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Carney era begins: will the low-drama prime minister’s promise of ‘harmony and hard’ work prevail?

  • We will soon see how Carney manages in the fiery pit of partisan politics. Unfortunately, that pit is unavoidable. It is part of democracy,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on May 21, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney era begins: will the low-drama prime minister’s promise of ‘harmony and hard’ work prevail?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 25, 2025
  • We will soon see how Carney manages in the fiery pit of partisan politics. Unfortunately, that pit is unavoidable. It is part of democracy,

Carney era begins: will the low-drama prime minister’s promise of ‘harmony and hard’ work prevail?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 25, 2025
  • We will soon see how Carney manages in the fiery pit of partisan politics. Unfortunately, that pit is unavoidable. It is part of democracy,
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on May 21, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s back to work for Parliament

  • The world remains a mess. Wars rage abroad. Canada’s economy remains under threat. The U.S. president seems to change his mind on vital issues
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks down Sparks Street in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. Carney must now not only deal with national and international issues, but also the wants, hopes, and needs of 170 Liberals, writes Matt Gurney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s back to work for Parliament

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 25, 2025
  • The world remains a mess. Wars rage abroad. Canada’s economy remains under threat. The U.S. president seems to change his mind on vital issues

It’s back to work for Parliament

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 25, 2025
  • The world remains a mess. Wars rage abroad. Canada’s economy remains under threat. The U.S. president seems to change his mind on vital issues
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks down Sparks Street in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. Carney must now not only deal with national and international issues, but also the wants, hopes, and needs of 170 Liberals, writes Matt Gurney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two recent court judgments put brakes on giant Ottawa River nuclear waste dump

  • These two successful court challenges are fuelling concerns about whether or not privatizing Canada’s federal nuclear laboratories in 2015 was a good move for
Opinion | BY LYNN JONES | May 24, 2025

Two recent court judgments put brakes on giant Ottawa River nuclear waste dump

Opinion | BY LYNN JONES | May 24, 2025
  • These two successful court challenges are fuelling concerns about whether or not privatizing Canada’s federal nuclear laboratories in 2015 was a good move for

Two recent court judgments put brakes on giant Ottawa River nuclear waste dump

Opinion | BY LYNN JONES | May 24, 2025
  • These two successful court challenges are fuelling concerns about whether or not privatizing Canada’s federal nuclear laboratories in 2015 was a good move for

In the face of insolvency and strike action, what does Canada Post’s future look like?

  • The feds and Canada Post have squandered decades when they should have pivoted the Crown corporation away from vanishing letter delivery and restructured for
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 23, 2025
Notices posted at a Canada Post office on Sparks Street in Ottawa on Nov. 15, 2024, after the union was locked out by its employer after delivering a 72-hour strike notice. Just six months later, the union is again escalating strike action as its collective agreement expires. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the face of insolvency and strike action, what does Canada Post’s future look like?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 23, 2025
  • The feds and Canada Post have squandered decades when they should have pivoted the Crown corporation away from vanishing letter delivery and restructured for

In the face of insolvency and strike action, what does Canada Post’s future look like?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 23, 2025
  • The feds and Canada Post have squandered decades when they should have pivoted the Crown corporation away from vanishing letter delivery and restructured for
Notices posted at a Canada Post office on Sparks Street in Ottawa on Nov. 15, 2024, after the union was locked out by its employer after delivering a 72-hour strike notice. Just six months later, the union is again escalating strike action as its collective agreement expires. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Solomon a chance to regain our spot as a global AI leader

  • This is Canada’s AI moment. The creation of a dedicated minister is a strong signal, but follow-through will determine whether it’s remembered as a
Opinion | BY GIDEON CHRISTIAN | May 23, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon
Appointing Evan Solomon as Canada’s first minister of artificial intelligence is a bold move, signalling the technology now warrants focused leadership at the highest level of government, writes Gideon Christian. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Minister Solomon a chance to regain our spot as a global AI leader

Opinion | BY GIDEON CHRISTIAN | May 23, 2025
  • This is Canada’s AI moment. The creation of a dedicated minister is a strong signal, but follow-through will determine whether it’s remembered as a

Minister Solomon a chance to regain our spot as a global AI leader

Opinion | BY GIDEON CHRISTIAN | May 23, 2025
  • This is Canada’s AI moment. The creation of a dedicated minister is a strong signal, but follow-through will determine whether it’s remembered as a
Evan Solomon
Appointing Evan Solomon as Canada’s first minister of artificial intelligence is a bold move, signalling the technology now warrants focused leadership at the highest level of government, writes Gideon Christian. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The backstory on equalization

  • Danielle Smith perpetuates the fiction of Albertans’ exploitation, arguing that her government should receive the same per capita equalization transfers as Ontario and Quebec.
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | May 23, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, pictured on stage with Brian Lilley, at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The backstory on equalization

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | May 23, 2025
  • Danielle Smith perpetuates the fiction of Albertans’ exploitation, arguing that her government should receive the same per capita equalization transfers as Ontario and Quebec.

