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Ministers update public on wildfires

  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is among the cabinet members holding a presser on wildfires today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Ministers update public on wildfires

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.

Ministers update public on wildfires

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is among the cabinet members holding a presser on wildfires today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens 

  • How well is the government meeting its diversity targets? The 2023-24 Employment Equity report offers a window into federal efforts to bring about change.
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 17, 2025
The 2023-24 employment equity report is likely to be the last analysis occurring during a period of growth in the core public service, as the government embarks on a spending review across all departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens 

Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 17, 2025
  • How well is the government meeting its diversity targets? The 2023-24 Employment Equity report offers a window into federal efforts to bring about change.

Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens 

Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 17, 2025
  • How well is the government meeting its diversity targets? The 2023-24 Employment Equity report offers a window into federal efforts to bring about change.
The 2023-24 employment equity report is likely to be the last analysis occurring during a period of growth in the core public service, as the government embarks on a spending review across all departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

  • First Nations are in a legal bind with drugs coming into our communities. Under current federal legislation, Canada Post requires 'reasonable grounds' before they
Opinion | BY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR | July 17, 2025
The issue of drugs in mail sent through Canada Post goes far beyond one Crown corporation. Our sovereignty means nothing if we cannot control what comes into our own territories, writes Michael Yellowback and Angela Levasseur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

Opinion | BY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR | July 17, 2025
  • First Nations are in a legal bind with drugs coming into our communities. Under current federal legislation, Canada Post requires 'reasonable grounds' before they

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

Opinion | BY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR | July 17, 2025
  • First Nations are in a legal bind with drugs coming into our communities. Under current federal legislation, Canada Post requires 'reasonable grounds' before they
The issue of drugs in mail sent through Canada Post goes far beyond one Crown corporation. Our sovereignty means nothing if we cannot control what comes into our own territories, writes Michael Yellowback and Angela Levasseur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

  • A proposed system of parallel reviews aims to disallow anti-competitive mergers or collaborations, but could block transactions that benefit airline passengers and likely reduce
Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | July 17, 2025
If economies of scale allow large airlines to operate more efficiently than small ones, airline passengers may well be better off when two airlines merge, writes Matthew Lau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | July 17, 2025
  • A proposed system of parallel reviews aims to disallow anti-competitive mergers or collaborations, but could block transactions that benefit airline passengers and likely reduce

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | July 17, 2025
  • A proposed system of parallel reviews aims to disallow anti-competitive mergers or collaborations, but could block transactions that benefit airline passengers and likely reduce
If economies of scale allow large airlines to operate more efficiently than small ones, airline passengers may well be better off when two airlines merge, writes Matthew Lau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney vs. the chiefs

  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with First Nations chiefs today to address opposition to his new major projects fast-tracking law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney vs. the chiefs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.

Carney vs. the chiefs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with First Nations chiefs today to address opposition to his new major projects fast-tracking law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

  • Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has seven confirmed staffers officially working in her office as of mid-July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has seven confirmed staffers officially working in her office as of mid-July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

  • Severe cuts to the budgets of UN humanitarian agencies, including those dealing with refugees and children, have set off panic through the organization.
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 16, 2025
Bob Rae is Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 16, 2025
  • Severe cuts to the budgets of UN humanitarian agencies, including those dealing with refugees and children, have set off panic through the organization.

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 16, 2025
  • Severe cuts to the budgets of UN humanitarian agencies, including those dealing with refugees and children, have set off panic through the organization.
Bob Rae is Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed increased trade and defence links to Europe as part of diversification efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near
Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed increased trade and defence links to Europe as part of diversification efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

  • Both Canada and Germany are 'challenged' by the Trump's administration's 'new understanding' of transatlantic relations, says Norbert Lammert.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Norbert Lammert was president of Germany's Bundestag from 2005 to 2017. He now serves as chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Both Canada and Germany are 'challenged' by the Trump's administration's 'new understanding' of transatlantic relations, says Norbert Lammert.

