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Liberals sneak privacy law exemption into tax cut bill

  • Plus, the Liberals bring back an immigration bill identical to legislation introduced by the Trudeau government in the last Parliament.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 6, 2025
Bill C-4 delivers on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s promised cuts to the lowest income tax bracket, but adds a section related to laws governing the use of Canadians’ personal information that says political parties only have to develop and publish a privacy policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals sneak privacy law exemption into tax cut bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Liberals bring back an immigration bill identical to legislation introduced by the Trudeau government in the last Parliament.

Liberals sneak privacy law exemption into tax cut bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Liberals bring back an immigration bill identical to legislation introduced by the Trudeau government in the last Parliament.
Bill C-4 delivers on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s promised cuts to the lowest income tax bracket, but adds a section related to laws governing the use of Canadians’ personal information that says political parties only have to develop and publish a privacy policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for New Democrats to commit to winning

  • The NDP has a choice as this minority government—and forthcoming leadership race—get underway.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL ROY | June 6, 2025
The federal NDP needs to follow in the footsteps of past NDP premiers like Alberta’s Rachel Notley, B.C.’s John Horgan, and Manitoba’s Gary Doer. It’s a hard path, but worthwhile, writes Michael Roy. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Time for New Democrats to commit to winning

Opinion | BY MICHAEL ROY | June 6, 2025
  • The NDP has a choice as this minority government—and forthcoming leadership race—get underway.

Time for New Democrats to commit to winning

Opinion | BY MICHAEL ROY | June 6, 2025
  • The NDP has a choice as this minority government—and forthcoming leadership race—get underway.
The federal NDP needs to follow in the footsteps of past NDP premiers like Alberta’s Rachel Notley, B.C.’s John Horgan, and Manitoba’s Gary Doer. It’s a hard path, but worthwhile, writes Michael Roy. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

New bills, tariff surprises, and wildfires drive MPs’ discussions this week

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FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters on June 4, 2025, following the American president's announcement of plans to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries, including Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New bills, tariff surprises, and wildfires drive MPs’ discussions this week

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2025
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New bills, tariff surprises, and wildfires drive MPs’ discussions this week

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2025
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Industry Minister Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters on June 4, 2025, following the American president's announcement of plans to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries, including Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal Louis, the comeback-cat Göçebe, and The Hill Times’ Hiccup the hamster fetch first place at CAHI’s 2025 ‘Cutest Pets on Parliament Hill’ Awards

  • The Métropolitain Brasserie went to the dogs, cats, and to one hamster named Hiccup, posthumously, on June 4 as politicos and their pets shared
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 5, 2025
CAHI Communications Manager Eleanor Hawthorn, left, and Ottawa's Town Crier Liam Cregg, right, present Liberal MP Kody Blois with the CAHI's 2025 Cutest Dog award on behalf of his pooch Louis on June 4 at the Métropolitain Brasserie. Photograph by Cynthia Munster

Liberal Louis, the comeback-cat Göçebe, and The Hill Times’ Hiccup the hamster fetch first place at CAHI’s 2025 ‘Cutest Pets on Parliament Hill’ Awards

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 5, 2025
  • The Métropolitain Brasserie went to the dogs, cats, and to one hamster named Hiccup, posthumously, on June 4 as politicos and their pets shared

Liberal Louis, the comeback-cat Göçebe, and The Hill Times’ Hiccup the hamster fetch first place at CAHI’s 2025 ‘Cutest Pets on Parliament Hill’ Awards

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 5, 2025
  • The Métropolitain Brasserie went to the dogs, cats, and to one hamster named Hiccup, posthumously, on June 4 as politicos and their pets shared
CAHI Communications Manager Eleanor Hawthorn, left, and Ottawa's Town Crier Liam Cregg, right, present Liberal MP Kody Blois with the CAHI's 2025 Cutest Dog award on behalf of his pooch Louis on June 4 at the Métropolitain Brasserie. Photograph by Cynthia Munster

Bloc’s supply management bill passes House as U.S. anticipates dairy being a trade ‘discussion point’

  • Bill C-202 was fast tracked through the House of Commons on June 5 and is off to the Senate.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled his party's newest version of a bill to bar supply management concessions in trade negotiations on May 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bloc’s supply management bill passes House as U.S. anticipates dairy being a trade ‘discussion point’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
  • Bill C-202 was fast tracked through the House of Commons on June 5 and is off to the Senate.

