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Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet will be sworn in at Rideau Hall today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet will be sworn in at Rideau Hall today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin, speak about their experiences moving out of public office, following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin, speak about their experiences moving out of public office, following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.
Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
Naturopathic doctors are a key part of a holistic, modern health-care system, providing evidence-based care that intentionally holds space for traditional knowledge, write Gemma Beierback, and Jenny Gardipy. Unsplash photograph by Content Pixie

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.
Naturopathic doctors are a key part of a holistic, modern health-care system, providing evidence-based care that intentionally holds space for traditional knowledge, write Gemma Beierback, and Jenny Gardipy. Unsplash photograph by Content Pixie

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
Mike Pompeo, pictured when he was U.S. Secretary of State in Ottawa for a bilateral meeting on Aug. 22, 2019, will be back in town to headline CANSEC on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's
Mike Pompeo, pictured when he was U.S. Secretary of State in Ottawa for a bilateral meeting on Aug. 22, 2019, will be back in town to headline CANSEC on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney pulls off mission impossible

  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,
Opinion | May 7, 2025

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

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  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Opinion | May 7, 2025
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

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  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Progressive Afghan women in dangerous limbo, while we wring our hands uselessly

  • Can Canada not, at least, rescue individual women, especially those who worked with Canadians on various women’s 'empowerment programs' during the war? You would
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 23, 2023
The group of MPs who have been working behind the scenes, includes Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, left, the Green Party's Elizabeth May, the NDP's Heather McPherson, the Conservatives' Alex Ruff and the Liberals' Marcus Powlowski and Leah Taylor Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Progressive Afghan women in dangerous limbo, while we wring our hands uselessly

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 23, 2023
  • Can Canada not, at least, rescue individual women, especially those who worked with Canadians on various women’s 'empowerment programs' during the war? You would

Progressive Afghan women in dangerous limbo, while we wring our hands uselessly

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 23, 2023
  • Can Canada not, at least, rescue individual women, especially those who worked with Canadians on various women’s 'empowerment programs' during the war? You would
The group of MPs who have been working behind the scenes, includes Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, left, the Green Party's Elizabeth May, the NDP's Heather McPherson, the Conservatives' Alex Ruff and the Liberals' Marcus Powlowski and Leah Taylor Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Record-setting December finishes unprecedented year for lobbying activity

  • December set a new record for communication reports filed for that month, with economic development emerging as the top issue discussed overall.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 23, 2023
Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen said 'there is more work to be done to ensure that all Canadians have access to quality, affordable housing,' in a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation press release from Nov. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Record-setting December finishes unprecedented year for lobbying activity

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 23, 2023
  • December set a new record for communication reports filed for that month, with economic development emerging as the top issue discussed overall.

Record-setting December finishes unprecedented year for lobbying activity

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 23, 2023
  • December set a new record for communication reports filed for that month, with economic development emerging as the top issue discussed overall.
Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen said 'there is more work to be done to ensure that all Canadians have access to quality, affordable housing,' in a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation press release from Nov. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: PM, ministers, and chiefs of staff gather for cabinet retreat

  • The Liberals won't have Hamilton to themselves. Hundreds of migrants and migrant rights advocates plan to demonstrate outside the cabinet retreat.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 23, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen here on Jan. 12 in Ottawa at the National Arts Centre, is hosting a cabinet retreat in Hamilton, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: PM, ministers, and chiefs of staff gather for cabinet retreat

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 23, 2023
  • The Liberals won't have Hamilton to themselves. Hundreds of migrants and migrant rights advocates plan to demonstrate outside the cabinet retreat.

