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This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today to discuss the latest, looming deadline for U.S.-Canada trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today to discuss the latest, looming deadline for U.S.-Canada trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
Solar panels
Solar panels
Volume production and technical innovations have brought the price of solar panels down so low that China is exporting them in huge quantities even to developing countries, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
Solar panels
Volume production and technical innovations have brought the price of solar panels down so low that China is exporting them in huge quantities even to developing countries, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of
Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
Tim Hodgson
Tim Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and the government should reconsider the decision and require a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Vista coal mine expansion, writes Stephen Wilton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of
Tim Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and the government should reconsider the decision and require a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Vista coal mine expansion, writes Stephen Wilton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At a June 20 press conference, following Bill C-5's passing, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would meet with First Nations rights holders to discuss the bill. Buckley Belanger, secretary of state for rural development; Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty; and Liberal MPs Natilien Joseph and Jaime Battiste were also in attendance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Mark Carney
At a June 20 press conference, following Bill C-5's passing, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would meet with First Nations rights holders to discuss the bill. Buckley Belanger, secretary of state for rural development; Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty; and Liberal MPs Natilien Joseph and Jaime Battiste were also in attendance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but
Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on May 27, 2025. After losing the most recent election—which includes the loss of Poilievre's own riding—the Conservatives will have to reconsider its 'take no prisoners' attitude, Ken Polk writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on May 27, 2025. After losing the most recent election—which includes the loss of Poilievre's own riding—the Conservatives will have to reconsider its 'take no prisoners' attitude, Ken Polk writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Joly talks business with the EU 

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

Joly talks business with the EU 

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

Joly talks business with the EU 

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

First woman named to lead the RCAF

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

First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
  • The Hill Times

First woman named to lead the RCAF

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

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

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

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

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

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

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

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

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

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

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

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

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

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

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

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

The world could use more like Musgrave

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

The world could use more like Musgrave

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

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Facing ‘staggering’ hospital wait lists, pressure mounts on provinces to set plans with Ottawa to access funds

  • Despite an ‘unprecedented’ amount of health-care funding offered by Ottawa last year, many provinces haven’t yet finalized action plans to access some of those
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 10, 2024
Doug Ford
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault lead two of the provinces that are yet to finalize action plans with Ottawa in order to access a portion of the funding from an agreement reached in February 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Facing ‘staggering’ hospital wait lists, pressure mounts on provinces to set plans with Ottawa to access funds

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 10, 2024
  • Despite an ‘unprecedented’ amount of health-care funding offered by Ottawa last year, many provinces haven’t yet finalized action plans to access some of those

Facing ‘staggering’ hospital wait lists, pressure mounts on provinces to set plans with Ottawa to access funds

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 10, 2024
  • Despite an ‘unprecedented’ amount of health-care funding offered by Ottawa last year, many provinces haven’t yet finalized action plans to access some of those
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault lead two of the provinces that are yet to finalize action plans with Ottawa in order to access a portion of the funding from an agreement reached in February 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wilkinson hires new policy head, Hajdu recruits acting chief of staff

  • Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu also recently hired a new press secretary and a social media manager, among other changes since Hill Climbers’ last
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 10, 2024
Natural Resources and Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, left, has a new policy director on his team following Randi Anderson's exit to step in as acting chief of staff to Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Wilkinson hires new policy head, Hajdu recruits acting chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 10, 2024
  • Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu also recently hired a new press secretary and a social media manager, among other changes since Hill Climbers’ last

Wilkinson hires new policy head, Hajdu recruits acting chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 10, 2024
  • Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu also recently hired a new press secretary and a social media manager, among other changes since Hill Climbers’ last
Natural Resources and Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, left, has a new policy director on his team following Randi Anderson's exit to step in as acting chief of staff to Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trudeau still best option for Liberals

  • My free, non-scientific assessment is the Liberals should keep Justin Trudeau as their leader. All things considered, it might be best for their party.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 10, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill on Dec. 13, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau still best option for Liberals

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 10, 2024
  • My free, non-scientific assessment is the Liberals should keep Justin Trudeau as their leader. All things considered, it might be best for their party.

