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Conservative strategist Jaime Watt is a member of CBC’s popular Insiders panel on The National, and executive chairman of Navigator Ltd. jwatt@navltd.com

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty is being given a large injection of funds to right the ship in his department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty is being given a large injection of funds to right the ship in his department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
Kathleen Lake in Kluane National Park, with King's Throne in the distance. Government is the mainstay of the Yukon economy, followed by tourism and mining, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
Kathleen Lake in Kluane National Park, with King's Throne in the distance. Government is the mainstay of the Yukon economy, followed by tourism and mining, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
Alex Benay, the associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada in whose lap this mess has landed, estimated on June 23 that the cost of fixing and replacing Phoenix would be $5.1-billion, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
Alex Benay, the associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada in whose lap this mess has landed, estimated on June 23 that the cost of fixing and replacing Phoenix would be $5.1-billion, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife, Anaida, at the 2024 Calgary Stampede. This year's Stampede takes place July 4-13, and on July 5, the Conservative Party is hosting a Canada First Stampede Barbecue. Photograph courtesy of Instagram
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife, Anaida, at the 2024 Calgary Stampede. This year's Stampede takes place July 4-13, and on July 5, the Conservative Party is hosting a Canada First Stampede Barbecue. Photograph courtesy of Instagram
Evan Solomon
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon is sworn in to cabinet on May 13. Appointing a minister of AI is a welcome signal, but it is no substitute for real ambition, write Alexander Landry and Brendan Conway-Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Evan Solomon
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon is sworn in to cabinet on May 13. Appointing a minister of AI is a welcome signal, but it is no substitute for real ambition, write Alexander Landry and Brendan Conway-Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LYNDIA DERNIS, JANE MCARTHUR | July 2, 2025
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. PFAS are a test of whether our laws and political systems can finally prioritize human health over harmful products and outdated industry practices, write Dr. Lyndia Dernis and Dr. Jane McArthur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LYNDIA DERNIS, JANE MCARTHUR | July 2, 2025
Opinion | BY LYNDIA DERNIS, JANE MCARTHUR | July 2, 2025
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. PFAS are a test of whether our laws and political systems can finally prioritize human health over harmful products and outdated industry practices, write Dr. Lyndia Dernis and Dr. Jane McArthur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and cabinet have their work cut out to prove they are committed to continuing to walk the path toward true reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 2, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and cabinet have their work cut out to prove they are committed to continuing to walk the path toward true reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
Now-retired Quebec senator Marc Gold has no regrets about taking the 'plunge' and applying to sit in the Senate in 2016, and says he leaves proud and feeling good about what he leaves behind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
Now-retired Quebec senator Marc Gold has no regrets about taking the 'plunge' and applying to sit in the Senate in 2016, and says he leaves proud and feeling good about what he leaves behind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
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
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
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
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
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
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, is facing calls for her resignation after a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, is facing calls for her resignation after a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | June 30, 2025
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Opinion | June 30, 2025
Opinion | June 30, 2025
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FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
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
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
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
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
In a press conference on June 20, 2025, in the West Block, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, said his government would organize full-day summits with Indigenous rights holders, leadership and experts, that will take place this summer, to discuss Bill C-5. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, also spoke at the press conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
In a press conference on June 20, 2025, in the West Block, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, said his government would organize full-day summits with Indigenous rights holders, leadership and experts, that will take place this summer, to discuss Bill C-5. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, also spoke at the press conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
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
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
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
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
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 30, 2025
People at the Canada Day celebration in Ottawa on July 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 30, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 30, 2025
People at the Canada Day celebration in Ottawa on July 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 30, 2025
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
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
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
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
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON, GORDON EDWARDS | June 29, 2025
Atomic bomb mushroom clouds pictured over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, left, and over Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945. Images courtesy Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON, GORDON EDWARDS | June 29, 2025
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON, GORDON EDWARDS | June 29, 2025
Atomic bomb mushroom clouds pictured over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, left, and over Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945. Images courtesy Wikimedia Commons
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
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 29, 2025
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
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
