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Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands
Opinion | June 30, 2025
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Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands

Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands
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Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce the date of the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta today, as per the National Post. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce the date of the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta today, as per the National Post. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups

  • Bill C-5's two major components seek to address internal trade barriers, and to fast-track national interest projects.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on June 20, 2025, in the Commons foyer after Bill C-5 passed in the House. Carney is flanked by Liberal MPs, and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, Crown- Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 30, 2025
  • Bill C-5's two major components seek to address internal trade barriers, and to fast-track national interest projects.

Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 30, 2025
  • Bill C-5's two major components seek to address internal trade barriers, and to fast-track national interest projects.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on June 20, 2025, in the Commons foyer after Bill C-5 passed in the House. Carney is flanked by Liberal MPs, and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, Crown- Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
Pierre Poilievre will have his leadership reviewed at the Conservative Party's biennial policy convention in Calgary, Alta., between Jan. 29-31, 2026. The party will also elect new 20 national councillors at the event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.
Pierre Poilievre will have his leadership reviewed at the Conservative Party's biennial policy convention in Calgary, Alta., between Jan. 29-31, 2026. The party will also elect new 20 national councillors at the event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Worried about Bill C-5’s effect on environment, Indigenous Peoples, future generations: letter writer

  • This is likely too late, but I am writing to urge Senators to support amendments to Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, in
Opinion | June 30, 2025
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Worried about Bill C-5’s effect on environment, Indigenous Peoples, future generations: letter writer

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • This is likely too late, but I am writing to urge Senators to support amendments to Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, in

Worried about Bill C-5’s effect on environment, Indigenous Peoples, future generations: letter writer

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • This is likely too late, but I am writing to urge Senators to support amendments to Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, in
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Happy travels, Canada, and Happy Canada Day

  • There is a heightened sense of Canadian pride this year and millions of Canadians are showing Americans what they think of Trump's global trade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 30, 2025
A Canadian Forces parachuter demonstrates a fly past the Peace Tower during Canada Day activities at Parliament Hill on July 1, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Happy travels, Canada, and Happy Canada Day

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 30, 2025
  • There is a heightened sense of Canadian pride this year and millions of Canadians are showing Americans what they think of Trump's global trade

Happy travels, Canada, and Happy Canada Day

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 30, 2025
  • There is a heightened sense of Canadian pride this year and millions of Canadians are showing Americans what they think of Trump's global trade
A Canadian Forces parachuter demonstrates a fly past the Peace Tower during Canada Day activities at Parliament Hill on July 1, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

  • The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the West Block on June 5, 2025. Carney has extricated himself from the clutches of the avaricious U.S. president, by promising to spend five per cent of Canada's GDP on defence, but he now faces the biggest test of his professional career: his credibility, writes Doug Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
  • The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
  • The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the West Block on June 5, 2025. Carney has extricated himself from the clutches of the avaricious U.S. president, by promising to spend five per cent of Canada's GDP on defence, but he now faces the biggest test of his professional career: his credibility, writes Doug Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new leader for the public service

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Michael Sabia will be the next Clerk of the Privy Council, effective July 7. Sabia will join Carney
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | June 30, 2025
Michael Sabia, who starts his new job as Clerk of the Privy Council Office on July 7, is an agent of change in his own right. Both his private sector leadership experience, and his time as the deputy minister of finance during the COVID-19 pandemic, have given him a wealth of experience as an outside-the-box thinker who gets things done. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new leader for the public service

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | June 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Michael Sabia will be the next Clerk of the Privy Council, effective July 7. Sabia will join Carney

A new leader for the public service

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | June 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Michael Sabia will be the next Clerk of the Privy Council, effective July 7. Sabia will join Carney
Michael Sabia, who starts his new job as Clerk of the Privy Council Office on July 7, is an agent of change in his own right. Both his private sector leadership experience, and his time as the deputy minister of finance during the COVID-19 pandemic, have given him a wealth of experience as an outside-the-box thinker who gets things done. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians like what they hear so far on affordability and U.S. trade war, but Carney will have to deliver results soon, say pollsters

