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‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 
Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The notion of Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' turns a blind eye to the bottom line and the health of our planet, writes Jory Cohen. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House by Daniel Torok

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The notion of Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' turns a blind eye to the bottom line and the health of our planet, writes Jory Cohen. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House by Daniel Torok

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

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

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

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

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

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

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.
Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
Through law reform suited to the information age, from statutes to standards to codes of practice, Canada should strive to engage productively with Hong Kong. Even from a human rights perspective, there is much to be gained in helping Hong Kong reframe its narrative toward broader issues of public interest. Photograph courtesy of Bernard Spragg

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.
Through law reform suited to the information age, from statutes to standards to codes of practice, Canada should strive to engage productively with Hong Kong. Even from a human rights perspective, there is much to be gained in helping Hong Kong reframe its narrative toward broader issues of public interest. Photograph courtesy of Bernard Spragg

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.
News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
The Treasury Board Secretariat, led by President Shafqat Ali, acts as the public service employer, handling administrative oversight of spending and regulation, among other responsibilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
The Treasury Board Secretariat, led by President Shafqat Ali, acts as the public service employer, handling administrative oversight of spending and regulation, among other responsibilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre knows that this—sadly—is when you start building the narrative of Prime Minister Mark Carney as the wealthy, self-interested, effete leader, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre knows that this—sadly—is when you start building the narrative of Prime Minister Mark Carney as the wealthy, self-interested, effete leader, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have finally changed his tune on the Russians because Russian President Vladimir Putin has run circles around the self-appointed great dealmaker, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have finally changed his tune on the Russians because Russian President Vladimir Putin has run circles around the self-appointed great dealmaker, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

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

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

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

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

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

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

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

  • Positive Nutrition encourages individuals to view eating as an opportunity to nourish the body and mind by focusing on the abundance of nutrients and
Opinion | BY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN | July 16, 2025
A shift in approach would not only better address individual health, but would also encourage a more inclusive and positive societal relationship with food, write Jacques Shore and Suzanne Sabourin. Pexels photograph by August de Richelieu

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

Opinion | BY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN | July 16, 2025
  • Positive Nutrition encourages individuals to view eating as an opportunity to nourish the body and mind by focusing on the abundance of nutrients and

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

Opinion | BY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN | July 16, 2025
  • Positive Nutrition encourages individuals to view eating as an opportunity to nourish the body and mind by focusing on the abundance of nutrients and
A shift in approach would not only better address individual health, but would also encourage a more inclusive and positive societal relationship with food, write Jacques Shore and Suzanne Sabourin. Pexels photograph by August de Richelieu

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, centre, and Heather McPherson, right, plan to nominate UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, left, for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of X and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and
NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, centre, and Heather McPherson, right, plan to nominate UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, left, for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of X and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

First Nations dial up the pressure

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

First Nations dial up the pressure

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

First Nations dial up the pressure

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

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency, which also has a secretary of state assigned to its oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency, which also has a secretary of state assigned to its oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

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

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

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

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

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

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. To secure our future, we need to act by engaging with those nations ready to do business with us, writes Kumaran Nadesan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. To secure our future, we need to act by engaging with those nations ready to do business with us, writes Kumaran Nadesan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The value of strategic praise

  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
Opinion | July 14, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
typewriter
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G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At a June 20 press conference, following Bill C-5's passing, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would meet with First Nations rights holders to discuss the bill. Buckley Belanger, secretary of state for rural development; Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty; and Liberal MPs Natilien Joseph and Jaime Battiste were also in attendance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

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

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Mark Carney
At a June 20 press conference, following Bill C-5's passing, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would meet with First Nations rights holders to discuss the bill. Buckley Belanger, secretary of state for rural development; Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty; and Liberal MPs Natilien Joseph and Jaime Battiste were also in attendance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Rolling through summer: A man riding a recumbent tricycle is pictured along the Rideau Canal on July 28, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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Rolling through summer: A man riding a recumbent tricycle is pictured along the Rideau Canal on July 28, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

End of papal visit doesn’t mean the work is done

  • Now that the pomp and circumstance of a papal visit over, the obvious question becomes: what happens next? Residential and day school survivors and
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 3, 2022
Pope Francis was received by Governor General Mary Simon at the Citadelle in Québec City on July 27. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

End of papal visit doesn’t mean the work is done

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 3, 2022
  • Now that the pomp and circumstance of a papal visit over, the obvious question becomes: what happens next? Residential and day school survivors and

