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Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
As a part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's, right, spending review of government operations, departments that serve Indigenous Peoples—including Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada led by Minister Rebecca Alty, left—must be required to fulfill their spending obligations and "get the money out the door," writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
As a part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's, right, spending review of government operations, departments that serve Indigenous Peoples—including Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada led by Minister Rebecca Alty, left—must be required to fulfill their spending obligations and "get the money out the door," writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The value of strategic praise

  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Mélanie Joly, right, who was then foreign affairs minister, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Joly, now industry minister, is the federal lead on the auto file. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Mélanie Joly, right, who was then foreign affairs minister, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Joly, now industry minister, is the federal lead on the auto file. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
Opinion | July 14, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
typewriter
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Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.
Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.

Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.
Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
Former justice minister David Lametti, pictured in 2022, returns to the Hill on July 14 as the prime minister's principal secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper
Former justice minister David Lametti, pictured in 2022, returns to the Hill on July 14 as the prime minister's principal secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
The Red Chamber currently seats 103 Senators, just two seats shy of its capacity, after a slate of new Senators were appointed in the last couple of years. This may be putting strain on the office of the Senate Ethics Officer, which says it is having difficulty keeping up with Senator requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with
The Red Chamber currently seats 103 Senators, just two seats shy of its capacity, after a slate of new Senators were appointed in the last couple of years. This may be putting strain on the office of the Senate Ethics Officer, which says it is having difficulty keeping up with Senator requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader, but would leave it up to party delegates to vote
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is opening up the debate for ‘renewal’ in Ontario provincial leadership, according to an email obtained by The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader, but would leave it up to party delegates to vote

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader, but would leave it up to party delegates to vote
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is opening up the debate for ‘renewal’ in Ontario provincial leadership, according to an email obtained by The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure
Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s current approach of appeasing our fossil fuel-producing provinces is based on short-term logic, writes Andy Hira. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s current approach of appeasing our fossil fuel-producing provinces is based on short-term logic, writes Andy Hira. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
After April’s election resulted in a devastating loss for the NDP, the party appointed Don Davies as interim leader. Now, New Democrats prepare for a leadership race while battling infighting among party management and grassroots supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the
Don Davies
After April’s election resulted in a devastating loss for the NDP, the party appointed Don Davies as interim leader. Now, New Democrats prepare for a leadership race while battling infighting among party management and grassroots supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

  • Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block on May 14, while his director of communications, Audrey Milette, left, looks on. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2025
  • Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2025
  • Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block on May 14, while his director of communications, Audrey Milette, left, looks on. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Musk, Trump, and Mao

  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
Most American political analysts have dismissed the electoral prospects of Elon Musk’s new political party, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

Musk, Trump, and Mao

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of

Musk, Trump, and Mao

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of
Most American political analysts have dismissed the electoral prospects of Elon Musk’s new political party, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

AFN tackles C-5

  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has called a forum for First Nations leaders today on the government's Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AFN tackles C-5

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.

AFN tackles C-5

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has called a forum for First Nations leaders today on the government's Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.
Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
Part of the Hudson Bay shoreline in Churchill, Man. Port Nelson is more accessible in the winter, and several port facilities could be built to handle all sorts of commodities, writes Dorothy Dobbie. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.
Part of the Hudson Bay shoreline in Churchill, Man. Port Nelson is more accessible in the winter, and several port facilities could be built to handle all sorts of commodities, writes Dorothy Dobbie. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
Not everyone who sits in the Senate agrees with each other, but they share a belief that this country is worth the hard work, writes ISG Senator Farah Mohamed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across
Not everyone who sits in the Senate agrees with each other, but they share a belief that this country is worth the hard work, writes ISG Senator Farah Mohamed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
The Canadian government has been saddled with getting the best possible deal for the country with U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could
The Canadian government has been saddled with getting the best possible deal for the country with U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Action must follow Canada’s tone shift on Gaza

  • History will judge Canada’s response over Gaza; it will not be enough to point to statements of concern, or empty ultimatums.
Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. It’s too early to tell whether the Canadian government’s May statement signals a meaningful shift toward a 'human rights first' approach to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, writes Ketty Nivyabandi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Action must follow Canada’s tone shift on Gaza

Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | July 9, 2025
  • History will judge Canada’s response over Gaza; it will not be enough to point to statements of concern, or empty ultimatums.

