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It was a Hill housewarming fit for a King 

  • With the Royals away, politicos, politicians, and journalists partied the night away on May 27 at Earnscliffe Strategies’ and Politico’s spring housewarming at
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
World Press Freedom Canada's Heather Bakken, left, Janet Silver, and Greg Weston raise a toast to the carboard King Charles III inside The Métropolitain Brasserie on May 27 at a special royal edition of Earnscliffe Strategies and Politico's annual House-(of Commons)-warming party. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

It was a Hill housewarming fit for a King 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
  • With the Royals away, politicos, politicians, and journalists partied the night away on May 27 at Earnscliffe Strategies’ and Politico’s spring housewarming at

It was a Hill housewarming fit for a King 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
  • With the Royals away, politicos, politicians, and journalists partied the night away on May 27 at Earnscliffe Strategies’ and Politico’s spring housewarming at
World Press Freedom Canada's Heather Bakken, left, Janet Silver, and Greg Weston raise a toast to the carboard King Charles III inside The Métropolitain Brasserie on May 27 at a special royal edition of Earnscliffe Strategies and Politico's annual House-(of Commons)-warming party. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

  • The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | May 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
With a focused plan, $40-billion in savings in year one isn’t a fantasy—it’s feasible. But it will take a handful of sharp due diligence experts embedded in the Prime Minister Mark Carney and his key ministers’ offices, write Ram Mathilakath and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | May 28, 2025
  • The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.

Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | May 28, 2025
  • The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
Mark Carney
With a focused plan, $40-billion in savings in year one isn’t a fantasy—it’s feasible. But it will take a handful of sharp due diligence experts embedded in the Prime Minister Mark Carney and his key ministers’ offices, write Ram Mathilakath and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates

  • The total budgetary ask represents an 8.4 per cent jump over last year's spending document, and includes $73.4-billion in special warrants issued while Parliament
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
The 2025-26 main estimates were tabled in the House of Commons by new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
  • The total budgetary ask represents an 8.4 per cent jump over last year's spending document, and includes $73.4-billion in special warrants issued while Parliament

Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
  • The total budgetary ask represents an 8.4 per cent jump over last year's spending document, and includes $73.4-billion in special warrants issued while Parliament
The 2025-26 main estimates were tabled in the House of Commons by new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pakistan wants South Asian stability to be a top issue on G7 communiqué

  • Tensions between India and Pakistan should be a top geostrategic discussion for the G7 leaders, right behind the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, says
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
Pakistani High Commissioner to Canada Muhammad Saleem says the conflict between India and Pakistan 'cannot be ignored.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pakistan wants South Asian stability to be a top issue on G7 communiqué

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
  • Tensions between India and Pakistan should be a top geostrategic discussion for the G7 leaders, right behind the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, says

Pakistan wants South Asian stability to be a top issue on G7 communiqué

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
  • Tensions between India and Pakistan should be a top geostrategic discussion for the G7 leaders, right behind the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, says
Pakistani High Commissioner to Canada Muhammad Saleem says the conflict between India and Pakistan 'cannot be ignored.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re hurt, too’: U.S. envoy counters Canadians’ outrage over annexation threats

  • U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra says he is 'not very sympathetic' to the pain Canadians feel over Trump's annexation threats as he looks to the
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says he asked President Donald Trump for the posting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re hurt, too’: U.S. envoy counters Canadians’ outrage over annexation threats

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
  • U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra says he is 'not very sympathetic' to the pain Canadians feel over Trump's annexation threats as he looks to the

‘We’re hurt, too’: U.S. envoy counters Canadians’ outrage over annexation threats

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
  • U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra says he is 'not very sympathetic' to the pain Canadians feel over Trump's annexation threats as he looks to the
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says he asked President Donald Trump for the posting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New speaker, same old Chamber?

  • We’ve all seen what happens when Parliament doesn’t work. Congratulations, and good luck, to Speaker Scarpaleggia—you’re going to need it.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 28, 2025
Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, drag newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia to the Speaker’s chair—a tradition from British history where Speakers risked beheading if they reported unfavourable news to the King. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

New speaker, same old Chamber?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 28, 2025
  • We’ve all seen what happens when Parliament doesn’t work. Congratulations, and good luck, to Speaker Scarpaleggia—you’re going to need it.

New speaker, same old Chamber?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 28, 2025
  • We’ve all seen what happens when Parliament doesn’t work. Congratulations, and good luck, to Speaker Scarpaleggia—you’re going to need it.
Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, drag newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia to the Speaker’s chair—a tradition from British history where Speakers risked beheading if they reported unfavourable news to the King. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

King’s Speech from the Throne offers challenges

  • Public servants have been working to craft a defining direction for a government still struggling to fill ministerial staff positions, and hire new blood
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 28, 2025
Prince Charles
Prince Charles
King Charles III read the Carney government’s Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King’s Speech from the Throne offers challenges

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 28, 2025
  • Public servants have been working to craft a defining direction for a government still struggling to fill ministerial staff positions, and hire new blood

