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James McLeod is the political reporter for The Telegram. He moved to the East Coast from Toronto in 2008 while pursuing a degree in journalism from Ryerson University and began covering national and local politics full-time in 2011. A past winner of the Atlantic Journalism Awards’ Jim MacNeill New Journalist Award, Mr. McLeod is a regular voice on CBC Radio. He lives in St. John’s.

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson have been called to testify before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson have been called to testify before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.
Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The messaging from the federal government regarding the Canada Disability Benefit’s intended purpose has been inconsistent, writes Amanda Therrien. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The messaging from the federal government regarding the Canada Disability Benefit’s intended purpose has been inconsistent, writes Amanda Therrien. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

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FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
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U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Long live the Dalai Lama

  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy
Opinion | July 7, 2025
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Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy

Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy
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Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,
Painted woman
Painted woman
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is hosting a webinar: 'AI Policy in Canada: A Unique Path Between the EU and U.S.,' exploring key legislative developments, evolving regulatory frameworks, and their implications for innovation, privacy, equity, and global competitiveness. Monday, July 7, at 1 p.m. ET happening online. Register via Eventbrite. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,
Painted woman
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is hosting a webinar: 'AI Policy in Canada: A Unique Path Between the EU and U.S.,' exploring key legislative developments, evolving regulatory frameworks, and their implications for innovation, privacy, equity, and global competitiveness. Monday, July 7, at 1 p.m. ET happening online. Register via Eventbrite. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than
Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the lessons have not been learned in terms of preventing future disasters, writes Bruce Campbell. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than
Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the lessons have not been learned in terms of preventing future disasters, writes Bruce Campbell. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.
Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
Gregor Robertson, a first-time MP and a former mayor of Vancouver, B.C., is now tasked with working on solutions to Canada's housing crisis as minister in charge of the file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.
Gregor Robertson, a first-time MP and a former mayor of Vancouver, B.C., is now tasked with working on solutions to Canada's housing crisis as minister in charge of the file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's department is responsible for drawing up budgets, fiscal updates, and providing advice to the cabinet about the fiscal and economic ramifications of federal policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's department is responsible for drawing up budgets, fiscal updates, and providing advice to the cabinet about the fiscal and economic ramifications of federal policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Caroline Xavier
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Under pressure

  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Yellowknife today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Under pressure

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.

Under pressure

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Yellowknife today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

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FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
Canadian Heritage estimated that 58,000 people came through LeBreton Flats on Canada Day, and 8,000 visited LeBreton Flats for the noon show. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Canadian Heritage estimated that 58,000 people came through LeBreton Flats on Canada Day, and 8,000 visited LeBreton Flats for the noon show. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney cannot let defence spending stand-in for a foreign policy strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney cannot let defence spending stand-in for a foreign policy strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from
Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa Azin to Parliament Hill on March 5, 2024. Noboa, now in his second term, is focused on transformation, writes Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. This includes a focus on making Ecuador more globally connected and strengthening institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa Azin to Parliament Hill on March 5, 2024. Noboa, now in his second term, is focused on transformation, writes Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. This includes a focus on making Ecuador more globally connected and strengthening institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
NDP MP Heather McPherson is mulling a bid for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.

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NDP MP Heather McPherson is mulling a bid for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Where MPs crow, and men and women thunder: a postcard from Question Time Down Under

  • Looking for ways to make Canada’s Question Period more dignified? Don’t look to Australia.
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 27, 2023
We Australians have something of a reputation, whether it’s our backpackers or our Members of Parliament. For all the recent talk of decorum in the Canadian House of Commons, there’s been much consolation in Ottawa that it’s not as bad as the scenes in Canberra, writes Stephen Jeffery. Photograph courtesy of Alex Proimos/Wikimedia Commons

Where MPs crow, and men and women thunder: a postcard from Question Time Down Under

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 27, 2023
  • Looking for ways to make Canada’s Question Period more dignified? Don’t look to Australia.

