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High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

  • In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in
Opinion | BY WILLIAM MORRISON | June 19, 2025
The Toronto-Quebec City corridor comprises 42 per cent of the national population and 43 per cent of the labour force. Political support for high-speed rail extends across both federal Liberal and Conservative parties as evidenced in their recent election platforms, writes William Morrison. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

Opinion | BY WILLIAM MORRISON | June 19, 2025
  • In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in

High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

Opinion | BY WILLIAM MORRISON | June 19, 2025
  • In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in
The Toronto-Quebec City corridor comprises 42 per cent of the national population and 43 per cent of the labour force. Political support for high-speed rail extends across both federal Liberal and Conservative parties as evidenced in their recent election platforms, writes William Morrison. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Less siloed thinking will result in opportunities for a better Arctic

  • Issues of Arctic sovereignty, security, and economic development received significant attention during the federal election, but the window of opportunity for meaningful change in
Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | June 19, 2025
Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney are seen in West Block on June 6, 2025. With a new government and prime minister, there is a timely opportunity to advance a vision for a prosperous, secure, and sovereign Arctic, writes Tom Henheffer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Less siloed thinking will result in opportunities for a better Arctic

Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | June 19, 2025
  • Issues of Arctic sovereignty, security, and economic development received significant attention during the federal election, but the window of opportunity for meaningful change in

Less siloed thinking will result in opportunities for a better Arctic

Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | June 19, 2025
  • Issues of Arctic sovereignty, security, and economic development received significant attention during the federal election, but the window of opportunity for meaningful change in
Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney are seen in West Block on June 6, 2025. With a new government and prime minister, there is a timely opportunity to advance a vision for a prosperous, secure, and sovereign Arctic, writes Tom Henheffer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada overlooking Africa in quest to diversify trade

  • Debt is eating up a growing portion of the continent’s revenue. And, when cuts to foreign aid happen at the same time as new
Opinion | BY ELISE LEGAULT | June 19, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
By partnering with African countries, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada can help shape a more just, prosperous, and interconnected global economy, writes Elise Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada overlooking Africa in quest to diversify trade

Opinion | BY ELISE LEGAULT | June 19, 2025
  • Debt is eating up a growing portion of the continent’s revenue. And, when cuts to foreign aid happen at the same time as new

Canada overlooking Africa in quest to diversify trade

Opinion | BY ELISE LEGAULT | June 19, 2025
  • Debt is eating up a growing portion of the continent’s revenue. And, when cuts to foreign aid happen at the same time as new
Mark Carney
By partnering with African countries, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada can help shape a more just, prosperous, and interconnected global economy, writes Elise Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 19, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's supply management bill quickly passed through both the House and Senate. 'We won,' he declared on June 18 as the bill awaits royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 19, 2025
  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 19, 2025
  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's supply management bill quickly passed through both the House and Senate. 'We won,' he declared on June 18 as the bill awaits royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Netanyahu’s wars are movies on repeat

  • Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 19, 2025
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs photograph by Haim Zach 

Netanyahu’s wars are movies on repeat

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 19, 2025
  • Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell

Netanyahu’s wars are movies on repeat

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 19, 2025
  • Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs photograph by Haim Zach 

The cyber bill is back

  • Plus, the auditor general testifies before a House committee.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 19, 2025
Gary Anandasangaree
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has resurrected a major bill on cyber and telecommunications security from the last Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The cyber bill is back

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 19, 2025
  • Plus, the auditor general testifies before a House committee.

The cyber bill is back

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 19, 2025
  • Plus, the auditor general testifies before a House committee.
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has resurrected a major bill on cyber and telecommunications security from the last Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

  • Outcomes finance is a model rooted in accountability and self-determination. Such a fund would support Indigenous-led processes in areas like health, education, and housing.
Opinion | BY JEFF CYR | June 18, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Including an Indigenous Outcomes Fund in the fall budget would show that this government is serious about results, reconciliation, and building a more equitable and prosperous Canada, writes Jeff Cyr. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

Opinion | BY JEFF CYR | June 18, 2025
  • Outcomes finance is a model rooted in accountability and self-determination. Such a fund would support Indigenous-led processes in areas like health, education, and housing.

