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No need to panic about China aggression in Taiwan—yet

  • No government of Taiwan has ever seriously considered abandoning the sacred fiction that there is only one China including Taiwan. There is just a
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 23, 2025
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping will never rule out using force to ‘recover’ Taiwan, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

No need to panic about China aggression in Taiwan—yet

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 23, 2025
  • No government of Taiwan has ever seriously considered abandoning the sacred fiction that there is only one China including Taiwan. There is just a

No need to panic about China aggression in Taiwan—yet

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 23, 2025
  • No government of Taiwan has ever seriously considered abandoning the sacred fiction that there is only one China including Taiwan. There is just a
Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping will never rule out using force to ‘recover’ Taiwan, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Was repealing the digital services tax a missed opportunity for Canada or the right call?

  • If repealing the DST opens the door to a more constructive dialogue with U.S. firms about investing in Canada and if it pushes us
Opinion | BY ADAM FROMAN | July 23, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced on June 29 that his government was rescinding the digital services tax. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Was repealing the digital services tax a missed opportunity for Canada or the right call?

Opinion | BY ADAM FROMAN | July 23, 2025
  • If repealing the DST opens the door to a more constructive dialogue with U.S. firms about investing in Canada and if it pushes us

Was repealing the digital services tax a missed opportunity for Canada or the right call?

Opinion | BY ADAM FROMAN | July 23, 2025
  • If repealing the DST opens the door to a more constructive dialogue with U.S. firms about investing in Canada and if it pushes us
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced on June 29 that his government was rescinding the digital services tax. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A look at PM Mark Carney’s current senior PMO staff lineup

  • A slate of former cabinet chiefs of staff are now filling senior roles in Mark Carney’s office, including deputy directors of policy Shaili Patel
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney had a 15-member senior team in his office as of July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A look at PM Mark Carney’s current senior PMO staff lineup

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 23, 2025
  • A slate of former cabinet chiefs of staff are now filling senior roles in Mark Carney’s office, including deputy directors of policy Shaili Patel

A look at PM Mark Carney’s current senior PMO staff lineup

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 23, 2025
  • A slate of former cabinet chiefs of staff are now filling senior roles in Mark Carney’s office, including deputy directors of policy Shaili Patel
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney had a 15-member senior team in his office as of July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disconnect on Canada-U.S. trade as CUSMA eludes Trump menace

  • The continuation of the broad CUSMA exemption is still a significant positive development for this country in the context of the full-blown trade war
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 23, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Unsurprisingly, with Ottawa’s negotiations with the U.S. taking place behind closed doors, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers aren’t saying a lot about CUSMA’s status, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disconnect on Canada-U.S. trade as CUSMA eludes Trump menace

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 23, 2025
  • The continuation of the broad CUSMA exemption is still a significant positive development for this country in the context of the full-blown trade war

Disconnect on Canada-U.S. trade as CUSMA eludes Trump menace

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 23, 2025
  • The continuation of the broad CUSMA exemption is still a significant positive development for this country in the context of the full-blown trade war
Mark Carney
Unsurprisingly, with Ottawa’s negotiations with the U.S. taking place behind closed doors, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers aren’t saying a lot about CUSMA’s status, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The composition of Parliament shouldn’t be based on a lucky bounce: letter writer

  • Re: “Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters,” (The Hill Times, July 7,
Opinion | July 23, 2025

The composition of Parliament shouldn’t be based on a lucky bounce: letter writer

Opinion | July 23, 2025
  • Re: “Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters,” (The Hill Times, July 7,

The composition of Parliament shouldn’t be based on a lucky bounce: letter writer

Opinion | July 23, 2025
  • Re: “Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters,” (The Hill Times, July 7,

Why we must defend supply management

  • If supply management were sacrificed to satisfy Donald Trump, life in rural Canada would be turned upside down.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 23, 2025
Cow
Cow
The end result of caving to the American president would not be an open market for dairy products, but rather copying the U.S. and Europe by providing subsidies to our dairy producers to the tune of billions of dollars a year, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Ryan Song

Why we must defend supply management

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 23, 2025
  • If supply management were sacrificed to satisfy Donald Trump, life in rural Canada would be turned upside down.

Why we must defend supply management

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 23, 2025
  • If supply management were sacrificed to satisfy Donald Trump, life in rural Canada would be turned upside down.
Cow
The end result of caving to the American president would not be an open market for dairy products, but rather copying the U.S. and Europe by providing subsidies to our dairy producers to the tune of billions of dollars a year, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Ryan Song

Ukrainian Ambassador Kovaliv to head home this summer

  • Plus: Conservative MP Jackson launches a petition against long ballots, Senator Moreau is the new government rep in the Senate, and four men charged
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 23, 2025
After three years in Ottawa, Ukrainian Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv's term is wrapping up this summer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ukrainian Ambassador Kovaliv to head home this summer

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 23, 2025
  • Plus: Conservative MP Jackson launches a petition against long ballots, Senator Moreau is the new government rep in the Senate, and four men charged

Ukrainian Ambassador Kovaliv to head home this summer

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 23, 2025
  • Plus: Conservative MP Jackson launches a petition against long ballots, Senator Moreau is the new government rep in the Senate, and four men charged
After three years in Ottawa, Ukrainian Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv's term is wrapping up this summer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney in N.W.T.