The backstory on equalization

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | May 23, 2025
  • Danielle Smith perpetuates the fiction of Albertans’ exploitation, arguing that her government should receive the same per capita equalization transfers as Ontario and Quebec.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, pictured on stage with Brian Lilley, at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP needs to build an Orange Wave in the West

  • The party has been too focused on winning support in Quebec when it should focus on traditional strongholds in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British
Opinion | BY MATT CHILLIAK | May 22, 2025
The NDP’s strong provincial wings have produced strong leaders in B.C. Premier David Eby and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew. Both would be federal leadership front-runners if they ever put their hat in the ring, writes Matt Chilliak. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

NDP needs to build an Orange Wave in the West

Opinion | BY MATT CHILLIAK | May 22, 2025
  • The party has been too focused on winning support in Quebec when it should focus on traditional strongholds in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British

NDP needs to build an Orange Wave in the West

Opinion | BY MATT CHILLIAK | May 22, 2025
  • The party has been too focused on winning support in Quebec when it should focus on traditional strongholds in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British
The NDP’s strong provincial wings have produced strong leaders in B.C. Premier David Eby and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew. Both would be federal leadership front-runners if they ever put their hat in the ring, writes Matt Chilliak. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The Crown must answer for the theft of Rupert’s Land

  • The King must recognize the original dishonour: the unlawful alienation of our lands, and the exclusion of our Peoples from decisions that have shaped
Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | May 22, 2025
King Charles III must take action—not through symbolic visits or ceremonial words, but by walking the difficult path of accountability, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Crown must answer for the theft of Rupert’s Land

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | May 22, 2025
  • The King must recognize the original dishonour: the unlawful alienation of our lands, and the exclusion of our Peoples from decisions that have shaped

The Crown must answer for the theft of Rupert’s Land

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | May 22, 2025
  • The King must recognize the original dishonour: the unlawful alienation of our lands, and the exclusion of our Peoples from decisions that have shaped
King Charles III must take action—not through symbolic visits or ceremonial words, but by walking the difficult path of accountability, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A little rain never hurt a Riverkeeper

  • Annual gala fundraiser supporting Ottawa’s watershed swaps banks for wet and wild shindig, and rakes in $330,000 under the clouds on May 21 at
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 22, 2025
Ottawa Riverkeeper Laura Reinsborough, left, and Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault attend the 12th annual Riverkeeper Gala on the north shore of Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

A little rain never hurt a Riverkeeper

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 22, 2025
  • Annual gala fundraiser supporting Ottawa’s watershed swaps banks for wet and wild shindig, and rakes in $330,000 under the clouds on May 21 at

A little rain never hurt a Riverkeeper

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 22, 2025
  • Annual gala fundraiser supporting Ottawa’s watershed swaps banks for wet and wild shindig, and rakes in $330,000 under the clouds on May 21 at
Ottawa Riverkeeper Laura Reinsborough, left, and Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault attend the 12th annual Riverkeeper Gala on the north shore of Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

A look at Treasury Board rules as Carney and cabinet start to staff up

  • With 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state, hundreds of staffing hires will take place in the coming days and weeks.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 22, 2025 | UPDATED May 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks down Sparks Street after of his first post-election press conference in the Wellington Building on May 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A look at Treasury Board rules as Carney and cabinet start to staff up

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 22, 2025 | UPDATED May 23, 2025
  • With 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state, hundreds of staffing hires will take place in the coming days and weeks.

A look at Treasury Board rules as Carney and cabinet start to staff up

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 22, 2025 | UPDATED May 23, 2025
  • With 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state, hundreds of staffing hires will take place in the coming days and weeks.
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks down Sparks Street after of his first post-election press conference in the Wellington Building on May 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

John Delacourt’s advice for new Hill staffers

  • Here are three modest suggestions for potential staffers, which may be equally useful to newcomers to the Hill and seasoned political and policy professionals
Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | May 22, 2025
Hill staffers and Hill journalists, pictured at D'Arcy McGee's Irish Pub in Ottawa, on Oct. 30, 2008, after then prime minister Stephen Harper's cabinet was sworn in that day. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

John Delacourt’s advice for new Hill staffers

Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | May 22, 2025
  • Here are three modest suggestions for potential staffers, which may be equally useful to newcomers to the Hill and seasoned political and policy professionals

John Delacourt’s advice for new Hill staffers

Opinion | BY JOHN DELACOURT | May 22, 2025
  • Here are three modest suggestions for potential staffers, which may be equally useful to newcomers to the Hill and seasoned political and policy professionals
Hill staffers and Hill journalists, pictured at D'Arcy McGee's Irish Pub in Ottawa, on Oct. 30, 2008, after then prime minister Stephen Harper's cabinet was sworn in that day. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Paying the Trumpgeld

  • Plus, Poilievre unveils his new team.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 22, 2025
President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House on May 6. Photograph by Gabriel B Kotico courtesy of the White House

Paying the Trumpgeld

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 22, 2025
  • Plus, Poilievre unveils his new team.

Paying the Trumpgeld

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 22, 2025
  • Plus, Poilievre unveils his new team.
President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House on May 6. Photograph by Gabriel B Kotico courtesy of the White House

Time for the Liberals to protect Canadian voices as promised

  • Parliament must update the Copyright Act so that Canadian creators are compensated when their works are used for education.
Opinion | BY DANNY RAMADAN | May 21, 2025
Canadian voices deserve the protection that Prime Minister Mark Carney made a key plank of the Liberal platform. Creators are a strong shield for our sovereignty, writes Danny Ramadan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for the Liberals to protect Canadian voices as promised

Opinion | BY DANNY RAMADAN | May 21, 2025
  • Parliament must update the Copyright Act so that Canadian creators are compensated when their works are used for education.

