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Carney benches Trudeau’s ‘Hallmark card’ mandate letter format, opts for broad priority list for all ministers 

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's public across-cabinet missive is short and broad, outlining only seven priorities for all 28 ministers, and departing from his predecessor's
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s singular mandate letter addressed to all ministers, released May 21, puts the onus on ministers to develop their individual priorities within his broader commitments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney benches Trudeau’s ‘Hallmark card’ mandate letter format, opts for broad priority list for all ministers 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 28, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's public across-cabinet missive is short and broad, outlining only seven priorities for all 28 ministers, and departing from his predecessor's

Carney benches Trudeau’s ‘Hallmark card’ mandate letter format, opts for broad priority list for all ministers 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 28, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's public across-cabinet missive is short and broad, outlining only seven priorities for all 28 ministers, and departing from his predecessor's
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s singular mandate letter addressed to all ministers, released May 21, puts the onus on ministers to develop their individual priorities within his broader commitments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Add America to the no-go list for many journalists 

  • Tourists don’t feel the immediate effects of the countries clamping down, but journalists are the canaries in the coalmine, and I’m certainly feeling the
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 28, 2025
Quite suddenly, under President Donald Trump, the United States has become just another great power where foreigners watch what they say, try to minimize contacts with official bodies, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok

Add America to the no-go list for many journalists 

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 28, 2025
  • Tourists don’t feel the immediate effects of the countries clamping down, but journalists are the canaries in the coalmine, and I’m certainly feeling the

Add America to the no-go list for many journalists 

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 28, 2025
  • Tourists don’t feel the immediate effects of the countries clamping down, but journalists are the canaries in the coalmine, and I’m certainly feeling the
Quite suddenly, under President Donald Trump, the United States has become just another great power where foreigners watch what they say, try to minimize contacts with official bodies, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok

NDP identity crisis calls for a return to party’s roots

  • In losing official status, the NDP faces a hard test: does it remain tied to power politics or return to its social democratic origins?
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 28, 2025
Delegates vote on a resolution at the NDP's 2023 convention. With the goal of broadening the party’s appeal, NDP leadership has adopted the posture of Liberal centrism. The result is blurred lines, policy convergence, and disenchanted voters, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP identity crisis calls for a return to party’s roots

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 28, 2025
  • In losing official status, the NDP faces a hard test: does it remain tied to power politics or return to its social democratic origins?

NDP identity crisis calls for a return to party’s roots

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 28, 2025
  • In losing official status, the NDP faces a hard test: does it remain tied to power politics or return to its social democratic origins?
Delegates vote on a resolution at the NDP's 2023 convention. With the goal of broadening the party’s appeal, NDP leadership has adopted the posture of Liberal centrism. The result is blurred lines, policy convergence, and disenchanted voters, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds can’t continue to delay ‘heavy lifting’ on foreign interference response, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan

  • The promised foreign agents' registry failed to materialize before the election, and the continued wait is frustrating, says Jenny Kwan.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
Security Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force members Bridget Walshe, left, Alan Sutherland, Laurie-Anne Kempton, Vanessa Lloyd, and Larisa Galadza provide a briefing on April 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds can’t continue to delay ‘heavy lifting’ on foreign interference response, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
  • The promised foreign agents' registry failed to materialize before the election, and the continued wait is frustrating, says Jenny Kwan.

Feds can’t continue to delay ‘heavy lifting’ on foreign interference response, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
  • The promised foreign agents' registry failed to materialize before the election, and the continued wait is frustrating, says Jenny Kwan.
Security Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force members Bridget Walshe, left, Alan Sutherland, Laurie-Anne Kempton, Vanessa Lloyd, and Larisa Galadza provide a briefing on April 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates to push accountability for diversity, inclusion after lack of focus in Carney’s cabinet, mandate letter

  • If the Liberals want to uphold their election promise to protect vulnerable communities, it requires ‘speaking up for us’ and not ceding the public
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's focus on the economy is raising concerns that his pitch for 'one Canada' may leave the individual needs of vulnerable communities in the dust. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates to push accountability for diversity, inclusion after lack of focus in Carney’s cabinet, mandate letter

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
  • If the Liberals want to uphold their election promise to protect vulnerable communities, it requires ‘speaking up for us’ and not ceding the public

Advocates to push accountability for diversity, inclusion after lack of focus in Carney’s cabinet, mandate letter

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
  • If the Liberals want to uphold their election promise to protect vulnerable communities, it requires ‘speaking up for us’ and not ceding the public
Prime Minister Mark Carney's focus on the economy is raising concerns that his pitch for 'one Canada' may leave the individual needs of vulnerable communities in the dust. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister McGuinty faces challenge to modernize military under unstable U.S. relationship: defence experts

  • Canada’s multibillion-dollar defence modernization plans are 'predicated on the assumption of an increasingly tight, integrated working relationship with the United States,' says CGAI president
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 28, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty was sworn in to his new portfolio on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister McGuinty faces challenge to modernize military under unstable U.S. relationship: defence experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 28, 2025
  • Canada’s multibillion-dollar defence modernization plans are 'predicated on the assumption of an increasingly tight, integrated working relationship with the United States,' says CGAI president

