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Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

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FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
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First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
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Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
Liberal and Conservative Party supporters gather outside the federal leaders' debate venue in Montreal on April 17. Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's 'very concerned' about the future of the Leaders’ Debates Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.
Liberal and Conservative Party supporters gather outside the federal leaders' debate venue in Montreal on April 17. Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's 'very concerned' about the future of the Leaders’ Debates Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The world could use more like Musgrave

  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
Sharon Musgrave
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Panel: ‘Reforming Access to Information’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025, the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and
First Nations chiefs, proxies, council members, regional chiefs, and technicians are invited to a virtual dialogue on the federal government’s amended Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act on Thursday, July 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Panel: ‘Reforming Access to Information’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025, the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and

Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Panel: ‘Reforming Access to Information’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025, the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and
First Nations chiefs, proxies, council members, regional chiefs, and technicians are invited to a virtual dialogue on the federal government’s amended Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act on Thursday, July 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military
Opinion | July 9, 2025
Image courtesy of Pexels

Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military

Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military
Image courtesy of Pexels

Pancake flops and a looming byelection: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Pancake flops and a looming byelection: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator

Pancake flops and a looming byelection: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

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

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

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

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times

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

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

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

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
Chrystia Freelan
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
Patrick Brazeau
Patrick Brazeau
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
Patrick Brazeau
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Canada needs urgent solutions to address burnout among health-care workers

  • Canada’s health workforce is being pushed to the breaking point under the accumulated weight of years of resource constraints.
Opinion | BY NDP MP DON DAVIES | April 24, 2023
Canada's Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured at the Ottawa Hospital, talking to staff. All levels of government must work together to ensure manageable workloads and safe workplaces, improve compensation and benefits, provide better support for mental health, and protect work-life balance for health-care workers, writes NDP MP Don Davies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs urgent solutions to address burnout among health-care workers

Opinion | BY NDP MP DON DAVIES | April 24, 2023
  • Canada’s health workforce is being pushed to the breaking point under the accumulated weight of years of resource constraints.

Canada needs urgent solutions to address burnout among health-care workers

Opinion | BY NDP MP DON DAVIES | April 24, 2023
  • Canada’s health workforce is being pushed to the breaking point under the accumulated weight of years of resource constraints.
Canada's Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured at the Ottawa Hospital, talking to staff. All levels of government must work together to ensure manageable workloads and safe workplaces, improve compensation and benefits, provide better support for mental health, and protect work-life balance for health-care workers, writes NDP MP Don Davies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Compassion fatigue, moral distress and moral residue facing health-care providers

  • This is not a call for yet another report on how to fix a health-care system which appears to be collapsing under the weight
Opinion | BY FRANçOISE BAYLIS | April 24, 2023
The federal government should complement ongoing efforts by the provinces and territories to financially shore up the existing heath care system, writes Françoise Baylis. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Compassion fatigue, moral distress and moral residue facing health-care providers

Opinion | BY FRANçOISE BAYLIS | April 24, 2023
  • This is not a call for yet another report on how to fix a health-care system which appears to be collapsing under the weight

Compassion fatigue, moral distress and moral residue facing health-care providers

Opinion | BY FRANçOISE BAYLIS | April 24, 2023
  • This is not a call for yet another report on how to fix a health-care system which appears to be collapsing under the weight
The federal government should complement ongoing efforts by the provinces and territories to financially shore up the existing heath care system, writes Françoise Baylis. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Without a foundation of gender equality, health infrastructure everywhere will continue to crumble

  • Health workers, especially women, reported high levels of burnout and moral distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many leaving the field all together.
Opinion | BY JULIA ANDERSON, JULIA ANDERSON | April 24, 2023
As governments work to rebuild the health architecture that crumbled during the pandemic, they have an opportunity to draw a new blueprint that incorporates gender equality at every level, writes Julia Anderson, the CEO of the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Without a foundation of gender equality, health infrastructure everywhere will continue to crumble

Opinion | BY JULIA ANDERSON, JULIA ANDERSON | April 24, 2023
  • Health workers, especially women, reported high levels of burnout and moral distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many leaving the field all together.