King’s Speech from the Throne offers challenges

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 28, 2025
  • Public servants have been working to craft a defining direction for a government still struggling to fill ministerial staff positions, and hire new blood
Prince Charles
King Charles III read the Carney government’s Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is already short-changing transparency

  • The cabinet mandate letter sends a signal to expect even greater centralized control and messaging that is not conducive to the free flow of
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said his ministers needed to ‘identify how specifically’ they could contribute to the seven general priorities and report back to him, but not the public, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is already short-changing transparency

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 28, 2025
  • The cabinet mandate letter sends a signal to expect even greater centralized control and messaging that is not conducive to the free flow of

Carney is already short-changing transparency

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 28, 2025
  • The cabinet mandate letter sends a signal to expect even greater centralized control and messaging that is not conducive to the free flow of
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said his ministers needed to ‘identify how specifically’ they could contribute to the seven general priorities and report back to him, but not the public, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In 50 years, the G7’s never had a summit like the one Carney is hosting next month

  • It’s hard to imagine how the stakes could be higher in the midst of the U.S. president's economic warfare against most of the other
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 28, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s last trip to Canada was for the G7 Leaders’ Summit in 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

In 50 years, the G7’s never had a summit like the one Carney is hosting next month

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 28, 2025
  • It’s hard to imagine how the stakes could be higher in the midst of the U.S. president's economic warfare against most of the other

In 50 years, the G7’s never had a summit like the one Carney is hosting next month

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 28, 2025
  • It’s hard to imagine how the stakes could be higher in the midst of the U.S. president's economic warfare against most of the other
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s last trip to Canada was for the G7 Leaders’ Summit in 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

No amount of defence spending will satisfy Trump

  • The proper questions are: what are Canada’s national interests, and in what order of priority?
Opinion | BY AARON ETTINGER | May 28, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Everything we’ve seen over the years suggests that acquiescence to U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands will only bring more demands and more degradation, writes Aaron Ettinger. White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

No amount of defence spending will satisfy Trump

Opinion | BY AARON ETTINGER | May 28, 2025
  • The proper questions are: what are Canada’s national interests, and in what order of priority?

No amount of defence spending will satisfy Trump

Opinion | BY AARON ETTINGER | May 28, 2025
  • The proper questions are: what are Canada’s national interests, and in what order of priority?
Donald Trump
Everything we’ve seen over the years suggests that acquiescence to U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands will only bring more demands and more degradation, writes Aaron Ettinger. White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

National defence is a key component of the economic strategy

  • National defence and economic sovereignty are inextricably linked, and we must begin treating them as such.
Opinion | BY JOHN MCKAY | May 28, 2025
If we truly value our sovereignty, we must stop treating defence spending as a reluctant obligation and start treating it as an investment in national strength, writes John McKay. DND photograph by Master Corporal Mark Wanzel

National defence is a key component of the economic strategy

Opinion | BY JOHN MCKAY | May 28, 2025
  • National defence and economic sovereignty are inextricably linked, and we must begin treating them as such.

National defence is a key component of the economic strategy

Opinion | BY JOHN MCKAY | May 28, 2025
  • National defence and economic sovereignty are inextricably linked, and we must begin treating them as such.
If we truly value our sovereignty, we must stop treating defence spending as a reluctant obligation and start treating it as an investment in national strength, writes John McKay. DND photograph by Master Corporal Mark Wanzel

Investing in first-person-view kamikaze drones is a practical move to help shut Canada’s artillery gap

  • During combat operations, FPVs offer an array of tactical advantages that aim to make the battlefield more lethal, forcing adversaries to be on the
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | May 28, 2025
Ottawa must be bolder in addressing its overall indirect fire shortcomings while pursuing options to replace the outdated M777 howitzers, writes Andrew Erskine. DND photograph by Corporal Stéphanie Labossière

Investing in first-person-view kamikaze drones is a practical move to help shut Canada’s artillery gap

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | May 28, 2025
  • During combat operations, FPVs offer an array of tactical advantages that aim to make the battlefield more lethal, forcing adversaries to be on the

Investing in first-person-view kamikaze drones is a practical move to help shut Canada’s artillery gap

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | May 28, 2025
  • During combat operations, FPVs offer an array of tactical advantages that aim to make the battlefield more lethal, forcing adversaries to be on the
Ottawa must be bolder in addressing its overall indirect fire shortcomings while pursuing options to replace the outdated M777 howitzers, writes Andrew Erskine. DND photograph by Corporal Stéphanie Labossière

Canada’s high-tech defence imperative

  • The government will have to wrestle with the core challenge of managing ‘dual-use’ technologies for increased spending to make the most meaningful impact.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL P.A. MURPHY, TRACEY FORREST, PAUL SAMSON | May 28, 2025
If Canada is to meet ambitious defence spending goals while also supercharging its technology sectors, it needs civil-military synergy, write Michael P.A. Murphy, Tracey Forrest, and Paul Samson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s high-tech defence imperative

Opinion | BY MICHAEL P.A. MURPHY, TRACEY FORREST, PAUL SAMSON | May 28, 2025
  • The government will have to wrestle with the core challenge of managing ‘dual-use’ technologies for increased spending to make the most meaningful impact.