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Both Canada and Germany are 'challenged' by the Trump's administration's 'new understanding' of transatlantic relations, says Norbert Lammert.
Norbert Lammert was president of Germany's Bundestag from 2005 to 2017. He now serves as chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

  • Hopefully, Canadians will speak up and not allow the government to ignore key issues, despite the timing of these dead-of-summer consultations.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 16, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne launched the 2025 budget consultations on July 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 16, 2025
  • Hopefully, Canadians will speak up and not allow the government to ignore key issues, despite the timing of these dead-of-summer consultations.

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 16, 2025
  • Hopefully, Canadians will speak up and not allow the government to ignore key issues, despite the timing of these dead-of-summer consultations.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne launched the 2025 budget consultations on July 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).
Opinion | July 16, 2025

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the provincial and territorial premiers to discuss the nation's response to the latest tariff action from U.S. President Donald Trump in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the provincial and territorial premiers to discuss the nation's response to the latest tariff action from U.S. President Donald Trump in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

  • India and Canada should see each other not as hesitant allies, but as natural partners for resilient growth.
Opinion | BY NADIRA HAMID | July 16, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney meet alongside the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 17. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

Opinion | BY NADIRA HAMID | July 16, 2025
  • India and Canada should see each other not as hesitant allies, but as natural partners for resilient growth.

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

Opinion | BY NADIRA HAMID | July 16, 2025
  • India and Canada should see each other not as hesitant allies, but as natural partners for resilient growth.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney meet alongside the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 17. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
The political honeymoon Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has enjoyed since the election may have left them unprepared for the strength of the opposition they now face, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils
The political honeymoon Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has enjoyed since the election may have left them unprepared for the strength of the opposition they now face, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

  • Meanwhile, workers continue to haul bedrock out from under the historic Centre Block building as part of excavations that will reach 23 metres below
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
Five cranes currently surround Centre Block. Three sit inside the Parliament Welcome Centre pit to facilitate construction of the new underground complex, with two flanking Centre Block's east and west ends to haul material in and out of its internal courtyards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Meanwhile, workers continue to haul bedrock out from under the historic Centre Block building as part of excavations that will reach 23 metres below

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Meanwhile, workers continue to haul bedrock out from under the historic Centre Block building as part of excavations that will reach 23 metres below
Five cranes currently surround Centre Block. Three sit inside the Parliament Welcome Centre pit to facilitate construction of the new underground complex, with two flanking Centre Block's east and west ends to haul material in and out of its internal courtyards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up on Sept. 2. The House and Senate finance committees both passed motions urging his reappointment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up on Sept. 2. The House and Senate finance committees both passed motions urging his reappointment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
Solar panels
Solar panels
Volume production and technical innovations have brought the price of solar panels down so low that China is exporting them in huge quantities even to developing countries, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
Solar panels
Volume production and technical innovations have brought the price of solar panels down so low that China is exporting them in huge quantities even to developing countries, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

  • Highly restrictive bid criteria made competition 'impossible' for Canadian and European companies to secure the contract for military night-vision goggles, says a filing from
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 14, 2025
David McGuinty
David McGuinty
Defence Minister David McGuinty said he would 'look into' the terms of the contract before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal called for the government to put a hold on the procurement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 14, 2025
  • Highly restrictive bid criteria made competition 'impossible' for Canadian and European companies to secure the contract for military night-vision goggles, says a filing from

Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 14, 2025
  • Highly restrictive bid criteria made competition 'impossible' for Canadian and European companies to secure the contract for military night-vision goggles, says a filing from
David McGuinty
Defence Minister David McGuinty said he would 'look into' the terms of the contract before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal called for the government to put a hold on the procurement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has filled some key staff positions in his new ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has filled some key staff positions in his new ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of
Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
Tim Hodgson
Tim Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and the government should reconsider the decision and require a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Vista coal mine expansion, writes Stephen Wilton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of
Tim Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and the government should reconsider the decision and require a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Vista coal mine expansion, writes Stephen Wilton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
As a part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's, right, spending review of government operations, departments that serve Indigenous Peoples—including Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada led by Minister Rebecca Alty, left—must be required to fulfill their spending obligations and "get the money out the door," writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
As a part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's, right, spending review of government operations, departments that serve Indigenous Peoples—including Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada led by Minister Rebecca Alty, left—must be required to fulfill their spending obligations and "get the money out the door," writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Canada downplays cost of meeting NATO spending mark as $60-billion projection will need to rise  

