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Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
Joel Lightbound
Joel Lightbound
Government Transformation, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound previously said the rules, 'the roles, and the responsibilities of everyone in the procurement process across departments need to be very clear.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
Joel Lightbound
Government Transformation, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound previously said the rules, 'the roles, and the responsibilities of everyone in the procurement process across departments need to be very clear.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will appear at the Laurier Club Stampede reception in Calgary on July 5. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will appear at the Laurier Club Stampede reception in Calgary on July 5. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, 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. Carney has defended eliminating the DST, saying negotiations had restarted with the U.S. as of June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, 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. Carney has defended eliminating the DST, saying negotiations had restarted with the U.S. as of June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now
Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, 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. Building a brain economy will require co-ordination across departments, write Jennie Z. Young and Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, 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. Building a brain economy will require co-ordination across departments, write Jennie Z. Young and Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House and Senate steering committee members named

  • All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.
List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Marc Miller, clockwise from top left, Karina Gould, and Ahmed Hussen are all chairing House committees, as is Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu. Red Chamber chairs include Pierre Dalphond (PSG), Rob Black (CSG), Michael MacDonald (CPC), and Hassan Yussuff (ISG). The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Jake Wright

House and Senate steering committee members named

List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.

House and Senate steering committee members named

List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Marc Miller, clockwise from top left, Karina Gould, and Ahmed Hussen are all chairing House committees, as is Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu. Red Chamber chairs include Pierre Dalphond (PSG), Rob Black (CSG), Michael MacDonald (CPC), and Hassan Yussuff (ISG). The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Jake Wright

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
The key fact in any discussion about climate refugees is that the tropical countries—like the South Pacific island of Tuvalu—will be hit sooner and harder than those closer to the poles, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles
The key fact in any discussion about climate refugees is that the tropical countries—like the South Pacific island of Tuvalu—will be hit sooner and harder than those closer to the poles, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that
Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlance, pictured, is the sponsor of the One Canadian Economy Act. As G7 nations race to secure global capital, Canada risks falling behind, unless we act now. We must act with equal urgency and ambition if we want to be competitive, write Stéphane Paquet and Jacquie Griffiths. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that
Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlance, pictured, is the sponsor of the One Canadian Economy Act. As G7 nations race to secure global capital, Canada risks falling behind, unless we act now. We must act with equal urgency and ambition if we want to be competitive, write Stéphane Paquet and Jacquie Griffiths. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Queer Senators now outnumber MPs on Pride Caucus, as group looks to include allies

  • Having a historic six openly queer Senators 'comfortable' with their identities and 'not shy to say that they're out' is a step forward for
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 3, 2025
The Senators who sit on the Canadian Pride Caucus are Duncan Wilson, top left, Kristopher Wells, Kim Pate, René Cormier, bottom left, Marnie McBean, and Martine Hébert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Queer Senators now outnumber MPs on Pride Caucus, as group looks to include allies

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 3, 2025
  • Having a historic six openly queer Senators 'comfortable' with their identities and 'not shy to say that they're out' is a step forward for

Queer Senators now outnumber MPs on Pride Caucus, as group looks to include allies

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 3, 2025
  • Having a historic six openly queer Senators 'comfortable' with their identities and 'not shy to say that they're out' is a step forward for
The Senators who sit on the Canadian Pride Caucus are Duncan Wilson, top left, Kristopher Wells, Kim Pate, René Cormier, bottom left, Marnie McBean, and Martine Hébert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.
Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
Before turning to politics, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was chair of Hydro One Limited, which is Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.
Before turning to politics, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was chair of Hydro One Limited, which is Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 2, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty is being given a large injection of funds to right the ship in his department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 2, 2025
  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 2, 2025
  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'
Defence Minister David McGuinty is being given a large injection of funds to right the ship in his department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The North is Canada’s microcosm

  • Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
Kathleen Lake in Kluane National Park, with King's Throne in the distance. Government is the mainstay of the Yukon economy, followed by tourism and mining, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

The North is Canada’s microcosm

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
  • Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for

The North is Canada’s microcosm

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
  • Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for
Kathleen Lake in Kluane National Park, with King's Throne in the distance. Government is the mainstay of the Yukon economy, followed by tourism and mining, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

The failed $5-billion program the feds can’t shake

  • With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
Alex Benay, the associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada in whose lap this mess has landed, estimated on June 23 that the cost of fixing and replacing Phoenix would be $5.1-billion, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The failed $5-billion program the feds can’t shake

