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By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh   

  • Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted,
Opinion | BY GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
Rail capacity has long been an intractable issue across Canada. In Alberta, about 55 per cent of non-pipeline exports are shipped by rail. Exporters say they face an uncompetitive rail environment and limited capacity, writes Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Tony Hisgett, Flickr.com

By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh   

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted,

By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh   

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted,
Rail capacity has long been an intractable issue across Canada. In Alberta, about 55 per cent of non-pipeline exports are shipped by rail. Exporters say they face an uncompetitive rail environment and limited capacity, writes Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Tony Hisgett, Flickr.com

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking
Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
With global instability mounting and growing threats from south of the border, the stakes for Canada’s economy and our ability to compete have never been higher. Image courtesy of Pexels/Avijit Singh

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking
With global instability mounting and growing threats from south of the border, the stakes for Canada’s economy and our ability to compete have never been higher. Image courtesy of Pexels/Avijit Singh

‘He’s using us’: independent byelection candidates say ‘frustration’ getting ‘louder’ over Poilievre parachuting into Alberta riding

  • Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest Tory seats in the country to try to punch his ticket back to Parliament Hill, but
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 19, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is hoping to secure a seat in the House this August, but his competition doesn’t think he should be so confident about his chances in the upcoming byelection. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘He’s using us’: independent byelection candidates say ‘frustration’ getting ‘louder’ over Poilievre parachuting into Alberta riding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 19, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest Tory seats in the country to try to punch his ticket back to Parliament Hill, but

‘He’s using us’: independent byelection candidates say ‘frustration’ getting ‘louder’ over Poilievre parachuting into Alberta riding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 19, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest Tory seats in the country to try to punch his ticket back to Parliament Hill, but
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is hoping to secure a seat in the House this August, but his competition doesn’t think he should be so confident about his chances in the upcoming byelection. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

  • On a hot summer night on July 9, lawn bowlers came out to the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa’s Civic Hospital neighbourhood to
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
The Lawn Summer Nights celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, with an event on July 9 that raised $11,619 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
  • On a hot summer night on July 9, lawn bowlers came out to the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa’s Civic Hospital neighbourhood to

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
  • On a hot summer night on July 9, lawn bowlers came out to the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa’s Civic Hospital neighbourhood to
The Lawn Summer Nights celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, with an event on July 9 that raised $11,619 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ministers update public on wildfires

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

Ministers update public on wildfires

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

Ministers update public on wildfires

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
A new report from Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux reports the number of full-time public servants has ballooned from 335,000 in In 2006-07 to 445,000 in 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the
A new report from Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux reports the number of full-time public servants has ballooned from 335,000 in In 2006-07 to 445,000 in 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

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

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

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

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

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

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

  • There is no reason for panic about population decline. Instead, we should focus on promoting reproductive agency, and preparing for an aging society. 
Opinion | BY CéLINE DELACROIX | July 16, 2025
Contrary to the assumptions of traditional economic models, living standards can continue to rise even as the population gradually declines, writes Céline Delacroix. Pexels photograph by Matilda Wormwood

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

Opinion | BY CéLINE DELACROIX | July 16, 2025
  • There is no reason for panic about population decline. Instead, we should focus on promoting reproductive agency, and preparing for an aging society. 

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

Opinion | BY CéLINE DELACROIX | July 16, 2025
  • There is no reason for panic about population decline. Instead, we should focus on promoting reproductive agency, and preparing for an aging society. 
Contrary to the assumptions of traditional economic models, living standards can continue to rise even as the population gradually declines, writes Céline Delacroix. Pexels photograph by Matilda Wormwood

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

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

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

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

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

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

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

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

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

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

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

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

Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

  • The government has shared limited information about trade negotiations with the prime minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says one of its members.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Independent Senator Hassan Yussuff is a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney's 19-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • The government has shared limited information about trade negotiations with the prime minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says one of its members.

Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • The government has shared limited information about trade negotiations with the prime minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says one of its members.
Independent Senator Hassan Yussuff is a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney's 19-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

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

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

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

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Talking to Trump requires Canada to have some sort of leverage: Heale

  • Re: “Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far,” (The Hill Times, July 7, p. 8).
Opinion | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
It makes sense for Prime Minister Mark Carney to give on some smaller issues, and to promise other things that won't be delivered until after U.S. President Donald Trump's term has ended, writes Ronald Heale. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Talking to Trump requires Canada to have some sort of leverage: Heale

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far,” (The Hill Times, July 7, p. 8).