  • In 2025, the figures NATO uses to calculate members' GDP will no longer be based on the 2015 numbers it uses now, but would
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 26, 2024
Bill Blair
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says that it is possible that Canada's GDP will rise, which would force Canada to spend more on defence for it to reach the two per cent mark it promised NATO it would hit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada downplays cost of meeting NATO spending mark as $60-billion projection will need to rise  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 26, 2024
  • In 2025, the figures NATO uses to calculate members' GDP will no longer be based on the 2015 numbers it uses now, but would

Canada downplays cost of meeting NATO spending mark as $60-billion projection will need to rise  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 26, 2024
  • In 2025, the figures NATO uses to calculate members' GDP will no longer be based on the 2015 numbers it uses now, but would
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says that it is possible that Canada's GDP will rise, which would force Canada to spend more on defence for it to reach the two per cent mark it promised NATO it would hit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds respond to Jasper wildfires

  • Plus, Canada's homicide rate went down from 2022 to 2023.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan will provide an update on the federal response to the Alberta wildfires this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds respond to Jasper wildfires

  • Plus, Canada's homicide rate went down from 2022 to 2023.

Feds respond to Jasper wildfires

  • Plus, Canada's homicide rate went down from 2022 to 2023.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan will provide an update on the federal response to the Alberta wildfires this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Interest rate cut offers relief for some borrowers, but no political reprieve for the PM: politicos

  • Pollster Nik Nanos says the cut offers some hope for the Liberals as it's 'a step in the right direction,' while economist Trevor Tombe
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 25, 2024
For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a rate cut ‘does nothing to help boost caucus support for the leader,’ said former Liberal staffer Olivier Cullen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Interest rate cut offers relief for some borrowers, but no political reprieve for the PM: politicos

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 25, 2024
  • Pollster Nik Nanos says the cut offers some hope for the Liberals as it's 'a step in the right direction,' while economist Trevor Tombe

Interest rate cut offers relief for some borrowers, but no political reprieve for the PM: politicos

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 25, 2024
  • Pollster Nik Nanos says the cut offers some hope for the Liberals as it's 'a step in the right direction,' while economist Trevor Tombe
For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a rate cut ‘does nothing to help boost caucus support for the leader,’ said former Liberal staffer Olivier Cullen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s perinatal depression advice puts mothers at risk

  • Canada's Task Force on Preventive Health Care is going against other countries' screening guidelines, failing to recognize the urgency and danger of unidentified perinatal
Opinion | BY NICOLE LETOURNEAU | July 25, 2024
Minister of Health Mark Holland
Minister of Health Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland's recent call to review the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care isn't the first time the advisory body has been under scrutiny.

Canada’s perinatal depression advice puts mothers at risk

Opinion | BY NICOLE LETOURNEAU | July 25, 2024
  • Canada's Task Force on Preventive Health Care is going against other countries' screening guidelines, failing to recognize the urgency and danger of unidentified perinatal

Canada’s perinatal depression advice puts mothers at risk

Opinion | BY NICOLE LETOURNEAU | July 25, 2024
  • Canada's Task Force on Preventive Health Care is going against other countries' screening guidelines, failing to recognize the urgency and danger of unidentified perinatal
Minister of Health Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland's recent call to review the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care isn't the first time the advisory body has been under scrutiny.

