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Carney steps into the fray

  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Opinion | May 5, 2025
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Carney holds his first post-election presser

  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
Opinion | April 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Silence overshadows Canada’s work on Cameroonian peace six months after rebuff

  • 'The silence has been problematic given how long it’s been,' says researcher Chris Roberts of Canada's work on the peace process in Cameroon, but
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced in January that Canada had a 'mandate' to facilitate Cameroonian peace talks, but little has come of the effort since the Cameroonian government rejected that any such agreement was in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Silence overshadows Canada’s work on Cameroonian peace six months after rebuff

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2023
  • 'The silence has been problematic given how long it’s been,' says researcher Chris Roberts of Canada's work on the peace process in Cameroon, but

Silence overshadows Canada’s work on Cameroonian peace six months after rebuff

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2023
  • 'The silence has been problematic given how long it’s been,' says researcher Chris Roberts of Canada's work on the peace process in Cameroon, but
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced in January that Canada had a 'mandate' to facilitate Cameroonian peace talks, but little has come of the effort since the Cameroonian government rejected that any such agreement was in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians need remedial lesson in Indigenous history

  • On the eve of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, The Globe and Mail published a report detailing some of the behind-the-scenes drama that predated the 2022
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 21, 2023
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, left, House Speaker Anthony Rota, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Governor General Mary Simon attend the unveiling ceremony for the location of the Residential School National Monument on Parliament Hill on June 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians need remedial lesson in Indigenous history

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 21, 2023
  • On the eve of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, The Globe and Mail published a report detailing some of the behind-the-scenes drama that predated the 2022

Canadians need remedial lesson in Indigenous history

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 21, 2023
  • On the eve of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, The Globe and Mail published a report detailing some of the behind-the-scenes drama that predated the 2022
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, left, House Speaker Anthony Rota, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Governor General Mary Simon attend the unveiling ceremony for the location of the Residential School National Monument on Parliament Hill on June 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No time for politicos to rest this summer

  • Everyone will be trying to win the summer as we get closer to an election, and the stakes for each party are getting higher.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 21, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have some summer homework to secure their political futures, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

No time for politicos to rest this summer

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 21, 2023
  • Everyone will be trying to win the summer as we get closer to an election, and the stakes for each party are getting higher.

No time for politicos to rest this summer

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 21, 2023
  • Everyone will be trying to win the summer as we get closer to an election, and the stakes for each party are getting higher.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have some summer homework to secure their political futures, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

An ‘ill wind’ finally blows protection for animals in budget bill

  • The good part of C-47 is a small section that will prevent animal testing for cosmetic products and ingredients in Canada.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 21, 2023
When the omnibus budget bill passes, Canada will join 43 other countries that have already banned cosmetic animal testing and trade, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

An ‘ill wind’ finally blows protection for animals in budget bill

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 21, 2023
  • The good part of C-47 is a small section that will prevent animal testing for cosmetic products and ingredients in Canada.

An ‘ill wind’ finally blows protection for animals in budget bill

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 21, 2023
  • The good part of C-47 is a small section that will prevent animal testing for cosmetic products and ingredients in Canada.
When the omnibus budget bill passes, Canada will join 43 other countries that have already banned cosmetic animal testing and trade, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Demand justice for sexual violence survivors: NDP MP Gazan

  • Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. I honour all of the survivors and victims targeted by sexual
Opinion | June 21, 2023
Those who perpetrate these acts of sexual violence, and leaders who allow them to take place, need to be held accountable, says NDP MP Leah Gazan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Demand justice for sexual violence survivors: NDP MP Gazan

Opinion | June 21, 2023
  • Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. I honour all of the survivors and victims targeted by sexual

Demand justice for sexual violence survivors: NDP MP Gazan

Opinion | June 21, 2023
  • Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. I honour all of the survivors and victims targeted by sexual
Those who perpetrate these acts of sexual violence, and leaders who allow them to take place, need to be held accountable, says NDP MP Leah Gazan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MP Sgro highlights Canada-Taiwan trade

  • Today I would like to share some exciting news that will undoubtedly strengthen international trade and foster closer ties between Canada and Taiwan. Last
Opinion | June 21, 2023
Liberal MP Judy Sgro arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MP Sgro highlights Canada-Taiwan trade

Opinion | June 21, 2023
  • Today I would like to share some exciting news that will undoubtedly strengthen international trade and foster closer ties between Canada and Taiwan. Last

