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This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today to discuss the latest, looming deadline for U.S.-Canada trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today to discuss the latest, looming deadline for U.S.-Canada trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
Solar panels
Solar panels
Volume production and technical innovations have brought the price of solar panels down so low that China is exporting them in huge quantities even to developing countries, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
Solar panels
Volume production and technical innovations have brought the price of solar panels down so low that China is exporting them in huge quantities even to developing countries, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of
Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
Tim Hodgson
Tim Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and the government should reconsider the decision and require a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Vista coal mine expansion, writes Stephen Wilton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of
Tim Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and the government should reconsider the decision and require a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Vista coal mine expansion, writes Stephen Wilton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At a June 20 press conference, following Bill C-5's passing, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would meet with First Nations rights holders to discuss the bill. Buckley Belanger, secretary of state for rural development; Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty; and Liberal MPs Natilien Joseph and Jaime Battiste were also in attendance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Mark Carney
At a June 20 press conference, following Bill C-5's passing, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would meet with First Nations rights holders to discuss the bill. Buckley Belanger, secretary of state for rural development; Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty; and Liberal MPs Natilien Joseph and Jaime Battiste were also in attendance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but
Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on May 27, 2025. After losing the most recent election—which includes the loss of Poilievre's own riding—the Conservatives will have to reconsider its 'take no prisoners' attitude, Ken Polk writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on May 27, 2025. After losing the most recent election—which includes the loss of Poilievre's own riding—the Conservatives will have to reconsider its 'take no prisoners' attitude, Ken Polk writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
  • The Hill Times

First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
Liberal and Conservative Party supporters gather outside the federal leaders' debate venue in Montreal on April 17. Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's 'very concerned' about the future of the Leaders’ Debates Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.
Liberal and Conservative Party supporters gather outside the federal leaders' debate venue in Montreal on April 17. Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's 'very concerned' about the future of the Leaders’ Debates Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The world could use more like Musgrave

  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
Sharon Musgrave
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Politics This Morning: A memorial in a cathedral before a brawl in the House

  • Good Monday morning, Governor General MARY SIMON and Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU are leading the large Canadian delegation at the state funeral in London
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and son Hadrien arrive at Rideau Hall on Sept. 10 for a ceremony to proclaim the accession of the new sovereign, King Charles III. Trudeau will attend the state funeral in London today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: A memorial in a cathedral before a brawl in the House

  • Good Monday morning, Governor General MARY SIMON and Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU are leading the large Canadian delegation at the state funeral in London

Politics This Morning: A memorial in a cathedral before a brawl in the House

  • Good Monday morning, Governor General MARY SIMON and Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU are leading the large Canadian delegation at the state funeral in London
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and son Hadrien arrive at Rideau Hall on Sept. 10 for a ceremony to proclaim the accession of the new sovereign, King Charles III. Trudeau will attend the state funeral in London today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Reserved’ yet ‘powerful’ Queen Elizabeth II had a special relationship with Canada, say officials

  • Canada’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ralph Goodale, who will be attending Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on Sept. 19 in London, U.K.,
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 19, 2022
Then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau, left, sits next to Queen Elizabeth II while she signs the Constitution Act of 1982. Photograph courtesy of Robert Cooper/Library and Archives Canada

‘Reserved’ yet ‘powerful’ Queen Elizabeth II had a special relationship with Canada, say officials

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 19, 2022
  • Canada’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ralph Goodale, who will be attending Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on Sept. 19 in London, U.K.,

‘Reserved’ yet ‘powerful’ Queen Elizabeth II had a special relationship with Canada, say officials

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 19, 2022
  • Canada’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ralph Goodale, who will be attending Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on Sept. 19 in London, U.K.,
Then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau, left, sits next to Queen Elizabeth II while she signs the Constitution Act of 1982. Photograph courtesy of Robert Cooper/Library and Archives Canada

LeBlanc to play bigger role in cabinet while government keeps an eye on Poilievre

  • When the House resumes on Tuesday, expect Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Dominic LeBlanc to a play a major role in the upcoming
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 19, 2022
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are expected to spar during the 45-minute daily Question Period this fall. 'I think Dominic also has the personality that can take on Poilievre,' said Don Desserud. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

LeBlanc to play bigger role in cabinet while government keeps an eye on Poilievre

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 19, 2022
  • When the House resumes on Tuesday, expect Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Dominic LeBlanc to a play a major role in the upcoming

LeBlanc to play bigger role in cabinet while government keeps an eye on Poilievre

