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Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Carney holds his first post-election presser

  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
Liberal MPs, top row from left, Karina Gould, Terry Duguid, and Chris Bittle continued their riding's historic bellwether status, while Conservatives, bottom from left, Connie Cody, Sandra Cobena, and Roman Baber flipped seats that have long stuck with the governing party. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of the Conservative Party

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.
Liberal MPs, top row from left, Karina Gould, Terry Duguid, and Chris Bittle continued their riding's historic bellwether status, while Conservatives, bottom from left, Connie Cody, Sandra Cobena, and Roman Baber flipped seats that have long stuck with the governing party. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of the Conservative Party

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

New Democrats regroup

  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
Heather McPherson and the other six remaining NDP MPs will meet today to plan for the return of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats regroup

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.

New Democrats regroup

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.
Heather McPherson and the other six remaining NDP MPs will meet today to plan for the return of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
The House of Commons Chamber is pictured on Sept. 12, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 
The House of Commons Chamber is pictured on Sept. 12, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
Opinion | April 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

It was an election campaign unlike any other

  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top right, and Green co-Leader Elizabeth May did the Hip Flip with the irreverent journalist Nardwuar earlier this month Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

It was an election campaign unlike any other

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days

It was an election campaign unlike any other

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top right, and Green co-Leader Elizabeth May did the Hip Flip with the irreverent journalist Nardwuar earlier this month Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.
Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
Trees
Trees
Canada must recognize that forest degradation is occurring and move to redress it, write Rachel Plotkin, Julee Boan, and Michael Polanyi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Felix Mittermeier

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.
Trees
Canada must recognize that forest degradation is occurring and move to redress it, write Rachel Plotkin, Julee Boan, and Michael Polanyi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Felix Mittermeier

Conservatives plunge into blame game after election defeat

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre acknowledged his party’s disappointment over failing to form government, but gave no indication in his concession speech that he intends
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 29, 2025
New Democrat Jagmeet Singh, left, resigned as party leader on election night, while Conservative Pierre Poilievre's party plunged into infighting after an election defeat by the Mark Carney Liberals. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's two-dozen seats could play a pivotal role in the new House. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Conservatives plunge into blame game after election defeat

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre acknowledged his party’s disappointment over failing to form government, but gave no indication in his concession speech that he intends

Conservatives plunge into blame game after election defeat

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre acknowledged his party’s disappointment over failing to form government, but gave no indication in his concession speech that he intends
New Democrat Jagmeet Singh, left, resigned as party leader on election night, while Conservative Pierre Poilievre's party plunged into infighting after an election defeat by the Mark Carney Liberals. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's two-dozen seats could play a pivotal role in the new House. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney, Poilievre address supporters in late-night election speeches

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney grins before he takes to the stage to give his victory speech at the Liberals' election night event at Ottawa's TD Place Arena on April 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney, Poilievre address supporters in late-night election speeches

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 29, 2025

Carney, Poilievre address supporters in late-night election speeches

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney grins before he takes to the stage to give his victory speech at the Liberals' election night event at Ottawa's TD Place Arena on April 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comeback complete

  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
Mark Carney has won his first election and his first mandate from voters to serve as prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comeback complete

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.

Comeback complete

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.
Mark Carney has won his first election and his first mandate from voters to serve as prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. 

  • An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet,and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet,and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2025
  • An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44

Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2025
  • An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet,and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
HMCS Windsor takes part in Exercise Cutlass Fury on Sept. 18, 2016. It is the only one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines that has been to sea since 2021, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of DND/Cpl. Chris Ringius

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
HMCS Windsor takes part in Exercise Cutlass Fury on Sept. 18, 2016. It is the only one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines that has been to sea since 2021, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of DND/Cpl. Chris Ringius

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Day 37: The election ball is in Canada’s court 

  • Plus, federal party leaders to appear at election night celebrations and sobfests.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 28, 2025
Millions of Canadians will head to the polling stations on the final day of election 2025 today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Day 37: The election ball is in Canada’s court 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 28, 2025
  • Plus, federal party leaders to appear at election night celebrations and sobfests.