End of papal visit doesn’t mean the work is done

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 3, 2022
  • Now that the pomp and circumstance of a papal visit over, the obvious question becomes: what happens next? Residential and day school survivors and
Pope Francis was received by Governor General Mary Simon at the Citadelle in Québec City on July 27. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Don’t let resources run thin to combat other epidemics, writes Ontario reader

  • As the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we must not let other health crises and epidemics fall to the sideline. The pandemic has
Opinion | August 3, 2022

Don’t let resources run thin to combat other epidemics, writes Ontario reader

Opinion | August 3, 2022
  • As the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we must not let other health crises and epidemics fall to the sideline. The pandemic has

Don’t let resources run thin to combat other epidemics, writes Ontario reader

Opinion | August 3, 2022
  • As the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we must not let other health crises and epidemics fall to the sideline. The pandemic has

Sleep, not a second round, reigns supreme in the front row to history

  • Incoming staffers, let me give you one piece of advice that I wish a 23-year-old me had received … and probably would have ignored
Opinion | BY MITCH HEIMPEL | August 3, 2022
Parliamentarians, staffers, and friends of the bar pack the Metropolitain Brasserie Restaurant on March 23, 2022, for an event dubbed A Night for the Met. You’ll never regret skipping the second bar in favour of being fresh for what’s coming the next day, writes Mitch Heimpel. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Sleep, not a second round, reigns supreme in the front row to history

Opinion | BY MITCH HEIMPEL | August 3, 2022
  • Incoming staffers, let me give you one piece of advice that I wish a 23-year-old me had received … and probably would have ignored

Sleep, not a second round, reigns supreme in the front row to history

Opinion | BY MITCH HEIMPEL | August 3, 2022
  • Incoming staffers, let me give you one piece of advice that I wish a 23-year-old me had received … and probably would have ignored
Parliamentarians, staffers, and friends of the bar pack the Metropolitain Brasserie Restaurant on March 23, 2022, for an event dubbed A Night for the Met. You’ll never regret skipping the second bar in favour of being fresh for what’s coming the next day, writes Mitch Heimpel. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

The UN has made an significant impact and should be strengthened: Kazdan

  • Re: “Time to move away from insular interests for security solutions,” (The Hill Times, July 11). For all its warts, the United Nations has saved
Opinion | August 3, 2022

The UN has made an significant impact and should be strengthened: Kazdan

Opinion | August 3, 2022
  • Re: “Time to move away from insular interests for security solutions,” (The Hill Times, July 11). For all its warts, the United Nations has saved

The UN has made an significant impact and should be strengthened: Kazdan

Opinion | August 3, 2022
  • Re: “Time to move away from insular interests for security solutions,” (The Hill Times, July 11). For all its warts, the United Nations has saved

What the Hill represents and what it can do is bigger than any of us

  • Entire books have been written about staffer life, the world of insiders, and the secret lives of politicians. And a lot of ink has
Opinion | BY | August 3, 2022
In the rush and cut and thrust of every day, it’s too easy to let the House of Commons, the historic buildings, and even the impact we can have on people’s lives, become banal and just like going to any other office, writes former NDP staffer George Soule. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What the Hill represents and what it can do is bigger than any of us

Opinion | BY | August 3, 2022
  • Entire books have been written about staffer life, the world of insiders, and the secret lives of politicians. And a lot of ink has

What the Hill represents and what it can do is bigger than any of us

Opinion | BY | August 3, 2022
  • Entire books have been written about staffer life, the world of insiders, and the secret lives of politicians. And a lot of ink has
In the rush and cut and thrust of every day, it’s too easy to let the House of Commons, the historic buildings, and even the impact we can have on people’s lives, become banal and just like going to any other office, writes former NDP staffer George Soule. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finding truth and balance: advice to new and aspiring political staffers

  • A very long time ago, I worked as a political staffer on the Hill. Today, as a professor and now-director of the Riddell Graduate
Opinion | BY JENNIFER ROBSON | August 3, 2022
Political staffers should pay attention to their own sense of when it is time for them to leave and move on to something new. Remember, you’re only ever a tourist, not a resident, when you work on the Hill, writes Jennifer Robson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finding truth and balance: advice to new and aspiring political staffers

Opinion | BY JENNIFER ROBSON | August 3, 2022
  • A very long time ago, I worked as a political staffer on the Hill. Today, as a professor and now-director of the Riddell Graduate

Finding truth and balance: advice to new and aspiring political staffers

Opinion | BY JENNIFER ROBSON | August 3, 2022
  • A very long time ago, I worked as a political staffer on the Hill. Today, as a professor and now-director of the Riddell Graduate
Political staffers should pay attention to their own sense of when it is time for them to leave and move on to something new. Remember, you’re only ever a tourist, not a resident, when you work on the Hill, writes Jennifer Robson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to reimagine downtown Ottawa as a place for people

