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The high price of a handshake: Carney’s G7 Modi invite 

  • If Canada cannot draw a line at political assassination on its own soil, where will we draw one?
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 9, 2025
Canada's invite to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 is historic in the way political duplicities often are: low-key, deliberate, and draped in the language of pragmatic necessity, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The high price of a handshake: Carney’s G7 Modi invite 

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 9, 2025
  • If Canada cannot draw a line at political assassination on its own soil, where will we draw one?

The high price of a handshake: Carney’s G7 Modi invite 

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 9, 2025
  • If Canada cannot draw a line at political assassination on its own soil, where will we draw one?
Canada's invite to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 is historic in the way political duplicities often are: low-key, deliberate, and draped in the language of pragmatic necessity, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

  • Experts offered mixed reviews of Bill S-213, describing it as a ‘baby step’ forward, or as a watered-down attempt to address an already well-known
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2025
Ontario ISG Senator Donna Dasko tabled Bill S-213 with proposed reforms to the Canada Elections Act on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Experts offered mixed reviews of Bill S-213, describing it as a ‘baby step’ forward, or as a watered-down attempt to address an already well-known

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Experts offered mixed reviews of Bill S-213, describing it as a ‘baby step’ forward, or as a watered-down attempt to address an already well-known
Ontario ISG Senator Donna Dasko tabled Bill S-213 with proposed reforms to the Canada Elections Act on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives support extra money for military, says Poilievre

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 9, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, holds a press conference in West Block on June 9, with his defence critic James Bezan, left, and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong, right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives support extra money for military, says Poilievre

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 9, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Conservatives support extra money for military, says Poilievre

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 9, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, holds a press conference in West Block on June 9, with his defence critic James Bezan, left, and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong, right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How soon should we expect this ‘immediate’ military overhaul?

  • The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
David McGuinty
David McGuinty
In Europe, Defence Minister David McGuinty backed away from the word ‘immediate,’ noting the federal government will have more to say ‘very soon’ about its plans, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How soon should we expect this ‘immediate’ military overhaul?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
  • The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.

How soon should we expect this ‘immediate’ military overhaul?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
  • The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
David McGuinty
In Europe, Defence Minister David McGuinty backed away from the word ‘immediate,’ noting the federal government will have more to say ‘very soon’ about its plans, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What does Trump 2.0 mean for Canada-China relations?

  • Since the U.S. can no longer unite western democracies, Canada should not view China in all negative terms.
Opinion | BY LYNETTE H. ONG | June 9, 2025
The June 5 exchange between Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang is the highest level official exchange between the two countries in recent years, writes Lynette H. Ong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and screenshot courtesy of YouTube/China News Service

What does Trump 2.0 mean for Canada-China relations?

Opinion | BY LYNETTE H. ONG | June 9, 2025
  • Since the U.S. can no longer unite western democracies, Canada should not view China in all negative terms.

What does Trump 2.0 mean for Canada-China relations?

Opinion | BY LYNETTE H. ONG | June 9, 2025
  • Since the U.S. can no longer unite western democracies, Canada should not view China in all negative terms.
The June 5 exchange between Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang is the highest level official exchange between the two countries in recent years, writes Lynette H. Ong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and screenshot courtesy of YouTube/China News Service

PMO staffers no longer allowed inside national Liberal caucus meetings, say Liberal MPs: ‘that’s how it should be’

  • Former prime minister Justin Trudeau allowed PMO staffers in the room, but that is no longer the case under Mark Carney, whom MPs say
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 9, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured addressing the national Liberal caucus on May 25. With no staffers in the mix, MPs 'get to speak to the leader, and that's how it should be,' says longtime Liberal MP Hedy Fry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PMO staffers no longer allowed inside national Liberal caucus meetings, say Liberal MPs: ‘that’s how it should be’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 9, 2025
  • Former prime minister Justin Trudeau allowed PMO staffers in the room, but that is no longer the case under Mark Carney, whom MPs say

PMO staffers no longer allowed inside national Liberal caucus meetings, say Liberal MPs: ‘that’s how it should be’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 9, 2025
  • Former prime minister Justin Trudeau allowed PMO staffers in the room, but that is no longer the case under Mark Carney, whom MPs say
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured addressing the national Liberal caucus on May 25. With no staffers in the mix, MPs 'get to speak to the leader, and that's how it should be,' says longtime Liberal MP Hedy Fry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

  • Ron Bedard, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, the top company that lobbied the government in the first quarter, says the U.S. tariffs represent
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada 'must respond with purpose and force and take every step to protect Canadian workers and businesses against the unjust tariffs imposed by the United States, including on automobiles,' on April 3 in a press release from the Prime Minister's Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Ron Bedard, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, the top company that lobbied the government in the first quarter, says the U.S. tariffs represent

‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Ron Bedard, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, the top company that lobbied the government in the first quarter, says the U.S. tariffs represent
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada 'must respond with purpose and force and take every step to protect Canadian workers and businesses against the unjust tariffs imposed by the United States, including on automobiles,' on April 3 in a press release from the Prime Minister's Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More trade, not less protection for workers

  • Lower trade barriers cannot mean lower standards. If we harmonize, aim high or don’t bother.
Opinion | BY LANA PAYNE | June 9, 2025
Federal Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu said, 'To build one Canadian economy, we need to make it easier for workers in every province and territory to find good jobs,' in a May 28 Employment and Social Development Canada press release. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

More trade, not less protection for workers

Opinion | BY LANA PAYNE | June 9, 2025
  • Lower trade barriers cannot mean lower standards. If we harmonize, aim high or don’t bother.

More trade, not less protection for workers

Opinion | BY LANA PAYNE | June 9, 2025
  • Lower trade barriers cannot mean lower standards. If we harmonize, aim high or don’t bother.
Federal Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu said, 'To build one Canadian economy, we need to make it easier for workers in every province and territory to find good jobs,' in a May 28 Employment and Social Development Canada press release. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Despite the hype, transforming the Canadian economy requires more than modest reform

  • If Canada is serious about boosting long-term growth, we need to go further, pairing the targeted regulatory cleanup now underway with big-lift reforms and
Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER COTTON | June 9, 2025
Building east-west electricity interties is one of the priorities for driving real economic growth, writes Dr. Christopher Cotton, Professor of Economics at Queen’s University. Photograph courtesy of Pok Rie, Pexels.com

Despite the hype, transforming the Canadian economy requires more than modest reform

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER COTTON | June 9, 2025
  • If Canada is serious about boosting long-term growth, we need to go further, pairing the targeted regulatory cleanup now underway with big-lift reforms and

Despite the hype, transforming the Canadian economy requires more than modest reform

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER COTTON | June 9, 2025
  • If Canada is serious about boosting long-term growth, we need to go further, pairing the targeted regulatory cleanup now underway with big-lift reforms and
Building east-west electricity interties is one of the priorities for driving real economic growth, writes Dr. Christopher Cotton, Professor of Economics at Queen’s University. Photograph courtesy of Pok Rie, Pexels.com

A modern economy requires more than shared borders

  • A modern economy needs shared standards, interoperable infrastructure, and a workforce free to move where it is most needed.
Opinion | BY MOSHE LANDER | June 9, 2025
Only through deeper cooperation and integration can Canada fully achieve its economic potential, writes Moshe Lander, a senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University. Photograph courtesy of Koi Roylers, Pixabay.com

A modern economy requires more than shared borders

Opinion | BY MOSHE LANDER | June 9, 2025
  • A modern economy needs shared standards, interoperable infrastructure, and a workforce free to move where it is most needed.

A modern economy requires more than shared borders

Opinion | BY MOSHE LANDER | June 9, 2025
  • A modern economy needs shared standards, interoperable infrastructure, and a workforce free to move where it is most needed.
Only through deeper cooperation and integration can Canada fully achieve its economic potential, writes Moshe Lander, a senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University. Photograph courtesy of Koi Roylers, Pixabay.com

From Haiti to the PMO to cabinet: Canada’s new Health Minister Michel reflects on her front-row seat in politics

  • Before becoming involved in Canadian politics, Marjorie Michel was the daughter of a Haitian prime minister. Politics is 'not really a privilege, it's like
FeatureBY TESSIE SANCI | June 9, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel sits for an interview with The Hill Times in West Block on May 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From Haiti to the PMO to cabinet: Canada’s new Health Minister Michel reflects on her front-row seat in politics

FeatureBY TESSIE SANCI | June 9, 2025
  • Before becoming involved in Canadian politics, Marjorie Michel was the daughter of a Haitian prime minister. Politics is 'not really a privilege, it's like

From Haiti to the PMO to cabinet: Canada’s new Health Minister Michel reflects on her front-row seat in politics

FeatureBY TESSIE SANCI | June 9, 2025
  • Before becoming involved in Canadian politics, Marjorie Michel was the daughter of a Haitian prime minister. Politics is 'not really a privilege, it's like
Health Minister Marjorie Michel sits for an interview with The Hill Times in West Block on May 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This just in: longtime CBC producer Sharon Musgrave to retire end of June

  • Plus: Senator David Richards joins the Conservative caucus a few months before his retirement, a new Liberal MP has to get his riding office
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 9, 2025
CBC News producer Sharon Musgrave, right, with her husband Tim Alp, at the Hope Live event in Ottawa in 2009. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

This just in: longtime CBC producer Sharon Musgrave to retire end of June

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 9, 2025
  • Plus: Senator David Richards joins the Conservative caucus a few months before his retirement, a new Liberal MP has to get his riding office