Liberal MP Sgro highlights Canada-Taiwan trade

Opinion | June 21, 2023
  • Today I would like to share some exciting news that will undoubtedly strengthen international trade and foster closer ties between Canada and Taiwan. Last
Liberal MP Judy Sgro arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lytton residents still waiting for aid, says Conservative MP Vis

  • June 30 marks the second anniversary of the deadly fire in my riding that decimated Lytton, B.C.; two years of residents without a home,
Opinion | June 21, 2023
Damage in Lytton, B.C., as of March 1, 2022, eight months after extreme heat and a wildfire destroyed the small village. Photograph courtesy of Brad Vis’ Facebook

Lytton residents still waiting for aid, says Conservative MP Vis

Opinion | June 21, 2023
  • June 30 marks the second anniversary of the deadly fire in my riding that decimated Lytton, B.C.; two years of residents without a home,

Lytton residents still waiting for aid, says Conservative MP Vis

Opinion | June 21, 2023
  • June 30 marks the second anniversary of the deadly fire in my riding that decimated Lytton, B.C.; two years of residents without a home,
Damage in Lytton, B.C., as of March 1, 2022, eight months after extreme heat and a wildfire destroyed the small village. Photograph courtesy of Brad Vis’ Facebook

Canadian LNG: a climate change solution and a path for reconciliation

  • Indigenous communities like ours are getting involved in natural gas projects not despite the effects on emissions, but because of them.
Opinion | BY CRYSTAL SMITH, MI’SEL JOE | June 21, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks to reporters in the West Block on June 15. If a majority of the currently proposed LNG projects in Canada were to proceed, it would add approximately 45 million tonnes of LNG per year to global supply, write Chief Councillor Crystal Smith and Chief Mi’sel Joe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian LNG: a climate change solution and a path for reconciliation

Opinion | BY CRYSTAL SMITH, MI’SEL JOE | June 21, 2023
  • Indigenous communities like ours are getting involved in natural gas projects not despite the effects on emissions, but because of them.

Canadian LNG: a climate change solution and a path for reconciliation

Opinion | BY CRYSTAL SMITH, MI’SEL JOE | June 21, 2023
  • Indigenous communities like ours are getting involved in natural gas projects not despite the effects on emissions, but because of them.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks to reporters in the West Block on June 15. If a majority of the currently proposed LNG projects in Canada were to proceed, it would add approximately 45 million tonnes of LNG per year to global supply, write Chief Councillor Crystal Smith and Chief Mi’sel Joe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The art of reconciliation

  • As long as we are moving forward, we can build a better, safer, more inclusive society, respectful of our diversity and our richness.
Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR MICHèLE AUDETTE | June 21, 2023
Reconciliation is multidimensional; it is complex and difficult. We need to remind ourselves that more than 150 years of assimilationist policies and wrongdoing will not go away in a day, writes Sen. Michèle Audette. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The art of reconciliation

Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR MICHèLE AUDETTE | June 21, 2023
  • As long as we are moving forward, we can build a better, safer, more inclusive society, respectful of our diversity and our richness.

The art of reconciliation

Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR MICHèLE AUDETTE | June 21, 2023
  • As long as we are moving forward, we can build a better, safer, more inclusive society, respectful of our diversity and our richness.
Reconciliation is multidimensional; it is complex and difficult. We need to remind ourselves that more than 150 years of assimilationist policies and wrongdoing will not go away in a day, writes Sen. Michèle Audette. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Truth and Reconciliation is not a single outcome, but a generations-long journey

  • It’s possible, but Truth and Reconciliation should be transformative and not aim to restore a harmonious past that has never existed.
Opinion | BY TANYA CHUNG-TIAM-FOOK | June 21, 2023
The Wije’winen Centre in Halifax, N.S., is a beacon of reconciliation-embedded social infrastructure and kinship-based, decolonized land relationships, writes Tanya Chung-Tiam-Fook. Image courtesy of the Wije’winen Centre/Fathom

Truth and Reconciliation is not a single outcome, but a generations-long journey

Opinion | BY TANYA CHUNG-TIAM-FOOK | June 21, 2023
  • It’s possible, but Truth and Reconciliation should be transformative and not aim to restore a harmonious past that has never existed.