Trudeau still best option for Liberals

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 10, 2024
  • My free, non-scientific assessment is the Liberals should keep Justin Trudeau as their leader. All things considered, it might be best for their party.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill on Dec. 13, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Schrödinger’s island: Taiwan election 2024

  • If there were a referendum in Taiwan today on declaring independence from China (and Beijing didn’t threaten to invade to stop it), a large
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 10, 2024
Dr. Harry H.J. Tseng, the representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada, pictured in October 2023 delivering his speech at the Taiwan national day celebration in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Schrödinger’s island: Taiwan election 2024

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 10, 2024
  • If there were a referendum in Taiwan today on declaring independence from China (and Beijing didn’t threaten to invade to stop it), a large

Schrödinger’s island: Taiwan election 2024

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 10, 2024
  • If there were a referendum in Taiwan today on declaring independence from China (and Beijing didn’t threaten to invade to stop it), a large
Dr. Harry H.J. Tseng, the representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada, pictured in October 2023 delivering his speech at the Taiwan national day celebration in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Happy Birthday, Jean Chrétien

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 10, 2024
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pictured delivering a keynote address at the Canada School of the Public Service Prime Ministers Series event in March 2020, turns 90 on Jan. 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Happy Birthday, Jean Chrétien

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 10, 2024

Happy Birthday, Jean Chrétien

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 10, 2024
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pictured delivering a keynote address at the Canada School of the Public Service Prime Ministers Series event in March 2020, turns 90 on Jan. 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

FDA approval may spell trouble for Canadian patients

  • The FDA’s Florida decision might wind up limiting Canadians’ access to pharmaceutical medicines as long as Canadian drug prices remain well below prices in
Opinion | BY STEVEN GLOBERMAN | January 10, 2024
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert M. Califf, left, and Health Minister Mark Holland. Legalized importing of drugs from Canada into the U.S. could reduce the availability of drugs here, but not for the reasons you might think, writes Steven Globerman. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. FDA and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

FDA approval may spell trouble for Canadian patients

Opinion | BY STEVEN GLOBERMAN | January 10, 2024
  • The FDA’s Florida decision might wind up limiting Canadians’ access to pharmaceutical medicines as long as Canadian drug prices remain well below prices in

FDA approval may spell trouble for Canadian patients

Opinion | BY STEVEN GLOBERMAN | January 10, 2024
  • The FDA’s Florida decision might wind up limiting Canadians’ access to pharmaceutical medicines as long as Canadian drug prices remain well below prices in
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert M. Califf, left, and Health Minister Mark Holland. Legalized importing of drugs from Canada into the U.S. could reduce the availability of drugs here, but not for the reasons you might think, writes Steven Globerman. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. FDA and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s sanctions face a test of effectiveness and commitment

  • Canada has a responsibility to prove its commitment to the principled use of sanctions right now by imposing them against Israel for the crimes
Opinion | BY SAAD HAMMADI | January 10, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. Since 2022, Canada and its allies have imposed a wide range of sanctions against a long list of Russians following its invasion of Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s sanctions face a test of effectiveness and commitment

Opinion | BY SAAD HAMMADI | January 10, 2024
  • Canada has a responsibility to prove its commitment to the principled use of sanctions right now by imposing them against Israel for the crimes

Canada’s sanctions face a test of effectiveness and commitment

Opinion | BY SAAD HAMMADI | January 10, 2024
  • Canada has a responsibility to prove its commitment to the principled use of sanctions right now by imposing them against Israel for the crimes
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. Since 2022, Canada and its allies have imposed a wide range of sanctions against a long list of Russians following its invasion of Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Revamped design catalogue aims to grow more than just Canada’s affordable housing stock, says Minister Fraser

  • The housing design catalogue is a welcome ‘blast from the past,’ but the way in which new homes are built doesn’t have to be,
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 10, 2024
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Sean Fraser, left, holds up a post-war catalogue of small house designs at a Dec. 12, 2023, press conference to announce the federal government's plan to introduce a similar inventory of home designs to help increase efficiency in home building. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Revamped design catalogue aims to grow more than just Canada’s affordable housing stock, says Minister Fraser

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 10, 2024
  • The housing design catalogue is a welcome ‘blast from the past,’ but the way in which new homes are built doesn’t have to be,

Revamped design catalogue aims to grow more than just Canada’s affordable housing stock, says Minister Fraser

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 10, 2024
  • The housing design catalogue is a welcome ‘blast from the past,’ but the way in which new homes are built doesn’t have to be,
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Sean Fraser, left, holds up a post-war catalogue of small house designs at a Dec. 12, 2023, press conference to announce the federal government's plan to introduce a similar inventory of home designs to help increase efficiency in home building. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Palestinian Canadians race against time and each other as Gazan visa cap threatens hopes of family reunification

  • Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s office says the program is a ‘starting point to save lives,’ but NDP MP Jenny Kwan likens the quota to
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 10, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller's office defended the 1,000-person cap to the temporary visa program as something that recognizes both the reality on the ground in Gaza and Canada's influence in the region, but said the government would remain 'flexible.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Palestinian Canadians race against time and each other as Gazan visa cap threatens hopes of family reunification