Action must follow Canada’s tone shift on Gaza

Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | July 9, 2025
  • History will judge Canada’s response over Gaza; it will not be enough to point to statements of concern, or empty ultimatums.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. It’s too early to tell whether the Canadian government’s May statement signals a meaningful shift toward a 'human rights first' approach to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, writes Ketty Nivyabandi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)
Opinion | July 9, 2025
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Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)

Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)
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Mendicino to take part in talk about journalists and online hate with Ifill, Patel, and Syed, Dec. 1

  • MONDAY, NOV. 28 House Sitting—The House is sitting Nov. 28-Dec. 16 every weekday and will adjourn on Friday, Dec. 16. The House is scheduled
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured in a recent scrum on the Hill, will take part in a discussion about journalists and online hate on Dec. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mendicino to take part in talk about journalists and online hate with Ifill, Patel, and Syed, Dec. 1

  • MONDAY, NOV. 28 House Sitting—The House is sitting Nov. 28-Dec. 16 every weekday and will adjourn on Friday, Dec. 16. The House is scheduled

Mendicino to take part in talk about journalists and online hate with Ifill, Patel, and Syed, Dec. 1

  • MONDAY, NOV. 28 House Sitting—The House is sitting Nov. 28-Dec. 16 every weekday and will adjourn on Friday, Dec. 16. The House is scheduled
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured in a recent scrum on the Hill, will take part in a discussion about journalists and online hate on Dec. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

May says she’ll lead Greens in a snap election, but wants Pedneault centre stage by 2025

  • Elizabeth May's running mate Jonathan Pedneault says he does not plan to seek a seat before the next general election, at which time he
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 25, 2022
Jonathan Pedneault, left, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May ran as a slate in the Green Party leadership race, seeking to move the party to a model of co-leadership. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

May says she’ll lead Greens in a snap election, but wants Pedneault centre stage by 2025

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 25, 2022
  • Elizabeth May's running mate Jonathan Pedneault says he does not plan to seek a seat before the next general election, at which time he

May says she’ll lead Greens in a snap election, but wants Pedneault centre stage by 2025

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 25, 2022
  • Elizabeth May's running mate Jonathan Pedneault says he does not plan to seek a seat before the next general election, at which time he
Jonathan Pedneault, left, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May ran as a slate in the Green Party leadership race, seeking to move the party to a model of co-leadership. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Politics This Morning: Trudeau closes out phase one of the Rouleau hearings

  • Plus, MPs dig into the chemicals management bill, S-5.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 25, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will testify today about his decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February, on what will the final day of the first stage of public hearings by the Public Order Emergency Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau closes out phase one of the Rouleau hearings

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 25, 2022
  • Plus, MPs dig into the chemicals management bill, S-5.

Politics This Morning: Trudeau closes out phase one of the Rouleau hearings

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 25, 2022
  • Plus, MPs dig into the chemicals management bill, S-5.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will testify today about his decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February, on what will the final day of the first stage of public hearings by the Public Order Emergency Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Experts say government has a key role to play protecting crypto investors from bad actors

  • The flaws in the ‘swim at your own risk’ approach were evident after the 2008 financial crisis, says Carleton University researcher James Patriquin.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 24, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, on her way to appear before the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 24, made it mandatory for cryptocurrency platforms to register with FINTRAC, the federal government's intelligence unit, in response to the 'Freedom Convoy.' The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Experts say government has a key role to play protecting crypto investors from bad actors

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 24, 2022
  • The flaws in the ‘swim at your own risk’ approach were evident after the 2008 financial crisis, says Carleton University researcher James Patriquin.