Politics This Morning: PM, ministers, and chiefs of staff gather for cabinet retreat

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 23, 2023
  • The Liberals won't have Hamilton to themselves. Hundreds of migrants and migrant rights advocates plan to demonstrate outside the cabinet retreat.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen here on Jan. 12 in Ottawa at the National Arts Centre, is hosting a cabinet retreat in Hamilton, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘There’s no fixed playbook’: deputy minister retreat chance to look ahead to ‘obvious milestones,’ prep for any potential government transition, say former PCO Clerks

  • Former PCO Clerk Michael Wernick said there were some 'obvious milestones' for the deputy ministers to prepare for, including the federal budget, U.S. President
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 23, 2023
Clerk of the Privy Council Janice Charette, left, and former Clerks Michael Wernick and Mel Cappe. Cappe says deputy minister retreats are structured and organized by the Clerk, who relies on a group of officials from the senior personnel secretariat to think about what's needed to be addressed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photographs

‘There’s no fixed playbook’: deputy minister retreat chance to look ahead to ‘obvious milestones,’ prep for any potential government transition, say former PCO Clerks

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 23, 2023
  • Former PCO Clerk Michael Wernick said there were some 'obvious milestones' for the deputy ministers to prepare for, including the federal budget, U.S. President

‘There’s no fixed playbook’: deputy minister retreat chance to look ahead to ‘obvious milestones,’ prep for any potential government transition, say former PCO Clerks

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 23, 2023
  • Former PCO Clerk Michael Wernick said there were some 'obvious milestones' for the deputy ministers to prepare for, including the federal budget, U.S. President
Clerk of the Privy Council Janice Charette, left, and former Clerks Michael Wernick and Mel Cappe. Cappe says deputy minister retreats are structured and organized by the Clerk, who relies on a group of officials from the senior personnel secretariat to think about what's needed to be addressed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, file photographs

Peter Nicholson’s bold route to a better health-care system

  • Under Nicholson’s plan, the CHT would be abolished. Instead, corporate and personal income tax points, or HST points, equivalent to the $43-billion CHT could
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 23, 2023
In a new policy brief for the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School for Public Policy at the University of Regina, Peter Nicholson has set out a proposal for what would amount to a radical change in how health care is financed in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Peter Nicholson’s bold route to a better health-care system

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 23, 2023
  • Under Nicholson’s plan, the CHT would be abolished. Instead, corporate and personal income tax points, or HST points, equivalent to the $43-billion CHT could

Peter Nicholson’s bold route to a better health-care system

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 23, 2023
  • Under Nicholson’s plan, the CHT would be abolished. Instead, corporate and personal income tax points, or HST points, equivalent to the $43-billion CHT could
In a new policy brief for the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School for Public Policy at the University of Regina, Peter Nicholson has set out a proposal for what would amount to a radical change in how health care is financed in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

In the world of political leaders, why can’t they be more compelling, and engaging?

  • Sheila Copps wrote an 89th birthday wish to former prime minister Jean Chrétien last week in this newspaper and, as a former member of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 23, 2023
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, who turned 89 on Jan. 11, was prime minister from 1993 to 2003. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the world of political leaders, why can’t they be more compelling, and engaging?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 23, 2023
  • Sheila Copps wrote an 89th birthday wish to former prime minister Jean Chrétien last week in this newspaper and, as a former member of

In the world of political leaders, why can’t they be more compelling, and engaging?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 23, 2023
  • Sheila Copps wrote an 89th birthday wish to former prime minister Jean Chrétien last week in this newspaper and, as a former member of
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, who turned 89 on Jan. 11, was prime minister from 1993 to 2003. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal Liberals to hold national convention in Ottawa in May

  • Plus, Simon Fraser to host webinar surrounding violence, misogyny and racism in hockey, and Global News journalist David Akin looking for replacement newsletter platform
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 23, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. The Libs will hold national convention in Ottawa in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal Liberals to hold national convention in Ottawa in May

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 23, 2023
  • Plus, Simon Fraser to host webinar surrounding violence, misogyny and racism in hockey, and Global News journalist David Akin looking for replacement newsletter platform

Federal Liberals to hold national convention in Ottawa in May

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 23, 2023
  • Plus, Simon Fraser to host webinar surrounding violence, misogyny and racism in hockey, and Global News journalist David Akin looking for replacement newsletter platform
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. The Libs will hold national convention in Ottawa in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Despite popular support from the public, progress on Just Transition remains elusive: letter writer

