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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

Climate policy is economic policy

  • An energy vision for Canada that includes achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is needed to shape our actions, policies, and investments. 
Opinion | BY SARAH HOUDE, SIMON DONNER | June 4, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin, right. There is no room for backsliding on climate policy, write Sarah Houde and Simon Donner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate policy is economic policy

Opinion | BY SARAH HOUDE, SIMON DONNER | June 4, 2025
  • An energy vision for Canada that includes achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is needed to shape our actions, policies, and investments. 

Climate policy is economic policy

Opinion | BY SARAH HOUDE, SIMON DONNER | June 4, 2025
  • An energy vision for Canada that includes achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is needed to shape our actions, policies, and investments. 
Julie Dabrusin
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin, right. There is no room for backsliding on climate policy, write Sarah Houde and Simon Donner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Did the Throne Speech meet the needs of this moment?

  • Many would agree that we are at what constitutes another 1944 moment—a pivotal time necessitating major structural reforms of policies and institutions.
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | June 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s, left, first Throne Speech was read by King Charles, accompanied by Queen Camilla, in Ottawa on May 27. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Did the Throne Speech meet the needs of this moment?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | June 4, 2025
  • Many would agree that we are at what constitutes another 1944 moment—a pivotal time necessitating major structural reforms of policies and institutions.

Did the Throne Speech meet the needs of this moment?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | June 4, 2025
  • Many would agree that we are at what constitutes another 1944 moment—a pivotal time necessitating major structural reforms of policies and institutions.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s, left, first Throne Speech was read by King Charles, accompanied by Queen Camilla, in Ottawa on May 27. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Pakistan parties at the Westin

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 4, 2025
Pakistan High Commissioner Muhammad Saleem delivers remarks at the national day reception at the Westin Hotel on April 3. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Pakistan parties at the Westin

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 4, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Pakistan parties at the Westin

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 4, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Pakistan High Commissioner Muhammad Saleem delivers remarks at the national day reception at the Westin Hotel on April 3. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Feds should align fertilizer plan with farmers’ needs

  • You may have heard the buzz lately. There has been a lot of talk about emissions, environmental impact, and what the future looks like
Opinion | BY ANDRE HARPE | September 12, 2022
Farmers are skeptical about Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau’s assertion the government does not want to limit fertilizer use and is looking at a voluntary target to reduce emissions from on-farm fertilizer use, writes Andre Harpe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should align fertilizer plan with farmers’ needs

Opinion | BY ANDRE HARPE | September 12, 2022
  • You may have heard the buzz lately. There has been a lot of talk about emissions, environmental impact, and what the future looks like

Feds should align fertilizer plan with farmers’ needs

Opinion | BY ANDRE HARPE | September 12, 2022
  • You may have heard the buzz lately. There has been a lot of talk about emissions, environmental impact, and what the future looks like
Farmers are skeptical about Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau’s assertion the government does not want to limit fertilizer use and is looking at a voluntary target to reduce emissions from on-farm fertilizer use, writes Andre Harpe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stoltenberg’s visit opens questions about Canada’s Arctic strategy

  • OTTAWA—Jens Stoltenberg’s recent visit to Canada’s North was unprecedented. From Aug. 25-27, NATO’s top bureaucrat was fêted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 12, 2022
From Aug. 25-27, NATO’s top bureaucrat, Jens Stoltenberg, pictured in 2018, was fêted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the manner normally reserved for visiting heads of state, full of ceremonial-style military inspections, photo-ops, and joint press conferences. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stoltenberg’s visit opens questions about Canada’s Arctic strategy

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 12, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Jens Stoltenberg’s recent visit to Canada’s North was unprecedented. From Aug. 25-27, NATO’s top bureaucrat was fêted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the

Stoltenberg’s visit opens questions about Canada’s Arctic strategy

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 12, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Jens Stoltenberg’s recent visit to Canada’s North was unprecedented. From Aug. 25-27, NATO’s top bureaucrat was fêted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the
From Aug. 25-27, NATO’s top bureaucrat, Jens Stoltenberg, pictured in 2018, was fêted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the manner normally reserved for visiting heads of state, full of ceremonial-style military inspections, photo-ops, and joint press conferences. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Financial band aids are nice, but cures are better