Without a foundation of gender equality, health infrastructure everywhere will continue to crumble

Opinion | BY JULIA ANDERSON, JULIA ANDERSON | April 24, 2023
  • Health workers, especially women, reported high levels of burnout and moral distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many leaving the field all together.
As governments work to rebuild the health architecture that crumbled during the pandemic, they have an opportunity to draw a new blueprint that incorporates gender equality at every level, writes Julia Anderson, the CEO of the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Accelerating interoperability is key to reducing strain on Canada’s health-care system

  • Interoperability improves continuity of care, collaboration between and among health care providers, and patient access to their health information.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL GREEN, MICHAEL GREEN | April 24, 2023
While interoperability continues to improve in Canada, according to two separate surveys recently conducted by Canada Health Infoway and the Commonwealth Fund, there are still opportunities for further growth that will benefit Canadians, clinicians and our health system, writes Michael Green, president and CEO of Canada Health Infoway. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Accelerating interoperability is key to reducing strain on Canada’s health-care system

Opinion | BY MICHAEL GREEN, MICHAEL GREEN | April 24, 2023
  • Interoperability improves continuity of care, collaboration between and among health care providers, and patient access to their health information.

Accelerating interoperability is key to reducing strain on Canada’s health-care system

Opinion | BY MICHAEL GREEN, MICHAEL GREEN | April 24, 2023
  • Interoperability improves continuity of care, collaboration between and among health care providers, and patient access to their health information.
While interoperability continues to improve in Canada, according to two separate surveys recently conducted by Canada Health Infoway and the Commonwealth Fund, there are still opportunities for further growth that will benefit Canadians, clinicians and our health system, writes Michael Green, president and CEO of Canada Health Infoway. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

If Trudeau wants to win the next election, he has to show he’s ‘not out of touch’ with Canadians 

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been saying since the last federal election that he is planning to run in the next one. With three
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 24, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, pictured March 28, 2023, with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on budget day outside the House Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

If Trudeau wants to win the next election, he has to show he’s ‘not out of touch’ with Canadians 

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 24, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been saying since the last federal election that he is planning to run in the next one. With three

If Trudeau wants to win the next election, he has to show he’s ‘not out of touch’ with Canadians 

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 24, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been saying since the last federal election that he is planning to run in the next one. With three
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, pictured March 28, 2023, with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on budget day outside the House Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Black communities miss out on public health benefits that community hubs offer

  • Community centres led by ethno-cultural communities not only offer these benefits, they also provide a safe space for community members to share and preserve
Opinion | BY AMINA MOHAMED | April 24, 2023
It is time to close the gap in social infrastructure for Black communities and invest in facilities and projects that offer undeniable positive public health benefits, writes Amina Mohamed, the head of strategic communications for the Somali Centre for Culture and Recreation in Toronto. Photograph courtesy of Hamdi Ali.

Black communities miss out on public health benefits that community hubs offer

Opinion | BY AMINA MOHAMED | April 24, 2023
  • Community centres led by ethno-cultural communities not only offer these benefits, they also provide a safe space for community members to share and preserve

Black communities miss out on public health benefits that community hubs offer

Opinion | BY AMINA MOHAMED | April 24, 2023
  • Community centres led by ethno-cultural communities not only offer these benefits, they also provide a safe space for community members to share and preserve
It is time to close the gap in social infrastructure for Black communities and invest in facilities and projects that offer undeniable positive public health benefits, writes Amina Mohamed, the head of strategic communications for the Somali Centre for Culture and Recreation in Toronto. Photograph courtesy of Hamdi Ali.

New health deal needs transparent monitoring and evaluation process to make sure health-care outcomes improve

  • Canada must provide timely, equal, and equitable access to resilient, safe health care while being accountable to the public.
Opinion | BY GAIL ATTARA AND LOUISE BINDER | April 24, 2023
In many instances, wait times can result in poorer medical outcomes, transforming potentially reversible illnesses or injuries into chronic, irreversible conditions or even permanent disabilities, writes Gail Attara and Louise Binder, who lead lead Patients for Accountable Healthcare. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

New health deal needs transparent monitoring and evaluation process to make sure health-care outcomes improve

Opinion | BY GAIL ATTARA AND LOUISE BINDER | April 24, 2023
  • Canada must provide timely, equal, and equitable access to resilient, safe health care while being accountable to the public.