Almost everyone wants to dial down the political rhetoric, here’s why no one knows how to

  • There are so many worked-up people on social media who have no interest in being less angry. Quite the pickle we’ve gotten ourselves into, eh?
Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | July 25, 2024
Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, and Pierre Poilievre. We all know that the engine of democratic politics is overheating, but we don’t know how to cool it down. We can’t legislate our way out of this. You can’t order people to relax. And we can’t talk ourselves into it, writes Chris Dornan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore, and illustration by Neena Singhal

Almost everyone wants to dial down the political rhetoric, here’s why no one knows how to

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | July 25, 2024
  • There are so many worked-up people on social media who have no interest in being less angry. Quite the pickle we’ve gotten ourselves into, eh?

Almost everyone wants to dial down the political rhetoric, here’s why no one knows how to

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | July 25, 2024
  • There are so many worked-up people on social media who have no interest in being less angry. Quite the pickle we’ve gotten ourselves into, eh?
Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, and Pierre Poilievre. We all know that the engine of democratic politics is overheating, but we don’t know how to cool it down. We can’t legislate our way out of this. You can’t order people to relax. And we can’t talk ourselves into it, writes Chris Dornan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore, and illustration by Neena Singhal

Here’s how the feds can reduce taxes and balance the budget in two years

  • By lowering tax rates for many Canadians, the government would improve our tax competitiveness, and better incentivize entrepreneurship, investment, and other activities that promote
Opinion | BY GRADY MUNRO, JAKE FUSS | July 25, 2024
Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 19, 2024, about the government’s accomplishments during the session.
Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 19, 2024, about the government’s accomplishments during the session.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s latest budget signalled the intent to spend $39.8-billion more in 2024-25 than the government collects in taxes, and will borrow to cover the difference—marking the Trudeau government’s 10th consecutive budget deficit, write Grady Munro and Jake Fuss. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s how the feds can reduce taxes and balance the budget in two years

Opinion | BY GRADY MUNRO, JAKE FUSS | July 25, 2024
  • By lowering tax rates for many Canadians, the government would improve our tax competitiveness, and better incentivize entrepreneurship, investment, and other activities that promote

Here’s how the feds can reduce taxes and balance the budget in two years

Opinion | BY GRADY MUNRO, JAKE FUSS | July 25, 2024
  • By lowering tax rates for many Canadians, the government would improve our tax competitiveness, and better incentivize entrepreneurship, investment, and other activities that promote
Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 19, 2024, about the government’s accomplishments during the session.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s latest budget signalled the intent to spend $39.8-billion more in 2024-25 than the government collects in taxes, and will borrow to cover the difference—marking the Trudeau government’s 10th consecutive budget deficit, write Grady Munro and Jake Fuss. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Venezuela seems headed for a free election, and a chance for change

  • Under authoritarian rule, per capita income is one-third of what it was 10 years ago, almost one-third of Venezuela’s citizens have fled the country
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 25, 2024
Nicolás Maduro
Nicolás Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been waging a defensive and ultimately doomed battle from the day he took power in 2013, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Venezuela seems headed for a free election, and a chance for change

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 25, 2024
  • Under authoritarian rule, per capita income is one-third of what it was 10 years ago, almost one-third of Venezuela’s citizens have fled the country

Venezuela seems headed for a free election, and a chance for change

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 25, 2024
  • Under authoritarian rule, per capita income is one-third of what it was 10 years ago, almost one-third of Venezuela’s citizens have fled the country
Nicolás Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been waging a defensive and ultimately doomed battle from the day he took power in 2013, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Right-wing media follows Trudeau on vacation

  • Plus, Joe Biden's parting message.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is confronted on a Tofino, B.C. beach by Keean Bexte. Screenshot courtesy of Keean Bexte on YouTube

Right-wing media follows Trudeau on vacation

  • Plus, Joe Biden's parting message.