Experts say government has a key role to play protecting crypto investors from bad actors

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 24, 2022
  • The flaws in the ‘swim at your own risk’ approach were evident after the 2008 financial crisis, says Carleton University researcher James Patriquin.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, on her way to appear before the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 24, made it mandatory for cryptocurrency platforms to register with FINTRAC, the federal government's intelligence unit, in response to the 'Freedom Convoy.' The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Duclos down a deputy chief of staff, up a press secretary

  • Plus, National Defence Minister Anita Anand has hired Samriddha Chaudhury as a new communications adviser for her office.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 24, 2022
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos speaks with reporters after a cabinet meeting in the West Block on Nov. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Duclos down a deputy chief of staff, up a press secretary

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 24, 2022
  • Plus, National Defence Minister Anita Anand has hired Samriddha Chaudhury as a new communications adviser for her office.

Minister Duclos down a deputy chief of staff, up a press secretary

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 24, 2022
  • Plus, National Defence Minister Anita Anand has hired Samriddha Chaudhury as a new communications adviser for her office.
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos speaks with reporters after a cabinet meeting in the West Block on Nov. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should bring back children trapped in Syria

  • The greatest danger for Canada is not accepting the return of children from the camps in northeast Syria. It’s leaving them there, writes Jo
Opinion | BY JO BECKER | November 24, 2022
A boy lugs water in Roj camp in northeast Syria in May 2022. Canada should help bring home not only the rest of the Canadian children and their mothers, but also the rest of the women and the men, too. Adults can be investigated and prosecuted if warranted, writes Jo Becker. Image courtesy of 2022 San Saravan for Human Rights Watch

Canada should bring back children trapped in Syria

Opinion | BY JO BECKER | November 24, 2022
  • The greatest danger for Canada is not accepting the return of children from the camps in northeast Syria. It’s leaving them there, writes Jo

Canada should bring back children trapped in Syria

Opinion | BY JO BECKER | November 24, 2022
  • The greatest danger for Canada is not accepting the return of children from the camps in northeast Syria. It’s leaving them there, writes Jo
A boy lugs water in Roj camp in northeast Syria in May 2022. Canada should help bring home not only the rest of the Canadian children and their mothers, but also the rest of the women and the men, too. Adults can be investigated and prosecuted if warranted, writes Jo Becker. Image courtesy of 2022 San Saravan for Human Rights Watch

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | November 24, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, appearing before the Public Emergency Order Commission on Nov. 24, said U.S. attention on and concern over the 'Freedom Convoy' blockades presented a 'dangerous moment for Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | November 24, 2022

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | November 24, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, appearing before the Public Emergency Order Commission on Nov. 24, said U.S. attention on and concern over the 'Freedom Convoy' blockades presented a 'dangerous moment for Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A not-so-solemn goodbye to Solomon: politicos flock to farewell shindig at Métropolitain

  • The evening was a who's who of both the journalism and political world, featuring a guest list from on-camera and radio talent, to producers,
FeatureBY CYNTHIA MUNSTER | November 24, 2022
Evan Solomon, CTV News Parliamentary bureau chief Joyce Napier, and Craig Oliver, former CTV senior reporter. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

A not-so-solemn goodbye to Solomon: politicos flock to farewell shindig at Métropolitain

FeatureBY CYNTHIA MUNSTER | November 24, 2022
  • The evening was a who's who of both the journalism and political world, featuring a guest list from on-camera and radio talent, to producers,

A not-so-solemn goodbye to Solomon: politicos flock to farewell shindig at Métropolitain

FeatureBY CYNTHIA MUNSTER | November 24, 2022
  • The evening was a who's who of both the journalism and political world, featuring a guest list from on-camera and radio talent, to producers,
Evan Solomon, CTV News Parliamentary bureau chief Joyce Napier, and Craig Oliver, former CTV senior reporter. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