  • On Jan. 3, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced that the “Just Transition” legislation, a 2019 election campaign promise by the federal Liberals, was set to
Opinion | January 23, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured Oct. 18, 2022, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Despite popular support from the public, progress on Just Transition remains elusive: letter writer

Opinion | January 23, 2023
  • On Jan. 3, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced that the “Just Transition” legislation, a 2019 election campaign promise by the federal Liberals, was set to

Despite popular support from the public, progress on Just Transition remains elusive: letter writer

Opinion | January 23, 2023
  • On Jan. 3, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced that the “Just Transition” legislation, a 2019 election campaign promise by the federal Liberals, was set to
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured Oct. 18, 2022, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau to hold cabinet retreat in Hamilton Jan. 23-25

  • MONDAY, JAN. 23 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the Christmas break and is scheduled to sit 26 weeks in 2023. It will
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill at a Liberal national caucus meeting on Nov. 30, 2022, will hold a cabinet retreat in Hamilton, Ont., Jan. 23-25, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau to hold cabinet retreat in Hamilton Jan. 23-25

  • MONDAY, JAN. 23 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the Christmas break and is scheduled to sit 26 weeks in 2023. It will

Trudeau to hold cabinet retreat in Hamilton Jan. 23-25

  • MONDAY, JAN. 23 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the Christmas break and is scheduled to sit 26 weeks in 2023. It will
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill at a Liberal national caucus meeting on Nov. 30, 2022, will hold a cabinet retreat in Hamilton, Ont., Jan. 23-25, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where was the outrage when Const. Andrew Hong was gunned down, writes Toronto reader

  • The shooting death of Ontario Provincial Police officer Grzegorz Pierzchala on Dec. 27, 2022, was both tragic and horrific. With that being said, though, I
Opinion | January 23, 2023
In Canada, there is a hierarchy of victims, where many conservative politicians and journalists are concerned, and people of colour are at the very bottom of it, writes Sarah Singh of Brampton, Ont. Pexels.com

Where was the outrage when Const. Andrew Hong was gunned down, writes Toronto reader

Opinion | January 23, 2023
  • The shooting death of Ontario Provincial Police officer Grzegorz Pierzchala on Dec. 27, 2022, was both tragic and horrific. With that being said, though, I

Where was the outrage when Const. Andrew Hong was gunned down, writes Toronto reader

Opinion | January 23, 2023
  • The shooting death of Ontario Provincial Police officer Grzegorz Pierzchala on Dec. 27, 2022, was both tragic and horrific. With that being said, though, I
In Canada, there is a hierarchy of victims, where many conservative politicians and journalists are concerned, and people of colour are at the very bottom of it, writes Sarah Singh of Brampton, Ont. Pexels.com

Lantsman says Hill media will see more of Poilievre when House returns on Jan. 30

  • Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman says once the party begins rolling out policies that will form part of its campaign platform for the next
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 22, 2023
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre leaves a scrum on the Hill where he took five questions. Conservative strategist Yaroslav Baran says the chill some journalists feel from Poilievre should not come as a complete shock since 'the tenor of a lot of that criticism' reveals that 'many do not like him.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lantsman says Hill media will see more of Poilievre when House returns on Jan. 30

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 22, 2023
  • Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman says once the party begins rolling out policies that will form part of its campaign platform for the next

Lantsman says Hill media will see more of Poilievre when House returns on Jan. 30

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 22, 2023
  • Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman says once the party begins rolling out policies that will form part of its campaign platform for the next
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre leaves a scrum on the Hill where he took five questions. Conservative strategist Yaroslav Baran says the chill some journalists feel from Poilievre should not come as a complete shock since 'the tenor of a lot of that criticism' reveals that 'many do not like him.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Signs of Ontario inching towards a health-care deal may ‘break the logjam’ so other provinces follow suit, as premiers’ united front shows cracks

  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford's recent moves on health care and Ottawa's reaction to them show a 'pragmatic' relationship exists, says Liberal strategist Greg MacEachern.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 20, 2023
In announcements on Jan. 11 and Jan. 16, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the province was open to a deal on health transfers that would place federal strings on funding, and that Ontario plans to invest more in private health care delivery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Signs of Ontario inching towards a health-care deal may ‘break the logjam’ so other provinces follow suit, as premiers’ united front shows cracks

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 20, 2023
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford's recent moves on health care and Ottawa's reaction to them show a 'pragmatic' relationship exists, says Liberal strategist Greg MacEachern.