Time for the Liberals to protect Canadian voices as promised

Opinion | BY DANNY RAMADAN | May 21, 2025
  • Parliament must update the Copyright Act so that Canadian creators are compensated when their works are used for education.
Canadian voices deserve the protection that Prime Minister Mark Carney made a key plank of the Liberal platform. Creators are a strong shield for our sovereignty, writes Danny Ramadan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Israel’s impossible dream

  • Despite the far-right desire to expel all Arabs from the lands now controlled by Israel, it remains a cruel fantasy that will never happen.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 21, 2025
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is the most articulate exponent of the dream to “relocate” Palestinians, and he sees the war in Gaza as a heaven-sent opportunity to make it real, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Israel’s impossible dream

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 21, 2025
  • Despite the far-right desire to expel all Arabs from the lands now controlled by Israel, it remains a cruel fantasy that will never happen.

Israel’s impossible dream

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 21, 2025
  • Despite the far-right desire to expel all Arabs from the lands now controlled by Israel, it remains a cruel fantasy that will never happen.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is the most articulate exponent of the dream to “relocate” Palestinians, and he sees the war in Gaza as a heaven-sent opportunity to make it real, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

On energy, Prime Minister Carney must pick a lane

  • The PM must decide wither to continue subsidizing and expanding fossil fuels, or steer decisively toward a clean, independent, and resilient energy future.
Opinion | BY CAROLINE BROUILLETTE | May 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney must be bold, ambitious, and decisive if he wants to put his mark on a transformation that will build our country’s resilience for decades to come, writes Caroline Brouillette. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On energy, Prime Minister Carney must pick a lane

Opinion | BY CAROLINE BROUILLETTE | May 21, 2025
  • The PM must decide wither to continue subsidizing and expanding fossil fuels, or steer decisively toward a clean, independent, and resilient energy future.

On energy, Prime Minister Carney must pick a lane

Opinion | BY CAROLINE BROUILLETTE | May 21, 2025
  • The PM must decide wither to continue subsidizing and expanding fossil fuels, or steer decisively toward a clean, independent, and resilient energy future.
Prime Minister Mark Carney must be bold, ambitious, and decisive if he wants to put his mark on a transformation that will build our country’s resilience for decades to come, writes Caroline Brouillette. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Carney be the change he wants to see in government?

  • Like any new prime minister, Carney has a lot to prove. And if he’s serious about putting his own stamp on things, then moving
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 21, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney could shake things by releasing some of the long-held tight reins the PMO has over cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Carney be the change he wants to see in government?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 21, 2025
  • Like any new prime minister, Carney has a lot to prove. And if he’s serious about putting his own stamp on things, then moving

Will Carney be the change he wants to see in government?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 21, 2025
  • Like any new prime minister, Carney has a lot to prove. And if he’s serious about putting his own stamp on things, then moving
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney could shake things by releasing some of the long-held tight reins the PMO has over cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unchartable as ever: Canada’s future still up in the air as Trump juggles his trade strategy

  • Canada needs some kind of breakthrough soon because the combination of existing tariffs and the uncertainty from Trump’s tariff shell game has this country
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 21, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be entering into a more difficult phase in his unorthodox economic project, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Unchartable as ever: Canada’s future still up in the air as Trump juggles his trade strategy

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 21, 2025
  • Canada needs some kind of breakthrough soon because the combination of existing tariffs and the uncertainty from Trump’s tariff shell game has this country

Unchartable as ever: Canada’s future still up in the air as Trump juggles his trade strategy

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 21, 2025
  • Canada needs some kind of breakthrough soon because the combination of existing tariffs and the uncertainty from Trump’s tariff shell game has this country
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be entering into a more difficult phase in his unorthodox economic project, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Quebec Anglos are a ‘distinct society’

  • Recent court decisions have recognized that English-speaking Quebecers are a unique community, with our own important institutions, and we need more of this.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 21, 2025
Nationalist francophones often portray Anglo Quebecers as their adversaries for long ago slights, but we are much more allies than they may think, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Tim Marshall

Quebec Anglos are a ‘distinct society’

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 21, 2025
  • Recent court decisions have recognized that English-speaking Quebecers are a unique community, with our own important institutions, and we need more of this.

Quebec Anglos are a ‘distinct society’

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 21, 2025
  • Recent court decisions have recognized that English-speaking Quebecers are a unique community, with our own important institutions, and we need more of this.
Nationalist francophones often portray Anglo Quebecers as their adversaries for long ago slights, but we are much more allies than they may think, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Tim Marshall

Worrying absence of Palestinian voices in media coverage: U.S. letter writer

  • Israel has not allowed lifesaving aid to enter Gaza since March 2, yet it seems that the resulting suffering is rarely presented in depth
Opinion | May 21, 2025

Worrying absence of Palestinian voices in media coverage: U.S. letter writer

Opinion | May 21, 2025
  • Israel has not allowed lifesaving aid to enter Gaza since March 2, yet it seems that the resulting suffering is rarely presented in depth

Worrying absence of Palestinian voices in media coverage: U.S. letter writer

Opinion | May 21, 2025
  • Israel has not allowed lifesaving aid to enter Gaza since March 2, yet it seems that the resulting suffering is rarely presented in depth

A public alternative to social media

  • It is increasingly clear that private social media companies’ values do not align with maintaining a vibrant information ecosystem.
Opinion | BY HEIDI TWOREK, ALICIA WANLESS | May 21, 2025
History has shown it it is possible to change course after allowing private and foreign companies to control a new communications space, write Heidi Tworek and Alicia Wanless. Unsplash photograph by Berke Citak

A public alternative to social media

Opinion | BY HEIDI TWOREK, ALICIA WANLESS | May 21, 2025
  • It is increasingly clear that private social media companies’ values do not align with maintaining a vibrant information ecosystem.