To build our better tomorrow, we need the builders

  • Current immigration programs and the federal point system discriminate against the trades in favour of applicants with higher education. These are policy problems that
Opinion | BY MARY VAN BUREN | November 24, 2022
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser's announcement Canada will increase the number of immigrants to 500,000 by 2025 will help the labour shortage, but skills matching is essential, writes Mary Van Buren. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

To build our better tomorrow, we need the builders

Opinion | BY MARY VAN BUREN | November 24, 2022
  • Current immigration programs and the federal point system discriminate against the trades in favour of applicants with higher education. These are policy problems that

To build our better tomorrow, we need the builders

Opinion | BY MARY VAN BUREN | November 24, 2022
  • Current immigration programs and the federal point system discriminate against the trades in favour of applicants with higher education. These are policy problems that
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser's announcement Canada will increase the number of immigrants to 500,000 by 2025 will help the labour shortage, but skills matching is essential, writes Mary Van Buren. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Nuclear power must be part of net-zero solution

  • The Canadian Nuclear Society counters a recent opinion piece by two professors who question whether expanding Canada’s plutonium interests increases the risk of furthering
Opinion | BY GUY HOTTE, NEIL ALEXANDER | November 24, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting on Oct. 18. The world is struggling to find a route to net zero while maintaining energy security and there is an increasing understanding that nuclear power must be part of the solution, write Guy Hotte and Neil Alexander. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nuclear power must be part of net-zero solution

Opinion | BY GUY HOTTE, NEIL ALEXANDER | November 24, 2022
  • The Canadian Nuclear Society counters a recent opinion piece by two professors who question whether expanding Canada’s plutonium interests increases the risk of furthering

Nuclear power must be part of net-zero solution

Opinion | BY GUY HOTTE, NEIL ALEXANDER | November 24, 2022
  • The Canadian Nuclear Society counters a recent opinion piece by two professors who question whether expanding Canada’s plutonium interests increases the risk of furthering
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting on Oct. 18. The world is struggling to find a route to net zero while maintaining energy security and there is an increasing understanding that nuclear power must be part of the solution, write Guy Hotte and Neil Alexander. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vinland: a question of timing

  • Two centuries ago, our knowledge of the past barely reached back past classical Greece and Rome: say, 3,000 years. Now scientists are working hard
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 24, 2022
L'Anse aux Meadows, in Newfoundland, is an archaeological site, first excavated in the 1960s, of a Norse settlement dating to 1,000 years ago. Palaeohistorians at Groningen University solved the exact date of the first European settlement in the New World:1021 AD. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dylan Kereluk

Vinland: a question of timing

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 24, 2022
  • Two centuries ago, our knowledge of the past barely reached back past classical Greece and Rome: say, 3,000 years. Now scientists are working hard

Vinland: a question of timing

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 24, 2022
  • Two centuries ago, our knowledge of the past barely reached back past classical Greece and Rome: say, 3,000 years. Now scientists are working hard
L'Anse aux Meadows, in Newfoundland, is an archaeological site, first excavated in the 1960s, of a Norse settlement dating to 1,000 years ago. Palaeohistorians at Groningen University solved the exact date of the first European settlement in the New World:1021 AD. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dylan Kereluk

Politics This Morning: Air execs land in Ottawa

  • Plus, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland takes her turn before the Rouleau Commission.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 24, 2022
More than 100 representatives of airlines, airports, and other players in the air sector are expected to descend upon Ottawa today for a summit convened by Transport Minister Omar Alghabra. Photograph by Jason O'Halloran courtesy of Flickr

Politics This Morning: Air execs land in Ottawa

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 24, 2022
  • Plus, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland takes her turn before the Rouleau Commission.

Politics This Morning: Air execs land in Ottawa

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 24, 2022
  • Plus, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland takes her turn before the Rouleau Commission.
More than 100 representatives of airlines, airports, and other players in the air sector are expected to descend upon Ottawa today for a summit convened by Transport Minister Omar Alghabra. Photograph by Jason O'Halloran courtesy of Flickr

What should be on Canada’s policy radar?