Day 37: The election ball is in Canada’s court 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 28, 2025
  • Plus, federal party leaders to appear at election night celebrations and sobfests.
Millions of Canadians will head to the polling stations on the final day of election 2025 today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
Elections Canada said last week that approximately 7.3 million people cast their ballots during the four days of advance polling, a 25 per cent increase from 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.
Elections Canada said last week that approximately 7.3 million people cast their ballots during the four days of advance polling, a 25 per cent increase from 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are seeking votes from an electorate interested in a change in direction and standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to polls published last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are seeking votes from an electorate interested in a change in direction and standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to polls published last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
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Hilda Anderson Pyrz, chair of the national family and survivors circle, offered a scathing assessment of the federal government's record responding to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on the third anniversary of the report, at a June 3 press conference in Gatineau, Que.

'It is a deep disappointment and frustration that I say that the lack of accountability in the past year is staggering and unacceptable,' she said, since the federal government unveiled its action plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

Hilda Anderson Pyrz, chair of the national family and survivors circle, offered a scathing assessment of the federal government's record responding to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on the third anniversary of the report, at a June 3 press conference in Gatineau, Que.

'It is a deep disappointment and frustration that I say that the lack of accountability in the past year is staggering and unacceptable,' she said, since the federal government unveiled its action plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Debate on gun bill gets underway

  • Good Friday morning, MPs will kick off their debate on the government’s new gun control bill, C-21, in the House of Commons this afternoon.
MPs will begin their debate on Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino's new gun control bill this afternoon in the House of Commons Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Debate on gun bill gets underway

  • Good Friday morning, MPs will kick off their debate on the government’s new gun control bill, C-21, in the House of Commons this afternoon.

Politics This Morning: Debate on gun bill gets underway

  • Good Friday morning, MPs will kick off their debate on the government’s new gun control bill, C-21, in the House of Commons this afternoon.
MPs will begin their debate on Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino's new gun control bill this afternoon in the House of Commons Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should let community groups deliver cash benefits to hard-to-reach populations: coalition

  • After a federal audit found the government struggled to get supports to hard-to-reach populations, a coalition of 120 groups working to end poverty says
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 3, 2022
Responding to the May 31 auditor general's report, Families Minister Karina Gould says the audit highlighted a challenge that Employment and Social Development Canada 'has been working to overcome for many years.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should let community groups deliver cash benefits to hard-to-reach populations: coalition

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 3, 2022
  • After a federal audit found the government struggled to get supports to hard-to-reach populations, a coalition of 120 groups working to end poverty says

Feds should let community groups deliver cash benefits to hard-to-reach populations: coalition

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 3, 2022
  • After a federal audit found the government struggled to get supports to hard-to-reach populations, a coalition of 120 groups working to end poverty says
Responding to the May 31 auditor general's report, Families Minister Karina Gould says the audit highlighted a challenge that Employment and Social Development Canada 'has been working to overcome for many years.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sore losers are bad for democracy, so don’t be a sore loser 

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—To operate as it should, democracy requires good losers.  That’s to say, people who are on the losing side of a democratic election,
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 2, 2022
Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre, top left, Jean Charest, Patrick Brown, Leslyn Lewis, above left, Roman Baber and Scott Aitchison. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handouts

Sore losers are bad for democracy, so don’t be a sore loser 

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 2, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—To operate as it should, democracy requires good losers.  That’s to say, people who are on the losing side of a democratic election,

Sore losers are bad for democracy, so don’t be a sore loser 

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 2, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—To operate as it should, democracy requires good losers.  That’s to say, people who are on the losing side of a democratic election,
Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre, top left, Jean Charest, Patrick Brown, Leslyn Lewis, above left, Roman Baber and Scott Aitchison. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handouts