A public alternative to social media

Opinion | BY HEIDI TWOREK, ALICIA WANLESS | May 21, 2025
  • It is increasingly clear that private social media companies’ values do not align with maintaining a vibrant information ecosystem.
History has shown it it is possible to change course after allowing private and foreign companies to control a new communications space, write Heidi Tworek and Alicia Wanless. Unsplash photograph by Berke Citak

Open doors: MPs converge on the Hill as Parliament resumes on May 26

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 Trade Conference 2025—The Canadian Global Affairs Institute hosts its Trade Conference 2025, a full-day conversation on trade in Canada’s major economic
The 45th Parliament will get underway on May 26, with MPs filling the House of Commons Chamber for the first time since late 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Open doors: MPs converge on the Hill as Parliament resumes on May 26

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 Trade Conference 2025—The Canadian Global Affairs Institute hosts its Trade Conference 2025, a full-day conversation on trade in Canada’s major economic

Open doors: MPs converge on the Hill as Parliament resumes on May 26

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 Trade Conference 2025—The Canadian Global Affairs Institute hosts its Trade Conference 2025, a full-day conversation on trade in Canada’s major economic
The 45th Parliament will get underway on May 26, with MPs filling the House of Commons Chamber for the first time since late 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It makes a lot of things easier’: ex-staffers turned MPs say Hill experience proving a boon

  • More than 100 first-time MPs were elected on April 28, and are now readying for Parliament’s fastest post-election return since 1988.
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 21, 2025
Liberals Marianne Dandurand, left, Fares Al Soud, and Conservative Grant Jackson are all former staff who've been elected to sit in the House of Commons. Photographs courtesy of Facebook

‘It makes a lot of things easier’: ex-staffers turned MPs say Hill experience proving a boon

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 21, 2025
  • More than 100 first-time MPs were elected on April 28, and are now readying for Parliament’s fastest post-election return since 1988.

‘It makes a lot of things easier’: ex-staffers turned MPs say Hill experience proving a boon

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 21, 2025
  • More than 100 first-time MPs were elected on April 28, and are now readying for Parliament’s fastest post-election return since 1988.
Liberals Marianne Dandurand, left, Fares Al Soud, and Conservative Grant Jackson are all former staff who've been elected to sit in the House of Commons. Photographs courtesy of Facebook

Carney convenes cabinet forum

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney collected his cabinet for an afternoon “planning forum” held at Meech Lake in Gatineau Park on May 20. The PMO
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, on May 20 to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney convenes cabinet forum

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 20, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney collected his cabinet for an afternoon “planning forum” held at Meech Lake in Gatineau Park on May 20. The PMO

Carney convenes cabinet forum

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 20, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney collected his cabinet for an afternoon “planning forum” held at Meech Lake in Gatineau Park on May 20. The PMO
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, on May 20 to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous Services Minister Gull-Masty says she’s eager to ‘succeed’ under ‘huge pressure,’ as Indigenous leaders welcome ‘progress’ in cabinet picks

  • Indigenous Services Canada is being headed by an Indigenous person for the first time ever—something Mandy Gull-Masty says adds to the ‘pressure’ to succeed,
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, and Governor General Mary Simon at the May 13 cabinet ceremony. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Indigenous Services Minister Gull-Masty says she’s eager to ‘succeed’ under ‘huge pressure,’ as Indigenous leaders welcome ‘progress’ in cabinet picks

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 20, 2025
  • Indigenous Services Canada is being headed by an Indigenous person for the first time ever—something Mandy Gull-Masty says adds to the ‘pressure’ to succeed,

Indigenous Services Minister Gull-Masty says she’s eager to ‘succeed’ under ‘huge pressure,’ as Indigenous leaders welcome ‘progress’ in cabinet picks

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 20, 2025
  • Indigenous Services Canada is being headed by an Indigenous person for the first time ever—something Mandy Gull-Masty says adds to the ‘pressure’ to succeed,
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, and Governor General Mary Simon at the May 13 cabinet ceremony. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

There’s no building without belonging

  • If the country can do a better job converting skilled immigrants into patriotic Canadians, our chances of building a successful economy improve significantly.
Opinion | BY DANIEL BERNHARD | May 19, 2025
If productivity is a form of patriotism, then each of us can do a great service to Canada by helping our families and our neighbours rekindle their love affair with the country, and devote themselves to success, writes Daniel Bernhard. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

There’s no building without belonging

Opinion | BY DANIEL BERNHARD | May 19, 2025
  • If the country can do a better job converting skilled immigrants into patriotic Canadians, our chances of building a successful economy improve significantly.

