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Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

  • Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2025
Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director, pictured on the Hill on May 11, 2023, has been representing Pierre Poilievre at national council meetings since 2022, but did not attend the June 4 meeting. She told The Hill Times that her absence was due to a prior commitment and confirmed she will attend the next one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2025
  • Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national

Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2025
  • Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national
Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director, pictured on the Hill on May 11, 2023, has been representing Pierre Poilievre at national council meetings since 2022, but did not attend the June 4 meeting. She told The Hill Times that her absence was due to a prior commitment and confirmed she will attend the next one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney faces another confidence vote

  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing another test in Ottawa today while he works for international consensus in Kananaskis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces another confidence vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.

Carney faces another confidence vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing another test in Ottawa today while he works for international consensus in Kananaskis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

  • A section in the proposed legislation says that no provincial or territorial privacy law can ever apply to a federal party. It’s a shocking
Opinion | BY BILL HEARN | June 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals snuck wording into Bill C-4 that would immunize federal political parties from independent oversight on how they collect, use, and keep Canadians' personal information, writes Bill Hearn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

Opinion | BY BILL HEARN | June 16, 2025
  • A section in the proposed legislation says that no provincial or territorial privacy law can ever apply to a federal party. It’s a shocking

Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

Opinion | BY BILL HEARN | June 16, 2025
  • A section in the proposed legislation says that no provincial or territorial privacy law can ever apply to a federal party. It’s a shocking
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals snuck wording into Bill C-4 that would immunize federal political parties from independent oversight on how they collect, use, and keep Canadians' personal information, writes Bill Hearn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald has made some key headway in setting up his cabinet office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald has made some key headway in setting up his cabinet office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s CAF spending spree

  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

Netanyahu’s wars

  • The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 16, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Iran is on the brink of getting nuclear weapons half a dozen times in the past 20 years, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph by Loey Felipe

Netanyahu’s wars

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 16, 2025
  • The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to

Netanyahu’s wars

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 16, 2025
  • The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Iran is on the brink of getting nuclear weapons half a dozen times in the past 20 years, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph by Loey Felipe

What we choose to build

  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.
Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
If we continue to underutilize our higher-education systems, we’ll leave talent on the table, ideas in the lab, opportunity on the margins, and trust in institutions, further eroded, write Val Walker and Matt McKean. Unsplash photograph by Mikael Kristenson

What we choose to build

Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.

What we choose to build

Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.
If we continue to underutilize our higher-education systems, we’ll leave talent on the table, ideas in the lab, opportunity on the margins, and trust in institutions, further eroded, write Val Walker and Matt McKean. Unsplash photograph by Mikael Kristenson

Canada’s hinge moment: a time to lead for Ukraine and the world

  • We're the only country that can replace Russian exports, the only country with the political will to seize Russian assets, and the only country
Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak to reporters on May 17 in Rome. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Canada’s hinge moment: a time to lead for Ukraine and the world

Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | June 16, 2025
  • We're the only country that can replace Russian exports, the only country with the political will to seize Russian assets, and the only country

Canada’s hinge moment: a time to lead for Ukraine and the world

Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | June 16, 2025
  • We're the only country that can replace Russian exports, the only country with the political will to seize Russian assets, and the only country
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak to reporters on May 17 in Rome. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Bill to fast-track major projects could boost GDP, but raises environmental concerns

  • The One Canadian Economy Act seeks to to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility and streamline the federal regulatory processes for major projects.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference concerning Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act, in West Block on June 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill to fast-track major projects could boost GDP, but raises environmental concerns

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 16, 2025
  • The One Canadian Economy Act seeks to to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility and streamline the federal regulatory processes for major projects.

Bill to fast-track major projects could boost GDP, but raises environmental concerns

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 16, 2025
  • The One Canadian Economy Act seeks to to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility and streamline the federal regulatory processes for major projects.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference concerning Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act, in West Block on June 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

  • Governments and proponents must grasp this reality: Indigenous groups, while enthusiastic about development, need fair access and meaningful participation.
Opinion | BY JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 16, 2025
Demonstrators supporting the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation in British Columbia against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through their traditional territory protest in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

Opinion | BY JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 16, 2025
  • Governments and proponents must grasp this reality: Indigenous groups, while enthusiastic about development, need fair access and meaningful participation.