Talking to Trump requires Canada to have some sort of leverage: Heale

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far,” (The Hill Times, July 7, p. 8).
Mark Carney
It makes sense for Prime Minister Mark Carney to give on some smaller issues, and to promise other things that won't be delivered until after U.S. President Donald Trump's term has ended, writes Ronald Heale. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First Nations dial up the pressure

  • Plus, a look at the Justice Department’s plan for the coming year.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will hold a press conference in Ottawa ahead of her meeting with the prime minister tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First Nations dial up the pressure

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, a look at the Justice Department’s plan for the coming year.

First Nations dial up the pressure

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, a look at the Justice Department’s plan for the coming year.
Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will hold a press conference in Ottawa ahead of her meeting with the prime minister tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

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

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

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

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

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

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today to discuss the latest, looming deadline for U.S.-Canada trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today to discuss the latest, looming deadline for U.S.-Canada trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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It’s not comedy to make money off a mass murderer

  • Jokes about murderers and the real risks to Indigenous women is not comedy, it’s monetized hate speech.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 1, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Families of Sisters in Spirit vigil on Parliament Hill in 2017. Meanwhile, the Danger Cats, a so-called comedy troop whose shows have been cancelled across Canada, makes fun of the Pickton murders. It’s disgusting to make fun of the real risks to Indigenous women, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s not comedy to make money off a mass murderer

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 1, 2024
  • Jokes about murderers and the real risks to Indigenous women is not comedy, it’s monetized hate speech.

It’s not comedy to make money off a mass murderer

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 1, 2024
  • Jokes about murderers and the real risks to Indigenous women is not comedy, it’s monetized hate speech.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Families of Sisters in Spirit vigil on Parliament Hill in 2017. Meanwhile, the Danger Cats, a so-called comedy troop whose shows have been cancelled across Canada, makes fun of the Pickton murders. It’s disgusting to make fun of the real risks to Indigenous women, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Issues facing young Canadians have been ignored for too long

  • Young people's high level of unhappiness should be taken very seriously, not just because of their lack of confidence in their futures, but also
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 1, 2024
Housing Minister Sean Fraser. Younger Canadians may be giving up on the aspiration of home ownership because of high costs, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Issues facing young Canadians have been ignored for too long

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 1, 2024
  • Young people's high level of unhappiness should be taken very seriously, not just because of their lack of confidence in their futures, but also

Issues facing young Canadians have been ignored for too long

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 1, 2024
  • Young people's high level of unhappiness should be taken very seriously, not just because of their lack of confidence in their futures, but also
Housing Minister Sean Fraser. Younger Canadians may be giving up on the aspiration of home ownership because of high costs, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The future looks bleak, but it doesn’t have to be

  • Canadians are anxious, dispirited, and utterly disillusioned about things getting better anytime soon. The best thing our leaders can do is prove them wrong.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 1, 2024
A report from the RCMP released following an access-to-information request shows the national force has a bleak outlook for the next few years in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The future looks bleak, but it doesn’t have to be

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 1, 2024
  • Canadians are anxious, dispirited, and utterly disillusioned about things getting better anytime soon. The best thing our leaders can do is prove them wrong.

The future looks bleak, but it doesn’t have to be

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 1, 2024
  • Canadians are anxious, dispirited, and utterly disillusioned about things getting better anytime soon. The best thing our leaders can do is prove them wrong.
A report from the RCMP released following an access-to-information request shows the national force has a bleak outlook for the next few years in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If not the carbon tax, what?

  • The carbon tax is unpopular, but is primarily misunderstood; why would so many oppose a policy that makes them better off? Unless, they don’t
Opinion | BY HUGO CORDEAU | April 1, 2024
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

If not the carbon tax, what?

Opinion | BY HUGO CORDEAU | April 1, 2024
  • The carbon tax is unpopular, but is primarily misunderstood; why would so many oppose a policy that makes them better off? Unless, they don’t

If not the carbon tax, what?

Opinion | BY HUGO CORDEAU | April 1, 2024
  • The carbon tax is unpopular, but is primarily misunderstood; why would so many oppose a policy that makes them better off? Unless, they don’t
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Once a wild and important night, Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner now a much more scripted evening, not as impactful

  • The press gallery dinner was once one of the most important nights in political Ottawa. Not anymore, say some veteran Hill reporters. But there
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2024
p. 18, main cutline: The Press Gallery Dinner, pictured June 19, 2023, at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. ’There is no doubt that in some ways [the event] has diminished in the last maybe decade or so,’ says Parliamentary Press Gallery president Mia Rabson. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Once a wild and important night, Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner now a much more scripted evening, not as impactful