There’s no building without belonging

Opinion | BY DANIEL BERNHARD | May 19, 2025
  • If the country can do a better job converting skilled immigrants into patriotic Canadians, our chances of building a successful economy improve significantly.
If productivity is a form of patriotism, then each of us can do a great service to Canada by helping our families and our neighbours rekindle their love affair with the country, and devote themselves to success, writes Daniel Bernhard. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Imagination is the missing ingredient in Canadian AI policy and adoption

  • We need to quickly shed the mindset that either romanticizes or demonizes AI in favour of one that accepts its increasingly transformative practical utility.
Opinion | BY ANDREW FORDE | May 19, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon
New Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon was sworn in on May 13 at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Imagination is the missing ingredient in Canadian AI policy and adoption

Opinion | BY ANDREW FORDE | May 19, 2025
  • We need to quickly shed the mindset that either romanticizes or demonizes AI in favour of one that accepts its increasingly transformative practical utility.

Imagination is the missing ingredient in Canadian AI policy and adoption

Opinion | BY ANDREW FORDE | May 19, 2025
  • We need to quickly shed the mindset that either romanticizes or demonizes AI in favour of one that accepts its increasingly transformative practical utility.
Evan Solomon
New Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon was sworn in on May 13 at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Federal disability benefit welcome, but its red tape will tax health system

  • The benefit’s onerous application process presents a challenge for patients, especially those who may be among the 6.5 million Canadians without a primary care
Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER | May 19, 2025
Doctor
Doctor
At a time when patients struggle to access timely care and physicians lose 18.5 million hours each year to administrative tasks, dumping more paperwork onto doctors’ desks is simply unfathomable, writes Dr. Joss Reimer. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

Federal disability benefit welcome, but its red tape will tax health system

Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER | May 19, 2025
  • The benefit’s onerous application process presents a challenge for patients, especially those who may be among the 6.5 million Canadians without a primary care

Federal disability benefit welcome, but its red tape will tax health system

Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER | May 19, 2025
  • The benefit’s onerous application process presents a challenge for patients, especially those who may be among the 6.5 million Canadians without a primary care
Doctor
At a time when patients struggle to access timely care and physicians lose 18.5 million hours each year to administrative tasks, dumping more paperwork onto doctors’ desks is simply unfathomable, writes Dr. Joss Reimer. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch
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Secretive bureaucrats tight-lipped on two prime ministerial promises

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau still hasn't established a Canadian Centre of Peace, Order and Good Government, and he still hasn't banned the export of
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | February 8, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a 2021 election promise to ban the export of live horses for slaughter. In his Dec. 16, 2021, mandate letter to Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Trudeau instructed her to end horse exports for slaughter. This is another promise that has yet to be kept, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Secretive bureaucrats tight-lipped on two prime ministerial promises

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | February 8, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau still hasn't established a Canadian Centre of Peace, Order and Good Government, and he still hasn't banned the export of

Secretive bureaucrats tight-lipped on two prime ministerial promises

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | February 8, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau still hasn't established a Canadian Centre of Peace, Order and Good Government, and he still hasn't banned the export of
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a 2021 election promise to ban the export of live horses for slaughter. In his Dec. 16, 2021, mandate letter to Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Trudeau instructed her to end horse exports for slaughter. This is another promise that has yet to be kept, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has a role helping overcome information poverty

  • Information poverty is when people don’t have access to reliable, trustworthy, and accurate information that can help them make informed decisions about their everyday
Opinion | BY KEVIN PERKINS, RACHEL PULFER, PHILIP LEE, MELANIE WALKER | February 8, 2023
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured on Dec. 11, 2019. Canada needs to do more by investing more in media and communication as part of development projects around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has a role helping overcome information poverty

Opinion | BY KEVIN PERKINS, RACHEL PULFER, PHILIP LEE, MELANIE WALKER | February 8, 2023
  • Information poverty is when people don’t have access to reliable, trustworthy, and accurate information that can help them make informed decisions about their everyday

Canada has a role helping overcome information poverty

Opinion | BY KEVIN PERKINS, RACHEL PULFER, PHILIP LEE, MELANIE WALKER | February 8, 2023
  • Information poverty is when people don’t have access to reliable, trustworthy, and accurate information that can help them make informed decisions about their everyday
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured on Dec. 11, 2019. Canada needs to do more by investing more in media and communication as part of development projects around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘None of it is good’: bankruptcy of major Ontario agricultural employer will leave migrant workers stranded if feds don’t step in, says advocate

  • Lakeside Produce, a large commercial greenhouse in southwestern Ontario that employs temporary foreign workers and seasonal agricultural workers, filed for bankruptcy on Jan. 17.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 8, 2023
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, seen here on Nov. 17, 2022, has overseen the release of funds for the Migrant Worker Support Program. But her department could not say whether it would offer specific assistance to migrant farm workers following a recent high-profile bankruptcy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘None of it is good’: bankruptcy of major Ontario agricultural employer will leave migrant workers stranded if feds don’t step in, says advocate

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 8, 2023
  • Lakeside Produce, a large commercial greenhouse in southwestern Ontario that employs temporary foreign workers and seasonal agricultural workers, filed for bankruptcy on Jan. 17.