This just in: longtime CBC producer Sharon Musgrave to retire end of June

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 9, 2025
  • Plus: Senator David Richards joins the Conservative caucus a few months before his retirement, a new Liberal MP has to get his riding office
CBC News producer Sharon Musgrave, right, with her husband Tim Alp, at the Hope Live event in Ottawa in 2009. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

  • Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they've inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on March 21, 2025, making an announcement at LiUNA local 527 training centre in Nepean, Ont., to support training 350,000 new trades workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
  • Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they've inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
  • Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they've inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on March 21, 2025, making an announcement at LiUNA local 527 training centre in Nepean, Ont., to support training 350,000 new trades workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaks from pipelines lost money: Calgary reader

  • Re: “Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed,” (The Hill Times, June 2, by Independent Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens). Senator Galvez is right:
Opinion | June 9, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Leaks from pipelines lost money: Calgary reader

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • Re: “Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed,” (The Hill Times, June 2, by Independent Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens). Senator Galvez is right:

Leaks from pipelines lost money: Calgary reader

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • Re: “Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed,” (The Hill Times, June 2, by Independent Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens). Senator Galvez is right:
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Carney must be rigorous and not succumb to extortion on viability of new nation-building projects

  • There is much we can do to advance nation building, but the choices must be transparent and Canadians must feel that the projects chosen
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured May 25, 2025, addressing the Liberal caucus on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney must be rigorous and not succumb to extortion on viability of new nation-building projects

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 9, 2025
  • There is much we can do to advance nation building, but the choices must be transparent and Canadians must feel that the projects chosen

Carney must be rigorous and not succumb to extortion on viability of new nation-building projects

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 9, 2025
  • There is much we can do to advance nation building, but the choices must be transparent and Canadians must feel that the projects chosen
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured May 25, 2025, addressing the Liberal caucus on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must lead the Global Fund at the G7 presidency

  • If you had the opportunity to save millions of lives, would you take it? Over the past two decades, the Global Fund, a leading
Opinion | June 9, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Photograph courtesy of Pexels.com

Canada must lead the Global Fund at the G7 presidency

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • If you had the opportunity to save millions of lives, would you take it? Over the past two decades, the Global Fund, a leading

Canada must lead the Global Fund at the G7 presidency

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • If you had the opportunity to save millions of lives, would you take it? Over the past two decades, the Global Fund, a leading
typewriter
Photograph courtesy of Pexels.com

The ever-changing relationship of leaders and media

  • Like Justin Trudeau after his initial election victory in 2015, Mark Carney was quite accessible to the media in his earliest days as prime
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The ever-changing relationship of leaders and media

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 9, 2025
  • Like Justin Trudeau after his initial election victory in 2015, Mark Carney was quite accessible to the media in his earliest days as prime

The ever-changing relationship of leaders and media

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 9, 2025
  • Like Justin Trudeau after his initial election victory in 2015, Mark Carney was quite accessible to the media in his earliest days as prime
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly to deliver speech at Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal on June 11

  • MONDAY, JUNE 9 House Sitting—The House goes into late-night sittings from June 9-June 20, and is scheduled to break for the summer on June
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will deliver remarks in French at a breakfast event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. Wednesday, June 11, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. ET at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, 900 René-Lévesque Blvd. W., Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by

Joly to deliver speech at Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal on June 11

  • MONDAY, JUNE 9 House Sitting—The House goes into late-night sittings from June 9-June 20, and is scheduled to break for the summer on June

Joly to deliver speech at Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal on June 11

  • MONDAY, JUNE 9 House Sitting—The House goes into late-night sittings from June 9-June 20, and is scheduled to break for the summer on June
Mélanie Joly
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will deliver remarks in French at a breakfast event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. Wednesday, June 11, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. ET at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, 900 René-Lévesque Blvd. W., Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by

Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists

  • Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and cabinet ministers Steven MacKinnon, Dominic LeBlanc, Shafqat Ali, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, Tim Hodgson, bottom left, Anita Anand, David McGuinty, Sean Fraser, Steven Guilbeault, and Gregor Robertson make up Carney's 12-member Priorities, Planning and Strategy Cabinet Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.

Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and cabinet ministers Steven MacKinnon, Dominic LeBlanc, Shafqat Ali, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, Tim Hodgson, bottom left, Anita Anand, David McGuinty, Sean Fraser, Steven Guilbeault, and Gregor Robertson make up Carney's 12-member Priorities, Planning and Strategy Cabinet Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Powering a just transition: why Canada’s clean energy workforce needs a recharge

  • Canada can’t decarbonize without people. And we can’t build the workforce we need with the systems that created exclusion. Ontario’s Small Modular Reactor project
Opinion | BY STACEY NORONHA, MISHA GOFORTH | June 6, 2025
Since 2012, employment in renewables has quintupled with wind and solar now generating more than seven per cent of Canada’s electricity. Yet the sector faces a 13 per cent job vacancy rate, high turnover, and a workforce that doesn’t reflect the diversity of the country, write Stacey Noronha and Misha Goforth. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Powering a just transition: why Canada’s clean energy workforce needs a recharge