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

Opinion | BY JEFF CYR | June 18, 2025
  • Outcomes finance is a model rooted in accountability and self-determination. Such a fund would support Indigenous-led processes in areas like health, education, and housing.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Including an Indigenous Outcomes Fund in the fall budget would show that this government is serious about results, reconciliation, and building a more equitable and prosperous Canada, writes Jeff Cyr. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada and Europe can offer a united front for digital sovereignty

  • VivaTech’s decision to spotlight Canada at this year’s forum is more than symbolic. It affirms the growing convergence in approaches to digital innovation.
Opinion | BY ESTELLE AZEMARD | June 18, 2025
Evan Solomon is Canada’s first AI and digital innovation minister, a post that signals a clear commitment to reinforcing national digital infrastructure, writes Estelle Azemard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada and Europe can offer a united front for digital sovereignty

Opinion | BY ESTELLE AZEMARD | June 18, 2025
  • VivaTech’s decision to spotlight Canada at this year’s forum is more than symbolic. It affirms the growing convergence in approaches to digital innovation.

Canada and Europe can offer a united front for digital sovereignty

Opinion | BY ESTELLE AZEMARD | June 18, 2025
  • VivaTech’s decision to spotlight Canada at this year’s forum is more than symbolic. It affirms the growing convergence in approaches to digital innovation.
Evan Solomon is Canada’s first AI and digital innovation minister, a post that signals a clear commitment to reinforcing national digital infrastructure, writes Estelle Azemard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two more ministers, two secs of state lock in chief of staff picks 

  • Hursh Jaswal is once again a chief of staff, this time to Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu, left, Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai, and Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr have all named their chiefs of staff. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Two more ministers, two secs of state lock in chief of staff picks 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Hursh Jaswal is once again a chief of staff, this time to Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai.

Two more ministers, two secs of state lock in chief of staff picks 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Hursh Jaswal is once again a chief of staff, this time to Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai.
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu, left, Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai, and Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr have all named their chiefs of staff. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was in no hurry to explain how Bill C-4's proposed changes to the Elections Act and how political parties handle Canadians' private information will help make their lives more affordable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was in no hurry to explain how Bill C-4's proposed changes to the Elections Act and how political parties handle Canadians' private information will help make their lives more affordable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is far less interested in 'keeping both sides happy,' and given his strong polling numbers and the hopes of potential caucus shuffles, it's no longer 'open season' to second guess his foreign policy decisions, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is far less interested in 'keeping both sides happy,' and given his strong polling numbers and the hopes of potential caucus shuffles, it's no longer 'open season' to second guess his foreign policy decisions, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

  • Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 18, 2025
Rebecca Alty was sworn in as Crown-Indigenous relations minister at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent
Rebecca Alty was sworn in as Crown-Indigenous relations minister at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may be getting some instructive feedback from the people with whom he is speaking, but there is reportedly some cynicism about the outreach, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may be getting some instructive feedback from the people with whom he is speaking, but there is reportedly some cynicism about the outreach, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such
Opinion | June 18, 2025
Canada has the chance to influence how the world’s advanced economies push forward innovative financing towards education in low-income countries, writes Adeolu Adekola. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

Opinion | June 18, 2025
  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

Opinion | June 18, 2025
  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such
Canada has the chance to influence how the world’s advanced economies push forward innovative financing towards education in low-income countries, writes Adeolu Adekola. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

  • Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | June 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
There’s an early signal that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new government may be willing to sidestep key accountability mechanisms that are essential to responsible governance, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | June 18, 2025
  • Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | June 18, 2025
  • Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself
Mark Carney
There’s an early signal that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new government may be willing to sidestep key accountability mechanisms that are essential to responsible governance, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across
Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across the country, writes Karen Restoule. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across
Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across the country, writes Karen Restoule. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.
Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Canada must join the growing global call for a permanent ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, writes Nimao Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Canada must join the growing global call for a permanent ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, writes Nimao Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What do we stand to gain?