  • Plus, the AFN national chief speaks on her meeting with the premiers.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney is making two stops in the Northwest Territories today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney in N.W.T.

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 23, 2025
  • Plus, the AFN national chief speaks on her meeting with the premiers.

Carney in N.W.T.

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 23, 2025
  • Plus, the AFN national chief speaks on her meeting with the premiers.
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney is making two stops in the Northwest Territories today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Harder wants to legislate how the feds handle the notwithstanding clause—his colleagues have some concerns

  • Ontario Senator Peter Harder’s Bill S-218 follows a motion last Parliament that sought to foster reflection on use of the Charter of Rights and
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 23, 2025
The potential handling of federal legislation that invokes the notwithstanding clause is a question that 'deserves more than a conversation,' says Ontario Senator Peter Harder. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Harder wants to legislate how the feds handle the notwithstanding clause—his colleagues have some concerns

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 23, 2025
  • Ontario Senator Peter Harder’s Bill S-218 follows a motion last Parliament that sought to foster reflection on use of the Charter of Rights and

Senator Harder wants to legislate how the feds handle the notwithstanding clause—his colleagues have some concerns

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 23, 2025
  • Ontario Senator Peter Harder’s Bill S-218 follows a motion last Parliament that sought to foster reflection on use of the Charter of Rights and
The potential handling of federal legislation that invokes the notwithstanding clause is a question that 'deserves more than a conversation,' says Ontario Senator Peter Harder. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Standing on ceremony

  • With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
Members of Lord Strathcona's Horse spent 10 days as the King’s Life Guard. Using regular force and reserve combat soldiers to parade in period costume is no longer necessary, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Standing on ceremony

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
  • With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.

Standing on ceremony

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
  • With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.
Members of Lord Strathcona's Horse spent 10 days as the King’s Life Guard. Using regular force and reserve combat soldiers to parade in period costume is no longer necessary, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Keep J.D. Vance from the throne, even at the cost of putting up with Trump

  • Democracy in the United States would probably not survive a ‘president’ J.D. Vance who took power long enough before the 2028 election—whether by succession
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice-President J.D. Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, pictured on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in the Oval Office. The arrival of Trump 2.0 has been a shock to both the global trading system and the alliance structures that had prevailed since the 1950s, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Keep J.D. Vance from the throne, even at the cost of putting up with Trump

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 21, 2025
  • Democracy in the United States would probably not survive a ‘president’ J.D. Vance who took power long enough before the 2028 election—whether by succession

Keep J.D. Vance from the throne, even at the cost of putting up with Trump

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 21, 2025
  • Democracy in the United States would probably not survive a ‘president’ J.D. Vance who took power long enough before the 2028 election—whether by succession
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice-President J.D. Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, pictured on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in the Oval Office. The arrival of Trump 2.0 has been a shock to both the global trading system and the alliance structures that had prevailed since the 1950s, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Canada needs to reset its free trade plans with Ecuador

  • Human rights, not corporate rights, should drive international trade relations under this new government.
Opinion | BY PEGGY NASH, VIVIANA HERRERA, CAREN WEISBART | July 21, 2025
Indigenous leaders from Ecuador Zenaida Yasacama, left, Fanny Kaekat, and Hortencia Zhagüi called on the Canadian government to end trade talks with their country during an October 2024 visit to Ottawa.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to reset its free trade plans with Ecuador

Opinion | BY PEGGY NASH, VIVIANA HERRERA, CAREN WEISBART | July 21, 2025
  • Human rights, not corporate rights, should drive international trade relations under this new government.

Canada needs to reset its free trade plans with Ecuador

Opinion | BY PEGGY NASH, VIVIANA HERRERA, CAREN WEISBART | July 21, 2025
  • Human rights, not corporate rights, should drive international trade relations under this new government.
Indigenous leaders from Ecuador Zenaida Yasacama, left, Fanny Kaekat, and Hortencia Zhagüi called on the Canadian government to end trade talks with their country during an October 2024 visit to Ottawa.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CBC needs more frequent mandate reviews and public consultation, researcher says

  • Before the election, the Liberals outlined proposals to reform the broadcaster. CBC/Radio Canada has since been asked to take part in the government’s spending
News | BY HANNAH DALEY | July 21, 2025
CBC
CBC
‘The beginning of the problem’ is that CBC had not had a ‘real mandate review in more than 30 years,” says Jessica Johnson of the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CBC needs more frequent mandate reviews and public consultation, researcher says

News | BY HANNAH DALEY | July 21, 2025
  • Before the election, the Liberals outlined proposals to reform the broadcaster. CBC/Radio Canada has since been asked to take part in the government’s spending

CBC needs more frequent mandate reviews and public consultation, researcher says

News | BY HANNAH DALEY | July 21, 2025
  • Before the election, the Liberals outlined proposals to reform the broadcaster. CBC/Radio Canada has since been asked to take part in the government’s spending
CBC
‘The beginning of the problem’ is that CBC had not had a ‘real mandate review in more than 30 years,” says Jessica Johnson of the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where to begin: restarting a failed access-to-information system 

