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Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state

  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his
News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his first post-election cabinet on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state

News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025
  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his

Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state

News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025
  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his first post-election cabinet on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet will be sworn in at Rideau Hall today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet will be sworn in at Rideau Hall today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The art of hedging a deal

  • Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, begins his tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump, will he comply like his predecessor did in CUSMA, or resist to protect Canada’s sovereignty, asks Wenran Jiang. White House photograph by Gabriel B Kotico

The art of hedging a deal

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
  • Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.

The art of hedging a deal

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
  • Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.
As Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, begins his tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump, will he comply like his predecessor did in CUSMA, or resist to protect Canada’s sovereignty, asks Wenran Jiang. White House photograph by Gabriel B Kotico

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.
Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
Naturopathic doctors are a key part of a holistic, modern health-care system, providing evidence-based care that intentionally holds space for traditional knowledge, write Gemma Beierback, and Jenny Gardipy. Unsplash photograph by Content Pixie

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.
Naturopathic doctors are a key part of a holistic, modern health-care system, providing evidence-based care that intentionally holds space for traditional knowledge, write Gemma Beierback, and Jenny Gardipy. Unsplash photograph by Content Pixie

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Former diplomats talk foreign policy at Ottawa summit

  • Plus, a Nova Scotia senator lays out some First Nations' priorities for the Carney government.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 12, 2025
Senator Peter Boehm is among the speakers at a foreign policy conference taking place in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former diplomats talk foreign policy at Ottawa summit

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 12, 2025
  • Plus, a Nova Scotia senator lays out some First Nations' priorities for the Carney government.

Former diplomats talk foreign policy at Ottawa summit

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 12, 2025
  • Plus, a Nova Scotia senator lays out some First Nations' priorities for the Carney government.
Senator Peter Boehm is among the speakers at a foreign policy conference taking place in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A strong Canada means being a global leader on the academic stage: DeSousa

  • At post-secondary campuses across Canada, around two million students are wrapping up their studies. Many of these bright-eyed, hopeful students will one day become
Opinion | May 12, 2025
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A strong Canada means being a global leader on the academic stage: DeSousa

Opinion | May 12, 2025
  • At post-secondary campuses across Canada, around two million students are wrapping up their studies. Many of these bright-eyed, hopeful students will one day become

A strong Canada means being a global leader on the academic stage: DeSousa

Opinion | May 12, 2025
  • At post-secondary campuses across Canada, around two million students are wrapping up their studies. Many of these bright-eyed, hopeful students will one day become
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
Mike Pompeo, pictured when he was U.S. Secretary of State in Ottawa for a bilateral meeting on Aug. 22, 2019, will be back in town to headline CANSEC on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's
Mike Pompeo, pictured when he was U.S. Secretary of State in Ottawa for a bilateral meeting on Aug. 22, 2019, will be back in town to headline CANSEC on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney pulls off mission impossible

  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Senator Boehm to talk about ‘Finding Canada’s place in a Disordered World’ on May 12

  • MONDAY, MAY 12 Lunch: ‘Legal Ethics and the Attorney General’—The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre hosts a conversation with Andrew Martin on his
ISG Senator Peter Boehm will deliver remarks at a hybrid event, 'Finding Canada’s Place in a Disordered World,' hosted by the Canadian International Council. Other participants include Richard Fadden, Rob McRae, Ian Burney, Guillermo Rishchynski, David McKinnon, and Henri-Paul Normandin, on Monday, May 12, at 12 p.m. ET. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Boehm to talk about ‘Finding Canada’s place in a Disordered World’ on May 12

  • MONDAY, MAY 12 Lunch: ‘Legal Ethics and the Attorney General’—The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre hosts a conversation with Andrew Martin on his

Senator Boehm to talk about ‘Finding Canada’s place in a Disordered World’ on May 12

  • MONDAY, MAY 12 Lunch: ‘Legal Ethics and the Attorney General’—The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre hosts a conversation with Andrew Martin on his
ISG Senator Peter Boehm will deliver remarks at a hybrid event, 'Finding Canada’s Place in a Disordered World,' hosted by the Canadian International Council. Other participants include Richard Fadden, Rob McRae, Ian Burney, Guillermo Rishchynski, David McKinnon, and Henri-Paul Normandin, on Monday, May 12, at 12 p.m. ET. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