Minister McGuinty faces challenge to modernize military under unstable U.S. relationship: defence experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 28, 2025
  • Canada’s multibillion-dollar defence modernization plans are 'predicated on the assumption of an increasingly tight, integrated working relationship with the United States,' says CGAI president
Defence Minister David McGuinty was sworn in to his new portfolio on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Put humanitarian aid front and centre during G7: Alberta letter writer

  • As Alberta prepares to host the G7 leaders’ summit next month, the focus is likely to be on increased co-operation on trade. At the
Opinion | May 28, 2025

Put humanitarian aid front and centre during G7: Alberta letter writer

Opinion | May 28, 2025
  • As Alberta prepares to host the G7 leaders’ summit next month, the focus is likely to be on increased co-operation on trade. At the

Put humanitarian aid front and centre during G7: Alberta letter writer

Opinion | May 28, 2025
  • As Alberta prepares to host the G7 leaders’ summit next month, the focus is likely to be on increased co-operation on trade. At the

Royal visit 2025: still deferring to unaccountable power

  • King Charles and Queen Camilla’s May 26-27 Canadian visit inspires me to question both the value and purpose of Canada’s link to the monarchy.
Opinion | May 28, 2025
King Charles’ visit is a reminder that most Canadians still accept the legitimacy of unaccountable public and private power, writes Morgan Duchesney. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Royal visit 2025: still deferring to unaccountable power

Opinion | May 28, 2025
  • King Charles and Queen Camilla’s May 26-27 Canadian visit inspires me to question both the value and purpose of Canada’s link to the monarchy.

Royal visit 2025: still deferring to unaccountable power

Opinion | May 28, 2025
  • King Charles and Queen Camilla’s May 26-27 Canadian visit inspires me to question both the value and purpose of Canada’s link to the monarchy.
King Charles’ visit is a reminder that most Canadians still accept the legitimacy of unaccountable public and private power, writes Morgan Duchesney. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Recount survivors displayed grace under political fire

  • The candidates in Terra Nova–The Peninsulas, N.L., put on a great display of what good a political competition should be.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 28, 2025
Conservative MP Jonathan Rowe, left, and Liberal candidate Anthony Germain both demonstrated great class and decency towards each other over the course of their recount ordeal. Photographs courtesy of the the Conservative Party and Liberal Party

Recount survivors displayed grace under political fire

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 28, 2025
  • The candidates in Terra Nova–The Peninsulas, N.L., put on a great display of what good a political competition should be.

Recount survivors displayed grace under political fire

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 28, 2025
  • The candidates in Terra Nova–The Peninsulas, N.L., put on a great display of what good a political competition should be.
Conservative MP Jonathan Rowe, left, and Liberal candidate Anthony Germain both demonstrated great class and decency towards each other over the course of their recount ordeal. Photographs courtesy of the the Conservative Party and Liberal Party

Former top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo opens CANSEC as conference returns to Ottawa May 28-29

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 Panel: ‘The Arctic’—The Canadian Club of Ottawa hosts a panel discussion, “The Arctic: Four Leaders, Four Perspectives,” featuring Yukon Premier Ranj
Mike Pompeo
Mike Pompeo
Former U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo will deliver an opening day keynote presentation at the annual CANSEC conference in Ottawa on May 28. State Department photograph by Freddie Everett

Former top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo opens CANSEC as conference returns to Ottawa May 28-29

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 Panel: ‘The Arctic’—The Canadian Club of Ottawa hosts a panel discussion, “The Arctic: Four Leaders, Four Perspectives,” featuring Yukon Premier Ranj

Former top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo opens CANSEC as conference returns to Ottawa May 28-29

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 Panel: ‘The Arctic’—The Canadian Club of Ottawa hosts a panel discussion, “The Arctic: Four Leaders, Four Perspectives,” featuring Yukon Premier Ranj
Mike Pompeo
Former U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo will deliver an opening day keynote presentation at the annual CANSEC conference in Ottawa on May 28. State Department photograph by Freddie Everett

The future of Canada depends on Indigenous leadership

  • Indigenous businesses don’t just talk about economic inclusion—we deliver it, by building homes, jobs, and resilience.
Opinion | BY CANDACE LARSEN | May 28, 2025
CSG Senator Paul Prosper highlighted First Nations priorities for the federal government to tackle within its first 100 days in a May 12 press conference in Ottawa. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

The future of Canada depends on Indigenous leadership

Opinion | BY CANDACE LARSEN | May 28, 2025
  • Indigenous businesses don’t just talk about economic inclusion—we deliver it, by building homes, jobs, and resilience.