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
  • With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a

The failed $5-billion program the feds can’t shake

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
  • With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
Alex Benay, the associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada in whose lap this mess has landed, estimated on June 23 that the cost of fixing and replacing Phoenix would be $5.1-billion, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Calgary Stampede kicks off on July 4

  • SATURDAY, JULY 5 Canada First Stampede Barbecue—The Conservative Party of Canada hosts its Canada First Stampede Barbecue at the Calgary Stampede. Saturday, July 5,
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife, Anaida, at the 2024 Calgary Stampede. This year's Stampede takes place July 4-13, and on July 5, the Conservative Party is hosting a Canada First Stampede Barbecue. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

Calgary Stampede kicks off on July 4

  • SATURDAY, JULY 5 Canada First Stampede Barbecue—The Conservative Party of Canada hosts its Canada First Stampede Barbecue at the Calgary Stampede. Saturday, July 5,

Calgary Stampede kicks off on July 4

  • SATURDAY, JULY 5 Canada First Stampede Barbecue—The Conservative Party of Canada hosts its Canada First Stampede Barbecue at the Calgary Stampede. Saturday, July 5,
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife, Anaida, at the 2024 Calgary Stampede. This year's Stampede takes place July 4-13, and on July 5, the Conservative Party is hosting a Canada First Stampede Barbecue. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

  • If Canada wants to turn its G7 presidency into something lasting, AI is a clear test.
Opinion | BY ALEXANDER LANDRY, BRENDAN CONWAY-SMITH | July 2, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon is sworn in to cabinet on May 13. Appointing a minister of AI is a welcome signal, but it is no substitute for real ambition, write Alexander Landry and Brendan Conway-Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

Opinion | BY ALEXANDER LANDRY, BRENDAN CONWAY-SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • If Canada wants to turn its G7 presidency into something lasting, AI is a clear test.

AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

Opinion | BY ALEXANDER LANDRY, BRENDAN CONWAY-SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • If Canada wants to turn its G7 presidency into something lasting, AI is a clear test.
Evan Solomon
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon is sworn in to cabinet on May 13. Appointing a minister of AI is a welcome signal, but it is no substitute for real ambition, write Alexander Landry and Brendan Conway-Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadians’ right to a healthy environment is already being tested

  • Canada is deciding whether and how to regulate a class of toxic substances known as PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances), more commonly known as 'forever chemicals.'
Opinion | BY LYNDIA DERNIS, JANE MCARTHUR | July 2, 2025
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. PFAS are a test of whether our laws and political systems can finally prioritize human health over harmful products and outdated industry practices, write Dr. Lyndia Dernis and Dr. Jane McArthur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians’ right to a healthy environment is already being tested

Opinion | BY LYNDIA DERNIS, JANE MCARTHUR | July 2, 2025
  • Canada is deciding whether and how to regulate a class of toxic substances known as PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances), more commonly known as 'forever chemicals.'

Canadians’ right to a healthy environment is already being tested

Opinion | BY LYNDIA DERNIS, JANE MCARTHUR | July 2, 2025
  • Canada is deciding whether and how to regulate a class of toxic substances known as PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances), more commonly known as 'forever chemicals.'
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. PFAS are a test of whether our laws and political systems can finally prioritize human health over harmful products and outdated industry practices, write Dr. Lyndia Dernis and Dr. Jane McArthur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians are coming together, and Indigenous people can’t be left out 

  • Indigenous leaders have called the feds’ recent Bill C-5 push a 'huge step backward' in the Crown-Indigenous relationship.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and cabinet have their work cut out to prove they are committed to continuing to walk the path toward true reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians are coming together, and Indigenous people can’t be left out 

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 2, 2025
  • Indigenous leaders have called the feds’ recent Bill C-5 push a 'huge step backward' in the Crown-Indigenous relationship.