  • The coming six months will be critical for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to regain lost political ground, says
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has had a strong start during the post-election honeymoon period, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party need to do some soul-searching about how they can take themselves to the next level. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians like what they hear so far on affordability and U.S. trade war, but Carney will have to deliver results soon, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 29, 2025
  • The coming six months will be critical for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to regain lost political ground, says

Canadians like what they hear so far on affordability and U.S. trade war, but Carney will have to deliver results soon, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 29, 2025
  • The coming six months will be critical for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to regain lost political ground, says
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has had a strong start during the post-election honeymoon period, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party need to do some soul-searching about how they can take themselves to the next level. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, right, with PSG Senator Duncan Wilson. The 'status quo does not change on its own' says Wells, warning there is still work to do to address 2SLGBTQIA+ equality in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kristopher Wells

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, right, with PSG Senator Duncan Wilson. The 'status quo does not change on its own' says Wells, warning there is still work to do to address 2SLGBTQIA+ equality in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kristopher Wells

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
CBC News: Politics legend Don Newman, right, reunites with the former Cape Breton-ese voice in his head, Sharon Musgrave, at the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26, to celebrate her retirement after more than three decades with the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades
CBC News: Politics legend Don Newman, right, reunites with the former Cape Breton-ese voice in his head, Sharon Musgrave, at the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26, to celebrate her retirement after more than three decades with the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What comes next on Canada-EU defence pact?

  • Plus, the Red Chamber greenlights the feds’ contentious Bill C-5.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured with President of the EU Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen, and President of the European Council Antonio Costa, at the recent Canada-EU Summit in Brussels. Image courtesy of the PMO/X

What comes next on Canada-EU defence pact?

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 27, 2025
  • Plus, the Red Chamber greenlights the feds’ contentious Bill C-5.

What comes next on Canada-EU defence pact?

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 27, 2025
  • Plus, the Red Chamber greenlights the feds’ contentious Bill C-5.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured with President of the EU Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen, and President of the European Council Antonio Costa, at the recent Canada-EU Summit in Brussels. Image courtesy of the PMO/X

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's One Canadian Economy Act, which the government has touted as a necessary solution to kickstart Canada's economy, has passed the Senate after only two days of debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's One Canadian Economy Act, which the government has touted as a necessary solution to kickstart Canada's economy, has passed the Senate after only two days of debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons
Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The 'Golden Dome' proposal is not merely expensive; it is strategically unsound and technically unreliable, writes Cesar Jaramillo. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The 'Golden Dome' proposal is not merely expensive; it is strategically unsound and technically unreliable, writes Cesar Jaramillo. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Canada-India reset and diaspora concerns during G7 summit

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to invite India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the recent G7 summit was widely hailed by leading political commentators
Opinion | BY RAJESH C. SHUKLA | June 26, 2025 | UPDATED June 27, 2025
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Carney. Carney has made it clear that the two countries will tackle together the issues of 'transnational repression and terrorism,' emphasizing the 'law-enforcement to law-enforcement co-operation,' writes Rajesh C. Shukla. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada-India reset and diaspora concerns during G7 summit

Opinion | BY RAJESH C. SHUKLA | June 26, 2025 | UPDATED June 27, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to invite India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the recent G7 summit was widely hailed by leading political commentators

Canada-India reset and diaspora concerns during G7 summit

Opinion | BY RAJESH C. SHUKLA | June 26, 2025 | UPDATED June 27, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to invite India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the recent G7 summit was widely hailed by leading political commentators
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Carney. Carney has made it clear that the two countries will tackle together the issues of 'transnational repression and terrorism,' emphasizing the 'law-enforcement to law-enforcement co-operation,' writes Rajesh C. Shukla. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is
Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
In these complex times, where targeted violence and threats against the public are so multi-various in nature, we must continually adapt to the dynamic threat landscape via a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, write John McCoy and Michael King. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is
In these complex times, where targeted violence and threats against the public are so multi-various in nature, we must continually adapt to the dynamic threat landscape via a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, write John McCoy and Michael King. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

Much ado about nothing in Iran

  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
It took U.S. President Donald Trump a long time to realize that he had been played by the Israeli prime minister, but it won’t last because he cannot bear the idea that he was outsmarted, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

Much ado about nothing in Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.