Signs of Ontario inching towards a health-care deal may ‘break the logjam’ so other provinces follow suit, as premiers’ united front shows cracks

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 20, 2023
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford's recent moves on health care and Ottawa's reaction to them show a 'pragmatic' relationship exists, says Liberal strategist Greg MacEachern.
In announcements on Jan. 11 and Jan. 16, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the province was open to a deal on health transfers that would place federal strings on funding, and that Ontario plans to invest more in private health care delivery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Anand and Eyre to summit in Ramstein

  • Plus, the end of an occasionally furry era on Rideau Street.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 20, 2023
Defence Minister Anita Anand will get a front-row seat to a debate over supplying tanks to Ukraine at a summit in Germany today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Anand and Eyre to summit in Ramstein

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 20, 2023
  • Plus, the end of an occasionally furry era on Rideau Street.

Politics This Morning: Anand and Eyre to summit in Ramstein

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 20, 2023
  • Plus, the end of an occasionally furry era on Rideau Street.
Defence Minister Anita Anand will get a front-row seat to a debate over supplying tanks to Ukraine at a summit in Germany today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

String of staff moves in and out of Minister Champagne’s office

  • Plus, Rosalyn Stevens is back in the women and gender equality minister’s office as director of strategic initiatives, and Todd Lane has officially exited
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 19, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with media before a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

String of staff moves in and out of Minister Champagne’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 19, 2023
  • Plus, Rosalyn Stevens is back in the women and gender equality minister’s office as director of strategic initiatives, and Todd Lane has officially exited

String of staff moves in and out of Minister Champagne’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 19, 2023
  • Plus, Rosalyn Stevens is back in the women and gender equality minister’s office as director of strategic initiatives, and Todd Lane has officially exited
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with media before a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds owe it to Canadian public to address the harm caused by copyright term extension

  • Only a miniscule percentage of copyright owners will benefit from an extra 20 years of protection, meanwhile, the rest of us lose unless balancing
Opinion | BY MARK SWARTZ | January 19, 2023
Extending the term of copyright 'pauses' the public domain for 20 years, impacting works created both in Canada and abroad. As a result, millions of copyrighted works will not enter the public domain for many years, including those created by prominent Canadians such as Glenn Gould, left, Lester Pearson, Marshall McLuhan, and Gabrielle Roy. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Feds owe it to Canadian public to address the harm caused by copyright term extension

Opinion | BY MARK SWARTZ | January 19, 2023
  • Only a miniscule percentage of copyright owners will benefit from an extra 20 years of protection, meanwhile, the rest of us lose unless balancing

Feds owe it to Canadian public to address the harm caused by copyright term extension

Opinion | BY MARK SWARTZ | January 19, 2023
  • Only a miniscule percentage of copyright owners will benefit from an extra 20 years of protection, meanwhile, the rest of us lose unless balancing
Extending the term of copyright 'pauses' the public domain for 20 years, impacting works created both in Canada and abroad. As a result, millions of copyrighted works will not enter the public domain for many years, including those created by prominent Canadians such as Glenn Gould, left, Lester Pearson, Marshall McLuhan, and Gabrielle Roy. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘Voluntary action alone isn’t going to cut it’: watchdog group calls for climate reporting requirements for Canada’s $4-trillion pension fund industry

  • A new report card finds a widening gap on credible climate action among Canada’s largest pension funds, which manage $2-trillion worth of assets.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 19, 2023
A construction site in Ottawa at the site of a mixed use rental building. Collectively, Canada's pension plans make up the largest pool of investment capital in the country, owning airports, pipelines, electrical utilities, and other infrastructure projects around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Voluntary action alone isn’t going to cut it’: watchdog group calls for climate reporting requirements for Canada’s $4-trillion pension fund industry

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 19, 2023
  • A new report card finds a widening gap on credible climate action among Canada’s largest pension funds, which manage $2-trillion worth of assets.