Canadians are coming together, and Indigenous people can’t be left out 

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 2, 2025
  • Indigenous leaders have called the feds’ recent Bill C-5 push a 'huge step backward' in the Crown-Indigenous relationship.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and cabinet have their work cut out to prove they are committed to continuing to walk the path toward true reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No apologies for that one’: recently retired Senator Marc Gold talks nine years in the Chamber

  • Appointed as a Senator in November 2016, Gold has been the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber since 2020. He officially retired on June
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
Now-retired Quebec senator Marc Gold has no regrets about taking the 'plunge' and applying to sit in the Senate in 2016, and says he leaves proud and feeling good about what he leaves behind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No apologies for that one’: recently retired Senator Marc Gold talks nine years in the Chamber

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
  • Appointed as a Senator in November 2016, Gold has been the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber since 2020. He officially retired on June

‘No apologies for that one’: recently retired Senator Marc Gold talks nine years in the Chamber

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
  • Appointed as a Senator in November 2016, Gold has been the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber since 2020. He officially retired on June
Now-retired Quebec senator Marc Gold has no regrets about taking the 'plunge' and applying to sit in the Senate in 2016, and says he leaves proud and feeling good about what he leaves behind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
On June 9, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada would spend and extra $9-billion on defence this fiscal year, to finally reach the military alliance's then-two per cent of GDP spending target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.
Mark Carney
On June 9, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada would spend and extra $9-billion on defence this fiscal year, to finally reach the military alliance's then-two per cent of GDP spending target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What to do about youth unemployment?

  • The scale of the problem requires more innovative policy solutions.
Opinion | BY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER | June 30, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
The federal government recently injected 6,000 new opportunities into the Canada Summer Jobs program overseen by Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What to do about youth unemployment?

Opinion | BY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER | June 30, 2025
  • The scale of the problem requires more innovative policy solutions.

What to do about youth unemployment?

Opinion | BY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER | June 30, 2025
  • The scale of the problem requires more innovative policy solutions.
Patty Hajdu
The federal government recently injected 6,000 new opportunities into the Canada Summer Jobs program overseen by Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

  • With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, is facing calls for her resignation after a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
  • With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
  • With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, is facing calls for her resignation after a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands
Opinion | June 30, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands

Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce the date of the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta today, as per the National Post. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce the date of the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta today, as per the National Post. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

  • I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
In a press conference on June 20, 2025, in the West Block, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, said his government would organize full-day summits with Indigenous rights holders, leadership and experts, that will take place this summer, to discuss Bill C-5. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, also spoke at the press conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
  • I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
  • I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting
Prime Minister Mark Carney
In a press conference on June 20, 2025, in the West Block, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, said his government would organize full-day summits with Indigenous rights holders, leadership and experts, that will take place this summer, to discuss Bill C-5. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, also spoke at the press conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
Pierre Poilievre will have his leadership reviewed at the Conservative Party's biennial policy convention in Calgary, Alta., between Jan. 29-31, 2026. The party will also elect new 20 national councillors at the event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.
Pierre Poilievre will have his leadership reviewed at the Conservative Party's biennial policy convention in Calgary, Alta., between Jan. 29-31, 2026. The party will also elect new 20 national councillors at the event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Jane Philpott to discuss her new book with Paul Wells on April 9

  • MONDAY, APRIL 8 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House returns on Monday,
Former Liberal federal health minister Jane Philpott, pictured, will discuss her new book, Health For All: A doctor's prescription for a healthier Canada, with journalist Paul Wells at an event hosted by the Ottawa International Writers’ Festival, on Tuesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Jane Philpott to discuss her new book with Paul Wells on April 9

  • MONDAY, APRIL 8 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House returns on Monday,

Jane Philpott to discuss her new book with Paul Wells on April 9

  • MONDAY, APRIL 8 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House returns on Monday,
Former Liberal federal health minister Jane Philpott, pictured, will discuss her new book, Health For All: A doctor's prescription for a healthier Canada, with journalist Paul Wells at an event hosted by the Ottawa International Writers’ Festival, on Tuesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal government faces test defending royal prerogative as opposition MPs vie for say in Canada’s foreign policy

  • While Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said 'we cannot change foreign policy based on an opposition motion,' she also noted that the amended and
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 5, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and NDP MP Heather McPherson. After negotiations with the Liberals, McPherson acceded to a more water-downed proposal that didn't include recognizing the state of Palestine. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Liberal government faces test defending royal prerogative as opposition MPs vie for say in Canada’s foreign policy

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 5, 2024
  • While Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said 'we cannot change foreign policy based on an opposition motion,' she also noted that the amended and

Liberal government faces test defending royal prerogative as opposition MPs vie for say in Canada’s foreign policy

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 5, 2024
  • While Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said 'we cannot change foreign policy based on an opposition motion,' she also noted that the amended and
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and NDP MP Heather McPherson. After negotiations with the Liberals, McPherson acceded to a more water-downed proposal that didn't include recognizing the state of Palestine. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Battling the housing beast

  • Plus, Charlie Angus prepares to pack it in.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has promised billions more for initiatives meant to increase the supply of housing in her forthcoming budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Battling the housing beast

  • Plus, Charlie Angus prepares to pack it in.