Much ado about nothing in Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
It took U.S. President Donald Trump a long time to realize that he had been played by the Israeli prime minister, but it won’t last because he cannot bear the idea that he was outsmarted, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

  • Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
On the Middle East, Prime Minister Mark Carney is no ideologue, nor does he appear interested in his predecessor’s optics-heavy style. Carney seems more calibrated, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 25, 2025
  • Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 25, 2025
  • Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.
Mark Carney
On the Middle East, Prime Minister Mark Carney is no ideologue, nor does he appear interested in his predecessor’s optics-heavy style. Carney seems more calibrated, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the defence and security agreement between Canada-EU will 'help deliver on capability targets more quickly and economically.' The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the defence and security agreement between Canada-EU will 'help deliver on capability targets more quickly and economically.' The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Israel marks national day

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed delivers a toast at his country’s national day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Israel marks national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Israel marks national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed delivers a toast at his country’s national day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

  • Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to
Opinion | BY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS | June 25, 2025
To secure Canada's national water and economic security, we need coherent federal-provincial partnership and barrier-free markets, writes Soula Chronopoulos. Unsplash photograph by Yoann Boyer

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

Opinion | BY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS | June 25, 2025
  • Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

Opinion | BY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS | June 25, 2025
  • Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to
To secure Canada's national water and economic security, we need coherent federal-provincial partnership and barrier-free markets, writes Soula Chronopoulos. Unsplash photograph by Yoann Boyer

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Carney says Indigenous traditions are key to protecting nature—Métis climate leadership offers a path forward

  • As wildfires increasingly impact the Métis Homeland, drawing on the wisdom of our ancestors offers sustainable, culturally grounded solutions for the future.
Opinion | BY VICTORIA PRUDEN | June 25, 2025
Métis Crossing in Alberta, with the Sturgeon County wildfire burning nearby on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Métis National Council

Carney says Indigenous traditions are key to protecting nature—Métis climate leadership offers a path forward

Opinion | BY VICTORIA PRUDEN | June 25, 2025
  • As wildfires increasingly impact the Métis Homeland, drawing on the wisdom of our ancestors offers sustainable, culturally grounded solutions for the future.

Carney says Indigenous traditions are key to protecting nature—Métis climate leadership offers a path forward

Opinion | BY VICTORIA PRUDEN | June 25, 2025
  • As wildfires increasingly impact the Métis Homeland, drawing on the wisdom of our ancestors offers sustainable, culturally grounded solutions for the future.
Métis Crossing in Alberta, with the Sturgeon County wildfire burning nearby on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Métis National Council

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The Senate reconvenes

  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
Senators will return to action today, with the summer adjournment looming and a final vote on Bill C-5 coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Senate reconvenes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.

The Senate reconvenes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.
Senators will return to action today, with the summer adjournment looming and a final vote on Bill C-5 coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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‘Massive endeavour’: feds face difficult task in finding contractors for gun buyback scheme, expert warns

  • 'The government has to rely on the private sector and qualified businesses to do the work,' said the University of Ottawa's J.L. Gilles LeVasseur.
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 18, 2024
Last year, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the government will implement its planned buyback of firearm models which have been banned since 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Massive endeavour’: feds face difficult task in finding contractors for gun buyback scheme, expert warns

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 18, 2024
  • 'The government has to rely on the private sector and qualified businesses to do the work,' said the University of Ottawa's J.L. Gilles LeVasseur.