  • We need a better deal that actively puts transparency back more fully into the picture, and we can start by changing the decades-old, decrepit
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | July 21, 2025
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard was among the panellists at a July 9 discussion who expressed a preference for an independent, credible review of access legislation, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where to begin: restarting a failed access-to-information system 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | July 21, 2025
  • We need a better deal that actively puts transparency back more fully into the picture, and we can start by changing the decades-old, decrepit

Where to begin: restarting a failed access-to-information system 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | July 21, 2025
  • We need a better deal that actively puts transparency back more fully into the picture, and we can start by changing the decades-old, decrepit
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard was among the panellists at a July 9 discussion who expressed a preference for an independent, credible review of access legislation, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AI coming at public service like a ‘freight train at a tremendous speed’ and it could mean thousands of job losses, says Savoie

  • Dealing with the challenges posed by artificial intelligence to the public service is ‘critical,’ but there is little evidence to show that top government
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
Senior public service officials must take the looming threat of AI seriously, as it could result in thousands of job losses, says professor Donald Savoie, an expert in the machinery of government. The Hill Times photograph by Abbas Rana

AI coming at public service like a ‘freight train at a tremendous speed’ and it could mean thousands of job losses, says Savoie

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
  • Dealing with the challenges posed by artificial intelligence to the public service is ‘critical,’ but there is little evidence to show that top government

AI coming at public service like a ‘freight train at a tremendous speed’ and it could mean thousands of job losses, says Savoie

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
  • Dealing with the challenges posed by artificial intelligence to the public service is ‘critical,’ but there is little evidence to show that top government
Senior public service officials must take the looming threat of AI seriously, as it could result in thousands of job losses, says professor Donald Savoie, an expert in the machinery of government. The Hill Times photograph by Abbas Rana

AI can’t just be ‘slapped on the current system’ as feds seek to modernize procurement process, says AI research chair

  • A July 8 report from the Office of Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic stated that procurement at the federal level is in need of “fundamental
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
Government Transformation and Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said his priorities include streamlining the procurement process, reducing reliance on consultants, building in-house expertise within the public service, and using AI to drive modernization and boost efficiency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AI can’t just be ‘slapped on the current system’ as feds seek to modernize procurement process, says AI research chair

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
  • A July 8 report from the Office of Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic stated that procurement at the federal level is in need of “fundamental

AI can’t just be ‘slapped on the current system’ as feds seek to modernize procurement process, says AI research chair

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
  • A July 8 report from the Office of Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic stated that procurement at the federal level is in need of “fundamental
Government Transformation and Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said his priorities include streamlining the procurement process, reducing reliance on consultants, building in-house expertise within the public service, and using AI to drive modernization and boost efficiency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Breaking through the invisible screen: removing hidden procurement barriers

  • While Canada has opened its door for Indigenous businesses to access economic development opportunities, there is also an invisible screen door, permitting Indigenous businesses
Opinion | BY SARAH JACKNIFE | July 21, 2025
As Canada seeks to advance reconciliation and navigates political and social changes, they need Indigenous businesses as partners, innovators, and leaders, writes Sarah Jacknife. Photograph courtesy of Pexels.com

Breaking through the invisible screen: removing hidden procurement barriers

Opinion | BY SARAH JACKNIFE | July 21, 2025
  • While Canada has opened its door for Indigenous businesses to access economic development opportunities, there is also an invisible screen door, permitting Indigenous businesses

Breaking through the invisible screen: removing hidden procurement barriers

Opinion | BY SARAH JACKNIFE | July 21, 2025
  • While Canada has opened its door for Indigenous businesses to access economic development opportunities, there is also an invisible screen door, permitting Indigenous businesses
As Canada seeks to advance reconciliation and navigates political and social changes, they need Indigenous businesses as partners, innovators, and leaders, writes Sarah Jacknife. Photograph courtesy of Pexels.com

Defence procurement and the transformation of the Canadian economy

  • If the Carney government is going to truly transform the Canadian economy, defence production provides a strong foundation for innovation and growth.
Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | July 21, 2025
Pictured here is a CF-18 Fighter jet. David Pratt, principal of David Pratt & Associates, argues that if the Carney government wishes to transform the Canadian economy, it will need to transform the bureaucratic mindset within defence procurement that stifles innovation. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces/DND

Defence procurement and the transformation of the Canadian economy

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | July 21, 2025
  • If the Carney government is going to truly transform the Canadian economy, defence production provides a strong foundation for innovation and growth.