Opinion | BY STACEY NORONHA, MISHA GOFORTH | June 6, 2025
  • Canada can’t decarbonize without people. And we can’t build the workforce we need with the systems that created exclusion. Ontario’s Small Modular Reactor project

Powering a just transition: why Canada’s clean energy workforce needs a recharge

Opinion | BY STACEY NORONHA, MISHA GOFORTH | June 6, 2025
  • Canada can’t decarbonize without people. And we can’t build the workforce we need with the systems that created exclusion. Ontario’s Small Modular Reactor project
Since 2012, employment in renewables has quintupled with wind and solar now generating more than seven per cent of Canada’s electricity. Yet the sector faces a 13 per cent job vacancy rate, high turnover, and a workforce that doesn’t reflect the diversity of the country, write Stacey Noronha and Misha Goforth. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

All eyes on unemployment numbers

  • Plus, checking in on the happenings in the Senate this week.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 6, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Minister Patty Hajdu is in charge of the jobs portfolio in the new cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All eyes on unemployment numbers

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 6, 2025
  • Plus, checking in on the happenings in the Senate this week.

All eyes on unemployment numbers

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 6, 2025
  • Plus, checking in on the happenings in the Senate this week.
Patty Hajdu
Minister Patty Hajdu is in charge of the jobs portfolio in the new cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s G7 moment: rewrite the script or play along?

  • Mounting contradictions have dulled the G7’s edge. Canada can lead it toward revitalization—or be complicit in its decline.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
As the G7’s 2025 president, Canada, under Prime Minister Mark Carney, can uphold the status quo or help redefine its resolve, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s G7 moment: rewrite the script or play along?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 5, 2025
  • Mounting contradictions have dulled the G7’s edge. Canada can lead it toward revitalization—or be complicit in its decline.

Canada’s G7 moment: rewrite the script or play along?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 5, 2025
  • Mounting contradictions have dulled the G7’s edge. Canada can lead it toward revitalization—or be complicit in its decline.
Mark Carney
As the G7’s 2025 president, Canada, under Prime Minister Mark Carney, can uphold the status quo or help redefine its resolve, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From reactive to proactive: Canada’s hidden health-care crisis and why physical activity should be central to policy

  • As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | June 5, 2025
Sue Holloway, left, ISG Senator Marty Deacon, and now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden at the fifth annual Ski Day on the Hill on Feb. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly

From reactive to proactive: Canada’s hidden health-care crisis and why physical activity should be central to policy

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | June 5, 2025
  • As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The

From reactive to proactive: Canada’s hidden health-care crisis and why physical activity should be central to policy

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | June 5, 2025
  • As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The
Sue Holloway, left, ISG Senator Marty Deacon, and now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden at the fifth annual Ski Day on the Hill on Feb. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly

Where does Israel imagine starving Palestinians can go?

  • The number of people who starve to death will now rise steeply because Israel has only opened four feeding centres where there used to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 5, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
As Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently pointed out to his colleagues, the problem with starving people is that the country’s allies cannot tolerate ‘images of mass famine,’ writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph courtesy of Loey Felipe

Where does Israel imagine starving Palestinians can go?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 5, 2025
  • The number of people who starve to death will now rise steeply because Israel has only opened four feeding centres where there used to

Where does Israel imagine starving Palestinians can go?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 5, 2025
  • The number of people who starve to death will now rise steeply because Israel has only opened four feeding centres where there used to
Benjamin Netanyahu
As Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently pointed out to his colleagues, the problem with starving people is that the country’s allies cannot tolerate ‘images of mass famine,’ writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph courtesy of Loey Felipe

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

  • Plus, politicos pay tribute to Marc Garneau.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 5, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali tabled the main estimates for the coming year last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 5, 2025
  • Plus, politicos pay tribute to Marc Garneau.

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 5, 2025
  • Plus, politicos pay tribute to Marc Garneau.
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali tabled the main estimates for the coming year last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Autopsy on the NDP election flop: don’t blame strategic voting

  • The NDP will never win an election while voters perceive the party as anti-business or anti-profit. But New Democrats won’t have to worry about
Opinion | BY MARC ZWELLING | June 4, 2025
Jagmeet Singh
Jagmeet Singh
Then-New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, left, with his wife Gurkian Kaur Sidhu, arriving for the English-language federal leaders' televised debate at the Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal on April 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Autopsy on the NDP election flop: don’t blame strategic voting

Opinion | BY MARC ZWELLING | June 4, 2025
  • The NDP will never win an election while voters perceive the party as anti-business or anti-profit. But New Democrats won’t have to worry about

