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Key questions answered about Mark Carney’s new cabinet

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney named 28 ministers to his cabinet, and added 10 secretaries of state.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses reporters following the cabinet shuffle on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Key questions answered about Mark Carney’s new cabinet

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 14, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney named 28 ministers to his cabinet, and added 10 secretaries of state.

Key questions answered about Mark Carney’s new cabinet

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 14, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney named 28 ministers to his cabinet, and added 10 secretaries of state.
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses reporters following the cabinet shuffle on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

  • When Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped 28 new cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state on May 13, he empowered them to take leadership
List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 14, 2025
  • When Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped 28 new cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state on May 13, he empowered them to take leadership

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 14, 2025
  • When Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped 28 new cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state on May 13, he empowered them to take leadership
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada leads the future of diabetes care by listening to those with lived experience

  • The conversation about diabetes must extend beyond pharmaceutical breakthroughs and into questions of affordability, access, and social support.
Opinion | BY RACHEL REEVE | May 14, 2025
The research emerging from Canadian labs is not just about molecules and mechanisms, it’s also about giving people longer, healthier, and a better quality of life, writes Rachel Reeve. Unsplash photograph by Sweet Life

Canada leads the future of diabetes care by listening to those with lived experience

Opinion | BY RACHEL REEVE | May 14, 2025
  • The conversation about diabetes must extend beyond pharmaceutical breakthroughs and into questions of affordability, access, and social support.

Canada leads the future of diabetes care by listening to those with lived experience

Opinion | BY RACHEL REEVE | May 14, 2025
  • The conversation about diabetes must extend beyond pharmaceutical breakthroughs and into questions of affordability, access, and social support.
The research emerging from Canadian labs is not just about molecules and mechanisms, it’s also about giving people longer, healthier, and a better quality of life, writes Rachel Reeve. Unsplash photograph by Sweet Life

Researcher, advocacy group hoping for ‘cabinet co-ordination’ on digital files with new AI and digital innovation ministry

  • 'It’s a very welcome move, and I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s
News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD, PAUL PARK | May 14, 2025
First-time MP Evan Solomon is sworn in as artificial intelligence and digital innovation minister on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Researcher, advocacy group hoping for ‘cabinet co-ordination’ on digital files with new AI and digital innovation ministry

News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD, PAUL PARK | May 14, 2025
  • 'It’s a very welcome move, and I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s

Researcher, advocacy group hoping for ‘cabinet co-ordination’ on digital files with new AI and digital innovation ministry

News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD, PAUL PARK | May 14, 2025
  • 'It’s a very welcome move, and I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s
First-time MP Evan Solomon is sworn in as artificial intelligence and digital innovation minister on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The urgent need for stronger cybersecurity

  • The repercussions of data breaches go beyond compromised personal information, bringing also a broader economic impact.
Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | May 14, 2025
Philippe Dufresne
Philippe Dufresne
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said in February that data breaches ‘have surged over the past decade.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The urgent need for stronger cybersecurity

Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | May 14, 2025
  • The repercussions of data breaches go beyond compromised personal information, bringing also a broader economic impact.

The urgent need for stronger cybersecurity

Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | May 14, 2025
  • The repercussions of data breaches go beyond compromised personal information, bringing also a broader economic impact.
Philippe Dufresne
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said in February that data breaches ‘have surged over the past decade.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to bring Canada’s medical system into the 21st century

  • The first issue we should tackle is our out-of-date approach to digital health.
Opinion | BY LIAM MACDONALD | May 14, 2025
Building an integrated health data system requires harmonized standards and regulations, an area where the federal government should take a leading role, writes Liam MacDonald. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

It’s time to bring Canada’s medical system into the 21st century

Opinion | BY LIAM MACDONALD | May 14, 2025
  • The first issue we should tackle is our out-of-date approach to digital health.

It’s time to bring Canada’s medical system into the 21st century

Opinion | BY LIAM MACDONALD | May 14, 2025
  • The first issue we should tackle is our out-of-date approach to digital health.
Building an integrated health data system requires harmonized standards and regulations, an area where the federal government should take a leading role, writes Liam MacDonald. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

New Liberal MP-elect led group that denied Armenian genocide, but backs feds’ recognition

  • Canada has officially recognized the Armenian genocide since 2006.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
Liberal MP-elect Sima Acan, left, with Prime Minister Mark Carney during the recent federal election campaign. Photograph courtesy of X/Sima Acan

New Liberal MP-elect led group that denied Armenian genocide, but backs feds’ recognition

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • Canada has officially recognized the Armenian genocide since 2006.

