighting climate change and bending to corporate priorities? Only time will tell

  • A 2024 UN Environment Program report concluded, under a status quo scenario, Earth is on track to reach an approximate 2.7°C increase in planetary warming by
Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on June 6, 2025, to speak about his government’s One Canadian Economy: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How will the Carney government navigate between fighting climate change and bending to corporate priorities? Only time will tell

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | June 11, 2025
  • A 2024 UN Environment Program report concluded, under a status quo scenario, Earth is on track to reach an approximate 2.7°C increase in planetary warming by

How will the Carney government navigate between fighting climate change and bending to corporate priorities? Only time will tell

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | June 11, 2025
  • A 2024 UN Environment Program report concluded, under a status quo scenario, Earth is on track to reach an approximate 2.7°C increase in planetary warming by
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on June 6, 2025, to speak about his government’s One Canadian Economy: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Enlisting Coast Guard to buoy defence spending expected to hit choppy waters, say analysts

  • Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
The wide-ranging border security Bill C-2 proposes amendments to the Oceans Act to expand the Coast Guard's mandate to include security and intelligence-gathering activities. U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams

Enlisting Coast Guard to buoy defence spending expected to hit choppy waters, say analysts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
  • Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'

Enlisting Coast Guard to buoy defence spending expected to hit choppy waters, say analysts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
  • Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'
The wide-ranging border security Bill C-2 proposes amendments to the Oceans Act to expand the Coast Guard's mandate to include security and intelligence-gathering activities. U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams

Bitumen skepticism not a blanket ‘no’ to pipelines, says B.C. Liberal MP Greaves

  • Jurisdictional respect is a 'core principle' of any consideration of future national projects, says a spokesperson for Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces his government's bill to create 'one Canadian economy out of 13' by eliminating federal barriers to internal trade and labour mobility, and to identify and expedite 'nation-building projects' in West Block on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bitumen skepticism not a blanket ‘no’ to pipelines, says B.C. Liberal MP Greaves

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
  • Jurisdictional respect is a 'core principle' of any consideration of future national projects, says a spokesperson for Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.

Bitumen skepticism not a blanket ‘no’ to pipelines, says B.C. Liberal MP Greaves

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
  • Jurisdictional respect is a 'core principle' of any consideration of future national projects, says a spokesperson for Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces his government's bill to create 'one Canadian economy out of 13' by eliminating federal barriers to internal trade and labour mobility, and to identify and expedite 'nation-building projects' in West Block on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

  • The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
Observers say Prime Minister Mark Carney's foreign policy legacy could be a major one as he navigates the country's response to moves made by U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
  • The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
  • The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
Observers say Prime Minister Mark Carney's foreign policy legacy could be a major one as he navigates the country's response to moves made by U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
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Politics This Morning: Canada’s premiers gather in Winnipeg

  • Plus, the prime minister heads to Latvia.
Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane, left, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King, British Columbia Premier David Eby, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson pictured holding a press conference on Feb. 7, 2023, at a meeting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada’s premiers gather in Winnipeg

  • Plus, the prime minister heads to Latvia.

Politics This Morning: Canada’s premiers gather in Winnipeg

  • Plus, the prime minister heads to Latvia.
Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane, left, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King, British Columbia Premier David Eby, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson pictured holding a press conference on Feb. 7, 2023, at a meeting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Meta ‘not talking’ to Ottawa amid Online News Act dispute, says Heritage Minister Rodriguez

  • Meta and Google announced plans to end news links in Canada before the Online News Act comes into force.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 10, 2023
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured, hosted a press conference in Ottawa on July 5 with two opposition MPs announcing the federal government would suspended all of its advertising on Facebook and Instagram. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Meta ‘not talking’ to Ottawa amid Online News Act dispute, says Heritage Minister Rodriguez

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 10, 2023
  • Meta and Google announced plans to end news links in Canada before the Online News Act comes into force.

Meta ‘not talking’ to Ottawa amid Online News Act dispute, says Heritage Minister Rodriguez

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 10, 2023
  • Meta and Google announced plans to end news links in Canada before the Online News Act comes into force.
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured, hosted a press conference in Ottawa on July 5 with two opposition MPs announcing the federal government would suspended all of its advertising on Facebook and Instagram. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New carvings, smudging space: more details on Centre Block’s renovation

  • ‘One of the blessings of working on the project has been the ability to … uncover some really interesting things,’ says PSPC’s Kate Westbury.
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2023
The Rotunda, also known as Confederation Hall, in Centre Block as seen during a June 22 media tour. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New carvings, smudging space: more details on Centre Block’s renovation

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2023
  • ‘One of the blessings of working on the project has been the ability to … uncover some really interesting things,’ says PSPC’s Kate Westbury.