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2024
  • The press gallery dinner was once one of the most important nights in political Ottawa. Not anymore, say some veteran Hill reporters. But there

Once a wild and important night, Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner now a much more scripted evening, not as impactful

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2024
  • The press gallery dinner was once one of the most important nights in political Ottawa. Not anymore, say some veteran Hill reporters. But there
p. 18, main cutline: The Press Gallery Dinner, pictured June 19, 2023, at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. ’There is no doubt that in some ways [the event] has diminished in the last maybe decade or so,’ says Parliamentary Press Gallery president Mia Rabson. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Count ‘em: eight staff additions, five promotions, and three departures in PM Trudeau’s office

  • Recent changes include Alex Fernandes’ addition as a media advance. Yuval Daniel has already replaced him as press secretary to Mental Health and Addictions
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 1, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves a Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on March 20 followed by PMO press secretary Mohammad Hussain. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Count ‘em: eight staff additions, five promotions, and three departures in PM Trudeau’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 1, 2024
  • Recent changes include Alex Fernandes’ addition as a media advance. Yuval Daniel has already replaced him as press secretary to Mental Health and Addictions

Count ‘em: eight staff additions, five promotions, and three departures in PM Trudeau’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 1, 2024
  • Recent changes include Alex Fernandes’ addition as a media advance. Yuval Daniel has already replaced him as press secretary to Mental Health and Addictions
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves a Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on March 20 followed by PMO press secretary Mohammad Hussain. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mulroney did a lot for Canada: Ottawa reader

  • Our country is still mourning after losing former prime minister Brian Mulroney who died on Feb. 29 at the age of 84 in a
Opinion | April 1, 2024
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Mulroney did a lot for Canada: Ottawa reader

Opinion | April 1, 2024
  • Our country is still mourning after losing former prime minister Brian Mulroney who died on Feb. 29 at the age of 84 in a

Mulroney did a lot for Canada: Ottawa reader

Opinion | April 1, 2024
  • Our country is still mourning after losing former prime minister Brian Mulroney who died on Feb. 29 at the age of 84 in a
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Riley’s wishful thinking: British Columbia reader

  • Re: “There are signs of resistance to the right-wing juggernaut, if you look hard enough,” (The Hill Times, March 25, by Susan Riley). Wishful
Opinion | April 1, 2024
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Riley’s wishful thinking: British Columbia reader

Opinion | April 1, 2024
  • Re: “There are signs of resistance to the right-wing juggernaut, if you look hard enough,” (The Hill Times, March 25, by Susan Riley). Wishful

Riley’s wishful thinking: British Columbia reader

Opinion | April 1, 2024
  • Re: “There are signs of resistance to the right-wing juggernaut, if you look hard enough,” (The Hill Times, March 25, by Susan Riley). Wishful
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Media coverage of Gaza-Israel war is not balanced: reader

  • Re: “Canadians must uphold our collective moral responsibility: Fatima Haidar,” (The Hill Times, March 20, letter to the editor, p. 8). We are being
Opinion | April 1, 2024

Media coverage of Gaza-Israel war is not balanced: reader

Opinion | April 1, 2024
  • Re: “Canadians must uphold our collective moral responsibility: Fatima Haidar,” (The Hill Times, March 20, letter to the editor, p. 8). We are being

Media coverage of Gaza-Israel war is not balanced: reader

Opinion | April 1, 2024
  • Re: “Canadians must uphold our collective moral responsibility: Fatima Haidar,” (The Hill Times, March 20, letter to the editor, p. 8). We are being

NDP MP Idlout to talk about Indigenous resurgence and reconciliation at uOttawa on April 2

  • MONDAY, APRIL 1 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. It is currently on a
NDP MP Lori Idiot will take part in a panel discussion on 'The Path Forward: Indigenous Resurgence and Reconciliation,' hosted by the University of Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 2 at 6 p.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP MP Idlout to talk about Indigenous resurgence and reconciliation at uOttawa on April 2

  • MONDAY, APRIL 1 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. It is currently on a

NDP MP Idlout to talk about Indigenous resurgence and reconciliation at uOttawa on April 2

  • MONDAY, APRIL 1 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. It is currently on a
NDP MP Lori Idiot will take part in a panel discussion on 'The Path Forward: Indigenous Resurgence and Reconciliation,' hosted by the University of Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 2 at 6 p.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thibedeau leaving CBC News

  • Plus, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau releases a new book, and NDP MP Charlie Angus starts a new writing project.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2024
CTV's Vassy Kapelos, left, former NDP MP Matthew Dubé, and CBC's Hannah Thibedeau, pictured Oct. 17, 2022, at a Hill reception. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Thibedeau leaving CBC News

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2024
  • Plus, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau releases a new book, and NDP MP Charlie Angus starts a new writing project.

