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Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
Steven MacKinnon
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,
Opinion | May 7, 2025

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Opinion | May 7, 2025
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.
Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
Canada must continue to invest in research, innovation, and Indigenous-led forestry solutions to maintain our great forest heritage, write Kate Lindsay, Étienne Bélanger, and Darren Sleep. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.
Canada must continue to invest in research, innovation, and Indigenous-led forestry solutions to maintain our great forest heritage, write Kate Lindsay, Étienne Bélanger, and Darren Sleep. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina

As the climate changes, so does my world

  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman

As the climate changes, so does my world

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.

As the climate changes, so does my world

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.
Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
The threats facing us now due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs necessitate a forward-looking rather than rearward-looking perspective, write Daniel Rosenbloom and Steven Bernstein. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.
Donald Trump
The threats facing us now due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs necessitate a forward-looking rather than rearward-looking perspective, write Daniel Rosenbloom and Steven Bernstein. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump was full of praise for Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington yesterday. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump was full of praise for Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington yesterday. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
Three-term Nova Scotia Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, left, pictured with then-Green MP Mike Morrice, who was defeated in the federal election, has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'
Three-term Nova Scotia Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, left, pictured with then-Green MP Mike Morrice, who was defeated in the federal election, has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Carney faces Trump

  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, and three of his cabinet ministers are in Washington, D.C., to talk trade and tariffs with the U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces Trump

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.

Carney faces Trump

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, and three of his cabinet ministers are in Washington, D.C., to talk trade and tariffs with the U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet the U.S. president at the White House on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet the U.S. president at the White House on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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How much should Canada worry about declining global crude oil demand?

  • Canadian oil is not under significant threat, but punitive policies like the proposed oil and gas emissions cap could unnecessarily reduce the industry’s competitiveness
Opinion | BY JOE CALNAN | March 13, 2024
Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson holds a press conference on Dec. 7, 2023, on the newly introduced emissions cap. The proposed federal cap-and-trade system creates headwinds for the industry by subjecting it to punitive carbon pricing without considering international competitiveness, writes Joe Calnan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How much should Canada worry about declining global crude oil demand?

Opinion | BY JOE CALNAN | March 13, 2024
  • Canadian oil is not under significant threat, but punitive policies like the proposed oil and gas emissions cap could unnecessarily reduce the industry’s competitiveness

How much should Canada worry about declining global crude oil demand?

Opinion | BY JOE CALNAN | March 13, 2024
  • Canadian oil is not under significant threat, but punitive policies like the proposed oil and gas emissions cap could unnecessarily reduce the industry’s competitiveness
Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson holds a press conference on Dec. 7, 2023, on the newly introduced emissions cap. The proposed federal cap-and-trade system creates headwinds for the industry by subjecting it to punitive carbon pricing without considering international competitiveness, writes Joe Calnan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘May you govern in interesting times’: MPs, Senators look back on the COVID-19 pandemic and the day ‘everything changed’

  • With four years in the books since Canada's Parliament shut down to deal with an emerging public health threat, and more than a year
News | BY STUART BENSON, JONAH GRIGNON | March 13, 2024
Members’ seats sit empty for Question Period in West Block on Feb. 24, 2021, following the establishment of of virtual hybrid House of Commons sittings due to COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘May you govern in interesting times’: MPs, Senators look back on the COVID-19 pandemic and the day ‘everything changed’

News | BY STUART BENSON, JONAH GRIGNON | March 13, 2024
  • With four years in the books since Canada's Parliament shut down to deal with an emerging public health threat, and more than a year

‘May you govern in interesting times’: MPs, Senators look back on the COVID-19 pandemic and the day ‘everything changed’

News | BY STUART BENSON, JONAH GRIGNON | March 13, 2024
  • With four years in the books since Canada's Parliament shut down to deal with an emerging public health threat, and more than a year
Members’ seats sit empty for Question Period in West Block on Feb. 24, 2021, following the establishment of of virtual hybrid House of Commons sittings due to COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opposition to a Canada-Ecuador trade deal mounts before formal talks have chance to kick off

  • 'At some point, something will have to give, or the government could face the embarrassing prospect of not having the votes to get an
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa during his visit to Ottawa on March 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opposition to a Canada-Ecuador trade deal mounts before formal talks have chance to kick off

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2024
  • 'At some point, something will have to give, or the government could face the embarrassing prospect of not having the votes to get an