Politics This Morning: Battling the housing beast

  • Plus, Charlie Angus prepares to pack it in.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has promised billions more for initiatives meant to increase the supply of housing in her forthcoming budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NATO stands stronger together 20 years after its biggest expansion

  • March 29 marked 20 years since Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia joined NATO And as the alliance celebrates its 75th anniversary
Opinion | BY PLAMEN GEORGIEV, MARGUS RAVA, KASPARS OZOLINS, DARIUS SKUSEVICIUS, BOGDAN MANOIU, VIERA GRIGOVá, ANDREJ RODE | April 4, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on July 12, 2023. The more NATO alliance members and allies do to help Ukraine, the sooner we will see freedom and peace rise again in Europe, write envoys representing NATO’s class of 2004. Photograph courtesy of NATO

NATO stands stronger together 20 years after its biggest expansion

Opinion | BY PLAMEN GEORGIEV, MARGUS RAVA, KASPARS OZOLINS, DARIUS SKUSEVICIUS, BOGDAN MANOIU, VIERA GRIGOVá, ANDREJ RODE | April 4, 2024
  • March 29 marked 20 years since Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia joined NATO And as the alliance celebrates its 75th anniversary

NATO stands stronger together 20 years after its biggest expansion

Opinion | BY PLAMEN GEORGIEV, MARGUS RAVA, KASPARS OZOLINS, DARIUS SKUSEVICIUS, BOGDAN MANOIU, VIERA GRIGOVá, ANDREJ RODE | April 4, 2024
  • March 29 marked 20 years since Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia joined NATO And as the alliance celebrates its 75th anniversary
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on July 12, 2023. The more NATO alliance members and allies do to help Ukraine, the sooner we will see freedom and peace rise again in Europe, write envoys representing NATO’s class of 2004. Photograph courtesy of NATO

CBSA told KPMG to go subcontract through GC Strategies to work on ArriveCan, MPs hear

  • Antonio Utano, a director-general at the Canada Revenue Agency, and Cameron MacDonald, an assistant deputy minister at Health Canada, have been suspended without pay
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 4, 2024
Hartaj Nijjar, KPMG's partner and national leader for cybersecurity services, left, and Lydia Lee, the firm's partner and national leader for the firm's digital health transformation practice, testified before the House Public Accounts Committee on April 4. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVU

CBSA told KPMG to go subcontract through GC Strategies to work on ArriveCan, MPs hear

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 4, 2024
  • Antonio Utano, a director-general at the Canada Revenue Agency, and Cameron MacDonald, an assistant deputy minister at Health Canada, have been suspended without pay

CBSA told KPMG to go subcontract through GC Strategies to work on ArriveCan, MPs hear

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 4, 2024
  • Antonio Utano, a director-general at the Canada Revenue Agency, and Cameron MacDonald, an assistant deputy minister at Health Canada, have been suspended without pay
Hartaj Nijjar, KPMG's partner and national leader for cybersecurity services, left, and Lydia Lee, the firm's partner and national leader for the firm's digital health transformation practice, testified before the House Public Accounts Committee on April 4. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVU

Inuit at the UN plastic talks

  • The global community is coming to Ottawa at the end of April to continue key talks on a global plastics treaty, with a goal
Opinion | BY LISA KOPERQUALUK | April 4, 2024
Liz Pijogge, a northern contaminants researcher for the Nunatsiavut government, collects plastic samples in the Nunatsiavut region. Image courtesy SuliaKaKatigelluta: Community Monitoring of Plastic Pollution in Nunatsiavut

Inuit at the UN plastic talks

Opinion | BY LISA KOPERQUALUK | April 4, 2024
  • The global community is coming to Ottawa at the end of April to continue key talks on a global plastics treaty, with a goal