New Liberal MP-elect led group that denied Armenian genocide, but backs feds’ recognition

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • Canada has officially recognized the Armenian genocide since 2006.
Liberal MP-elect Sima Acan, left, with Prime Minister Mark Carney during the recent federal election campaign. Photograph courtesy of X/Sima Acan

Botswana’s new Canadian envoy is hoping for a state visit by the end of the year

  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
The new high commissioner of Botswana, Mpho Churchill Mophuting, left, presented his letter of credence to Governor General Mary Simon on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Botswana’s new Canadian envoy is hoping for a state visit by the end of the year

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.

Botswana’s new Canadian envoy is hoping for a state visit by the end of the year

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.
The new high commissioner of Botswana, Mpho Churchill Mophuting, left, presented his letter of credence to Governor General Mary Simon on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Will Team Carney find the right prescription for Trump?

  • With the new team he’s assembled, can Prime Minister Mark Carney 'do no harm' while giving U.S. President Donald Trump something he can put
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, received generally good reviews for his first Oval Office outing with U.S. President Donald Trump, but don’t expect things to be seamless. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Will Team Carney find the right prescription for Trump?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 14, 2025
  • With the new team he’s assembled, can Prime Minister Mark Carney 'do no harm' while giving U.S. President Donald Trump something he can put

Will Team Carney find the right prescription for Trump?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 14, 2025
  • With the new team he’s assembled, can Prime Minister Mark Carney 'do no harm' while giving U.S. President Donald Trump something he can put
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, received generally good reviews for his first Oval Office outing with U.S. President Donald Trump, but don’t expect things to be seamless. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Carney sets the stage for consequential meeting with premiers after passing the Trump test

  • The prime minister must now prove that ‘experience’ is more than just a campaign slogan, and that he is prepared to unite a divided
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, will have an in-person meeting with Canada’s premiers in Saskatchewan on June 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney sets the stage for consequential meeting with premiers after passing the Trump test

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | May 14, 2025
  • The prime minister must now prove that ‘experience’ is more than just a campaign slogan, and that he is prepared to unite a divided

Carney sets the stage for consequential meeting with premiers after passing the Trump test

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | May 14, 2025
  • The prime minister must now prove that ‘experience’ is more than just a campaign slogan, and that he is prepared to unite a divided
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, will have an in-person meeting with Canada’s premiers in Saskatchewan on June 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney faces an uphill climb

  • The threats to Canada are many, and as numerous from the inside as from the outside.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a lengthy and complicated to-do list, and his immediate priorities should be to be to invest in defence abroad, and focus on northern sovereignty, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney faces an uphill climb

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 14, 2025
  • The threats to Canada are many, and as numerous from the inside as from the outside.

Prime Minister Carney faces an uphill climb

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 14, 2025
  • The threats to Canada are many, and as numerous from the inside as from the outside.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a lengthy and complicated to-do list, and his immediate priorities should be to be to invest in defence abroad, and focus on northern sovereignty, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kovaliv, Lametti, Haley taking part in Chamber’s B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 13—THURSDAY, MAY 15 Sustainable Finance Summit—The Sustainable Finance Summit is scheduled to take place in Montreal from Tuesday, May 13, to Thursday,
Ukrainian Ambassador Yuliya Kovaliv, left, former Liberal minister David Lametti, and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley are among the panellists taking part in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of the U.S. State Department

Kovaliv, Lametti, Haley taking part in Chamber’s B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 13—THURSDAY, MAY 15 Sustainable Finance Summit—The Sustainable Finance Summit is scheduled to take place in Montreal from Tuesday, May 13, to Thursday,

Kovaliv, Lametti, Haley taking part in Chamber’s B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 13—THURSDAY, MAY 15 Sustainable Finance Summit—The Sustainable Finance Summit is scheduled to take place in Montreal from Tuesday, May 13, to Thursday,
Ukrainian Ambassador Yuliya Kovaliv, left, former Liberal minister David Lametti, and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley are among the panellists taking part in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of the U.S. State Department

Move from patchwork to progress to unlock the full potential of Canada’s national framework for diabetes

  • Canada needs political will, targeted investment, and a commitment to three fundamental priorities: alignment, accessibility, and affordability.
Opinion | BY GLENN THIBEAULT | May 14, 2025
Accessibility to timely care, medications, and life-saving devices remains uneven across jurisdictions, writes Glenn Thibeault. Unsplash photograph by isens usa

Move from patchwork to progress to unlock the full potential of Canada’s national framework for diabetes

Opinion | BY GLENN THIBEAULT | May 14, 2025
  • Canada needs political will, targeted investment, and a commitment to three fundamental priorities: alignment, accessibility, and affordability.