Canada’s high-tech defence imperative

Opinion | BY MICHAEL P.A. MURPHY, TRACEY FORREST, PAUL SAMSON | May 28, 2025
  • The government will have to wrestle with the core challenge of managing ‘dual-use’ technologies for increased spending to make the most meaningful impact.
If Canada is to meet ambitious defence spending goals while also supercharging its technology sectors, it needs civil-military synergy, write Michael P.A. Murphy, Tracey Forrest, and Paul Samson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to preserve NORAD? All action, and absolutely no talk

  • NORAD modernization discussions should prevent the American president from noticing that his country is part of an alliance that offers Canada special treatment.
Opinion | BY ADAM CHAPNICK | May 28, 2025
Donald Trump.
Donald Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration seems to question, if not reject, the very idea that co-operation with other states on an equitable basis serves its national interests, writes Adam Chapnick. Photograph courtesy of of Flickr/The White House

How to preserve NORAD? All action, and absolutely no talk

Opinion | BY ADAM CHAPNICK | May 28, 2025
  • NORAD modernization discussions should prevent the American president from noticing that his country is part of an alliance that offers Canada special treatment.

How to preserve NORAD? All action, and absolutely no talk

Opinion | BY ADAM CHAPNICK | May 28, 2025
  • NORAD modernization discussions should prevent the American president from noticing that his country is part of an alliance that offers Canada special treatment.
Donald Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration seems to question, if not reject, the very idea that co-operation with other states on an equitable basis serves its national interests, writes Adam Chapnick. Photograph courtesy of of Flickr/The White House

Bloc calls for new vote in Terrebonne as all four recount results are made official

  • Plus, The Globe's Robert Fife wins the Michener-Baxter Award, three former MPs will dissect the Throne Speech on May 29, the Canadian Senators Group
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 28, 2025
Following a mea culpa by Elections Canada, which is run by Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, left, Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné has filed a Superior Court challenge saying the agency needs to re-do the election in Terrebonne, Que., where she lost her seat by a single vote. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Bloc calls for new vote in Terrebonne as all four recount results are made official

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 28, 2025
  • Plus, The Globe's Robert Fife wins the Michener-Baxter Award, three former MPs will dissect the Throne Speech on May 29, the Canadian Senators Group

Bloc calls for new vote in Terrebonne as all four recount results are made official

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 28, 2025
  • Plus, The Globe's Robert Fife wins the Michener-Baxter Award, three former MPs will dissect the Throne Speech on May 29, the Canadian Senators Group
Following a mea culpa by Elections Canada, which is run by Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, left, Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné has filed a Superior Court challenge saying the agency needs to re-do the election in Terrebonne, Que., where she lost her seat by a single vote. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Crowds gather to witness royal procession for Throne Speech

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FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 27, 2025
King Charles speaks with a member of the Royal Canadian Regiment honour guard after arriving at the Senate of Canada Building on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Crowds gather to witness royal procession for Throne Speech

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 27, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Crowds gather to witness royal procession for Throne Speech

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 27, 2025
  • The Hill Times
King Charles speaks with a member of the Royal Canadian Regiment honour guard after arriving at the Senate of Canada Building on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King Charles says Canada faces a ‘critical moment’ in historic Throne Speech

  • Canada faces ‘challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetimes,’ said the monarch in a speech that addressed building a ‘new’ relationship with the United
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 27, 2025 | UPDATED May 27, 2025
King Charles arrives at the Senate of Canada building on May 27 before delivering the Speech from the Throne, marking the first time in nearly 50 years that a monarch has opened Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King Charles says Canada faces a ‘critical moment’ in historic Throne Speech

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 27, 2025 | UPDATED May 27, 2025
  • Canada faces ‘challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetimes,’ said the monarch in a speech that addressed building a ‘new’ relationship with the United

King Charles says Canada faces a ‘critical moment’ in historic Throne Speech

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 27, 2025 | UPDATED May 27, 2025
  • Canada faces ‘challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetimes,’ said the monarch in a speech that addressed building a ‘new’ relationship with the United
King Charles arrives at the Senate of Canada building on May 27 before delivering the Speech from the Throne, marking the first time in nearly 50 years that a monarch has opened Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The mystique of monarchy takes another victim

  • Playing the monarchy card might protect both Canada and the U.K. from worse treatment at the hands of the U.S. president.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 27, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
The whole show is designed to exploit U.S. President Donald Trump’s fascination with the British monarchy, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

The mystique of monarchy takes another victim

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 27, 2025
  • Playing the monarchy card might protect both Canada and the U.K. from worse treatment at the hands of the U.S. president.