New carvings, smudging space: more details on Centre Block’s renovation

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2023
  • ‘One of the blessings of working on the project has been the ability to … uncover some really interesting things,’ says PSPC’s Kate Westbury.
The Rotunda, also known as Confederation Hall, in Centre Block as seen during a June 22 media tour. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Conservatives lead in polls, Liberals need a new agenda with a clear strategic vision, say pollsters

  • Disappointed with the Liberals for their failure to address issues like affordability, voters are now seriously looking at the Conservatives, says pollster Darrell Bricker,
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 10, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning a cabinet shuffle this summer. Pundits says the government should come up with new legislative ideas to convince Canadians why they should give the Liberals a fourth consecutive mandate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Conservatives lead in polls, Liberals need a new agenda with a clear strategic vision, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 10, 2023
  • Disappointed with the Liberals for their failure to address issues like affordability, voters are now seriously looking at the Conservatives, says pollster Darrell Bricker,

As Conservatives lead in polls, Liberals need a new agenda with a clear strategic vision, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 10, 2023
  • Disappointed with the Liberals for their failure to address issues like affordability, voters are now seriously looking at the Conservatives, says pollster Darrell Bricker,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning a cabinet shuffle this summer. Pundits says the government should come up with new legislative ideas to convince Canadians why they should give the Liberals a fourth consecutive mandate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After Conservatives underperform in byelections, some party stalwarts, pundits question if Poilievre’s leadership is ‘all hat and no cattle’

  • Pierre Poilievre doesn't need to convince Canadians that they want change, he just needs prove that he's the change they want, says David Coletto,
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 10, 2023
The Liberals winning byelections with higher margins should be a ‘scary pattern’ for the Pierre Poilievre Conservatives, says Greg Lyle, president of Innovative Research. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After Conservatives underperform in byelections, some party stalwarts, pundits question if Poilievre’s leadership is ‘all hat and no cattle’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 10, 2023
  • Pierre Poilievre doesn't need to convince Canadians that they want change, he just needs prove that he's the change they want, says David Coletto,

After Conservatives underperform in byelections, some party stalwarts, pundits question if Poilievre’s leadership is ‘all hat and no cattle’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 10, 2023
  • Pierre Poilievre doesn't need to convince Canadians that they want change, he just needs prove that he's the change they want, says David Coletto,
The Liberals winning byelections with higher margins should be a ‘scary pattern’ for the Pierre Poilievre Conservatives, says Greg Lyle, president of Innovative Research. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hybrid sittings can make our democracy stronger: Equal Voice

  • Re: “Hybrid sittings will further weaken government accountability,” (The Hill Times’ editorial, June 26, 2023). Hybrid sittings do not weaken our democracy—they can make
Opinion | July 10, 2023

Hybrid sittings can make our democracy stronger: Equal Voice

Opinion | July 10, 2023
  • Re: “Hybrid sittings will further weaken government accountability,” (The Hill Times’ editorial, June 26, 2023). Hybrid sittings do not weaken our democracy—they can make

Hybrid sittings can make our democracy stronger: Equal Voice

Opinion | July 10, 2023
  • Re: “Hybrid sittings will further weaken government accountability,” (The Hill Times’ editorial, June 26, 2023). Hybrid sittings do not weaken our democracy—they can make

U.S. Ambassador Cohen to take part in a fireside chat in Halifax on July 14

  • FRIDAY, JULY 7—SUNDAY, JULY 16 Calgary Stampede—Politicians from all political stripes will be attending the 2023 Calgary Stampede from Friday, July 7 to Sunday, July
U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen will take part in a fireside chat hosted by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce. Friday, July 14, at 11:30 a.m. AT. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

U.S. Ambassador Cohen to take part in a fireside chat in Halifax on July 14

  • FRIDAY, JULY 7—SUNDAY, JULY 16 Calgary Stampede—Politicians from all political stripes will be attending the 2023 Calgary Stampede from Friday, July 7 to Sunday, July

U.S. Ambassador Cohen to take part in a fireside chat in Halifax on July 14

  • FRIDAY, JULY 7—SUNDAY, JULY 16 Calgary Stampede—Politicians from all political stripes will be attending the 2023 Calgary Stampede from Friday, July 7 to Sunday, July
U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen will take part in a fireside chat hosted by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce. Friday, July 14, at 11:30 a.m. AT. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New Jarislowsky chairs aim to foster next generation of political leadership

  • The current system is 'far too directed towards party politics and re-election,' said philanthropist Stephen Jarislowsky.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 7, 2023
A network of five endowed university chairs is being set up across the country with the goal of training the next generation of Canadian political leaders who may one day sit in the House of Commons or take on other leadership roles. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Jarislowsky chairs aim to foster next generation of political leadership

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 7, 2023
  • The current system is 'far too directed towards party politics and re-election,' said philanthropist Stephen Jarislowsky.