Move from patchwork to progress to unlock the full potential of Canada’s national framework for diabetes

Opinion | BY GLENN THIBEAULT | May 14, 2025
  • Canada needs political will, targeted investment, and a commitment to three fundamental priorities: alignment, accessibility, and affordability.
Accessibility to timely care, medications, and life-saving devices remains uneven across jurisdictions, writes Glenn Thibeault. Unsplash photograph by isens usa

Let’s reinvent our health system—and put rehabilitation at the centre

  • Rehabilitation is not a luxury. It is the bridge between medical intervention and meaningful participation in life.
Opinion | BY ALIKI THOMAS | May 14, 2025
What should be core to a just and effective health-care system is now treated as a luxury—accessible only to those who can afford it, writes Aliki Thomas. Pexels photograph by Kampus Production

Let’s reinvent our health system—and put rehabilitation at the centre

Opinion | BY ALIKI THOMAS | May 14, 2025
  • Rehabilitation is not a luxury. It is the bridge between medical intervention and meaningful participation in life.

Let’s reinvent our health system—and put rehabilitation at the centre

Opinion | BY ALIKI THOMAS | May 14, 2025
  • Rehabilitation is not a luxury. It is the bridge between medical intervention and meaningful participation in life.
What should be core to a just and effective health-care system is now treated as a luxury—accessible only to those who can afford it, writes Aliki Thomas. Pexels photograph by Kampus Production

No more silence: it’s time for federal leadership on health workforce planning

  • Fixing the health workforce crisis requires action across all levels of government, and Canadians deserve to hear what our federal leaders plan to do
Opinion | BY IVY BOURGEAULT | May 14, 2025
Canada needs more health professionals, and the federal government can act immediately by expanding tuition supports, targeted scholarships, and student loan forgiveness, writes Ivy Bourgeault. Unsplash photograph by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography

No more silence: it’s time for federal leadership on health workforce planning

Opinion | BY IVY BOURGEAULT | May 14, 2025
  • Fixing the health workforce crisis requires action across all levels of government, and Canadians deserve to hear what our federal leaders plan to do

No more silence: it’s time for federal leadership on health workforce planning

Opinion | BY IVY BOURGEAULT | May 14, 2025
  • Fixing the health workforce crisis requires action across all levels of government, and Canadians deserve to hear what our federal leaders plan to do
Canada needs more health professionals, and the federal government can act immediately by expanding tuition supports, targeted scholarships, and student loan forgiveness, writes Ivy Bourgeault. Unsplash photograph by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography

As other countries cut public health funding, Canada can lead in lung health

  • Canada should support a landmark WHO resolution addressing the alarming rise in both communicable and non-communicable respiratory diseases.
Opinion | BY JESSICA BUCKLEY, JEFFREY BEACH | May 14, 2025
Canadian lung charities have solutions worth sharing, but what’s missing is a clear commitment to making lung health a priority at home, write Jessica Buckley and Jeffrey Beach. Unsplash photograph by Robina Weermeijer

As other countries cut public health funding, Canada can lead in lung health

Opinion | BY JESSICA BUCKLEY, JEFFREY BEACH | May 14, 2025
  • Canada should support a landmark WHO resolution addressing the alarming rise in both communicable and non-communicable respiratory diseases.

As other countries cut public health funding, Canada can lead in lung health

Opinion | BY JESSICA BUCKLEY, JEFFREY BEACH | May 14, 2025
  • Canada should support a landmark WHO resolution addressing the alarming rise in both communicable and non-communicable respiratory diseases.
Canadian lung charities have solutions worth sharing, but what’s missing is a clear commitment to making lung health a priority at home, write Jessica Buckley and Jeffrey Beach. Unsplash photograph by Robina Weermeijer

The Liberals’ new health-care agenda should include specialist workforce planning

  • Asking doctors to ‘come home’ without addressing why they leave implies physicians are to blame, and overlooks systemic barriers like poor job opportunities for
Opinion | BY ABRAR AHMED | May 14, 2025
The creation of Health Workforce Canada is a good first step. Next, affected specialties like surgeons must be represented, writes Abrar Ahmed. Unsplash photograph by National Cancer Institute