Defence procurement and the transformation of the Canadian economy

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | July 21, 2025
  • If the Carney government is going to truly transform the Canadian economy, defence production provides a strong foundation for innovation and growth.
Pictured here is a CF-18 Fighter jet. David Pratt, principal of David Pratt & Associates, argues that if the Carney government wishes to transform the Canadian economy, it will need to transform the bureaucratic mindset within defence procurement that stifles innovation. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces/DND

Why industrial policy is critical to nation building

  • Canada’s resources and expertise position us to be a leading exporter of new goods and services, with credible potential to meet increasing global demand
Opinion | BY AARON COSBEY | July 21, 2025
Smart industrial policy also requires the ability to accept inevitable failures. Some avenues will be dead ends, so it’s important to have objective measures of success, and quick off-ramps for support where they’re not met, writes Aaron Cosbey, senior associate with the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Photograph courtesy of Ulrike Bau, Pixabay.com

Why industrial policy is critical to nation building

Opinion | BY AARON COSBEY | July 21, 2025
  • Canada’s resources and expertise position us to be a leading exporter of new goods and services, with credible potential to meet increasing global demand

Why industrial policy is critical to nation building

Opinion | BY AARON COSBEY | July 21, 2025
  • Canada’s resources and expertise position us to be a leading exporter of new goods and services, with credible potential to meet increasing global demand
Smart industrial policy also requires the ability to accept inevitable failures. Some avenues will be dead ends, so it’s important to have objective measures of success, and quick off-ramps for support where they’re not met, writes Aaron Cosbey, senior associate with the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Photograph courtesy of Ulrike Bau, Pixabay.com

The path forward on reconciliation and building infrastructure

  • Elevating living standards and opportunities in Indigenous communities is perhaps the ultimate “national interest” project.
Opinion | BY MARK QUINN, BILL SCHAPER, JAMIE CARROLL | July 21, 2025
Both Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, national chief of the Assemby of First Nations, were in Gatineau, Que. for the Bill C-5 summit on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The path forward on reconciliation and building infrastructure

Opinion | BY MARK QUINN, BILL SCHAPER, JAMIE CARROLL | July 21, 2025
  • Elevating living standards and opportunities in Indigenous communities is perhaps the ultimate “national interest” project.

The path forward on reconciliation and building infrastructure

Opinion | BY MARK QUINN, BILL SCHAPER, JAMIE CARROLL | July 21, 2025
  • Elevating living standards and opportunities in Indigenous communities is perhaps the ultimate “national interest” project.
Both Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, national chief of the Assemby of First Nations, were in Gatineau, Que. for the Bill C-5 summit on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health minister won’t commit to tabling safe long-term care bill

  • The bill was initially promised by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government following the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care during the initial waves
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 21, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel takes over from previous Liberal health ministers who said they would move ahead with safe long-term care legislation. However, Health Canada's 2025-26 departmental plan makes no mention of the promise. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health minister won’t commit to tabling safe long-term care bill

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 21, 2025
  • The bill was initially promised by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government following the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care during the initial waves

Health minister won’t commit to tabling safe long-term care bill

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 21, 2025
  • The bill was initially promised by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government following the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care during the initial waves
Health Minister Marjorie Michel takes over from previous Liberal health ministers who said they would move ahead with safe long-term care legislation. However, Health Canada's 2025-26 departmental plan makes no mention of the promise. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ shift from progressive to right of centre a ‘reflection of where people are today,’ say some Grit MPs

  • The national Liberal caucus retreat in September will offer a clearer picture of how caucus members are responding to their party’s shift from a
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney at a May 25 caucus meeting on the Hill. 'Everyone is progressive until they can't pay the bills,' one Liberal MP said regarding the party’s recent shift from left to right-of-centre, proof of its flexibility which has made it one of the world’s most successful political parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ shift from progressive to right of centre a ‘reflection of where people are today,’ say some Grit MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
  • The national Liberal caucus retreat in September will offer a clearer picture of how caucus members are responding to their party’s shift from a

Liberals’ shift from progressive to right of centre a ‘reflection of where people are today,’ say some Grit MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
  • The national Liberal caucus retreat in September will offer a clearer picture of how caucus members are responding to their party’s shift from a
Prime Minister Mark Carney at a May 25 caucus meeting on the Hill. 'Everyone is progressive until they can't pay the bills,' one Liberal MP said regarding the party’s recent shift from left to right-of-centre, proof of its flexibility which has made it one of the world’s most successful political parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Americans need to wake up, wise up, and stand up to Trump

  • In his recently passed and so-called Big Beautiful Bill, Trump gave ICE a whopping $75-billion in new funding. That will enable the force to hire
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 21, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured signing an executive order in the Oval Office on April 23, 2025, has built a modern-day American concentration camp, Alligator Alcatraz, in the Florida Everglades, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Molly Riley via Flickr

Americans need to wake up, wise up, and stand up to Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 21, 2025
  • In his recently passed and so-called Big Beautiful Bill, Trump gave ICE a whopping $75-billion in new funding. That will enable the force to hire

Americans need to wake up, wise up, and stand up to Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 21, 2025
  • In his recently passed and so-called Big Beautiful Bill, Trump gave ICE a whopping $75-billion in new funding. That will enable the force to hire
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured signing an executive order in the Oval Office on April 23, 2025, has built a modern-day American concentration camp, Alligator Alcatraz, in the Florida Everglades, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Molly Riley via Flickr

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks at the Prime Minister’s First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to
Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks at the Prime Minister’s First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada, the United States, and a changing world

  • Canada has long been a partner to the American behemoth, but the world is changing rapidly. The U.S. hegemon is less committed to its
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Canada, the United States, and a changing world