New health deal needs transparent monitoring and evaluation process to make sure health-care outcomes improve

Opinion | BY GAIL ATTARA AND LOUISE BINDER | April 24, 2023
  • Canada must provide timely, equal, and equitable access to resilient, safe health care while being accountable to the public.
In many instances, wait times can result in poorer medical outcomes, transforming potentially reversible illnesses or injuries into chronic, irreversible conditions or even permanent disabilities, writes Gail Attara and Louise Binder, who lead lead Patients for Accountable Healthcare. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Politics This Morning: Alghabra to discuss proposed changes to airline passenger rights

  • Plus, House Environment Committee to question Alberta regulator about its failure to inform federal, Indigenous, and Northwest Territories governments about oil sands tailings leaks.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 24, 2023
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, seen here speaking to reporters on March 27, previously promised to introduce changes to air passenger rights this Spring. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Alghabra to discuss proposed changes to airline passenger rights

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 24, 2023
  • Plus, House Environment Committee to question Alberta regulator about its failure to inform federal, Indigenous, and Northwest Territories governments about oil sands tailings leaks.

Politics This Morning: Alghabra to discuss proposed changes to airline passenger rights

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 24, 2023
  • Plus, House Environment Committee to question Alberta regulator about its failure to inform federal, Indigenous, and Northwest Territories governments about oil sands tailings leaks.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, seen here speaking to reporters on March 27, previously promised to introduce changes to air passenger rights this Spring. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How will the post-pandemic city and its institutions look, feel, and behave in the era of climate crisis? 

  • Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias is one of the finalists for this year's Donner Prize, one of the
Opinion | BY JOHN LORINC | April 24, 2023
Image courtesy of Coach House Books

How will the post-pandemic city and its institutions look, feel, and behave in the era of climate crisis? 

Opinion | BY JOHN LORINC | April 24, 2023
  • Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias is one of the finalists for this year's Donner Prize, one of the

How will the post-pandemic city and its institutions look, feel, and behave in the era of climate crisis? 

Opinion | BY JOHN LORINC | April 24, 2023
  • Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias is one of the finalists for this year's Donner Prize, one of the
Image courtesy of Coach House Books

Naturopathic medicine continues to be an emerging answer to Canada’s health-care concerns

  • Including naturopathic doctors in publicly funded primary health-care settings could be an achievable strategy to fill gaps in staffing and advance the movement toward
Opinion | BY SHAWN O’REILLY | April 24, 2023
With the increased strain on our health-care systems, the inclusion of naturopathic doctors in publicly funded multi-disciplinary primary health-care settings could be an achievable strategy to fill gaps in health human resources and advance the movement toward individualized holistic care, writes Shawn O'Reilly. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Naturopathic medicine continues to be an emerging answer to Canada’s health-care concerns

Opinion | BY SHAWN O’REILLY | April 24, 2023
  • Including naturopathic doctors in publicly funded primary health-care settings could be an achievable strategy to fill gaps in staffing and advance the movement toward

Naturopathic medicine continues to be an emerging answer to Canada’s health-care concerns

Opinion | BY SHAWN O’REILLY | April 24, 2023
  • Including naturopathic doctors in publicly funded primary health-care settings could be an achievable strategy to fill gaps in staffing and advance the movement toward
With the increased strain on our health-care systems, the inclusion of naturopathic doctors in publicly funded multi-disciplinary primary health-care settings could be an achievable strategy to fill gaps in health human resources and advance the movement toward individualized holistic care, writes Shawn O'Reilly. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Canada Disability Benefit needs to be hefty enough to lift Canadians with disabilities out of legislated poverty

  • The Canada Disability Benefit would provide regular income support to Canadians with disabilities aged 18-64 years, supplementing provincial or territorial disability assistance. The benefit could
Opinion | BY RABIA KHEDR AND ART EGGLETON | April 24, 2023
Inflation has increased the costs for almost everything, yet most provincial and territorial disability benefits are not index-linked. With rising prices for food, shelter, and other goods and services, many people with disabilities are falling deeper into poverty, write Rabia Khedr and Art Eggleton. Image courtesy of Pexels

Canada Disability Benefit needs to be hefty enough to lift Canadians with disabilities out of legislated poverty

Opinion | BY RABIA KHEDR AND ART EGGLETON | April 24, 2023
  • The Canada Disability Benefit would provide regular income support to Canadians with disabilities aged 18-64 years, supplementing provincial or territorial disability assistance. The benefit could