Opposition to a Canada-Ecuador trade deal mounts before formal talks have chance to kick off

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2024
  • 'At some point, something will have to give, or the government could face the embarrassing prospect of not having the votes to get an
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa during his visit to Ottawa on March 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Absolutely the wrong direction’: feds respond to calls for more money for foreign ministry with budget cuts

  • Global Affairs Canada will be subject to three fiscal years of mounting cuts of $118-million in 2024-25, $179-million in 2025-26, and $243-million in 2026-27,
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has echoed the call for GAC to receive more funding despite cuts now being announced. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Absolutely the wrong direction’: feds respond to calls for more money for foreign ministry with budget cuts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2024
  • Global Affairs Canada will be subject to three fiscal years of mounting cuts of $118-million in 2024-25, $179-million in 2025-26, and $243-million in 2026-27,

‘Absolutely the wrong direction’: feds respond to calls for more money for foreign ministry with budget cuts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2024
  • Global Affairs Canada will be subject to three fiscal years of mounting cuts of $118-million in 2024-25, $179-million in 2025-26, and $243-million in 2026-27,
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has echoed the call for GAC to receive more funding despite cuts now being announced. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Katestagate: a case study in the loss of institutional credibility

  • When the standing of authority is threatened by its own deception, the coalescence of public trust around that authority disintegrates.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 13, 2024
The firestorm surrounding a manipulated photo circulated by Kensington Palace of Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her three children, Louis, left, George, and Charlotte, is emblematic of the noticeable rift between the perception of power and the public’s confidence in those who wield it, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Kensington Palace

Katestagate: a case study in the loss of institutional credibility

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 13, 2024
  • When the standing of authority is threatened by its own deception, the coalescence of public trust around that authority disintegrates.

Katestagate: a case study in the loss of institutional credibility

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 13, 2024
  • When the standing of authority is threatened by its own deception, the coalescence of public trust around that authority disintegrates.
The firestorm surrounding a manipulated photo circulated by Kensington Palace of Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her three children, Louis, left, George, and Charlotte, is emblematic of the noticeable rift between the perception of power and the public’s confidence in those who wield it, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Kensington Palace

The Bill 21 judgment is a disgrace

  • The Quebec Appeal Court judges showed a lamentable lack of courage that can hopefully be rectified by the Supreme Court of Canada.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 13, 2024
The Quebec Court of Appeal upheld Premier François Legault’s anti-religious symbols law, which makes the protections in the Charter meaningless, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Bill 21 judgment is a disgrace

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 13, 2024
  • The Quebec Appeal Court judges showed a lamentable lack of courage that can hopefully be rectified by the Supreme Court of Canada.

The Bill 21 judgment is a disgrace

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 13, 2024
  • The Quebec Appeal Court judges showed a lamentable lack of courage that can hopefully be rectified by the Supreme Court of Canada.
The Quebec Court of Appeal upheld Premier François Legault’s anti-religious symbols law, which makes the protections in the Charter meaningless, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The course of true justice never did run smooth

  • On March 11, the House of Commons Public Safety and National Security Committee held a special meeting to discuss a Conservative motion seeking “to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 13, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc has escaped being called to testify before a House committee about high-profile prisoner transfers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The course of true justice never did run smooth

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 13, 2024
  • On March 11, the House of Commons Public Safety and National Security Committee held a special meeting to discuss a Conservative motion seeking “to

The course of true justice never did run smooth

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 13, 2024
  • On March 11, the House of Commons Public Safety and National Security Committee held a special meeting to discuss a Conservative motion seeking “to
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc has escaped being called to testify before a House committee about high-profile prisoner transfers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in sport is a winning play

  • A functioning, healthy sport system is more important than ever in a time when the deliberate division of people and communities is far too
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 13, 2024
Sport and Physical Activity Minister Carla Qualtrough. The $104-million request from the sports sector is a small price to pay to help keep communities strong and encourage preventative wellness, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in sport is a winning play

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 13, 2024
  • A functioning, healthy sport system is more important than ever in a time when the deliberate division of people and communities is far too

Investing in sport is a winning play

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 13, 2024
  • A functioning, healthy sport system is more important than ever in a time when the deliberate division of people and communities is far too
Sport and Physical Activity Minister Carla Qualtrough. The $104-million request from the sports sector is a small price to pay to help keep communities strong and encourage preventative wellness, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The stakes couldn’t be higher for Canada as Biden kicks off rematch with Trump

  • Canadians can only hope that the potential for civil unrest and dysfunctional turmoil in the United States can be contained, as in 2021.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 13, 2024
It’s hard to overstate the enormity of the consequences of former U.S. president Donald Trump’s, left, rematch against incumbent President Joe Biden, writes Les Whittington. Photograph by Gage Skidmore, and U.S. Department of Defense photograph by Lisa Ferdinando

The stakes couldn’t be higher for Canada as Biden kicks off rematch with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 13, 2024
  • Canadians can only hope that the potential for civil unrest and dysfunctional turmoil in the United States can be contained, as in 2021.