The more things change, the more they stay the same

  • WHITE ROCK, B.C.—Every time there is a school shooting, like the most recent on in Ulvade, Texas, I get the cold sweats and experience
Opinion | BY ALLAN MCGIRR | June 2, 2022
Prime minister Pierre Trudeau, pictured second left in 1975. That year, the Trudeau government introduced an omnibus justice bill to deal with a range of items, including the abolition of capital punishment. In the wake of the Brampton shooting that year, a modicum of gun control was also proposed in the legislation, writes Allan McGirr. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

The more things change, the more they stay the same

Opinion | BY ALLAN MCGIRR | June 2, 2022
  • WHITE ROCK, B.C.—Every time there is a school shooting, like the most recent on in Ulvade, Texas, I get the cold sweats and experience

The more things change, the more they stay the same

Opinion | BY ALLAN MCGIRR | June 2, 2022
  • WHITE ROCK, B.C.—Every time there is a school shooting, like the most recent on in Ulvade, Texas, I get the cold sweats and experience
Prime minister Pierre Trudeau, pictured second left in 1975. That year, the Trudeau government introduced an omnibus justice bill to deal with a range of items, including the abolition of capital punishment. In the wake of the Brampton shooting that year, a modicum of gun control was also proposed in the legislation, writes Allan McGirr. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Expert report on national security lacks urgency, offers conflicting yet vague advice

  • There is no shortage of threats and problems preoccupying our daily lives: the first major war in Europe since 1945, a virus that refuses
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | June 2, 2022
A new report stresses the need to 'enhance governance' of national security by establishing a cabinet-level body chaired by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to give this body the seriousness it deserves, writes Gar Pardy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Expert report on national security lacks urgency, offers conflicting yet vague advice

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | June 2, 2022
  • There is no shortage of threats and problems preoccupying our daily lives: the first major war in Europe since 1945, a virus that refuses

Expert report on national security lacks urgency, offers conflicting yet vague advice

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | June 2, 2022
  • There is no shortage of threats and problems preoccupying our daily lives: the first major war in Europe since 1945, a virus that refuses
A new report stresses the need to 'enhance governance' of national security by establishing a cabinet-level body chaired by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to give this body the seriousness it deserves, writes Gar Pardy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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In his first public comments since resigning as Ottawa police chief, Peter Sloly, appearing before the House Procedure and Affairs Committee on June 2, 2022, told MPs the trucker convoy was unforeseen, unprecedented, and the police service was unprepared for it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

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In his first public comments since resigning as Ottawa police chief, Peter Sloly, appearing before the House Procedure and Affairs Committee on June 2, 2022, told MPs the trucker convoy was unforeseen, unprecedented, and the police service was unprepared for it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Belarusian opposition leader urges Western nations to keep sanctioning and isolating Lukashenko regime

  • As fighting rages in Ukraine, the situation in its northern neighbour, Belarus, has taken a backseat in the headlines. However, a breeze of future
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | June 2, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, pictured in 2021, said that Belarusian society is turning away from Russia and wants to pursue its independent destiny. Raigo Pajula/Estonian Foreign Ministry photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Belarusian opposition leader urges Western nations to keep sanctioning and isolating Lukashenko regime

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | June 2, 2022
  • As fighting rages in Ukraine, the situation in its northern neighbour, Belarus, has taken a backseat in the headlines. However, a breeze of future

Belarusian opposition leader urges Western nations to keep sanctioning and isolating Lukashenko regime

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | June 2, 2022
  • As fighting rages in Ukraine, the situation in its northern neighbour, Belarus, has taken a backseat in the headlines. However, a breeze of future
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, pictured in 2021, said that Belarusian society is turning away from Russia and wants to pursue its independent destiny. Raigo Pajula/Estonian Foreign Ministry photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Public Safety Minister Mendicino lands a new policy director

  • Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has found a new policy head for his office, with lawyer Reem Zaia taking on the role of director
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 2, 2022
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, right, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Justice Minister David Lametti during a May 30 press conference in the Château Laurier to announce new gun control legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public Safety Minister Mendicino lands a new policy director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 2, 2022
  • Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has found a new policy head for his office, with lawyer Reem Zaia taking on the role of director

Public Safety Minister Mendicino lands a new policy director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 2, 2022
  • Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has found a new policy head for his office, with lawyer Reem Zaia taking on the role of director
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, right, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Justice Minister David Lametti during a May 30 press conference in the Château Laurier to announce new gun control legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to stop sea level rise

  • LONDON, U.K.—“Ninety per cent of ice flowing to the sea from the Antarctic ice sheet, and about half of that lost from Greenland, travels
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 2, 2022
The Thwaites Ice Shelf, pictured Oct. 16, 2012, as seen from the NASA DC-8. 'At Thwaites, the most vulnerable ice shelf on the planet, the major inflow of warm water is through a channel four kilometres across. And we initially thought, as stupid scientists, that we would just block that (four-kilometre channel) with rubble or dirt, you know, make a dam,' British glaciologist John Moore recalled. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA ICE/James Yungel

How to stop sea level rise

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 2, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—“Ninety per cent of ice flowing to the sea from the Antarctic ice sheet, and about half of that lost from Greenland, travels

How to stop sea level rise

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 2, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—“Ninety per cent of ice flowing to the sea from the Antarctic ice sheet, and about half of that lost from Greenland, travels
The Thwaites Ice Shelf, pictured Oct. 16, 2012, as seen from the NASA DC-8. 'At Thwaites, the most vulnerable ice shelf on the planet, the major inflow of warm water is through a channel four kilometres across. And we initially thought, as stupid scientists, that we would just block that (four-kilometre channel) with rubble or dirt, you know, make a dam,' British glaciologist John Moore recalled. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA ICE/James Yungel

Politics This Morning: Ukrainians testify before Senate committee 

  • Good Thursday morning, Ministers and foreign officials are coming and going today, and we may see a new piece of legislation tabled in the
Three Ukrainian officials will testify before a committee of Senators today in the Senate of Canada Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Ukrainians testify before Senate committee 

  • Good Thursday morning, Ministers and foreign officials are coming and going today, and we may see a new piece of legislation tabled in the

Politics This Morning: Ukrainians testify before Senate committee 

  • Good Thursday morning, Ministers and foreign officials are coming and going today, and we may see a new piece of legislation tabled in the
Three Ukrainian officials will testify before a committee of Senators today in the Senate of Canada Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Success of Black entrepreneurship programs hinges on balancing community support with new approaches

  • Halifax’s Smooth Meal Prep is one of two successful businesses, co-founded by Nevell Provo, that have grown through the pandemic. They generate $700,000 in
Opinion | BY DONALD OLIVER, AMINA GERBA, AND COLIN DEACON | June 1, 2022
Hardship is not new to the Black community. Systemic barriers have prevented Black entrepreneurs from accessing capital and starting businesses, write Donald Oliver, Amina Gerba, and Colin Deacon. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Success of Black entrepreneurship programs hinges on balancing community support with new approaches

Opinion | BY DONALD OLIVER, AMINA GERBA, AND COLIN DEACON | June 1, 2022
  • Halifax’s Smooth Meal Prep is one of two successful businesses, co-founded by Nevell Provo, that have grown through the pandemic. They generate $700,000 in

Success of Black entrepreneurship programs hinges on balancing community support with new approaches

Opinion | BY DONALD OLIVER, AMINA GERBA, AND COLIN DEACON | June 1, 2022
  • Halifax’s Smooth Meal Prep is one of two successful businesses, co-founded by Nevell Provo, that have grown through the pandemic. They generate $700,000 in
Hardship is not new to the Black community. Systemic barriers have prevented Black entrepreneurs from accessing capital and starting businesses, write Donald Oliver, Amina Gerba, and Colin Deacon. Image courtesy of Pixabay