Canada Disability Benefit needs to be hefty enough to lift Canadians with disabilities out of legislated poverty

Opinion | BY RABIA KHEDR AND ART EGGLETON | April 24, 2023
  • The Canada Disability Benefit would provide regular income support to Canadians with disabilities aged 18-64 years, supplementing provincial or territorial disability assistance. The benefit could
Inflation has increased the costs for almost everything, yet most provincial and territorial disability benefits are not index-linked. With rising prices for food, shelter, and other goods and services, many people with disabilities are falling deeper into poverty, write Rabia Khedr and Art Eggleton. Image courtesy of Pexels

Budget 2023: concerns about Canada’s receding role in game-changing solutions for kids

  • I am writing to echo the concerns raised by many Canadians regarding the lack of new investments for programs that support children, adolescents, and
Opinion | April 24, 2023

Budget 2023: concerns about Canada’s receding role in game-changing solutions for kids

Opinion | April 24, 2023
  • I am writing to echo the concerns raised by many Canadians regarding the lack of new investments for programs that support children, adolescents, and

Budget 2023: concerns about Canada’s receding role in game-changing solutions for kids

Opinion | April 24, 2023
  • I am writing to echo the concerns raised by many Canadians regarding the lack of new investments for programs that support children, adolescents, and

Policy magazine celebrates 10 years covering Canadian political and policy landscape

  • Plus, leading expert on the machinery of government in Canada Donald Savoie has a new book out, and the Parliamentary Press Gallery has a
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 24, 2023
Contributors to the 10th anniversary edition of Policy magazine include, clockwise from top left: associate editor and deputy publisher Lisa Van Dusen, Conservative strategist Geoff Norquay, pollster and pundit Allan Gregg, and award-winning broadcaster Don Newman. Photographs courtesy of Policy Magazine, Lisa Van Dusen, Geoff Norquay, James Park/Carleton University and The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Policy magazine celebrates 10 years covering Canadian political and policy landscape

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 24, 2023
  • Plus, leading expert on the machinery of government in Canada Donald Savoie has a new book out, and the Parliamentary Press Gallery has a

Policy magazine celebrates 10 years covering Canadian political and policy landscape

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 24, 2023
  • Plus, leading expert on the machinery of government in Canada Donald Savoie has a new book out, and the Parliamentary Press Gallery has a
Contributors to the 10th anniversary edition of Policy magazine include, clockwise from top left: associate editor and deputy publisher Lisa Van Dusen, Conservative strategist Geoff Norquay, pollster and pundit Allan Gregg, and award-winning broadcaster Don Newman. Photographs courtesy of Policy Magazine, Lisa Van Dusen, Geoff Norquay, James Park/Carleton University and The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

There is more to the malaise in the education system than funding: Tom McElroy

  • Re: “Ford’s new budget will hurt students: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, April 17, letter to the editor). There is more to the malaise
Opinion | April 24, 2023
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured recently in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There is more to the malaise in the education system than funding: Tom McElroy

Opinion | April 24, 2023
  • Re: “Ford’s new budget will hurt students: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, April 17, letter to the editor). There is more to the malaise

There is more to the malaise in the education system than funding: Tom McElroy

Opinion | April 24, 2023
  • Re: “Ford’s new budget will hurt students: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, April 17, letter to the editor). There is more to the malaise
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured recently in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian Chamber of Commerce to host its Hill Days shindig April 24 at the Métropolitain Brasserie

  • MONDAY, APRIL 24 House Sitting—The House will sit for five consecutive weeks (April 24-May 19). It will adjourn on Friday, May 19, for one
Party with Perrin: Perrin Beatty, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, pictured on the Hill in 2018. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a party at the Métropolitain Brasserie on Monday, April 24, at 6 p.m. It's invitation only, folks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian Chamber of Commerce to host its Hill Days shindig April 24 at the Métropolitain Brasserie

  • MONDAY, APRIL 24 House Sitting—The House will sit for five consecutive weeks (April 24-May 19). It will adjourn on Friday, May 19, for one

Canadian Chamber of Commerce to host its Hill Days shindig April 24 at the Métropolitain Brasserie