‘Massive endeavour’: feds face difficult task in finding contractors for gun buyback scheme, expert warns

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 18, 2024
  • 'The government has to rely on the private sector and qualified businesses to do the work,' said the University of Ottawa's J.L. Gilles LeVasseur.
Last year, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the government will implement its planned buyback of firearm models which have been banned since 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The trouble with events

  • The U.S. is no longer the sole superpower, but it is still the flywheel that keeps the whole system ticking over smoothly. Most people
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 18, 2024
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden. American politics is certainly overdue for another phase change, but it’s not going to happen this time. Not unless the Reaper intervenes, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The trouble with events

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 18, 2024
  • The U.S. is no longer the sole superpower, but it is still the flywheel that keeps the whole system ticking over smoothly. Most people

The trouble with events

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 18, 2024
  • The U.S. is no longer the sole superpower, but it is still the flywheel that keeps the whole system ticking over smoothly. Most people
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden. American politics is certainly overdue for another phase change, but it’s not going to happen this time. Not unless the Reaper intervenes, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canadians must act now to uphold a basic human right this International Day of Education

  • Educating girls is a key solution to many global issues that affect our collective future, including climate change.
Opinion | BY FRED WITTEVEEN | January 18, 2024
The author, Fred Witteveen, pictured with students at a school in Ghana where his organization Children Believe does work promoting access to education, especially for girls. Handout photograph

Canadians must act now to uphold a basic human right this International Day of Education

Opinion | BY FRED WITTEVEEN | January 18, 2024
  • Educating girls is a key solution to many global issues that affect our collective future, including climate change.

Canadians must act now to uphold a basic human right this International Day of Education

Opinion | BY FRED WITTEVEEN | January 18, 2024
  • Educating girls is a key solution to many global issues that affect our collective future, including climate change.
The author, Fred Witteveen, pictured with students at a school in Ghana where his organization Children Believe does work promoting access to education, especially for girls. Handout photograph

Set the CBC free

  • We need a radical new approach: an end to annual appropriations and ministerial oversight for CBC/Radio-Canada in exchange for an endowment fund that would
Opinion | BY PETER MACLEOD | January 18, 2024
It's been 88 years since the founding of the CBC/Radio-Canada. Is there still a legitimate role for any government in determining the focus, much less the existence, of Canada's public broadcaster? The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Set the CBC free

Opinion | BY PETER MACLEOD | January 18, 2024
  • We need a radical new approach: an end to annual appropriations and ministerial oversight for CBC/Radio-Canada in exchange for an endowment fund that would

Set the CBC free

Opinion | BY PETER MACLEOD | January 18, 2024
  • We need a radical new approach: an end to annual appropriations and ministerial oversight for CBC/Radio-Canada in exchange for an endowment fund that would
It's been 88 years since the founding of the CBC/Radio-Canada. Is there still a legitimate role for any government in determining the focus, much less the existence, of Canada's public broadcaster? The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

What 25 years of writing on Access to Information looks like

  • Sometimes, strong words are needed to express the lack of accountable government in Ottawa. Ken Rubin reflects on 25 years of doing that in
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | January 18, 2024
A screen shot of an Oct. 4, 2004, edition of The Hill Times, in which Ken Rubin's article on Maher Arar was featured on the front page. The Hill Times

What 25 years of writing on Access to Information looks like

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | January 18, 2024
  • Sometimes, strong words are needed to express the lack of accountable government in Ottawa. Ken Rubin reflects on 25 years of doing that in

What 25 years of writing on Access to Information looks like

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | January 18, 2024
  • Sometimes, strong words are needed to express the lack of accountable government in Ottawa. Ken Rubin reflects on 25 years of doing that in
A screen shot of an Oct. 4, 2004, edition of The Hill Times, in which Ken Rubin's article on Maher Arar was featured on the front page. The Hill Times

Leaders need to speak out against antisemitism

  • Brian Mulroney, now in his 80s, recently delivered an impassioned speech about the scourge of antisemitism with the energy and passion of a man
Opinion | BY JACOB DEEGAN | January 18, 2024
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney arrives for the memorial service for the late Queen Elizabeth II at Ottawa's Christ Church Cathedral on Sept. 19, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders need to speak out against antisemitism

Opinion | BY JACOB DEEGAN | January 18, 2024
  • Brian Mulroney, now in his 80s, recently delivered an impassioned speech about the scourge of antisemitism with the energy and passion of a man

Leaders need to speak out against antisemitism

Opinion | BY JACOB DEEGAN | January 18, 2024
  • Brian Mulroney, now in his 80s, recently delivered an impassioned speech about the scourge of antisemitism with the energy and passion of a man
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney arrives for the memorial service for the late Queen Elizabeth II at Ottawa's Christ Church Cathedral on Sept. 19, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: OGGO keeps digging

  • Plus, Trudeau and Vandal are in Iqaluit for a historic ceremony.
Kelly McCauley chairs the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee, which is scheduled to meet again today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: OGGO keeps digging

  • Plus, Trudeau and Vandal are in Iqaluit for a historic ceremony.

