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Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
On June 9, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada would spend and extra $9-billion on defence this fiscal year, to finally reach the military alliance's then-two per cent of GDP spending target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.
Mark Carney
On June 9, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada would spend and extra $9-billion on defence this fiscal year, to finally reach the military alliance's then-two per cent of GDP spending target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What to do about youth unemployment?

  • The scale of the problem requires more innovative policy solutions.
Opinion | BY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER | June 30, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
The federal government recently injected 6,000 new opportunities into the Canada Summer Jobs program overseen by Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What to do about youth unemployment?

Opinion | BY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER | June 30, 2025
  • The scale of the problem requires more innovative policy solutions.

What to do about youth unemployment?

Opinion | BY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER | June 30, 2025
  • The scale of the problem requires more innovative policy solutions.
Patty Hajdu
The federal government recently injected 6,000 new opportunities into the Canada Summer Jobs program overseen by Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Report forecasts ‘worst cuts to public service in modern history’ to meet Carney’s campaign pledge

  • The pressure is on for the prime minister present a fall budget that delivers on campaign promises while meeting the commitment of balancing the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on promises to reduce the government's operating budget, but amid increases in defence spending, cuts could hit the public service deeply, according to a report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Report forecasts ‘worst cuts to public service in modern history’ to meet Carney’s campaign pledge

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 30, 2025
  • The pressure is on for the prime minister present a fall budget that delivers on campaign promises while meeting the commitment of balancing the

Report forecasts ‘worst cuts to public service in modern history’ to meet Carney’s campaign pledge

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 30, 2025
  • The pressure is on for the prime minister present a fall budget that delivers on campaign promises while meeting the commitment of balancing the
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on promises to reduce the government's operating budget, but amid increases in defence spending, cuts could hit the public service deeply, according to a report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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
typewriter
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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
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Canadians are facing tough times, but there are reasons to be optimistic

  • Canadians are feeling less hopeful about the future compared to previous years.
Opinion | BY BRUCE MACDONALD | January 15, 2024
Within these tough times, Canadians’ willingness to support their communities continues to be remarkable, even as it’s challenged. Photograph courtesy of GLady from Pixabay

Canadians are facing tough times, but there are reasons to be optimistic

Opinion | BY BRUCE MACDONALD | January 15, 2024
  • Canadians are feeling less hopeful about the future compared to previous years.

Canadians are facing tough times, but there are reasons to be optimistic

Opinion | BY BRUCE MACDONALD | January 15, 2024
  • Canadians are feeling less hopeful about the future compared to previous years.
Within these tough times, Canadians’ willingness to support their communities continues to be remarkable, even as it’s challenged. Photograph courtesy of GLady from Pixabay

The military fix not everyone wants to hear

  • The approach Canadian Armed Forces leaders should consider is downsizing the military to keep pace with the diminished number of recruits.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 15, 2024
With the advent of technology, crew sizes in conventional warships can be drastically reduced and the future of military aviation is unmanned drones, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by S1 Taylor Congdon

The military fix not everyone wants to hear

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 15, 2024
  • The approach Canadian Armed Forces leaders should consider is downsizing the military to keep pace with the diminished number of recruits.

The military fix not everyone wants to hear

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 15, 2024
  • The approach Canadian Armed Forces leaders should consider is downsizing the military to keep pace with the diminished number of recruits.
With the advent of technology, crew sizes in conventional warships can be drastically reduced and the future of military aviation is unmanned drones, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by S1 Taylor Congdon

Government’s outsourcing woes might be rooted in in-house project management gaps, say observers

  • Doing business with the government is not all 'sunshine and blue skies,' says Neil Brodie, noting 'there are companies out there who will not
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 15, 2024
Public Service Alliance of Canada members block traffic on Laurier Avenue in Ottawa during a Feb. 28, 2019, demonstration marking the third anniversary of the implementation of the Phoenix pay system that has plagued public servants with payroll issues since its inception. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government’s outsourcing woes might be rooted in in-house project management gaps, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 15, 2024
  • Doing business with the government is not all 'sunshine and blue skies,' says Neil Brodie, noting 'there are companies out there who will not

Government’s outsourcing woes might be rooted in in-house project management gaps, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 15, 2024
  • Doing business with the government is not all 'sunshine and blue skies,' says Neil Brodie, noting 'there are companies out there who will not
Public Service Alliance of Canada members block traffic on Laurier Avenue in Ottawa during a Feb. 28, 2019, demonstration marking the third anniversary of the implementation of the Phoenix pay system that has plagued public servants with payroll issues since its inception. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s Jamaica trip ‘tone deaf at multiple levels’ and ‘greatest Christmas gift going’ for Conservatives