The future of Canada depends on Indigenous leadership

Opinion | BY CANDACE LARSEN | May 28, 2025
  • Indigenous businesses don’t just talk about economic inclusion—we deliver it, by building homes, jobs, and resilience.
CSG Senator Paul Prosper highlighted First Nations priorities for the federal government to tackle within its first 100 days in a May 12 press conference in Ottawa. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

It is up to cabinet to fix military retention

  • If we want to retain service members, ensuring that they can afford to stay in the military, and that they think their organization puts
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | May 28, 2025
David McGuinty
David McGuinty
National Defence Minister David McGuinty should sit down with his colleagues and direct the public service to create policies aligned with the needs of service members, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It is up to cabinet to fix military retention

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | May 28, 2025
  • If we want to retain service members, ensuring that they can afford to stay in the military, and that they think their organization puts

It is up to cabinet to fix military retention

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | May 28, 2025
  • If we want to retain service members, ensuring that they can afford to stay in the military, and that they think their organization puts
David McGuinty
National Defence Minister David McGuinty should sit down with his colleagues and direct the public service to create policies aligned with the needs of service members, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The building blocks for procurement progress

  • Government, industry, and the Armed Forces need consistency and predictability in a geopolitical environment that has neither.
Opinion | BY ALISTAIR EDGAR | May 28, 2025
Step 1 for defence procurement reform in Canada would be to reach a clear political commitment at the federal level to a national defence policy, writes Alistair Edgar. DND photograph by Corporal Morgan LeBlanc

The building blocks for procurement progress

Opinion | BY ALISTAIR EDGAR | May 28, 2025
  • Government, industry, and the Armed Forces need consistency and predictability in a geopolitical environment that has neither.

The building blocks for procurement progress

Opinion | BY ALISTAIR EDGAR | May 28, 2025
  • Government, industry, and the Armed Forces need consistency and predictability in a geopolitical environment that has neither.
Step 1 for defence procurement reform in Canada would be to reach a clear political commitment at the federal level to a national defence policy, writes Alistair Edgar. DND photograph by Corporal Morgan LeBlanc

The procurement problem

  • Defence procurement does not exist in a vacuum, and must be consistent with the government’s overall foreign and defence policy.
Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | May 28, 2025
Stephen Fuhr
Stephen Fuhr
At the top of Secretary of State Stephen Fuhr’s priority list should be changing our de-centralized approach to defence procurement, writes David Pratt. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The procurement problem

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | May 28, 2025
  • Defence procurement does not exist in a vacuum, and must be consistent with the government’s overall foreign and defence policy.

The procurement problem

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | May 28, 2025
  • Defence procurement does not exist in a vacuum, and must be consistent with the government’s overall foreign and defence policy.
Stephen Fuhr
At the top of Secretary of State Stephen Fuhr’s priority list should be changing our de-centralized approach to defence procurement, writes David Pratt. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney’s defence industrial agenda: two steps forward, one step back

  • The most immediate challenge will be to ensure that the defence acquisitions currently in the pipeline aren’t ground to a halt as the government
Opinion | BY NICOLAS TODD | May 28, 2025
Stephen Fuhr
Stephen Fuhr
Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr is the government’s new secretary of state for defence procurement. The prime minister’s defence industrial philosophy is much more relevant for the times than that of his predecessor, writes Nicolas Todd. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s defence industrial agenda: two steps forward, one step back

Opinion | BY NICOLAS TODD | May 28, 2025
  • The most immediate challenge will be to ensure that the defence acquisitions currently in the pipeline aren’t ground to a halt as the government

Carney’s defence industrial agenda: two steps forward, one step back

Opinion | BY NICOLAS TODD | May 28, 2025
  • The most immediate challenge will be to ensure that the defence acquisitions currently in the pipeline aren’t ground to a halt as the government
Stephen Fuhr
Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr is the government’s new secretary of state for defence procurement. The prime minister’s defence industrial philosophy is much more relevant for the times than that of his predecessor, writes Nicolas Todd. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders debate reply to the Throne Speech

  • Plus, CANSEC kicks off in the capital.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 28, 2025
Andrew Scheer, the opposition leader in the House of Commons, will tell us what he really thinks of the government's Throne Speech during a debate today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders debate reply to the Throne Speech

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 28, 2025
  • Plus, CANSEC kicks off in the capital.

Leaders debate reply to the Throne Speech

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 28, 2025
  • Plus, CANSEC kicks off in the capital.
Andrew Scheer, the opposition leader in the House of Commons, will tell us what he really thinks of the government's Throne Speech during a debate today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big dig under Centre Block has begun as project spending reaches $1.2-billion

  • Scaffolding is starting to go up along Centre Block’s iconic southern façade, and once erected, will be covered by a trompe-l’oeil tarp.
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025.
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025.
A pedestrian walks past the main gates to Parliament Hill. Known as the Queen's Gate, the wrought iron gates were removed for restoration in March 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big dig under Centre Block has begun as project spending reaches $1.2-billion

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
  • Scaffolding is starting to go up along Centre Block’s iconic southern façade, and once erected, will be covered by a trompe-l’oeil tarp.