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

Opinion | BY JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 16, 2025
  • Governments and proponents must grasp this reality: Indigenous groups, while enthusiastic about development, need fair access and meaningful participation.
Demonstrators supporting the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation in British Columbia against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through their traditional territory protest in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies
Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
Amongst NATO’s list of defence-critical raw materials, Canada is well positioned to fill almost all of them, in particular aluminum, cobalt, germanium, gallium, tungsten, titanium, graphite, platinum, and some rare earths, writes Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Photograph courtesy of Deyler Rivera Segura, Pexels.com

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies
Amongst NATO’s list of defence-critical raw materials, Canada is well positioned to fill almost all of them, in particular aluminum, cobalt, germanium, gallium, tungsten, titanium, graphite, platinum, and some rare earths, writes Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Photograph courtesy of Deyler Rivera Segura, Pexels.com

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

  • The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s his recent talk of 'decarbonized oil' deals a near-fatal blow to climate hopes for his new government. No one who is serious about fighting climate change would parrot this ludicrous talking point, drawn directly from the oil and gas sector’s well-funded marketing department, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 16, 2025
  • The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 16, 2025
  • The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s his recent talk of 'decarbonized oil' deals a near-fatal blow to climate hopes for his new government. No one who is serious about fighting climate change would parrot this ludicrous talking point, drawn directly from the oil and gas sector’s well-funded marketing department, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

  • Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 16, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty will be in charge of more than $9-billion in additional funding for the Canadian Armed Forces this fiscal year. A June 9 announcement said that funding would go towards better pay for Canada’s soldiers, new aircraft, and repairs for existing infrastructure among other purposes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 16, 2025
  • Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 16, 2025
  • Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime
Defence Minister David McGuinty will be in charge of more than $9-billion in additional funding for the Canadian Armed Forces this fiscal year. A June 9 announcement said that funding would go towards better pay for Canada’s soldiers, new aircraft, and repairs for existing infrastructure among other purposes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
Political commentator Chantal Hébert, left, wrote recently in l’Actualité that she’ll be keeping an eye on Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney this summer. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,
Political commentator Chantal Hébert, left, wrote recently in l’Actualité that she’ll be keeping an eye on Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney this summer. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada

  • There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 16, 2025
China's President Xi Jinping, pictured, was not invited to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Alberta, but Canada is making it quite clear that China has an important and positive role to play if our country is going to be economically less dependent on the United States, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 16, 2025
  • There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.

Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 16, 2025
  • There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.
China's President Xi Jinping, pictured, was not invited to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Alberta, but Canada is making it quite clear that China has an important and positive role to play if our country is going to be economically less dependent on the United States, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

While the world fiddles, Canada is burning

  • The world needs to be seized of the emergency at hand. With thousands of hectares of our own country burning, we need to reignite
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 16, 2025
An aerial view of wildfires burning in Flin Flon, Man. The wildfires have so far burned 3.49 million hectares of land, two people have died in Lac du Bonnet, Man., and 32,000 people have been evacuated in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. More than 428 structures have been destroyed. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

While the world fiddles, Canada is burning

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 16, 2025
  • The world needs to be seized of the emergency at hand. With thousands of hectares of our own country burning, we need to reignite

While the world fiddles, Canada is burning

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 16, 2025
  • The world needs to be seized of the emergency at hand. With thousands of hectares of our own country burning, we need to reignite
An aerial view of wildfires burning in Flin Flon, Man. The wildfires have so far burned 3.49 million hectares of land, two people have died in Lac du Bonnet, Man., and 32,000 people have been evacuated in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. More than 428 structures have been destroyed. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Carney’s ideological advantage

  • Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s ideological advantage

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game. 