‘None of it is good’: bankruptcy of major Ontario agricultural employer will leave migrant workers stranded if feds don’t step in, says advocate

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 8, 2023
  • Lakeside Produce, a large commercial greenhouse in southwestern Ontario that employs temporary foreign workers and seasonal agricultural workers, filed for bankruptcy on Jan. 17.
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, seen here on Nov. 17, 2022, has overseen the release of funds for the Migrant Worker Support Program. But her department could not say whether it would offer specific assistance to migrant farm workers following a recent high-profile bankruptcy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Now is the time to act for Canada to help protect the world’s oceans

  • The fifth International Marine Protected Areas Conference in Vancouver is the chance to chart a course towards a world where we are not just
Opinion | BY JENNIFER JOSENHANS | February 8, 2023
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray is among those gathered for IMPAC5 this week. Strongly protected and effectively managed marine protected areas have positive outcomes not only for marine life, but also for the health and livelihoods of coastal communities, writes Jennifer Josenhans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Pexels photograph by James Wheeler

Now is the time to act for Canada to help protect the world’s oceans

Opinion | BY JENNIFER JOSENHANS | February 8, 2023
  • The fifth International Marine Protected Areas Conference in Vancouver is the chance to chart a course towards a world where we are not just

Now is the time to act for Canada to help protect the world’s oceans

Opinion | BY JENNIFER JOSENHANS | February 8, 2023
  • The fifth International Marine Protected Areas Conference in Vancouver is the chance to chart a course towards a world where we are not just
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray is among those gathered for IMPAC5 this week. Strongly protected and effectively managed marine protected areas have positive outcomes not only for marine life, but also for the health and livelihoods of coastal communities, writes Jennifer Josenhans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Pexels photograph by James Wheeler

Residual ridership shortfalls mean feds should renew emergency public transit support

  • Canada’s transit agencies call on the federal government to renew the 2022 transit-housing funding deal to help transit systems maintain service levels and prepare
Opinion | BY MARCO D’ANGELO | February 8, 2023
Without emergency operating funding support, public transit systems will have to cut services which will have a significant negative impact on Canada’s economy, writes Marco D’Angelo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Residual ridership shortfalls mean feds should renew emergency public transit support

Opinion | BY MARCO D’ANGELO | February 8, 2023
  • Canada’s transit agencies call on the federal government to renew the 2022 transit-housing funding deal to help transit systems maintain service levels and prepare

Residual ridership shortfalls mean feds should renew emergency public transit support

Opinion | BY MARCO D’ANGELO | February 8, 2023
  • Canada’s transit agencies call on the federal government to renew the 2022 transit-housing funding deal to help transit systems maintain service levels and prepare
Without emergency operating funding support, public transit systems will have to cut services which will have a significant negative impact on Canada’s economy, writes Marco D’Angelo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Planning the post health-care summit to-do list

  • The big cheques and the hopeful political communications that will flow in the days ahead can’t be enough to satisfy us.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 8, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with his provincial counterparts on Feb. 7. But before people start doing victory laps about new cash and our attention shifts elsewhere, Tim Powers lays out what we should be demanding from our leaders and ourselves on health care. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Planning the post health-care summit to-do list

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 8, 2023
  • The big cheques and the hopeful political communications that will flow in the days ahead can’t be enough to satisfy us.

Planning the post health-care summit to-do list

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 8, 2023
  • The big cheques and the hopeful political communications that will flow in the days ahead can’t be enough to satisfy us.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with his provincial counterparts on Feb. 7. But before people start doing victory laps about new cash and our attention shifts elsewhere, Tim Powers lays out what we should be demanding from our leaders and ourselves on health care. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CPAC nabs another Van Dusen as host of Today in Politics podcast

  • Plus, two Senators are leaving the Red Chamber, and NDP MP Alistair MacGregor has been named his party's food price inflation critic.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 8, 2023
Veteran journalist Julie Van Dusen, left, with Catherine Cullen and Hélène Buzzetti, right, who spent a quarter of a century at the CBC, is now hosting CPAC's Today in Politics podcast. The Hill Times file photograph

CPAC nabs another Van Dusen as host of Today in Politics podcast

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 8, 2023
  • Plus, two Senators are leaving the Red Chamber, and NDP MP Alistair MacGregor has been named his party's food price inflation critic.

CPAC nabs another Van Dusen as host of Today in Politics podcast

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 8, 2023
  • Plus, two Senators are leaving the Red Chamber, and NDP MP Alistair MacGregor has been named his party's food price inflation critic.
Veteran journalist Julie Van Dusen, left, with Catherine Cullen and Hélène Buzzetti, right, who spent a quarter of a century at the CBC, is now hosting CPAC's Today in Politics podcast. The Hill Times file photograph

The little-discussed threat to Canadians’ long-term prosperity

  • In the face of lagging business investment, there’s no guarantee the feds’ stock-buyback plan is going to be the answer.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 8, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland highlighted a new corporate stock buyback tax in last November’s fall economic statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The little-discussed threat to Canadians’ long-term prosperity

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 8, 2023
  • In the face of lagging business investment, there’s no guarantee the feds’ stock-buyback plan is going to be the answer.

The little-discussed threat to Canadians’ long-term prosperity

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 8, 2023
  • In the face of lagging business investment, there’s no guarantee the feds’ stock-buyback plan is going to be the answer.
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland highlighted a new corporate stock buyback tax in last November’s fall economic statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cabinet support for Uyghur resettlement motion a ‘solemn promise’ to implement plan, says sponsor

  • The Liberal cabinet's Feb. 1 support of M-62 is the first time it has voted in recognition of the plight of the Uyghurs.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 8, 2023
Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi's private member's motion passed unanimously 322-0 on Feb. 1, calling on the government to resettle 10,000 Uyghur and other Turkic Muslims by 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cabinet support for Uyghur resettlement motion a ‘solemn promise’ to implement plan, says sponsor

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 8, 2023
  • The Liberal cabinet's Feb. 1 support of M-62 is the first time it has voted in recognition of the plight of the Uyghurs.