The mystique of monarchy takes another victim

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 27, 2025
  • Playing the monarchy card might protect both Canada and the U.K. from worse treatment at the hands of the U.S. president.
Donald Trump
The whole show is designed to exploit U.S. President Donald Trump’s fascination with the British monarchy, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Rebuilding Canada’s fisheries for climate and economic security

  • Oceana Canada’s analysis shows that by applying existing science-based law and policy, the number of healthy fish populations in Canada could rise from 35
Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | May 26, 2025
Joanne Thompson
Joanne Thompson
Joanne Thompson became fisheries minister in March, and was tapped to keep the post in May. Last year’s quota increase for northern cod comes at a cost to the long-term health of the fishery, writes Josh Laughren. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Rebuilding Canada’s fisheries for climate and economic security

Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | May 26, 2025
  • Oceana Canada’s analysis shows that by applying existing science-based law and policy, the number of healthy fish populations in Canada could rise from 35

Rebuilding Canada’s fisheries for climate and economic security

Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | May 26, 2025
  • Oceana Canada’s analysis shows that by applying existing science-based law and policy, the number of healthy fish populations in Canada could rise from 35
Joanne Thompson
Joanne Thompson became fisheries minister in March, and was tapped to keep the post in May. Last year’s quota increase for northern cod comes at a cost to the long-term health of the fishery, writes Josh Laughren. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The King plants roots in Ottawa on Day 1 of royal visit

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FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 26, 2025
King Charles III, left, and Queen Camilla arrive in Ottawa on May 26, a day before he is set to deliver the Throne Speech in the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The King plants roots in Ottawa on Day 1 of royal visit

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 26, 2025
  • The Hill Times

The King plants roots in Ottawa on Day 1 of royal visit

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 26, 2025
  • The Hill Times
King Charles III, left, and Queen Camilla arrive in Ottawa on May 26, a day before he is set to deliver the Throne Speech in the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Francis Scarpaleggia vows to keep ‘sticks on the ice’ as new House Speaker

  • After a previously gridlocked and acrimonious parliamentary session, newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia urged MPs to return and engage in 'robust debate,' but
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 26, 2025
Francis Scarpaleggia
Francis Scarpaleggia
After a secret ballot, Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia was voted in as House Speaker for the 45th Parliament on May 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Francis Scarpaleggia vows to keep ‘sticks on the ice’ as new House Speaker

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 26, 2025
  • After a previously gridlocked and acrimonious parliamentary session, newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia urged MPs to return and engage in 'robust debate,' but

Francis Scarpaleggia vows to keep ‘sticks on the ice’ as new House Speaker

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 26, 2025
  • After a previously gridlocked and acrimonious parliamentary session, newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia urged MPs to return and engage in 'robust debate,' but
Francis Scarpaleggia
After a secret ballot, Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia was voted in as House Speaker for the 45th Parliament on May 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A number of Trudeau-era cabinet staff bidding Hill farewell

  • Elections mean changeover among the Hill’s staffing ranks, and aides across the partisan divide have been saying their goodbyes.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 26, 2025
The Prime Minister's Office at 80 Wellington St., left, with the West Block building—the current seat of the House of Commons—pictured right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A number of Trudeau-era cabinet staff bidding Hill farewell

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 26, 2025
  • Elections mean changeover among the Hill’s staffing ranks, and aides across the partisan divide have been saying their goodbyes.

A number of Trudeau-era cabinet staff bidding Hill farewell

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 26, 2025
  • Elections mean changeover among the Hill’s staffing ranks, and aides across the partisan divide have been saying their goodbyes.
The Prime Minister's Office at 80 Wellington St., left, with the West Block building—the current seat of the House of Commons—pictured right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new Canadian economy must include everyone

  • Inclusive economic policies must include programs that support employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for women with disabilities.
Opinion | BY BONNIE BRAYTON | May 26, 2025
Canada must discussions to advance the rights of persons with disabilities worldwide while setting the example here at home, writes Bonnie Brayton. Unsplash photograph by Elevate

A new Canadian economy must include everyone

Opinion | BY BONNIE BRAYTON | May 26, 2025
  • Inclusive economic policies must include programs that support employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for women with disabilities.

A new Canadian economy must include everyone

Opinion | BY BONNIE BRAYTON | May 26, 2025
  • Inclusive economic policies must include programs that support employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for women with disabilities.
Canada must discussions to advance the rights of persons with disabilities worldwide while setting the example here at home, writes Bonnie Brayton. Unsplash photograph by Elevate

Q&A | Question Period, House decorum, and cabinet missteps with Sheila Copps

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘needs to allow his ministers to take front and centre in some of the files,’ but they need to stay
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Unlike his predecessor, Prime Minister Mark Carney is 'more crisp and precise in his answers, and he doesn't tend to give a lecture,' says former Liberal MP Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Question Period, House decorum, and cabinet missteps with Sheila Copps

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 26, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘needs to allow his ministers to take front and centre in some of the files,’ but they need to stay

Q&A | Question Period, House decorum, and cabinet missteps with Sheila Copps

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 26, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘needs to allow his ministers to take front and centre in some of the files,’ but they need to stay
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Unlike his predecessor, Prime Minister Mark Carney is 'more crisp and precise in his answers, and he doesn't tend to give a lecture,' says former Liberal MP Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top 10 most influential Conservatives in federal politics

  • Jenni Byrne, the former Conservative campaign director and a close confidante of Pierre Poilievre, is facing criticism for the party’s failure to win the
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 26, 2025
Even though the Conservatives lost the April 28 federal election, Pierre Poilievre, pictured right with his wife Anaida Poilievre, still appears to maintain strong control over his party. Leading up to the election, most political observers anticipated a Liberal majority, yet the Conservatives managed to hold them to a minority. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Top 10 most influential Conservatives in federal politics