Bloc’s supply management bill passes House as U.S. anticipates dairy being a trade ‘discussion point’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
  • Bill C-202 was fast tracked through the House of Commons on June 5 and is off to the Senate.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled his party's newest version of a bill to bar supply management concessions in trade negotiations on May 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five
List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
Liberal MPs Rachel Bendayan, left, Leslie Church, Jaime Battiste, Taleeb Noormohamed, and Yasir Naqvi have been named as parliamentary secretaries. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five
Liberal MPs Rachel Bendayan, left, Leslie Church, Jaime Battiste, Taleeb Noormohamed, and Yasir Naqvi have been named as parliamentary secretaries. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney can make a huge difference on climate change, and he should make it a priority

  • Waking up and transforming our economy must mean powering down, not biz lust to be an energy superpower, sufficiency not abundance, a managed decline, not
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | June 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney pictured at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa during the royals' visit on May 26, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney can make a huge difference on climate change, and he should make it a priority

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | June 5, 2025
  • Waking up and transforming our economy must mean powering down, not biz lust to be an energy superpower, sufficiency not abundance, a managed decline, not

Carney can make a huge difference on climate change, and he should make it a priority

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | June 5, 2025
  • Waking up and transforming our economy must mean powering down, not biz lust to be an energy superpower, sufficiency not abundance, a managed decline, not
Prime Minister Mark Carney pictured at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa during the royals' visit on May 26, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Greece hosts national day reception

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FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 5, 2025
Greek Ambassador Ekaterini Dimakis, left, welcomes Serbian Ambassador Dejan Ralevic to the Greece national day reception at the Hellenic Event Centre on March 25. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Greece hosts national day reception

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 5, 2025
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Greece hosts national day reception

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 5, 2025
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Greek Ambassador Ekaterini Dimakis, left, welcomes Serbian Ambassador Dejan Ralevic to the Greece national day reception at the Hellenic Event Centre on March 25. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Health minister says mental health and access to care are on her list of priorities

  • Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 5, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel sits for an interview with The Hill Times in West Block on May 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health minister says mental health and access to care are on her list of priorities

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 5, 2025
  • Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.

Health minister says mental health and access to care are on her list of priorities

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 5, 2025
  • Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.
Health Minister Marjorie Michel sits for an interview with The Hill Times in West Block on May 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates

  • These organizations and departments are requesting funding representing an increase of 25 per cent or more compared to the 2024-25 main estimates.
List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 4, 2025
The 2025-26 main estimates were tabled in the House of Commons by new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates

List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 4, 2025
  • These organizations and departments are requesting funding representing an increase of 25 per cent or more compared to the 2024-25 main estimates.

The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates

List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 4, 2025
  • These organizations and departments are requesting funding representing an increase of 25 per cent or more compared to the 2024-25 main estimates.
The 2025-26 main estimates were tabled in the House of Commons by new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The government has idly sat by’: NDP MPs say Indigenous communities need federal support as wildfires devastate Western Canada

  • New Democrats say Ottawa's wildfire response fails to ‘uphold the dignity and well-being of First Nations,’ which they say are under federal jurisdiction.
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 4, 2025
Eleanor Olszewski
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski urged MPs not to let wildfires ‘become partisan flashpoints,’ saying that she is ‘working closely’ with provinces to manage the federal government’s response. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The government has idly sat by’: NDP MPs say Indigenous communities need federal support as wildfires devastate Western Canada

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 4, 2025
  • New Democrats say Ottawa's wildfire response fails to ‘uphold the dignity and well-being of First Nations,’ which they say are under federal jurisdiction.

