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Bloc Québécois slam Carney for inviting ‘foreign’ King to open Parliament, opt out of attending Throne Speech 

  • Bloc Québécois MPs will be reading the speech from their offices, absent ‘on principal’ in response to a move they say is ‘disrespectful to
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 23, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says his party will not attend the upcoming Speech from the Throne, saying Carney's decision to invite King Charles to open Parliament lacks a 'relevant reading of Quebec's sensibility.' The Hill Times Photograph By Andrew Meade

Bloc Québécois slam Carney for inviting ‘foreign’ King to open Parliament, opt out of attending Throne Speech 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 23, 2025
  • Bloc Québécois MPs will be reading the speech from their offices, absent ‘on principal’ in response to a move they say is ‘disrespectful to

Bloc Québécois slam Carney for inviting ‘foreign’ King to open Parliament, opt out of attending Throne Speech 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 23, 2025
  • Bloc Québécois MPs will be reading the speech from their offices, absent ‘on principal’ in response to a move they say is ‘disrespectful to
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says his party will not attend the upcoming Speech from the Throne, saying Carney's decision to invite King Charles to open Parliament lacks a 'relevant reading of Quebec's sensibility.' The Hill Times Photograph By Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

At least seven Liberal and Conservative MPs running for coveted House Speaker’s post

  • The new Speaker of the House will receive a total salary of $309,700, manage an office budget of $1.4-million, receive extra perks, and oversees
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 22, 2025
Liberal MPs Greg Fergus, top left, Rob Oliphant, Sean Casey, Sherry Romanado, Francis Scarpaleggia, above left, and Conservative MPs Chris d'Entremont, above centre, and Tom Kmiec are seeking the House Speaker’s position that comes with a salary of $309,000, a chauffeur driven car, an official residence, and a private apartment in the West Block. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Stuart Benson and photographs courtesy of House of Commons, Liberal Party of Canada and Tom Kmiec

At least seven Liberal and Conservative MPs running for coveted House Speaker’s post

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 22, 2025
  • The new Speaker of the House will receive a total salary of $309,700, manage an office budget of $1.4-million, receive extra perks, and oversees

At least seven Liberal and Conservative MPs running for coveted House Speaker’s post

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 22, 2025
  • The new Speaker of the House will receive a total salary of $309,700, manage an office budget of $1.4-million, receive extra perks, and oversees
Liberal MPs Greg Fergus, top left, Rob Oliphant, Sean Casey, Sherry Romanado, Francis Scarpaleggia, above left, and Conservative MPs Chris d'Entremont, above centre, and Tom Kmiec are seeking the House Speaker’s position that comes with a salary of $309,000, a chauffeur driven car, an official residence, and a private apartment in the West Block. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Stuart Benson and photographs courtesy of House of Commons, Liberal Party of Canada and Tom Kmiec

NDP needs to build an Orange Wave in the West

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

NDP needs to build an Orange Wave in the West

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

NDP needs to build an Orange Wave in the West

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Riding electoral outcomes reveal regional life expectancy trends

  • Voting patterns in the 2019 and 2021 elections show significant differences in life expectancy depending on which party won the seat: shorter for constituents
Opinion | BY MICHAEL WOLFSON | May 22, 2025
New research suggests problematic health, educational, and social disparities within provinces and regions across Canada, not only regarding longevity, but also for electoral outcomes, writes Michal Wolfson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Riding electoral outcomes reveal regional life expectancy trends

Opinion | BY MICHAEL WOLFSON | May 22, 2025
  • Voting patterns in the 2019 and 2021 elections show significant differences in life expectancy depending on which party won the seat: shorter for constituents

Riding electoral outcomes reveal regional life expectancy trends

Opinion | BY MICHAEL WOLFSON | May 22, 2025
  • Voting patterns in the 2019 and 2021 elections show significant differences in life expectancy depending on which party won the seat: shorter for constituents
New research suggests problematic health, educational, and social disparities within provinces and regions across Canada, not only regarding longevity, but also for electoral outcomes, writes Michal Wolfson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • With 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state, hundreds of staffing hires will take place in the coming days and weeks.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 22, 2025 | UPDATED TODAY, 12:32 pm
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks down Sparks Street after of his first post-election press conference in the Wellington Building on May 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 22, 2025 | UPDATED TODAY, 12:32 pm
  • With 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state, hundreds of staffing hires will take place in the coming days and weeks.