Right-wing media follows Trudeau on vacation

  • Plus, Joe Biden's parting message.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is confronted on a Tofino, B.C. beach by Keean Bexte. Screenshot courtesy of Keean Bexte on YouTube

Canada needs an Africa strategy

  • Canada cannot afford to sit still in Africa, a continent of unrealized potential. By 2050, a quarter of the world’s population will be African, and
Opinion | BY DAVID BOROTO | July 24, 2024
Ahmed Hussen
Ahmed Hussen
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. Africa’s infrastructure needs are great. Canada can uniquely position itself as a complementary partner to its G7 counterparts, providing early stage strategic planning, engineering and transaction advisory support to Africa, writes David Boroto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs an Africa strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID BOROTO | July 24, 2024
  • Canada cannot afford to sit still in Africa, a continent of unrealized potential. By 2050, a quarter of the world’s population will be African, and

Canada needs an Africa strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID BOROTO | July 24, 2024
  • Canada cannot afford to sit still in Africa, a continent of unrealized potential. By 2050, a quarter of the world’s population will be African, and
Ahmed Hussen
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. Africa’s infrastructure needs are great. Canada can uniquely position itself as a complementary partner to its G7 counterparts, providing early stage strategic planning, engineering and transaction advisory support to Africa, writes David Boroto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stars align for big changes to British Columbia’s commercial fishery

  • With two committee studies, an alliance of First Nations and harvester groups calling for owner-operator licensing in B.C., and now a provincial government commitment,
Opinion | BY TREVOR RUSS, JAMES LAWSON | July 24, 2024
Canada’s new Fisheries Act clearly empowers Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier to initiate this much needed and broadly supported change. All that is needed is her to give the green light, writes Trevor Russ. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stars align for big changes to British Columbia’s commercial fishery

Opinion | BY TREVOR RUSS, JAMES LAWSON | July 24, 2024
  • With two committee studies, an alliance of First Nations and harvester groups calling for owner-operator licensing in B.C., and now a provincial government commitment,

Stars align for big changes to British Columbia’s commercial fishery

Opinion | BY TREVOR RUSS, JAMES LAWSON | July 24, 2024
  • With two committee studies, an alliance of First Nations and harvester groups calling for owner-operator licensing in B.C., and now a provincial government commitment,
Canada’s new Fisheries Act clearly empowers Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier to initiate this much needed and broadly supported change. All that is needed is her to give the green light, writes Trevor Russ. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dumbing down the electoral process

  • Instead of letting voters evaluate the merits of competing policies, political parties are steering us towards simplistic diversions and visceral reactions.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 24, 2024
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, U.S. Vice-president Kamala Harris, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, U.S. Vice-president Kamala Harris, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, U.S. Vice-president Kamala Harris, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Political marketing machines intend to have voters react to ballot questions as consumers of celebrity, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photographs courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Dumbing down the electoral process

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 24, 2024
  • Instead of letting voters evaluate the merits of competing policies, political parties are steering us towards simplistic diversions and visceral reactions.

Dumbing down the electoral process

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 24, 2024
  • Instead of letting voters evaluate the merits of competing policies, political parties are steering us towards simplistic diversions and visceral reactions.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, U.S. Vice-president Kamala Harris, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, U.S. Vice-president Kamala Harris, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Political marketing machines intend to have voters react to ballot questions as consumers of celebrity, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photographs courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Influx of names on byelection ballots shows ‘frustration’ with first-past-the-post system, say electoral reform advocates

  • Political science professor Laura Stephenson says a system of government that favours coalitions could ‘decrease some of that party hate’ embedded in Canadian politics.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2024
Conservative MP-elect Don Stewart—pictured with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and supporters—won the June 24 Toronto-St. Paul's byelection that saw the names of 84 candidates on the ballot, part of a protest against the electoral system. Photograph courtesy of X

Influx of names on byelection ballots shows ‘frustration’ with first-past-the-post system, say electoral reform advocates

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2024
  • Political science professor Laura Stephenson says a system of government that favours coalitions could ‘decrease some of that party hate’ embedded in Canadian politics.