‘The government has idly sat by’: NDP MPs say Indigenous communities need federal support as wildfires devastate Western Canada

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 4, 2025
  • New Democrats say Ottawa's wildfire response fails to ‘uphold the dignity and well-being of First Nations,’ which they say are under federal jurisdiction.
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski urged MPs not to let wildfires ‘become partisan flashpoints,’ saying that she is ‘working closely’ with provinces to manage the federal government’s response. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why the right to repair needs to be a priority for the new government 

  • At the forefront of keeping repair costs low and accessible is ensuring drivers have the right to repair their vehicles at the shop of
Opinion | BY EMILY HOLTBY | June 4, 2025
Many drivers are hoping to extend the life of their vehicles for as long as possible, particularly given the current economic outlook, writes Emily Holtby. Unsplash photograph by Kate Ibragimova

Why the right to repair needs to be a priority for the new government 

Opinion | BY EMILY HOLTBY | June 4, 2025
  • At the forefront of keeping repair costs low and accessible is ensuring drivers have the right to repair their vehicles at the shop of

Why the right to repair needs to be a priority for the new government 

Opinion | BY EMILY HOLTBY | June 4, 2025
  • At the forefront of keeping repair costs low and accessible is ensuring drivers have the right to repair their vehicles at the shop of
Many drivers are hoping to extend the life of their vehicles for as long as possible, particularly given the current economic outlook, writes Emily Holtby. Unsplash photograph by Kate Ibragimova

India marks Republic Day

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FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 4, 2025
The Team Nritya dance troupe entertains guests at India’s Republic Day party at the Infinity Convention Centre on Jan. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

India marks Republic Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 4, 2025
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India marks Republic Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 4, 2025
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The Team Nritya dance troupe entertains guests at India’s Republic Day party at the Infinity Convention Centre on Jan. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberals crack down on asylum seekers, boost search powers for security agencies in new bill

  • Bill C-2 outlines how and when Canadian authorities can get access to Canadians’ communications and personal data; where and when they can search packages,
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 4, 2025
Gary Anandasangaree
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree holds a press conference with updates on border security measures outlined in Bill C-2 in the House of Commons foyer on June 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals crack down on asylum seekers, boost search powers for security agencies in new bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 4, 2025
  • Bill C-2 outlines how and when Canadian authorities can get access to Canadians’ communications and personal data; where and when they can search packages,

Liberals crack down on asylum seekers, boost search powers for security agencies in new bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 4, 2025
  • Bill C-2 outlines how and when Canadian authorities can get access to Canadians’ communications and personal data; where and when they can search packages,
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree holds a press conference with updates on border security measures outlined in Bill C-2 in the House of Commons foyer on June 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney can’t govern Canada as CEO, say strategists

  • The prime minister can’t forget ‘fundamentals’ while focused on executive-level priorities, even when it feels like a nuisance, says Bluesky Strategy Group’s Jordan Paquet.
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 4, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the Liberal caucus in West Block on May 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney can’t govern Canada as CEO, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 4, 2025
  • The prime minister can’t forget ‘fundamentals’ while focused on executive-level priorities, even when it feels like a nuisance, says Bluesky Strategy Group’s Jordan Paquet.

Prime Minister Carney can’t govern Canada as CEO, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 4, 2025
  • The prime minister can’t forget ‘fundamentals’ while focused on executive-level priorities, even when it feels like a nuisance, says Bluesky Strategy Group’s Jordan Paquet.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the Liberal caucus in West Block on May 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let the pink-washing win

  • Corporations hijacked social justice movements to build their social capital, and now they are retreating due to right-wing populism.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 4, 2025
If we are truly committed to celebrating Pride, we must stand for LGBTQ rights, and queer liberation, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let the pink-washing win

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 4, 2025
  • Corporations hijacked social justice movements to build their social capital, and now they are retreating due to right-wing populism.