  • Canadians are suffering from an acute affordability crisis, and governments are taking steps to relieve some of their immediate financial pain. Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MULHOLLAND | September 12, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's federal cabinet is rolling out an affordability plan that includes details about the first phase of a national dental care plan, a top up to a housing benefit for renters, and a doubling of the federal GST rebate, writes Elizabeth Mulholland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Financial band aids are nice, but cures are better

Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MULHOLLAND | September 12, 2022
  • Canadians are suffering from an acute affordability crisis, and governments are taking steps to relieve some of their immediate financial pain. Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and

Financial band aids are nice, but cures are better

Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MULHOLLAND | September 12, 2022
  • Canadians are suffering from an acute affordability crisis, and governments are taking steps to relieve some of their immediate financial pain. Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's federal cabinet is rolling out an affordability plan that includes details about the first phase of a national dental care plan, a top up to a housing benefit for renters, and a doubling of the federal GST rebate, writes Elizabeth Mulholland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Official Ottawa remembers the Queen, welcomes the King

  • As Canadians mourn the passing of a monarch, the federal government has implemented—for the first time in 70 years—the “transition of the Crown” to
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 12, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon, seated centre, sign documents at a ceremony to proclaim the accession of King Charles III on Sept. 10, at Rideau Hall, while members of cabinet look on. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Official Ottawa remembers the Queen, welcomes the King

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 12, 2022
  • As Canadians mourn the passing of a monarch, the federal government has implemented—for the first time in 70 years—the “transition of the Crown” to

Official Ottawa remembers the Queen, welcomes the King

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 12, 2022
  • As Canadians mourn the passing of a monarch, the federal government has implemented—for the first time in 70 years—the “transition of the Crown” to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon, seated centre, sign documents at a ceremony to proclaim the accession of King Charles III on Sept. 10, at Rideau Hall, while members of cabinet look on. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Poilievre to address caucus and media

  • Good Monday morning, Conservative Leader and Leader of the Official Opposition PIERRE POILIEVRE will address his caucus for the first time at 10 a.m.
Pierre Poilievre delivers his victory speech at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on Sept. 10, 2022, after a first-ballot win in the Conservative leadership race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Poilievre to address caucus and media

  • Good Monday morning, Conservative Leader and Leader of the Official Opposition PIERRE POILIEVRE will address his caucus for the first time at 10 a.m.

Politics This Morning: Poilievre to address caucus and media

  • Good Monday morning, Conservative Leader and Leader of the Official Opposition PIERRE POILIEVRE will address his caucus for the first time at 10 a.m.
Pierre Poilievre delivers his victory speech at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on Sept. 10, 2022, after a first-ballot win in the Conservative leadership race. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Biotechnology, statistics, collaboration, and the pursuit of the future

  • Canada has embraced the potential for biotechnology to revolutionize modern life. Substantial investments are being made in biotechnology in a range of fields including
Opinion | BY DONALD ESTEP | September 12, 2022
The solution to the challenges inherent to biotechnology data analysis is to foster interdisciplinary collaborations between statistical scientists and biotechnology researchers that lead to the creation of cross-disciplinary scientific innovations, says Donald Estep, director of the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Biotechnology, statistics, collaboration, and the pursuit of the future

Opinion | BY DONALD ESTEP | September 12, 2022
  • Canada has embraced the potential for biotechnology to revolutionize modern life. Substantial investments are being made in biotechnology in a range of fields including

Biotechnology, statistics, collaboration, and the pursuit of the future

Opinion | BY DONALD ESTEP | September 12, 2022
  • Canada has embraced the potential for biotechnology to revolutionize modern life. Substantial investments are being made in biotechnology in a range of fields including
The solution to the challenges inherent to biotechnology data analysis is to foster interdisciplinary collaborations between statistical scientists and biotechnology researchers that lead to the creation of cross-disciplinary scientific innovations, says Donald Estep, director of the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