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

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 22, 2025 | UPDATED TODAY, 12:32 pm
  • With 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state, hundreds of staffing hires will take place in the coming days and weeks.
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks down Sparks Street after of his first post-election press conference in the Wellington Building on May 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

John Delacourt’s advice for new Hill staffers

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

John Delacourt’s advice for new Hill staffers

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

John Delacourt’s advice for new Hill staffers

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

New MP orientation in full swing

  • The more than 100 first-time MPs who were elected on April 28 are readying for Parliament’s fastest post-election return since 1988. Swearing-in ceremonies began
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 21, 2025
Newly elected Members of Parliament attend an orientation session put on by House of Commons staff on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New MP orientation in full swing

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 21, 2025
  • The more than 100 first-time MPs who were elected on April 28 are readying for Parliament’s fastest post-election return since 1988. Swearing-in ceremonies began

New MP orientation in full swing

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 21, 2025
  • The more than 100 first-time MPs who were elected on April 28 are readying for Parliament’s fastest post-election return since 1988. Swearing-in ceremonies began
Newly elected Members of Parliament attend an orientation session put on by House of Commons staff on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for the Liberals to protect Canadian voices as promised

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

Time for the Liberals to protect Canadian voices as promised

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

Time for the Liberals to protect Canadian voices as promised

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

Israel’s impossible dream

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

Israel’s impossible dream

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

Israel’s impossible dream

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

New housing minister’s ‘first-week jitters’ on home values needs clarification, says policy expert Mike Moffatt

  • ‘It’s about ensuring everyone has options they can afford’: new housing minister's office says that ‘overall’ housing prices will need to decline, but not
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 21, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson told reporters housing prices do not need to go down before listing all the ways his government would reduce prices on May 14, less than 24 hours after the prime minister said it was 'very clear' what his government's policy is. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New housing minister’s ‘first-week jitters’ on home values needs clarification, says policy expert Mike Moffatt

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 21, 2025
  • ‘It’s about ensuring everyone has options they can afford’: new housing minister's office says that ‘overall’ housing prices will need to decline, but not

New housing minister’s ‘first-week jitters’ on home values needs clarification, says policy expert Mike Moffatt

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 21, 2025
  • ‘It’s about ensuring everyone has options they can afford’: new housing minister's office says that ‘overall’ housing prices will need to decline, but not
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson told reporters housing prices do not need to go down before listing all the ways his government would reduce prices on May 14, less than 24 hours after the prime minister said it was 'very clear' what his government's policy is. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Put the blame for terrorism where it belongs, says Ontario reader

  • Re: “India and Israel on parallel tracks,” (The Hill Times, May 8). A recent column by Gwynne Dyer remarking on the Hamas-Israel and the
Opinion | May 21, 2025

Put the blame for terrorism where it belongs, says Ontario reader

Opinion | May 21, 2025
  • Re: “India and Israel on parallel tracks,” (The Hill Times, May 8). A recent column by Gwynne Dyer remarking on the Hamas-Israel and the

Put the blame for terrorism where it belongs, says Ontario reader

Opinion | May 21, 2025
  • Re: “India and Israel on parallel tracks,” (The Hill Times, May 8). A recent column by Gwynne Dyer remarking on the Hamas-Israel and the

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

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

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

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

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

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

A public alternative to social media

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

A public alternative to social media

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

A public alternative to social media

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

A new middle-power alliance would give Canada leverage, and Canadians hope

  • America’s global trade war can only succeed against a divided opposition.
Opinion | BY JON SHELL | May 21, 2025
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada should lead the world’s middle powers in a collective and overdue weaning from American primacy by establishing a grand new security and economic alliance, writes Jon Shell. Photograph by Simon Dawson/No. 10 Downing Street courtesy of Flickr

A new middle-power alliance would give Canada leverage, and Canadians hope

Opinion | BY JON SHELL | May 21, 2025
  • America’s global trade war can only succeed against a divided opposition.