The Liberals’ new health-care agenda should include specialist workforce planning

Opinion | BY ABRAR AHMED | May 14, 2025
  • Asking doctors to ‘come home’ without addressing why they leave implies physicians are to blame, and overlooks systemic barriers like poor job opportunities for

The Liberals’ new health-care agenda should include specialist workforce planning

Opinion | BY ABRAR AHMED | May 14, 2025
  • Asking doctors to ‘come home’ without addressing why they leave implies physicians are to blame, and overlooks systemic barriers like poor job opportunities for
The creation of Health Workforce Canada is a good first step. Next, affected specialties like surgeons must be represented, writes Abrar Ahmed. Unsplash photograph by National Cancer Institute

Former NDP MP Charlie Angus rules out leadership bid

  • Plus: the Bloc Québécois unveils its House leadership team while a recount cuts its caucus down to 22, Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin is heading to
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 14, 2025
Former longtime NDP MP Charlie Angus confirmed on May 11 that he's not looking to return to elected office or to attempt another leadership run. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former NDP MP Charlie Angus rules out leadership bid

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 14, 2025
  • Plus: the Bloc Québécois unveils its House leadership team while a recount cuts its caucus down to 22, Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin is heading to

Former NDP MP Charlie Angus rules out leadership bid

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 14, 2025
  • Plus: the Bloc Québécois unveils its House leadership team while a recount cuts its caucus down to 22, Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin is heading to
Former longtime NDP MP Charlie Angus confirmed on May 11 that he's not looking to return to elected office or to attempt another leadership run. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

  • Plus, Liberal Tatiana Auguste’s win in Terrebonne, Que., brings the count of former staffers turned first-time MPs to at least eight.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney held his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal Tatiana Auguste’s win in Terrebonne, Que., brings the count of former staffers turned first-time MPs to at least eight.

Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal Tatiana Auguste’s win in Terrebonne, Que., brings the count of former staffers turned first-time MPs to at least eight.
Prime Minister Mark Carney held his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

  • In a major cabinet shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named two dozen new faces to his senior team—made up of 28 ministers tackling the
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 13, 2025
Some of the new members of cabinet include returning members, clockwise from left: Anita Anand, David McGuinty, François-Philippe Champagne, and Mélanie Joly, as well as rookie MPs Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 13, 2025
  • In a major cabinet shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named two dozen new faces to his senior team—made up of 28 ministers tackling the

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 13, 2025
  • In a major cabinet shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named two dozen new faces to his senior team—made up of 28 ministers tackling the
Some of the new members of cabinet include returning members, clockwise from left: Anita Anand, David McGuinty, François-Philippe Champagne, and Mélanie Joly, as well as rookie MPs Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

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, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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
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  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—The Ontario election’s historically low voter turnout has generated lots of anxious handwringing. University professor and author Emmett Macfarlane bluntly summed up much
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 9, 2022
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on the Hill on Nov. 21, 2019, just won a massive majority victory by getting the votes of just 18 per cent of Ontario’s eligible voters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ontario’s perfect storm for apathy

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 9, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—The Ontario election’s historically low voter turnout has generated lots of anxious handwringing. University professor and author Emmett Macfarlane bluntly summed up much

Ontario’s perfect storm for apathy

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 9, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—The Ontario election’s historically low voter turnout has generated lots of anxious handwringing. University professor and author Emmett Macfarlane bluntly summed up much
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on the Hill on Nov. 21, 2019, just won a massive majority victory by getting the votes of just 18 per cent of Ontario’s eligible voters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Boris Johnson: dead man walking

  • LONDON, U.K.—‘Cad.’ ‘Scoundrel.’ ‘Rotter.’ The words that members of the British public used to describe Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the aftermath of last
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 8, 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, pictured Sept. 9, 2020. The words that members of the British public used to describe Johnson in the aftermath of last weekend’s failed attempt by parliamentary members of his own Conservative Party to remove him from office had a weirdly antique ring. Nobody in England really talks like that any more, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Boris Johnson: dead man walking

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 8, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—‘Cad.’ ‘Scoundrel.’ ‘Rotter.’ The words that members of the British public used to describe Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the aftermath of last

Boris Johnson: dead man walking

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 8, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—‘Cad.’ ‘Scoundrel.’ ‘Rotter.’ The words that members of the British public used to describe Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the aftermath of last
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, pictured Sept. 9, 2020. The words that members of the British public used to describe Johnson in the aftermath of last weekend’s failed attempt by parliamentary members of his own Conservative Party to remove him from office had a weirdly antique ring. Nobody in England really talks like that any more, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Conservative leadership campaigns in ‘white-knuckle’ mode as they await membership list, shift gears to direct voter contact and persuasion