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 21, 2025
  • Canada has long been a partner to the American behemoth, but the world is changing rapidly. The U.S. hegemon is less committed to its

Canada, the United States, and a changing world

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 21, 2025
  • Canada has long been a partner to the American behemoth, but the world is changing rapidly. The U.S. hegemon is less committed to its
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Kazakhstan ambassador, Canadian counterpart to speak at July 21 webinar on bilateral relations

  • MONDAY, JULY 21 Webinar: ‘Canada-Kazakhstan Relations‘—The Embassy of Kazakhstan and the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy host a webinar, “Canada-Kazakhstan Relations: Seizing New Opportunities
Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Canada Dauletbek Kussainov, pictured in 2023, will take part in a webinar on July 21 titled “Canada-Kazakhstan Relations: Seizing New Opportunities in a Changing World." The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Kazakhstan ambassador, Canadian counterpart to speak at July 21 webinar on bilateral relations

  • MONDAY, JULY 21 Webinar: ‘Canada-Kazakhstan Relations‘—The Embassy of Kazakhstan and the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy host a webinar, “Canada-Kazakhstan Relations: Seizing New Opportunities

Kazakhstan ambassador, Canadian counterpart to speak at July 21 webinar on bilateral relations

  • MONDAY, JULY 21 Webinar: ‘Canada-Kazakhstan Relations‘—The Embassy of Kazakhstan and the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy host a webinar, “Canada-Kazakhstan Relations: Seizing New Opportunities
Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Canada Dauletbek Kussainov, pictured in 2023, will take part in a webinar on July 21 titled “Canada-Kazakhstan Relations: Seizing New Opportunities in a Changing World." The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

  • Guideline changes became necessary after Justin Trudeau's government chose to amend the Patented Medicines Regulations, a process beset with legal challenges and many delays.
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
Guillaume Couillard became director general of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board in April 2023. He now leads a team that will monitor and review drug prices under new guidelines to enforce regulations that were put into force in July 2022. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
  • Guideline changes became necessary after Justin Trudeau's government chose to amend the Patented Medicines Regulations, a process beset with legal challenges and many delays.

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
  • Guideline changes became necessary after Justin Trudeau's government chose to amend the Patented Medicines Regulations, a process beset with legal challenges and many delays.
Guillaume Couillard became director general of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board in April 2023. He now leads a team that will monitor and review drug prices under new guidelines to enforce regulations that were put into force in July 2022. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
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Here are the facts about education and copyright: library reps

  • Re: “Canadian writers, visual artists, and publishers need copyright reform now,” (The Hill Times, April 10, p. 14). This recent opinion piece misrepresents the
Opinion | April 17, 2024

Here are the facts about education and copyright: library reps

Opinion | April 17, 2024
  • Re: “Canadian writers, visual artists, and publishers need copyright reform now,” (The Hill Times, April 10, p. 14). This recent opinion piece misrepresents the

Here are the facts about education and copyright: library reps

Opinion | April 17, 2024
  • Re: “Canadian writers, visual artists, and publishers need copyright reform now,” (The Hill Times, April 10, p. 14). This recent opinion piece misrepresents the

Airports and the Canadian government can work together to supercharge the benefits of air connectivity

  • Prioritizing connecting transportation projects, investing in tech that streamlines the passenger experience, and cutting red tape would give industry the lift it needs to
Opinion | BY NEIL PAKEY | April 17, 2024
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez makes an announcement at the Canadian North airlines hanger in Ottawa on Aug. 9, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Airports and the Canadian government can work together to supercharge the benefits of air connectivity

Opinion | BY NEIL PAKEY | April 17, 2024
  • Prioritizing connecting transportation projects, investing in tech that streamlines the passenger experience, and cutting red tape would give industry the lift it needs to

Airports and the Canadian government can work together to supercharge the benefits of air connectivity

Opinion | BY NEIL PAKEY | April 17, 2024
  • Prioritizing connecting transportation projects, investing in tech that streamlines the passenger experience, and cutting red tape would give industry the lift it needs to
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez makes an announcement at the Canadian North airlines hanger in Ottawa on Aug. 9, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Now is the time to invest in sustainable aviation

  • Government funding currently places far too little emphasis on the societal benefits of aviation, and too much on its perceived economic benefits.
Opinion | BY DAVID ZINGG | April 17, 2024
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. The best way to attract foreign investment is to create a fertile environment for research and a vibrant post-secondary education sector such that companies investing in Canada can be confident that they will be able to find highly qualified employees, writes David Zingg. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Now is the time to invest in sustainable aviation

Opinion | BY DAVID ZINGG | April 17, 2024
  • Government funding currently places far too little emphasis on the societal benefits of aviation, and too much on its perceived economic benefits.