Autopsy on the NDP election flop: don’t blame strategic voting

Opinion | BY MARC ZWELLING | June 4, 2025
  • The NDP will never win an election while voters perceive the party as anti-business or anti-profit. But New Democrats won’t have to worry about
Jagmeet Singh
Then-New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, left, with his wife Gurkian Kaur Sidhu, arriving for the English-language federal leaders' televised debate at the Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal on April 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The diversity of candidates and MPs stalled for some groups in this election

  • Visible minorities were elected in numbers that reflect immigration and citizenship trends, but this was less so for women and Indigenous Peoples.
Opinion | BY JEROME BLACK, ANDREW GRIFFITH | June 4, 2025
Newly elected MPs attend an orientation session put on by House of Commons staff on May 21. Between 2021 and 2025, participation of visible-minority candidates rose to 20.1 per cent from 18.2 per cent among all candidates from the six largest parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The diversity of candidates and MPs stalled for some groups in this election

Opinion | BY JEROME BLACK, ANDREW GRIFFITH | June 4, 2025
  • Visible minorities were elected in numbers that reflect immigration and citizenship trends, but this was less so for women and Indigenous Peoples.

The diversity of candidates and MPs stalled for some groups in this election

Opinion | BY JEROME BLACK, ANDREW GRIFFITH | June 4, 2025
  • Visible minorities were elected in numbers that reflect immigration and citizenship trends, but this was less so for women and Indigenous Peoples.
Newly elected MPs attend an orientation session put on by House of Commons staff on May 21. Between 2021 and 2025, participation of visible-minority candidates rose to 20.1 per cent from 18.2 per cent among all candidates from the six largest parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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End of summer brings winds of political change

  • OTTAWA—The end of summer brings winds of political change. The Conservative Party of Canada has a new leader. There is no doubt the new
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 12, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa on Aug. 31, 2022, has carved out a tremendous personal legacy in the areas of Indigenous reconciliation and the battle to lift kids out of poverty. Unfortunately, people don’t vote for what happened yesterday. They vote on what will happen tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

End of summer brings winds of political change

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 12, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The end of summer brings winds of political change. The Conservative Party of Canada has a new leader. There is no doubt the new

End of summer brings winds of political change

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 12, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The end of summer brings winds of political change. The Conservative Party of Canada has a new leader. There is no doubt the new
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa on Aug. 31, 2022, has carved out a tremendous personal legacy in the areas of Indigenous reconciliation and the battle to lift kids out of poverty. Unfortunately, people don’t vote for what happened yesterday. They vote on what will happen tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rebuilding biotech sector requires diversified training, say researchers

  • Canada’s preparedness to tackle future pandemics will hinge heavily on attracting more talent to the biotech sector, but also on diversifying training to allow
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 12, 2022
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced on April 29 that biotechnology company Moderna will build a manufacturing facility in Quebec with the capacity to produce up to 100 million mRNA vaccine doses annually, as part of the federal government's biomanufacturing and life sciences strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rebuilding biotech sector requires diversified training, say researchers

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 12, 2022
  • Canada’s preparedness to tackle future pandemics will hinge heavily on attracting more talent to the biotech sector, but also on diversifying training to allow

Rebuilding biotech sector requires diversified training, say researchers

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 12, 2022
  • Canada’s preparedness to tackle future pandemics will hinge heavily on attracting more talent to the biotech sector, but also on diversifying training to allow
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced on April 29 that biotechnology company Moderna will build a manufacturing facility in Quebec with the capacity to produce up to 100 million mRNA vaccine doses annually, as part of the federal government's biomanufacturing and life sciences strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Queen is dead. Long live the monarchy?

  • OTTAWA—The death of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 96 after 70 years as the Commonwealth’s reigning monarch was certainly not an unexpected shock.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 12, 2022
The death of Queen Elizabeth might provide the Canadian military the catalyst to pull the plug and the unit names and traditions associated with the Royal Family and Canada’s colonial past, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The Queen is dead. Long live the monarchy?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 12, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The death of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 96 after 70 years as the Commonwealth’s reigning monarch was certainly not an unexpected shock.

The Queen is dead. Long live the monarchy?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 12, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The death of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 96 after 70 years as the Commonwealth’s reigning monarch was certainly not an unexpected shock.
The death of Queen Elizabeth might provide the Canadian military the catalyst to pull the plug and the unit names and traditions associated with the Royal Family and Canada’s colonial past, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Going beyond the search for biotech unicorns

  • Canada is one of the global leaders in the application of biotechnology. We invest heavily in research into the technology and have great opportunity
Opinion | BY PETER W.B. PHILLIPS | September 12, 2022
Potential users, be they small-, medium- or large-sized businesses, households, or governments, need to be able to trial a new product to see how it will fit their needs, says Peter W.B. Phillips. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Going beyond the search for biotech unicorns