Carney’s ideological advantage

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

  • The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
The G7 Leaders' Summit is back in the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time in 23 years. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
  • The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
  • The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.
The G7 Leaders' Summit is back in the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time in 23 years. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Being an energy superpower in 2025 means going clean

  • Investing in clean technologies and supply chains is now an economic imperative globally. Of Canada’s 10 largest non-U.S. trade partners, all have net-zero commitments
Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, MARK ZACHARIAS | June 15, 2025
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson promised 'We will make Canada a true conventional and clean energy superpower,' in a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on May 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Being an energy superpower in 2025 means going clean

Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, MARK ZACHARIAS | June 15, 2025
  • Investing in clean technologies and supply chains is now an economic imperative globally. Of Canada’s 10 largest non-U.S. trade partners, all have net-zero commitments

Being an energy superpower in 2025 means going clean

Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, MARK ZACHARIAS | June 15, 2025
  • Investing in clean technologies and supply chains is now an economic imperative globally. Of Canada’s 10 largest non-U.S. trade partners, all have net-zero commitments
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson promised 'We will make Canada a true conventional and clean energy superpower,' in a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on May 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The generational imperative for Canada to embrace its resource advantage

  • Liberals cannot afford to simply tolerate Canada’s resource economy. They must champion it.
Opinion | BY MARGARETA DOVGAL | June 15, 2025
To deliver on affordability, decarbonization, housing, and long-term national security, the federal government must frame the responsible development of our minerals and metals, oil and gas, and forest products as central to the public good, writes Margareta Dovgal, managing director of Resource Works Society. Photograph courtesy of energepic.com, Pexels.com

The generational imperative for Canada to embrace its resource advantage

Opinion | BY MARGARETA DOVGAL | June 15, 2025
  • Liberals cannot afford to simply tolerate Canada’s resource economy. They must champion it.

The generational imperative for Canada to embrace its resource advantage

Opinion | BY MARGARETA DOVGAL | June 15, 2025
  • Liberals cannot afford to simply tolerate Canada’s resource economy. They must champion it.
To deliver on affordability, decarbonization, housing, and long-term national security, the federal government must frame the responsible development of our minerals and metals, oil and gas, and forest products as central to the public good, writes Margareta Dovgal, managing director of Resource Works Society. Photograph courtesy of energepic.com, Pexels.com

S-2 sponsor Sen. Audette says First Nations status fixes don’t ‘go far enough,’ but it’s ‘one step’ to tackle ‘racist’ Indian Act

  • One of the first government-sponsored bills in the Senate, Bill S-2 seeks to amend the Indian Act—a move that advocates say is welcome, but
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 14, 2025
Michèle Audette
Michèle Audette
PSG Senator Michèle Audette, Bill S-2's sponsor in the Red Chamber, said that witnessing her mother's struggle after losing status informed her advocacy to change the 'racist, discriminatory' Indian Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

S-2 sponsor Sen. Audette says First Nations status fixes don’t ‘go far enough,’ but it’s ‘one step’ to tackle ‘racist’ Indian Act

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 14, 2025
  • One of the first government-sponsored bills in the Senate, Bill S-2 seeks to amend the Indian Act—a move that advocates say is welcome, but

S-2 sponsor Sen. Audette says First Nations status fixes don’t ‘go far enough,’ but it’s ‘one step’ to tackle ‘racist’ Indian Act

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 14, 2025
  • One of the first government-sponsored bills in the Senate, Bill S-2 seeks to amend the Indian Act—a move that advocates say is welcome, but
Michèle Audette
PSG Senator Michèle Audette, Bill S-2's sponsor in the Red Chamber, said that witnessing her mother's struggle after losing status informed her advocacy to change the 'racist, discriminatory' Indian Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kìwekì Point a beautiful new public space, panorama views

  • High up on a cliff overlooking the mighty Ottawa River, Kìwekì Point is a newly developed public space with beautiful panoramic views of Parliament
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 13, 2025
Kiweki Point
Kiweki Point
Redeveloped by the National Capital Commission, Kiweki Point offers panoramic views of Parliament Hill and Ottawa-Gatineau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kìwekì Point a beautiful new public space, panorama views

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 13, 2025
  • High up on a cliff overlooking the mighty Ottawa River, Kìwekì Point is a newly developed public space with beautiful panoramic views of Parliament

Kìwekì Point a beautiful new public space, panorama views

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 13, 2025
  • High up on a cliff overlooking the mighty Ottawa River, Kìwekì Point is a newly developed public space with beautiful panoramic views of Parliament
Kiweki Point
Redeveloped by the National Capital Commission, Kiweki Point offers panoramic views of Parliament Hill and Ottawa-Gatineau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s Privy Council Clerk Sabia a ‘relentlessly focused’ changemaker

  • Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 13, 2025
Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia is the new Privy Council clerk and secretary to the cabinet, effective July 7. In this 2022 photo, he testifies at the Rouleau Inquiry into the Freedom Convoy protests that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks. Sabia was deputy finance minister when he testified before the commission The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s Privy Council Clerk Sabia a ‘relentlessly focused’ changemaker

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 13, 2025
  • Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’

Carney’s Privy Council Clerk Sabia a ‘relentlessly focused’ changemaker

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 13, 2025
  • Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia is the new Privy Council clerk and secretary to the cabinet, effective July 7. In this 2022 photo, he testifies at the Rouleau Inquiry into the Freedom Convoy protests that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks. Sabia was deputy finance minister when he testified before the commission The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to ban destructive practice of bottom trawling

  • It’s a practice responsible for the bulk of the damage that we've have done to the oceans. More than half the fish caught in
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2025
We cannot rebuild healthy oceans unless that bottom trawling stopped in the safe zones where fish populations should be able to recover, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of David Dodge/Green Energy Futures/Creative Commons

Time to ban destructive practice of bottom trawling

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2025
  • It’s a practice responsible for the bulk of the damage that we've have done to the oceans. More than half the fish caught in

Time to ban destructive practice of bottom trawling

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2025
  • It’s a practice responsible for the bulk of the damage that we've have done to the oceans. More than half the fish caught in
We cannot rebuild healthy oceans unless that bottom trawling stopped in the safe zones where fish populations should be able to recover, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of David Dodge/Green Energy Futures/Creative Commons

Hill media flock to Carney’s first Rideau Cottage garden party

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted his debut garden party for Hill media on June 11 and more than 100 journalists, Liberals, and their staff
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2025
CPAC's Michael Serapio, right, chats with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the annual Media Garden Party on June 11 outside Rideau Cottage. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Hill media flock to Carney’s first Rideau Cottage garden party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted his debut garden party for Hill media on June 11 and more than 100 journalists, Liberals, and their staff

Hill media flock to Carney’s first Rideau Cottage garden party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted his debut garden party for Hill media on June 11 and more than 100 journalists, Liberals, and their staff
CPAC's Michael Serapio, right, chats with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the annual Media Garden Party on June 11 outside Rideau Cottage. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Diversified trade and strong pollution laws work together

  • If Canada wants the strongest economy in the G7, we’ll need to meet a higher environmental standard.
Opinion | BY CASSIE BARKER | June 12, 2025
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin. Taking away hard-fought pollution rules will create additional barriers to new markets for our exports, writes Cassie Barker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Diversified trade and strong pollution laws work together

Opinion | BY CASSIE BARKER | June 12, 2025
  • If Canada wants the strongest economy in the G7, we’ll need to meet a higher environmental standard.

Diversified trade and strong pollution laws work together

Opinion | BY CASSIE BARKER | June 12, 2025
  • If Canada wants the strongest economy in the G7, we’ll need to meet a higher environmental standard.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin. Taking away hard-fought pollution rules will create additional barriers to new markets for our exports, writes Cassie Barker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Lytton residents still waiting for aid, says Conservative MP Vis

  • June 30 marks the second anniversary of the deadly fire in my riding that decimated Lytton, B.C.; two years of residents without a home,
Opinion | June 21, 2023
Damage in Lytton, B.C., as of March 1, 2022, eight months after extreme heat and a wildfire destroyed the small village. Photograph courtesy of Brad Vis’ Facebook

Lytton residents still waiting for aid, says Conservative MP Vis

Opinion | June 21, 2023
  • June 30 marks the second anniversary of the deadly fire in my riding that decimated Lytton, B.C.; two years of residents without a home,

Lytton residents still waiting for aid, says Conservative MP Vis

Opinion | June 21, 2023
  • June 30 marks the second anniversary of the deadly fire in my riding that decimated Lytton, B.C.; two years of residents without a home,
Damage in Lytton, B.C., as of March 1, 2022, eight months after extreme heat and a wildfire destroyed the small village. Photograph courtesy of Brad Vis’ Facebook