Big dig under Centre Block has begun as project spending reaches $1.2-billion

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
  • Scaffolding is starting to go up along Centre Block’s iconic southern façade, and once erected, will be covered by a trompe-l’oeil tarp.
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025.
A pedestrian walks past the main gates to Parliament Hill. Known as the Queen's Gate, the wrought iron gates were removed for restoration in March 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A horse-drawn carriage and military parade close a whirlwind royal visit filled with pomp and style

  • King Charles and Queen Camilla were the guests of honour in Canada ahead of the Throne Speech receiving a royal salute, gun salute, and
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 27, 2025
King Charles and Queen Camila laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial after the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

A horse-drawn carriage and military parade close a whirlwind royal visit filled with pomp and style

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 27, 2025
  • King Charles and Queen Camilla were the guests of honour in Canada ahead of the Throne Speech receiving a royal salute, gun salute, and

A horse-drawn carriage and military parade close a whirlwind royal visit filled with pomp and style

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 27, 2025
  • King Charles and Queen Camilla were the guests of honour in Canada ahead of the Throne Speech receiving a royal salute, gun salute, and
King Charles and Queen Camila laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial after the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

The Throne Speech transcript, read by the King

  • A 'confident Canada' can seize the moment 'by recognizing that all Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 27, 2025
King Charles III at Lansdowne Park on May 26, the first day of the royal visit ahead of opening Canada's Parliament. King Charles inspects the honour guard at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa before delivering the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The Throne Speech transcript, read by the King

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 27, 2025
  • A 'confident Canada' can seize the moment 'by recognizing that all Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent

The Throne Speech transcript, read by the King

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 27, 2025
  • A 'confident Canada' can seize the moment 'by recognizing that all Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent
King Charles III at Lansdowne Park on May 26, the first day of the royal visit ahead of opening Canada's Parliament. King Charles inspects the honour guard at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa before delivering the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Locked out of our own treaty relationship: First Nations deserve more than ceremonial words

  • The Treaties remain in force, yet First Nations continue to be denied land restitution, revenue sharing, and authority over our children, laws, and economies.
Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | May 27, 2025
King Charles
King Charles
The King walks freely on lands his ancestors claimed without consent—while the descendants of this land’s original Nations remain locked out of the very relationship the Crown claims to honour, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Locked out of our own treaty relationship: First Nations deserve more than ceremonial words

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | May 27, 2025
  • The Treaties remain in force, yet First Nations continue to be denied land restitution, revenue sharing, and authority over our children, laws, and economies.

Locked out of our own treaty relationship: First Nations deserve more than ceremonial words

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | May 27, 2025
  • The Treaties remain in force, yet First Nations continue to be denied land restitution, revenue sharing, and authority over our children, laws, and economies.
King Charles
The King walks freely on lands his ancestors claimed without consent—while the descendants of this land’s original Nations remain locked out of the very relationship the Crown claims to honour, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s ready for Throne Speech Bingo?

  • Plus, a dispatch from King Charles’ Ottawa exploits.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 27, 2025
King Charles will read the Carney government's Speech from the Throne in the Senate today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s ready for Throne Speech Bingo?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 27, 2025
  • Plus, a dispatch from King Charles’ Ottawa exploits.

Who’s ready for Throne Speech Bingo?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 27, 2025
  • Plus, a dispatch from King Charles’ Ottawa exploits.
King Charles will read the Carney government's Speech from the Throne in the Senate today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM Carney’s failure to appoint disabilities minister is an error in judgement

  • Excluding a disabilities minister from cabinet jeopardizes the accomplishments of successive governments and people with disabilities toward achieving a barrier-free society for all.
Opinion | BY LEN BAKER | May 26, 2025
Upholding the rights of people with disabilities isn’t a trivial thing, and responsibility for this important task shouldn’t be an afterthought, writes Len Baker. Pexels photograph by Mikhail Nilov

PM Carney’s failure to appoint disabilities minister is an error in judgement

Opinion | BY LEN BAKER | May 26, 2025
  • Excluding a disabilities minister from cabinet jeopardizes the accomplishments of successive governments and people with disabilities toward achieving a barrier-free society for all.

PM Carney’s failure to appoint disabilities minister is an error in judgement

Opinion | BY LEN BAKER | May 26, 2025
  • Excluding a disabilities minister from cabinet jeopardizes the accomplishments of successive governments and people with disabilities toward achieving a barrier-free society for all.
Upholding the rights of people with disabilities isn’t a trivial thing, and responsibility for this important task shouldn’t be an afterthought, writes Len Baker. Pexels photograph by Mikhail Nilov

Now isn’t the time for backsliding on internal trade

  • What once looked like national progress is at risk of devolving into a patchwork of limited, short-lived deals, risking a repeat of the same
Opinion | BY BRADLEE WHIDDEN | May 26, 2025
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and the Committee on Internal Trade have a June 1 deadline looming to facilitate labour mobility. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Now isn’t the time for backsliding on internal trade

Opinion | BY BRADLEE WHIDDEN | May 26, 2025
  • What once looked like national progress is at risk of devolving into a patchwork of limited, short-lived deals, risking a repeat of the same

Now isn’t the time for backsliding on internal trade

Opinion | BY BRADLEE WHIDDEN | May 26, 2025
  • What once looked like national progress is at risk of devolving into a patchwork of limited, short-lived deals, risking a repeat of the same
Chrystia Freeland
Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and the Committee on Internal Trade have a June 1 deadline looming to facilitate labour mobility. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Time to build—together

  • If every order of government brings its weight to the table, we can deliver the measurable change Canadians expect, and deserve.
Opinion | BY REBECCA BLIGH | May 26, 2025
Canadians don’t want business as usual—they want homes they can afford, infrastructure they can rely on, and communities where they feel safe and supported, writes Rebecca Bligh. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to build—together

Opinion | BY REBECCA BLIGH | May 26, 2025
  • If every order of government brings its weight to the table, we can deliver the measurable change Canadians expect, and deserve.