  • With low levels of public approval, the Liberals need wins, not playing defence like they’re doing with the prime minister’s Jamaica vacation, says pollster
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 15, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Christmas vacation to Jamaica is fresh ammunition for opposition parties in Question Period when the House resumes Jan. 29, says pollster Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s Jamaica trip ‘tone deaf at multiple levels’ and ‘greatest Christmas gift going’ for Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 15, 2024
  • With low levels of public approval, the Liberals need wins, not playing defence like they’re doing with the prime minister’s Jamaica vacation, says pollster

Trudeau’s Jamaica trip ‘tone deaf at multiple levels’ and ‘greatest Christmas gift going’ for Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 15, 2024
  • With low levels of public approval, the Liberals need wins, not playing defence like they’re doing with the prime minister’s Jamaica vacation, says pollster
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Christmas vacation to Jamaica is fresh ammunition for opposition parties in Question Period when the House resumes Jan. 29, says pollster Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Poilievre doesn’t deserve the 17 per cent lead in the polls

  • Thanks to the adoption of MAGA-Republican methods by the Conservative Party, the view of Trudeau has been pushed from mere disapproval to something close
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 15, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If the decision is Trudeau must go, equal attention must be paid to whether Poilievre is the answer. And that means determining if he deserves his 17 per cent lead in the polls, and the prospect of a majority government that represents, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Why Poilievre doesn’t deserve the 17 per cent lead in the polls

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 15, 2024
  • Thanks to the adoption of MAGA-Republican methods by the Conservative Party, the view of Trudeau has been pushed from mere disapproval to something close

Why Poilievre doesn’t deserve the 17 per cent lead in the polls

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 15, 2024
  • Thanks to the adoption of MAGA-Republican methods by the Conservative Party, the view of Trudeau has been pushed from mere disapproval to something close
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If the decision is Trudeau must go, equal attention must be paid to whether Poilievre is the answer. And that means determining if he deserves his 17 per cent lead in the polls, and the prospect of a majority government that represents, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Few politicians remain popular long after they leave political life, and then there’s Chrétien

  • Those who attended last May's Liberal policy convention marvelled that Jean Chrétien and his Shawinigan colleague François-Philippe Champagne outshone the dynamic duo of Hillary
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 15, 2024
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pictured in Ottawa on Jan. 10, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Few politicians remain popular long after they leave political life, and then there’s Chrétien

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 15, 2024
  • Those who attended last May's Liberal policy convention marvelled that Jean Chrétien and his Shawinigan colleague François-Philippe Champagne outshone the dynamic duo of Hillary

Few politicians remain popular long after they leave political life, and then there’s Chrétien

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 15, 2024
  • Those who attended last May's Liberal policy convention marvelled that Jean Chrétien and his Shawinigan colleague François-Philippe Champagne outshone the dynamic duo of Hillary
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pictured in Ottawa on Jan. 10, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Business groups sound alarm on fast-approaching CEBA’s loan payback deadline as feds look to soften potential blow

  • The Canada Emergency Business Account delivered more than $49-billion to nearly 900,000 small businesses and non-profits, but Canadian Chamber of Commerce president Perrin Beatty
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in December 2023. The deadline for businesses to repay loans and benefit from partial loan forgiveness from the Canada Emergency Business Account is Jan. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Business groups sound alarm on fast-approaching CEBA’s loan payback deadline as feds look to soften potential blow

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
  • The Canada Emergency Business Account delivered more than $49-billion to nearly 900,000 small businesses and non-profits, but Canadian Chamber of Commerce president Perrin Beatty

Business groups sound alarm on fast-approaching CEBA’s loan payback deadline as feds look to soften potential blow

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
  • The Canada Emergency Business Account delivered more than $49-billion to nearly 900,000 small businesses and non-profits, but Canadian Chamber of Commerce president Perrin Beatty
Chrystia Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in December 2023. The deadline for businesses to repay loans and benefit from partial loan forgiveness from the Canada Emergency Business Account is Jan. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to do more to scale-up our top young tech companies

  • Focusing only on recovery from the current economic slowdown is not the end game: that should be the creation of a new Canadian economy
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 15, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Health Minister Mark Holland at the National Press Theatre on Dec. 12, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to do more to scale-up our top young tech companies

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 15, 2024
  • Focusing only on recovery from the current economic slowdown is not the end game: that should be the creation of a new Canadian economy

Canada needs to do more to scale-up our top young tech companies

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 15, 2024
  • Focusing only on recovery from the current economic slowdown is not the end game: that should be the creation of a new Canadian economy
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Health Minister Mark Holland at the National Press Theatre on Dec. 12, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I want to die standing like the Queen did,’ says former prime minister Jean Chrétien

  • The former prime minister, who celebrated his 90th birthday last week, told The Hill Times he has no plans to retire, ever. His father’s
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 15, 2024
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien celebrated his 90th birthday last week. He told The Hill Times he has no plans to retire, ever. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I want to die standing like the Queen did,’ says former prime minister Jean Chrétien