Now is the time to invest in sustainable aviation

Opinion | BY DAVID ZINGG | April 17, 2024
  • Government funding currently places far too little emphasis on the societal benefits of aviation, and too much on its perceived economic benefits.
François-Philippe Champagne
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. The best way to attract foreign investment is to create a fertile environment for research and a vibrant post-secondary education sector such that companies investing in Canada can be confident that they will be able to find highly qualified employees, writes David Zingg. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Immigration Minister Miller joins cabinet’s post-budget campaign with April 19 talk in Montreal

  • MONDAY, APRIL 15—THURSDAY, APRIL 18 AFN’s Water Symposium and Trade Show—The Assembly of First Nations hosts its annual Water Symposium and Trade Show on the
Marc Miller
Marc Miller
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller will deliver remarks on the 2024 budget and international relations to the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on April 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Immigration Minister Miller joins cabinet’s post-budget campaign with April 19 talk in Montreal

  • MONDAY, APRIL 15—THURSDAY, APRIL 18 AFN’s Water Symposium and Trade Show—The Assembly of First Nations hosts its annual Water Symposium and Trade Show on the

Immigration Minister Miller joins cabinet’s post-budget campaign with April 19 talk in Montreal

  • MONDAY, APRIL 15—THURSDAY, APRIL 18 AFN’s Water Symposium and Trade Show—The Assembly of First Nations hosts its annual Water Symposium and Trade Show on the
Marc Miller
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller will deliver remarks on the 2024 budget and international relations to the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on April 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Should telecommunications be nationalized?

  • The federal government must not accept that the telecommunications companies under its jurisdiction and regulated at its initiative are exporting our jobs and damaging
Opinion | BY MARK HANCOCK | April 17, 2024
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne must amend the Telecommunications Act to prioritize keeping jobs in Canada, and to prohibit the movement of telecommunications work outside the country, writes Mark Hancock. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Should telecommunications be nationalized?

Opinion | BY MARK HANCOCK | April 17, 2024
  • The federal government must not accept that the telecommunications companies under its jurisdiction and regulated at its initiative are exporting our jobs and damaging

Should telecommunications be nationalized?

Opinion | BY MARK HANCOCK | April 17, 2024
  • The federal government must not accept that the telecommunications companies under its jurisdiction and regulated at its initiative are exporting our jobs and damaging
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne must amend the Telecommunications Act to prioritize keeping jobs in Canada, and to prohibit the movement of telecommunications work outside the country, writes Mark Hancock. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Aviation sustainability is more than just cleaner jet fuel

  • The future of Canada’s aviation industry hinges on integrating sustainability into every facet of our operations.
Opinion | BY SUZANNE KEARNS | April 17, 2024
Aviation’s commitment to sustainability reflects the larger global imperative to fight climate change and prioritize sustainable development, writes Suzanne Kearns. Unsplash photograph by David Kovalenko

Aviation sustainability is more than just cleaner jet fuel

Opinion | BY SUZANNE KEARNS | April 17, 2024
  • The future of Canada’s aviation industry hinges on integrating sustainability into every facet of our operations.

Aviation sustainability is more than just cleaner jet fuel

Opinion | BY SUZANNE KEARNS | April 17, 2024
  • The future of Canada’s aviation industry hinges on integrating sustainability into every facet of our operations.
Aviation’s commitment to sustainability reflects the larger global imperative to fight climate change and prioritize sustainable development, writes Suzanne Kearns. Unsplash photograph by David Kovalenko

Navigating Canada’s aerospace future: a call to action for an industrial aerospace strategy

  • Already contributing to $27-billion in GDP in 2022, Canada’s aerospace industry has the potential to be a major engine of the economy.
Opinion | BY MIKE MUELLER | April 17, 2024
Canada’s aerospace industry can be our ticket to greater economic stability, but we need a strategy to better align policies, investments, and opportunities, writes Mike Mueller. Unsplash photograph by John McArthur

Navigating Canada’s aerospace future: a call to action for an industrial aerospace strategy

Opinion | BY MIKE MUELLER | April 17, 2024
  • Already contributing to $27-billion in GDP in 2022, Canada’s aerospace industry has the potential to be a major engine of the economy.

Navigating Canada’s aerospace future: a call to action for an industrial aerospace strategy

Opinion | BY MIKE MUELLER | April 17, 2024
  • Already contributing to $27-billion in GDP in 2022, Canada’s aerospace industry has the potential to be a major engine of the economy.
Canada’s aerospace industry can be our ticket to greater economic stability, but we need a strategy to better align policies, investments, and opportunities, writes Mike Mueller. Unsplash photograph by John McArthur

Canada’s commercial aviation in crisis: fact or fiction?

  • Aggressive plans to meet the post-pandemic moment put aviation’s partners in difficult situations, attempting on many occasions to handle volumes beyond the capacity of
Opinion | BY JOHN GRADEK | April 17, 2024
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez speaks with reporters before the cabinet meeting in West Block on Feb. 13. Aviation seems to have a human resource sizing issue as well as a competitive behaviour paradigm that need to be addressed with government support, writes John Gradek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s commercial aviation in crisis: fact or fiction?

Opinion | BY JOHN GRADEK | April 17, 2024
  • Aggressive plans to meet the post-pandemic moment put aviation’s partners in difficult situations, attempting on many occasions to handle volumes beyond the capacity of

Canada’s commercial aviation in crisis: fact or fiction?