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

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

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

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

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

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

India and Israel on parallel tracks

  • Both confrontations were set off by mass murders by terrorists whose goal was to start a war that drew the world’s attention back to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 8, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, runs a Hindu-nationalist agenda, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a hard-right coalition, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

India and Israel on parallel tracks

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 8, 2025
  • Both confrontations were set off by mass murders by terrorists whose goal was to start a war that drew the world’s attention back to

India and Israel on parallel tracks

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 8, 2025
  • Both confrontations were set off by mass murders by terrorists whose goal was to start a war that drew the world’s attention back to
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, runs a Hindu-nationalist agenda, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a hard-right coalition, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

  • Plus, how Canada can navigate the India-Pakistan crisis.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 8, 2025
Pictured: activists protest abortion at a rally on Parliament Hill in 2023. The annual March for Life will take place on the Hill again today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 8, 2025
  • Plus, how Canada can navigate the India-Pakistan crisis.

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 8, 2025
  • Plus, how Canada can navigate the India-Pakistan crisis.
Pictured: activists protest abortion at a rally on Parliament Hill in 2023. The annual March for Life will take place on the Hill again today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

  • Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | May 7, 2025
The Sons of Scotland Pipe Band performs for guests at Qatar’s national day reception at the Westin Hotel on Dec. 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | May 7, 2025
  • Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | May 7, 2025
  • Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times
The Sons of Scotland Pipe Band performs for guests at Qatar’s national day reception at the Westin Hotel on Dec. 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

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

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

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

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

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

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

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request  

  • DND blames the loss of the memo on 'poor information management practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Defence Minister Bill Blair has pledged that DND will better adhere to the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • DND blames the loss of the memo on 'poor information management practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • DND blames the loss of the memo on 'poor information management practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Defence Minister Bill Blair has pledged that DND will better adhere to the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Intricate details of the tower above the primeminister’s entrance to the West Block.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Details of the windows above

Beautiful arches of the Parliament Buildings

  • Intricate details of the tower above the primeminister’s entrance to the West Block.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Details of the windows above

Beautiful arches of the Parliament Buildings

  • Intricate details of the tower above the primeminister’s entrance to the West Block.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Details of the windows above

Advocates, politicos urge feds to lead on ending ‘appalling practice’ of immigrant detention in provincial jails

  • Human rights advocates are hopeful last month’s announcement that British Columbia is ending its contract with the Canada Border Services Agency to detain immigrants
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 23, 2022
RCMP officers direct asylum seekers from an irregular border crossing at Roxham Road in Quebec in August 2017. In 2019-20, the Canada Border Services Agency detained 8,825 people, including 1,932 in provincial jails, according to a report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, who launched a campaign urging provinces and the federal government to end the practice. Wikimedia Commons photograph courtesy of Daniel Case

Advocates, politicos urge feds to lead on ending ‘appalling practice’ of immigrant detention in provincial jails

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 23, 2022
  • Human rights advocates are hopeful last month’s announcement that British Columbia is ending its contract with the Canada Border Services Agency to detain immigrants

Advocates, politicos urge feds to lead on ending ‘appalling practice’ of immigrant detention in provincial jails

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 23, 2022
  • Human rights advocates are hopeful last month’s announcement that British Columbia is ending its contract with the Canada Border Services Agency to detain immigrants
RCMP officers direct asylum seekers from an irregular border crossing at Roxham Road in Quebec in August 2017. In 2019-20, the Canada Border Services Agency detained 8,825 people, including 1,932 in provincial jails, according to a report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, who launched a campaign urging provinces and the federal government to end the practice. Wikimedia Commons photograph courtesy of Daniel Case

Politics This Morning: Trudeau talks Crimea, Russia with world leaders

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU is in Toronto today, where he’ll be participating in a virtual summit of world leaders who are
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a news conference following Russia's invasion of non-Crimean Ukraine in February alongside Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly. Trudeau will speak with other world leaders today about Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau talks Crimea, Russia with world leaders

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU is in Toronto today, where he’ll be participating in a virtual summit of world leaders who are