  • OTTAWA—The last 27 months have fundamentally changed the dynamics of downtown Ottawa. Office employees, now working from home, no longer walk the sidewalks or
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YASIR NAQVI | August 3, 2022
A man is reflected in a window on Sparks Street on July 19, 2022. Roughly 46 per cent of employees who previously worked in the area continue to work from home, according to Statistics Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to reimagine downtown Ottawa as a place for people

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YASIR NAQVI | August 3, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The last 27 months have fundamentally changed the dynamics of downtown Ottawa. Office employees, now working from home, no longer walk the sidewalks or

Time to reimagine downtown Ottawa as a place for people

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YASIR NAQVI | August 3, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The last 27 months have fundamentally changed the dynamics of downtown Ottawa. Office employees, now working from home, no longer walk the sidewalks or
A man is reflected in a window on Sparks Street on July 19, 2022. Roughly 46 per cent of employees who previously worked in the area continue to work from home, according to Statistics Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trio of Tory leadership candidates face off on Aug. 3 in Ottawa

  • WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3 House Not Sitting—The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It will break for one week, Oct. 10-14,
Three of the five Conservative Party leadership candidates—MP Scott Aitchison, left, Roman Baber, and Jean Charest—will participate in the party’s third and final official debate on Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handout

Trio of Tory leadership candidates face off on Aug. 3 in Ottawa

  • WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3 House Not Sitting—The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It will break for one week, Oct. 10-14,

Trio of Tory leadership candidates face off on Aug. 3 in Ottawa

  • WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3 House Not Sitting—The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It will break for one week, Oct. 10-14,
Three of the five Conservative Party leadership candidates—MP Scott Aitchison, left, Roman Baber, and Jean Charest—will participate in the party’s third and final official debate on Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handout

The 2022 Terrific 25 Staffers ranking

  • Conducted by Forum Research, a total of 141 politicos cast votes online between June 3 and July 8 as part of this year’s Terrific
List | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 3, 2022
PMO chief of staff Katie Telford, left, ranked No. 1 on this year's Terrific 25 Staffers list, followed by NDP senior lobby officer Anthony Salloum in second, and Liberal assistant Jeff Jedras in third. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Facebook

The 2022 Terrific 25 Staffers ranking

List | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 3, 2022
  • Conducted by Forum Research, a total of 141 politicos cast votes online between June 3 and July 8 as part of this year’s Terrific

The 2022 Terrific 25 Staffers ranking

List | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 3, 2022
  • Conducted by Forum Research, a total of 141 politicos cast votes online between June 3 and July 8 as part of this year’s Terrific
PMO chief of staff Katie Telford, left, ranked No. 1 on this year's Terrific 25 Staffers list, followed by NDP senior lobby officer Anthony Salloum in second, and Liberal assistant Jeff Jedras in third. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Facebook

Former Conservative MP Peter Kent joins Centre Ice Conservatives

  • Former Conservative MP Peter Kent has joined the advisory council of Centre Ice Conservatives, a platform intended as a “strong, bold, and proud voice
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 3, 2022
Former Conservative MP Peter Kent, pictured on his way to a caucus meeting in West Block in November 2019, has joined the advisory council of Centre Ice Conservatives, a platform intended as a 'strong, bold and proud voice for the centre-right of Canada’s political spectrum.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Conservative MP Peter Kent joins Centre Ice Conservatives

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 3, 2022
  • Former Conservative MP Peter Kent has joined the advisory council of Centre Ice Conservatives, a platform intended as a “strong, bold, and proud voice

Former Conservative MP Peter Kent joins Centre Ice Conservatives

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 3, 2022
  • Former Conservative MP Peter Kent has joined the advisory council of Centre Ice Conservatives, a platform intended as a “strong, bold, and proud voice
Former Conservative MP Peter Kent, pictured on his way to a caucus meeting in West Block in November 2019, has joined the advisory council of Centre Ice Conservatives, a platform intended as a 'strong, bold and proud voice for the centre-right of Canada’s political spectrum.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Closing the First Nations infrastructure gap benefits all in Canada

  • The Government of Canada faces the staggering challenge of closing an estimated $30-billion First Nations infrastructure gap. This is the estimated cost of bringing
Opinion | BY HAROLD CALLA | August 3, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the infrastructure gap in many Indigenous communities, as restrictions on gatherings, schools, and workplaces forced many to attempt to connect from home, writes Harold Calla. Pexels photograph by Edward Jenner