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 19, 2022
  • When the House resumes on Tuesday, expect Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Dominic LeBlanc to a play a major role in the upcoming
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are expected to spar during the 45-minute daily Question Period this fall. 'I think Dominic also has the personality that can take on Poilievre,' said Don Desserud. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Party Central’s guide to fall session’s shindigs and soirées

  • For ease of reporting, Party Central will be inquiring about a permanent office inside the Métropolitain Brasserie for the month of September.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 19, 2022
If you're hoping to get the most out of this fall's hottest social events, you'll need to pace yourself, schedule carefully, and get really used to seeing the inside of the Métropolitain Brasserie, where Earnscliffe will host its 'Housewarming' reception on Sept. 19. The Hill Times Photograph by Cynthia Munster

Party Central’s guide to fall session’s shindigs and soirées

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 19, 2022
  • For ease of reporting, Party Central will be inquiring about a permanent office inside the Métropolitain Brasserie for the month of September.

Party Central’s guide to fall session’s shindigs and soirées

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 19, 2022
  • For ease of reporting, Party Central will be inquiring about a permanent office inside the Métropolitain Brasserie for the month of September.
If you're hoping to get the most out of this fall's hottest social events, you'll need to pace yourself, schedule carefully, and get really used to seeing the inside of the Métropolitain Brasserie, where Earnscliffe will host its 'Housewarming' reception on Sept. 19. The Hill Times Photograph by Cynthia Munster

NDP caucus members angling to be ‘adults in the room’ as House resumes

  • Senior NDP MPs say they’re going to rise above whatever mud-slinging might take place between the Liberals and Conservatives, and will be heavily focused
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | September 19, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. NDP House Leader Peter Julian says the NDP caucus will be 'relentlessly focused on people' this fall session. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP caucus members angling to be ‘adults in the room’ as House resumes

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | September 19, 2022
  • Senior NDP MPs say they’re going to rise above whatever mud-slinging might take place between the Liberals and Conservatives, and will be heavily focused

NDP caucus members angling to be ‘adults in the room’ as House resumes

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | September 19, 2022
  • Senior NDP MPs say they’re going to rise above whatever mud-slinging might take place between the Liberals and Conservatives, and will be heavily focused
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. NDP House Leader Peter Julian says the NDP caucus will be 'relentlessly focused on people' this fall session. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbying drops in summer, but environment concerns lead in advocacy discussions

  • Federal lobbying took its annual drop in summer, but environmental advocacy maintained its lead through August as the most popular subject in federal lobbying,
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 19, 2022
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly, then-serving as minister of Economic Development, said in a statement on May 4, 2021 that the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link project will deliver clean energy to communities and businesses currently reliant on diesel in Nunavut's Kivalliq region. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbying drops in summer, but environment concerns lead in advocacy discussions

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 19, 2022
  • Federal lobbying took its annual drop in summer, but environmental advocacy maintained its lead through August as the most popular subject in federal lobbying,

Lobbying drops in summer, but environment concerns lead in advocacy discussions

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 19, 2022
  • Federal lobbying took its annual drop in summer, but environmental advocacy maintained its lead through August as the most popular subject in federal lobbying,
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly, then-serving as minister of Economic Development, said in a statement on May 4, 2021 that the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link project will deliver clean energy to communities and businesses currently reliant on diesel in Nunavut's Kivalliq region. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre begins his spittle-flecked rule of the Conservative Party

  • HALIFAX—And so begins the spittle-flecked rule of Pierre Poilievre at the helm of the Conservative Party of Canada. With an apology for harassing texts,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 19, 2022
Newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Sept. 13, 2022, after taking two questions from the reporters on the Hill. Poilievre used the David Akin dust-up to repeat his intention to de-fund the CBC, and then went to work fundraising off the reporter’s behaviour. He described Akin as 'swearing, shouting, and heckling' as the leader of the opposition tried to speak. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre begins his spittle-flecked rule of the Conservative Party

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 19, 2022
  • HALIFAX—And so begins the spittle-flecked rule of Pierre Poilievre at the helm of the Conservative Party of Canada. With an apology for harassing texts,

Poilievre begins his spittle-flecked rule of the Conservative Party

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 19, 2022
  • HALIFAX—And so begins the spittle-flecked rule of Pierre Poilievre at the helm of the Conservative Party of Canada. With an apology for harassing texts,
Newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Sept. 13, 2022, after taking two questions from the reporters on the Hill. Poilievre used the David Akin dust-up to repeat his intention to de-fund the CBC, and then went to work fundraising off the reporter’s behaviour. He described Akin as 'swearing, shouting, and heckling' as the leader of the opposition tried to speak. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big banks, challengers jockey for position as government plans open banking rollout

  • Conservative MP Adam Chambers says open banking will encourage more competition in the financial sector and generate more choice for consumers.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 16, 2022
Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault's mandate letter includes a commitment 'to launch a made-in-Canada model of open banking by early 2023.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big banks, challengers jockey for position as government plans open banking rollout

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 16, 2022
  • Conservative MP Adam Chambers says open banking will encourage more competition in the financial sector and generate more choice for consumers.