Canadian LNG: a climate change solution and a path for reconciliation

  • Indigenous communities like ours are getting involved in natural gas projects not despite the effects on emissions, but because of them.
Opinion | BY CRYSTAL SMITH, MI’SEL JOE | June 21, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks to reporters in the West Block on June 15. If a majority of the currently proposed LNG projects in Canada were to proceed, it would add approximately 45 million tonnes of LNG per year to global supply, write Chief Councillor Crystal Smith and Chief Mi’sel Joe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian LNG: a climate change solution and a path for reconciliation

Opinion | BY CRYSTAL SMITH, MI’SEL JOE | June 21, 2023
  • Indigenous communities like ours are getting involved in natural gas projects not despite the effects on emissions, but because of them.

Canadian LNG: a climate change solution and a path for reconciliation

Opinion | BY CRYSTAL SMITH, MI’SEL JOE | June 21, 2023
  • Indigenous communities like ours are getting involved in natural gas projects not despite the effects on emissions, but because of them.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks to reporters in the West Block on June 15. If a majority of the currently proposed LNG projects in Canada were to proceed, it would add approximately 45 million tonnes of LNG per year to global supply, write Chief Councillor Crystal Smith and Chief Mi’sel Joe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The art of reconciliation

  • As long as we are moving forward, we can build a better, safer, more inclusive society, respectful of our diversity and our richness.
Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR MICHèLE AUDETTE | June 21, 2023
Reconciliation is multidimensional; it is complex and difficult. We need to remind ourselves that more than 150 years of assimilationist policies and wrongdoing will not go away in a day, writes Sen. Michèle Audette. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The art of reconciliation

Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR MICHèLE AUDETTE | June 21, 2023
  • As long as we are moving forward, we can build a better, safer, more inclusive society, respectful of our diversity and our richness.

The art of reconciliation

Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR MICHèLE AUDETTE | June 21, 2023
  • As long as we are moving forward, we can build a better, safer, more inclusive society, respectful of our diversity and our richness.
Reconciliation is multidimensional; it is complex and difficult. We need to remind ourselves that more than 150 years of assimilationist policies and wrongdoing will not go away in a day, writes Sen. Michèle Audette. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Truth and Reconciliation is not a single outcome, but a generations-long journey

  • It’s possible, but Truth and Reconciliation should be transformative and not aim to restore a harmonious past that has never existed.
Opinion | BY TANYA CHUNG-TIAM-FOOK | June 21, 2023
The Wije’winen Centre in Halifax, N.S., is a beacon of reconciliation-embedded social infrastructure and kinship-based, decolonized land relationships, writes Tanya Chung-Tiam-Fook. Image courtesy of the Wije’winen Centre/Fathom

Truth and Reconciliation is not a single outcome, but a generations-long journey

Opinion | BY TANYA CHUNG-TIAM-FOOK | June 21, 2023
  • It’s possible, but Truth and Reconciliation should be transformative and not aim to restore a harmonious past that has never existed.

Truth and Reconciliation is not a single outcome, but a generations-long journey

Opinion | BY TANYA CHUNG-TIAM-FOOK | June 21, 2023
  • It’s possible, but Truth and Reconciliation should be transformative and not aim to restore a harmonious past that has never existed.
The Wije’winen Centre in Halifax, N.S., is a beacon of reconciliation-embedded social infrastructure and kinship-based, decolonized land relationships, writes Tanya Chung-Tiam-Fook. Image courtesy of the Wije’winen Centre/Fathom

Indigenous Peoples and governments are here for the long haul

  • There is still work to be done, but I believe we have taken more steps forward to achieve reconciliation than any government in history.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JAIME BATTISTE | June 21, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a reconciliation stone on arrival at a National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa on June 21, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous Peoples and governments are here for the long haul

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JAIME BATTISTE | June 21, 2023
  • There is still work to be done, but I believe we have taken more steps forward to achieve reconciliation than any government in history.