Closing the First Nations infrastructure gap benefits all in Canada

Opinion | BY HAROLD CALLA | August 3, 2022
  • The Government of Canada faces the staggering challenge of closing an estimated $30-billion First Nations infrastructure gap. This is the estimated cost of bringing

Closing the First Nations infrastructure gap benefits all in Canada

Opinion | BY HAROLD CALLA | August 3, 2022
  • The Government of Canada faces the staggering challenge of closing an estimated $30-billion First Nations infrastructure gap. This is the estimated cost of bringing
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the infrastructure gap in many Indigenous communities, as restrictions on gatherings, schools, and workplaces forced many to attempt to connect from home, writes Harold Calla. Pexels photograph by Edward Jenner

‘Everybody’s going to be at risk’: some public health advocates warn against focusing monkeypox messaging on GBTQ+ men

  • Canada’s top health officials are urging gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer men to get vaccinated and limit their sexual activity, following the World Health
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 3, 2022
Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, pictured during a December 2020 press conference, is urging those at the highest risk of the monkeypox virus—including gay, bisexual, and transgender men who have sex with men—to increase their uptake of the available vaccine and practice safer sex by limiting sexual partners. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Everybody’s going to be at risk’: some public health advocates warn against focusing monkeypox messaging on GBTQ+ men

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 3, 2022
  • Canada’s top health officials are urging gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer men to get vaccinated and limit their sexual activity, following the World Health

‘Everybody’s going to be at risk’: some public health advocates warn against focusing monkeypox messaging on GBTQ+ men

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 3, 2022
  • Canada’s top health officials are urging gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer men to get vaccinated and limit their sexual activity, following the World Health
Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, pictured during a December 2020 press conference, is urging those at the highest risk of the monkeypox virus—including gay, bisexual, and transgender men who have sex with men—to increase their uptake of the available vaccine and practice safer sex by limiting sexual partners. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sending Hockey Canada execs to the farm team won’t solve structural issues

  • OTTAWA—It is August; the time of year many parents begin to register their children for fall and winter sports. Among those sports, of course,
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 3, 2022
It’s easy politics to call for Hockey Canada president Scott Smith, pictured right speaking to reporters in Ottawa on July 27, to resign, but it’s not clear blowing up the organization solves the cultural problems that exist in hockey and in other sports, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sending Hockey Canada execs to the farm team won’t solve structural issues

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 3, 2022
  • OTTAWA—It is August; the time of year many parents begin to register their children for fall and winter sports. Among those sports, of course,

Sending Hockey Canada execs to the farm team won’t solve structural issues

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 3, 2022
  • OTTAWA—It is August; the time of year many parents begin to register their children for fall and winter sports. Among those sports, of course,
It’s easy politics to call for Hockey Canada president Scott Smith, pictured right speaking to reporters in Ottawa on July 27, to resign, but it’s not clear blowing up the organization solves the cultural problems that exist in hockey and in other sports, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Visa issues for AIDS conference leaves ‘black mark’ for Canada amid questions over discriminatory processing: opposition MPs

  • With furor over delays in processing entry visa applications and allegations over wrongful rejections, opposition MPs say Canada’s customs regime is a “black mark”
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 3, 2022
A spokesperson for Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured, says IRCC processed 'over 93 per cent' of applications it received prior to the start of the AIDS conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Visa issues for AIDS conference leaves ‘black mark’ for Canada amid questions over discriminatory processing: opposition MPs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 3, 2022
  • With furor over delays in processing entry visa applications and allegations over wrongful rejections, opposition MPs say Canada’s customs regime is a “black mark”

Visa issues for AIDS conference leaves ‘black mark’ for Canada amid questions over discriminatory processing: opposition MPs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 3, 2022
  • With furor over delays in processing entry visa applications and allegations over wrongful rejections, opposition MPs say Canada’s customs regime is a “black mark”
A spokesperson for Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured, says IRCC processed 'over 93 per cent' of applications it received prior to the start of the AIDS conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Do more to address Rohingya and Myanmar crises, say advocates, as Bangladesh’s calls for repatriation grow louder

  • Amid a democratic crisis in Myanmar following the 2021 coup, Canada needs to do more to help address the Rohingya refugee crisis, say advocates
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 3, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced in June that she intends to appoint a special envoy for Myanmar and the Rohingya. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Do more to address Rohingya and Myanmar crises, say advocates, as Bangladesh’s calls for repatriation grow louder

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 3, 2022
  • Amid a democratic crisis in Myanmar following the 2021 coup, Canada needs to do more to help address the Rohingya refugee crisis, say advocates

Do more to address Rohingya and Myanmar crises, say advocates, as Bangladesh’s calls for repatriation grow louder

