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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 Andrew Meade

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 Andrew Meade

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

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. 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

The value of strategic praise

  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Mélanie Joly, right, who was then foreign affairs minister, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Joly, now industry minister, is the federal lead on the auto file. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Mélanie Joly, right, who was then foreign affairs minister, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Joly, now industry minister, is the federal lead on the auto file. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
Opinion | July 14, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
typewriter
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Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.
Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.

Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.
Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
Former justice minister David Lametti, pictured in 2022, returns to the Hill on July 14 as the prime minister's principal secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper
Former justice minister David Lametti, pictured in 2022, returns to the Hill on July 14 as the prime minister's principal secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
The Red Chamber currently seats 103 Senators, just two seats shy of its capacity, after a slate of new Senators were appointed in the last couple of years. This may be putting strain on the office of the Senate Ethics Officer, which says it is having difficulty keeping up with Senator requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with
The Red Chamber currently seats 103 Senators, just two seats shy of its capacity, after a slate of new Senators were appointed in the last couple of years. This may be putting strain on the office of the Senate Ethics Officer, which says it is having difficulty keeping up with Senator requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader, but would leave it up to party delegates to vote
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is opening up the debate for ‘renewal’ in Ontario provincial leadership, according to an email obtained by The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader, but would leave it up to party delegates to vote

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader, but would leave it up to party delegates to vote
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is opening up the debate for ‘renewal’ in Ontario provincial leadership, according to an email obtained by The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure
Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s current approach of appeasing our fossil fuel-producing provinces is based on short-term logic, writes Andy Hira. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s current approach of appeasing our fossil fuel-producing provinces is based on short-term logic, writes Andy Hira. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
After April’s election resulted in a devastating loss for the NDP, the party appointed Don Davies as interim leader. Now, New Democrats prepare for a leadership race while battling infighting among party management and grassroots supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the
Don Davies
After April’s election resulted in a devastating loss for the NDP, the party appointed Don Davies as interim leader. Now, New Democrats prepare for a leadership race while battling infighting among party management and grassroots supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

  • Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block on May 14, while his director of communications, Audrey Milette, left, looks on. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2025
  • Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2025
  • Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block on May 14, while his director of communications, Audrey Milette, left, looks on. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Musk, Trump, and Mao

  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
Most American political analysts have dismissed the electoral prospects of Elon Musk’s new political party, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

Musk, Trump, and Mao

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of

Musk, Trump, and Mao

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of
Most American political analysts have dismissed the electoral prospects of Elon Musk’s new political party, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

AFN tackles C-5

  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has called a forum for First Nations leaders today on the government's Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AFN tackles C-5

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.

AFN tackles C-5

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has called a forum for First Nations leaders today on the government's Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.
Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
Part of the Hudson Bay shoreline in Churchill, Man. Port Nelson is more accessible in the winter, and several port facilities could be built to handle all sorts of commodities, writes Dorothy Dobbie. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.
Part of the Hudson Bay shoreline in Churchill, Man. Port Nelson is more accessible in the winter, and several port facilities could be built to handle all sorts of commodities, writes Dorothy Dobbie. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
Not everyone who sits in the Senate agrees with each other, but they share a belief that this country is worth the hard work, writes ISG Senator Farah Mohamed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across
Not everyone who sits in the Senate agrees with each other, but they share a belief that this country is worth the hard work, writes ISG Senator Farah Mohamed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
The Canadian government has been saddled with getting the best possible deal for the country with U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could
The Canadian government has been saddled with getting the best possible deal for the country with U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Action must follow Canada’s tone shift on Gaza

  • History will judge Canada’s response over Gaza; it will not be enough to point to statements of concern, or empty ultimatums.
Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. It’s too early to tell whether the Canadian government’s May statement signals a meaningful shift toward a 'human rights first' approach to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, writes Ketty Nivyabandi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Action must follow Canada’s tone shift on Gaza

Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | July 9, 2025
  • History will judge Canada’s response over Gaza; it will not be enough to point to statements of concern, or empty ultimatums.