  • MONDAY, APRIL 24 House Sitting—The House will sit for five consecutive weeks (April 24-May 19). It will adjourn on Friday, May 19, for one
Party with Perrin: Perrin Beatty, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, pictured on the Hill in 2018. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a party at the Métropolitain Brasserie on Monday, April 24, at 6 p.m. It's invitation only, folks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The greatest crisis in its history’: past commission offers lessons to policymakers as Bill C-13 returns to the House, say historians

  • The 1969 Official Languages Act came about at a time when ‘Quebec's frustration was bursting out in a variety of ways,’ says former official
FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | April 21, 2023
Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, left, pictured with former prime minister Jean Chrétien. Her 2021 mandate letter tasks her with introducing a bill to reform the Official Languages Act, 'taking into consideration the pressing need to protect and promote French.' Bill C-13 was introduced by the federal government in March 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘The greatest crisis in its history’: past commission offers lessons to policymakers as Bill C-13 returns to the House, say historians

FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | April 21, 2023
  • The 1969 Official Languages Act came about at a time when ‘Quebec's frustration was bursting out in a variety of ways,’ says former official

‘The greatest crisis in its history’: past commission offers lessons to policymakers as Bill C-13 returns to the House, say historians

FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | April 21, 2023
  • The 1969 Official Languages Act came about at a time when ‘Quebec's frustration was bursting out in a variety of ways,’ says former official
Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, left, pictured with former prime minister Jean Chrétien. Her 2021 mandate letter tasks her with introducing a bill to reform the Official Languages Act, 'taking into consideration the pressing need to protect and promote French.' Bill C-13 was introduced by the federal government in March 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | April 21, 2023
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on April 20, 2023, after the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development’s spring 2023 reports were tabled in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | April 21, 2023

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | April 21, 2023
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on April 20, 2023, after the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development’s spring 2023 reports were tabled in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Private, public sector unions fall in line behind PSAC in solidarity in early days of one of the biggest strikes in Canadian history

  • The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, UNIFOR, and the Canadian Labour Congress have all expressed their solidarity and support for the
News | April 21, 2023
Public Service Alliance of Canada members picket the Treasury Board Secretariat office at 90 Elgin Street on April 20, 2023. Thousands of federal public service workers in Canada's largest public service union have been on strike since April 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Private, public sector unions fall in line behind PSAC in solidarity in early days of one of the biggest strikes in Canadian history

News | April 21, 2023
  • The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, UNIFOR, and the Canadian Labour Congress have all expressed their solidarity and support for the

Private, public sector unions fall in line behind PSAC in solidarity in early days of one of the biggest strikes in Canadian history

News | April 21, 2023
  • The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, UNIFOR, and the Canadian Labour Congress have all expressed their solidarity and support for the
Public Service Alliance of Canada members picket the Treasury Board Secretariat office at 90 Elgin Street on April 20, 2023. Thousands of federal public service workers in Canada's largest public service union have been on strike since April 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sachit Mehra, who’s running to be Grit party president, rallies Trudeau troops at his campaign reception

  • The candidate hosted a reception for supporters at the 3 Brewers on Sparks Street in Ottawa on April 19.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | April 21, 2023
Sachit Mehra, who's running for president of the Liberal Party of Canada, hosted a reception for supporters at the 3 Brewers on Sparks Street in Ottawa on April 19. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Sachit Mehra, who’s running to be Grit party president, rallies Trudeau troops at his campaign reception

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | April 21, 2023
  • The candidate hosted a reception for supporters at the 3 Brewers on Sparks Street in Ottawa on April 19.

Sachit Mehra, who’s running to be Grit party president, rallies Trudeau troops at his campaign reception

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | April 21, 2023
  • The candidate hosted a reception for supporters at the 3 Brewers on Sparks Street in Ottawa on April 19.
Sachit Mehra, who's running for president of the Liberal Party of Canada, hosted a reception for supporters at the 3 Brewers on Sparks Street in Ottawa on April 19. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Politics This Morning: The police and the premiers

  • Plus, the head of the European Parliament’s foreign interference committee will brief MPs.
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, pictured during a Council of the Federation press conference in Ottawa in February. The premiers will meet virtually with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: The police and the premiers

  • Plus, the head of the European Parliament’s foreign interference committee will brief MPs.

Politics This Morning: The police and the premiers

  • Plus, the head of the European Parliament’s foreign interference committee will brief MPs.
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, pictured during a Council of the Federation press conference in Ottawa in February. The premiers will meet virtually with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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