PM responds to open letter urging federal action on threats against, harassment of media

  • Following a dramatic uptick in online harassment of female journalists in recent months, including some who received death and rape threats, 48 news organizations signed
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 12, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Aug. 31, 2022, says 'the ongoing online hate and harassment campaigns targeting journalists—and the profession of journalism as a whole—are unacceptable.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM responds to open letter urging federal action on threats against, harassment of media

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 12, 2022
  • Following a dramatic uptick in online harassment of female journalists in recent months, including some who received death and rape threats, 48 news organizations signed

PM responds to open letter urging federal action on threats against, harassment of media

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 12, 2022
  • Following a dramatic uptick in online harassment of female journalists in recent months, including some who received death and rape threats, 48 news organizations signed
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Aug. 31, 2022, says 'the ongoing online hate and harassment campaigns targeting journalists—and the profession of journalism as a whole—are unacceptable.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NASA headed back to the moon for keeps, and Canadian Space Agency is tagging along in a major way

  • HALIFAX—Since childhood, I have been moonstruck. Sometimes, of a summer night, it seemed close enough to touch. I used to leave the curtains in
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 12, 2022
The moon shines over the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. Armed with amazing technology, several countries will transfer their competition here on Earth, economic, political and military, to space. The moon will become disputed territory, with the United States, China, and Russia all making claims on the prize, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright t

NASA headed back to the moon for keeps, and Canadian Space Agency is tagging along in a major way

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 12, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Since childhood, I have been moonstruck. Sometimes, of a summer night, it seemed close enough to touch. I used to leave the curtains in

NASA headed back to the moon for keeps, and Canadian Space Agency is tagging along in a major way

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 12, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Since childhood, I have been moonstruck. Sometimes, of a summer night, it seemed close enough to touch. I used to leave the curtains in
The moon shines over the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. Armed with amazing technology, several countries will transfer their competition here on Earth, economic, political and military, to space. The moon will become disputed territory, with the United States, China, and Russia all making claims on the prize, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright t

Most of us have never known another monarch

  • Take it for granted. That’s what I do when I see the statue of Queen Elizabeth II on horseback outside Rideau Hall on my
Opinion | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 12, 2022
Queen Elizabeth, who reigned for 70 years, died on Sept. 8 in Balmoral, Scotland. While Elizabeth wasn’t perfect—she reputedly had a direct line to God, but was simply human at the end of the day—she put forward an image of someone who didn’t quit, who toughed it out, and who did things on her terms. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Most of us have never known another monarch

Opinion | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 12, 2022
  • Take it for granted. That’s what I do when I see the statue of Queen Elizabeth II on horseback outside Rideau Hall on my

Most of us have never known another monarch

Opinion | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | September 12, 2022
  • Take it for granted. That’s what I do when I see the statue of Queen Elizabeth II on horseback outside Rideau Hall on my
Queen Elizabeth, who reigned for 70 years, died on Sept. 8 in Balmoral, Scotland. While Elizabeth wasn’t perfect—she reputedly had a direct line to God, but was simply human at the end of the day—she put forward an image of someone who didn’t quit, who toughed it out, and who did things on her terms. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Queen Elizabeth, the royal diplomat, will be missed

  • When Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8 in Balmoral, Scotland, she left the world a little more empty. The 96-year-old Queen of the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 12, 2022
Queen Elizabeth and prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, left, pictured April 17, 1982, signing Canada's Constitution. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

Queen Elizabeth, the royal diplomat, will be missed

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 12, 2022
  • When Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8 in Balmoral, Scotland, she left the world a little more empty. The 96-year-old Queen of the

Queen Elizabeth, the royal diplomat, will be missed

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 12, 2022
  • When Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8 in Balmoral, Scotland, she left the world a little more empty. The 96-year-old Queen of the
Queen Elizabeth and prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, left, pictured April 17, 1982, signing Canada's Constitution. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

Expect a shift from ‘grandiosity’ of Johnson to a ‘quieter, more composed’ Truss as the U.K.’s new PM, says Senator Dean