Cabinet support for Uyghur resettlement motion a ‘solemn promise’ to implement plan, says sponsor

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 8, 2023
  • The Liberal cabinet's Feb. 1 support of M-62 is the first time it has voted in recognition of the plight of the Uyghurs.
Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi's private member's motion passed unanimously 322-0 on Feb. 1, calling on the government to resettle 10,000 Uyghur and other Turkic Muslims by 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t afford to ‘miss the boat’ on blockchain industry, says Bloc MP Lemire

  • Comparing the emerging blockchain industry to the advent of the internet in the 1990s, MPs on the House Industry and Technology Committee say the
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 8, 2023
The Liberal talking points on bitcoin may be useful political fodder against the Conservatives, but they're also dissuading investment in 'one of the fastest-growing industries in the world,' says Tory MP Ryan Williams. Unsplash photograph by Pascal Bernardon

Canada can’t afford to ‘miss the boat’ on blockchain industry, says Bloc MP Lemire

News | BY STUART BENSON | February 8, 2023
  • Comparing the emerging blockchain industry to the advent of the internet in the 1990s, MPs on the House Industry and Technology Committee say the

Canada can’t afford to ‘miss the boat’ on blockchain industry, says Bloc MP Lemire

News | BY STUART BENSON | February 8, 2023
  • Comparing the emerging blockchain industry to the advent of the internet in the 1990s, MPs on the House Industry and Technology Committee say the
The Liberal talking points on bitcoin may be useful political fodder against the Conservatives, but they're also dissuading investment in 'one of the fastest-growing industries in the world,' says Tory MP Ryan Williams. Unsplash photograph by Pascal Bernardon

‘High-velocity’ fundraising to end 2022 will validate a ‘hyper-toxic’ atmosphere as parties take election footing: Nanos

  • 'There’s an energy in the political system right now, and the choices over the next election are becoming clearer,' says pollster David Coletto.
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 8, 2023
Trailing in the polls and fundraising totals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, may need his deal with the NDP more than they do, say analysts. And with a strong fourth-quarter showing from the People's Party, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, can't afford to lose a single point to his rightward flank. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘High-velocity’ fundraising to end 2022 will validate a ‘hyper-toxic’ atmosphere as parties take election footing: Nanos

News | BY STUART BENSON | February 8, 2023
  • 'There’s an energy in the political system right now, and the choices over the next election are becoming clearer,' says pollster David Coletto.

‘High-velocity’ fundraising to end 2022 will validate a ‘hyper-toxic’ atmosphere as parties take election footing: Nanos

News | BY STUART BENSON | February 8, 2023
  • 'There’s an energy in the political system right now, and the choices over the next election are becoming clearer,' says pollster David Coletto.
Trailing in the polls and fundraising totals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, may need his deal with the NDP more than they do, say analysts. And with a strong fourth-quarter showing from the People's Party, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, can't afford to lose a single point to his rightward flank. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

DND to remain in downtown headquarters for at least another dozen years amid $78-million renovation

  • DND workers will remain at the Pearkes Building until 'at least' 2035, after which time the government says they'll all have to go elsewhere.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 8, 2023
The next exodus from the Pearkes Building will occur in 2028 when a 'portion' of Department of National Defence workers will relocate to the Carling campus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

DND to remain in downtown headquarters for at least another dozen years amid $78-million renovation

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 8, 2023
  • DND workers will remain at the Pearkes Building until 'at least' 2035, after which time the government says they'll all have to go elsewhere.

DND to remain in downtown headquarters for at least another dozen years amid $78-million renovation

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 8, 2023
  • DND workers will remain at the Pearkes Building until 'at least' 2035, after which time the government says they'll all have to go elsewhere.
The next exodus from the Pearkes Building will occur in 2028 when a 'portion' of Department of National Defence workers will relocate to the Carling campus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bungled bill should be a lesson

  • On Feb. 3, a Liberal member of the House Public Safety Committee surprised his colleagues with the announcement that amendments to Bill C-21 were
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 8, 2023
Marco Mendicino
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino acknowledged that the now-withdrawn amendments to Bill C-21 weren’t done properly. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bungled bill should be a lesson

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 8, 2023
  • On Feb. 3, a Liberal member of the House Public Safety Committee surprised his colleagues with the announcement that amendments to Bill C-21 were

Bungled bill should be a lesson

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 8, 2023
  • On Feb. 3, a Liberal member of the House Public Safety Committee surprised his colleagues with the announcement that amendments to Bill C-21 were
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino acknowledged that the now-withdrawn amendments to Bill C-21 weren’t done properly. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec’s anglophones living a winter of discontent

  • Quebec bureaucrats are preparing regulations for Bill 96, the egregious changes to the Charter of the French Language, which will soon explode on the
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 8, 2023
It is remarkable that despite the ignorance, insults, and discrimination from Premier François Legault’s Quebec government and nationalist intelligentsia, so many have anglophones have stayed in the province, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec’s anglophones living a winter of discontent

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 8, 2023
  • Quebec bureaucrats are preparing regulations for Bill 96, the egregious changes to the Charter of the French Language, which will soon explode on the

Quebec’s anglophones living a winter of discontent

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 8, 2023
  • Quebec bureaucrats are preparing regulations for Bill 96, the egregious changes to the Charter of the French Language, which will soon explode on the
It is remarkable that despite the ignorance, insults, and discrimination from Premier François Legault’s Quebec government and nationalist intelligentsia, so many have anglophones have stayed in the province, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is setting the wrong example, says McOrmond