Action must follow Canada’s tone shift on Gaza

Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | July 9, 2025
  • History will judge Canada’s response over Gaza; it will not be enough to point to statements of concern, or empty ultimatums.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. It’s too early to tell whether the Canadian government’s May statement signals a meaningful shift toward a 'human rights first' approach to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, writes Ketty Nivyabandi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)
Opinion | July 9, 2025
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Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)

Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

Opinion | July 9, 2025
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House of Commons pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state, and ‘family member’ to Canadians

  • Wearing black ribbons and dressed in dark attire in remembrance and grief, Members of Parliament gathered on Thursday for an extraordinary session in the
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 16, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reminisced on his relationship with Queen Elizabeth II—for whom his father served as her fourth prime minister, and he as her 12th. He recounted her visit to Canada in 1982, when she joined his father, seated left, to proclaim and sign the Constitution Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Photograph by Robert Cooper, courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

House of Commons pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state, and ‘family member’ to Canadians

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 16, 2022
  • Wearing black ribbons and dressed in dark attire in remembrance and grief, Members of Parliament gathered on Thursday for an extraordinary session in the

House of Commons pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state, and ‘family member’ to Canadians

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 16, 2022
  • Wearing black ribbons and dressed in dark attire in remembrance and grief, Members of Parliament gathered on Thursday for an extraordinary session in the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reminisced on his relationship with Queen Elizabeth II—for whom his father served as her fourth prime minister, and he as her 12th. He recounted her visit to Canada in 1982, when she joined his father, seated left, to proclaim and sign the Constitution Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Photograph by Robert Cooper, courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

A global food crisis is here, and Canada must act

  • An attack on a grain terminal in Mykolaiv. Landmines planted in farmers’ fields. A missile strike on the Port of Odesa. Stolen grain. These
Opinion | BY NDP MP HEATHER MCPHERSON | September 15, 2022
Ukrainian military trucks tow long-range weapons known as Howitzers through a field in eastern Ukraine during Russia's invasion of that country. Photograph courtesy of Arsen Fedosenko/Wikimedia Commons

A global food crisis is here, and Canada must act

Opinion | BY NDP MP HEATHER MCPHERSON | September 15, 2022
  • An attack on a grain terminal in Mykolaiv. Landmines planted in farmers’ fields. A missile strike on the Port of Odesa. Stolen grain. These

A global food crisis is here, and Canada must act

Opinion | BY NDP MP HEATHER MCPHERSON | September 15, 2022
  • An attack on a grain terminal in Mykolaiv. Landmines planted in farmers’ fields. A missile strike on the Port of Odesa. Stolen grain. These
Ukrainian military trucks tow long-range weapons known as Howitzers through a field in eastern Ukraine during Russia's invasion of that country. Photograph courtesy of Arsen Fedosenko/Wikimedia Commons

Canada-Germany hydrogen agreement signals increased role for Atlantic Canada’s ocean energy resources 

  • Last month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed a Joint Declaration of Intent, agreeing to co-operate towards a goal of
Opinion | BY ELISA OBERMANN | September 15, 2022
Tides churn at Black Rock on the Bay of Fundy, which is known to have the highest tidal range in the world, the force of which is higher than the flow of all the rivers in the world. Photograph courtesy of David Dodge/Green Energy Futures/Creative Commons.

Canada-Germany hydrogen agreement signals increased role for Atlantic Canada’s ocean energy resources 

Opinion | BY ELISA OBERMANN | September 15, 2022
  • Last month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed a Joint Declaration of Intent, agreeing to co-operate towards a goal of

Canada-Germany hydrogen agreement signals increased role for Atlantic Canada’s ocean energy resources 

Opinion | BY ELISA OBERMANN | September 15, 2022
  • Last month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed a Joint Declaration of Intent, agreeing to co-operate towards a goal of
Tides churn at Black Rock on the Bay of Fundy, which is known to have the highest tidal range in the world, the force of which is higher than the flow of all the rivers in the world. Photograph courtesy of David Dodge/Green Energy Futures/Creative Commons.