  • We need leaders who can see the bigger picture of how different systems fit together and do the unglamourous behind-the-scenes work to get us
Opinion | BY JENNIFER DITCHBURN | November 23, 2022
Consider the meteor shower of complex challenges that is raining down on Canada—from an increasingly precarious geopolitical environment, to worsening climate change, to nagging labour shortages. How do governments decide what to prioritize, asks Jennifer Ditchburn. Image courtesy of Pexels/Andre Furtado

What should be on Canada’s policy radar?

Opinion | BY JENNIFER DITCHBURN | November 23, 2022
  • We need leaders who can see the bigger picture of how different systems fit together and do the unglamourous behind-the-scenes work to get us

What should be on Canada’s policy radar?

Opinion | BY JENNIFER DITCHBURN | November 23, 2022
  • We need leaders who can see the bigger picture of how different systems fit together and do the unglamourous behind-the-scenes work to get us
Consider the meteor shower of complex challenges that is raining down on Canada—from an increasingly precarious geopolitical environment, to worsening climate change, to nagging labour shortages. How do governments decide what to prioritize, asks Jennifer Ditchburn. Image courtesy of Pexels/Andre Furtado

Committee treating MAID as ‘beneficial solution to all forms of suffering’ despite ‘deeply problematic reports’ of its use, warn disability advocates

  • Conservative Senator Yonah Martin says witness testimony shows the ‘worst fears’ expressed by disability advocates in previous MAID studies ‘have become a reality.'
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 23, 2022
Independent Senator Chantal Petitclerc, left, says she is watching the work of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying. Conservative Senator Yonah Martin, centre, and NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, right, are members of the committee which wraps up witness testimony this week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Samantha Wright Allen, and Aidan Chamandy

Committee treating MAID as ‘beneficial solution to all forms of suffering’ despite ‘deeply problematic reports’ of its use, warn disability advocates

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 23, 2022
  • Conservative Senator Yonah Martin says witness testimony shows the ‘worst fears’ expressed by disability advocates in previous MAID studies ‘have become a reality.'

Committee treating MAID as ‘beneficial solution to all forms of suffering’ despite ‘deeply problematic reports’ of its use, warn disability advocates

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 23, 2022
  • Conservative Senator Yonah Martin says witness testimony shows the ‘worst fears’ expressed by disability advocates in previous MAID studies ‘have become a reality.'
Independent Senator Chantal Petitclerc, left, says she is watching the work of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying. Conservative Senator Yonah Martin, centre, and NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, right, are members of the committee which wraps up witness testimony this week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Samantha Wright Allen, and Aidan Chamandy

The Artificial Intelligence and Data Act needs a reset

  • Rather than press ahead with this deeply flawed legislation, the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act should be sent back to the drawing board and done properly.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CLEMENT | November 23, 2022
Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block before a Liberal caucus meeting on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Artificial Intelligence and Data Act needs a reset

Opinion | BY ANDREW CLEMENT | November 23, 2022
  • Rather than press ahead with this deeply flawed legislation, the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act should be sent back to the drawing board and done properly.

The Artificial Intelligence and Data Act needs a reset

Opinion | BY ANDREW CLEMENT | November 23, 2022
  • Rather than press ahead with this deeply flawed legislation, the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act should be sent back to the drawing board and done properly.
Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block before a Liberal caucus meeting on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Significant policy shifts have been made, but government still leaving surrogacy families behind

  • It is time the government and all Parliamentarians look to include a 15-week benefit for parents via surrogacy in this much-needed EI modernization. Because
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 23, 2022
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough, pictured June 2, 2022, on the Hill. Liberals campaigned to make parental leave more inclusive for some families, extending a full year's leave to parents pursuing adoption, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Significant policy shifts have been made, but government still leaving surrogacy families behind

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 23, 2022
  • It is time the government and all Parliamentarians look to include a 15-week benefit for parents via surrogacy in this much-needed EI modernization. Because