‘Voluntary action alone isn’t going to cut it’: watchdog group calls for climate reporting requirements for Canada’s $4-trillion pension fund industry

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 19, 2023
  • A new report card finds a widening gap on credible climate action among Canada’s largest pension funds, which manage $2-trillion worth of assets.
A construction site in Ottawa at the site of a mixed use rental building. Collectively, Canada's pension plans make up the largest pool of investment capital in the country, owning airports, pipelines, electrical utilities, and other infrastructure projects around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 19, 2023
Jagmeet Singh
Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds a media availability in West Block on Jan. 19, 2023, after meeting with his caucus to discuss priorities for the upcoming session. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 19, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 19, 2023
Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds a media availability in West Block on Jan. 19, 2023, after meeting with his caucus to discuss priorities for the upcoming session. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Do countries need chief risk officers for this scary world?

  • Better and more sophisticated risk monitoring is essential, particularly at international institutions, given the deep global interconnectedness of risks today.
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 19, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos. The WEF's 2023 pegs Canada’s top five risks over the next two years as the cost-of-living crisis, a debt crisis, rapid and/or sustained inflation, the failure of climate change adaptation, and an asset bubble burst, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Valeriano Di Domenico photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum

Do countries need chief risk officers for this scary world?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 19, 2023
  • Better and more sophisticated risk monitoring is essential, particularly at international institutions, given the deep global interconnectedness of risks today.

Do countries need chief risk officers for this scary world?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 19, 2023
  • Better and more sophisticated risk monitoring is essential, particularly at international institutions, given the deep global interconnectedness of risks today.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos. The WEF's 2023 pegs Canada’s top five risks over the next two years as the cost-of-living crisis, a debt crisis, rapid and/or sustained inflation, the failure of climate change adaptation, and an asset bubble burst, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Valeriano Di Domenico photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum

Artificial intelligence says it could manipulate humans into giving it weapons

  • When I asked ChatGPT if war could ever happen, it replied 'AI is designed to be a tool that can be used to assist
Opinion | BY ALISTAIR VIGIER | January 19, 2023
Does artificial intelligence think that humans and artificial intelligence will ever be at war? If war happened, how would it play out? ChatGPT just told me it is difficult to predict the future but gave some examples of how war could play out. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Artificial intelligence says it could manipulate humans into giving it weapons

Opinion | BY ALISTAIR VIGIER | January 19, 2023
  • When I asked ChatGPT if war could ever happen, it replied 'AI is designed to be a tool that can be used to assist

Artificial intelligence says it could manipulate humans into giving it weapons

Opinion | BY ALISTAIR VIGIER | January 19, 2023
  • When I asked ChatGPT if war could ever happen, it replied 'AI is designed to be a tool that can be used to assist
Does artificial intelligence think that humans and artificial intelligence will ever be at war? If war happened, how would it play out? ChatGPT just told me it is difficult to predict the future but gave some examples of how war could play out. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Return of the alliances

  • Right now, the existing regional alliances seem to be consolidating into a single all-embracing system. Only three years ago, there was only one big
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 19, 2023
China's more belligerent style under Xi Jinping, left, accounts for the speed at which a counter-balancing alliance took shape in the region, writes Gwynne Dyer, but the equal and opposite reaction to this enterprise was the 2022 announcement of a ‘no limits’ partnership by Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Return of the alliances

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 19, 2023
  • Right now, the existing regional alliances seem to be consolidating into a single all-embracing system. Only three years ago, there was only one big

Return of the alliances

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 19, 2023
  • Right now, the existing regional alliances seem to be consolidating into a single all-embracing system. Only three years ago, there was only one big
China's more belligerent style under Xi Jinping, left, accounts for the speed at which a counter-balancing alliance took shape in the region, writes Gwynne Dyer, but the equal and opposite reaction to this enterprise was the 2022 announcement of a ‘no limits’ partnership by Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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