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 10, 2024
  • Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s office says the program is a ‘starting point to save lives,’ but NDP MP Jenny Kwan likens the quota to

Palestinian Canadians race against time and each other as Gazan visa cap threatens hopes of family reunification

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 10, 2024
  • Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s office says the program is a ‘starting point to save lives,’ but NDP MP Jenny Kwan likens the quota to
Immigration Minister Marc Miller's office defended the 1,000-person cap to the temporary visa program as something that recognizes both the reality on the ground in Gaza and Canada's influence in the region, but said the government would remain 'flexible.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wait for Africa plan brings questions over Canada’s commitment to continent

  • 'The longer this is delayed, the less chance that it is going to have any lingering impact,' says the University of Calgary's Chris W.J.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 10, 2024
African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, left, meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2022. Observers are keen to see an African strategy released in the near term to address Canada's neglect of the continent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wait for Africa plan brings questions over Canada’s commitment to continent

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 10, 2024
  • 'The longer this is delayed, the less chance that it is going to have any lingering impact,' says the University of Calgary's Chris W.J.

Wait for Africa plan brings questions over Canada’s commitment to continent

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 10, 2024
  • 'The longer this is delayed, the less chance that it is going to have any lingering impact,' says the University of Calgary's Chris W.J.
African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, left, meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2022. Observers are keen to see an African strategy released in the near term to address Canada's neglect of the continent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This year’s Bye Bye didn’t disappoint

  • Bye Bye is the sort of success CBC English television can only dream about.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 10, 2024
Bye Bye 2023 featured send ups of figures like Quebec Premier François Legualt, played by Claude Legault, left, pictured with Guylaine Tremblay. Screenshot courtesy of Radio-Canada

This year’s Bye Bye didn’t disappoint

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 10, 2024
  • Bye Bye is the sort of success CBC English television can only dream about.

This year’s Bye Bye didn’t disappoint

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 10, 2024
  • Bye Bye is the sort of success CBC English television can only dream about.
Bye Bye 2023 featured send ups of figures like Quebec Premier François Legualt, played by Claude Legault, left, pictured with Guylaine Tremblay. Screenshot courtesy of Radio-Canada

New year, new House leader, new tone?

  • New Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has his work cut out for him. Sworn in on Jan. 8 to temporarily replace Karina Gould, who
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 10, 2024
Newly appointed Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Steven MacKinnon speaks with reporters outside Rideau Hall on Jan. 8, after his shuffle into the role to cover Karina Gould's parental leave. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New year, new House leader, new tone?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 10, 2024
  • New Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has his work cut out for him. Sworn in on Jan. 8 to temporarily replace Karina Gould, who

New year, new House leader, new tone?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 10, 2024
  • New Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has his work cut out for him. Sworn in on Jan. 8 to temporarily replace Karina Gould, who
Newly appointed Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Steven MacKinnon speaks with reporters outside Rideau Hall on Jan. 8, after his shuffle into the role to cover Karina Gould's parental leave. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dealing with failure in crime prevention

  • Failure is not an unequivocal outcome, and failure is not simply the opposite of success. For failure and to fail (which is probably obvious
Opinion | January 10, 2024

Dealing with failure in crime prevention

Opinion | January 10, 2024
  • Failure is not an unequivocal outcome, and failure is not simply the opposite of success. For failure and to fail (which is probably obvious

Dealing with failure in crime prevention

Opinion | January 10, 2024
  • Failure is not an unequivocal outcome, and failure is not simply the opposite of success. For failure and to fail (which is probably obvious

Canada’s reputation as a responsible steward of the forest lands is coming into question

  • The international community has become aware and concerned that boreal forest management in northern Ontario and Quebec is not ecologically sustainable, and that one
Opinion | January 10, 2024

Canada’s reputation as a responsible steward of the forest lands is coming into question

Opinion | January 10, 2024
  • The international community has become aware and concerned that boreal forest management in northern Ontario and Quebec is not ecologically sustainable, and that one

Canada’s reputation as a responsible steward of the forest lands is coming into question

Opinion | January 10, 2024
  • The international community has become aware and concerned that boreal forest management in northern Ontario and Quebec is not ecologically sustainable, and that one

Mark Carney has unlimited possibilities, but Liberals shouldn’t assume he’s the solution to their woes

  • While Carney can be charming and down to earth, he is certainly not attuned to the low-level, thuggish discourse dominating today’s public discourse.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 10, 2024
With the polls showing that Canadians seem ready to accept almost anyone as national leader to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, long-standing speculation about former central bank governor Mark Carney’s political ambitions has taken on a new tempo, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Mark Carney has unlimited possibilities, but Liberals shouldn’t assume he’s the solution to their woes

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 10, 2024
  • While Carney can be charming and down to earth, he is certainly not attuned to the low-level, thuggish discourse dominating today’s public discourse.