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
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
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
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The challenge for the Carney government is to get Canada's banks and other financial institutions to think beyond pipelines to new sources of economic growth that are based on ideas, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The challenge for the Carney government is to get Canada's banks and other financial institutions to think beyond pipelines to new sources of economic growth that are based on ideas, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
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
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
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
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
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
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 8, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. More advocacy may be directed towards Conservative MPs this year in anticipation of a possible federal election and change in government, Tim Powers says. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 8, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 8, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. More advocacy may be directed towards Conservative MPs this year in anticipation of a possible federal election and change in government, Tim Powers says. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 8, 2024
The recognition for the most impactful work for Indigenous Peoples goes to Cindy Blackstock, pictured at the UNIFOR convention in Ottawa on Aug. 24, 2016. Nobody comes close to the level of impact that she has made for Indigenous kids in 2023, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 8, 2024
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 8, 2024
The recognition for the most impactful work for Indigenous Peoples goes to Cindy Blackstock, pictured at the UNIFOR convention in Ottawa on Aug. 24, 2016. Nobody comes close to the level of impact that she has made for Indigenous kids in 2023, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 8, 2024
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge told reporters that the government is 'looking at every tool we can use to persuade Facebook and Meta that their platform is better with news content on it.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 8, 2024
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 8, 2024
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge told reporters that the government is 'looking at every tool we can use to persuade Facebook and Meta that their platform is better with news content on it.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 8, 2024
Housing minister Sean Fraser offered an eye-catching proposal just before Christmas: an updated version of an 80-year old federal housing program that offered small, simple, nearly-identical housing units to returning Second World War veterans, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 8, 2024
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 8, 2024
Housing minister Sean Fraser offered an eye-catching proposal just before Christmas: an updated version of an 80-year old federal housing program that offered small, simple, nearly-identical housing units to returning Second World War veterans, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 8, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presents Navalik Tologanak, a residential school survivor, with a flag at the second annual Survivors’ Flag raising in 2023. Trudeau is not the first leader to speak out about the challenges facing Indigenous Peoples, but he is certainly the first to invest major cash in the solutions, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 8, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 8, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presents Navalik Tologanak, a residential school survivor, with a flag at the second annual Survivors’ Flag raising in 2023. Trudeau is not the first leader to speak out about the challenges facing Indigenous Peoples, but he is certainly the first to invest major cash in the solutions, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 8, 2024
Charles, then-Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla, arrive at the Ottawa International Airport for their Canadian tour on May 17, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 8, 2024
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 8, 2024
Charles, then-Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla, arrive at the Ottawa International Airport for their Canadian tour on May 17, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 8, 2024
Building an economy with high-value jobs and sustained, productive growth will not happen overnight. It has to be a longer-term commitment and the benefits will take time to be realized, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pexel.com
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 8, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 8, 2024
Building an economy with high-value jobs and sustained, productive growth will not happen overnight. It has to be a longer-term commitment and the benefits will take time to be realized, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pexel.com
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 8, 2024
Jean Chrétien, pictured in a scrum on the Hill on April 12, 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 8, 2024
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 8, 2024
Jean Chrétien, pictured in a scrum on the Hill on April 12, 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 8, 2024
NDP MP Charlie Angus, who is appearing in a new documentary about Cobalt, Ont., told the House last month that 'anybody who came from a mining town had a relative who had been injured or killed on the job. However, organized labour fundamentally changed that.' Screenshot courtesy of YouTube
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 8, 2024
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 8, 2024
NDP MP Charlie Angus, who is appearing in a new documentary about Cobalt, Ont., told the House last month that 'anybody who came from a mining town had a relative who had been injured or killed on the job. However, organized labour fundamentally changed that.' Screenshot courtesy of YouTube
Government House Leader Karina Gould, pictured on Dec. 12, starts her parental leave on Jan. 8, and will return to ministerial duties on July 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Government House Leader Karina Gould, pictured on Dec. 12, starts her parental leave on Jan. 8, and will return to ministerial duties on July 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Minister for Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings will take part in a webinar, 'Energy, Emissions and Economy: Atlantic Canada's Unique Road,' hosted by The Pearson Centre, on Jan. 18, at 12 p.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Minister for Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings will take part in a webinar, 'Energy, Emissions and Economy: Atlantic Canada's Unique Road,' hosted by The Pearson Centre, on Jan. 18, at 12 p.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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