Indigenous Peoples and governments are here for the long haul

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JAIME BATTISTE | June 21, 2023
  • There is still work to be done, but I believe we have taken more steps forward to achieve reconciliation than any government in history.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a reconciliation stone on arrival at a National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa on June 21, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The possible shape of economic reconciliation

  • In order for Nunavut to thrive, we need to break our reliance on the federal government by generating wealth.
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | June 21, 2023
Inuit organizations and the Government of Nunavut should not have to wait on tenterhooks to see if the next federal budget has monies earmarked for education initiatives, infrastructure development and housing, writes Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of David Stanley/Flickr

The possible shape of economic reconciliation

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | June 21, 2023
  • In order for Nunavut to thrive, we need to break our reliance on the federal government by generating wealth.

The possible shape of economic reconciliation

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | June 21, 2023
  • In order for Nunavut to thrive, we need to break our reliance on the federal government by generating wealth.
Inuit organizations and the Government of Nunavut should not have to wait on tenterhooks to see if the next federal budget has monies earmarked for education initiatives, infrastructure development and housing, writes Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of David Stanley/Flickr

What does meaningful recognition look like?

  • It is important to imagine reconciliation as a verb, a process toward something as well as a pathway out of something—the colonial state and
Opinion | BY DEBORAH MCGREGOR | June 21, 2023
There is no shortage of ideas about what to do, including the 231 Calls to Justice included in the final report of the Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, which was presented in 2019, writes Deborah McGregor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What does meaningful recognition look like?

Opinion | BY DEBORAH MCGREGOR | June 21, 2023
  • It is important to imagine reconciliation as a verb, a process toward something as well as a pathway out of something—the colonial state and

What does meaningful recognition look like?

Opinion | BY DEBORAH MCGREGOR | June 21, 2023
  • It is important to imagine reconciliation as a verb, a process toward something as well as a pathway out of something—the colonial state and
There is no shortage of ideas about what to do, including the 231 Calls to Justice included in the final report of the Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, which was presented in 2019, writes Deborah McGregor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Liberal government has failed to live up to its promises to Indigenous people

  • Advocacy from Indigenous Peoples has been relentless, yet this government continues to make Indigenous issues an afterthought.
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | June 21, 2023
NDP MP Lori Idlout, left, writes that her New Democrat colleagues, including Leah Gazan, Blake Desjarlais, and Alistair MacGregor have been at the forefront of fighting to improve the conditions for Indigenous Peoples in Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Aidan Chamandy

The Liberal government has failed to live up to its promises to Indigenous people

Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | June 21, 2023
  • Advocacy from Indigenous Peoples has been relentless, yet this government continues to make Indigenous issues an afterthought.

The Liberal government has failed to live up to its promises to Indigenous people

Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | June 21, 2023
  • Advocacy from Indigenous Peoples has been relentless, yet this government continues to make Indigenous issues an afterthought.
NDP MP Lori Idlout, left, writes that her New Democrat colleagues, including Leah Gazan, Blake Desjarlais, and Alistair MacGregor have been at the forefront of fighting to improve the conditions for Indigenous Peoples in Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Aidan Chamandy

Systemic reconciliation requires understanding promises of the past and needs of the present

  • To move forward, we first need an understanding of the spirit and intent of our original relationships and our shared history.
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR DAVID ARNOT | June 21, 2023
Reconciliation with the past, and for the future, requires an acknowledgment of the significant strides that have been made through community investment, self-governance processes, and business, writes Sen. David Arnot. Pexels photograph by Savvas Stavrinos

Systemic reconciliation requires understanding promises of the past and needs of the present

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR DAVID ARNOT | June 21, 2023
  • To move forward, we first need an understanding of the spirit and intent of our original relationships and our shared history.

Systemic reconciliation requires understanding promises of the past and needs of the present

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR DAVID ARNOT | June 21, 2023
  • To move forward, we first need an understanding of the spirit and intent of our original relationships and our shared history.
Reconciliation with the past, and for the future, requires an acknowledgment of the significant strides that have been made through community investment, self-governance processes, and business, writes Sen. David Arnot. Pexels photograph by Savvas Stavrinos

Ontario Transportation Minister Mulroney guest of honour at Ottawa mayor’s breakfast on June 22

  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 House Sitting—The House is sitting this week. It’s scheduled to adjourn for the summer on June 23. It will break for
Ontario Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney is the special guest at the Mayor's Breakfast, hosted by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal on Thursday, June 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ontario Transportation Minister Mulroney guest of honour at Ottawa mayor’s breakfast on June 22