  • When Canada stops seeing Indigenous Peoples in the negative and begins to understand and appreciate their strengths, values, cultural knowledge, and ceremonial practices, acceptance
Opinion | BY CYNTHIA WESLEY-ESQUIMAUX | June 18, 2025
The federal and provincial governments stand to gain from traditional knowledge when it comes to mitigating environmental threats from fire, flooding, and growing wind velocity, writes Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux. Unsplash photograph by Kalen Emsley

What do we stand to gain?

Opinion | BY CYNTHIA WESLEY-ESQUIMAUX | June 18, 2025
  • When Canada stops seeing Indigenous Peoples in the negative and begins to understand and appreciate their strengths, values, cultural knowledge, and ceremonial practices, acceptance

What do we stand to gain?

Opinion | BY CYNTHIA WESLEY-ESQUIMAUX | June 18, 2025
  • When Canada stops seeing Indigenous Peoples in the negative and begins to understand and appreciate their strengths, values, cultural knowledge, and ceremonial practices, acceptance
The federal and provincial governments stand to gain from traditional knowledge when it comes to mitigating environmental threats from fire, flooding, and growing wind velocity, writes Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux. Unsplash photograph by Kalen Emsley

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X

Project greenlight bill in focus

  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Minister Dominic LeBlanc's bill on internal trade and major project approvals is being put under a microscope by the Senate and a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Project greenlight bill in focus

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.

Project greenlight bill in focus

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.
Dominic Leblanc
Minister Dominic LeBlanc's bill on internal trade and major project approvals is being put under a microscope by the Senate and a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BOIE pushes discussion of NDP resources to future meeting as Bloc mulls ‘significant’ rule changes

  • Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House's budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, left, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer have both signalled openness to NDP interim leader Don Davies' request for additional resources. Bloc Whip Yves Perron, right, says his caucus is exploring potential related permanent rule changes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

BOIE pushes discussion of NDP resources to future meeting as Bloc mulls ‘significant’ rule changes

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House's budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary

BOIE pushes discussion of NDP resources to future meeting as Bloc mulls ‘significant’ rule changes

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House's budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, left, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer have both signalled openness to NDP interim leader Don Davies' request for additional resources. Bloc Whip Yves Perron, right, says his caucus is exploring potential related permanent rule changes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney faces another confidence vote

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

Carney faces another confidence vote

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

Carney faces another confidence vote

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

‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days  

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, met with U.S. President Donald Trump, left, at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta., for the first time since their Oval Office meeting last month. Screenshot courtesy of X

‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.

‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, met with U.S. President Donald Trump, left, at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta., for the first time since their Oval Office meeting last month. Screenshot courtesy of X

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

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

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

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

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

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

Carney’s CAF spending spree

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

Carney’s CAF spending spree

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

Carney’s CAF spending spree

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

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 ‘is 100 per cent about unfettered political discretion exercised by cabinet,’ says the Green leader.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 16, 2025
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals should 'think twice' about Bill C-5 and 'giving this kind of wide open political discretion to potentially a different government and a different prime minister.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 ‘is 100 per cent about unfettered political discretion exercised by cabinet,’ says the Green leader.

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 ‘is 100 per cent about unfettered political discretion exercised by cabinet,’ says the Green leader.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals should 'think twice' about Bill C-5 and 'giving this kind of wide open political discretion to potentially a different government and a different prime minister.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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We must all take urgent, meaningful action to prevent fraud

  • March is Fraud Prevention Month in Canada. According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, there were over 41,000 victims of fraud last year, with scammers
Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | March 25, 2024
Marc Miller
Marc Miller
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller. The department wisely warns people on its website about scams targeting newcomers, writes Amit Kumar Sharma. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia.