Opinion | BY PETER W.B. PHILLIPS | September 12, 2022
  • Canada is one of the global leaders in the application of biotechnology. We invest heavily in research into the technology and have great opportunity

Going beyond the search for biotech unicorns

Opinion | BY PETER W.B. PHILLIPS | September 12, 2022
  • Canada is one of the global leaders in the application of biotechnology. We invest heavily in research into the technology and have great opportunity
Potential users, be they small-, medium- or large-sized businesses, households, or governments, need to be able to trial a new product to see how it will fit their needs, says Peter W.B. Phillips. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Stop the shift to corporate self-regulation of GMOs

  • The minister of health recently allowed Health Canada to give up its role as independent regulator when it comes to the safety of many
Opinion | BY LUCY SHARRATT | September 12, 2022
Instead of ensuring government oversight, the federal government has handed responsibility for determining the safety of some products over to the companies that develop them, writes Lucy Sharratt, coordinator of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Stop the shift to corporate self-regulation of GMOs

Opinion | BY LUCY SHARRATT | September 12, 2022
  • The minister of health recently allowed Health Canada to give up its role as independent regulator when it comes to the safety of many

Stop the shift to corporate self-regulation of GMOs

Opinion | BY LUCY SHARRATT | September 12, 2022
  • The minister of health recently allowed Health Canada to give up its role as independent regulator when it comes to the safety of many
Instead of ensuring government oversight, the federal government has handed responsibility for determining the safety of some products over to the companies that develop them, writes Lucy Sharratt, coordinator of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Today’s children living in a vastly different world, says British Columbia reader

  • Every once in a while, your mind will stumble upon an almost forgotten memory and you are transported back in time, seemingly at the
Opinion | September 12, 2022

Today’s children living in a vastly different world, says British Columbia reader

Opinion | September 12, 2022
  • Every once in a while, your mind will stumble upon an almost forgotten memory and you are transported back in time, seemingly at the

Today’s children living in a vastly different world, says British Columbia reader

Opinion | September 12, 2022
  • Every once in a while, your mind will stumble upon an almost forgotten memory and you are transported back in time, seemingly at the

Travel barriers at border a top issue in pandemic-lobbying entering fall, 559 registrations to lobby

  • There is a total of 559 active registrations related to COVID-19 on the federal Lobbyists’ Registry, according to a search of the registry on
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 12, 2022
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced new regulations on Sept. 8. intended to provide clarity around issues such as cost coverage and deadlines to refund travellers in situations where flights are cancelled or delayed for reasons outside an air carrier’s control. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Travel barriers at border a top issue in pandemic-lobbying entering fall, 559 registrations to lobby

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 12, 2022
  • There is a total of 559 active registrations related to COVID-19 on the federal Lobbyists’ Registry, according to a search of the registry on

Travel barriers at border a top issue in pandemic-lobbying entering fall, 559 registrations to lobby

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 12, 2022
  • There is a total of 559 active registrations related to COVID-19 on the federal Lobbyists’ Registry, according to a search of the registry on
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced new regulations on Sept. 8. intended to provide clarity around issues such as cost coverage and deadlines to refund travellers in situations where flights are cancelled or delayed for reasons outside an air carrier’s control. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Media experts keeping close eye on revenue models, harassment of journalists, and how landscape has changed throughout pandemic

  • Recent research from J-Source analyzing how Canada’s media landscape has evolved throughout the COVID-19 pandemic found that although federal subsidies kept much of the
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 12, 2022
Members of the media pictured preparing for one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s daily updates on the COVID-19 pandemic from his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on May 29, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Media experts keeping close eye on revenue models, harassment of journalists, and how landscape has changed throughout pandemic

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 12, 2022
  • Recent research from J-Source analyzing how Canada’s media landscape has evolved throughout the COVID-19 pandemic found that although federal subsidies kept much of the

Media experts keeping close eye on revenue models, harassment of journalists, and how landscape has changed throughout pandemic

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 12, 2022
  • Recent research from J-Source analyzing how Canada’s media landscape has evolved throughout the COVID-19 pandemic found that although federal subsidies kept much of the
Members of the media pictured preparing for one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s daily updates on the COVID-19 pandemic from his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on May 29, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Biotech solutions at a critical time for Canada

  • The central value of the biotechnology sector has always been the solutions it brings to the challenge of a global population moving quickly to
Opinion | BY ANDREW CASEY | September 12, 2022
As Canada begins to emerge from under the pandemic and return to some sort of normal, there will always be the risk of new priorities and challenges drawing attention from finishing the important investments and work already underway, says Andrew Casey, president and CEO of BIOTECanada. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Biotech solutions at a critical time for Canada

Opinion | BY ANDREW CASEY | September 12, 2022
  • The central value of the biotechnology sector has always been the solutions it brings to the challenge of a global population moving quickly to