A new middle-power alliance would give Canada leverage, and Canadians hope

Opinion | BY JON SHELL | May 21, 2025
  • America’s global trade war can only succeed against a divided opposition.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada should lead the world’s middle powers in a collective and overdue weaning from American primacy by establishing a grand new security and economic alliance, writes Jon Shell. Photograph by Simon Dawson/No. 10 Downing Street courtesy of Flickr

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney convenes cabinet forum

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

Carney convenes cabinet forum

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

Carney convenes cabinet forum

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

Champagne and Ukraine’s FinMin speak at the G7 summit

  • Plus, Carney huddles with his cabinet.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 20, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is co-hosting a meeting of the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors, along with Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne and Ukraine’s FinMin speak at the G7 summit

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 20, 2025
  • Plus, Carney huddles with his cabinet.

Champagne and Ukraine’s FinMin speak at the G7 summit

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 20, 2025
  • Plus, Carney huddles with his cabinet.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is co-hosting a meeting of the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors, along with Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There’s no building without belonging

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

There’s no building without belonging

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

There’s no building without belonging

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

Imagination is the missing ingredient in Canadian AI policy and adoption

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

Imagination is the missing ingredient in Canadian AI policy and adoption

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

Imagination is the missing ingredient in Canadian AI policy and adoption

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

‘Battleground’ Peel region emerges a winner in new Carney cabinet with four ministers

  • Mark Carney’s new cabinet has a combination of old and new faces, but key portfolios remain in the hands of seasoned veterans. The real
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his 38-member senior team on May 13. Of the 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state, 24 are new to such top jobs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Battleground’ Peel region emerges a winner in new Carney cabinet with four ministers

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 19, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s new cabinet has a combination of old and new faces, but key portfolios remain in the hands of seasoned veterans. The real

‘Battleground’ Peel region emerges a winner in new Carney cabinet with four ministers

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 19, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s new cabinet has a combination of old and new faces, but key portfolios remain in the hands of seasoned veterans. The real
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his 38-member senior team on May 13. Of the 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state, 24 are new to such top jobs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To limit critics’ time to organize against Poilievre, some senior Conservatives explore moving convention to this fall

  • To limit the time Pierre Poilievre’s critics have to organize ahead of his leadership review by party rank-and-file members and to eliminate uncertainty, some
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 19, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida Poilievre, pictured April 28, 2025, on election night. Some senior Tories are internally discussing the possibility of moving their policy convention up to this fall, Conservative sources told The Hill Times. Poilievre will face a mandatory review at the convention. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

To limit critics’ time to organize against Poilievre, some senior Conservatives explore moving convention to this fall

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 19, 2025
  • To limit the time Pierre Poilievre’s critics have to organize ahead of his leadership review by party rank-and-file members and to eliminate uncertainty, some

To limit critics’ time to organize against Poilievre, some senior Conservatives explore moving convention to this fall

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 19, 2025
  • To limit the time Pierre Poilievre’s critics have to organize ahead of his leadership review by party rank-and-file members and to eliminate uncertainty, some
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida Poilievre, pictured April 28, 2025, on election night. Some senior Tories are internally discussing the possibility of moving their policy convention up to this fall, Conservative sources told The Hill Times. Poilievre will face a mandatory review at the convention. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Lobbying rule changes coming with stricter reporting requirements, says lobbying commissioner

  • The Lobbying Act's 'significant part of duties' threshold—also known as the 20-per-cent rule—needs to go, according to Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 19, 2025
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger said the 20-per-cent rule in the Lobbying Act is vague, during a May 13 webinar hosted by the Saskatchewan chapter of the Public Affairs Association of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbying rule changes coming with stricter reporting requirements, says lobbying commissioner

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 19, 2025
  • The Lobbying Act's 'significant part of duties' threshold—also known as the 20-per-cent rule—needs to go, according to Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger.

Lobbying rule changes coming with stricter reporting requirements, says lobbying commissioner

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 19, 2025
  • The Lobbying Act's 'significant part of duties' threshold—also known as the 20-per-cent rule—needs to go, according to Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger.
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger said the 20-per-cent rule in the Lobbying Act is vague, during a May 13 webinar hosted by the Saskatchewan chapter of the Public Affairs Association of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Politics This Morning: Canada Day celebrations to begin at sunrise at Newfoundland’s Signal Hill

  • Good Friday morning, The National Capital Region will see its first in-person Canada Day celebrations of the COVID era today, to mark Canada’s 155th
There are enormous Canada flags hanging outside the Prime Minister’s Office on Wellington Street once again, but this time they were put there by government staff, not waved by protesters, in preparation for Canada Day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada Day celebrations to begin at sunrise at Newfoundland’s Signal Hill