Politics This Morning: OGGO keeps digging

  • Plus, Trudeau and Vandal are in Iqaluit for a historic ceremony.
Kelly McCauley chairs the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee, which is scheduled to meet again today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MP Turnbull says Conservatives have ‘overstated the significance’ of Rogers’ price hike for wireless customers

  • 'Wireless prices have come down dramatically, actually, and I don't think we've told that story well enough,' Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull says. However, Canadians
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 17, 2024
Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull said he is open to the Industry Committee studying cell phone prices in Canada, but wants to take a broader approach then what was proposed by the Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MP Turnbull says Conservatives have ‘overstated the significance’ of Rogers’ price hike for wireless customers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 17, 2024
  • 'Wireless prices have come down dramatically, actually, and I don't think we've told that story well enough,' Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull says. However, Canadians

Liberal MP Turnbull says Conservatives have ‘overstated the significance’ of Rogers’ price hike for wireless customers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 17, 2024
  • 'Wireless prices have come down dramatically, actually, and I don't think we've told that story well enough,' Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull says. However, Canadians
Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull said he is open to the Industry Committee studying cell phone prices in Canada, but wants to take a broader approach then what was proposed by the Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On Israel, Justin Trudeau dances on the fence

  • On the surface it would seem as if Justin Trudeau has muddled his messaging on Israel. But perhaps there is merit to Pierre Poilievre's
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 17, 2024
Liberal MP Salma Zahid speaks to the press in December, 2023. Justin Trudeau's biggest critics on the Israel file are on his own team, and Zahid is one of them, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On Israel, Justin Trudeau dances on the fence

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 17, 2024
  • On the surface it would seem as if Justin Trudeau has muddled his messaging on Israel. But perhaps there is merit to Pierre Poilievre's

On Israel, Justin Trudeau dances on the fence

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 17, 2024
  • On the surface it would seem as if Justin Trudeau has muddled his messaging on Israel. But perhaps there is merit to Pierre Poilievre's
Liberal MP Salma Zahid speaks to the press in December, 2023. Justin Trudeau's biggest critics on the Israel file are on his own team, and Zahid is one of them, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dennis Edney: lawyer for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr, was a lawyer for all of us

  • Canadian lawyer Dennis Edney, who played a big role in the release of Omar Khadr from Guantanamo Bay prison, lived his life standing up
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | January 17, 2024
Dennis Edney, who was Omar Khadr's lawyer, died on Dec. 30, 2023, at the age of 77. Photograph courtesy of Joshua Sherurcij/Wikimedia Commons

Dennis Edney: lawyer for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr, was a lawyer for all of us

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | January 17, 2024
  • Canadian lawyer Dennis Edney, who played a big role in the release of Omar Khadr from Guantanamo Bay prison, lived his life standing up

Dennis Edney: lawyer for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr, was a lawyer for all of us

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | January 17, 2024
  • Canadian lawyer Dennis Edney, who played a big role in the release of Omar Khadr from Guantanamo Bay prison, lived his life standing up
Dennis Edney, who was Omar Khadr's lawyer, died on Dec. 30, 2023, at the age of 77. Photograph courtesy of Joshua Sherurcij/Wikimedia Commons

The RCMP’s gift to Rebel News

  • As someone who has worked for activist groups, I know they spend almost as much time and energy trying to figure out how to
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 17, 2024
Rebel News' David Menzies and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Screen capture image courtesy of CTV News and Rebel News

The RCMP’s gift to Rebel News

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 17, 2024
  • As someone who has worked for activist groups, I know they spend almost as much time and energy trying to figure out how to