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 26, 2025
  • Jenni Byrne, the former Conservative campaign director and a close confidante of Pierre Poilievre, is facing criticism for the party’s failure to win the

Top 10 most influential Conservatives in federal politics

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 26, 2025
  • Jenni Byrne, the former Conservative campaign director and a close confidante of Pierre Poilievre, is facing criticism for the party’s failure to win the
Even though the Conservatives lost the April 28 federal election, Pierre Poilievre, pictured right with his wife Anaida Poilievre, still appears to maintain strong control over his party. Leading up to the election, most political observers anticipated a Liberal majority, yet the Conservatives managed to hold them to a minority. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The Royals come to Ottawa with a bang

  • Plus, MPs pick a House Speaker.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 26, 2025
King Charles and Queen Camilla will be in Ottawa today and tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Royals come to Ottawa with a bang

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 26, 2025
  • Plus, MPs pick a House Speaker.

The Royals come to Ottawa with a bang

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 26, 2025
  • Plus, MPs pick a House Speaker.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will be in Ottawa today and tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Now-eliminated mental health and addictions cabinet post ‘shone a brighter light’ on issues, but also caused some confusion, stakeholders say

  • The new Liberal cabinet no longer includes a seat for a mental health and addictions minister after former prime minister Justin Trudeau created the
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | May 26, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel, left, is sworn in as a cabinet minister by PCO Clerk John Hannaford, right, on May 13, 2025, at Rideau Hall as Governor General Mary Simon and Prime Minister Mark Carney look on. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia

Now-eliminated mental health and addictions cabinet post ‘shone a brighter light’ on issues, but also caused some confusion, stakeholders say

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | May 26, 2025
  • The new Liberal cabinet no longer includes a seat for a mental health and addictions minister after former prime minister Justin Trudeau created the

Now-eliminated mental health and addictions cabinet post ‘shone a brighter light’ on issues, but also caused some confusion, stakeholders say

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | May 26, 2025
  • The new Liberal cabinet no longer includes a seat for a mental health and addictions minister after former prime minister Justin Trudeau created the
Health Minister Marjorie Michel, left, is sworn in as a cabinet minister by PCO Clerk John Hannaford, right, on May 13, 2025, at Rideau Hall as Governor General Mary Simon and Prime Minister Mark Carney look on. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia
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Workers are sounding the alarm and Parliamentarians must listen

  • No one understands the issues—and solutions—like workers themselves and they are champing at the bit to share their stories and experiences with decision-makers.
Opinion | BY BEA BRUSKE | February 1, 2023
Decision-makers would be wise to remember that it’s unionized workers who build a strong middle class as they hear from workers from ridings across the country on Feb. 7, writes Bea Bruske. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Workers are sounding the alarm and Parliamentarians must listen

Opinion | BY BEA BRUSKE | February 1, 2023
  • No one understands the issues—and solutions—like workers themselves and they are champing at the bit to share their stories and experiences with decision-makers.

Workers are sounding the alarm and Parliamentarians must listen

Opinion | BY BEA BRUSKE | February 1, 2023
  • No one understands the issues—and solutions—like workers themselves and they are champing at the bit to share their stories and experiences with decision-makers.
Decision-makers would be wise to remember that it’s unionized workers who build a strong middle class as they hear from workers from ridings across the country on Feb. 7, writes Bea Bruske. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s stopping us from stopping TB?

  • Canada, please do not back down. Last year, Canada committed $11-million toward combating tuberculosis and it is imperative that this number does not lower
Opinion | February 1, 2023

What’s stopping us from stopping TB?

Opinion | February 1, 2023
  • Canada, please do not back down. Last year, Canada committed $11-million toward combating tuberculosis and it is imperative that this number does not lower

What’s stopping us from stopping TB?

Opinion | February 1, 2023
  • Canada, please do not back down. Last year, Canada committed $11-million toward combating tuberculosis and it is imperative that this number does not lower

Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict not so clear cut, says Toronto reader

  • Re: “Armenians are facing another genocide,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 23). The opinion article by Raffi Sarkissian should not go unanswered as it is
Opinion | February 1, 2023
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, left, meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2019. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict not so clear cut, says Toronto reader

Opinion | February 1, 2023
  • Re: “Armenians are facing another genocide,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 23). The opinion article by Raffi Sarkissian should not go unanswered as it is

Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict not so clear cut, says Toronto reader

Opinion | February 1, 2023
  • Re: “Armenians are facing another genocide,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 23). The opinion article by Raffi Sarkissian should not go unanswered as it is
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, left, meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2019. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

International law doesn’t support letter’s claims: CJPME

  • Re: “History doesn’t support giving Israel an ‘occupier’ label: HonestReporting,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 25, p. 8). Mike Fegelman wants to deny the existence
Opinion | February 1, 2023

International law doesn’t support letter’s claims: CJPME

Opinion | February 1, 2023
  • Re: “History doesn’t support giving Israel an ‘occupier’ label: HonestReporting,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 25, p. 8). Mike Fegelman wants to deny the existence

International law doesn’t support letter’s claims: CJPME

Opinion | February 1, 2023
  • Re: “History doesn’t support giving Israel an ‘occupier’ label: HonestReporting,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 25, p. 8). Mike Fegelman wants to deny the existence

The U.K. spectrum policy is keeping wireless prices low—can Canada do the same?