Mark Carney has unlimited possibilities, but Liberals shouldn’t assume he’s the solution to their woes

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 10, 2024
  • While Carney can be charming and down to earth, he is certainly not attuned to the low-level, thuggish discourse dominating today’s public discourse.
With the polls showing that Canadians seem ready to accept almost anyone as national leader to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, long-standing speculation about former central bank governor Mark Carney’s political ambitions has taken on a new tempo, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ukrainian journalist discusses covering her country at war on Jan. 16

  • WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10 House Not Sitting—The House is adjourned and is scheduled to return again on Monday, Jan. 29. It’s scheduled to sit for
Ukrainian journalist Veronika Melkozerova will virtually deliver the latest instalment of Carleton University’s Peter Stursberg Foreign Correspondent’s Lecture on the topic of covering conflict in your own society on Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and Shankar S.

Ukrainian journalist discusses covering her country at war on Jan. 16

  • WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10 House Not Sitting—The House is adjourned and is scheduled to return again on Monday, Jan. 29. It’s scheduled to sit for

Ukrainian journalist discusses covering her country at war on Jan. 16

  • WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10 House Not Sitting—The House is adjourned and is scheduled to return again on Monday, Jan. 29. It’s scheduled to sit for
Ukrainian journalist Veronika Melkozerova will virtually deliver the latest instalment of Carleton University’s Peter Stursberg Foreign Correspondent’s Lecture on the topic of covering conflict in your own society on Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and Shankar S.

House swap: MacKinnon takes over as government’s chamber chief as Gould goes on leave

  • Plus, Canada's former (and first) ethics commissioner Mary Dawson dies, Le Droit newspaper has moved to being 100 per cent digital, and Bloc Québécois
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 10, 2024
Steven MacKinnon
Steven MacKinnon
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon was sworn into his new role at Rideau Hall on Jan. 8, filling in until the end of July for Liberal colleague Karina Gould, who is expecting her second child this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House swap: MacKinnon takes over as government’s chamber chief as Gould goes on leave

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 10, 2024
  • Plus, Canada's former (and first) ethics commissioner Mary Dawson dies, Le Droit newspaper has moved to being 100 per cent digital, and Bloc Québécois

House swap: MacKinnon takes over as government’s chamber chief as Gould goes on leave

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | January 10, 2024
  • Plus, Canada's former (and first) ethics commissioner Mary Dawson dies, Le Droit newspaper has moved to being 100 per cent digital, and Bloc Québécois
Steven MacKinnon
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon was sworn into his new role at Rideau Hall on Jan. 8, filling in until the end of July for Liberal colleague Karina Gould, who is expecting her second child this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Visas-for-Gazans program opens

  • Plus, new data on prescription coverage today.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller has launched a program to provide safe haven to Gazans who are related to Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Visas-for-Gazans program opens

  • Plus, new data on prescription coverage today.

Politics This Morning: Visas-for-Gazans program opens

  • Plus, new data on prescription coverage today.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller has launched a program to provide safe haven to Gazans who are related to Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New year, old problems for Trudeau

  • If you are the prime minister, what you do is viewed from many different lenses, some of them highly partisan and critical.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 10, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent Jamaican jaunt looks clueless, if not cruel, to some, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New year, old problems for Trudeau

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 10, 2024
  • If you are the prime minister, what you do is viewed from many different lenses, some of them highly partisan and critical.

New year, old problems for Trudeau

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 10, 2024
  • If you are the prime minister, what you do is viewed from many different lenses, some of them highly partisan and critical.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent Jamaican jaunt looks clueless, if not cruel, to some, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs look to legislate progress on TRC calls to action, harsher sentences for assaulting health-care workers

  • Conservative MP Ben Lobb's Bill C-234 will be among the first items on the House's private members' business agenda after being controversially amended by
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 9, 2024
The House of Commons returns on Jan. 29. There are currently 36 private members' bills in the legislative pipeline, of which 21 are at various stages in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs look to legislate progress on TRC calls to action, harsher sentences for assaulting health-care workers

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 9, 2024
  • Conservative MP Ben Lobb's Bill C-234 will be among the first items on the House's private members' business agenda after being controversially amended by

MPs look to legislate progress on TRC calls to action, harsher sentences for assaulting health-care workers

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 9, 2024
  • Conservative MP Ben Lobb's Bill C-234 will be among the first items on the House's private members' business agenda after being controversially amended by
The House of Commons returns on Jan. 29. There are currently 36 private members' bills in the legislative pipeline, of which 21 are at various stages in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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