Don’t let the pink-washing win

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 4, 2025
  • Corporations hijacked social justice movements to build their social capital, and now they are retreating due to right-wing populism.
If we are truly committed to celebrating Pride, we must stand for LGBTQ rights, and queer liberation, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election? What election?

  • The Conservatives seem to be trying to juggle the need to be constructive during a national crisis, and the belief that they got cheated
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 4, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
One might indeed be forgiven for thinking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a bit focused on the rear-view mirror, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election? What election?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 4, 2025
  • The Conservatives seem to be trying to juggle the need to be constructive during a national crisis, and the belief that they got cheated

Election? What election?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 4, 2025
  • The Conservatives seem to be trying to juggle the need to be constructive during a national crisis, and the belief that they got cheated
Pierre Poilievre
One might indeed be forgiven for thinking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a bit focused on the rear-view mirror, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump requires entry permit for Canada’s G7 summit: letter writer

  • Like all visitors to Canada with a criminal conviction, United States President Donald Trump should be required to apply for a special entry permit
Opinion | June 4, 2025

Trump requires entry permit for Canada’s G7 summit: letter writer

Opinion | June 4, 2025
  • Like all visitors to Canada with a criminal conviction, United States President Donald Trump should be required to apply for a special entry permit

Trump requires entry permit for Canada’s G7 summit: letter writer

Opinion | June 4, 2025
  • Like all visitors to Canada with a criminal conviction, United States President Donald Trump should be required to apply for a special entry permit

Time for a modern Team Canada approach to Canada-U.S. relations

  • The prime minister should look beyond the Liberal fold to find voices who may well serve Canada at this pivotal time.
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | June 4, 2025
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, left, former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, and current Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre could all be tapped to help out on the Canada-U.S. file, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Time for a modern Team Canada approach to Canada-U.S. relations

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | June 4, 2025
  • The prime minister should look beyond the Liberal fold to find voices who may well serve Canada at this pivotal time.

Time for a modern Team Canada approach to Canada-U.S. relations

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | June 4, 2025
  • The prime minister should look beyond the Liberal fold to find voices who may well serve Canada at this pivotal time.
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, left, former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, and current Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre could all be tapped to help out on the Canada-U.S. file, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Defending North America with a difficult partner

  • The hard truth is that Canadians alone cannot defend the second-largest country in the world, which means doing it in concert with the Americans.
Opinion | BY ROBERT FOWLER | June 4, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Canadians have good reason to dislike and distrust U.S. President Donald Trump, but not everything he has said about defence is wrong, writes Robert R. Fowler. White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

Defending North America with a difficult partner

Opinion | BY ROBERT FOWLER | June 4, 2025
  • The hard truth is that Canadians alone cannot defend the second-largest country in the world, which means doing it in concert with the Americans.

Defending North America with a difficult partner

Opinion | BY ROBERT FOWLER | June 4, 2025
  • The hard truth is that Canadians alone cannot defend the second-largest country in the world, which means doing it in concert with the Americans.
Donald Trump
Canadians have good reason to dislike and distrust U.S. President Donald Trump, but not everything he has said about defence is wrong, writes Robert R. Fowler. White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

Assistant Speakers’ roster features two rookies, one veteran

  • Plus, Liberal MP Sean Casey's seatmates seem to always get lucky, Bloc MP Sébastien Lemire worries northern Quebecers were denied democracy on April 28,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 4, 2025
Conservative MP Tom Kmiec, top left, is the new House deputy speaker. His assistant deputy speakers are Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, bottom left, and Conservative MP John Nater. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of X

Assistant Speakers’ roster features two rookies, one veteran

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 4, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal MP Sean Casey's seatmates seem to always get lucky, Bloc MP Sébastien Lemire worries northern Quebecers were denied democracy on April 28,