Opinion | BY JOHN GRADEK | April 17, 2024
  • Aggressive plans to meet the post-pandemic moment put aviation’s partners in difficult situations, attempting on many occasions to handle volumes beyond the capacity of
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez speaks with reporters before the cabinet meeting in West Block on Feb. 13. Aviation seems to have a human resource sizing issue as well as a competitive behaviour paradigm that need to be addressed with government support, writes John Gradek. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Better working conditions can make air travel a smoother ride

  • By failing to improve working conditions, airlines, airports, and government are guaranteeing that the industry cannot meet the needs of passengers.
Opinion | BY LANA PAYNE | April 17, 2024
Working conditions and travel conditions are intricately linked. Given the current state of job quality in the industry, it should be no surprise that travellers are facing subpar conditions, writes Lana Payne. Unsplash photograph by Marco López

Better working conditions can make air travel a smoother ride

Opinion | BY LANA PAYNE | April 17, 2024
  • By failing to improve working conditions, airlines, airports, and government are guaranteeing that the industry cannot meet the needs of passengers.

Better working conditions can make air travel a smoother ride

Opinion | BY LANA PAYNE | April 17, 2024
  • By failing to improve working conditions, airlines, airports, and government are guaranteeing that the industry cannot meet the needs of passengers.
Working conditions and travel conditions are intricately linked. Given the current state of job quality in the industry, it should be no surprise that travellers are facing subpar conditions, writes Lana Payne. Unsplash photograph by Marco López

Compass Rose’s recovering journalists nurture ink-stained roots with newsletter launch

  • Plus, Conservative Senator Percy Mockler retires, Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon becomes longest-serving MP in Canadian history, and Annie Boudreau becomes first woman comptroller
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 17, 2024
Recovering reporters Kathleen Harris, left, Theo Argitis, and Bea Vongdouangchanh, all now at Compass Rose Group, have launched an economics and policy news platform, Means and Ways. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson and Hill Times file photographs

Compass Rose’s recovering journalists nurture ink-stained roots with newsletter launch

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 17, 2024
  • Plus, Conservative Senator Percy Mockler retires, Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon becomes longest-serving MP in Canadian history, and Annie Boudreau becomes first woman comptroller

Compass Rose’s recovering journalists nurture ink-stained roots with newsletter launch

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 17, 2024
  • Plus, Conservative Senator Percy Mockler retires, Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon becomes longest-serving MP in Canadian history, and Annie Boudreau becomes first woman comptroller
Recovering reporters Kathleen Harris, left, Theo Argitis, and Bea Vongdouangchanh, all now at Compass Rose Group, have launched an economics and policy news platform, Means and Ways. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson and Hill Times file photographs

Politics This Morning: MPs to question Kristian Firth at the bar of the House

  • Plus, the budget bragging tour begins (continues).
The view of the House of Commons Chamber from the bar. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs to question Kristian Firth at the bar of the House

  • Plus, the budget bragging tour begins (continues).

Politics This Morning: MPs to question Kristian Firth at the bar of the House

  • Plus, the budget bragging tour begins (continues).
The view of the House of Commons Chamber from the bar. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House to pilot pay-per-use electric vehicle charging for MPs, staff

  • The House has 21 electric vehicle charging stations on the Hill that MPs and staff currently use free of charge, with costs covered by
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 17, 2024
An electric vehicle is plugged in to a charging station west of the West Block on May 1, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House to pilot pay-per-use electric vehicle charging for MPs, staff

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 17, 2024
  • The House has 21 electric vehicle charging stations on the Hill that MPs and staff currently use free of charge, with costs covered by

House to pilot pay-per-use electric vehicle charging for MPs, staff

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 17, 2024
  • The House has 21 electric vehicle charging stations on the Hill that MPs and staff currently use free of charge, with costs covered by
An electric vehicle is plugged in to a charging station west of the West Block on May 1, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Centre Block project contracting ramps up as focus shifts from demolition to rebuild

  • Roughly 1,600 windows in Centre Block are set to be replaced with replicas or upgraded as part of renovations, and the process to award
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 17, 2024
Trompe l'oeil tarps cover scaffolding along the west façade of the Centre Block building where exterior masonry restoration work is now roughly 16 per cent complete. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Centre Block project contracting ramps up as focus shifts from demolition to rebuild

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 17, 2024
  • Roughly 1,600 windows in Centre Block are set to be replaced with replicas or upgraded as part of renovations, and the process to award

Centre Block project contracting ramps up as focus shifts from demolition to rebuild

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 17, 2024
  • Roughly 1,600 windows in Centre Block are set to be replaced with replicas or upgraded as part of renovations, and the process to award
Trompe l'oeil tarps cover scaffolding along the west façade of the Centre Block building where exterior masonry restoration work is now roughly 16 per cent complete. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chrystia Freeland takes questions about Budget 2024

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | April 16, 2024
Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference in the budget lockup in Ottawa on April 16, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chrystia Freeland takes questions about Budget 2024

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | April 16, 2024

Chrystia Freeland takes questions about Budget 2024

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | April 16, 2024
Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference in the budget lockup in Ottawa on April 16, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals continue ‘big budget’ spending trend, increasing capital gains tax to maintain deficit

  • The government could be overestimating its projected new revenues from tax policy changes, says one finance expert.
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 16, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled Budget 2024, titled 'Fairness for Every Generation,' in the House of Commons on April 16. It is her government's eighth budget, and her fourth as finance minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals continue ‘big budget’ spending trend, increasing capital gains tax to maintain deficit

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 16, 2024
  • The government could be overestimating its projected new revenues from tax policy changes, says one finance expert.