  • Ontario Senator Tony Dean says he expects a little bit of Margaret Thatcher and not much of Boris Johnson in the leadership style of
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 12, 2022
New British Prime Minister Liz Truss is the first prime minister to serve under two different monarchs since 1952. 'This will be a historic event,' Senator Tony Dean of what Truss faces, 'and how she handles it and how she communicates will be very carefully watched.' Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Expect a shift from ‘grandiosity’ of Johnson to a ‘quieter, more composed’ Truss as the U.K.’s new PM, says Senator Dean

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 12, 2022
  • Ontario Senator Tony Dean says he expects a little bit of Margaret Thatcher and not much of Boris Johnson in the leadership style of

Expect a shift from ‘grandiosity’ of Johnson to a ‘quieter, more composed’ Truss as the U.K.’s new PM, says Senator Dean

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 12, 2022
  • Ontario Senator Tony Dean says he expects a little bit of Margaret Thatcher and not much of Boris Johnson in the leadership style of
New British Prime Minister Liz Truss is the first prime minister to serve under two different monarchs since 1952. 'This will be a historic event,' Senator Tony Dean of what Truss faces, 'and how she handles it and how she communicates will be very carefully watched.' Photograph courtesy of Flickr

International Energy Agency delivers forward-looking report, Canada should jump on board

  • TORONTO—For the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial held in Bali on Sept. 2, the International Energy Agency delivered a forward-looking report containing some key messages
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 12, 2022
What we need today are not backward-looking diatribes from zealous fossil-fuel advocates seeking to allocate capital to projects that threaten worse climate change, but rather forward-looking Canadians who want to be a part of the new-energy world, based on the opportunities for a better world future. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

International Energy Agency delivers forward-looking report, Canada should jump on board

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 12, 2022
  • TORONTO—For the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial held in Bali on Sept. 2, the International Energy Agency delivered a forward-looking report containing some key messages

International Energy Agency delivers forward-looking report, Canada should jump on board

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 12, 2022
  • TORONTO—For the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial held in Bali on Sept. 2, the International Energy Agency delivered a forward-looking report containing some key messages
What we need today are not backward-looking diatribes from zealous fossil-fuel advocates seeking to allocate capital to projects that threaten worse climate change, but rather forward-looking Canadians who want to be a part of the new-energy world, based on the opportunities for a better world future. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Turning crisis into opportunity: a Canadian-made bio-revolution

  • Twenty years after the Human Genome Project, we have made significant strides in understanding what “genomics” can do to transform health care. Today, genomics
Opinion | BY BETTINA HAMELIN | September 12, 2022
A well-supported Canadian life sciences and biotechnology industry requires thoughtful partnerships, much more investment and a transparent regulatory path for novel technologies, says Bettina Hamelin, president and CEO of Ontario Genomics. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Turning crisis into opportunity: a Canadian-made bio-revolution

Opinion | BY BETTINA HAMELIN | September 12, 2022
  • Twenty years after the Human Genome Project, we have made significant strides in understanding what “genomics” can do to transform health care. Today, genomics

Turning crisis into opportunity: a Canadian-made bio-revolution

Opinion | BY BETTINA HAMELIN | September 12, 2022
  • Twenty years after the Human Genome Project, we have made significant strides in understanding what “genomics” can do to transform health care. Today, genomics
A well-supported Canadian life sciences and biotechnology industry requires thoughtful partnerships, much more investment and a transparent regulatory path for novel technologies, says Bettina Hamelin, president and CEO of Ontario Genomics. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Ontario government has a duty to protect our ecosystem: reader

  • Please do all you can to fight the Highway 413 project. Now is not the time to destroy nature in favour of a super
Opinion | September 12, 2022

Ontario government has a duty to protect our ecosystem: reader

Opinion | September 12, 2022
  • Please do all you can to fight the Highway 413 project. Now is not the time to destroy nature in favour of a super

Ontario government has a duty to protect our ecosystem: reader

Opinion | September 12, 2022
  • Please do all you can to fight the Highway 413 project. Now is not the time to destroy nature in favour of a super

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

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