Assistant Speakers’ roster features two rookies, one veteran

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 4, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal MP Sean Casey's seatmates seem to always get lucky, Bloc MP Sébastien Lemire worries northern Quebecers were denied democracy on April 28,
Conservative MP Tom Kmiec, top left, is the new House deputy speaker. His assistant deputy speakers are Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, bottom left, and Conservative MP John Nater. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of X

No home on the Hill for half of MPs who may be waiting weeks for office move-in day

  • 'Office moves are typically completed within two months following the federal election,' and only 50 per cent of MPs have a 'functional office' a
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 3, 2025
As of June 2, 341 of 343 MPs had been assigned permanent office space, but nearly half of those may still be waiting weeks to get the keys to their new home on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No home on the Hill for half of MPs who may be waiting weeks for office move-in day

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 3, 2025
  • 'Office moves are typically completed within two months following the federal election,' and only 50 per cent of MPs have a 'functional office' a

No home on the Hill for half of MPs who may be waiting weeks for office move-in day

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 3, 2025
  • 'Office moves are typically completed within two months following the federal election,' and only 50 per cent of MPs have a 'functional office' a
As of June 2, 341 of 343 MPs had been assigned permanent office space, but nearly half of those may still be waiting weeks to get the keys to their new home on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Carney’s mandate for technocracy or transformation?

  • Here lies the Carney paradox: his critique of market fundamentalism has always been more radical than his remedies.
Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER | June 3, 2025
The overlapping crises demand more than nudges and voluntary commitments from Prime Minister Mark Carney—they require structural change, writes Leah Temper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Carney’s mandate for technocracy or transformation?

Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER | June 3, 2025
  • Here lies the Carney paradox: his critique of market fundamentalism has always been more radical than his remedies.

Is Carney’s mandate for technocracy or transformation?

Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER | June 3, 2025
  • Here lies the Carney paradox: his critique of market fundamentalism has always been more radical than his remedies.
The overlapping crises demand more than nudges and voluntary commitments from Prime Minister Mark Carney—they require structural change, writes Leah Temper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate calling: geoengineering or bust

  • The only way to hold the heat down in the short term is direct intervention in the atmosphere to reflect more sunlight back into
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2025
The inability to hold the warming down means more and bigger forest fires, floods, droughts, cyclones, and killer heatwaves, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate calling: geoengineering or bust

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2025
  • The only way to hold the heat down in the short term is direct intervention in the atmosphere to reflect more sunlight back into

Climate calling: geoengineering or bust

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2025
  • The only way to hold the heat down in the short term is direct intervention in the atmosphere to reflect more sunlight back into
The inability to hold the warming down means more and bigger forest fires, floods, droughts, cyclones, and killer heatwaves, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed

  • Meeting our methane targets is an important prerequisite for Canada’s international competitiveness.
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, ARI POTTENS | June 2, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Mitigating methane emissions is a low-hanging fruit on which new Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin should take immediate action, write ISG Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, ARI POTTENS | June 2, 2025
  • Meeting our methane targets is an important prerequisite for Canada’s international competitiveness.

Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, ARI POTTENS | June 2, 2025
  • Meeting our methane targets is an important prerequisite for Canada’s international competitiveness.
Julie Dabrusin
Mitigating methane emissions is a low-hanging fruit on which new Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin should take immediate action, write ISG Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The misadventures of Navy procurement

  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
Canadian and French helicopters sit on the flight deck of the Mistral off the coast of Gaspé, Que., on June 20, 2014. DND photograph by MCpl Patrick Blanchard

The misadventures of Navy procurement

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.