We must all take urgent, meaningful action to prevent fraud

Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | March 25, 2024
  • March is Fraud Prevention Month in Canada. According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, there were over 41,000 victims of fraud last year, with scammers

We must all take urgent, meaningful action to prevent fraud

Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | March 25, 2024
  • March is Fraud Prevention Month in Canada. According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, there were over 41,000 victims of fraud last year, with scammers
Marc Miller
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller. The department wisely warns people on its website about scams targeting newcomers, writes Amit Kumar Sharma. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia.

Income security cannot wait: it’s time to support Bill S-233

  • Senators should support the National Framework for a Guaranteed Liveable Basic Income Act as a step towards alleviating poverty.
Opinion | BY TRACY SMITH-CARRIER, LAUREN TOUCHANT, CHRIS HERGESHEIMER | March 25, 2024
Kim Pate
Kim Pate
Independent Senator Kim Pate’s public bill could dramatically remedy financial insecurity, which is a key social determinant of health and mental health, write Tracy Smith-Carrier, Lauren Touchant, and Chris Hergesheimer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Income security cannot wait: it’s time to support Bill S-233

Opinion | BY TRACY SMITH-CARRIER, LAUREN TOUCHANT, CHRIS HERGESHEIMER | March 25, 2024
  • Senators should support the National Framework for a Guaranteed Liveable Basic Income Act as a step towards alleviating poverty.

Income security cannot wait: it’s time to support Bill S-233

Opinion | BY TRACY SMITH-CARRIER, LAUREN TOUCHANT, CHRIS HERGESHEIMER | March 25, 2024
  • Senators should support the National Framework for a Guaranteed Liveable Basic Income Act as a step towards alleviating poverty.
Kim Pate
Independent Senator Kim Pate’s public bill could dramatically remedy financial insecurity, which is a key social determinant of health and mental health, write Tracy Smith-Carrier, Lauren Touchant, and Chris Hergesheimer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Being real is still most powerful attribute for politicians, especially today

  • Years ago, Conservative pollster Allan Gregg asked what would be the most powerful attribute for politicians going forward. The answer: authenticity, the lost art of
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 25, 2024
We are living in the midst of a crisis of credibility, a time when most people don’t know who or what to trust. Things have grown so desperate south of the border, that a man who wants to suspend the Constitution and preside over a dictatorship is leading in the polls. Never mind that he might also be on his way to jail, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of Pexels

Being real is still most powerful attribute for politicians, especially today

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 25, 2024
  • Years ago, Conservative pollster Allan Gregg asked what would be the most powerful attribute for politicians going forward. The answer: authenticity, the lost art of

Being real is still most powerful attribute for politicians, especially today

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 25, 2024
  • Years ago, Conservative pollster Allan Gregg asked what would be the most powerful attribute for politicians going forward. The answer: authenticity, the lost art of
We are living in the midst of a crisis of credibility, a time when most people don’t know who or what to trust. Things have grown so desperate south of the border, that a man who wants to suspend the Constitution and preside over a dictatorship is leading in the polls. Never mind that he might also be on his way to jail, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of Pexels

Bucking the national trend, Liberals’ riding associations out-fundraised Conservatives by $2-million in 2022

  • ‘It’s all about relationships,’ says Ontario Liberal MP Charles Sousa, whose riding association raised the largest amount of money of all Liberal EDAs nationally
News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 25, 2024
The ridings represented by Liberal MPs Charles Sousa, top left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Salma Zahid, George Chahal, and Shafqat Ali; Conservative MPs Melissa Lantsman, above left, Ed Fast, Glen Motz, Michael Barrett, and Anna Roberts raised the largest amounts of money in their respective parties in 2022. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Stuart Benson, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Facebook