As Hong Kong protest anniversary nears, new strategies needed to fight back

  • HALIFAX, N.S.—May was the 20th anniversary of Asian Heritage Month in Canada, a time to celebrate the contribution and achievements of Asian Canadians. We
Opinion | BY JOSHUA WONG AND JULIE LEUNG | June 1, 2022
With more than 10,250 arrests since the 2019 protests, news of Hong Kong has been awfully quiet as most outspoken reporters, protesters, and advocates are mostly imprisoned, write Joshua Wong and Julie Leung. Flickr photograph by Etan Liam

As Hong Kong protest anniversary nears, new strategies needed to fight back

Opinion | BY JOSHUA WONG AND JULIE LEUNG | June 1, 2022
  • HALIFAX, N.S.—May was the 20th anniversary of Asian Heritage Month in Canada, a time to celebrate the contribution and achievements of Asian Canadians. We

As Hong Kong protest anniversary nears, new strategies needed to fight back

Opinion | BY JOSHUA WONG AND JULIE LEUNG | June 1, 2022
  • HALIFAX, N.S.—May was the 20th anniversary of Asian Heritage Month in Canada, a time to celebrate the contribution and achievements of Asian Canadians. We
With more than 10,250 arrests since the 2019 protests, news of Hong Kong has been awfully quiet as most outspoken reporters, protesters, and advocates are mostly imprisoned, write Joshua Wong and Julie Leung. Flickr photograph by Etan Liam

Delayed federal handgun freeze could mean summer sales spike

  • By announcing a freeze on almost all handgun sales and transfers in Canada, but delaying the implementation of that freeze, the federal government has
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 1, 2022
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino introduced sweeping firearms legislation in the House on May 30, while also tabling regulations intended to freeze handgun sales while Bill C-21 works its way through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delayed federal handgun freeze could mean summer sales spike

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 1, 2022
  • By announcing a freeze on almost all handgun sales and transfers in Canada, but delaying the implementation of that freeze, the federal government has

Delayed federal handgun freeze could mean summer sales spike

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 1, 2022
  • By announcing a freeze on almost all handgun sales and transfers in Canada, but delaying the implementation of that freeze, the federal government has
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino introduced sweeping firearms legislation in the House on May 30, while also tabling regulations intended to freeze handgun sales while Bill C-21 works its way through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Washington needs Canada to be a better ally like Australia

  • MONTREAL—Canada is contributing far less to the defence of North America and global democracy than you would expect from the world’s ninth largest economy.
Opinion | BY JULIAN SPENCER-CHURCHILL | June 1, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured. Canada is contributing far less to the defence of North America and global democracy than you would expect from the world’s ninth largest economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Washington needs Canada to be a better ally like Australia

Opinion | BY JULIAN SPENCER-CHURCHILL | June 1, 2022
  • MONTREAL—Canada is contributing far less to the defence of North America and global democracy than you would expect from the world’s ninth largest economy.

Washington needs Canada to be a better ally like Australia

Opinion | BY JULIAN SPENCER-CHURCHILL | June 1, 2022
  • MONTREAL—Canada is contributing far less to the defence of North America and global democracy than you would expect from the world’s ninth largest economy.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured. Canada is contributing far less to the defence of North America and global democracy than you would expect from the world’s ninth largest economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delivery timelines for vital defence procurements haven’t changed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

  • The federal government has spotlighted a need to increasingly focus on Canada’s defence, but there hasn’t been any changes to when consequential purchases will
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 1, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand is pictured speaking at the CANSEC defence conference on June 1 at the EY Centre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delivery timelines for vital defence procurements haven’t changed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 1, 2022
  • The federal government has spotlighted a need to increasingly focus on Canada’s defence, but there hasn’t been any changes to when consequential purchases will