Time to build—together

Opinion | BY REBECCA BLIGH | May 26, 2025
  • If every order of government brings its weight to the table, we can deliver the measurable change Canadians expect, and deserve.
Canadians don’t want business as usual—they want homes they can afford, infrastructure they can rely on, and communities where they feel safe and supported, writes Rebecca Bligh. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Soldiers left out in the cold—again

  • Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 26, 2025
Perhaps we need to better highlight those multimillion-dollar contracts that just piss away money on equipment that is unusable in the North, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Sailor Dan Bard

Soldiers left out in the cold—again

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 26, 2025
  • Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our

Soldiers left out in the cold—again

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 26, 2025
  • Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our
Perhaps we need to better highlight those multimillion-dollar contracts that just piss away money on equipment that is unusable in the North, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Sailor Dan Bard

GC-OS: why the Government of Canada should develop its own software

  • It is no longer inconceivable that the U.S. could exert its regulatory powers over America-based software companies to threaten or punish rivals.
Opinion | BY AIDAN WAKELY-MULRONEY | May 26, 2025
Canada has the resources to develop its own in-house version of Linux, and can draw on the experiences of allied countries that have made the switch, writes Aidan Wakely-Mulroney. Unsplash photograph by Oleksandr Chumak

GC-OS: why the Government of Canada should develop its own software

Opinion | BY AIDAN WAKELY-MULRONEY | May 26, 2025
  • It is no longer inconceivable that the U.S. could exert its regulatory powers over America-based software companies to threaten or punish rivals.

GC-OS: why the Government of Canada should develop its own software

Opinion | BY AIDAN WAKELY-MULRONEY | May 26, 2025
  • It is no longer inconceivable that the U.S. could exert its regulatory powers over America-based software companies to threaten or punish rivals.
Canada has the resources to develop its own in-house version of Linux, and can draw on the experiences of allied countries that have made the switch, writes Aidan Wakely-Mulroney. Unsplash photograph by Oleksandr Chumak

Top 10 most influential Liberals in Carney’s government

  • Gerald Butts and David Lametti hold no official roles in the Liberal government, but Prime Minister Mark Carney informally seeks their advice on key
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, is the most influential figure in the new Liberal government. His leadership will be judged largely by how effectively he tackles the two issues foremost on Canadians’ minds: Canada-U.S. trade relations and the rising cost of living. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top 10 most influential Liberals in Carney’s government

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 26, 2025
  • Gerald Butts and David Lametti hold no official roles in the Liberal government, but Prime Minister Mark Carney informally seeks their advice on key

Top 10 most influential Liberals in Carney’s government

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 26, 2025
  • Gerald Butts and David Lametti hold no official roles in the Liberal government, but Prime Minister Mark Carney informally seeks their advice on key
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, is the most influential figure in the new Liberal government. His leadership will be judged largely by how effectively he tackles the two issues foremost on Canadians’ minds: Canada-U.S. trade relations and the rising cost of living. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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‘Bonjour Canada’: Biden trumpets Canada-U.S. ties, continental co-operation, plays down disputes

  • 'Our destinies are intertwined and they’re inseparable,' says President Joe Biden of Canada-U.S. relations during a more than 30-minute address to Parliament.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 24, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden had his first sit-down in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since he came to power in early 2021, with a series of meetings at the West Block on March 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Bonjour Canada’: Biden trumpets Canada-U.S. ties, continental co-operation, plays down disputes

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 24, 2023
  • 'Our destinies are intertwined and they’re inseparable,' says President Joe Biden of Canada-U.S. relations during a more than 30-minute address to Parliament.

‘Bonjour Canada’: Biden trumpets Canada-U.S. ties, continental co-operation, plays down disputes

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 24, 2023
  • 'Our destinies are intertwined and they’re inseparable,' says President Joe Biden of Canada-U.S. relations during a more than 30-minute address to Parliament.
U.S. President Joe Biden had his first sit-down in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since he came to power in early 2021, with a series of meetings at the West Block on March 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top Canadian political speechwriters rate Biden’s speech to Parliament

  • 'Decent, neighbourly, workmanlike, and almost nostalgically centrist.' Veteran Canadian speechwriters and strategists weigh in on U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Parliament on March
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | March 24, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of his address to Parliament on March 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top Canadian political speechwriters rate Biden’s speech to Parliament

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | March 24, 2023
  • 'Decent, neighbourly, workmanlike, and almost nostalgically centrist.' Veteran Canadian speechwriters and strategists weigh in on U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Parliament on March