Bucking the national trend, Liberals’ riding associations out-fundraised Conservatives by $2-million in 2022

News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 25, 2024
  • ‘It’s all about relationships,’ says Ontario Liberal MP Charles Sousa, whose riding association raised the largest amount of money of all Liberal EDAs nationally

Bucking the national trend, Liberals’ riding associations out-fundraised Conservatives by $2-million in 2022

News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 25, 2024
  • ‘It’s all about relationships,’ says Ontario Liberal MP Charles Sousa, whose riding association raised the largest amount of money of all Liberal EDAs nationally
The ridings represented by Liberal MPs Charles Sousa, top left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Salma Zahid, George Chahal, and Shafqat Ali; Conservative MPs Melissa Lantsman, above left, Ed Fast, Glen Motz, Michael Barrett, and Anna Roberts raised the largest amounts of money in their respective parties in 2022. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Stuart Benson, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Facebook

Ministers’ letters, advertising, and lobbying: advocates make final requests as 2024 budget process nears its end

  • The third or fourth budget in a government’s mandate is when a party needs to show progress on its commitments ahead of a coming
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 25, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will deliver the 2024 budget on April 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ministers’ letters, advertising, and lobbying: advocates make final requests as 2024 budget process nears its end

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 25, 2024
  • The third or fourth budget in a government’s mandate is when a party needs to show progress on its commitments ahead of a coming

Ministers’ letters, advertising, and lobbying: advocates make final requests as 2024 budget process nears its end

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 25, 2024
  • The third or fourth budget in a government’s mandate is when a party needs to show progress on its commitments ahead of a coming
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will deliver the 2024 budget on April 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There are signs of resistance to the right-wing juggernaut, if you look hard enough

  • The election of Wab Kinew, the first modern-day Indigenous premier of Manitoba, signals a welcome departure from the usual fed-prov scenario: premiers fighting Ottawa
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 25, 2024
Wab Kinew, pictured Oct. 3, 2023, after winning the Manitoba election. In his first months, the new NDP premier has cheerfully accepted $664-million in federal money for health care and also welcomed the recent federal mini-pharmacare plan, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy of X/Twitter

There are signs of resistance to the right-wing juggernaut, if you look hard enough

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 25, 2024
  • The election of Wab Kinew, the first modern-day Indigenous premier of Manitoba, signals a welcome departure from the usual fed-prov scenario: premiers fighting Ottawa

There are signs of resistance to the right-wing juggernaut, if you look hard enough

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 25, 2024
  • The election of Wab Kinew, the first modern-day Indigenous premier of Manitoba, signals a welcome departure from the usual fed-prov scenario: premiers fighting Ottawa
Wab Kinew, pictured Oct. 3, 2023, after winning the Manitoba election. In his first months, the new NDP premier has cheerfully accepted $664-million in federal money for health care and also welcomed the recent federal mini-pharmacare plan, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy of X/Twitter

Trudeau’s climate plan is worth fighting for

  • It is also worth spending some money explaining to Canadians just what is involved in the fight on climate change. 
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 25, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured, has made it very clear that the government has no intention to reverse its climate plan, even after Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Premier Andrew Furey joined six Conservative premiers in his request to cancel the proposed carbon price hike.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s climate plan is worth fighting for

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 25, 2024
  • It is also worth spending some money explaining to Canadians just what is involved in the fight on climate change. 