Internal strife has ‘held Canadians back’ from voting Green, say candidates looking to revitalize party governance

  • A potential delay of the Green Party leadership race was averted by a recent vote of the party’s federal council, but the issue of
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 15, 2022
Green MP and former leader Elizabeth May is running to become co-leader of the Green Party, alongside her running mate Jonathan Pedneault. May is one of six candidates in the race, four of whom are seeking co-leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Internal strife has ‘held Canadians back’ from voting Green, say candidates looking to revitalize party governance

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 15, 2022
  • A potential delay of the Green Party leadership race was averted by a recent vote of the party’s federal council, but the issue of

Internal strife has ‘held Canadians back’ from voting Green, say candidates looking to revitalize party governance

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 15, 2022
  • A potential delay of the Green Party leadership race was averted by a recent vote of the party’s federal council, but the issue of
Green MP and former leader Elizabeth May is running to become co-leader of the Green Party, alongside her running mate Jonathan Pedneault. May is one of six candidates in the race, four of whom are seeking co-leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Modernizing the Official Languages Act: how the feds got it wrong

  • MONTREAL—Let’s assume that you haven’t spent much time thinking about Canada’s Official Languages Act this summer—or ever. Please take a moment to do so now because the
Opinion | BY JOAN FRASER AND EVA LUDVIG | September 15, 2022
Canada's Minister of Official Languages Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured Aug. 25, 2022, in Ottawa. Bill C-13, an Act to amend the Official Languages Act, is based on unwarranted deference to Quebec, and is an unprecedented retreat by the Government of Canada from Parliament’s legislative powers, write Joan Fraser and Eva Ludvig. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Modernizing the Official Languages Act: how the feds got it wrong

Opinion | BY JOAN FRASER AND EVA LUDVIG | September 15, 2022
  • MONTREAL—Let’s assume that you haven’t spent much time thinking about Canada’s Official Languages Act this summer—or ever. Please take a moment to do so now because the

Modernizing the Official Languages Act: how the feds got it wrong

Opinion | BY JOAN FRASER AND EVA LUDVIG | September 15, 2022
  • MONTREAL—Let’s assume that you haven’t spent much time thinking about Canada’s Official Languages Act this summer—or ever. Please take a moment to do so now because the
Canada's Minister of Official Languages Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured Aug. 25, 2022, in Ottawa. Bill C-13, an Act to amend the Official Languages Act, is based on unwarranted deference to Quebec, and is an unprecedented retreat by the Government of Canada from Parliament’s legislative powers, write Joan Fraser and Eva Ludvig. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s landslide win in Quebec could redefine the national political landscape

  • After all the talk of fence-mending that would be needed in the aftermath of such a divisive race, the federal Conservative leadership results on
Opinion | BY DAVID BOUDEWEEL-LEFEBVRE | September 15, 2022
Newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Sept. 12, 2022, arrives for the Conservative caucus with his wife, Anaida, and their son, Cruz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s landslide win in Quebec could redefine the national political landscape

Opinion | BY DAVID BOUDEWEEL-LEFEBVRE | September 15, 2022
  • After all the talk of fence-mending that would be needed in the aftermath of such a divisive race, the federal Conservative leadership results on

Poilievre’s landslide win in Quebec could redefine the national political landscape

Opinion | BY DAVID BOUDEWEEL-LEFEBVRE | September 15, 2022
  • After all the talk of fence-mending that would be needed in the aftermath of such a divisive race, the federal Conservative leadership results on
Newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Sept. 12, 2022, arrives for the Conservative caucus with his wife, Anaida, and their son, Cruz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs gather to pay tribute to the Queen

  • Good Thursday morning, The House of Commons is temporarily returning to action today. House Speaker ANTHONY ROTA has recalled the House for a 10
Guns fire at Rideau Hall to honour the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 10. The House of Commons will temporarily return from adjournment today to honour the late Queen. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: MPs gather to pay tribute to the Queen

  • Good Thursday morning, The House of Commons is temporarily returning to action today. House Speaker ANTHONY ROTA has recalled the House for a 10

Politics This Morning: MPs gather to pay tribute to the Queen

  • Good Thursday morning, The House of Commons is temporarily returning to action today. House Speaker ANTHONY ROTA has recalled the House for a 10
Guns fire at Rideau Hall to honour the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 10. The House of Commons will temporarily return from adjournment today to honour the late Queen. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Is belated federal intervention helpful to resolving the capital community’s traumatization by Freedom Trucker Convoy protesters?