Where MPs crow, and men and women thunder: a postcard from Question Time Down Under

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 27, 2023
  • Looking for ways to make Canada’s Question Period more dignified? Don’t look to Australia.
We Australians have something of a reputation, whether it’s our backpackers or our Members of Parliament. For all the recent talk of decorum in the Canadian House of Commons, there’s been much consolation in Ottawa that it’s not as bad as the scenes in Canberra, writes Stephen Jeffery. Photograph courtesy of Alex Proimos/Wikimedia Commons

World leaders should adjust their global CO2 emissions strategy

  • Taking an alternative look at how to deal with the energy transition would be a better strategy than crying that the sky is falling
Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | November 27, 2023
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

World leaders should adjust their global CO2 emissions strategy

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | November 27, 2023
  • Taking an alternative look at how to deal with the energy transition would be a better strategy than crying that the sky is falling

World leaders should adjust their global CO2 emissions strategy

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | November 27, 2023
  • Taking an alternative look at how to deal with the energy transition would be a better strategy than crying that the sky is falling
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the real climate leaders please stand up?

  • Beyond COP28, the question is, what story will parties tell on fighting climate change when the next election comes? Will they be able to
Opinion | BY KEITH BROOKS AND ALY HYDER ALI | November 27, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured on the Hill. Canada does have a real climate change plan and a number of policies at various stages of development and implementation that, in addition to carbon pricing, will take a big bite out of our emissions. But it just blew a big hole in what is its signature climate policy: carbon pricing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the real climate leaders please stand up?

Opinion | BY KEITH BROOKS AND ALY HYDER ALI | November 27, 2023
  • Beyond COP28, the question is, what story will parties tell on fighting climate change when the next election comes? Will they be able to

Will the real climate leaders please stand up?

Opinion | BY KEITH BROOKS AND ALY HYDER ALI | November 27, 2023
  • Beyond COP28, the question is, what story will parties tell on fighting climate change when the next election comes? Will they be able to
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured on the Hill. Canada does have a real climate change plan and a number of policies at various stages of development and implementation that, in addition to carbon pricing, will take a big bite out of our emissions. But it just blew a big hole in what is its signature climate policy: carbon pricing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fall economic statement falls short

  • Fighting for the climate and affordability are not competing goals. The Liberals must not allow Conservative sloganeering to drive their policies. 
Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | November 27, 2023
Finance Chrystia Freeland, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a photo-op shortly before Freeland tabled the government’s fall economic statement on Nov. 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fall economic statement falls short

Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | November 27, 2023
  • Fighting for the climate and affordability are not competing goals. The Liberals must not allow Conservative sloganeering to drive their policies. 

Fall economic statement falls short

Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | November 27, 2023
  • Fighting for the climate and affordability are not competing goals. The Liberals must not allow Conservative sloganeering to drive their policies. 
Finance Chrystia Freeland, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a photo-op shortly before Freeland tabled the government’s fall economic statement on Nov. 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland fails to address future of Canadian economy in forthright terms

  • Now more than ever, Canadians need substance and forthright leadership on how we climb out of the current morass for a better future.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 27, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference in the lock-up before tabling the government’s fall economic statement in the House on pictured Nov. 21, 2023. Productivity really matters, yet Freeland gave it little attention in her update, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland fails to address future of Canadian economy in forthright terms

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 27, 2023
  • Now more than ever, Canadians need substance and forthright leadership on how we climb out of the current morass for a better future.

Freeland fails to address future of Canadian economy in forthright terms

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 27, 2023
  • Now more than ever, Canadians need substance and forthright leadership on how we climb out of the current morass for a better future.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference in the lock-up before tabling the government’s fall economic statement in the House on pictured Nov. 21, 2023. Productivity really matters, yet Freeland gave it little attention in her update, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Opposition MPs press for details of EV battery plant contracts

  • Plus, the House resumes debate on a government bill to ban federally-regulated employers from using replacement workers to get around a strike or lockout.
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, seen here on Nov. 24, has met with building trades unions about reports that EV battery manufacturers will rely on hundreds of foreign workers to set up federally-subsidized plants in Canada. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Opposition MPs press for details of EV battery plant contracts

  • Plus, the House resumes debate on a government bill to ban federally-regulated employers from using replacement workers to get around a strike or lockout.