The RCMP’s gift to Rebel News

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 17, 2024
  • As someone who has worked for activist groups, I know they spend almost as much time and energy trying to figure out how to
Rebel News' David Menzies and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Screen capture image courtesy of CTV News and Rebel News

Human Rights Coalition threatens withdrawal from foreign interference inquiry over rejected bid to limit standing for trio of politicians

  • Meanwhile, the only group solely representing Chinese Canadians says the commission is too important to quit.
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 17, 2024
Sen. Yuen Pau Woo says attempts to revoke his status as an intervenor over unsubstantiated allegations only prove the ‘hysteria’ over foreign interference fuelled by irresponsible media reports. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of X

Human Rights Coalition threatens withdrawal from foreign interference inquiry over rejected bid to limit standing for trio of politicians

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 17, 2024
  • Meanwhile, the only group solely representing Chinese Canadians says the commission is too important to quit.

Human Rights Coalition threatens withdrawal from foreign interference inquiry over rejected bid to limit standing for trio of politicians

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 17, 2024
  • Meanwhile, the only group solely representing Chinese Canadians says the commission is too important to quit.
Sen. Yuen Pau Woo says attempts to revoke his status as an intervenor over unsubstantiated allegations only prove the ‘hysteria’ over foreign interference fuelled by irresponsible media reports. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of X

Tactical neutrality may avoid inflaming Liberal caucus divisions, but Canada can’t escape ICJ ruling consequences with silence: international law experts

  • ‘Non-committal Liberal gobbledygook’ untenable against international rule of law, says expert Mark Kersten, as some Liberal MPs take opposing public positions on South Africa’s
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 17, 2024
For the past three months, protesters have demonstrated in cities across Canada in opposition to Israel's military operation in Gaza, which they believe has become a genocide against Palestinians. On Jan. 11, South Africa began its oral arguments before the International Court of Justice in its bid to prove that accusation and end the fighting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tactical neutrality may avoid inflaming Liberal caucus divisions, but Canada can’t escape ICJ ruling consequences with silence: international law experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 17, 2024
  • ‘Non-committal Liberal gobbledygook’ untenable against international rule of law, says expert Mark Kersten, as some Liberal MPs take opposing public positions on South Africa’s

Tactical neutrality may avoid inflaming Liberal caucus divisions, but Canada can’t escape ICJ ruling consequences with silence: international law experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 17, 2024
  • ‘Non-committal Liberal gobbledygook’ untenable against international rule of law, says expert Mark Kersten, as some Liberal MPs take opposing public positions on South Africa’s
For the past three months, protesters have demonstrated in cities across Canada in opposition to Israel's military operation in Gaza, which they believe has become a genocide against Palestinians. On Jan. 11, South Africa began its oral arguments before the International Court of Justice in its bid to prove that accusation and end the fighting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence industry asks feds for strategic planning for new Ukrainian aid with dwindling Canadian stockpiles

  • The call for a 'wartime footing' in arms production still hasn't been matched with a plan, says a defence industry representative.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 17, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair, right, and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre have championed military assistance for Ukraine, but an industry group says strategic planning is missing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence industry asks feds for strategic planning for new Ukrainian aid with dwindling Canadian stockpiles

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 17, 2024
  • The call for a 'wartime footing' in arms production still hasn't been matched with a plan, says a defence industry representative.

Defence industry asks feds for strategic planning for new Ukrainian aid with dwindling Canadian stockpiles

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 17, 2024
  • The call for a 'wartime footing' in arms production still hasn't been matched with a plan, says a defence industry representative.
Defence Minister Bill Blair, right, and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre have championed military assistance for Ukraine, but an industry group says strategic planning is missing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s arm’s-length regard for foreign policy raises questions as to how he would manage the global stage

  • The silence from the Conservative leader has left foreign policy observers wondering what approach he will take to the world stage: continuing the path
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 17, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been muted about his foreign policy priorities since he took over the reins of his party 16 months ago. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s arm’s-length regard for foreign policy raises questions as to how he would manage the global stage

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 17, 2024
  • The silence from the Conservative leader has left foreign policy observers wondering what approach he will take to the world stage: continuing the path