  • OTTAWA—Does it take special federal legislation to overcome hatred and official inaction to stop “Freedom” Convoy intrusions? Ottawa belatedly thought so when it invoked
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 14, 2022
A United People of Canada supporter, pictured on Aug. 25, 2022, outside the former St. Brigid’s church in Lowertown neighbourhood in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is belated federal intervention helpful to resolving the capital community’s traumatization by Freedom Trucker Convoy protesters?

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Does it take special federal legislation to overcome hatred and official inaction to stop “Freedom” Convoy intrusions? Ottawa belatedly thought so when it invoked

Is belated federal intervention helpful to resolving the capital community’s traumatization by Freedom Trucker Convoy protesters?

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Does it take special federal legislation to overcome hatred and official inaction to stop “Freedom” Convoy intrusions? Ottawa belatedly thought so when it invoked
A United People of Canada supporter, pictured on Aug. 25, 2022, outside the former St. Brigid’s church in Lowertown neighbourhood in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are you a climate appeaser?

  • GIBSONS, B.C.—U.K. climate scientist Bill McGuire’s recent, insightful Guardian op-ed is an important read. His message: climate change is happening and it’s undeniable. But there is a very
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | September 14, 2022
Energy transitions take decades and we no longer have decades, writes Bill Henderson. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Are you a climate appeaser?

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | September 14, 2022
  • GIBSONS, B.C.—U.K. climate scientist Bill McGuire’s recent, insightful Guardian op-ed is an important read. His message: climate change is happening and it’s undeniable. But there is a very

Are you a climate appeaser?

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | September 14, 2022
  • GIBSONS, B.C.—U.K. climate scientist Bill McGuire’s recent, insightful Guardian op-ed is an important read. His message: climate change is happening and it’s undeniable. But there is a very
Energy transitions take decades and we no longer have decades, writes Bill Henderson. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Poilievre will need disciplined aggressiveness

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Now that the dust has settled in the Conservative Party leadership race, I think it’s safe to look back on it all and
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 14, 2022
Pierre Poilievre is a badass leader and exactly what Conservatives want right now; they want a leader who's willing to mix it up with his opponents, who’s willing to vigorously defend conservatism, and who’s prepared to stand up to the 'Laurentian elites,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre will need disciplined aggressiveness

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 14, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Now that the dust has settled in the Conservative Party leadership race, I think it’s safe to look back on it all and

Poilievre will need disciplined aggressiveness

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 14, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Now that the dust has settled in the Conservative Party leadership race, I think it’s safe to look back on it all and
Pierre Poilievre is a badass leader and exactly what Conservatives want right now; they want a leader who's willing to mix it up with his opponents, who’s willing to vigorously defend conservatism, and who’s prepared to stand up to the 'Laurentian elites,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Riding-level results show Poilievre campaign’s ‘capacity to organize and fundraise right across the country,’ say observers

  • New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s ability to sign up new party members in key regions right across the country could make a difference in
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 14, 2022
New Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre won 330 out of 338 ridings across the country in the recent leadership race, brushing aside suggestions that his support was concentrated in some regions of the country. 'This is, of course, the biggest membership vote in Canadian political history, by a country mile,' said Gary Keller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Riding-level results show Poilievre campaign’s ‘capacity to organize and fundraise right across the country,’ say observers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 14, 2022
  • New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s ability to sign up new party members in key regions right across the country could make a difference in

Riding-level results show Poilievre campaign’s ‘capacity to organize and fundraise right across the country,’ say observers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 14, 2022
  • New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s ability to sign up new party members in key regions right across the country could make a difference in
New Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre won 330 out of 338 ridings across the country in the recent leadership race, brushing aside suggestions that his support was concentrated in some regions of the country. 'This is, of course, the biggest membership vote in Canadian political history, by a country mile,' said Gary Keller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s tobacco law review delayed and diminished

  • What should happen when Parliament passes a law that says “the minister must” but the minister chooses not to? In the case of tobacco products, this is no
Opinion | BY ATUL KAPUR | September 14, 2022
The scope and purpose of Canada’s tobacco laws have not changed since the mid 1980s and the rule of law suffers by the minister’s decision to ignore their statutory duty to review and report on the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act, writes Atul Kapur. Pexels photograph by Gustavo Fring