Influx of names on byelection ballots shows ‘frustration’ with first-past-the-post system, say electoral reform advocates

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2024
  • Political science professor Laura Stephenson says a system of government that favours coalitions could ‘decrease some of that party hate’ embedded in Canadian politics.
Conservative MP-elect Don Stewart—pictured with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and supporters—won the June 24 Toronto-St. Paul's byelection that saw the names of 84 candidates on the ballot, part of a protest against the electoral system. Photograph courtesy of X

Canada must do more to relieve debt facing sex trafficking survivors

  • As we approach World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, it is crucial to address our system's shortcomings, and to accelerate action to #EndHumanTrafficking.
Opinion | BY CARLY KALISH | July 24, 2024
While Canadians are starting to recognize the disturbing prevalence of human trafficking occurring in this country, many are unaware of the devastating effects that can follow victims into their recovery, including an average debt of $20,000, writes Carly Kalish. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Canada must do more to relieve debt facing sex trafficking survivors

Opinion | BY CARLY KALISH | July 24, 2024
  • As we approach World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, it is crucial to address our system's shortcomings, and to accelerate action to #EndHumanTrafficking.

Canada must do more to relieve debt facing sex trafficking survivors

Opinion | BY CARLY KALISH | July 24, 2024
  • As we approach World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, it is crucial to address our system's shortcomings, and to accelerate action to #EndHumanTrafficking.
While Canadians are starting to recognize the disturbing prevalence of human trafficking occurring in this country, many are unaware of the devastating effects that can follow victims into their recovery, including an average debt of $20,000, writes Carly Kalish. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Macklem addresses Bank of Canada key interest rate cut

  • Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem announced his second consecutive cut to the central bank’s key overnight lending rate on July 24. With this
FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | July 24, 2024
Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada.
Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada.
Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem holds a press conference on July 24, after the central bank interest rate announcement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Macklem addresses Bank of Canada key interest rate cut

FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | July 24, 2024
  • Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem announced his second consecutive cut to the central bank’s key overnight lending rate on July 24. With this

Macklem addresses Bank of Canada key interest rate cut

FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | July 24, 2024
  • Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem announced his second consecutive cut to the central bank’s key overnight lending rate on July 24. With this
Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada.
Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem holds a press conference on July 24, after the central bank interest rate announcement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Face supplant: minister recognition neither ‘net positive nor negative’ for Liberal election, leadership hopes, say politicos

  • The people who matter already know the names, faces, and birthdays of every cabinet member, regardless of leadership aspirations, says Yaroslav Baran.
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 24, 2024
Can you name all of these people? According to a recent survey by Abacus Data, when shown an image only 39 per cent of Canadians could name Chrystia Freeland, top left, 20 per cent knew Mélanie Joly, 19 per cent got Anita Anand, seven per cent knew Mark Carney, bottom left, and four per cent picked out either Sean Fraser and Dominic LeBlanc. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Face supplant: minister recognition neither ‘net positive nor negative’ for Liberal election, leadership hopes, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 24, 2024
  • The people who matter already know the names, faces, and birthdays of every cabinet member, regardless of leadership aspirations, says Yaroslav Baran.

Face supplant: minister recognition neither ‘net positive nor negative’ for Liberal election, leadership hopes, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 24, 2024
  • The people who matter already know the names, faces, and birthdays of every cabinet member, regardless of leadership aspirations, says Yaroslav Baran.
Can you name all of these people? According to a recent survey by Abacus Data, when shown an image only 39 per cent of Canadians could name Chrystia Freeland, top left, 20 per cent knew Mélanie Joly, 19 per cent got Anita Anand, seven per cent knew Mark Carney, bottom left, and four per cent picked out either Sean Fraser and Dominic LeBlanc. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Minister Anandasangaree says reconciliation still ‘key pillar’ of Liberal plan following charged AFN reception

  • There's still an ‘ambitious agenda’ before the next election, but reconciliation is a 'generational goal,' says Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 24, 2024
Gary Anandasangaree
Gary Anandasangaree
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Anandasangaree, pictured right with Chief Ken Price, delivers remarks following the draft treaty signing with Kitselas First Nation and the British Columbia government on June 24. Photograph courtesy of Minister Gary Anandasangaree's office

Minister Anandasangaree says reconciliation still ‘key pillar’ of Liberal plan following charged AFN reception