Trudeau’s climate plan is worth fighting for

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 25, 2024
  • It is also worth spending some money explaining to Canadians just what is involved in the fight on climate change. 
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured, has made it very clear that the government has no intention to reverse its climate plan, even after Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Premier Andrew Furey joined six Conservative premiers in his request to cancel the proposed carbon price hike.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals ‘between the devil and the deep blue sea’ on carbon tax and caucus fissures on Mid-East war, say political players

  • Without pausing the upcoming carbon price increase on April 1, it’s hard to find a way to get the Liberals out of their public
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 25, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters before Question Period on Jan. 31, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals ‘between the devil and the deep blue sea’ on carbon tax and caucus fissures on Mid-East war, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 25, 2024
  • Without pausing the upcoming carbon price increase on April 1, it’s hard to find a way to get the Liberals out of their public

Liberals ‘between the devil and the deep blue sea’ on carbon tax and caucus fissures on Mid-East war, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 25, 2024
  • Without pausing the upcoming carbon price increase on April 1, it’s hard to find a way to get the Liberals out of their public
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters before Question Period on Jan. 31, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governments must ensure policies and funding can protect and enhance Canadian culture

  • We must design a 21st century framework for a world where technology has already upended many our cultural policies, and threatens to do so
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 25, 2024
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge. It is critical that the role of independent Canadian producers be enhanced, and that the ownership of copyright go to domestic production companies, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governments must ensure policies and funding can protect and enhance Canadian culture

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 25, 2024
  • We must design a 21st century framework for a world where technology has already upended many our cultural policies, and threatens to do so

Governments must ensure policies and funding can protect and enhance Canadian culture

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 25, 2024
  • We must design a 21st century framework for a world where technology has already upended many our cultural policies, and threatens to do so
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge. It is critical that the role of independent Canadian producers be enhanced, and that the ownership of copyright go to domestic production companies, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reflective time in the House that ended far too soon

  • This isn’t a call for politicians to consider their legacy in the everyday business of governing, nor is it for a toxic civility politics
Opinion | March 25, 2024
MPs paid tribute to former prime minister Brian Mulroney in the House of Commons on March 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reflective time in the House that ended far too soon

Opinion | March 25, 2024
  • This isn’t a call for politicians to consider their legacy in the everyday business of governing, nor is it for a toxic civility politics

A reflective time in the House that ended far too soon

Opinion | March 25, 2024
  • This isn’t a call for politicians to consider their legacy in the everyday business of governing, nor is it for a toxic civility politics
MPs paid tribute to former prime minister Brian Mulroney in the House of Commons on March 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment lobby in February focused on plastics pollution, oil and gas emissions cap

  • Ottawa will host the fourth International Negotiating Committee in April, featuring representatives from U.N. member states to discuss a global treaty addressing plastic pollution.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 25, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said that 'the world needs to do more collectively to tackle the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and plastic pollution,' in an Environment press release on March 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment lobby in February focused on plastics pollution, oil and gas emissions cap

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 25, 2024
  • Ottawa will host the fourth International Negotiating Committee in April, featuring representatives from U.N. member states to discuss a global treaty addressing plastic pollution.

Environment lobby in February focused on plastics pollution, oil and gas emissions cap

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 25, 2024
  • Ottawa will host the fourth International Negotiating Committee in April, featuring representatives from U.N. member states to discuss a global treaty addressing plastic pollution.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said that 'the world needs to do more collectively to tackle the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and plastic pollution,' in an Environment press release on March 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Heather McPherson has suddenly become one of the most important MPs in Ottawa

  • The NDP MP is not just standing up for Palestinians, but for a rules-based order that the world needs reaffirmed at this moment in
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | March 25, 2024
NDP MP Heather McPherson, pictured on the Hill, said of her motion which was passed by the House on March 18: 'Thanks to our motion, Canada is the first G7 country to stop sending weapons to [Israel's] extremist government.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Heather McPherson has suddenly become one of the most important MPs in Ottawa

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | March 25, 2024
  • The NDP MP is not just standing up for Palestinians, but for a rules-based order that the world needs reaffirmed at this moment in

Heather McPherson has suddenly become one of the most important MPs in Ottawa

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | March 25, 2024
  • The NDP MP is not just standing up for Palestinians, but for a rules-based order that the world needs reaffirmed at this moment in
NDP MP Heather McPherson, pictured on the Hill, said of her motion which was passed by the House on March 18: 'Thanks to our motion, Canada is the first G7 country to stop sending weapons to [Israel's] extremist government.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why two per cent?