  • Good Friday morning, The National Capital Region will see its first in-person Canada Day celebrations of the COVID era today, to mark Canada’s 155th

Politics This Morning: Canada Day celebrations to begin at sunrise at Newfoundland’s Signal Hill

  • Good Friday morning, The National Capital Region will see its first in-person Canada Day celebrations of the COVID era today, to mark Canada’s 155th
There are enormous Canada flags hanging outside the Prime Minister’s Office on Wellington Street once again, but this time they were put there by government staff, not waved by protesters, in preparation for Canada Day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An ominous poll for the Liberals

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—According to a recent Nanos poll, the leaderless Conservative Party of Canada is currently a whopping five percentage points ahead of the Liberals,
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 30, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 21, 2022, after delivering remarks at a National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at the Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa. Things aren’t trending well for the Liberals, writes Gerry Nicholls, and as pollster Nik Nanos put it, 'Canadians are grumpy and the Conservatives are in the driver's seat.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An ominous poll for the Liberals

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 30, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—According to a recent Nanos poll, the leaderless Conservative Party of Canada is currently a whopping five percentage points ahead of the Liberals,

An ominous poll for the Liberals

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 30, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—According to a recent Nanos poll, the leaderless Conservative Party of Canada is currently a whopping five percentage points ahead of the Liberals,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 21, 2022, after delivering remarks at a National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at the Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa. Things aren’t trending well for the Liberals, writes Gerry Nicholls, and as pollster Nik Nanos put it, 'Canadians are grumpy and the Conservatives are in the driver's seat.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Peace Tower carillon: a voice for the nation

  • When Percival Price performed the national anthem on Dominion Day in 1927, the bells of the Dominion Carillon not only rang out from the
Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | June 30, 2022
Percival Price, portrait circa 1927 and signed by Yousuf Karsh, became the first of five successive Dominion Carillonneurs over the 95-year history of the Peace Tower Carillon, remarkably after answering a want ad in a newspaper. Photograph courtesy of the House of Commons

The Peace Tower carillon: a voice for the nation

Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | June 30, 2022
  • When Percival Price performed the national anthem on Dominion Day in 1927, the bells of the Dominion Carillon not only rang out from the

The Peace Tower carillon: a voice for the nation

Opinion | BY JOHANNA MIZGALA | June 30, 2022
  • When Percival Price performed the national anthem on Dominion Day in 1927, the bells of the Dominion Carillon not only rang out from the
Percival Price, portrait circa 1927 and signed by Yousuf Karsh, became the first of five successive Dominion Carillonneurs over the 95-year history of the Peace Tower Carillon, remarkably after answering a want ad in a newspaper. Photograph courtesy of the House of Commons

Stockwell Day says Leslyn Lewis will expand party, can go ‘toe to toe’ with Trudeau unlike any other candidate

  • Of all of the candidates vying for the position of leader of the Conservative Party, Stockwell Day says only Leslyn Lewis can expand the
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 30, 2022
Conservative MP and leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis and former Harper-era cabinet minister Stockwell Day. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Stockwell Day says Leslyn Lewis will expand party, can go ‘toe to toe’ with Trudeau unlike any other candidate

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 30, 2022
  • Of all of the candidates vying for the position of leader of the Conservative Party, Stockwell Day says only Leslyn Lewis can expand the

Stockwell Day says Leslyn Lewis will expand party, can go ‘toe to toe’ with Trudeau unlike any other candidate

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 30, 2022
  • Of all of the candidates vying for the position of leader of the Conservative Party, Stockwell Day says only Leslyn Lewis can expand the
Conservative MP and leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis and former Harper-era cabinet minister Stockwell Day. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Parliament Hill preps for Canada Day

  • Tourists walk past a sign directing traffic to and from Parliament Hill on June 29, 2022.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Large Canada

Parliament Hill preps for Canada Day

  • Tourists walk past a sign directing traffic to and from Parliament Hill on June 29, 2022.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Large Canada

Parliament Hill preps for Canada Day

  • Tourists walk past a sign directing traffic to and from Parliament Hill on June 29, 2022.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Large Canada

‘An elephant of a project’: BOIE approves north-south underground tunnel connections concept