  • Canada risks an inadequate supply of spectrum that may limit competition for 5G services, drive up both spectrum and 5G service prices, and delay
Opinion | BY MARTIN CAVE | February 1, 2023
A combination of advances is making 5G a major element in countries’ digitalization strategies, upon which their prosperity increasingly depends, writes Martin Cave. Unsplash photograph by Paul Hanaoka

The U.K. spectrum policy is keeping wireless prices low—can Canada do the same?

Opinion | BY MARTIN CAVE | February 1, 2023
  • Canada risks an inadequate supply of spectrum that may limit competition for 5G services, drive up both spectrum and 5G service prices, and delay

The U.K. spectrum policy is keeping wireless prices low—can Canada do the same?

Opinion | BY MARTIN CAVE | February 1, 2023
  • Canada risks an inadequate supply of spectrum that may limit competition for 5G services, drive up both spectrum and 5G service prices, and delay
A combination of advances is making 5G a major element in countries’ digitalization strategies, upon which their prosperity increasingly depends, writes Martin Cave. Unsplash photograph by Paul Hanaoka

Corporations need to embrace a made-in-Canada approach to innovation

  • It is time for Canadian companies to recognize that we shouldn’t be looking to Silicon Valley for inspiration, but we need our own brand
Opinion | BY TIMA BANSAL | February 1, 2023
The Canadarm’s success was based not just on a single technology, but numerous technologies that worked together, including the technologies that gave the robotic arm physical dexterity, visual acuity, and precise control through cutting-edge software, writes Tima Bansal. Photograph courtesy of NASA

Corporations need to embrace a made-in-Canada approach to innovation

Opinion | BY TIMA BANSAL | February 1, 2023
  • It is time for Canadian companies to recognize that we shouldn’t be looking to Silicon Valley for inspiration, but we need our own brand

Corporations need to embrace a made-in-Canada approach to innovation

Opinion | BY TIMA BANSAL | February 1, 2023
  • It is time for Canadian companies to recognize that we shouldn’t be looking to Silicon Valley for inspiration, but we need our own brand
The Canadarm’s success was based not just on a single technology, but numerous technologies that worked together, including the technologies that gave the robotic arm physical dexterity, visual acuity, and precise control through cutting-edge software, writes Tima Bansal. Photograph courtesy of NASA

Canadian innovation lacks forward thinking

  • If Canada focused more on the merits of the individuals who they are putting in charge and less on giving themselves diversity and climate
Opinion | BY AMAN CHAHAL | February 1, 2023
Bias operates at every level of the Canadian decision-making agenda, but certain biases leave us all paying the price, writes Aman Chahal. Unsplash photograph by Jason Goodman

Canadian innovation lacks forward thinking

Opinion | BY AMAN CHAHAL | February 1, 2023
  • If Canada focused more on the merits of the individuals who they are putting in charge and less on giving themselves diversity and climate

Canadian innovation lacks forward thinking

Opinion | BY AMAN CHAHAL | February 1, 2023
  • If Canada focused more on the merits of the individuals who they are putting in charge and less on giving themselves diversity and climate
Bias operates at every level of the Canadian decision-making agenda, but certain biases leave us all paying the price, writes Aman Chahal. Unsplash photograph by Jason Goodman

The effect of climate crisis on Canadian coastal communities is an all-hands-on deck situation, but the Liberals aren’t acting

  • If the Liberals keep delaying on disaster mitigation and prevention, our coastal environment will become more hostile.
Opinion | BY NDP MP LISA MARIE BARRON | February 1, 2023
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces respond to Nova Scotia’s request for assistance with relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in September 2022. DND photograph by Corporal Connor Bennett

The effect of climate crisis on Canadian coastal communities is an all-hands-on deck situation, but the Liberals aren’t acting

Opinion | BY NDP MP LISA MARIE BARRON | February 1, 2023
  • If the Liberals keep delaying on disaster mitigation and prevention, our coastal environment will become more hostile.

The effect of climate crisis on Canadian coastal communities is an all-hands-on deck situation, but the Liberals aren’t acting

Opinion | BY NDP MP LISA MARIE BARRON | February 1, 2023
  • If the Liberals keep delaying on disaster mitigation and prevention, our coastal environment will become more hostile.
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces respond to Nova Scotia’s request for assistance with relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in September 2022. DND photograph by Corporal Connor Bennett

The Valley of Never-Having-Lived: Canada’s innovation talent problem

  • In Canada, we celebrate how we support companies, but in reality, our innovation system is structurally and culturally stacked against entrepreneurial scientists from the
Opinion | BY SARAH LUBIK | February 1, 2023
In November 2022, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced more than $1-billion in funding to support research, including scientists, researchers, and students. But only about 20 per cent (generously) of those students will get tenure track positions, writes Sarah Lubik The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Valley of Never-Having-Lived: Canada’s innovation talent problem