  • The Conservative leadership campaigns are entering a phase of research, direct voter contact, and persuasion once they can “tear through” the membership list, but
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 8, 2022
The campaigns of Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre, clockwise from top left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber are entering a new phase focused on persuasion and direct voter contact, following the June 3 cut-off for membership sales. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handouts

Conservative leadership campaigns in ‘white-knuckle’ mode as they await membership list, shift gears to direct voter contact and persuasion

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 8, 2022
  • The Conservative leadership campaigns are entering a phase of research, direct voter contact, and persuasion once they can “tear through” the membership list, but

Conservative leadership campaigns in ‘white-knuckle’ mode as they await membership list, shift gears to direct voter contact and persuasion

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 8, 2022
  • The Conservative leadership campaigns are entering a phase of research, direct voter contact, and persuasion once they can “tear through” the membership list, but
The campaigns of Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre, clockwise from top left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber are entering a new phase focused on persuasion and direct voter contact, following the June 3 cut-off for membership sales. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handouts

Diplomatic Circles: Argentina flies the flag

  • Dominican Republic Ambassador MichelleCohen de Friedlander, left, BrazilianAmbassador Pedro Henrique Lopes Borio,Martinez Gramuglia, and Panama AmbassadorRomy Vasquez Morales.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Diplomatic Circles: Argentina flies the flag

  • Dominican Republic Ambassador MichelleCohen de Friedlander, left, BrazilianAmbassador Pedro Henrique Lopes Borio,Martinez Gramuglia, and Panama AmbassadorRomy Vasquez Morales.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Diplomatic Circles: Argentina flies the flag

  • Dominican Republic Ambassador MichelleCohen de Friedlander, left, BrazilianAmbassador Pedro Henrique Lopes Borio,Martinez Gramuglia, and Panama AmbassadorRomy Vasquez Morales.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New cyber strategy must tackle chronic talent shortage

  • Last December, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on four senior cabinet ministers to develop a new national cyber security strategy as a part of
Opinion | BY JENNIFER J. QUAID AND TREVOR NEIMAN | June 8, 2022
The mandate letters of four senior cabinet ministers call on them to develop a new national cyber security strategy: from left, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Defence Minister Anita Anand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

New cyber strategy must tackle chronic talent shortage

Opinion | BY JENNIFER J. QUAID AND TREVOR NEIMAN | June 8, 2022
  • Last December, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on four senior cabinet ministers to develop a new national cyber security strategy as a part of

New cyber strategy must tackle chronic talent shortage

Opinion | BY JENNIFER J. QUAID AND TREVOR NEIMAN | June 8, 2022
  • Last December, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on four senior cabinet ministers to develop a new national cyber security strategy as a part of
The mandate letters of four senior cabinet ministers call on them to develop a new national cyber security strategy: from left, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Defence Minister Anita Anand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada needs tobacco-style ban on fossil fuel ads to combat climate change public health crisis

  • In a heart-warming scene, a family cooks dinner together over a gas stove. They laugh and taste as they relish the joy of togetherness. This
Opinion | BY MELISSA LEM AND LEAH TEMPER | June 8, 2022
Just as tobacco ads once did, fossil fuel ads obscure the dangers of their products, write Melissa Lem and Leah Temper. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada needs tobacco-style ban on fossil fuel ads to combat climate change public health crisis

Opinion | BY MELISSA LEM AND LEAH TEMPER | June 8, 2022
  • In a heart-warming scene, a family cooks dinner together over a gas stove. They laugh and taste as they relish the joy of togetherness. This

Canada needs tobacco-style ban on fossil fuel ads to combat climate change public health crisis

Opinion | BY MELISSA LEM AND LEAH TEMPER | June 8, 2022
  • In a heart-warming scene, a family cooks dinner together over a gas stove. They laugh and taste as they relish the joy of togetherness. This
Just as tobacco ads once did, fossil fuel ads obscure the dangers of their products, write Melissa Lem and Leah Temper. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Diplomatic Circles: A toast to Bangladesh, ministers attend Israel celebration

  • Philippines Ambassador Rodolfo Robles, left,snaps a selfie with Bangladesh HighCommissioner Khalilur Rahman at theBangladesh national day reception on March 25at the Delta Hotel.The Hill