Top Canadian political speechwriters rate Biden’s speech to Parliament

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | March 24, 2023
  • 'Decent, neighbourly, workmanlike, and almost nostalgically centrist.' Veteran Canadian speechwriters and strategists weigh in on U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Parliament on March
U.S. President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of his address to Parliament on March 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 24, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets President of the United States Joe Biden in West Block on March 24, 2023. Biden holds a chocolate bar emblazoned with the word PEACE that was given to him by Green Party Co-Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 24, 2023

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 24, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets President of the United States Joe Biden in West Block on March 24, 2023. Biden holds a chocolate bar emblazoned with the word PEACE that was given to him by Green Party Co-Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A third of the electorate ‘up for grabs’ to the party that wins over ‘the new working class,’ experts tell conservative conference

  • Conservatives gathered in Ottawa from March 22-24 for the Canada Strong and Free Network’s annual conference, formerly known as the Manning Centre conference.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 24, 2023
Former prime minister Stephen Harper, left, and former Reform Party leader Preston Manning have a fireside chat on the opening day of the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on March 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A third of the electorate ‘up for grabs’ to the party that wins over ‘the new working class,’ experts tell conservative conference

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 24, 2023
  • Conservatives gathered in Ottawa from March 22-24 for the Canada Strong and Free Network’s annual conference, formerly known as the Manning Centre conference.

A third of the electorate ‘up for grabs’ to the party that wins over ‘the new working class,’ experts tell conservative conference

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 24, 2023
  • Conservatives gathered in Ottawa from March 22-24 for the Canada Strong and Free Network’s annual conference, formerly known as the Manning Centre conference.
Former prime minister Stephen Harper, left, and former Reform Party leader Preston Manning have a fireside chat on the opening day of the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on March 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joe Biden arrives in Ottawa

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau greet President of the United States of America Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on March 23, 2023, for his first state visit to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joe Biden arrives in Ottawa

Joe Biden arrives in Ottawa

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau greet President of the United States of America Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on March 23, 2023, for his first state visit to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

UN climate report and clutching at straws

  • The report’s authors admit that the 'aspirational' goal of never letting the average global temperature exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than the pre-industrial level
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 24, 2023
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called the latest report of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change a 'survival guide.' It’s not even that, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

UN climate report and clutching at straws

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 24, 2023
  • The report’s authors admit that the 'aspirational' goal of never letting the average global temperature exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than the pre-industrial level

UN climate report and clutching at straws

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 24, 2023
  • The report’s authors admit that the 'aspirational' goal of never letting the average global temperature exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than the pre-industrial level
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called the latest report of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change a 'survival guide.' It’s not even that, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Politics This Morning: Biden in the House

  • Plus, the feds want trade lawyers.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 24, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden will keep most of Canada's top Parliamentarians and ministers busy today. He'll deliver a speech in the House of Commons this afternoon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Biden in the House

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 24, 2023
  • Plus, the feds want trade lawyers.

Politics This Morning: Biden in the House

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 24, 2023
  • Plus, the feds want trade lawyers.
U.S. President Joe Biden will keep most of Canada's top Parliamentarians and ministers busy today. He'll deliver a speech in the House of Commons this afternoon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 23, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets U.S. President Joe Biden as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau embraces First Lady Jill Biden at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on March 23, 2023, for Biden's first state visit to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 23, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 23, 2023
Joe Biden
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets U.S. President Joe Biden as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau embraces First Lady Jill Biden at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on March 23, 2023, for Biden's first state visit to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals have a theory for winning

  • So, what is this Liberal theory for winning? I can’t say for sure, but it will likely be to emphasize Trudeau’s persona, or more specifically
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 23, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If the Conservatives can’t make Poilievre more likeable, their second choice is to make Trudeau seem unlikeable. That’ll require them to come up with a well-crafted, well-researched communication strategy aimed at undermining Trudeau's brand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals have a theory for winning

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 23, 2023
  • So, what is this Liberal theory for winning? I can’t say for sure, but it will likely be to emphasize Trudeau’s persona, or more specifically

Liberals have a theory for winning

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 23, 2023
  • So, what is this Liberal theory for winning? I can’t say for sure, but it will likely be to emphasize Trudeau’s persona, or more specifically
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If the Conservatives can’t make Poilievre more likeable, their second choice is to make Trudeau seem unlikeable. That’ll require them to come up with a well-crafted, well-researched communication strategy aimed at undermining Trudeau's brand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Despite global pledge to combat Islamophobia, systemic anti-Muslim hate is on the rise

  • Canada is guilty of a lack of concerted action against states committing gross human rights violations, enabling anti-Muslim hate to grow, including when there
Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR, FAREED KHAN | March 23, 2023
Amira Elghawaby is Canada’s first special representative on combating Islamophobia. Despite global efforts, Islamophobia persists, often state sponsored or accepted among mainstream media and elected officials, write Taha Ghayyur and Fareed Khan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Despite global pledge to combat Islamophobia, systemic anti-Muslim hate is on the rise

Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR, FAREED KHAN | March 23, 2023
  • Canada is guilty of a lack of concerted action against states committing gross human rights violations, enabling anti-Muslim hate to grow, including when there

Despite global pledge to combat Islamophobia, systemic anti-Muslim hate is on the rise

Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR, FAREED KHAN | March 23, 2023
  • Canada is guilty of a lack of concerted action against states committing gross human rights violations, enabling anti-Muslim hate to grow, including when there
Amira Elghawaby is Canada’s first special representative on combating Islamophobia. Despite global efforts, Islamophobia persists, often state sponsored or accepted among mainstream media and elected officials, write Taha Ghayyur and Fareed Khan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trio of new press secretaries among recent ministerial staff changes

  • For one, Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Karina Gould has found her new press secretary from within Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier’s team.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 23, 2023
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, left; Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Karina Gould; and Tourism and Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault all recently hired a new press secretary. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trio of new press secretaries among recent ministerial staff changes

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 23, 2023
  • For one, Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Karina Gould has found her new press secretary from within Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier’s team.

Trio of new press secretaries among recent ministerial staff changes

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 23, 2023
  • For one, Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Karina Gould has found her new press secretary from within Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier’s team.
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, left; Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Karina Gould; and Tourism and Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault all recently hired a new press secretary. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

How to secure Canada’s low-carbon advantage in the global clean energy race

  • The American Inflation Reduction Act has opened big gaps between the incentives for low-carbon investment in Canada and the U.S., threatening our ability to
Opinion | BY MICHAEL BERNSTEIN, BENTLEY ALLAN | March 23, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
In the fall economic statement, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced preliminary measures like investment tax credits for clean technologies, and promised more action in the next federal budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to secure Canada’s low-carbon advantage in the global clean energy race

Opinion | BY MICHAEL BERNSTEIN, BENTLEY ALLAN | March 23, 2023
  • The American Inflation Reduction Act has opened big gaps between the incentives for low-carbon investment in Canada and the U.S., threatening our ability to

How to secure Canada’s low-carbon advantage in the global clean energy race

Opinion | BY MICHAEL BERNSTEIN, BENTLEY ALLAN | March 23, 2023
  • The American Inflation Reduction Act has opened big gaps between the incentives for low-carbon investment in Canada and the U.S., threatening our ability to
Chrystia Freeland
In the fall economic statement, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced preliminary measures like investment tax credits for clean technologies, and promised more action in the next federal budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic reconciliation and Inuit self-determination must see funding in Budget 2023

  • The upcoming budget is an opportunity for federal accountability, to listen to the House Finance Committee's recommendation to advance an Inuit-led nation-building green infrastructure
Opinion | BY KONO TATTUINEE, DAVID KAKUKTINNIQ, ANNE-RAPHAëLLE AUDOUIN | March 23, 2023
Dan Vandal
Dan Vandal
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, seen here on Oct. 20, 2022. The federal government has a unique opportunity to make a historical decision by grid-connecting Nunavut and walk the talk on countless commitments they have made, write Kono Tattuinee, David Kakuktinniq, Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic reconciliation and Inuit self-determination must see funding in Budget 2023

Opinion | BY KONO TATTUINEE, DAVID KAKUKTINNIQ, ANNE-RAPHAëLLE AUDOUIN | March 23, 2023
  • The upcoming budget is an opportunity for federal accountability, to listen to the House Finance Committee's recommendation to advance an Inuit-led nation-building green infrastructure

Economic reconciliation and Inuit self-determination must see funding in Budget 2023

Opinion | BY KONO TATTUINEE, DAVID KAKUKTINNIQ, ANNE-RAPHAëLLE AUDOUIN | March 23, 2023
  • The upcoming budget is an opportunity for federal accountability, to listen to the House Finance Committee's recommendation to advance an Inuit-led nation-building green infrastructure
Dan Vandal
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, seen here on Oct. 20, 2022. The federal government has a unique opportunity to make a historical decision by grid-connecting Nunavut and walk the talk on countless commitments they have made, write Kono Tattuinee, David Kakuktinniq, Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where’s the beef: politicos and ranchers saddled up for Canadian Cattle Association’s annual Hill shindig

  • Returning to Ottawa for the CCA's annual general meeting, the yearly reception drew politicians, lobbyists, and ranchers from across Canada on March 22.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | March 23, 2023
Fawn Jackson, left, Ducks Unlimited Canada board of directors; Liberal MP Kody Blois, Canadian Cattle Association’s Lynn Grant, and Shannon Schellenberg at the Canadian Cattle Association Beef Reception at the Sir. John A. MacDonald Building in Ottawa on March 22. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Where’s the beef: politicos and ranchers saddled up for Canadian Cattle Association’s annual Hill shindig

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | March 23, 2023
  • Returning to Ottawa for the CCA's annual general meeting, the yearly reception drew politicians, lobbyists, and ranchers from across Canada on March 22.