  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 House Sitting—The House is sitting this week. It’s scheduled to adjourn for the summer on June 23. It will break for

Ontario Transportation Minister Mulroney guest of honour at Ottawa mayor’s breakfast on June 22

  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 House Sitting—The House is sitting this week. It’s scheduled to adjourn for the summer on June 23. It will break for
Ontario Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney is the special guest at the Mayor's Breakfast, hosted by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal on Thursday, June 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Empowering Indigenous prosperity and reconciliation with economy

  • The federal government can empower Indigenous ingenuity by listening to Indigenous voices, providing access to affordable capital, and making necessary policy changes.
Opinion | BY SHANNIN METATAWABIN | June 21, 2023
Indigenous-led solutions have produced the most meaningful and substantive results to date, writes Shannin Metatawabin. Photograph courtesy of Shannin Metatawabin

Empowering Indigenous prosperity and reconciliation with economy

Opinion | BY SHANNIN METATAWABIN | June 21, 2023
  • The federal government can empower Indigenous ingenuity by listening to Indigenous voices, providing access to affordable capital, and making necessary policy changes.

Empowering Indigenous prosperity and reconciliation with economy

Opinion | BY SHANNIN METATAWABIN | June 21, 2023
  • The federal government can empower Indigenous ingenuity by listening to Indigenous voices, providing access to affordable capital, and making necessary policy changes.
Indigenous-led solutions have produced the most meaningful and substantive results to date, writes Shannin Metatawabin. Photograph courtesy of Shannin Metatawabin

Don’t discount the contributions of young people in politics

  • There seems to be a pervasive belief in our society that young people not only don’t know anything about politics, but also don’t care
Opinion | BY SOPHIA LINDFIELD | June 21, 2023
Just as it is for other demographics, it's important that young people are represented in government to speak to their unique lived experience, writes Sophia Lindfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t discount the contributions of young people in politics

Opinion | BY SOPHIA LINDFIELD | June 21, 2023
  • There seems to be a pervasive belief in our society that young people not only don’t know anything about politics, but also don’t care

Don’t discount the contributions of young people in politics

Opinion | BY SOPHIA LINDFIELD | June 21, 2023
  • There seems to be a pervasive belief in our society that young people not only don’t know anything about politics, but also don’t care
Just as it is for other demographics, it's important that young people are represented in government to speak to their unique lived experience, writes Sophia Lindfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Matching wits at Whistler

  • Plus, a bill so perfect it left MPs speechless.
Infrastructure Minister Dominic LeBlanc will meet with provincial and territorial counterparts in Whistler, B.C. today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Matching wits at Whistler

  • Plus, a bill so perfect it left MPs speechless.

Politics This Morning: Matching wits at Whistler

  • Plus, a bill so perfect it left MPs speechless.
Infrastructure Minister Dominic LeBlanc will meet with provincial and territorial counterparts in Whistler, B.C. today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Mixed emotions’ for Charette as she prepares to hand over reins of the PCO

  • Janice Charette’s successor as clerk of the Privy Council, John Hannaford, has been shadowing her in recent weeks in an effort to ensure they
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 21, 2023
Janice Charette will officially end her second run as clerk of the Privy Council Office on June 23, concluding an almost 40-year career in the federal public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Mixed emotions’ for Charette as she prepares to hand over reins of the PCO

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 21, 2023
  • Janice Charette’s successor as clerk of the Privy Council, John Hannaford, has been shadowing her in recent weeks in an effort to ensure they

‘Mixed emotions’ for Charette as she prepares to hand over reins of the PCO

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 21, 2023
  • Janice Charette’s successor as clerk of the Privy Council, John Hannaford, has been shadowing her in recent weeks in an effort to ensure they
Janice Charette will officially end her second run as clerk of the Privy Council Office on June 23, concluding an almost 40-year career in the federal public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Byelection results show Tories still have work to do to win general election, says pollster Lyle