Opinion | BY SARAH LUBIK | February 1, 2023
  • In Canada, we celebrate how we support companies, but in reality, our innovation system is structurally and culturally stacked against entrepreneurial scientists from the

The Valley of Never-Having-Lived: Canada’s innovation talent problem

Opinion | BY SARAH LUBIK | February 1, 2023
  • In Canada, we celebrate how we support companies, but in reality, our innovation system is structurally and culturally stacked against entrepreneurial scientists from the
In November 2022, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced more than $1-billion in funding to support research, including scientists, researchers, and students. But only about 20 per cent (generously) of those students will get tenure track positions, writes Sarah Lubik The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Government of Canada is advancing Canada’s position as a global leader in innovation

  • It has become clear that we can’t keep doing things the same old way; we need to make sure Canadians benefit from their own
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ANDY FILLMORE | February 1, 2023
The Liberal government fundamentally shifted Canada’s innovation landscape with the launch of the Global Innovation Clusters and Innovative Solutions Canada, two programs that are reshaping how our nation supports—and benefits from—our own good ideas, writes Andy Fillmore. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

The Government of Canada is advancing Canada’s position as a global leader in innovation

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ANDY FILLMORE | February 1, 2023
  • It has become clear that we can’t keep doing things the same old way; we need to make sure Canadians benefit from their own

The Government of Canada is advancing Canada’s position as a global leader in innovation

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ANDY FILLMORE | February 1, 2023
  • It has become clear that we can’t keep doing things the same old way; we need to make sure Canadians benefit from their own
The Liberal government fundamentally shifted Canada’s innovation landscape with the launch of the Global Innovation Clusters and Innovative Solutions Canada, two programs that are reshaping how our nation supports—and benefits from—our own good ideas, writes Andy Fillmore. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Achieving Canada’s EV mandates requires more money for research and future talent

  • Federal investment to support a pan-Canadian, academia-industry research consortium will complement the government and industry investments on the manufacturing side and set our country
Opinion | BY NARAYAN KAR, MADELINE MCQUEEN | February 1, 2023
Canada has seen significant investments relating to electric vehicle batteries over the last year, but improvement in electric motor, power electronics, and control supply chains are also required, write Narayan Kar and Madeline McQueen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Achieving Canada’s EV mandates requires more money for research and future talent

Opinion | BY NARAYAN KAR, MADELINE MCQUEEN | February 1, 2023
  • Federal investment to support a pan-Canadian, academia-industry research consortium will complement the government and industry investments on the manufacturing side and set our country

Achieving Canada’s EV mandates requires more money for research and future talent

Opinion | BY NARAYAN KAR, MADELINE MCQUEEN | February 1, 2023
  • Federal investment to support a pan-Canadian, academia-industry research consortium will complement the government and industry investments on the manufacturing side and set our country
Canada has seen significant investments relating to electric vehicle batteries over the last year, but improvement in electric motor, power electronics, and control supply chains are also required, write Narayan Kar and Madeline McQueen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can become the international low-carbon innovator of choice

  • Canada brings more to the table than natural resources and a peaceable temperament, because its research strengths include the full panoply of needed disciplines.
Opinion | BY MARTHA CRAGO, BENOIT BOULET | February 1, 2023
Realizing the opportunities, Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have been making the most of Canada’s newfound allure, seeking out strategic new economic partners, write Martha Crago and Benoit Boulet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Canada can become the international low-carbon innovator of choice

Opinion | BY MARTHA CRAGO, BENOIT BOULET | February 1, 2023
  • Canada brings more to the table than natural resources and a peaceable temperament, because its research strengths include the full panoply of needed disciplines.

Canada can become the international low-carbon innovator of choice

Opinion | BY MARTHA CRAGO, BENOIT BOULET | February 1, 2023
  • Canada brings more to the table than natural resources and a peaceable temperament, because its research strengths include the full panoply of needed disciplines.
Realizing the opportunities, Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have been making the most of Canada’s newfound allure, seeking out strategic new economic partners, write Martha Crago and Benoit Boulet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Our regulatory stagnation is killing innovation

  • Innovation will never convert into productivity growth unless we constantly modernize our regulations, empowering businesses to implement innovative new practices that also protect consumers.
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR COLIN DEACON | February 1, 2023
As an example of this stagnation, until last November, Canada’s electric metering legislation only allowed electric vehicle charging stations to charge for the amount of time used and not the actual cost of the electricity delivered, writes Sen. Colin Deacon. Unsplash photograph by Michael Fousert

Our regulatory stagnation is killing innovation

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR COLIN DEACON | February 1, 2023
  • Innovation will never convert into productivity growth unless we constantly modernize our regulations, empowering businesses to implement innovative new practices that also protect consumers.