Inuit at the UN plastic talks

Opinion | BY LISA KOPERQUALUK | April 4, 2024
  • The global community is coming to Ottawa at the end of April to continue key talks on a global plastics treaty, with a goal
Liz Pijogge, a northern contaminants researcher for the Nunatsiavut government, collects plastic samples in the Nunatsiavut region. Image courtesy SuliaKaKatigelluta: Community Monitoring of Plastic Pollution in Nunatsiavut

Investing in plastics recycling infrastructure to create a circular economy

  • For Canada and the world to successfully scale recycling as part of the global solution to reduce plastic waste, we need four key actions
Opinion | BY KATE BAILEY | April 4, 2024
As the world comes to Ottawa, now is the time for Canada to lead in building a circular economy for plastics by putting recycling infrastructure investments, minimum recycled content policies, and mandatory design standards at the core of its commitment to reduce plastic pollution and carbon pollution, writes Kate Bailey. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Investing in plastics recycling infrastructure to create a circular economy

Opinion | BY KATE BAILEY | April 4, 2024
  • For Canada and the world to successfully scale recycling as part of the global solution to reduce plastic waste, we need four key actions

Investing in plastics recycling infrastructure to create a circular economy

Opinion | BY KATE BAILEY | April 4, 2024
  • For Canada and the world to successfully scale recycling as part of the global solution to reduce plastic waste, we need four key actions
As the world comes to Ottawa, now is the time for Canada to lead in building a circular economy for plastics by putting recycling infrastructure investments, minimum recycled content policies, and mandatory design standards at the core of its commitment to reduce plastic pollution and carbon pollution, writes Kate Bailey. Image courtesy of Pixabay

A glimmer of hope for Canadian global leadership?

  • Mark Carney is advocating for the reinvention of liberal democracy that strengthens social cohesion, while also protecting the planet and its life-sustaining natural environment.
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | April 4, 2024
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney picked up the Club of Florence’s 2024 ‘Renewed Humanism’ award on March 20, and laid out a clear policy contrast to those who—often devoid of scientific or empirical evidence—advocate for the more authoritarian approach, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A glimmer of hope for Canadian global leadership?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | April 4, 2024
  • Mark Carney is advocating for the reinvention of liberal democracy that strengthens social cohesion, while also protecting the planet and its life-sustaining natural environment.

A glimmer of hope for Canadian global leadership?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | April 4, 2024
  • Mark Carney is advocating for the reinvention of liberal democracy that strengthens social cohesion, while also protecting the planet and its life-sustaining natural environment.
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney picked up the Club of Florence’s 2024 ‘Renewed Humanism’ award on March 20, and laid out a clear policy contrast to those who—often devoid of scientific or empirical evidence—advocate for the more authoritarian approach, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Poilievre’s grand strategic plan

  • When the next federal election rolls around, Pierre Poilievre won’t be hoping a stronger NDP will weaken the Liberals. He’ll be hoping a weaker
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 4, 2024
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at a national caucus meeting on the Hill on March 20, 2024. As he put it after the non-confidence vote, for 'true change, common sense change,' voters have only a Conservative choice. Expect to hear that line a lot, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s grand strategic plan

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 4, 2024
  • When the next federal election rolls around, Pierre Poilievre won’t be hoping a stronger NDP will weaken the Liberals. He’ll be hoping a weaker

Poilievre’s grand strategic plan

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 4, 2024
  • When the next federal election rolls around, Pierre Poilievre won’t be hoping a stronger NDP will weaken the Liberals. He’ll be hoping a weaker
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at a national caucus meeting on the Hill on March 20, 2024. As he put it after the non-confidence vote, for 'true change, common sense change,' voters have only a Conservative choice. Expect to hear that line a lot, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Free speech just as free, but safer with Online Harms Act

  • Bill C-63 may need some work, but overall it strikes a good balance between preventing harm and preserving free speech, using a mix of
Opinion | BY HARVEY GOLDBERG | April 4, 2024
Hate speech poses a tangible and present threat to Canadian democracy. The Online Harms Act will perhaps make members of target groups less alone and fearful, writes Harvey Goldberg. Unsplash photograph by Clem Onojeghuo

Free speech just as free, but safer with Online Harms Act

Opinion | BY HARVEY GOLDBERG | April 4, 2024
  • Bill C-63 may need some work, but overall it strikes a good balance between preventing harm and preserving free speech, using a mix of