Politics This Morning: Trudeau talks Crimea, Russia with world leaders

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU is in Toronto today, where he’ll be participating in a virtual summit of world leaders who are
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a news conference following Russia's invasion of non-Crimean Ukraine in February alongside Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly. Trudeau will speak with other world leaders today about Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy will be too little, too late without action now

  • Environment and Climate Change Canada is now racing against time to deliver Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy. With 10 weeks to go before nations
Opinion | BY RAISSA MARKS, BLAIR FELTMATE, AND CRAIG STEWART | August 22, 2022
As Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault works on the country’s first National Adaptation Strategy, it’s time to set targets for protecting Canadians from extreme heat, floods and wildfires, write Raissa Marks, Blair Feltmate, and Craig Stewart. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy will be too little, too late without action now

Opinion | BY RAISSA MARKS, BLAIR FELTMATE, AND CRAIG STEWART | August 22, 2022
  • Environment and Climate Change Canada is now racing against time to deliver Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy. With 10 weeks to go before nations

Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy will be too little, too late without action now

Opinion | BY RAISSA MARKS, BLAIR FELTMATE, AND CRAIG STEWART | August 22, 2022
  • Environment and Climate Change Canada is now racing against time to deliver Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy. With 10 weeks to go before nations
As Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault works on the country’s first National Adaptation Strategy, it’s time to set targets for protecting Canadians from extreme heat, floods and wildfires, write Raissa Marks, Blair Feltmate, and Craig Stewart. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The humiliation of defeat still not a deterrent for war

  • OTTAWA—We are now into the seventh month of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and that conflict has devolved into a bloody stalemate. The preponderance of
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 22, 2022
In less than a week of fighting, the world saw that the long-feared Russian military might was, in fact, a myth and even Russian President Vladimir Putin must have been shocked at how poorly his formations performed, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The humiliation of defeat still not a deterrent for war

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 22, 2022
  • OTTAWA—We are now into the seventh month of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and that conflict has devolved into a bloody stalemate. The preponderance of

The humiliation of defeat still not a deterrent for war

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 22, 2022
  • OTTAWA—We are now into the seventh month of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and that conflict has devolved into a bloody stalemate. The preponderance of
In less than a week of fighting, the world saw that the long-feared Russian military might was, in fact, a myth and even Russian President Vladimir Putin must have been shocked at how poorly his formations performed, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Fresh faces on board for ministers Wilkinson, Champagne

  • Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has made a couple of tweaks to his staff roster in light of the recent departure of special assistant
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 22, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, left, and Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne have both seen some recent tweaks to their office rosters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Fresh faces on board for ministers Wilkinson, Champagne

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 22, 2022
  • Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has made a couple of tweaks to his staff roster in light of the recent departure of special assistant

Fresh faces on board for ministers Wilkinson, Champagne

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 22, 2022
  • Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has made a couple of tweaks to his staff roster in light of the recent departure of special assistant
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, left, and Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne have both seen some recent tweaks to their office rosters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Miller concludes almost $300-million worth of settlement agreements during Saskatchewan trip

  • The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that recently concluded a settlement agreement with Canada for historical grievances dating back to 1885 says his
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 22, 2022
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, seen here with Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, visited three First Nations communities in Saskatchewan in early August to finalize compensation agreements for historical wrongs done by the Canadian government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Miller concludes almost $300-million worth of settlement agreements during Saskatchewan trip

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 22, 2022
  • The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that recently concluded a settlement agreement with Canada for historical grievances dating back to 1885 says his

Miller concludes almost $300-million worth of settlement agreements during Saskatchewan trip

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 22, 2022
  • The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that recently concluded a settlement agreement with Canada for historical grievances dating back to 1885 says his
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, seen here with Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, visited three First Nations communities in Saskatchewan in early August to finalize compensation agreements for historical wrongs done by the Canadian government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Five years since 2017 exodus, concrete action is needed on Rohingya refugees

  • Crammed inside bamboo and tarpaulin huts perched precariously atop mud hills along Bangladesh’s southern border with Myanmar, a million Rohingya refugees wonder whether the
Opinion | BY FEN OSLER HAMPSON, SAIFULLAH MUHAMMAD, AND JOHN PACKER | August 22, 2022
Rohingya refugees in the Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh in 2018. There has been no meaningful progress for their return home. Indeed, despite fruitless attempts by China to broker an agreement between Bangladesh and Myanmar for repatriation, the situation has only worsened, write Fen Osler Hampson, Saifullah Muhammad, and John Packer. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins

Five years since 2017 exodus, concrete action is needed on Rohingya refugees

Opinion | BY FEN OSLER HAMPSON, SAIFULLAH MUHAMMAD, AND JOHN PACKER | August 22, 2022
  • Crammed inside bamboo and tarpaulin huts perched precariously atop mud hills along Bangladesh’s southern border with Myanmar, a million Rohingya refugees wonder whether the

Five years since 2017 exodus, concrete action is needed on Rohingya refugees

Opinion | BY FEN OSLER HAMPSON, SAIFULLAH MUHAMMAD, AND JOHN PACKER | August 22, 2022
  • Crammed inside bamboo and tarpaulin huts perched precariously atop mud hills along Bangladesh’s southern border with Myanmar, a million Rohingya refugees wonder whether the
Rohingya refugees in the Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh in 2018. There has been no meaningful progress for their return home. Indeed, despite fruitless attempts by China to broker an agreement between Bangladesh and Myanmar for repatriation, the situation has only worsened, write Fen Osler Hampson, Saifullah Muhammad, and John Packer. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins

‘No brainer’: consultations should not delay federal crack down on high-interest loans, say NDP MP, ISG Senator

  • Independent Senator Pierrette Ringuette says she worries Finance Canada’s consultations won't be accessible to the vulnerable people most affected by predatory lending and the
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 22, 2022
NDP MP Peter Julian, left, and Independent Senator Pierrette Ringuette have each introduced bills this Parliament that they say can address high-interest loans that are hurting vulnerable Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Pierrette Ringuette

‘No brainer’: consultations should not delay federal crack down on high-interest loans, say NDP MP, ISG Senator

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 22, 2022
  • Independent Senator Pierrette Ringuette says she worries Finance Canada’s consultations won't be accessible to the vulnerable people most affected by predatory lending and the

‘No brainer’: consultations should not delay federal crack down on high-interest loans, say NDP MP, ISG Senator

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 22, 2022
  • Independent Senator Pierrette Ringuette says she worries Finance Canada’s consultations won't be accessible to the vulnerable people most affected by predatory lending and the
NDP MP Peter Julian, left, and Independent Senator Pierrette Ringuette have each introduced bills this Parliament that they say can address high-interest loans that are hurting vulnerable Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Pierrette Ringuette

Commonwealth Parliaments have crucial role addressing key global challenges

  • As the world seeks to address a wide range of daunting challenges, the importance of sharing best practices and knowledge amongst Commonwealth Parliaments and
Opinion | BY STEPHEN TWIGG | August 22, 2022
Parliament Hill's Centre Block building, on Nov. 2, 2021. The CPA’s annual conference offers the opportunity for Members of Parliament and parliamentary staff to benefit from professional development, mutual learning, and sharing best practice with colleagues, writes Stephen Twigg. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Commonwealth Parliaments have crucial role addressing key global challenges

Opinion | BY STEPHEN TWIGG | August 22, 2022
  • As the world seeks to address a wide range of daunting challenges, the importance of sharing best practices and knowledge amongst Commonwealth Parliaments and

Commonwealth Parliaments have crucial role addressing key global challenges

Opinion | BY STEPHEN TWIGG | August 22, 2022
  • As the world seeks to address a wide range of daunting challenges, the importance of sharing best practices and knowledge amongst Commonwealth Parliaments and
Parliament Hill's Centre Block building, on Nov. 2, 2021. The CPA’s annual conference offers the opportunity for Members of Parliament and parliamentary staff to benefit from professional development, mutual learning, and sharing best practice with colleagues, writes Stephen Twigg. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The dog days of summer

  • We’re in the midst of the dog days of summer, but soon enough, Parliament will be buzzing with politicians and staffers as they head

The dog days of summer

  • We’re in the midst of the dog days of summer, but soon enough, Parliament will be buzzing with politicians and staffers as they head

The dog days of summer

  • We’re in the midst of the dog days of summer, but soon enough, Parliament will be buzzing with politicians and staffers as they head