Big banks, challengers jockey for position as government plans open banking rollout

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 16, 2022
  • Conservative MP Adam Chambers says open banking will encourage more competition in the financial sector and generate more choice for consumers.
Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault's mandate letter includes a commitment 'to launch a made-in-Canada model of open banking by early 2023.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Now boarding Air Awkward

  • Good Friday morning, MPs are scheduled to meet again in the House of Commons today to pay tribute to the late QUEEN ELIZABETH II.
The CC-150 Polaris aircraft used to fly Canada's prime ministers around the world is also known as Can Force One. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several of his predecessors will take part in a delegation to the U.K. for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Cpl. Rachael Allen

Politics This Morning: Now boarding Air Awkward

  • Good Friday morning, MPs are scheduled to meet again in the House of Commons today to pay tribute to the late QUEEN ELIZABETH II.

Politics This Morning: Now boarding Air Awkward

  • Good Friday morning, MPs are scheduled to meet again in the House of Commons today to pay tribute to the late QUEEN ELIZABETH II.
The CC-150 Polaris aircraft used to fly Canada's prime ministers around the world is also known as Can Force One. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several of his predecessors will take part in a delegation to the U.K. for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Cpl. Rachael Allen

House of Commons pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state, and ‘family member’ to Canadians

  • Wearing black ribbons and dressed in dark attire in remembrance and grief, Members of Parliament gathered on Thursday for an extraordinary session in the
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 16, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reminisced on his relationship with Queen Elizabeth II—for whom his father served as her fourth prime minister, and he as her 12th. He recounted her visit to Canada in 1982, when she joined his father, seated left, to proclaim and sign the Constitution Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Photograph by Robert Cooper, courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

House of Commons pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state, and ‘family member’ to Canadians

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 16, 2022
  • Wearing black ribbons and dressed in dark attire in remembrance and grief, Members of Parliament gathered on Thursday for an extraordinary session in the

House of Commons pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state, and ‘family member’ to Canadians

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 16, 2022
  • Wearing black ribbons and dressed in dark attire in remembrance and grief, Members of Parliament gathered on Thursday for an extraordinary session in the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reminisced on his relationship with Queen Elizabeth II—for whom his father served as her fourth prime minister, and he as her 12th. He recounted her visit to Canada in 1982, when she joined his father, seated left, to proclaim and sign the Constitution Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Photograph by Robert Cooper, courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

A global food crisis is here, and Canada must act

  • An attack on a grain terminal in Mykolaiv. Landmines planted in farmers’ fields. A missile strike on the Port of Odesa. Stolen grain. These
Opinion | BY NDP MP HEATHER MCPHERSON | September 15, 2022
Ukrainian military trucks tow long-range weapons known as Howitzers through a field in eastern Ukraine during Russia's invasion of that country. Photograph courtesy of Arsen Fedosenko/Wikimedia Commons

A global food crisis is here, and Canada must act

Opinion | BY NDP MP HEATHER MCPHERSON | September 15, 2022
  • An attack on a grain terminal in Mykolaiv. Landmines planted in farmers’ fields. A missile strike on the Port of Odesa. Stolen grain. These

A global food crisis is here, and Canada must act

Opinion | BY NDP MP HEATHER MCPHERSON | September 15, 2022
  • An attack on a grain terminal in Mykolaiv. Landmines planted in farmers’ fields. A missile strike on the Port of Odesa. Stolen grain. These
Ukrainian military trucks tow long-range weapons known as Howitzers through a field in eastern Ukraine during Russia's invasion of that country. Photograph courtesy of Arsen Fedosenko/Wikimedia Commons

Canada-Germany hydrogen agreement signals increased role for Atlantic Canada’s ocean energy resources 

  • Last month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed a Joint Declaration of Intent, agreeing to co-operate towards a goal of
Opinion | BY ELISA OBERMANN | September 15, 2022
Tides churn at Black Rock on the Bay of Fundy, which is known to have the highest tidal range in the world, the force of which is higher than the flow of all the rivers in the world. Photograph courtesy of David Dodge/Green Energy Futures/Creative Commons.