The stakes couldn’t be higher for Canada as Biden kicks off rematch with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 13, 2024
  • Canadians can only hope that the potential for civil unrest and dysfunctional turmoil in the United States can be contained, as in 2021.
It’s hard to overstate the enormity of the consequences of former U.S. president Donald Trump’s, left, rematch against incumbent President Joe Biden, writes Les Whittington. Photograph by Gage Skidmore, and U.S. Department of Defense photograph by Lisa Ferdinando

Canada is enabling self-destructive behaviour, writes Linda Leon

  • Gaza is beginning to look more and more like the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw under assault by Nazi occupiers. Starving children. Indiscriminately killed civilians
Opinion | March 13, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly should enact further, tougher sanctions on Israelis, writes Linda Leon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is enabling self-destructive behaviour, writes Linda Leon

Opinion | March 13, 2024
  • Gaza is beginning to look more and more like the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw under assault by Nazi occupiers. Starving children. Indiscriminately killed civilians

Canada is enabling self-destructive behaviour, writes Linda Leon

Opinion | March 13, 2024
  • Gaza is beginning to look more and more like the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw under assault by Nazi occupiers. Starving children. Indiscriminately killed civilians
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly should enact further, tougher sanctions on Israelis, writes Linda Leon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More effort needed to end TB among children

  • Tuberculosis is one of the deadliest infectious diseases, claiming millions of lives across the world. The World Health Organization’s 2023 report highlights that 1.3
Opinion | March 13, 2024

More effort needed to end TB among children

Opinion | March 13, 2024
  • Tuberculosis is one of the deadliest infectious diseases, claiming millions of lives across the world. The World Health Organization’s 2023 report highlights that 1.3

More effort needed to end TB among children

Opinion | March 13, 2024
  • Tuberculosis is one of the deadliest infectious diseases, claiming millions of lives across the world. The World Health Organization’s 2023 report highlights that 1.3

Selective outrage for humanitarian emergencies, says Calgary reader

  • Re: “Minister Hussen needs to reverse his UNRWA decision, or resign, or both,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 29).  Here is a sad truth: the
Opinion | March 13, 2024

Selective outrage for humanitarian emergencies, says Calgary reader

Opinion | March 13, 2024
  • Re: “Minister Hussen needs to reverse his UNRWA decision, or resign, or both,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 29).  Here is a sad truth: the

Selective outrage for humanitarian emergencies, says Calgary reader

Opinion | March 13, 2024
  • Re: “Minister Hussen needs to reverse his UNRWA decision, or resign, or both,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 29).  Here is a sad truth: the

AG Karen Hogan tables First Nations housing, policing audits on March 19

  • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is on break
Auditor General Karen Hogan will deliver three performance audit reports on Tuesday, March 19, at 10 a.m. ET in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AG Karen Hogan tables First Nations housing, policing audits on March 19

  • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is on break

AG Karen Hogan tables First Nations housing, policing audits on March 19

  • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is on break
Auditor General Karen Hogan will deliver three performance audit reports on Tuesday, March 19, at 10 a.m. ET in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting inflation can’t be left to central banks alone

  • Governments need to do more to support lasting affordability for housing, food, and energy.
Opinion | BY YASMIN ABRAHAM, LISA RAE, RACHEL SAMSON | March 13, 2024
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, left, and Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers appear before the House of Commons Finance Committee on Feb. 1. In the ongoing fight against inflation, central banks and governments should be working in tandem, write Yasmin Abraham, Lisa Rae, and Rachel Samson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting inflation can’t be left to central banks alone

Opinion | BY YASMIN ABRAHAM, LISA RAE, RACHEL SAMSON | March 13, 2024
  • Governments need to do more to support lasting affordability for housing, food, and energy.