Poilievre’s arm’s-length regard for foreign policy raises questions as to how he would manage the global stage

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 17, 2024
  • The silence from the Conservative leader has left foreign policy observers wondering what approach he will take to the world stage: continuing the path
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been muted about his foreign policy priorities since he took over the reins of his party 16 months ago. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Islamophobic silence is deafening

  • If one compares the empathy for Israelis and empathy for Palestinians, there is no comparison in public relations, communications, and posturing.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 17, 2024
There is no question Hamas committed war crimes, but as Israel continues with its own massacre of Palestinians in Gaza, backed by western countries (including Canada), a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions has unfolded, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Islamophobic silence is deafening

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 17, 2024
  • If one compares the empathy for Israelis and empathy for Palestinians, there is no comparison in public relations, communications, and posturing.

The Islamophobic silence is deafening

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 17, 2024
  • If one compares the empathy for Israelis and empathy for Palestinians, there is no comparison in public relations, communications, and posturing.
There is no question Hamas committed war crimes, but as Israel continues with its own massacre of Palestinians in Gaza, backed by western countries (including Canada), a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions has unfolded, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rock ’n’ roll will never die

  • The music business has changed enormously over the last six decades, but as bands like April Wine demonstrate, the music itself goes on.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 17, 2024
One of April Wine’s songs suggests ‘rock ’n’ roll is a vicious game,’ but in 2024, they will probably play more gigs than they have in years, writes Andrew Caddell. Pexels photograph by Dom Gould

Rock ’n’ roll will never die

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 17, 2024
  • The music business has changed enormously over the last six decades, but as bands like April Wine demonstrate, the music itself goes on.

Rock ’n’ roll will never die

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 17, 2024
  • The music business has changed enormously over the last six decades, but as bands like April Wine demonstrate, the music itself goes on.
One of April Wine’s songs suggests ‘rock ’n’ roll is a vicious game,’ but in 2024, they will probably play more gigs than they have in years, writes Andrew Caddell. Pexels photograph by Dom Gould

Poilievre’s press-freedom platitudes leave much to be desired

  • It seemed like hell had frozen over when Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spoke up for press freedom last week. It came in the wake
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 17, 2024
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on Nov. 20, 2023, ahead of the government’s fall economic statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s press-freedom platitudes leave much to be desired

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 17, 2024
  • It seemed like hell had frozen over when Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spoke up for press freedom last week. It came in the wake

Poilievre’s press-freedom platitudes leave much to be desired

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 17, 2024
  • It seemed like hell had frozen over when Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spoke up for press freedom last week. It came in the wake
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on Nov. 20, 2023, ahead of the government’s fall economic statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chrétien dropped a few balls in his time, says N.S. reader

  • Re: “Few politicians remain popular long after they leave political life, and then there’s Chrétien,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 15, p. 9). How nice
Opinion | January 17, 2024

Chrétien dropped a few balls in his time, says N.S. reader

Opinion | January 17, 2024
  • Re: “Few politicians remain popular long after they leave political life, and then there’s Chrétien,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 15, p. 9). How nice

Chrétien dropped a few balls in his time, says N.S. reader

Opinion | January 17, 2024
  • Re: “Few politicians remain popular long after they leave political life, and then there’s Chrétien,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 15, p. 9). How nice

Feds must pass a child-friendly budget: letter writer

  • In the tapestry of global progress, Canada has woven a legacy of compassion, particularly in championing the rights and well-being of children. From pioneering
Opinion | January 17, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2024 budget should include transformative investments in education, immunization, and nutrition for children around the world, writes Abdiqani Hussein. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds must pass a child-friendly budget: letter writer

Opinion | January 17, 2024
  • In the tapestry of global progress, Canada has woven a legacy of compassion, particularly in championing the rights and well-being of children. From pioneering

Feds must pass a child-friendly budget: letter writer

Opinion | January 17, 2024
  • In the tapestry of global progress, Canada has woven a legacy of compassion, particularly in championing the rights and well-being of children. From pioneering
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2024 budget should include transformative investments in education, immunization, and nutrition for children around the world, writes Abdiqani Hussein. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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