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 15, 2024
  • The former prime minister, who celebrated his 90th birthday last week, told The Hill Times he has no plans to retire, ever. His father’s

‘I want to die standing like the Queen did,’ says former prime minister Jean Chrétien

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 15, 2024
  • The former prime minister, who celebrated his 90th birthday last week, told The Hill Times he has no plans to retire, ever. His father’s
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien celebrated his 90th birthday last week. He told The Hill Times he has no plans to retire, ever. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High prices, lack of charging infrastructure must be addressed to accommodate 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, say auto industry reps

  • Federal government programs to close the price gap between electric vehicles and gas-powered vehicles are a start, but don't go far enough, according to
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 15, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault unveiled the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard on Dec. 19, which sets a national target of 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, with interim targets of at least 20 per cent of all sales by 2026, and at least 60 per cent by 2030. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

High prices, lack of charging infrastructure must be addressed to accommodate 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, say auto industry reps

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 15, 2024
  • Federal government programs to close the price gap between electric vehicles and gas-powered vehicles are a start, but don't go far enough, according to

High prices, lack of charging infrastructure must be addressed to accommodate 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, say auto industry reps

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 15, 2024
  • Federal government programs to close the price gap between electric vehicles and gas-powered vehicles are a start, but don't go far enough, according to
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault unveiled the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard on Dec. 19, which sets a national target of 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, with interim targets of at least 20 per cent of all sales by 2026, and at least 60 per cent by 2030. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump 2.0 would be a high risk for Canada

  • A second Trump presidency would bring chaos to an already divided America, and sow confusion in an increasingly uncertain and dangerous world. If that
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 15, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 15, 2023. The world needs to start thinking seriously about the implications of a second Trump presidency, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

Trump 2.0 would be a high risk for Canada

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 15, 2024
  • A second Trump presidency would bring chaos to an already divided America, and sow confusion in an increasingly uncertain and dangerous world. If that

Trump 2.0 would be a high risk for Canada

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 15, 2024
  • A second Trump presidency would bring chaos to an already divided America, and sow confusion in an increasingly uncertain and dangerous world. If that
Donald Trump
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 15, 2023. The world needs to start thinking seriously about the implications of a second Trump presidency, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

‘Turn that act inside out’: CSIS to update 40-year-old legislation, PM’s former national security adviser says review ‘long overdue’

  • Enhancing CSIS's capacity to be able to share data outside the federal government is being closely considered. But sharing intelligence with police forces 'can
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) director David Vigneault. The organization is embarking on a consultation period to update the CSIS Act, which is now 40 years old. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Turn that act inside out’: CSIS to update 40-year-old legislation, PM’s former national security adviser says review ‘long overdue’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
  • Enhancing CSIS's capacity to be able to share data outside the federal government is being closely considered. But sharing intelligence with police forces 'can

‘Turn that act inside out’: CSIS to update 40-year-old legislation, PM’s former national security adviser says review ‘long overdue’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
  • Enhancing CSIS's capacity to be able to share data outside the federal government is being closely considered. But sharing intelligence with police forces 'can
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) director David Vigneault. The organization is embarking on a consultation period to update the CSIS Act, which is now 40 years old. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Ed was who I wanted to be when I grew up,’ says Singh after NDP legend Broadbent died on Jan. 11

  • Plus, British High Commission moves, lots of praise for new PMO hire, Carleton University to host seminar on challenges on public health communication in
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
Ed Broadbent, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pictured Oct. 6, 2019, at the Farmers' Market at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa. Broadbent was helping Singh and the NDP campaign in Ottawa-Centre, the riding Broadbent once held. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Ed was who I wanted to be when I grew up,’ says Singh after NDP legend Broadbent died on Jan. 11

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
  • Plus, British High Commission moves, lots of praise for new PMO hire, Carleton University to host seminar on challenges on public health communication in

‘Ed was who I wanted to be when I grew up,’ says Singh after NDP legend Broadbent died on Jan. 11

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
  • Plus, British High Commission moves, lots of praise for new PMO hire, Carleton University to host seminar on challenges on public health communication in
Ed Broadbent, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pictured Oct. 6, 2019, at the Farmers' Market at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa. Broadbent was helping Singh and the NDP campaign in Ottawa-Centre, the riding Broadbent once held. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Funding is going to be key’ for national reconciliation council to be effective, says Yellowhead Institute report co-author

  • The Native Women's Association hopes more Calls to Action will be fulfilled once Bill C-29 becomes law, but issues of resources and representation are
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 15, 2024
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree, pictured on the Hill. Bill C-29, the National Council for Reconciliation Act, was introduced by former Crown-Indigenous minister Marc Miller on June 23, 2022. Miller is now immigration minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Funding is going to be key’ for national reconciliation council to be effective, says Yellowhead Institute report co-author