Canada-Germany hydrogen agreement signals increased role for Atlantic Canada’s ocean energy resources 

Opinion | BY ELISA OBERMANN | September 15, 2022
  • Last month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed a Joint Declaration of Intent, agreeing to co-operate towards a goal of

Canada-Germany hydrogen agreement signals increased role for Atlantic Canada’s ocean energy resources 

Opinion | BY ELISA OBERMANN | September 15, 2022
  • Last month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed a Joint Declaration of Intent, agreeing to co-operate towards a goal of
Tides churn at Black Rock on the Bay of Fundy, which is known to have the highest tidal range in the world, the force of which is higher than the flow of all the rivers in the world. Photograph courtesy of David Dodge/Green Energy Futures/Creative Commons.

Internal strife has ‘held Canadians back’ from voting Green, say candidates looking to revitalize party governance

  • A potential delay of the Green Party leadership race was averted by a recent vote of the party’s federal council, but the issue of
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 15, 2022
Green MP and former leader Elizabeth May is running to become co-leader of the Green Party, alongside her running mate Jonathan Pedneault. May is one of six candidates in the race, four of whom are seeking co-leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Internal strife has ‘held Canadians back’ from voting Green, say candidates looking to revitalize party governance

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 15, 2022
  • A potential delay of the Green Party leadership race was averted by a recent vote of the party’s federal council, but the issue of

Internal strife has ‘held Canadians back’ from voting Green, say candidates looking to revitalize party governance

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 15, 2022
  • A potential delay of the Green Party leadership race was averted by a recent vote of the party’s federal council, but the issue of
Green MP and former leader Elizabeth May is running to become co-leader of the Green Party, alongside her running mate Jonathan Pedneault. May is one of six candidates in the race, four of whom are seeking co-leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Modernizing the Official Languages Act: how the feds got it wrong

  • MONTREAL—Let’s assume that you haven’t spent much time thinking about Canada’s Official Languages Act this summer—or ever. Please take a moment to do so now because the
Opinion | BY JOAN FRASER AND EVA LUDVIG | September 15, 2022
Canada's Minister of Official Languages Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured Aug. 25, 2022, in Ottawa. Bill C-13, an Act to amend the Official Languages Act, is based on unwarranted deference to Quebec, and is an unprecedented retreat by the Government of Canada from Parliament’s legislative powers, write Joan Fraser and Eva Ludvig. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Modernizing the Official Languages Act: how the feds got it wrong

Opinion | BY JOAN FRASER AND EVA LUDVIG | September 15, 2022
  • MONTREAL—Let’s assume that you haven’t spent much time thinking about Canada’s Official Languages Act this summer—or ever. Please take a moment to do so now because the

Modernizing the Official Languages Act: how the feds got it wrong

Opinion | BY JOAN FRASER AND EVA LUDVIG | September 15, 2022
  • MONTREAL—Let’s assume that you haven’t spent much time thinking about Canada’s Official Languages Act this summer—or ever. Please take a moment to do so now because the
Canada's Minister of Official Languages Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured Aug. 25, 2022, in Ottawa. Bill C-13, an Act to amend the Official Languages Act, is based on unwarranted deference to Quebec, and is an unprecedented retreat by the Government of Canada from Parliament’s legislative powers, write Joan Fraser and Eva Ludvig. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s landslide win in Quebec could redefine the national political landscape

  • After all the talk of fence-mending that would be needed in the aftermath of such a divisive race, the federal Conservative leadership results on
Opinion | BY DAVID BOUDEWEEL-LEFEBVRE | September 15, 2022
Newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Sept. 12, 2022, arrives for the Conservative caucus with his wife, Anaida, and their son, Cruz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s landslide win in Quebec could redefine the national political landscape

Opinion | BY DAVID BOUDEWEEL-LEFEBVRE | September 15, 2022
  • After all the talk of fence-mending that would be needed in the aftermath of such a divisive race, the federal Conservative leadership results on

Poilievre’s landslide win in Quebec could redefine the national political landscape

Opinion | BY DAVID BOUDEWEEL-LEFEBVRE | September 15, 2022
  • After all the talk of fence-mending that would be needed in the aftermath of such a divisive race, the federal Conservative leadership results on
Newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Sept. 12, 2022, arrives for the Conservative caucus with his wife, Anaida, and their son, Cruz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs gather to pay tribute to the Queen