  • MPs have approved two plans for underground tunnel connections to create a loop linking the Parliamentary Buildings, offices, and committee rooms at an estimated
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 30, 2022
A look at the excavation site on Dec. 2, 2020, that now sits in the shadow of the Centre Block building, right, where construction crews dug for the new underground welcome centre complex. The two tunnel paths approved at the Board of Internal Economy's June 23 meeting will connect with the welcome centre's tunnel to create a loop. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘An elephant of a project’: BOIE approves north-south underground tunnel connections concept

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 30, 2022
  • MPs have approved two plans for underground tunnel connections to create a loop linking the Parliamentary Buildings, offices, and committee rooms at an estimated

‘An elephant of a project’: BOIE approves north-south underground tunnel connections concept

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 30, 2022
  • MPs have approved two plans for underground tunnel connections to create a loop linking the Parliamentary Buildings, offices, and committee rooms at an estimated
A look at the excavation site on Dec. 2, 2020, that now sits in the shadow of the Centre Block building, right, where construction crews dug for the new underground welcome centre complex. The two tunnel paths approved at the Board of Internal Economy's June 23 meeting will connect with the welcome centre's tunnel to create a loop. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans deserve better

  • The recent auditor general’s report on backlogs in disability benefits to veterans revealed a number of shocking details. Not only has the backlog continued
Opinion | BY VIRGINIA VAILLANCOURT | June 30, 2022
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured with Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on May 14, 2022, at the opening ceremony for Ottawa's Tulip Festival. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans deserve better

Opinion | BY VIRGINIA VAILLANCOURT | June 30, 2022
  • The recent auditor general’s report on backlogs in disability benefits to veterans revealed a number of shocking details. Not only has the backlog continued

Veterans deserve better

Opinion | BY VIRGINIA VAILLANCOURT | June 30, 2022
  • The recent auditor general’s report on backlogs in disability benefits to veterans revealed a number of shocking details. Not only has the backlog continued
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured with Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on May 14, 2022, at the opening ceremony for Ottawa's Tulip Festival. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New drug pricing rules on Canada Day will end years of damaging uncertainty for industry and patients

  • When there is uncertainty, businesses of any kind have to assume and prepare for the worst. This is especially true when investing billions of
Opinion | BY JASON FIELD | June 30, 2022
The changes add several lower-priced countries to the basket of those to which Canada’s prices must be compared to determine the maximum permissible price, while removing the U.S. and Switzerland from the mix to lower the price ceiling. Unsplash photograph by Laurynas Mereckas

New drug pricing rules on Canada Day will end years of damaging uncertainty for industry and patients

Opinion | BY JASON FIELD | June 30, 2022
  • When there is uncertainty, businesses of any kind have to assume and prepare for the worst. This is especially true when investing billions of

New drug pricing rules on Canada Day will end years of damaging uncertainty for industry and patients

Opinion | BY JASON FIELD | June 30, 2022
  • When there is uncertainty, businesses of any kind have to assume and prepare for the worst. This is especially true when investing billions of
The changes add several lower-priced countries to the basket of those to which Canada’s prices must be compared to determine the maximum permissible price, while removing the U.S. and Switzerland from the mix to lower the price ceiling. Unsplash photograph by Laurynas Mereckas

Politics This Morning: Ottawa bylaw officers enforce vehicle control zone ahead of Canada Day

  • Good Thursday morning, Ottawa’s police forces are putting their Canada Day plans into effect as they prepare for the dual challenge of the return
Pedestrians walk past a stack of metal fences on the lawn in front of Centre Block on June 27, 2022, before the fences were installed in preparation for Canada Day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Ottawa bylaw officers enforce vehicle control zone ahead of Canada Day

  • Good Thursday morning, Ottawa’s police forces are putting their Canada Day plans into effect as they prepare for the dual challenge of the return

Politics This Morning: Ottawa bylaw officers enforce vehicle control zone ahead of Canada Day

  • Good Thursday morning, Ottawa’s police forces are putting their Canada Day plans into effect as they prepare for the dual challenge of the return
Pedestrians walk past a stack of metal fences on the lawn in front of Centre Block on June 27, 2022, before the fences were installed in preparation for Canada Day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

News | June 30, 2022
A sign advertising Canada Day on Parliament Hill is pictured in front of the Peace Tower, on June 27, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