Significant policy shifts have been made, but government still leaving surrogacy families behind

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 23, 2022
  • It is time the government and all Parliamentarians look to include a 15-week benefit for parents via surrogacy in this much-needed EI modernization. Because
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough, pictured June 2, 2022, on the Hill. Liberals campaigned to make parental leave more inclusive for some families, extending a full year's leave to parents pursuing adoption, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs continue push to confront China’s Uyghur persecution as pressure builds for feds to apply genocide label

  • Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe says the fact the Canadian government has yet to label China's repression of Uyghurs as a genocide is a
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 23, 2022
Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi, left, and Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe attended the International Uyghur Forum on Nov. 9-10 in Brussels. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

MPs continue push to confront China’s Uyghur persecution as pressure builds for feds to apply genocide label

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 23, 2022
  • Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe says the fact the Canadian government has yet to label China's repression of Uyghurs as a genocide is a

MPs continue push to confront China’s Uyghur persecution as pressure builds for feds to apply genocide label

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 23, 2022
  • Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe says the fact the Canadian government has yet to label China's repression of Uyghurs as a genocide is a
Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi, left, and Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe attended the International Uyghur Forum on Nov. 9-10 in Brussels. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Reaction to Trudeau-Xi exchange shows partisanship trumps all, even our national interest

  • Rather than see it for what it really was, right-wing media, politicians, and commentators couldn’t resist the opportunity to portray Canada’s leader as weak
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 23, 2022
For anyone who appreciates the importance of openness and bottom-up buy-in politics, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came off as the better of the two during the now-famous exchange with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter

Reaction to Trudeau-Xi exchange shows partisanship trumps all, even our national interest

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 23, 2022
  • Rather than see it for what it really was, right-wing media, politicians, and commentators couldn’t resist the opportunity to portray Canada’s leader as weak

Reaction to Trudeau-Xi exchange shows partisanship trumps all, even our national interest

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 23, 2022
  • Rather than see it for what it really was, right-wing media, politicians, and commentators couldn’t resist the opportunity to portray Canada’s leader as weak
For anyone who appreciates the importance of openness and bottom-up buy-in politics, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came off as the better of the two during the now-famous exchange with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter

Hill Times contributor Cardozo one of three new Senators named

  • Plus, former Quebec senator Jean Lapointe has died and Green Party members have elected MP Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault as co-leaders.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2022
Three new Senators for Ontario have been appointed to the Red Chamber, as announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hill Times contributor Cardozo one of three new Senators named

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2022
  • Plus, former Quebec senator Jean Lapointe has died and Green Party members have elected MP Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault as co-leaders.

Hill Times contributor Cardozo one of three new Senators named

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2022
  • Plus, former Quebec senator Jean Lapointe has died and Green Party members have elected MP Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault as co-leaders.
Three new Senators for Ontario have been appointed to the Red Chamber, as announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tories’ dominant fundraising pattern looks stable enough to weather looming recession, say politicos

  • Pollster Nik Nanos says party fundraising is entering a ‘holding pattern’ as donors await looming recession and a potential two-year gap before the next
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 23, 2022
Pierre Poilievre was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party on Sept. 10. Despite the leadership contest diverting most of the party's fundraising toward individual candidates, the party still brought in more money than all of the other main federal parties in the third quarter of 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tories’ dominant fundraising pattern looks stable enough to weather looming recession, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 23, 2022
  • Pollster Nik Nanos says party fundraising is entering a ‘holding pattern’ as donors await looming recession and a potential two-year gap before the next

Tories’ dominant fundraising pattern looks stable enough to weather looming recession, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 23, 2022
  • Pollster Nik Nanos says party fundraising is entering a ‘holding pattern’ as donors await looming recession and a potential two-year gap before the next
Pierre Poilievre was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party on Sept. 10. Despite the leadership contest diverting most of the party's fundraising toward individual candidates, the party still brought in more money than all of the other main federal parties in the third quarter of 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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