Thibedeau leaving CBC News

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2024
  • Plus, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau releases a new book, and NDP MP Charlie Angus starts a new writing project.
CTV's Vassy Kapelos, left, former NDP MP Matthew Dubé, and CBC's Hannah Thibedeau, pictured Oct. 17, 2022, at a Hill reception. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Politics This Morning: Taking stock

  • Plus, finding Trudeau's troll-iest possible election date.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is aiming to stretch his budget PR as far as possible this spring. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Taking stock

  • Plus, finding Trudeau's troll-iest possible election date.

Politics This Morning: Taking stock

  • Plus, finding Trudeau's troll-iest possible election date.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is aiming to stretch his budget PR as far as possible this spring. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As spring flooding season approaches, Canadians need the government to act on the National Flood Insurance Program 

  • The upcoming federal budget presents an opportunity for the government to partner with the insurance industry and invest in a low-cost national flood insurance
Opinion | BY CELYESTE POWER, PETER BRAID | March 28, 2024
Military personnel stack sandbags at Constance Bay on Apr. 30, 2019, when Canadian Forces units were deployed to flood zones along the Ottawa River Valley in response to record high water levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As spring flooding season approaches, Canadians need the government to act on the National Flood Insurance Program 

Opinion | BY CELYESTE POWER, PETER BRAID | March 28, 2024
  • The upcoming federal budget presents an opportunity for the government to partner with the insurance industry and invest in a low-cost national flood insurance

As spring flooding season approaches, Canadians need the government to act on the National Flood Insurance Program 

Opinion | BY CELYESTE POWER, PETER BRAID | March 28, 2024
  • The upcoming federal budget presents an opportunity for the government to partner with the insurance industry and invest in a low-cost national flood insurance
Military personnel stack sandbags at Constance Bay on Apr. 30, 2019, when Canadian Forces units were deployed to flood zones along the Ottawa River Valley in response to record high water levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s behind Pierre Poilievre’s ‘common-sense crusade’?

  • Interestingly, common sense has a long political etymology.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 28, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has hinged his campaign on 'common sense,' but he should be careful not to affix his political cause on that notion alone—Canadians will eventually catch on, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s behind Pierre Poilievre’s ‘common-sense crusade’?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 28, 2024
  • Interestingly, common sense has a long political etymology.

What’s behind Pierre Poilievre’s ‘common-sense crusade’?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 28, 2024
  • Interestingly, common sense has a long political etymology.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has hinged his campaign on 'common sense,' but he should be careful not to affix his political cause on that notion alone—Canadians will eventually catch on, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wild species’ survival should shape National Biodiversity Strategy

  • Despite ongoing conservation efforts across the country, biodiversity continues to decline, and the number of species at risk of extinction continues to grow.
Opinion | BY DAN KRAUS, JAMES PAGé, RACHEL PLOTKIN, LIAT PODOLSKY | March 28, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. In Montreal in 2022, Canada committed to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. The federal government is developing a National Biodiversity Strategy, due later this year, to outline how this commitment can be achieved. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wild species’ survival should shape National Biodiversity Strategy

Opinion | BY DAN KRAUS, JAMES PAGé, RACHEL PLOTKIN, LIAT PODOLSKY | March 28, 2024
  • Despite ongoing conservation efforts across the country, biodiversity continues to decline, and the number of species at risk of extinction continues to grow.

Wild species’ survival should shape National Biodiversity Strategy

Opinion | BY DAN KRAUS, JAMES PAGé, RACHEL PLOTKIN, LIAT PODOLSKY | March 28, 2024
  • Despite ongoing conservation efforts across the country, biodiversity continues to decline, and the number of species at risk of extinction continues to grow.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. In Montreal in 2022, Canada committed to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. The federal government is developing a National Biodiversity Strategy, due later this year, to outline how this commitment can be achieved. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government’s newly proposed privacy policies won’t change how federal political parties use voter data: experts

  • The federal parties are preparing to go to court to avoid being subject to B.C.’s more stringent privacy laws. Sara Bannerman, an expert on
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 28, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
On March 20, Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc introduced Bill C-65, an Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, which includes a section regarding privacy policies for federal political parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government’s newly proposed privacy policies won’t change how federal political parties use voter data: experts

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 28, 2024
  • The federal parties are preparing to go to court to avoid being subject to B.C.’s more stringent privacy laws. Sara Bannerman, an expert on