Politics This Morning: Opposition MPs press for details of EV battery plant contracts

  • Plus, the House resumes debate on a government bill to ban federally-regulated employers from using replacement workers to get around a strike or lockout.
François-Philippe Champagne
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, seen here on Nov. 24, has met with building trades unions about reports that EV battery manufacturers will rely on hundreds of foreign workers to set up federally-subsidized plants in Canada. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian government must legislate to promote online safety, says Facebook whistleblower

  • The Liberals had promised to introduce an online harms bill by the end of 2021. Without any such law on the books, ‘you'll get
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 27, 2023
Justice Minister Arif Virani is the government's new lead on online harms after responsibility for the bill was transferred from Heritage to Justice following this July's cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian government must legislate to promote online safety, says Facebook whistleblower

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 27, 2023
  • The Liberals had promised to introduce an online harms bill by the end of 2021. Without any such law on the books, ‘you'll get

Canadian government must legislate to promote online safety, says Facebook whistleblower

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 27, 2023
  • The Liberals had promised to introduce an online harms bill by the end of 2021. Without any such law on the books, ‘you'll get
Justice Minister Arif Virani is the government's new lead on online harms after responsibility for the bill was transferred from Heritage to Justice following this July's cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec in ‘collective mourning,’ after Karl Tremblay, iconic lead singer of Les Cowboys Fringants, dies at 47; funeral on Nov. 28 in Montreal

  • Plus, the Parliamentary Press Gallery board discusses concerns over media access to MPs under Centre Block renovation plans, and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay hits
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 27, 2023
Karl Tremblay and Les Cowboys Fringants in concert on April 29, 2009. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Quebec in ‘collective mourning,’ after Karl Tremblay, iconic lead singer of Les Cowboys Fringants, dies at 47; funeral on Nov. 28 in Montreal

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 27, 2023
  • Plus, the Parliamentary Press Gallery board discusses concerns over media access to MPs under Centre Block renovation plans, and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay hits

Quebec in ‘collective mourning,’ after Karl Tremblay, iconic lead singer of Les Cowboys Fringants, dies at 47; funeral on Nov. 28 in Montreal

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 27, 2023
  • Plus, the Parliamentary Press Gallery board discusses concerns over media access to MPs under Centre Block renovation plans, and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay hits
Karl Tremblay and Les Cowboys Fringants in concert on April 29, 2009. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Don’t ‘defund’ the CBC, make it better

  • Targeting the CBC is red meat to the Conservative base, and will doubtless attract some support in other sectors. But it’s hard to see
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 27, 2023
Would it not be more prudent, rather than stripping away yet another Canadian institution, to demand that the CBC be better? The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Don’t ‘defund’ the CBC, make it better

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 27, 2023
  • Targeting the CBC is red meat to the Conservative base, and will doubtless attract some support in other sectors. But it’s hard to see

Don’t ‘defund’ the CBC, make it better

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 27, 2023
  • Targeting the CBC is red meat to the Conservative base, and will doubtless attract some support in other sectors. But it’s hard to see
Would it not be more prudent, rather than stripping away yet another Canadian institution, to demand that the CBC be better? The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Claim that Israel is a ‘settler colonial state’ is completely bogus: Alan Williams

  • Re: “Canada’s response to Israel-Hamas war leaves Canadian citizens confused: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, Nov. 20. In her letter,
Opinion | November 27, 2023

Claim that Israel is a ‘settler colonial state’ is completely bogus: Alan Williams

Opinion | November 27, 2023
  • Re: “Canada’s response to Israel-Hamas war leaves Canadian citizens confused: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, Nov. 20. In her letter,

Claim that Israel is a ‘settler colonial state’ is completely bogus: Alan Williams

Opinion | November 27, 2023
  • Re: “Canada’s response to Israel-Hamas war leaves Canadian citizens confused: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, Nov. 20. In her letter,

Hoping one day for Israel to finally become beacon of light in Middle East: letter writer

  • Israel’s 2018 nation-state law (absent a constitution, and its supreme judicial ruling) drove the final nail in the two-state coffin by elevating settlement expansion
Opinion | November 27, 2023

Hoping one day for Israel to finally become beacon of light in Middle East: letter writer

Opinion | November 27, 2023
  • Israel’s 2018 nation-state law (absent a constitution, and its supreme judicial ruling) drove the final nail in the two-state coffin by elevating settlement expansion

Hoping one day for Israel to finally become beacon of light in Middle East: letter writer

Opinion | November 27, 2023
  • Israel’s 2018 nation-state law (absent a constitution, and its supreme judicial ruling) drove the final nail in the two-state coffin by elevating settlement expansion

Nenshi to speak at Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s ‘Global Reads’ event on Monday, Nov. 27