News | June 30, 2022

Photo of the Day

News | June 30, 2022
A sign advertising Canada Day on Parliament Hill is pictured in front of the Peace Tower, on June 27, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

Parliamentary Protective Services officers check bags and scan visitors entering Parliament Hill on June 29, 2022, in preparation for expected demonstrations in the Parliamentary Precinct on Canada Day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

Parliamentary Protective Services officers check bags and scan visitors entering Parliament Hill on June 29, 2022, in preparation for expected demonstrations in the Parliamentary Precinct on Canada Day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nukeless Sweden and Finland need NATO

  • LONDON, U.K.—Another 15 million people joined the NATO alliance on June 28. Finland and Sweden, formerly neutral countries but geographically near to Russia, gave
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2022
The only way Finland and Sweden can get protection from Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear blackmail is to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which has three members with nuclear weapons of their own. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Nukeless Sweden and Finland need NATO

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—Another 15 million people joined the NATO alliance on June 28. Finland and Sweden, formerly neutral countries but geographically near to Russia, gave

Nukeless Sweden and Finland need NATO

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—Another 15 million people joined the NATO alliance on June 28. Finland and Sweden, formerly neutral countries but geographically near to Russia, gave
The only way Finland and Sweden can get protection from Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear blackmail is to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which has three members with nuclear weapons of their own. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canadian military colleges years late applying needed reforms

  • When former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour delivered her report on sexual misconduct in the military, it was not surprising to see many connected
Opinion | BY MATTHEW OVERTON | June 29, 2022
Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour said in her report on sexual misconduct in the military that ‘closing the colleges altogether would be a missed opportunity,’ recognizing they have many positives that should be retained. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian military colleges years late applying needed reforms

Opinion | BY MATTHEW OVERTON | June 29, 2022
  • When former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour delivered her report on sexual misconduct in the military, it was not surprising to see many connected

Canadian military colleges years late applying needed reforms

Opinion | BY MATTHEW OVERTON | June 29, 2022
  • When former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour delivered her report on sexual misconduct in the military, it was not surprising to see many connected
Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour said in her report on sexual misconduct in the military that ‘closing the colleges altogether would be a missed opportunity,’ recognizing they have many positives that should be retained. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds underestimated gun owners’ response to proposed handgun freeze, says NDP, and couldn’t react in time

  • Public Safety Canada’s recent statements suggest the department underestimated the degree to which Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s announcement of Ottawa’s intention to freeze
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 29, 2022
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured after the Liberal cabinet meeting on June 21, 2022, says the government saw 'a spike in the number of handgun sales across the country' in the week after he announced a pending freeze on handgun sales. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds underestimated gun owners’ response to proposed handgun freeze, says NDP, and couldn’t react in time

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 29, 2022
  • Public Safety Canada’s recent statements suggest the department underestimated the degree to which Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s announcement of Ottawa’s intention to freeze

Feds underestimated gun owners’ response to proposed handgun freeze, says NDP, and couldn’t react in time

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 29, 2022
  • Public Safety Canada’s recent statements suggest the department underestimated the degree to which Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s announcement of Ottawa’s intention to freeze
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured after the Liberal cabinet meeting on June 21, 2022, says the government saw 'a spike in the number of handgun sales across the country' in the week after he announced a pending freeze on handgun sales. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Laws must be repealed and sex work must be decriminalized immediately

  • MONTREAL—On June 22, the House Justice and Human Rights Committee tabled its report following hearings on laws criminalizing sex work. The current Criminal Code
Opinion | BY SANDRA WESLEY | June 29, 2022
Sandra Wesley is executive director of Stella at l’amie de Maimie. Photograph handout

Laws must be repealed and sex work must be decriminalized immediately

Opinion | BY SANDRA WESLEY | June 29, 2022
  • MONTREAL—On June 22, the House Justice and Human Rights Committee tabled its report following hearings on laws criminalizing sex work. The current Criminal Code

Laws must be repealed and sex work must be decriminalized immediately

Opinion | BY SANDRA WESLEY | June 29, 2022
  • MONTREAL—On June 22, the House Justice and Human Rights Committee tabled its report following hearings on laws criminalizing sex work. The current Criminal Code
Sandra Wesley is executive director of Stella at l’amie de Maimie. Photograph handout