Liberals continue ‘big budget’ spending trend, increasing capital gains tax to maintain deficit

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 16, 2024
  • The government could be overestimating its projected new revenues from tax policy changes, says one finance expert.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled Budget 2024, titled 'Fairness for Every Generation,' in the House of Commons on April 16. It is her government's eighth budget, and her fourth as finance minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget projects savings through ‘natural attrition’ of public service jobs

  • The 5,000 public servants projected to leave in the next four years are expected to make up the bulk of previously announced savings targets.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 16, 2024
Treasury Board President Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand
The budget presents no direct cuts for the federal public service, overseen by Treasury Board President Anita Anand, and instead projects savings from 5,000 employees expected to leave over the next four years by ‘natural attrition.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget projects savings through ‘natural attrition’ of public service jobs

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 16, 2024
  • The 5,000 public servants projected to leave in the next four years are expected to make up the bulk of previously announced savings targets.

Budget projects savings through ‘natural attrition’ of public service jobs

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 16, 2024
  • The 5,000 public servants projected to leave in the next four years are expected to make up the bulk of previously announced savings targets.
Treasury Board President Anita Anand
The budget presents no direct cuts for the federal public service, overseen by Treasury Board President Anita Anand, and instead projects savings from 5,000 employees expected to leave over the next four years by ‘natural attrition.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence over diplomacy spotlighted in Liberal budget, with modest initial spending on foreign service reform

  • The government’s spending plan will add $664.4-million exclusively to GAC, while billions more have been allocated for the Canadian Forces over the next 20
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has called for increased investment for her department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence over diplomacy spotlighted in Liberal budget, with modest initial spending on foreign service reform

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2024
  • The government’s spending plan will add $664.4-million exclusively to GAC, while billions more have been allocated for the Canadian Forces over the next 20

Defence over diplomacy spotlighted in Liberal budget, with modest initial spending on foreign service reform

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2024
  • The government’s spending plan will add $664.4-million exclusively to GAC, while billions more have been allocated for the Canadian Forces over the next 20
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has called for increased investment for her department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Budget day

  • Plus, LeBlanc is trying to erase fundraiser transparency rules.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will present her government's annual budget today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Budget day

  • Plus, LeBlanc is trying to erase fundraiser transparency rules.

Politics This Morning: Budget day

  • Plus, LeBlanc is trying to erase fundraiser transparency rules.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will present her government's annual budget today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Equity loan guarantees will pave path to economic reconciliation

  • Dismantling the barriers that have historically impeded Indigenous access to capital allows us to participate fully and fairly in the economy.
Opinion | BY WAYNE MCQUABBIE, GREGORY NEWTON, JOHN BEAUCAGE | April 15, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s April 16 budget offers a key moment to better invest in Indigenous futures, and detail the Indigenous equity-loan guarantee program announced in the fall economic statement, write Wayne McQuabbie, Gregory Newton, and John Beaucage. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Equity loan guarantees will pave path to economic reconciliation

Opinion | BY WAYNE MCQUABBIE, GREGORY NEWTON, JOHN BEAUCAGE | April 15, 2024
  • Dismantling the barriers that have historically impeded Indigenous access to capital allows us to participate fully and fairly in the economy.

Equity loan guarantees will pave path to economic reconciliation

Opinion | BY WAYNE MCQUABBIE, GREGORY NEWTON, JOHN BEAUCAGE | April 15, 2024
  • Dismantling the barriers that have historically impeded Indigenous access to capital allows us to participate fully and fairly in the economy.
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s April 16 budget offers a key moment to better invest in Indigenous futures, and detail the Indigenous equity-loan guarantee program announced in the fall economic statement, write Wayne McQuabbie, Gregory Newton, and John Beaucage. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds changed procurement strategies to favour McKinsey, says procurement watchdog

  • Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic's office reviewed 32 federal contracts awarded to McKinsey and Company, and found there was a lack of documentation 'to demonstrate
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 15, 2024
The federal government coughed up a total of $117-million in contracts to consulting firm McKinsey and Company between 2011 and 2023, according to Office of the Procurement Ombud, headed by Alexander Jeglic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds changed procurement strategies to favour McKinsey, says procurement watchdog

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 15, 2024
  • Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic's office reviewed 32 federal contracts awarded to McKinsey and Company, and found there was a lack of documentation 'to demonstrate

Feds changed procurement strategies to favour McKinsey, says procurement watchdog

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 15, 2024
  • Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic's office reviewed 32 federal contracts awarded to McKinsey and Company, and found there was a lack of documentation 'to demonstrate
The federal government coughed up a total of $117-million in contracts to consulting firm McKinsey and Company between 2011 and 2023, according to Office of the Procurement Ombud, headed by Alexander Jeglic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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