Canada’s tobacco law review delayed and diminished

Opinion | BY ATUL KAPUR | September 14, 2022
  • What should happen when Parliament passes a law that says “the minister must” but the minister chooses not to? In the case of tobacco products, this is no

Canada’s tobacco law review delayed and diminished

Opinion | BY ATUL KAPUR | September 14, 2022
  • What should happen when Parliament passes a law that says “the minister must” but the minister chooses not to? In the case of tobacco products, this is no
The scope and purpose of Canada’s tobacco laws have not changed since the mid 1980s and the rule of law suffers by the minister’s decision to ignore their statutory duty to review and report on the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act, writes Atul Kapur. Pexels photograph by Gustavo Fring

Lisa LaFlamme’s CTV exit is a lesson for the next generation of women journalists

  • There’s a set of ideals many young, would-be reporters carry with them when heading into journalism school. Romantic notions that have to do with
Opinion | BY HERMONA KULUBERHAN | September 14, 2022
Lisa LaFlamme, pictured at Buckingham Palace in London on Sept. 9, 2022, covering the Queen's death for CityNews. Image courtesy of CityNews Toronto

Lisa LaFlamme’s CTV exit is a lesson for the next generation of women journalists

Opinion | BY HERMONA KULUBERHAN | September 14, 2022
  • There’s a set of ideals many young, would-be reporters carry with them when heading into journalism school. Romantic notions that have to do with

Lisa LaFlamme’s CTV exit is a lesson for the next generation of women journalists

Opinion | BY HERMONA KULUBERHAN | September 14, 2022
  • There’s a set of ideals many young, would-be reporters carry with them when heading into journalism school. Romantic notions that have to do with
Lisa LaFlamme, pictured at Buckingham Palace in London on Sept. 9, 2022, covering the Queen's death for CityNews. Image courtesy of CityNews Toronto

Ukraine: the risk of a ceasefire dwindles

  • The flow of weapons from the West will continue, and Ukraine will be far readier to launch a sustained and decisive offensive in the
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 14, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin's offensive was stumbling to a halt on all fronts, but by then Moscow controlled about 20 per cent of Ukraine’s territory. Moreover, Russia controlled almost all of Ukraine’s coast, leaving it only Odesa and a few satellite ports in the far west. Image courtesy of Donkey Hotey

Ukraine: the risk of a ceasefire dwindles

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 14, 2022
  • The flow of weapons from the West will continue, and Ukraine will be far readier to launch a sustained and decisive offensive in the

Ukraine: the risk of a ceasefire dwindles

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 14, 2022
  • The flow of weapons from the West will continue, and Ukraine will be far readier to launch a sustained and decisive offensive in the
Russian President Vladimir Putin's offensive was stumbling to a halt on all fronts, but by then Moscow controlled about 20 per cent of Ukraine’s territory. Moreover, Russia controlled almost all of Ukraine’s coast, leaving it only Odesa and a few satellite ports in the far west. Image courtesy of Donkey Hotey

Canada’s life sciences sector has come a long way

  • Canada’s life sciences sector has a long and impressive history of international leadership: we invented the world’s first pacemaker, discovered insulin, first identified stem
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ANDY FILLMORE | September 14, 2022
The federal government has already successfully supported projects that are adding capacity across a range of vaccine and therapeutic platforms and production processes, such as RNA, protein-based and viral vector vaccine development and production, says Liberal MP Andy Fillmore. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Canada’s life sciences sector has come a long way

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ANDY FILLMORE | September 14, 2022
  • Canada’s life sciences sector has a long and impressive history of international leadership: we invented the world’s first pacemaker, discovered insulin, first identified stem

Canada’s life sciences sector has come a long way

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ANDY FILLMORE | September 14, 2022
  • Canada’s life sciences sector has a long and impressive history of international leadership: we invented the world’s first pacemaker, discovered insulin, first identified stem
The federal government has already successfully supported projects that are adding capacity across a range of vaccine and therapeutic platforms and production processes, such as RNA, protein-based and viral vector vaccine development and production, says Liberal MP Andy Fillmore. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Bob Rae to take home democracy honour

  • Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae is adding another feather to his overflowing global affairs cap. Rae, who among his many previous
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 14, 2022
Bob Rae, Canada’s UN ambassador, will take home the inaugural Because Democracy Matters award from the Parliamentary Centre on Sept. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bob Rae to take home democracy honour

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 14, 2022
  • Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae is adding another feather to his overflowing global affairs cap. Rae, who among his many previous

Bob Rae to take home democracy honour

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 14, 2022
  • Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae is adding another feather to his overflowing global affairs cap. Rae, who among his many previous
Bob Rae, Canada’s UN ambassador, will take home the inaugural Because Democracy Matters award from the Parliamentary Centre on Sept. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre rides a wave of anti-Liberal, convoy anger into Stornoway. Now what?

  • OTTAWA—Pierre Poilievre got a lot of applause during his victory speech on the night of Sept. 10, but the strongest ovation from the assembled
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 14, 2022
Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida greet the audience after he becomes the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on Sept. 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre rides a wave of anti-Liberal, convoy anger into Stornoway. Now what?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Pierre Poilievre got a lot of applause during his victory speech on the night of Sept. 10, but the strongest ovation from the assembled

Poilievre rides a wave of anti-Liberal, convoy anger into Stornoway. Now what?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Pierre Poilievre got a lot of applause during his victory speech on the night of Sept. 10, but the strongest ovation from the assembled
Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida greet the audience after he becomes the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on Sept. 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Liberals unveil affordability plan, declare national day of mourning for Queen’s funeral on Sept. 19

  • Happy Humpday Hill-Heads, PETER MAZEREEUW, The Hill Times’ executive editor and the one who normally writes the Politics This Morning newsletter every Tuesday to Friday
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and son Hadrien arrive at Rideau Hall on Sept. 10, 2022, for a ceremony to proclaim the accession of the new Sovereign, King Charles III. Yesterday, Trudeau declared a federal holiday on Sept. 19, to mark a national day of mourning which will coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in London, U.K. on the same day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Liberals unveil affordability plan, declare national day of mourning for Queen’s funeral on Sept. 19

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 14, 2022
  • Happy Humpday Hill-Heads, PETER MAZEREEUW, The Hill Times’ executive editor and the one who normally writes the Politics This Morning newsletter every Tuesday to Friday

Politics This Morning: Liberals unveil affordability plan, declare national day of mourning for Queen’s funeral on Sept. 19

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 14, 2022
  • Happy Humpday Hill-Heads, PETER MAZEREEUW, The Hill Times’ executive editor and the one who normally writes the Politics This Morning newsletter every Tuesday to Friday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and son Hadrien arrive at Rideau Hall on Sept. 10, 2022, for a ceremony to proclaim the accession of the new Sovereign, King Charles III. Yesterday, Trudeau declared a federal holiday on Sept. 19, to mark a national day of mourning which will coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in London, U.K. on the same day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-13 is a Trojan Horse

  • Proposed changes to the Official Languages Act also open the door for other provinces to reduce the rights of minority francophones.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 14, 2022
Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor wrapped national consultations for an official languages action plan at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on Aug. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-13 is a Trojan Horse

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 14, 2022
  • Proposed changes to the Official Languages Act also open the door for other provinces to reduce the rights of minority francophones.

Bill C-13 is a Trojan Horse

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 14, 2022
  • Proposed changes to the Official Languages Act also open the door for other provinces to reduce the rights of minority francophones.
Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor wrapped national consultations for an official languages action plan at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on Aug. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The new Conservative king takes his throne

  • OTTAWA—Canada got two new kings last week. Of course, with the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8, we now have
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 14, 2022
While Pierre Poilievre can be accused of offering a lot of empty rhetoric, it would be a fool’s errand to discount the connection he has made with different swaths of Canadians, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The new Conservative king takes his throne

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Canada got two new kings last week. Of course, with the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8, we now have

The new Conservative king takes his throne

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Canada got two new kings last week. Of course, with the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8, we now have
While Pierre Poilievre can be accused of offering a lot of empty rhetoric, it would be a fool’s errand to discount the connection he has made with different swaths of Canadians, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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