  • MONDAY, NOV. 27 House Sitting—The House is sitting on Monday, Nov. 20, and will sit for four weeks (Nov. 20-Dec. 15). It’s scheduled to
The Aga Khan Foundation Canada will host its book club series, 'Global Reads,' featuring former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, pictured, as the lead discussant with Dan Breznitz, author of Innovation In Real Places–Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World on Monday, Nov. 27 at 4:30 p.m. ET in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nenshi to speak at Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s ‘Global Reads’ event on Monday, Nov. 27

  • MONDAY, NOV. 27 House Sitting—The House is sitting on Monday, Nov. 20, and will sit for four weeks (Nov. 20-Dec. 15). It’s scheduled to

Nenshi to speak at Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s ‘Global Reads’ event on Monday, Nov. 27

  • MONDAY, NOV. 27 House Sitting—The House is sitting on Monday, Nov. 20, and will sit for four weeks (Nov. 20-Dec. 15). It’s scheduled to
The Aga Khan Foundation Canada will host its book club series, 'Global Reads,' featuring former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, pictured, as the lead discussant with Dan Breznitz, author of Innovation In Real Places–Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World on Monday, Nov. 27 at 4:30 p.m. ET in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Updated: Lagging in the polls, PM Trudeau brings on marketing and branding specialist Valiquette as new executive director of PMO communications

  • Max Valiquette will work alongside PMO communications chief Vanessa Hage-Moussa, and Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, who's been promoted to media relations director, according to a government
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 24, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, has appointed Max Valiquette as his new executive director of communications. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of LinkedIn

Updated: Lagging in the polls, PM Trudeau brings on marketing and branding specialist Valiquette as new executive director of PMO communications

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 24, 2023
  • Max Valiquette will work alongside PMO communications chief Vanessa Hage-Moussa, and Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, who's been promoted to media relations director, according to a government

Updated: Lagging in the polls, PM Trudeau brings on marketing and branding specialist Valiquette as new executive director of PMO communications

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 24, 2023
  • Max Valiquette will work alongside PMO communications chief Vanessa Hage-Moussa, and Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, who's been promoted to media relations director, according to a government
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, has appointed Max Valiquette as his new executive director of communications. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of LinkedIn

Temporary Israel-Hamas truce unlikely to pave way for longer ceasefire, say foreign policy experts, as hostage-prisoner exchange begins

  • Canada’s two priorities during this temporary ceasefire should be to evacuate citizens, and to provide humanitarian aid, says expert Thomas Juneau. But 'there’s no
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 24, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas will allow for 'hostages to finally be liberated' and for 'significant amounts of humanitarian aid to get into the civilians and the innocent people in Gaza who desperately need it.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Temporary Israel-Hamas truce unlikely to pave way for longer ceasefire, say foreign policy experts, as hostage-prisoner exchange begins

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 24, 2023
  • Canada’s two priorities during this temporary ceasefire should be to evacuate citizens, and to provide humanitarian aid, says expert Thomas Juneau. But 'there’s no

Temporary Israel-Hamas truce unlikely to pave way for longer ceasefire, say foreign policy experts, as hostage-prisoner exchange begins

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 24, 2023
  • Canada’s two priorities during this temporary ceasefire should be to evacuate citizens, and to provide humanitarian aid, says expert Thomas Juneau. But 'there’s no
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas will allow for 'hostages to finally be liberated' and for 'significant amounts of humanitarian aid to get into the civilians and the innocent people in Gaza who desperately need it.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators caught in the middle as government and opposition dig in their heels on carbon tax exemption for farmers

  • Conservative MP Ben Lobb’s private member’s bill made it through the House last March with support from all opposition MPs. Any amendments in the
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 24, 2023
Conservative Senator Don Plett, right, says it is 'very unusual' for a private member's bill to generate so much attention as it makes its way through the Senate. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators caught in the middle as government and opposition dig in their heels on carbon tax exemption for farmers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 24, 2023
  • Conservative MP Ben Lobb’s private member’s bill made it through the House last March with support from all opposition MPs. Any amendments in the

Senators caught in the middle as government and opposition dig in their heels on carbon tax exemption for farmers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 24, 2023
  • Conservative MP Ben Lobb’s private member’s bill made it through the House last March with support from all opposition MPs. Any amendments in the
Conservative Senator Don Plett, right, says it is 'very unusual' for a private member's bill to generate so much attention as it makes its way through the Senate. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Party Central goes to VIA Rail VIP meet and greet

  • VIA Rail’s board of directors and executive team host a low-key reception at the Wellington Building on Nov. 21.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | November 24, 2023
Liberal MPs Angelo Iacono, far left, and Vance Badawey, far right, were on-board alongside Mario Péloquin, VIA Rail's new president and CEO, second left, and Françoise Bertrand, chair of VIA Rail's board of directors at the passenger rail company's VIP meet and greet in the Wellington Building on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Party Central goes to VIA Rail VIP meet and greet

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | November 24, 2023
  • VIA Rail’s board of directors and executive team host a low-key reception at the Wellington Building on Nov. 21.