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 24, 2024
  • There's still an ‘ambitious agenda’ before the next election, but reconciliation is a 'generational goal,' says Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree

Minister Anandasangaree says reconciliation still ‘key pillar’ of Liberal plan following charged AFN reception

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 24, 2024
  • There's still an ‘ambitious agenda’ before the next election, but reconciliation is a 'generational goal,' says Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree
Gary Anandasangaree
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Anandasangaree, pictured right with Chief Ken Price, delivers remarks following the draft treaty signing with Kitselas First Nation and the British Columbia government on June 24. Photograph courtesy of Minister Gary Anandasangaree's office

Presidential ticket upheavals present murky prospects for 2026 review of North American trade deal  

  • U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris was one of 10 Senators to vote against CUSMA in 2020.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 24, 2024
For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, there is reason to believe that Republican vice-president nominee J.D. Vance, left, and likely Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris may not be the keen on having a painless review of CUSMA in 2026. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidmore, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and White House photograph by Adam Schultz

Presidential ticket upheavals present murky prospects for 2026 review of North American trade deal  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 24, 2024
  • U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris was one of 10 Senators to vote against CUSMA in 2020.

Presidential ticket upheavals present murky prospects for 2026 review of North American trade deal  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 24, 2024
  • U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris was one of 10 Senators to vote against CUSMA in 2020.
For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, there is reason to believe that Republican vice-president nominee J.D. Vance, left, and likely Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris may not be the keen on having a painless review of CUSMA in 2026. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidmore, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and White House photograph by Adam Schultz

Kamala Harris has entered the chat

  • There is now a responsibility on white liberals, moderates, and centrists to practice what they preach, and vote to save democracy.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 24, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
Vice-President Kamala Harris has excited the Democratic base, which will ostensibly affect turnout in the U.S. presidential election. No one was excited about Sleepy Joe. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson

Kamala Harris has entered the chat

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 24, 2024
  • There is now a responsibility on white liberals, moderates, and centrists to practice what they preach, and vote to save democracy.

Kamala Harris has entered the chat

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 24, 2024
  • There is now a responsibility on white liberals, moderates, and centrists to practice what they preach, and vote to save democracy.
Kamala Harris
Vice-President Kamala Harris has excited the Democratic base, which will ostensibly affect turnout in the U.S. presidential election. No one was excited about Sleepy Joe. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson

Forty years on, CSIS deserves more respect

  • The Trudeau government doesn’t seem to have taken threats to Canada with the gravity they deserve. There can be serious security consequences for that
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 24, 2024
Then-solicitor general Bob Kaplan, left, signs the papers making CSIS official, with then-CSIS director Ted Finn on July 16, 1984. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Forty years on, CSIS deserves more respect

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 24, 2024
  • The Trudeau government doesn’t seem to have taken threats to Canada with the gravity they deserve. There can be serious security consequences for that

Forty years on, CSIS deserves more respect

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 24, 2024
  • The Trudeau government doesn’t seem to have taken threats to Canada with the gravity they deserve. There can be serious security consequences for that
Then-solicitor general Bob Kaplan, left, signs the papers making CSIS official, with then-CSIS director Ted Finn on July 16, 1984. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

High stakes require full-court press on the U.S.

  • Keeping up with our southern neighbours can be an exercise in frustration and futility. From the will-they-or-won’t-they intrigue of the jury that ultimately decided
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 24, 2024
With U.S. President Joe Biden on his way out of the Oval Office, it’s even more important that Canadian engagement efforts are very broad. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High stakes require full-court press on the U.S.

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 24, 2024
  • Keeping up with our southern neighbours can be an exercise in frustration and futility. From the will-they-or-won’t-they intrigue of the jury that ultimately decided

High stakes require full-court press on the U.S.

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 24, 2024
  • Keeping up with our southern neighbours can be an exercise in frustration and futility. From the will-they-or-won’t-they intrigue of the jury that ultimately decided
With U.S. President Joe Biden on his way out of the Oval Office, it’s even more important that Canadian engagement efforts are very broad. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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