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 15, 2024
  • The Native Women's Association hopes more Calls to Action will be fulfilled once Bill C-29 becomes law, but issues of resources and representation are

‘Funding is going to be key’ for national reconciliation council to be effective, says Yellowhead Institute report co-author

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 15, 2024
  • The Native Women's Association hopes more Calls to Action will be fulfilled once Bill C-29 becomes law, but issues of resources and representation are
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree, pictured on the Hill. Bill C-29, the National Council for Reconciliation Act, was introduced by former Crown-Indigenous minister Marc Miller on June 23, 2022. Miller is now immigration minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics this morning: Movement in Manitoba 

  • Plus, the prime minister shuffled senior public servants on Friday afternoon.
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 15, 2024
Today is former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson's last day as leader of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives, she announced on Saturday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics this morning: Movement in Manitoba 

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 15, 2024
  • Plus, the prime minister shuffled senior public servants on Friday afternoon.

Politics this morning: Movement in Manitoba 

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 15, 2024
  • Plus, the prime minister shuffled senior public servants on Friday afternoon.
Today is former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson's last day as leader of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives, she announced on Saturday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau and family should have stayed at Harrington Lake

  • It's easy to Monday-morning quarterback, but the prime minister and his family could have simply enjoyed the beautiful official residence on Harrington Lake in
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 15, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seen on the Hill on Dec. 5, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau and family should have stayed at Harrington Lake

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 15, 2024
  • It's easy to Monday-morning quarterback, but the prime minister and his family could have simply enjoyed the beautiful official residence on Harrington Lake in

Trudeau and family should have stayed at Harrington Lake

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 15, 2024
  • It's easy to Monday-morning quarterback, but the prime minister and his family could have simply enjoyed the beautiful official residence on Harrington Lake in
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seen on the Hill on Dec. 5, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘From the river to the sea,’ a call for a genocide, writes B’nai Brith Canada CEO

  • Re: “‘From the river to the sea’ hardly controversial, writes Point Claire, Que., reader,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 8, 2024, letter to the editor).
Opinion | January 15, 2024

‘From the river to the sea,’ a call for a genocide, writes B’nai Brith Canada CEO

Opinion | January 15, 2024
  • Re: “‘From the river to the sea’ hardly controversial, writes Point Claire, Que., reader,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 8, 2024, letter to the editor).

‘From the river to the sea,’ a call for a genocide, writes B’nai Brith Canada CEO

Opinion | January 15, 2024
  • Re: “‘From the river to the sea’ hardly controversial, writes Point Claire, Que., reader,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 8, 2024, letter to the editor).

Canada’s call for a ceasefire wrong, writes Williams

  • Re: “After supporting UN calls for Gaza ceasefire, Canada must now stop military exports to Israel,” (The Hill Times, Dec. 19, 2023). Cesar Jaramillo
Opinion | January 15, 2024

Canada’s call for a ceasefire wrong, writes Williams

Opinion | January 15, 2024
  • Re: “After supporting UN calls for Gaza ceasefire, Canada must now stop military exports to Israel,” (The Hill Times, Dec. 19, 2023). Cesar Jaramillo

Canada’s call for a ceasefire wrong, writes Williams

Opinion | January 15, 2024
  • Re: “After supporting UN calls for Gaza ceasefire, Canada must now stop military exports to Israel,” (The Hill Times, Dec. 19, 2023). Cesar Jaramillo

U.S. giving green light for Israel’s atrocities, writes Dirlik

  • Unaware he was being recorded, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently assured a settler concerned about continued United States support that “America is a
Opinion | January 15, 2024

U.S. giving green light for Israel’s atrocities, writes Dirlik

Opinion | January 15, 2024
  • Unaware he was being recorded, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently assured a settler concerned about continued United States support that “America is a

U.S. giving green light for Israel’s atrocities, writes Dirlik

Opinion | January 15, 2024
  • Unaware he was being recorded, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently assured a settler concerned about continued United States support that “America is a

House is back on Jan. 29

  • MONDAY, JAN. 15 House Not Sitting—The House is adjourned and is scheduled to return on Monday, Jan. 29. It’s scheduled to sit for a
Centre Block, pictured, is still under its massive renovation project. It will be closed until at least 2030 and it's estimated to cost an estimated $5-billion to complete. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House is back on Jan. 29

  • MONDAY, JAN. 15 House Not Sitting—The House is adjourned and is scheduled to return on Monday, Jan. 29. It’s scheduled to sit for a

House is back on Jan. 29

  • MONDAY, JAN. 15 House Not Sitting—The House is adjourned and is scheduled to return on Monday, Jan. 29. It’s scheduled to sit for a
Centre Block, pictured, is still under its massive renovation project. It will be closed until at least 2030 and it's estimated to cost an estimated $5-billion to complete. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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