Party Central goes to VIA Rail VIP meet and greet

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | November 24, 2023
  • VIA Rail’s board of directors and executive team host a low-key reception at the Wellington Building on Nov. 21.
Liberal MPs Angelo Iacono, far left, and Vance Badawey, far right, were on-board alongside Mario Péloquin, VIA Rail's new president and CEO, second left, and Françoise Bertrand, chair of VIA Rail's board of directors at the passenger rail company's VIP meet and greet in the Wellington Building on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Lagging in the polls, PM Trudeau brings on marketing and branding specialist Valiquette as new executive director of PMO communications

  • Max Valiquette will work alongside PMO director of communications Vanessa Hage-Moussa, and Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, who has been promoted to the position of media relations
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 24, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, has appointed Max Valiquette as his new executive director of communications. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of LinkedIn

Lagging in the polls, PM Trudeau brings on marketing and branding specialist Valiquette as new executive director of PMO communications

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 24, 2023
  • Max Valiquette will work alongside PMO director of communications Vanessa Hage-Moussa, and Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, who has been promoted to the position of media relations

Lagging in the polls, PM Trudeau brings on marketing and branding specialist Valiquette as new executive director of PMO communications

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 24, 2023
  • Max Valiquette will work alongside PMO director of communications Vanessa Hage-Moussa, and Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, who has been promoted to the position of media relations
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, has appointed Max Valiquette as his new executive director of communications. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of LinkedIn

Implementing Canada’s Indo-Pacific economic strategy

  • There are opportunities in Japan, Thailand, and Bangladesh for Canada to implement the economic priorities associated with its Indo-Pacific Strategy.
Opinion | BY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI | November 24, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pictured in Ottawa on Jan. 12, 2023. Japan’s priorities align well with Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, write David and George Abonyi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Implementing Canada’s Indo-Pacific economic strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI | November 24, 2023
  • There are opportunities in Japan, Thailand, and Bangladesh for Canada to implement the economic priorities associated with its Indo-Pacific Strategy.

Implementing Canada’s Indo-Pacific economic strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI | November 24, 2023
  • There are opportunities in Japan, Thailand, and Bangladesh for Canada to implement the economic priorities associated with its Indo-Pacific Strategy.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pictured in Ottawa on Jan. 12, 2023. Japan’s priorities align well with Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, write David and George Abonyi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: More mouths, bigger pie—will you get a wider slice?

  • Plus, a good day for sad elephants.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland are projecting strong economic growth following next year's dip, but the yields will be spread among more people. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: More mouths, bigger pie—will you get a wider slice?

  • Plus, a good day for sad elephants.

Politics This Morning: More mouths, bigger pie—will you get a wider slice?

  • Plus, a good day for sad elephants.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland are projecting strong economic growth following next year's dip, but the yields will be spread among more people. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Departmental staffing projections signal ‘pivot to restraint’ in public service, but next budget to be best signal of what’s to come, say experts

  • A collation of the government’s 2022–23 departmental results reports shows 417,611.4 full-time jobs across the public service during the 2022-23 fiscal year, up from
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY, MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2023
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled the annual departmental results reports in Parliament on Nov. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Departmental staffing projections signal ‘pivot to restraint’ in public service, but next budget to be best signal of what’s to come, say experts

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY, MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2023
  • A collation of the government’s 2022–23 departmental results reports shows 417,611.4 full-time jobs across the public service during the 2022-23 fiscal year, up from

Departmental staffing projections signal ‘pivot to restraint’ in public service, but next budget to be best signal of what’s to come, say experts

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY, MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2023
  • A collation of the government’s 2022–23 departmental results reports shows 417,611.4 full-time jobs across the public service during the 2022-23 fiscal year, up from
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled the annual departmental results reports in Parliament on Nov. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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