Free speech just as free, but safer with Online Harms Act

Opinion | BY HARVEY GOLDBERG | April 4, 2024
  • Bill C-63 may need some work, but overall it strikes a good balance between preventing harm and preserving free speech, using a mix of
Hate speech poses a tangible and present threat to Canadian democracy. The Online Harms Act will perhaps make members of target groups less alone and fearful, writes Harvey Goldberg. Unsplash photograph by Clem Onojeghuo

Politics This Morning: Top spies to Foreign Interference Commission 

  • Plus, MPs will grill KPMG execs on ArriveCan contracts.
Dan Rogers, the deputy chief of foreign signals intelligence at the Communications Security Establishment, will testify before the Foreign Interference Commission today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Top spies to Foreign Interference Commission 

  • Plus, MPs will grill KPMG execs on ArriveCan contracts.

Politics This Morning: Top spies to Foreign Interference Commission 

  • Plus, MPs will grill KPMG execs on ArriveCan contracts.
Dan Rogers, the deputy chief of foreign signals intelligence at the Communications Security Establishment, will testify before the Foreign Interference Commission today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence department spent around $1.2-billion on consultants last year

  • "A significant amount of money— is [spent] on professional services related to IT contracts,” Matthews had told the House Public Accounts Committee on March
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 3, 2024
Minister of National Defence Bill Blair speaks at a press conference in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Nov. 20, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence department spent around $1.2-billion on consultants last year

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 3, 2024
  • "A significant amount of money— is [spent] on professional services related to IT contracts,” Matthews had told the House Public Accounts Committee on March

Defence department spent around $1.2-billion on consultants last year

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 3, 2024
  • "A significant amount of money— is [spent] on professional services related to IT contracts,” Matthews had told the House Public Accounts Committee on March
Minister of National Defence Bill Blair speaks at a press conference in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Nov. 20, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau should abandon his quest to regulate free speech, argues Robert Sopuck

  • Real free speech always offends someone; otherwise, it would not be free.
Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | April 3, 2024
Justice Minister Arif Virani pictured on the Hill onJan. 30, 2024, is the federal cabinet minister responsible for the Online Harms Bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau should abandon his quest to regulate free speech, argues Robert Sopuck

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | April 3, 2024
  • Real free speech always offends someone; otherwise, it would not be free.

Trudeau should abandon his quest to regulate free speech, argues Robert Sopuck

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | April 3, 2024
  • Real free speech always offends someone; otherwise, it would not be free.
Justice Minister Arif Virani pictured on the Hill onJan. 30, 2024, is the federal cabinet minister responsible for the Online Harms Bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senegal: the last country standing

  • Amidst the violence and misery that plague the rest of the Sahel, Senegal is a beacon of hope: very poor, to be sure, and
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 3, 2024
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with former Senegalese president Macky Sall. What West Africa needs is a virtuous cycle of growth. What it has is the biggest vicious circle in the world, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. State Department/Freddie Everett

Senegal: the last country standing

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 3, 2024
  • Amidst the violence and misery that plague the rest of the Sahel, Senegal is a beacon of hope: very poor, to be sure, and

Senegal: the last country standing

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 3, 2024
  • Amidst the violence and misery that plague the rest of the Sahel, Senegal is a beacon of hope: very poor, to be sure, and
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with former Senegalese president Macky Sall. What West Africa needs is a virtuous cycle of growth. What it has is the biggest vicious circle in the world, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. State Department/Freddie Everett

Basic income is a concept Conservatives should champion

  • Conservatives have an opportunity to prepare the Canadian economy, labour market, and social policy framework for the radically different economic future that is rapidly
Opinion | BY WIL ROBERTSON | April 3, 2024
Current deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Melissa Lantsman, pictured, said in an interview that “Conservatives can own” the concept of a basic income. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Basic income is a concept Conservatives should champion

Opinion | BY WIL ROBERTSON | April 3, 2024
  • Conservatives have an opportunity to prepare the Canadian economy, labour market, and social policy framework for the radically different economic future that is rapidly

Basic income is a concept Conservatives should champion

Opinion | BY WIL ROBERTSON | April 3, 2024
  • Conservatives have an opportunity to prepare the Canadian economy, labour market, and social policy framework for the radically different economic future that is rapidly
Current deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Melissa Lantsman, pictured, said in an interview that “Conservatives can own” the concept of a basic income. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne, Vandal, LeBlanc add to their teams

  • For one, Public Safety, Democratic Institutions, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has a new issues manager on board.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 3, 2024
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left; Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal; and Public Safety, Democratic Institutions, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc have all recently welcomed new staff to their teams. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Champagne, Vandal, LeBlanc add to their teams

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 3, 2024
  • For one, Public Safety, Democratic Institutions, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has a new issues manager on board.