Delivery timelines for vital defence procurements haven’t changed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 1, 2022
  • The federal government has spotlighted a need to increasingly focus on Canada’s defence, but there hasn’t been any changes to when consequential purchases will
Defence Minister Anita Anand is pictured speaking at the CANSEC defence conference on June 1 at the EY Centre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The non-profit labour force is in crisis

  • Non-profits across this country are at the forefront of helping communities survive and thrive. Non-profit workers are committed to serving their communities and have
Opinion | BY CATHY TAYLOR | June 1, 2022
As we move past year two of the pandemic, the non-profit sector is facing skyrocketing demands for services, coupled with significant drops in fundraising and the end of government pandemic support, writes Cathy Taylor. Unsplash photograph by Joel Muniz

The non-profit labour force is in crisis

Opinion | BY CATHY TAYLOR | June 1, 2022
  • Non-profits across this country are at the forefront of helping communities survive and thrive. Non-profit workers are committed to serving their communities and have

The non-profit labour force is in crisis

Opinion | BY CATHY TAYLOR | June 1, 2022
  • Non-profits across this country are at the forefront of helping communities survive and thrive. Non-profit workers are committed to serving their communities and have
As we move past year two of the pandemic, the non-profit sector is facing skyrocketing demands for services, coupled with significant drops in fundraising and the end of government pandemic support, writes Cathy Taylor. Unsplash photograph by Joel Muniz

Photo of the Day

Minister of National Defence Anita Anand gives the breakfast keynote address at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries trade show in Ottawa on June 1, 2022. Anand offered a update on federal defence investments at CANSEC's first in-person trade show since the pandemic started. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

Minister of National Defence Anita Anand gives the breakfast keynote address at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries trade show in Ottawa on June 1, 2022. Anand offered a update on federal defence investments at CANSEC's first in-person trade show since the pandemic started. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If you’re looking for a leader in Harper’s mould, look to Charest

  • As the Conservative leadership campaign shifts gears, voters will soon choose which name to scribble at the top of their ballot. For many Conservatives,
Opinion | BY ROSS O’CONNOR, CHRISTIAN PARADIS | June 1, 2022
If Conservatives truly wish to honor the legacy of Stephen Harper, they should stand firmly behind Jean Charest, pictured together in 2009, write Christian Paradis and Ross O'Connor. The Hill Times file photograph

If you’re looking for a leader in Harper’s mould, look to Charest

Opinion | BY ROSS O’CONNOR, CHRISTIAN PARADIS | June 1, 2022
  • As the Conservative leadership campaign shifts gears, voters will soon choose which name to scribble at the top of their ballot. For many Conservatives,

If you’re looking for a leader in Harper’s mould, look to Charest

Opinion | BY ROSS O’CONNOR, CHRISTIAN PARADIS | June 1, 2022
  • As the Conservative leadership campaign shifts gears, voters will soon choose which name to scribble at the top of their ballot. For many Conservatives,
If Conservatives truly wish to honor the legacy of Stephen Harper, they should stand firmly behind Jean Charest, pictured together in 2009, write Christian Paradis and Ross O'Connor. The Hill Times file photograph

Partisan bickering over guns doesn’t solve for ‘why’

  • OTTAWA—On May 24, 19 children and two adults were brutally massacred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. As has happened almost every time
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 1, 2022
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino gestures to his Liberal cabinet colleagues, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Justice Minister David Lametti, during a press conference announce new government gun control measures on May 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Partisan bickering over guns doesn’t solve for ‘why’

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 1, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On May 24, 19 children and two adults were brutally massacred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. As has happened almost every time

Partisan bickering over guns doesn’t solve for ‘why’

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 1, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On May 24, 19 children and two adults were brutally massacred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. As has happened almost every time
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino gestures to his Liberal cabinet colleagues, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Justice Minister David Lametti, during a press conference announce new government gun control measures on May 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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