  • Re: “Why is Canada failing to act on its responsibility to protect Uyghurs?” (The Hill Times, Jan. 30). Dolkun Isa asks an important question:
Opinion | February 8, 2023

Canada is setting the wrong example, says McOrmond

Opinion | February 8, 2023
  • Re: “Why is Canada failing to act on its responsibility to protect Uyghurs?” (The Hill Times, Jan. 30). Dolkun Isa asks an important question:

Canada is setting the wrong example, says McOrmond

Opinion | February 8, 2023
  • Re: “Why is Canada failing to act on its responsibility to protect Uyghurs?” (The Hill Times, Jan. 30). Dolkun Isa asks an important question:

Mark March for myeloma awareness: Ottawa reader

  • I am writing to ask for help in raising awareness for multiple myeloma, an incurable cancer also known as myeloma. Please help me get
Opinion | February 8, 2023
Nine Canadian provinces and territories have already recognized March as Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month. Pexels photograph by Darina Belonogova

Mark March for myeloma awareness: Ottawa reader

Opinion | February 8, 2023
  • I am writing to ask for help in raising awareness for multiple myeloma, an incurable cancer also known as myeloma. Please help me get

Mark March for myeloma awareness: Ottawa reader

Opinion | February 8, 2023
  • I am writing to ask for help in raising awareness for multiple myeloma, an incurable cancer also known as myeloma. Please help me get
Nine Canadian provinces and territories have already recognized March as Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month. Pexels photograph by Darina Belonogova

Canada’s mining and critical minerals goals hinge on the North

  • The future of Canada’s mining industry lies increasingly in remote and northern regions, but the infrastructure deficit in these parts of the country brings
Opinion | BY PHOTINIE KOUTSAVLIS | February 8, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, left, and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, right. Better policy cohesion is required in the critical minerals, climate, Indigenous reconciliation, and clean technology spaces to ensure the prosperity that mining has brought to Canada’s North, writes Photinie Koutsavlis. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada’s mining and critical minerals goals hinge on the North

Opinion | BY PHOTINIE KOUTSAVLIS | February 8, 2023
  • The future of Canada’s mining industry lies increasingly in remote and northern regions, but the infrastructure deficit in these parts of the country brings

Canada’s mining and critical minerals goals hinge on the North

Opinion | BY PHOTINIE KOUTSAVLIS | February 8, 2023
  • The future of Canada’s mining industry lies increasingly in remote and northern regions, but the infrastructure deficit in these parts of the country brings
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, left, and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, right. Better policy cohesion is required in the critical minerals, climate, Indigenous reconciliation, and clean technology spaces to ensure the prosperity that mining has brought to Canada’s North, writes Photinie Koutsavlis. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

U.S. Ambassador Cohen to speak at Toronto luncheon on Feb. 9

  • TUESDAY, FEB. 7—THURSDAY, FEB. 9 AFN Water Symposium—The Assembly of First Nations Symposium hosts its sixth Water Symposium and Trade Show, a chance to
U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen will participate in a fireside chat in Toronto on Feb. 9 at a roundtable luncheon hosted by the C.D. Howe Institute. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

U.S. Ambassador Cohen to speak at Toronto luncheon on Feb. 9

  • TUESDAY, FEB. 7—THURSDAY, FEB. 9 AFN Water Symposium—The Assembly of First Nations Symposium hosts its sixth Water Symposium and Trade Show, a chance to

U.S. Ambassador Cohen to speak at Toronto luncheon on Feb. 9

  • TUESDAY, FEB. 7—THURSDAY, FEB. 9 AFN Water Symposium—The Assembly of First Nations Symposium hosts its sixth Water Symposium and Trade Show, a chance to
U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen will participate in a fireside chat in Toronto on Feb. 9 at a roundtable luncheon hosted by the C.D. Howe Institute. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: So it’s mutiny, then?

  • Plus, news on conserving Canada’s oceans.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 8, 2023
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather pushed to strip a reference to Quebec's language charter from government legislation, but was voted down at committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: So it’s mutiny, then?

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 8, 2023
  • Plus, news on conserving Canada’s oceans.

Politics This Morning: So it’s mutiny, then?

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 8, 2023
  • Plus, news on conserving Canada’s oceans.
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather pushed to strip a reference to Quebec's language charter from government legislation, but was voted down at committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal building emissions-reduction effort hit COVID snag: report

  • A geo-exchange field is being installed under the Parliament Welcome Centre as part of PSPC’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the Parliamentary Precinct,
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 8, 2023
The Centre Block building and the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill on Jan. 17. Public Services and Procurement Canada is working to reduce the precinct's GHG emissions by 95 per cent below 2005-06 levels by 2040. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal building emissions-reduction effort hit COVID snag: report

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 8, 2023
  • A geo-exchange field is being installed under the Parliament Welcome Centre as part of PSPC’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the Parliamentary Precinct,

Federal building emissions-reduction effort hit COVID snag: report

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 8, 2023
  • A geo-exchange field is being installed under the Parliament Welcome Centre as part of PSPC’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the Parliamentary Precinct,
The Centre Block building and the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill on Jan. 17. Public Services and Procurement Canada is working to reduce the precinct's GHG emissions by 95 per cent below 2005-06 levels by 2040. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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