Where’s the beef: politicos and ranchers saddled up for Canadian Cattle Association’s annual Hill shindig

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | March 23, 2023
  • Returning to Ottawa for the CCA's annual general meeting, the yearly reception drew politicians, lobbyists, and ranchers from across Canada on March 22.
Fawn Jackson, left, Ducks Unlimited Canada board of directors; Liberal MP Kody Blois, Canadian Cattle Association’s Lynn Grant, and Shannon Schellenberg at the Canadian Cattle Association Beef Reception at the Sir. John A. MacDonald Building in Ottawa on March 22. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Election meddling top of mind in Tory nomination race facing membership fraud complaints

  • The Oxford, Ont., nomination race is getting testy with contestant Rick Roth describing Arpan Khanna as a ‘parachute candidate from Brampton’ and Khanna accusing
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 23, 2023
The approximately 6,700 Conservative Party members in Oxford, Ont., will elect their candidate on March 25. Lawyer Arpan Khanna, left, municipal councillor Deb Tait, and former ministerial staffer Rick Roth are seeking the Conservative nomination in this riding. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, City of Woodstock, and Global Public Affairs

Election meddling top of mind in Tory nomination race facing membership fraud complaints

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 23, 2023
  • The Oxford, Ont., nomination race is getting testy with contestant Rick Roth describing Arpan Khanna as a ‘parachute candidate from Brampton’ and Khanna accusing

Election meddling top of mind in Tory nomination race facing membership fraud complaints

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 23, 2023
  • The Oxford, Ont., nomination race is getting testy with contestant Rick Roth describing Arpan Khanna as a ‘parachute candidate from Brampton’ and Khanna accusing
The approximately 6,700 Conservative Party members in Oxford, Ont., will elect their candidate on March 25. Lawyer Arpan Khanna, left, municipal councillor Deb Tait, and former ministerial staffer Rick Roth are seeking the Conservative nomination in this riding. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, City of Woodstock, and Global Public Affairs

MPs’ work on gun control misses target

  • Notwithstanding the proven link between guns and violence against women, Canadian women’s groups have not been treated as serious stakeholders in the gun control
Opinion | BY SUZANNE ZACCOUR, ERIN WHITMORE, PAULETTE SENIOR | March 23, 2023
Marco Mendicino
Marco Mendicino
Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino is sponsor of Bill C-21, the federal government’s proposed new firearms law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs’ work on gun control misses target

Opinion | BY SUZANNE ZACCOUR, ERIN WHITMORE, PAULETTE SENIOR | March 23, 2023
  • Notwithstanding the proven link between guns and violence against women, Canadian women’s groups have not been treated as serious stakeholders in the gun control

MPs’ work on gun control misses target

Opinion | BY SUZANNE ZACCOUR, ERIN WHITMORE, PAULETTE SENIOR | March 23, 2023
  • Notwithstanding the proven link between guns and violence against women, Canadian women’s groups have not been treated as serious stakeholders in the gun control
Marco Mendicino
Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino is sponsor of Bill C-21, the federal government’s proposed new firearms law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats ‘break the logjam’ on Telford’s testimony, as the Liberals choose ‘lesser of two evils,’ say strategists

  • As long as the Liberals can manage Katie Telford’s coming testimony effectively, the government has a path to the end of the spring session,
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 23, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his party 'held their cards close to their chest' while the Liberals waited to see if they would 'blink,' said strategist Brad Lavigne. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats ‘break the logjam’ on Telford’s testimony, as the Liberals choose ‘lesser of two evils,’ say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 23, 2023
  • As long as the Liberals can manage Katie Telford’s coming testimony effectively, the government has a path to the end of the spring session,

New Democrats ‘break the logjam’ on Telford’s testimony, as the Liberals choose ‘lesser of two evils,’ say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 23, 2023
  • As long as the Liberals can manage Katie Telford’s coming testimony effectively, the government has a path to the end of the spring session,
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his party 'held their cards close to their chest' while the Liberals waited to see if they would 'blink,' said strategist Brad Lavigne. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Biden arrives, Poilievre speaks

  • Plus, coastal MPs want blood in the water.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 23, 2023
A worker hangs an American flag along Wellington Street on March 22, in preparation for U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa from March 23-24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Biden arrives, Poilievre speaks

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 23, 2023
  • Plus, coastal MPs want blood in the water.

Politics This Morning: Biden arrives, Poilievre speaks

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 23, 2023
  • Plus, coastal MPs want blood in the water.
A worker hangs an American flag along Wellington Street on March 22, in preparation for U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa from March 23-24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Show you can lead in public health policy, Ottawa

  • Canada’s public health systems are neither cohesive or comprehensive, nor are they accountable for the outcomes they achieve.
Opinion | BY IAN CULBERT | March 22, 2023
Canada's federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured recently on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Show you can lead in public health policy, Ottawa

Opinion | BY IAN CULBERT | March 22, 2023
  • Canada’s public health systems are neither cohesive or comprehensive, nor are they accountable for the outcomes they achieve.

Show you can lead in public health policy, Ottawa

Opinion | BY IAN CULBERT | March 22, 2023
  • Canada’s public health systems are neither cohesive or comprehensive, nor are they accountable for the outcomes they achieve.
Canada's federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured recently on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 22, 2023
A worker hangs an American flag along Wellington Street on March 22, 2023, in preparation for U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa on March 23 and 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 22, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 22, 2023
A worker hangs an American flag along Wellington Street on March 22, 2023, in preparation for U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa on March 23 and 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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