Fighting inflation can’t be left to central banks alone

Opinion | BY YASMIN ABRAHAM, LISA RAE, RACHEL SAMSON | March 13, 2024
  • Governments need to do more to support lasting affordability for housing, food, and energy.
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, left, and Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers appear before the House of Commons Finance Committee on Feb. 1. In the ongoing fight against inflation, central banks and governments should be working in tandem, write Yasmin Abraham, Lisa Rae, and Rachel Samson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cochrane, Kapelos among Canadian Screen Awards nominees

  • Plus, GG Simon will host a gathering to promote respectful online dialogue, former chief justice McLachlin says C-63 could be challenged in the courts,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 13, 2024
CBC host David Cochrane, left, and CTV host Vassy Kapelos and their respective political programs are both up for Canadian Screen Awards, which will be handed out in May. The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster and Andrew Meade

Cochrane, Kapelos among Canadian Screen Awards nominees

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 13, 2024
  • Plus, GG Simon will host a gathering to promote respectful online dialogue, former chief justice McLachlin says C-63 could be challenged in the courts,

Cochrane, Kapelos among Canadian Screen Awards nominees

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 13, 2024
  • Plus, GG Simon will host a gathering to promote respectful online dialogue, former chief justice McLachlin says C-63 could be challenged in the courts,
CBC host David Cochrane, left, and CTV host Vassy Kapelos and their respective political programs are both up for Canadian Screen Awards, which will be handed out in May. The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster and Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Learning from COVID

  • Plus, MPs take another crack at GC Strategies executive Kristian Firth.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland greeted Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre with an elbow bump at a meeting of the House Finance Committee in December of 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Learning from COVID

  • Plus, MPs take another crack at GC Strategies executive Kristian Firth.

Politics This Morning: Learning from COVID

  • Plus, MPs take another crack at GC Strategies executive Kristian Firth.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland greeted Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre with an elbow bump at a meeting of the House Finance Committee in December of 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

ArriveCan: What you need to know before key witnesses’ testimonies

  • Allegations of misconduct, conflict of interest, and a nearly $60-million price tag loom over the three main ArriveCan contractors: GC Strategies, Dalian Enterprises, and
News | BY IREM KOCA | March 12, 2024
Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Oct. 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

ArriveCan: What you need to know before key witnesses’ testimonies

News | BY IREM KOCA | March 12, 2024
  • Allegations of misconduct, conflict of interest, and a nearly $60-million price tag loom over the three main ArriveCan contractors: GC Strategies, Dalian Enterprises, and

ArriveCan: What you need to know before key witnesses’ testimonies

News | BY IREM KOCA | March 12, 2024
  • Allegations of misconduct, conflict of interest, and a nearly $60-million price tag loom over the three main ArriveCan contractors: GC Strategies, Dalian Enterprises, and
Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Oct. 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Champagne in Washington

  • Plus, On this day in Hansard history looks back at 1936.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is in the U.S. capital today to hold meetings and talk at a summit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Champagne in Washington

  • Plus, On this day in Hansard history looks back at 1936.

Politics This Morning: Champagne in Washington

  • Plus, On this day in Hansard history looks back at 1936.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is in the U.S. capital today to hold meetings and talk at a summit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where are they now: ex-staffers land new jobs at Humber College, Competition Bureau, and more

  • Plus, an update for Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan’s office.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 11, 2024
The Centre Block building on Parliament Hill on Feb. 5. Hill Climbers catches up with a bevy of former staffers for whom this used to be a regular sight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where are they now: ex-staffers land new jobs at Humber College, Competition Bureau, and more

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 11, 2024
  • Plus, an update for Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan’s office.

Where are they now: ex-staffers land new jobs at Humber College, Competition Bureau, and more

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 11, 2024
  • Plus, an update for Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan’s office.
The Centre Block building on Parliament Hill on Feb. 5. Hill Climbers catches up with a bevy of former staffers for whom this used to be a regular sight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian and provincial flags fly at half mast to honour former PM Mulroney

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 11, 2024
The Canadian and provincial flags remain at half mast in downtown Ottawa on March 11, 2024, to honour the death of former prime minister Brian Mulroney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canadian and provincial flags fly at half mast to honour former PM Mulroney

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 11, 2024

Canadian and provincial flags fly at half mast to honour former PM Mulroney

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 11, 2024
The Canadian and provincial flags remain at half mast in downtown Ottawa on March 11, 2024, to honour the death of former prime minister Brian Mulroney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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