Government’s newly proposed privacy policies won’t change how federal political parties use voter data: experts

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 28, 2024
  • The federal parties are preparing to go to court to avoid being subject to B.C.’s more stringent privacy laws. Sara Bannerman, an expert on
Dominic Leblanc
On March 20, Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc introduced Bill C-65, an Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, which includes a section regarding privacy policies for federal political parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need more natural infrastructure, and fast

  • While natural infrastructure alone could not have prevented the Red River spill, a well-funded hybrid system of grey and natural infrastructure will help mitigate
Opinion | BY RICHARD GROSSHANS | March 28, 2024
Natural infrastructure, such as water retention wetlands, can provide specific infrastructure benefits, with the potential for many other social, economic, and environmental benefits. Floating treatment wetlands, for example, can help sop up excess phosphorus in urban retention ponds, writes Richard Grosshans. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

We need more natural infrastructure, and fast

Opinion | BY RICHARD GROSSHANS | March 28, 2024
  • While natural infrastructure alone could not have prevented the Red River spill, a well-funded hybrid system of grey and natural infrastructure will help mitigate

We need more natural infrastructure, and fast

Opinion | BY RICHARD GROSSHANS | March 28, 2024
  • While natural infrastructure alone could not have prevented the Red River spill, a well-funded hybrid system of grey and natural infrastructure will help mitigate
Natural infrastructure, such as water retention wetlands, can provide specific infrastructure benefits, with the potential for many other social, economic, and environmental benefits. Floating treatment wetlands, for example, can help sop up excess phosphorus in urban retention ponds, writes Richard Grosshans. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Politics This Morning: March Madness leads to April Foolishness

  • Plus, expect pre-budget announcements on child care and affordability today.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe testifies at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on March 27 by teleconference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: March Madness leads to April Foolishness

  • Plus, expect pre-budget announcements on child care and affordability today.

Politics This Morning: March Madness leads to April Foolishness

  • Plus, expect pre-budget announcements on child care and affordability today.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe testifies at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on March 27 by teleconference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Treasury Board president Scott Brison’s estimates reforms were ‘top-down,’ and MPs need ‘bottom-up’ approach for better spending scrutiny: ex-PBO Kevin Page

  • MPs are supposed to scrutinize more than $400-billion in government spending this year, but often they don't have a clue what they're doing.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 27, 2024
Former Treasury Board president Scott Brison, who served in the role from 2015-2018, attempted to reform Canada's budget and estimates process during his time in office. Ultimately, the reform package did not live beyond its two-year trial phase. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Treasury Board president Scott Brison’s estimates reforms were ‘top-down,’ and MPs need ‘bottom-up’ approach for better spending scrutiny: ex-PBO Kevin Page

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 27, 2024
  • MPs are supposed to scrutinize more than $400-billion in government spending this year, but often they don't have a clue what they're doing.

Former Treasury Board president Scott Brison’s estimates reforms were ‘top-down,’ and MPs need ‘bottom-up’ approach for better spending scrutiny: ex-PBO Kevin Page

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 27, 2024
  • MPs are supposed to scrutinize more than $400-billion in government spending this year, but often they don't have a clue what they're doing.
Former Treasury Board president Scott Brison, who served in the role from 2015-2018, attempted to reform Canada's budget and estimates process during his time in office. Ultimately, the reform package did not live beyond its two-year trial phase. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From crisis to solution: a national acquisition fund can help ease housing crisis

  • The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, B.C.'s Rental Protection Fund, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada propose a national acquisition fund to move
Opinion | BY RAY SULLIVAN, JILL ATKEY, TIM ROSS, AND JOHN GORDON | March 27, 2024
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 27, 2024. If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Fraser truly want to help more people across Canada afford their homes, the upcoming federal budget must commit to a national acquisition fund, write the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From crisis to solution: a national acquisition fund can help ease housing crisis

Opinion | BY RAY SULLIVAN, JILL ATKEY, TIM ROSS, AND JOHN GORDON | March 27, 2024
  • The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, B.C.'s Rental Protection Fund, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada propose a national acquisition fund to move

From crisis to solution: a national acquisition fund can help ease housing crisis

Opinion | BY RAY SULLIVAN, JILL ATKEY, TIM ROSS, AND JOHN GORDON | March 27, 2024
  • The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, B.C.'s Rental Protection Fund, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada propose a national acquisition fund to move
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 27, 2024. If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Fraser truly want to help more people across Canada afford their homes, the upcoming federal budget must commit to a national acquisition fund, write the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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