Truth and Reconciliation is not a single outcome, but a generations-long journey

Opinion | BY TANYA CHUNG-TIAM-FOOK | June 21, 2023
  • It’s possible, but Truth and Reconciliation should be transformative and not aim to restore a harmonious past that has never existed.
The Wije’winen Centre in Halifax, N.S., is a beacon of reconciliation-embedded social infrastructure and kinship-based, decolonized land relationships, writes Tanya Chung-Tiam-Fook. Image courtesy of the Wije’winen Centre/Fathom

Indigenous Peoples and governments are here for the long haul

  • There is still work to be done, but I believe we have taken more steps forward to achieve reconciliation than any government in history.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JAIME BATTISTE | June 21, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a reconciliation stone on arrival at a National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa on June 21, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous Peoples and governments are here for the long haul

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JAIME BATTISTE | June 21, 2023
  • There is still work to be done, but I believe we have taken more steps forward to achieve reconciliation than any government in history.

Indigenous Peoples and governments are here for the long haul

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JAIME BATTISTE | June 21, 2023
  • There is still work to be done, but I believe we have taken more steps forward to achieve reconciliation than any government in history.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a reconciliation stone on arrival at a National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa on June 21, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The possible shape of economic reconciliation

  • In order for Nunavut to thrive, we need to break our reliance on the federal government by generating wealth.
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | June 21, 2023
Inuit organizations and the Government of Nunavut should not have to wait on tenterhooks to see if the next federal budget has monies earmarked for education initiatives, infrastructure development and housing, writes Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of David Stanley/Flickr

The possible shape of economic reconciliation

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | June 21, 2023
  • In order for Nunavut to thrive, we need to break our reliance on the federal government by generating wealth.

The possible shape of economic reconciliation

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | June 21, 2023
  • In order for Nunavut to thrive, we need to break our reliance on the federal government by generating wealth.
Inuit organizations and the Government of Nunavut should not have to wait on tenterhooks to see if the next federal budget has monies earmarked for education initiatives, infrastructure development and housing, writes Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of David Stanley/Flickr

What does meaningful recognition look like?

  • It is important to imagine reconciliation as a verb, a process toward something as well as a pathway out of something—the colonial state and
Opinion | BY DEBORAH MCGREGOR | June 21, 2023
There is no shortage of ideas about what to do, including the 231 Calls to Justice included in the final report of the Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, which was presented in 2019, writes Deborah McGregor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What does meaningful recognition look like?

Opinion | BY DEBORAH MCGREGOR | June 21, 2023
  • It is important to imagine reconciliation as a verb, a process toward something as well as a pathway out of something—the colonial state and

What does meaningful recognition look like?

Opinion | BY DEBORAH MCGREGOR | June 21, 2023
  • It is important to imagine reconciliation as a verb, a process toward something as well as a pathway out of something—the colonial state and
There is no shortage of ideas about what to do, including the 231 Calls to Justice included in the final report of the Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, which was presented in 2019, writes Deborah McGregor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Liberal government has failed to live up to its promises to Indigenous people

  • Advocacy from Indigenous Peoples has been relentless, yet this government continues to make Indigenous issues an afterthought.
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | June 21, 2023
NDP MP Lori Idlout, left, writes that her New Democrat colleagues, including Leah Gazan, Blake Desjarlais, and Alistair MacGregor have been at the forefront of fighting to improve the conditions for Indigenous Peoples in Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Aidan Chamandy

The Liberal government has failed to live up to its promises to Indigenous people

Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | June 21, 2023
  • Advocacy from Indigenous Peoples has been relentless, yet this government continues to make Indigenous issues an afterthought.

The Liberal government has failed to live up to its promises to Indigenous people

Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | June 21, 2023
  • Advocacy from Indigenous Peoples has been relentless, yet this government continues to make Indigenous issues an afterthought.
NDP MP Lori Idlout, left, writes that her New Democrat colleagues, including Leah Gazan, Blake Desjarlais, and Alistair MacGregor have been at the forefront of fighting to improve the conditions for Indigenous Peoples in Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Aidan Chamandy

Systemic reconciliation requires understanding promises of the past and needs of the present

  • To move forward, we first need an understanding of the spirit and intent of our original relationships and our shared history.
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR DAVID ARNOT | June 21, 2023
Reconciliation with the past, and for the future, requires an acknowledgment of the significant strides that have been made through community investment, self-governance processes, and business, writes Sen. David Arnot. Pexels photograph by Savvas Stavrinos

Systemic reconciliation requires understanding promises of the past and needs of the present

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR DAVID ARNOT | June 21, 2023
  • To move forward, we first need an understanding of the spirit and intent of our original relationships and our shared history.