  • Good Thursday morning, The House of Commons is temporarily returning to action today. House Speaker ANTHONY ROTA has recalled the House for a 10
Guns fire at Rideau Hall to honour the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 10. The House of Commons will temporarily return from adjournment today to honour the late Queen. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: MPs gather to pay tribute to the Queen

  • Good Thursday morning, The House of Commons is temporarily returning to action today. House Speaker ANTHONY ROTA has recalled the House for a 10

Politics This Morning: MPs gather to pay tribute to the Queen

  • Good Thursday morning, The House of Commons is temporarily returning to action today. House Speaker ANTHONY ROTA has recalled the House for a 10
Guns fire at Rideau Hall to honour the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 10. The House of Commons will temporarily return from adjournment today to honour the late Queen. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Is belated federal intervention helpful to resolving the capital community’s traumatization by Freedom Trucker Convoy protesters?

  • OTTAWA—Does it take special federal legislation to overcome hatred and official inaction to stop “Freedom” Convoy intrusions? Ottawa belatedly thought so when it invoked
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 14, 2022
A United People of Canada supporter, pictured on Aug. 25, 2022, outside the former St. Brigid’s church in Lowertown neighbourhood in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is belated federal intervention helpful to resolving the capital community’s traumatization by Freedom Trucker Convoy protesters?

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Does it take special federal legislation to overcome hatred and official inaction to stop “Freedom” Convoy intrusions? Ottawa belatedly thought so when it invoked

Is belated federal intervention helpful to resolving the capital community’s traumatization by Freedom Trucker Convoy protesters?

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Does it take special federal legislation to overcome hatred and official inaction to stop “Freedom” Convoy intrusions? Ottawa belatedly thought so when it invoked
A United People of Canada supporter, pictured on Aug. 25, 2022, outside the former St. Brigid’s church in Lowertown neighbourhood in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are you a climate appeaser?

  • GIBSONS, B.C.—U.K. climate scientist Bill McGuire’s recent, insightful Guardian op-ed is an important read. His message: climate change is happening and it’s undeniable. But there is a very
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | September 14, 2022
Energy transitions take decades and we no longer have decades, writes Bill Henderson. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Are you a climate appeaser?

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | September 14, 2022
  • GIBSONS, B.C.—U.K. climate scientist Bill McGuire’s recent, insightful Guardian op-ed is an important read. His message: climate change is happening and it’s undeniable. But there is a very

Are you a climate appeaser?

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | September 14, 2022
  • GIBSONS, B.C.—U.K. climate scientist Bill McGuire’s recent, insightful Guardian op-ed is an important read. His message: climate change is happening and it’s undeniable. But there is a very
Energy transitions take decades and we no longer have decades, writes Bill Henderson. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Poilievre will need disciplined aggressiveness

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Now that the dust has settled in the Conservative Party leadership race, I think it’s safe to look back on it all and
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 14, 2022
Pierre Poilievre is a badass leader and exactly what Conservatives want right now; they want a leader who's willing to mix it up with his opponents, who’s willing to vigorously defend conservatism, and who’s prepared to stand up to the 'Laurentian elites,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre will need disciplined aggressiveness

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 14, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Now that the dust has settled in the Conservative Party leadership race, I think it’s safe to look back on it all and

Poilievre will need disciplined aggressiveness

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 14, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Now that the dust has settled in the Conservative Party leadership race, I think it’s safe to look back on it all and
Pierre Poilievre is a badass leader and exactly what Conservatives want right now; they want a leader who's willing to mix it up with his opponents, who’s willing to vigorously defend conservatism, and who’s prepared to stand up to the 'Laurentian elites,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Riding-level results show Poilievre campaign’s ‘capacity to organize and fundraise right across the country,’ say observers

  • New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s ability to sign up new party members in key regions right across the country could make a difference in
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 14, 2022
New Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre won 330 out of 338 ridings across the country in the recent leadership race, brushing aside suggestions that his support was concentrated in some regions of the country. 'This is, of course, the biggest membership vote in Canadian political history, by a country mile,' said Gary Keller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Riding-level results show Poilievre campaign’s ‘capacity to organize and fundraise right across the country,’ say observers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 14, 2022
  • New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s ability to sign up new party members in key regions right across the country could make a difference in

Riding-level results show Poilievre campaign’s ‘capacity to organize and fundraise right across the country,’ say observers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 14, 2022
  • New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s ability to sign up new party members in key regions right across the country could make a difference in
New Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre won 330 out of 338 ridings across the country in the recent leadership race, brushing aside suggestions that his support was concentrated in some regions of the country. 'This is, of course, the biggest membership vote in Canadian political history, by a country mile,' said Gary Keller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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