Diplomatic Circles: A toast to Bangladesh, ministers attend Israel celebration

  • Philippines Ambassador Rodolfo Robles, left,snaps a selfie with Bangladesh HighCommissioner Khalilur Rahman at theBangladesh national day reception on March 25at the Delta Hotel.The Hill

Diplomatic Circles: A toast to Bangladesh, ministers attend Israel celebration

  • Philippines Ambassador Rodolfo Robles, left,snaps a selfie with Bangladesh HighCommissioner Khalilur Rahman at theBangladesh national day reception on March 25at the Delta Hotel.The Hill

Canada needs a Climate Action Fund to tackle energy transition

  • Eight months ago, nearly 200 countries gathered at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, to ratify the Glasgow Accord. It was a failure.
Opinion | BY HUGO CORDEAU AND OLIVIER JACQUES | June 8, 2022
Canada's current green policy strategies—overseen by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault—heavily rely on subsidies, which are costly and not necessarily effective due to their discretionary nature, write Hugo Cordeau and Olivier Jacques. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a Climate Action Fund to tackle energy transition

Opinion | BY HUGO CORDEAU AND OLIVIER JACQUES | June 8, 2022
  • Eight months ago, nearly 200 countries gathered at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, to ratify the Glasgow Accord. It was a failure.

Canada needs a Climate Action Fund to tackle energy transition

Opinion | BY HUGO CORDEAU AND OLIVIER JACQUES | June 8, 2022
  • Eight months ago, nearly 200 countries gathered at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, to ratify the Glasgow Accord. It was a failure.
Canada's current green policy strategies—overseen by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault—heavily rely on subsidies, which are costly and not necessarily effective due to their discretionary nature, write Hugo Cordeau and Olivier Jacques. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Diplomatic Circles: Europe unites at the NAC

  • Ann Lind, Sweden’s minister of foreign affairs, left, joinsher Canadian counterpart Mélanie Joly, and EuropeanUnion Ambassador Melita Gabric to celebrate EuropeDay at the National

Diplomatic Circles: Europe unites at the NAC

  • Ann Lind, Sweden’s minister of foreign affairs, left, joinsher Canadian counterpart Mélanie Joly, and EuropeanUnion Ambassador Melita Gabric to celebrate EuropeDay at the National

Diplomatic Circles: Europe unites at the NAC

  • Ann Lind, Sweden’s minister of foreign affairs, left, joinsher Canadian counterpart Mélanie Joly, and EuropeanUnion Ambassador Melita Gabric to celebrate EuropeDay at the National

Central bank’s actions aren’t immune from scrutiny, says Vancouver reader

  • Re: “Fast says he has ‘no regrets’ speaking out against Poilievre’s ‘monetary quackery’ on Bank of Canada,” (The Hill Times, May 30, p. 27).
Opinion | June 8, 2022

Central bank’s actions aren’t immune from scrutiny, says Vancouver reader

Opinion | June 8, 2022
  • Re: “Fast says he has ‘no regrets’ speaking out against Poilievre’s ‘monetary quackery’ on Bank of Canada,” (The Hill Times, May 30, p. 27).

Central bank’s actions aren’t immune from scrutiny, says Vancouver reader

Opinion | June 8, 2022
  • Re: “Fast says he has ‘no regrets’ speaking out against Poilievre’s ‘monetary quackery’ on Bank of Canada,” (The Hill Times, May 30, p. 27).

A solemn reminder of a need for action

  • June 6 marked a solemn anniversary in Canada—there seem to be no shortage of those nowadays—with one year having passed since the Afzaal family
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 8, 2022
Diversity and Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussen announced on June 6 that the position of a Special Representative to Combat Islamophobia is now open for applications. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A solemn reminder of a need for action

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 8, 2022
  • June 6 marked a solemn anniversary in Canada—there seem to be no shortage of those nowadays—with one year having passed since the Afzaal family

A solemn reminder of a need for action

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 8, 2022
  • June 6 marked a solemn anniversary in Canada—there seem to be no shortage of those nowadays—with one year having passed since the Afzaal family
Diversity and Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussen announced on June 6 that the position of a Special Representative to Combat Islamophobia is now open for applications. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Diplomacy is all about being there’: former diplomats call for reassessment of foreign service global presence during GAC review

  • As Global Affairs embarks on a review of its foreign service work, former diplomats and experts say they want to see the concentration of
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 8, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly launched a review of Canada's foreign service on May 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Diplomacy is all about being there’: former diplomats call for reassessment of foreign service global presence during GAC review