New Jarislowsky chairs aim to foster next generation of political leadership

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 7, 2023
  • The current system is 'far too directed towards party politics and re-election,' said philanthropist Stephen Jarislowsky.
A network of five endowed university chairs is being set up across the country with the goal of training the next generation of Canadian political leaders who may one day sit in the House of Commons or take on other leadership roles. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Who wants pancakes?

  • Plus, a campaign rally in Calgary.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are holding fundraisers for max-level donors just a block apart in Calgary tonight. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Who wants pancakes?

  • Plus, a campaign rally in Calgary.

Politics This Morning: Who wants pancakes?

  • Plus, a campaign rally in Calgary.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are holding fundraisers for max-level donors just a block apart in Calgary tonight. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Israel is ‘mowing the lawn’ again, but with malice aforethought

  • Israeli politics can sometimes be full of surprises, but not this time. Gwynne Dyer revisits his predictions from four months ago.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 6, 2023
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still risks being convicted of corruption offences in his ongoing criminal trial, so ensuring that his government gains the right to override any court decision against him is his top priority, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Israel is ‘mowing the lawn’ again, but with malice aforethought

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 6, 2023
  • Israeli politics can sometimes be full of surprises, but not this time. Gwynne Dyer revisits his predictions from four months ago.

Israel is ‘mowing the lawn’ again, but with malice aforethought

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 6, 2023
  • Israeli politics can sometimes be full of surprises, but not this time. Gwynne Dyer revisits his predictions from four months ago.
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still risks being convicted of corruption offences in his ongoing criminal trial, so ensuring that his government gains the right to override any court decision against him is his top priority, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Hot Lawn Summer Nights are here again

  • Lawn Summer Nights at the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club is back every Wednesday in July to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis Canada.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | July 6, 2023
Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club member Ken Waterman, left, provides some pre-match pointers to The Bowler Bears, Eric Gollinger, Alexis Small, Katie Vaughan, and Catherine MacDonald at Lawn Summer Nights, a fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis Canada at the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa on July 5, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hot Lawn Summer Nights are here again

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | July 6, 2023
  • Lawn Summer Nights at the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club is back every Wednesday in July to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis Canada.

Hot Lawn Summer Nights are here again

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | July 6, 2023
  • Lawn Summer Nights at the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club is back every Wednesday in July to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis Canada.
Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club member Ken Waterman, left, provides some pre-match pointers to The Bowler Bears, Eric Gollinger, Alexis Small, Katie Vaughan, and Catherine MacDonald at Lawn Summer Nights, a fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis Canada at the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa on July 5, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New clean energy tax credits must be designed in a way that encourages Indigenous participation, say experts

  • Indigenous-led renewable energy projects offer an opportunity for economic reconciliation, as well as an opportunity to address past injustices such as the development of
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 6, 2023
A rendering of the Oneida Energy Storage Project, showing energy storage containers and connection equipment in a field. Once complete, it will be the largest energy storage facility in Canada and one of the largest in the world. Image courtesy of Natural Resources Canada

New clean energy tax credits must be designed in a way that encourages Indigenous participation, say experts

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 6, 2023
  • Indigenous-led renewable energy projects offer an opportunity for economic reconciliation, as well as an opportunity to address past injustices such as the development of

New clean energy tax credits must be designed in a way that encourages Indigenous participation, say experts

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 6, 2023
  • Indigenous-led renewable energy projects offer an opportunity for economic reconciliation, as well as an opportunity to address past injustices such as the development of
A rendering of the Oneida Energy Storage Project, showing energy storage containers and connection equipment in a field. Once complete, it will be the largest energy storage facility in Canada and one of the largest in the world. Image courtesy of Natural Resources Canada

Next defence policy must be achievable and fully funded

  • The last policy lacked the two key things necessary for implementation: it wasn't fully funded and lacked agile and timely decision-making processes. That these
Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | July 6, 2023
Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured recently on the Hill. The responsibilities for defence procurement are shared between the ministers of national defence, and public services and procurement. Until one person is placed in charge of defence procurement, it will never be as efficient as it should be, writes Alan Williams. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Next defence policy must be achievable and fully funded

Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | July 6, 2023
  • The last policy lacked the two key things necessary for implementation: it wasn't fully funded and lacked agile and timely decision-making processes. That these