  • Canada can engage in diplomatic efforts to end our reliance on nuclear deterrence. This means signaling to all NATO’s members to slow and reverse
Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | March 25, 2024
Lester B. Pearson, pictured on May 9, 1962 in Toronto. The rarely-mentioned competing alternative is Pearson’s proposal that States pay 0.7 per cent of their gross national income for overseas development. Photograph Ashley and Crippen/City of Toronto Archives

Why two per cent?

Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | March 25, 2024
  • Canada can engage in diplomatic efforts to end our reliance on nuclear deterrence. This means signaling to all NATO’s members to slow and reverse

Why two per cent?

Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | March 25, 2024
  • Canada can engage in diplomatic efforts to end our reliance on nuclear deterrence. This means signaling to all NATO’s members to slow and reverse
Lester B. Pearson, pictured on May 9, 1962 in Toronto. The rarely-mentioned competing alternative is Pearson’s proposal that States pay 0.7 per cent of their gross national income for overseas development. Photograph Ashley and Crippen/City of Toronto Archives

The never-ending story of studying military to civilian transition

  • Over 10 years, the number of recommendations made by the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Defence Committee, the Senate National Defence Committee and Veterans Affairs
Opinion | BY GREGORY LICK | March 25, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The never-ending story of studying military to civilian transition

Opinion | BY GREGORY LICK | March 25, 2024
  • Over 10 years, the number of recommendations made by the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Defence Committee, the Senate National Defence Committee and Veterans Affairs

The never-ending story of studying military to civilian transition

Opinion | BY GREGORY LICK | March 25, 2024
  • Over 10 years, the number of recommendations made by the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Defence Committee, the Senate National Defence Committee and Veterans Affairs
Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The race is on: candidates lining up to run in Tory MP Ed Fast’s Abbotsford, B.C., seat

  • Plus, Steve Maher has Trudeau coming out, Housing Minister Sean Fraser slams Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre in new attack ad, former Liberal leader Michael
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 25, 2024
Conservative MP Ed Fast, left; Mike Murray, who worked as Fast's executive assistant' and Steve Schafer, vice-preisdent of the Langley-Aldergrove riding association. Fast recently announced he will not run in the next federal election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of Facebook

The race is on: candidates lining up to run in Tory MP Ed Fast’s Abbotsford, B.C., seat

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 25, 2024
  • Plus, Steve Maher has Trudeau coming out, Housing Minister Sean Fraser slams Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre in new attack ad, former Liberal leader Michael

The race is on: candidates lining up to run in Tory MP Ed Fast’s Abbotsford, B.C., seat

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 25, 2024
  • Plus, Steve Maher has Trudeau coming out, Housing Minister Sean Fraser slams Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre in new attack ad, former Liberal leader Michael
Conservative MP Ed Fast, left; Mike Murray, who worked as Fast's executive assistant' and Steve Schafer, vice-preisdent of the Langley-Aldergrove riding association. Fast recently announced he will not run in the next federal election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of Facebook

Politics This Morning: Fathers and sons

  • Plus, the Conservatives are taking another stab at getting a House committee to examine the Winnipeg lab leaks.
The Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met in Montreal yesterday. Both are the sons of former prime ministers of their respective countries. Screenshot courtesy of Justin Trudeau/Twitter

Politics This Morning: Fathers and sons

  • Plus, the Conservatives are taking another stab at getting a House committee to examine the Winnipeg lab leaks.