Photo of the Day

The United People of Canada (TUPC) director William Komer points to a poster that he says was plastered around St. Brigid’s church protesting that group’s presence. The group was evicted from the church last week over unpaid rent. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

The United People of Canada (TUPC) director William Komer points to a poster that he says was plastered around St. Brigid’s church protesting that group’s presence. The group was evicted from the church last week over unpaid rent. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

We can’t become desensitized to hate, harassment, and threats

  • With new threats being sent to women and racialized journalists with increasing frequency, it’s easy to scroll past. The news cycle moves on, but
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 22, 2022
The rhetoric coming from those who wish to target journalists for doing their jobs is becoming more brazen.  Photograph courtesy of Aleksander Razumny Nordgarden Rødner/Flickr

We can’t become desensitized to hate, harassment, and threats

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 22, 2022
  • With new threats being sent to women and racialized journalists with increasing frequency, it’s easy to scroll past. The news cycle moves on, but

We can’t become desensitized to hate, harassment, and threats

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 22, 2022
  • With new threats being sent to women and racialized journalists with increasing frequency, it’s easy to scroll past. The news cycle moves on, but
The rhetoric coming from those who wish to target journalists for doing their jobs is becoming more brazen.  Photograph courtesy of Aleksander Razumny Nordgarden Rødner/Flickr

To become a global soft power, Canada should sever diplomatic relations with Russia

  • The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, like the annexation of Crimea, and the occupation of Georgia and Moldova before it, is the latest phase
Opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | August 22, 2022
The Russian embassy in Ottawa. Maintaining a diplomatic and economic relationship with a regime that commits genocide sets a disturbing legal and political precedent for the Canadian government, writes Monastiriakos. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

To become a global soft power, Canada should sever diplomatic relations with Russia

Opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | August 22, 2022
  • The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, like the annexation of Crimea, and the occupation of Georgia and Moldova before it, is the latest phase

To become a global soft power, Canada should sever diplomatic relations with Russia

Opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | August 22, 2022
  • The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, like the annexation of Crimea, and the occupation of Georgia and Moldova before it, is the latest phase
The Russian embassy in Ottawa. Maintaining a diplomatic and economic relationship with a regime that commits genocide sets a disturbing legal and political precedent for the Canadian government, writes Monastiriakos. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Catherine Cullen set to take over as host of CBC’s The House

  • CBC senior reporter Catherine Cullen is set to get the keys to The House, the federal political affairs program which first aired in 1977
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 22, 2022
CBC reporter Catherine Cullen, pictured during a press conference following the release of the 2018 budget in Ottawa. Cullen will be taking over as host of CBC Radio's The House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Catherine Cullen set to take over as host of CBC’s The House

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 22, 2022
  • CBC senior reporter Catherine Cullen is set to get the keys to The House, the federal political affairs program which first aired in 1977

Catherine Cullen set to take over as host of CBC’s The House

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 22, 2022
  • CBC senior reporter Catherine Cullen is set to get the keys to The House, the federal political affairs program which first aired in 1977
CBC reporter Catherine Cullen, pictured during a press conference following the release of the 2018 budget in Ottawa. Cullen will be taking over as host of CBC Radio's The House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pierre Poilievre’s resume should tell you all you need to know

  • HALIFAX—Pierre Poilievre has caught the eye of Washington Post contributing columnist David Moscrop, and it isn’t pretty. “The problems Canada and the world face
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 22, 2022
Pierre Poilievre, pictured, was handed the cabinet-level job of reforming Canada’s election law in 2014, a particularly important task after the debacle of the robocalls affair back in 2011. He bungled it, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pierre Poilievre’s resume should tell you all you need to know

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 22, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Pierre Poilievre has caught the eye of Washington Post contributing columnist David Moscrop, and it isn’t pretty. “The problems Canada and the world face

Pierre Poilievre’s resume should tell you all you need to know

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 22, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Pierre Poilievre has caught the eye of Washington Post contributing columnist David Moscrop, and it isn’t pretty. “The problems Canada and the world face
Pierre Poilievre, pictured, was handed the cabinet-level job of reforming Canada’s election law in 2014, a particularly important task after the debacle of the robocalls affair back in 2011. He bungled it, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lisa LaFlamme shouldn’t have been surprised: letter