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 3, 2022
  • Amid a democratic crisis in Myanmar following the 2021 coup, Canada needs to do more to help address the Rohingya refugee crisis, say advocates
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced in June that she intends to appoint a special envoy for Myanmar and the Rohingya. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Eyes on the ball: political staff in ministers’ offices face stricter conflict of interest rules than those working for MPs

  • Political staff, whether employed by Members of the House of Commons in their Hill or constituency offices or by ministers in their ministerial offices,
Opinion | BY MARIO DION | August 3, 2022
RCMP security detail and ministers’ staff attend a media availability in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Jan. 19, 2022. Ministerial staff are subject to virtually the same rules as their bosses, as they may be privy to confidential information about government policies and programs, writes Conflict of Interest Commissioner Mario Dion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Eyes on the ball: political staff in ministers’ offices face stricter conflict of interest rules than those working for MPs

Opinion | BY MARIO DION | August 3, 2022
  • Political staff, whether employed by Members of the House of Commons in their Hill or constituency offices or by ministers in their ministerial offices,

Eyes on the ball: political staff in ministers’ offices face stricter conflict of interest rules than those working for MPs

Opinion | BY MARIO DION | August 3, 2022
  • Political staff, whether employed by Members of the House of Commons in their Hill or constituency offices or by ministers in their ministerial offices,
RCMP security detail and ministers’ staff attend a media availability in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Jan. 19, 2022. Ministerial staff are subject to virtually the same rules as their bosses, as they may be privy to confidential information about government policies and programs, writes Conflict of Interest Commissioner Mario Dion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Have rails to trails been a fail?

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—One of my favourite community newspapers is the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, which dates back to 1764 and claims the title of “North America’s Oldest
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 3, 2022
A section of the Kettle Valley Railway trail in Myra Canyon, near Kelowna, B.C., is pictured in 2008. The western trail is one of the exceptions where a converted passenger rail line has actually worked for cyclists, writes Andrew Caddell. Wikimedia Commons photograph courtesy of David Wise

Have rails to trails been a fail?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 3, 2022
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—One of my favourite community newspapers is the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, which dates back to 1764 and claims the title of “North America’s Oldest

Have rails to trails been a fail?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 3, 2022
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—One of my favourite community newspapers is the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, which dates back to 1764 and claims the title of “North America’s Oldest
A section of the Kettle Valley Railway trail in Myra Canyon, near Kelowna, B.C., is pictured in 2008. The western trail is one of the exceptions where a converted passenger rail line has actually worked for cyclists, writes Andrew Caddell. Wikimedia Commons photograph courtesy of David Wise

Feds, Ontario must heed recommendations from inquiry into preventable murders of Ottawa Valley women

  • OTTAWA—Parliamentarians can expect to hear urgent requests this fall to finally do something about the shocking state of violence against women in Canada—a call
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 3, 2022
The art installation Broken, by Dennis Josef Meseg, is pictured in Bonn, Germany. In 2021 alone, 173 women and girls were violently killed in Canada, with the vast majority of the accused being male, research shows. Unsplash photograph by Mika Baumeister

Feds, Ontario must heed recommendations from inquiry into preventable murders of Ottawa Valley women

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 3, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Parliamentarians can expect to hear urgent requests this fall to finally do something about the shocking state of violence against women in Canada—a call

Feds, Ontario must heed recommendations from inquiry into preventable murders of Ottawa Valley women

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 3, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Parliamentarians can expect to hear urgent requests this fall to finally do something about the shocking state of violence against women in Canada—a call
The art installation Broken, by Dennis Josef Meseg, is pictured in Bonn, Germany. In 2021 alone, 173 women and girls were violently killed in Canada, with the vast majority of the accused being male, research shows. Unsplash photograph by Mika Baumeister

Politics This Morning: Charest, Aitchison, and Baber square off

  • Good Wednesday morning, It will be a busy one for three politicians who hope to capture the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Conservative MP and leadership candidate Scott Aitchison, pictured during a debate hosted by the Canada Strong and Free Network in May. Aitchison will debate fellow leadership contestants Jean Charest and Roman Baber tonight in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Charest, Aitchison, and Baber square off

  • Good Wednesday morning, It will be a busy one for three politicians who hope to capture the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Politics This Morning: Charest, Aitchison, and Baber square off

  • Good Wednesday morning, It will be a busy one for three politicians who hope to capture the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Conservative MP and leadership candidate Scott Aitchison, pictured during a debate hosted by the Canada Strong and Free Network in May. Aitchison will debate fellow leadership contestants Jean Charest and Roman Baber tonight in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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