  • Former Tory staffer Yaroslav Baran said byelections in four safe seats were a poor test of how voters are responding to current issues. But
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 20, 2023
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
There have been five byelections since Pierre Poilievre became Conservative leader, and the Liberal vote share has grown in three of them. It's a sign Poilievre needs to 'adjust' his approach for a general election, says pollster Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Byelection results show Tories still have work to do to win general election, says pollster Lyle

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 20, 2023
  • Former Tory staffer Yaroslav Baran said byelections in four safe seats were a poor test of how voters are responding to current issues. But

Byelection results show Tories still have work to do to win general election, says pollster Lyle

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 20, 2023
  • Former Tory staffer Yaroslav Baran said byelections in four safe seats were a poor test of how voters are responding to current issues. But
Pierre Poilievre
There have been five byelections since Pierre Poilievre became Conservative leader, and the Liberal vote share has grown in three of them. It's a sign Poilievre needs to 'adjust' his approach for a general election, says pollster Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 20, 2023
Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino speaks with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on June 20, 2023, facing questions about his office's handling of notorious serial rapist and murderer Paul Bernardo's transfer out of a maximum security prison and whether he will be able to remain in cabinet as a result. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 20, 2023

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 20, 2023
Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino speaks with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on June 20, 2023, facing questions about his office's handling of notorious serial rapist and murderer Paul Bernardo's transfer out of a maximum security prison and whether he will be able to remain in cabinet as a result. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Sam Cooper testifies

  • Plus, the lobbying commissioner faces questions on Navdeep Bains’ new gig.
The Procedure and House Affairs Committee will meet in the West Block on Parliament Hill today to continue its study of foreign interference by the Chinese government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Sam Cooper testifies

  • Plus, the lobbying commissioner faces questions on Navdeep Bains’ new gig.

Politics This Morning: Sam Cooper testifies

  • Plus, the lobbying commissioner faces questions on Navdeep Bains’ new gig.
The Procedure and House Affairs Committee will meet in the West Block on Parliament Hill today to continue its study of foreign interference by the Chinese government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Navigating the narratives of the Russian invasion

  • If victory is indeed now assured for Ukraine, perhaps it is time that we begin a debate on what a ‘just’ and ‘humane’ outcome
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 19, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy participates in a ceremony marking the ninth anniversary of the National Guard of Ukraine on March 24. On the battlefield, it is apparent the Ukrainian military has begun its counteroffensive, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of the office the President of Ukraine/Flickr

Navigating the narratives of the Russian invasion

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 19, 2023
  • If victory is indeed now assured for Ukraine, perhaps it is time that we begin a debate on what a ‘just’ and ‘humane’ outcome

Navigating the narratives of the Russian invasion

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 19, 2023
  • If victory is indeed now assured for Ukraine, perhaps it is time that we begin a debate on what a ‘just’ and ‘humane’ outcome
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy participates in a ceremony marking the ninth anniversary of the National Guard of Ukraine on March 24. On the battlefield, it is apparent the Ukrainian military has begun its counteroffensive, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of the office the President of Ukraine/Flickr

National Defence Minister Anita Anand is down a director

  • Plus, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray has a new policy aide, and an update on Infrastructure and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s team.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 19, 2023
National Defence Minister Anita Anand gives a keynote address at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on May 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

National Defence Minister Anita Anand is down a director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 19, 2023
  • Plus, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray has a new policy aide, and an update on Infrastructure and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s team.

National Defence Minister Anita Anand is down a director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 19, 2023
  • Plus, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray has a new policy aide, and an update on Infrastructure and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s team.
National Defence Minister Anita Anand gives a keynote address at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on May 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In India, democracy at risk

  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to transform India from a secular democracy to a Hindu nationalist state where the various religious minorities are
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 19, 2023
Why would the Indian government want the average Indian student to be ill-informed about science, democratic politics, and respect for diversity? Well, that’s exactly what Prime Minister Narendra Modi is aiming for, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

In India, democracy at risk

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 19, 2023
  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to transform India from a secular democracy to a Hindu nationalist state where the various religious minorities are

In India, democracy at risk

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 19, 2023
  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to transform India from a secular democracy to a Hindu nationalist state where the various religious minorities are
Why would the Indian government want the average Indian student to be ill-informed about science, democratic politics, and respect for diversity? Well, that’s exactly what Prime Minister Narendra Modi is aiming for, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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