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 8, 2022
  • As Global Affairs embarks on a review of its foreign service work, former diplomats and experts say they want to see the concentration of

‘Diplomacy is all about being there’: former diplomats call for reassessment of foreign service global presence during GAC review

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 8, 2022
  • As Global Affairs embarks on a review of its foreign service work, former diplomats and experts say they want to see the concentration of
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly launched a review of Canada's foreign service on May 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top court’s parole ruling a challenge to Harper’s legacy, say legal experts, who question proposed use of notwithstanding clause

  • Following the Supreme Court’s recent unanimous ruling that Alexandre Bissonnette, who killed six people in a Quebec City mosque in 2017, would be eligible
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 8, 2022
Justice Minister David Lametti pictured during a press conference in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2022. In the House of Commons, the minister said the Supreme Court's decision was 'a clear and unanimous decision' that stated that the 'lack of parole was cruel and unusual, and we will respect that.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top court’s parole ruling a challenge to Harper’s legacy, say legal experts, who question proposed use of notwithstanding clause

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 8, 2022
  • Following the Supreme Court’s recent unanimous ruling that Alexandre Bissonnette, who killed six people in a Quebec City mosque in 2017, would be eligible

Top court’s parole ruling a challenge to Harper’s legacy, say legal experts, who question proposed use of notwithstanding clause

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 8, 2022
  • Following the Supreme Court’s recent unanimous ruling that Alexandre Bissonnette, who killed six people in a Quebec City mosque in 2017, would be eligible
Justice Minister David Lametti pictured during a press conference in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2022. In the House of Commons, the minister said the Supreme Court's decision was 'a clear and unanimous decision' that stated that the 'lack of parole was cruel and unusual, and we will respect that.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Looking under the hood of the zero-emission vehicle industry

  • Transportation accounted for 22 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. Zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), which will be 100 per cent of new
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JULIE DABRUSIN | June 8, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured at the Ford Connectivity and Innovation Centre in Kanata, Ont., on Oct. 8, 2020. The entire zero-emission vehicles supply chain brings massive economic opportunities in the transition to a net-zero future, writes Julie Dabrusin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Looking under the hood of the zero-emission vehicle industry

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JULIE DABRUSIN | June 8, 2022
  • Transportation accounted for 22 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. Zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), which will be 100 per cent of new

Looking under the hood of the zero-emission vehicle industry

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JULIE DABRUSIN | June 8, 2022
  • Transportation accounted for 22 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. Zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), which will be 100 per cent of new
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured at the Ford Connectivity and Innovation Centre in Kanata, Ont., on Oct. 8, 2020. The entire zero-emission vehicles supply chain brings massive economic opportunities in the transition to a net-zero future, writes Julie Dabrusin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bank of Canada glaring at the wrong faces: letter writer

  • As an ordinary citizen, I do not have the authority to adjust interest rates up and down. While the Bank of Canada had to
Opinion | June 8, 2022

Bank of Canada glaring at the wrong faces: letter writer

Opinion | June 8, 2022
  • As an ordinary citizen, I do not have the authority to adjust interest rates up and down. While the Bank of Canada had to

Bank of Canada glaring at the wrong faces: letter writer

Opinion | June 8, 2022
  • As an ordinary citizen, I do not have the authority to adjust interest rates up and down. While the Bank of Canada had to

We can’t close the door on Canada’s left behind in Afghanistan

  • As we approach a year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, it’s now painfully clear that any wishful thinking around a more moderate, inclusive Taliban
Opinion | BY LAURYN OATES | June 8, 2022
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured during an appearance before the Special Committee on Afghanistan on April 25. Canada must renew the Special Immigration Measures for Afghanistan for another year, assisting more Afghans who worked on behalf of Canada to reach safety, writes Lauryn Oates. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

We can’t close the door on Canada’s left behind in Afghanistan

Opinion | BY LAURYN OATES | June 8, 2022
  • As we approach a year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, it’s now painfully clear that any wishful thinking around a more moderate, inclusive Taliban

We can’t close the door on Canada’s left behind in Afghanistan

Opinion | BY LAURYN OATES | June 8, 2022
  • As we approach a year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, it’s now painfully clear that any wishful thinking around a more moderate, inclusive Taliban
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured during an appearance before the Special Committee on Afghanistan on April 25. Canada must renew the Special Immigration Measures for Afghanistan for another year, assisting more Afghans who worked on behalf of Canada to reach safety, writes Lauryn Oates. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The surprising reality check on positioning logging as a low-carbon sector