Next defence policy must be achievable and fully funded

Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | July 6, 2023
  • The last policy lacked the two key things necessary for implementation: it wasn't fully funded and lacked agile and timely decision-making processes. That these
Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured recently on the Hill. The responsibilities for defence procurement are shared between the ministers of national defence, and public services and procurement. Until one person is placed in charge of defence procurement, it will never be as efficient as it should be, writes Alan Williams. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When planning nuclear waste sites in Canada, consider Ukraine’s potential nuclear crisis

  • As more countries learn from the Ukraine war, the risk is that many inter-related problems surrounding nuclear power beset future generations for thousands of
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | July 6, 2023
An aerial view of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station—the world's largest nuclear generating station—on the shore of Lake Huron, near Kincardine, Ont. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

When planning nuclear waste sites in Canada, consider Ukraine’s potential nuclear crisis

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | July 6, 2023
  • As more countries learn from the Ukraine war, the risk is that many inter-related problems surrounding nuclear power beset future generations for thousands of

When planning nuclear waste sites in Canada, consider Ukraine’s potential nuclear crisis

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | July 6, 2023
  • As more countries learn from the Ukraine war, the risk is that many inter-related problems surrounding nuclear power beset future generations for thousands of
An aerial view of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station—the world's largest nuclear generating station—on the shore of Lake Huron, near Kincardine, Ont. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The politics of triangulation

  • If you want to triangulate today, it might be more profitable to flip the equation, i.e., embrace social conservatism and fiscal liberalism. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 6, 2023
Mississauga mayor and former Liberal MP Bonnie Crombie, left, and former Liberal MP and current Ontario Liberal MPP Ted Hsu at Liberal National Convention in Ottawa on May 6, 2023. Both are running for the Ontario Liberal Party leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The politics of triangulation

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 6, 2023
  • If you want to triangulate today, it might be more profitable to flip the equation, i.e., embrace social conservatism and fiscal liberalism. 

The politics of triangulation

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 6, 2023
  • If you want to triangulate today, it might be more profitable to flip the equation, i.e., embrace social conservatism and fiscal liberalism. 
Mississauga mayor and former Liberal MP Bonnie Crombie, left, and former Liberal MP and current Ontario Liberal MPP Ted Hsu at Liberal National Convention in Ottawa on May 6, 2023. Both are running for the Ontario Liberal Party leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 6, 2023
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez holds a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building on July 5, 2023, where he took questions about Bill C-18, the Online News Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 6, 2023

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 6, 2023
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez holds a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building on July 5, 2023, where he took questions about Bill C-18, the Online News Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Liberals can’t quit Facebook

  • Plus, Mary Ng meets U.S., Mexican counterparts.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government won't be advertising on Facebook any longer. His party plans to carry on doing so. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Liberals can’t quit Facebook

  • Plus, Mary Ng meets U.S., Mexican counterparts.

Politics This Morning: Liberals can’t quit Facebook

  • Plus, Mary Ng meets U.S., Mexican counterparts.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government won't be advertising on Facebook any longer. His party plans to carry on doing so. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa’s official response to MAID committee sparks concerns from all sides

  • An official response from Ministers Lametti and Duclos provides a window into the government's views on future legislation.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 5, 2023
On June 13, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, left, and Justice Minister David Lametti issued an official response on behalf of the government to the final report of the Special Joint Committee on MAID. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ottawa’s official response to MAID committee sparks concerns from all sides

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 5, 2023
  • An official response from Ministers Lametti and Duclos provides a window into the government's views on future legislation.

Ottawa’s official response to MAID committee sparks concerns from all sides

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 5, 2023
  • An official response from Ministers Lametti and Duclos provides a window into the government's views on future legislation.
On June 13, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, left, and Justice Minister David Lametti issued an official response on behalf of the government to the final report of the Special Joint Committee on MAID. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘You can’t get blood from a stone’: Critics say CERB repayment process undermines poverty reduction goals

  • Advocates say the Canada Revenue Agency hardened its approach after it was criticized in a ‘tone-deaf’ report from the auditor general.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 5, 2023
Anti-poverty organizations are calling on National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, pictured on April 19, to direct the Canada Revenue Agency to take a less punitive approach to CERB repayment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘You can’t get blood from a stone’: Critics say CERB repayment process undermines poverty reduction goals

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 5, 2023
  • Advocates say the Canada Revenue Agency hardened its approach after it was criticized in a ‘tone-deaf’ report from the auditor general.

‘You can’t get blood from a stone’: Critics say CERB repayment process undermines poverty reduction goals

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 5, 2023
  • Advocates say the Canada Revenue Agency hardened its approach after it was criticized in a ‘tone-deaf’ report from the auditor general.
Anti-poverty organizations are calling on National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, pictured on April 19, to direct the Canada Revenue Agency to take a less punitive approach to CERB repayment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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