Biotech solutions at a critical time for Canada

Opinion | BY ANDREW CASEY | September 12, 2022
  • The central value of the biotechnology sector has always been the solutions it brings to the challenge of a global population moving quickly to
As Canada begins to emerge from under the pandemic and return to some sort of normal, there will always be the risk of new priorities and challenges drawing attention from finishing the important investments and work already underway, says Andrew Casey, president and CEO of BIOTECanada. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Year-long deadlock between Libs and Tories could be ‘new normal,’ but ‘perfect storm’ of inflation and health-care crisis creates a ‘windfall’ for opposition parties this fall: Coletto, Nanos

  • A week out from the official return of Parliament on Sept. 19, the Liberals and Conservatives appear deadlocked in the polls, and analysts predict
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 12, 2022
It's on: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Trudeau has reportedly told his cabinet that he will be staying on as leader to fight in the next election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Year-long deadlock between Libs and Tories could be ‘new normal,’ but ‘perfect storm’ of inflation and health-care crisis creates a ‘windfall’ for opposition parties this fall: Coletto, Nanos

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 12, 2022
  • A week out from the official return of Parliament on Sept. 19, the Liberals and Conservatives appear deadlocked in the polls, and analysts predict

Year-long deadlock between Libs and Tories could be ‘new normal,’ but ‘perfect storm’ of inflation and health-care crisis creates a ‘windfall’ for opposition parties this fall: Coletto, Nanos

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 12, 2022
  • A week out from the official return of Parliament on Sept. 19, the Liberals and Conservatives appear deadlocked in the polls, and analysts predict
It's on: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Trudeau has reportedly told his cabinet that he will be staying on as leader to fight in the next election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Margaret MacMillan to talk about her work on war and society on Sept. 12 in Toronto

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 12 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting right now. The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It
The Bill Graham Centre hosts an evening with bestselling and award-winning author and historian Margaret MacMillan, pictured, who will discuss her work on war and society, including her latest book, 'War: How Conflict Shaped Us.' This event will take place at the Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, 1 Devonshire Pl., Toronto, on Monday, Sept. 12, 7-8:30 p.m. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

Margaret MacMillan to talk about her work on war and society on Sept. 12 in Toronto

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 12 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting right now. The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It

Margaret MacMillan to talk about her work on war and society on Sept. 12 in Toronto

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 12 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting right now. The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It
The Bill Graham Centre hosts an evening with bestselling and award-winning author and historian Margaret MacMillan, pictured, who will discuss her work on war and society, including her latest book, 'War: How Conflict Shaped Us.' This event will take place at the Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, 1 Devonshire Pl., Toronto, on Monday, Sept. 12, 7-8:30 p.m. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

Enjoyed Ifill’s ‘cowboy bath in the outhouse’ line, writes Regina reader

  • Re: “Solidarity should move beyond the mirror’s reflection,” (The Hill Times, Aug. 31). I laughed out loud at this line by columnist Erica Ifill: “Over
Opinion | September 12, 2022

Enjoyed Ifill’s ‘cowboy bath in the outhouse’ line, writes Regina reader

Opinion | September 12, 2022
  • Re: “Solidarity should move beyond the mirror’s reflection,” (The Hill Times, Aug. 31). I laughed out loud at this line by columnist Erica Ifill: “Over

Enjoyed Ifill’s ‘cowboy bath in the outhouse’ line, writes Regina reader

Opinion | September 12, 2022
  • Re: “Solidarity should move beyond the mirror’s reflection,” (The Hill Times, Aug. 31). I laughed out loud at this line by columnist Erica Ifill: “Over

Poilievre wins Conservative leadership with commanding 68.1 per cent of the points on first ballot, pledges focus on pocketbook issues; party promises unity, downplays division 

  • Seeking to rebuild a Conservative Party that has been relegated to the opposition benches in three straight federal elections, Pierre Poilievre convincingly won the
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON | September 11, 2022
Veteran Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, pictured on Sept. 10, 2022, with his wife Anaida Poilievre, shortly after winning the party's leadership on the first ballot with 68.15 per cent of the points. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre wins Conservative leadership with commanding 68.1 per cent of the points on first ballot, pledges focus on pocketbook issues; party promises unity, downplays division 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON | September 11, 2022
  • Seeking to rebuild a Conservative Party that has been relegated to the opposition benches in three straight federal elections, Pierre Poilievre convincingly won the

Poilievre wins Conservative leadership with commanding 68.1 per cent of the points on first ballot, pledges focus on pocketbook issues; party promises unity, downplays division 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON | September 11, 2022
  • Seeking to rebuild a Conservative Party that has been relegated to the opposition benches in three straight federal elections, Pierre Poilievre convincingly won the
Veteran Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, pictured on Sept. 10, 2022, with his wife Anaida Poilievre, shortly after winning the party's leadership on the first ballot with 68.15 per cent of the points. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There’s a ‘window of opportunity’ to expand pool of Supreme Court candidates to ensure top talent applies, say Parliamentarians, jurists