Our regulatory stagnation is killing innovation

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR COLIN DEACON | February 1, 2023
  • Innovation will never convert into productivity growth unless we constantly modernize our regulations, empowering businesses to implement innovative new practices that also protect consumers.
As an example of this stagnation, until last November, Canada’s electric metering legislation only allowed electric vehicle charging stations to charge for the amount of time used and not the actual cost of the electricity delivered, writes Sen. Colin Deacon. Unsplash photograph by Michael Fousert

Black History Month kicks off with Senate-hosted exhibit

  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1 House Sitting—The House resumed sitting on Monday, Jan. 30, and will sit for three straight weeks (Jan. 30-Feb. 17). It will
Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie—right, with Dimitri St-Julien in 2017—and the Senate's African-Canadian Group is co-hosting a grand opening of an art exhibition in the Senate Foyer, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, marking Black History Month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Black History Month kicks off with Senate-hosted exhibit

  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1 House Sitting—The House resumed sitting on Monday, Jan. 30, and will sit for three straight weeks (Jan. 30-Feb. 17). It will

Black History Month kicks off with Senate-hosted exhibit

  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1 House Sitting—The House resumed sitting on Monday, Jan. 30, and will sit for three straight weeks (Jan. 30-Feb. 17). It will
Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie—right, with Dimitri St-Julien in 2017—and the Senate's African-Canadian Group is co-hosting a grand opening of an art exhibition in the Senate Foyer, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, marking Black History Month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Barton is back

  • Plus: A premier comes to town.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 1, 2023
Former Canadian ambassador to China and McKinsey and Company director Dominic Barton will appear before a House of Commons committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Barton is back

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 1, 2023
  • Plus: A premier comes to town.

Politics This Morning: Barton is back

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 1, 2023
  • Plus: A premier comes to town.
Former Canadian ambassador to China and McKinsey and Company director Dominic Barton will appear before a House of Commons committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs ‘are listening to Kirsty right now,’ says Status of Women Committee chair, following ex-minister Duncan’s comments on abuse in sport

  • Conservative MP Karen Vecchio says the majority of athletes who testified before the Status of Women Committee expressed a desire to have a national
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 31, 2023
On Jan. 27, Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan renewed her calls for a national inquiry into abuse in sport, and said she faced resistance from within government on this file during her time as sport minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs ‘are listening to Kirsty right now,’ says Status of Women Committee chair, following ex-minister Duncan’s comments on abuse in sport

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 31, 2023
  • Conservative MP Karen Vecchio says the majority of athletes who testified before the Status of Women Committee expressed a desire to have a national

MPs ‘are listening to Kirsty right now,’ says Status of Women Committee chair, following ex-minister Duncan’s comments on abuse in sport

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 31, 2023
  • Conservative MP Karen Vecchio says the majority of athletes who testified before the Status of Women Committee expressed a desire to have a national
On Jan. 27, Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan renewed her calls for a national inquiry into abuse in sport, and said she faced resistance from within government on this file during her time as sport minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 31, 2023
Jonathan Pedneault
Jonathan Pedneault
Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault, flanked by Green MP Mike Morrice, left, and Green Leader Elizabeth May, speaks during a press conference in West Block on Jan. 31, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 31, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 31, 2023
Jonathan Pedneault
Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault, flanked by Green MP Mike Morrice, left, and Green Leader Elizabeth May, speaks during a press conference in West Block on Jan. 31, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs put riding changes under the microscope

  • Plus, is there room for another ‘sunny ways’ election campaign?
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 31, 2023
Immigration Minister and Central Nova MP Sean Fraser will testify before a committee studying electoral boundary changes today. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: MPs put riding changes under the microscope

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 31, 2023
  • Plus, is there room for another ‘sunny ways’ election campaign?

Politics This Morning: MPs put riding changes under the microscope

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 31, 2023
  • Plus, is there room for another ‘sunny ways’ election campaign?
Immigration Minister and Central Nova MP Sean Fraser will testify before a committee studying electoral boundary changes today. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

Protesters return to Hill on ‘Freedom Convoy’ anniversary

A flatbed tow truck sits parked within view of Parliament Hill on Jan. 28, 2023. Ottawa Bylaw Services said it issued 244 parking tickets and towed 25 vehicles tied to the event over the weekend. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Protesters return to Hill on ‘Freedom Convoy’ anniversary

Protesters return to Hill on ‘Freedom Convoy’ anniversary

A flatbed tow truck sits parked within view of Parliament Hill on Jan. 28, 2023. Ottawa Bylaw Services said it issued 244 parking tickets and towed 25 vehicles tied to the event over the weekend. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tanking support for the Armed Forces

  • The fact the Canadian Army has 82 Leopard 2 tanks but is hard pressed to part with just four of them to give to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 30, 2023
Soldiers conduct firing simulations with Leopard 2A4 tanks at CFB Valcartier in Quebec City, Que., on Nov. 22, 2017. DND photograph by Aviator Stéphanie Labossière

Tanking support for the Armed Forces

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 30, 2023
  • The fact the Canadian Army has 82 Leopard 2 tanks but is hard pressed to part with just four of them to give to

Tanking support for the Armed Forces

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 30, 2023
  • The fact the Canadian Army has 82 Leopard 2 tanks but is hard pressed to part with just four of them to give to
Soldiers conduct firing simulations with Leopard 2A4 tanks at CFB Valcartier in Quebec City, Que., on Nov. 22, 2017. DND photograph by Aviator Stéphanie Labossière

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