  • Bell Media and CTV are corporations and as such, are only obligated to maximize shareholder value; often with public subsidies. It is unrealistic to
Opinion | August 22, 2022

Lisa LaFlamme shouldn’t have been surprised: letter

Opinion | August 22, 2022
  • Bell Media and CTV are corporations and as such, are only obligated to maximize shareholder value; often with public subsidies. It is unrealistic to

Lisa LaFlamme shouldn’t have been surprised: letter

Opinion | August 22, 2022
  • Bell Media and CTV are corporations and as such, are only obligated to maximize shareholder value; often with public subsidies. It is unrealistic to

Alberta Sovereignty Act a ‘huge’ challenge for Poilievre if he wins federal leadership election, say political players

  • The issue of Alberta sovereignty will be the first “huge” political hot potato for Pierre Poilievre should he win the Conservative leadership this September,
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 22, 2022
If elected as party leader on Sept. 10, Pierre Poilievre, pictured, will have to deal with the tough challenge of Danielle Smith's proposed Alberta Sovereignty Act, say political insiders. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Alberta Sovereignty Act a ‘huge’ challenge for Poilievre if he wins federal leadership election, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 22, 2022
  • The issue of Alberta sovereignty will be the first “huge” political hot potato for Pierre Poilievre should he win the Conservative leadership this September,

Alberta Sovereignty Act a ‘huge’ challenge for Poilievre if he wins federal leadership election, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 22, 2022
  • The issue of Alberta sovereignty will be the first “huge” political hot potato for Pierre Poilievre should he win the Conservative leadership this September,
If elected as party leader on Sept. 10, Pierre Poilievre, pictured, will have to deal with the tough challenge of Danielle Smith's proposed Alberta Sovereignty Act, say political insiders. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Women in journalism need an Equal Voice

  • Rosemary Speirs passed away last week just as Lisa LaFlamme was being unceremoniously dumped as CTV’s award-winning anchor. Both were luminaries in the field
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 22, 2022
Members of the parliamentary press gallery. In light of the treatment of women journalists, perhaps media needs an Equal Voice, suggests columnist Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Women in journalism need an Equal Voice

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 22, 2022
  • Rosemary Speirs passed away last week just as Lisa LaFlamme was being unceremoniously dumped as CTV’s award-winning anchor. Both were luminaries in the field

Women in journalism need an Equal Voice

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 22, 2022
  • Rosemary Speirs passed away last week just as Lisa LaFlamme was being unceremoniously dumped as CTV’s award-winning anchor. Both were luminaries in the field
Members of the parliamentary press gallery. In light of the treatment of women journalists, perhaps media needs an Equal Voice, suggests columnist Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘These are real people’: medical ethicist urges Parliamentarians to dig deeper on inappropriate MAiD applications

  • As reports about Canada’s medical assistance in dying law garner ever more attention from international human rights organizations, disability advocates and academics are urging
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 22, 2022
Trudo Lemmens, a University of Toronto Scholl Chair in Health Law and Policy, has testified before Parliament's special joint committee on medical assistance in dying and says he's concerned by the 'hostile' attitude he and his other colleagues have experienced while providing testimony critical of the current legislation and the planned expansion to Canadians solely diagnosed with a mental illness next year. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

‘These are real people’: medical ethicist urges Parliamentarians to dig deeper on inappropriate MAiD applications

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 22, 2022
  • As reports about Canada’s medical assistance in dying law garner ever more attention from international human rights organizations, disability advocates and academics are urging

‘These are real people’: medical ethicist urges Parliamentarians to dig deeper on inappropriate MAiD applications

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 22, 2022
  • As reports about Canada’s medical assistance in dying law garner ever more attention from international human rights organizations, disability advocates and academics are urging
Trudo Lemmens, a University of Toronto Scholl Chair in Health Law and Policy, has testified before Parliament's special joint committee on medical assistance in dying and says he's concerned by the 'hostile' attitude he and his other colleagues have experienced while providing testimony critical of the current legislation and the planned expansion to Canadians solely diagnosed with a mental illness next year. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

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