Politics This Morning: Fathers and sons

  • Plus, the Conservatives are taking another stab at getting a House committee to examine the Winnipeg lab leaks.
The Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met in Montreal yesterday. Both are the sons of former prime ministers of their respective countries. Screenshot courtesy of Justin Trudeau/Twitter

Here’s hoping Americans do a reality check before presidential election: McElroy

  • Re: “Biden-Trump rematch presents the case for presidential age limits,” (The Hill Times, by Michael Harris, March 18). Michael Harris makes a good case
Opinion | March 25, 2024
Image courtesy of Pexels

Here’s hoping Americans do a reality check before presidential election: McElroy

Opinion | March 25, 2024
  • Re: “Biden-Trump rematch presents the case for presidential age limits,” (The Hill Times, by Michael Harris, March 18). Michael Harris makes a good case

Here’s hoping Americans do a reality check before presidential election: McElroy

Opinion | March 25, 2024
  • Re: “Biden-Trump rematch presents the case for presidential age limits,” (The Hill Times, by Michael Harris, March 18). Michael Harris makes a good case
Image courtesy of Pexels

Dyer too busy counting aid trucks to see what’s really happening in Gaza: Shapiro

  • Re: “Israel-Gaza: ‘no boots on the ground’,” (The Hill Times, Gwynne Dyer, March 11). There is one condition placed on Israel by the United
Opinion | March 25, 2024
Image courtesy of Pexels

Dyer too busy counting aid trucks to see what’s really happening in Gaza: Shapiro

Opinion | March 25, 2024
  • Re: “Israel-Gaza: ‘no boots on the ground’,” (The Hill Times, Gwynne Dyer, March 11). There is one condition placed on Israel by the United

Dyer too busy counting aid trucks to see what’s really happening in Gaza: Shapiro

Opinion | March 25, 2024
  • Re: “Israel-Gaza: ‘no boots on the ground’,” (The Hill Times, Gwynne Dyer, March 11). There is one condition placed on Israel by the United
Image courtesy of Pexels

Ng to lead two trade missions to Asia

  • SUNDAY, MARCH 24—FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Minister Ng to Lead Two Trade Missions to Asia—Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, and Economic Development Mary Ng will lead
Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Mary Ng is leading Team Canada trade missions to Malaysia and Vietnam from March 24-29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ng to lead two trade missions to Asia

  • SUNDAY, MARCH 24—FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Minister Ng to Lead Two Trade Missions to Asia—Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, and Economic Development Mary Ng will lead

Ng to lead two trade missions to Asia

  • SUNDAY, MARCH 24—FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Minister Ng to Lead Two Trade Missions to Asia—Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, and Economic Development Mary Ng will lead
Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Mary Ng is leading Team Canada trade missions to Malaysia and Vietnam from March 24-29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Officials gather on a snowy and frigid morning in Old Montreal for Brian Mulroney’s state funeral

  • Church bells rang in the snowy air over Old Montreal first thing on a frigid morning as Brian Mulroney—son of Baie-Comeau, Que., and Canada’s
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 23, 2024
The funeral cortège arrives at Notre-Dame Basilica at 10:45 a.m. on March 23, including an RCMP mounted escort, a Canadian Armed Forces escort and guard of honour, the Royal Canadian Armed Force Band, RCMP pallbearers, and honourary pallbearers. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

Officials gather on a snowy and frigid morning in Old Montreal for Brian Mulroney’s state funeral

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 23, 2024
  • Church bells rang in the snowy air over Old Montreal first thing on a frigid morning as Brian Mulroney—son of Baie-Comeau, Que., and Canada’s

Officials gather on a snowy and frigid morning in Old Montreal for Brian Mulroney’s state funeral

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 23, 2024
  • Church bells rang in the snowy air over Old Montreal first thing on a frigid morning as Brian Mulroney—son of Baie-Comeau, Que., and Canada’s
The funeral cortège arrives at Notre-Dame Basilica at 10:45 a.m. on March 23, including an RCMP mounted escort, a Canadian Armed Forces escort and guard of honour, the Royal Canadian Armed Force Band, RCMP pallbearers, and honourary pallbearers. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

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