  • There is a “window of opportunity” to rethink and broaden how Canada finds Supreme Court justice candidates, according to members of the legal community
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 9, 2022
Wade MacLauchlan, chair of the independent advisory board for Supreme Court appointments, says 'the coming period could be a window of opportunity' to enhance 'networks of encouragement' to ensure a broader group of candidates apply to the top court. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There’s a ‘window of opportunity’ to expand pool of Supreme Court candidates to ensure top talent applies, say Parliamentarians, jurists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 9, 2022
  • There is a “window of opportunity” to rethink and broaden how Canada finds Supreme Court justice candidates, according to members of the legal community

There’s a ‘window of opportunity’ to expand pool of Supreme Court candidates to ensure top talent applies, say Parliamentarians, jurists

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 9, 2022
  • There is a “window of opportunity” to rethink and broaden how Canada finds Supreme Court justice candidates, according to members of the legal community
Wade MacLauchlan, chair of the independent advisory board for Supreme Court appointments, says 'the coming period could be a window of opportunity' to enhance 'networks of encouragement' to ensure a broader group of candidates apply to the top court. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘This is the time for getting things done,’ says former Liberal staffer after retreats wrapped up

  • The confidence-and-supply agreement between the Liberals and the NDP looks to be in good shape as Parliament returns for the fall, say strategists, even
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 9, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's deal with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh remained in the spotlight as the Liberals and New Democrats closed out their respective cabinet and caucus retreats this week, both with a focus on affordability issues. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

‘This is the time for getting things done,’ says former Liberal staffer after retreats wrapped up

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 9, 2022
  • The confidence-and-supply agreement between the Liberals and the NDP looks to be in good shape as Parliament returns for the fall, say strategists, even

‘This is the time for getting things done,’ says former Liberal staffer after retreats wrapped up

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 9, 2022
  • The confidence-and-supply agreement between the Liberals and the NDP looks to be in good shape as Parliament returns for the fall, say strategists, even
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's deal with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh remained in the spotlight as the Liberals and New Democrats closed out their respective cabinet and caucus retreats this week, both with a focus on affordability issues. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Canada has a new head of state 

  • Good Friday morning, As you may have heard, Canada has a new head of state, who may or may not take the name and

Politics This Morning: Canada has a new head of state 

  • Good Friday morning, As you may have heard, Canada has a new head of state, who may or may not take the name and

Politics This Morning: Canada has a new head of state 

  • Good Friday morning, As you may have heard, Canada has a new head of state, who may or may not take the name and

Queen Elizabeth’s last tour in Canada

  • During her 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth toured Canada 22 times, with a dozen stops in Ottawa. Here’s a look back at

Queen Elizabeth’s last tour in Canada

  • During her 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth toured Canada 22 times, with a dozen stops in Ottawa. Here’s a look back at

Queen Elizabeth’s last tour in Canada

  • During her 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth toured Canada 22 times, with a dozen stops in Ottawa. Here’s a look back at

In defence of whistleblowers (and Donald Trump)

  • LONDON, U.K.—I never thought I’d be writing a column in defence of Donald Trump, but a journalist has to go where the evidence leads.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 8, 2022
Former U.S. president Donald Trump is not your traditional whistle-blower, driven by high motives and a need to speak truth to power. He’s more of a pack-rat, whose motives for stealing government documents may be obscure even to himself, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

In defence of whistleblowers (and Donald Trump)

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 8, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—I never thought I’d be writing a column in defence of Donald Trump, but a journalist has to go where the evidence leads.

In defence of whistleblowers (and Donald Trump)

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 8, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—I never thought I’d be writing a column in defence of Donald Trump, but a journalist has to go where the evidence leads.
Former U.S. president Donald Trump is not your traditional whistle-blower, driven by high motives and a need to speak truth to power. He’s more of a pack-rat, whose motives for stealing government documents may be obscure even to himself, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

Does the federal government fund and support racially discriminating groups and individuals?

  • OTTAWA—Federal funding of hateful messaging has been in the news lately after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the comments of a senior consultant who
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 8, 2022
Party on, Wayne: A Freedom Convoy supporter, pictured Feb. 17, 2022, drinking a can of beer out of work glove on Wellington Street, across from the Senate of Canada Building. At that point, the downtown occupation had entered its third week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Does the federal government fund and support racially discriminating groups and individuals?

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 8, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Federal funding of hateful messaging has been in the news lately after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the comments of a senior consultant who

Does the federal government fund and support racially discriminating groups and individuals?

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 8, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Federal funding of hateful messaging has been in the news lately after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the comments of a senior consultant who
Party on, Wayne: A Freedom Convoy supporter, pictured Feb. 17, 2022, drinking a can of beer out of work glove on Wellington Street, across from the Senate of Canada Building. At that point, the downtown occupation had entered its third week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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