The misadventures of Navy procurement

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
Canadian and French helicopters sit on the flight deck of the Mistral off the coast of Gaspé, Que., on June 20, 2014. DND photograph by MCpl Patrick Blanchard

Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions

  • No serious national strategy—be it economic, environmental, or geopolitical—can succeed without Indigenous leadership, co-ownership, and shared decision-making power.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL FOX | June 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mandate letter to cabinet stopped short full Indigenous economic inclusion, but he course-corrected in the Throne Speech, writes Michael Fox. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions

Opinion | BY MICHAEL FOX | June 2, 2025
  • No serious national strategy—be it economic, environmental, or geopolitical—can succeed without Indigenous leadership, co-ownership, and shared decision-making power.

Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions

Opinion | BY MICHAEL FOX | June 2, 2025
  • No serious national strategy—be it economic, environmental, or geopolitical—can succeed without Indigenous leadership, co-ownership, and shared decision-making power.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mandate letter to cabinet stopped short full Indigenous economic inclusion, but he course-corrected in the Throne Speech, writes Michael Fox. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Will the real climate leaders please stand up?

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

Will the real climate leaders please stand up?

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

Will the real climate leaders please stand up?

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

Fall economic statement falls short

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

Fall economic statement falls short

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

Fall economic statement falls short

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

Freeland fails to address future of Canadian economy in forthright terms

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

Freeland fails to address future of Canadian economy in forthright terms

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

Freeland fails to address future of Canadian economy in forthright terms

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Party Central goes to VIA Rail VIP meet and greet

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

Party Central goes to VIA Rail VIP meet and greet

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

Party Central goes to VIA Rail VIP meet and greet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Implementing Canada’s Indo-Pacific economic strategy

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

Implementing Canada’s Indo-Pacific economic strategy

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

Implementing Canada’s Indo-Pacific economic strategy

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

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

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

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

  • Plus, a good day for sad elephants.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Big costs sink flagship nuclear project and will sink future small modular reactor projects, too

  • Adverse economics killed the flagship NuScale SMR project. There is no reason to believe the costs of SMR designs proposed in Canada will be
Opinion | BY M.V. RAMANA AND SUSAN O’DONNELL | November 23, 2023
Canada’s support is puzzling when considering other official statements about nuclear energy. In 2021, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here, said that nuclear power must compete with renewable energy in the market, write Susan O'Donnell and M.V. Ramana. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big costs sink flagship nuclear project and will sink future small modular reactor projects, too

Opinion | BY M.V. RAMANA AND SUSAN O’DONNELL | November 23, 2023
  • Adverse economics killed the flagship NuScale SMR project. There is no reason to believe the costs of SMR designs proposed in Canada will be

Big costs sink flagship nuclear project and will sink future small modular reactor projects, too

Opinion | BY M.V. RAMANA AND SUSAN O’DONNELL | November 23, 2023
  • Adverse economics killed the flagship NuScale SMR project. There is no reason to believe the costs of SMR designs proposed in Canada will be
Canada’s support is puzzling when considering other official statements about nuclear energy. In 2021, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here, said that nuclear power must compete with renewable energy in the market, write Susan O'Donnell and M.V. Ramana. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will he stay or will he go? Comparing Canadian prime ministerial resignations from 1993 to 2015

  • In all recent prime ministerial resignations, the aftermath lasted longer than the time in office, solidifying legacies with either a whiff of success or
Opinion | BY FRANCIS SCHILLER | November 23, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's current situation: he has internal party and caucus support, but his external public support is negative. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will he stay or will he go? Comparing Canadian prime ministerial resignations from 1993 to 2015

Opinion | BY FRANCIS SCHILLER | November 23, 2023
  • In all recent prime ministerial resignations, the aftermath lasted longer than the time in office, solidifying legacies with either a whiff of success or

Will he stay or will he go? Comparing Canadian prime ministerial resignations from 1993 to 2015

Opinion | BY FRANCIS SCHILLER | November 23, 2023
  • In all recent prime ministerial resignations, the aftermath lasted longer than the time in office, solidifying legacies with either a whiff of success or
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's current situation: he has internal party and caucus support, but his external public support is negative. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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