Systemic reconciliation requires understanding promises of the past and needs of the present

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR DAVID ARNOT | June 21, 2023
  • To move forward, we first need an understanding of the spirit and intent of our original relationships and our shared history.
Reconciliation with the past, and for the future, requires an acknowledgment of the significant strides that have been made through community investment, self-governance processes, and business, writes Sen. David Arnot. Pexels photograph by Savvas Stavrinos

Ontario Transportation Minister Mulroney guest of honour at Ottawa mayor’s breakfast on June 22

  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 House Sitting—The House is sitting this week. It’s scheduled to adjourn for the summer on June 23. It will break for
Ontario Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney is the special guest at the Mayor's Breakfast, hosted by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal on Thursday, June 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ontario Transportation Minister Mulroney guest of honour at Ottawa mayor’s breakfast on June 22

  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 House Sitting—The House is sitting this week. It’s scheduled to adjourn for the summer on June 23. It will break for

Ontario Transportation Minister Mulroney guest of honour at Ottawa mayor’s breakfast on June 22

  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 House Sitting—The House is sitting this week. It’s scheduled to adjourn for the summer on June 23. It will break for
Ontario Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney is the special guest at the Mayor's Breakfast, hosted by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal on Thursday, June 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Empowering Indigenous prosperity and reconciliation with economy

  • The federal government can empower Indigenous ingenuity by listening to Indigenous voices, providing access to affordable capital, and making necessary policy changes.
Opinion | BY SHANNIN METATAWABIN | June 21, 2023
Indigenous-led solutions have produced the most meaningful and substantive results to date, writes Shannin Metatawabin. Photograph courtesy of Shannin Metatawabin

Empowering Indigenous prosperity and reconciliation with economy

Opinion | BY SHANNIN METATAWABIN | June 21, 2023
  • The federal government can empower Indigenous ingenuity by listening to Indigenous voices, providing access to affordable capital, and making necessary policy changes.

Empowering Indigenous prosperity and reconciliation with economy

Opinion | BY SHANNIN METATAWABIN | June 21, 2023
  • The federal government can empower Indigenous ingenuity by listening to Indigenous voices, providing access to affordable capital, and making necessary policy changes.
Indigenous-led solutions have produced the most meaningful and substantive results to date, writes Shannin Metatawabin. Photograph courtesy of Shannin Metatawabin

Don’t discount the contributions of young people in politics

  • There seems to be a pervasive belief in our society that young people not only don’t know anything about politics, but also don’t care
Opinion | BY SOPHIA LINDFIELD | June 21, 2023
Just as it is for other demographics, it's important that young people are represented in government to speak to their unique lived experience, writes Sophia Lindfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t discount the contributions of young people in politics

Opinion | BY SOPHIA LINDFIELD | June 21, 2023
  • There seems to be a pervasive belief in our society that young people not only don’t know anything about politics, but also don’t care

Don’t discount the contributions of young people in politics

Opinion | BY SOPHIA LINDFIELD | June 21, 2023
  • There seems to be a pervasive belief in our society that young people not only don’t know anything about politics, but also don’t care
Just as it is for other demographics, it's important that young people are represented in government to speak to their unique lived experience, writes Sophia Lindfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Matching wits at Whistler

  • Plus, a bill so perfect it left MPs speechless.
Infrastructure Minister Dominic LeBlanc will meet with provincial and territorial counterparts in Whistler, B.C. today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Matching wits at Whistler

  • Plus, a bill so perfect it left MPs speechless.

Politics This Morning: Matching wits at Whistler

  • Plus, a bill so perfect it left MPs speechless.
Infrastructure Minister Dominic LeBlanc will meet with provincial and territorial counterparts in Whistler, B.C. today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Mixed emotions’ for Charette as she prepares to hand over reins of the PCO

  • Janice Charette’s successor as clerk of the Privy Council, John Hannaford, has been shadowing her in recent weeks in an effort to ensure they
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 21, 2023
Janice Charette will officially end her second run as clerk of the Privy Council Office on June 23, concluding an almost 40-year career in the federal public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Mixed emotions’ for Charette as she prepares to hand over reins of the PCO

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 21, 2023
  • Janice Charette’s successor as clerk of the Privy Council, John Hannaford, has been shadowing her in recent weeks in an effort to ensure they

‘Mixed emotions’ for Charette as she prepares to hand over reins of the PCO

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 21, 2023
  • Janice Charette’s successor as clerk of the Privy Council, John Hannaford, has been shadowing her in recent weeks in an effort to ensure they
Janice Charette will officially end her second run as clerk of the Privy Council Office on June 23, concluding an almost 40-year career in the federal public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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