  • In 2019, more than three-quarters of a million hectares of forests were logged in Canada—the equivalent of more than nine NHL hockey rinks every
Opinion | BY MICHAEL POLANYI | June 8, 2022
How can large-scale logging, which mostly involves clearcutting of carbon-rich primary forests, be carbon neutral, asks Michael Polanyi. Unsplash photograph by Jamie Morris

The surprising reality check on positioning logging as a low-carbon sector

Opinion | BY MICHAEL POLANYI | June 8, 2022
  • In 2019, more than three-quarters of a million hectares of forests were logged in Canada—the equivalent of more than nine NHL hockey rinks every

The surprising reality check on positioning logging as a low-carbon sector

Opinion | BY MICHAEL POLANYI | June 8, 2022
  • In 2019, more than three-quarters of a million hectares of forests were logged in Canada—the equivalent of more than nine NHL hockey rinks every
How can large-scale logging, which mostly involves clearcutting of carbon-rich primary forests, be carbon neutral, asks Michael Polanyi. Unsplash photograph by Jamie Morris

Canada’s oil and gas isn’t the answer to the European energy crisis

  • Until recently, environmental researchers in Canada have complained about the lack of attention to climate issues by government and media. Things have certainly taken
Opinion | BY IMRE SZEMAN AND DEVYANI SINGH | June 8, 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has perversely been a boon to the oil and gas industry, which has everywhere made a strong case for renewed extraction in the West to cut ties to the Russian oil industry, write Imre Szeman and Devyani Singh. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News

Canada’s oil and gas isn’t the answer to the European energy crisis

Opinion | BY IMRE SZEMAN AND DEVYANI SINGH | June 8, 2022
  • Until recently, environmental researchers in Canada have complained about the lack of attention to climate issues by government and media. Things have certainly taken

Canada’s oil and gas isn’t the answer to the European energy crisis

Opinion | BY IMRE SZEMAN AND DEVYANI SINGH | June 8, 2022
  • Until recently, environmental researchers in Canada have complained about the lack of attention to climate issues by government and media. Things have certainly taken
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has perversely been a boon to the oil and gas industry, which has everywhere made a strong case for renewed extraction in the West to cut ties to the Russian oil industry, write Imre Szeman and Devyani Singh. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News

Budget’s anti-vaping measures a breath of fresh air, but more must be done

  • Teenagers are notorious for hearing what they want to hear and ignoring the rest. They’re also notorious for believing they’re invincible. So perhaps it’s
Opinion | BY PETER GLAZIER | June 8, 2022
Due to beliefs that it is safer than smoking, vaping has taken off in popularity and become alarmingly socially acceptable, with young people aged 15-24 making up nearly half of those who vape, writes Peter Glazier. Unsplash photograph by John Caroro

Budget’s anti-vaping measures a breath of fresh air, but more must be done

Opinion | BY PETER GLAZIER | June 8, 2022
  • Teenagers are notorious for hearing what they want to hear and ignoring the rest. They’re also notorious for believing they’re invincible. So perhaps it’s

Budget’s anti-vaping measures a breath of fresh air, but more must be done

Opinion | BY PETER GLAZIER | June 8, 2022
  • Teenagers are notorious for hearing what they want to hear and ignoring the rest. They’re also notorious for believing they’re invincible. So perhaps it’s
Due to beliefs that it is safer than smoking, vaping has taken off in popularity and become alarmingly socially acceptable, with young people aged 15-24 making up nearly half of those who vape, writes Peter Glazier. Unsplash photograph by John Caroro

NDP, policy experts urge focus on renewable energy, clean tech to address Europe’s energy crisis

  • Canada is in no position in the short term to address the energy crisis in Europe, and should focus on greater investment in renewable
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 8, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says European leaders have been clear that their short-term focus is on eliminating their reliance on Russian oil and gas while they shift to renewables and clean hydrogen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP, policy experts urge focus on renewable energy, clean tech to address Europe’s energy crisis

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 8, 2022
  • Canada is in no position in the short term to address the energy crisis in Europe, and should focus on greater investment in renewable

NDP, policy experts urge focus on renewable energy, clean tech to address Europe’s energy crisis

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 8, 2022
  • Canada is in no position in the short term to address the energy crisis in Europe, and should focus on greater investment in renewable
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says European leaders have been clear that their short-term focus is on eliminating their reliance on Russian oil and gas while they shift to renewables and clean hydrogen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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