Champagne, Vandal, LeBlanc add to their teams

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 3, 2024
  • For one, Public Safety, Democratic Institutions, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has a new issues manager on board.
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left; Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal; and Public Safety, Democratic Institutions, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc have all recently welcomed new staff to their teams. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

It’s time to get serious about climate adaptation

  • The federal government must ensure that Canada's infrastructure is prepared for extreme weather events driven by climate change.
Opinion | BY GERARD MCDONALD AND JEANETTE SOUTHWOOD | April 3, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault launched the federal government's National Adaptation Strategy in June 2023, intended to lay out a framework to reduce the risk of climate-related disasters, protect nature and biodiversity, and build and maintain resilient infrastructure. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to get serious about climate adaptation

Opinion | BY GERARD MCDONALD AND JEANETTE SOUTHWOOD | April 3, 2024
  • The federal government must ensure that Canada's infrastructure is prepared for extreme weather events driven by climate change.

It’s time to get serious about climate adaptation

Opinion | BY GERARD MCDONALD AND JEANETTE SOUTHWOOD | April 3, 2024
  • The federal government must ensure that Canada's infrastructure is prepared for extreme weather events driven by climate change.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault launched the federal government's National Adaptation Strategy in June 2023, intended to lay out a framework to reduce the risk of climate-related disasters, protect nature and biodiversity, and build and maintain resilient infrastructure. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Confronting Beijing’s meddling outweighs concerns over politician participation, says Uyghur advocate

  • Panellists from diaspora groups provided the Foreign Interference Commission with 'courageous and heartbreaking' context to examine the full scope of the problem, says a
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 3, 2024
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue will hear from nearly 50 witnesses and examine thousands of pages of documents before the first stage of hearings for the public inquiry into foreign election interference in the last two federal elections is complete on April 10, with her initial report due May 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Confronting Beijing’s meddling outweighs concerns over politician participation, says Uyghur advocate

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 3, 2024
  • Panellists from diaspora groups provided the Foreign Interference Commission with 'courageous and heartbreaking' context to examine the full scope of the problem, says a

Confronting Beijing’s meddling outweighs concerns over politician participation, says Uyghur advocate

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 3, 2024
  • Panellists from diaspora groups provided the Foreign Interference Commission with 'courageous and heartbreaking' context to examine the full scope of the problem, says a
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue will hear from nearly 50 witnesses and examine thousands of pages of documents before the first stage of hearings for the public inquiry into foreign election interference in the last two federal elections is complete on April 10, with her initial report due May 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has been concerned with a lack of diplomatic access in China amid turbulent ties

  • Former Canadian diplomats aren't hopeful that Ottawa will have improved diplomatic access in Beijing anytime soon.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2024
Canada has continued to seek 'open channels of communication' with China, including a meeting between Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference in February. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has been concerned with a lack of diplomatic access in China amid turbulent ties

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2024
  • Former Canadian diplomats aren't hopeful that Ottawa will have improved diplomatic access in Beijing anytime soon.

Canada has been concerned with a lack of diplomatic access in China amid turbulent ties

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2024
  • Former Canadian diplomats aren't hopeful that Ottawa will have improved diplomatic access in Beijing anytime soon.
Canada has continued to seek 'open channels of communication' with China, including a meeting between Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference in February. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

  • Current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, and insiders weigh in on who has influence over Canadian foreign policy for The Hill Times'
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY, STUART BENSON, JONAH GRIGNON | April 3, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, have been tapped to lead the 'Team Canada' U.S. engagement effort, with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, centre, bringing her key D.C. links, having formerly been Ottawa's point person for the bilateral relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY, STUART BENSON, JONAH GRIGNON | April 3, 2024
  • Current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, and insiders weigh in on who has influence over Canadian foreign policy for The Hill Times'

U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY, STUART BENSON, JONAH GRIGNON | April 3, 2024
  • Current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, and insiders weigh in on who has influence over Canadian foreign policy for The Hill Times'
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, have been tapped to lead the 'Team Canada' U.S. engagement effort, with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, centre, bringing her key D.C. links, having formerly been Ottawa's point person for the bilateral relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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