There is no path to net-zero without forests

  • With higher temperatures, changes in precipitation, rising sea levels, and intensifying weather-related disasters, the threat of climate change to humanity continues to grow. At
Opinion | BY GARY ZED | June 29, 2022
As complex, biodiverse ecosystems, forests have a widespread impact by regulating ecosystems, protecting biodiversity, and playing a critical role in the carbon cycle, writes Gary Zed. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

There is no path to net-zero without forests

Opinion | BY GARY ZED | June 29, 2022
  • With higher temperatures, changes in precipitation, rising sea levels, and intensifying weather-related disasters, the threat of climate change to humanity continues to grow. At

There is no path to net-zero without forests

Opinion | BY GARY ZED | June 29, 2022
  • With higher temperatures, changes in precipitation, rising sea levels, and intensifying weather-related disasters, the threat of climate change to humanity continues to grow. At
As complex, biodiverse ecosystems, forests have a widespread impact by regulating ecosystems, protecting biodiversity, and playing a critical role in the carbon cycle, writes Gary Zed. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

‘Parliament is a face-to-face institution’: Dale Smith on the hybrid House and lost collegiality in the Commons

  • Liberal, NDP, and Green MPs voted last week to extend hybrid Parliament until June 2023, a move that author and longtime press gallery reporter
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 29, 2022
The House of Commons in June 2017 when it adjourned for the summer. MPs voted on June 23 to extend the hybrid Parliament until June 2023. The Hill Times file photograph

‘Parliament is a face-to-face institution’: Dale Smith on the hybrid House and lost collegiality in the Commons

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 29, 2022
  • Liberal, NDP, and Green MPs voted last week to extend hybrid Parliament until June 2023, a move that author and longtime press gallery reporter

‘Parliament is a face-to-face institution’: Dale Smith on the hybrid House and lost collegiality in the Commons

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 29, 2022
  • Liberal, NDP, and Green MPs voted last week to extend hybrid Parliament until June 2023, a move that author and longtime press gallery reporter
The House of Commons in June 2017 when it adjourned for the summer. MPs voted on June 23 to extend the hybrid Parliament until June 2023. The Hill Times file photograph

For the birds: NDP MP Cannings receives National Conservation Award

  • NDP MP Richard Cannings has been awarded the Past Presidents’ Canadian Legislator Award, one of a number of National Conservation Awards presented by the
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 29, 2022
NDP MP Richard Cannings has been awarded a National Conservation Award by the Canadian Wildlife Federation for his work in biology and academia, and his recent introduction of two private member's bills in the House of Commons. Cannings is the author of a number of books on birds, including An Enchantment of Birds: Memories from a Birder's Life. Images courtesy of Twitter, Greystone Books

For the birds: NDP MP Cannings receives National Conservation Award

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 29, 2022
  • NDP MP Richard Cannings has been awarded the Past Presidents’ Canadian Legislator Award, one of a number of National Conservation Awards presented by the

For the birds: NDP MP Cannings receives National Conservation Award

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 29, 2022
  • NDP MP Richard Cannings has been awarded the Past Presidents’ Canadian Legislator Award, one of a number of National Conservation Awards presented by the
NDP MP Richard Cannings has been awarded a National Conservation Award by the Canadian Wildlife Federation for his work in biology and academia, and his recent introduction of two private member's bills in the House of Commons. Cannings is the author of a number of books on birds, including An Enchantment of Birds: Memories from a Birder's Life. Images courtesy of Twitter, Greystone Books

Let’s recognize our resiliency as we find a way out of the swamp

  • OTTAWA—As Canada Day 2022 comes upon us, hopefully a summer of relief and escape awaits. But such optimism may be misguided. Trust me, I
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 29, 2022
Pedestrians walk past a stack of metal fencing on Parliament Hill on June 27, ahead of Canada Day and the anticipated return of Freedom Convoy supporters. While maybe joy should be found just by the fact we can have mass Canada Day celebrations, stories still circulate about new disease variants and fall waves of the illness, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s recognize our resiliency as we find a way out of the swamp

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 29, 2022
  • OTTAWA—As Canada Day 2022 comes upon us, hopefully a summer of relief and escape awaits. But such optimism may be misguided. Trust me, I

Let’s recognize our resiliency as we find a way out of the swamp

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 29, 2022
  • OTTAWA—As Canada Day 2022 comes upon us, hopefully a summer of relief and escape awaits. But such optimism may be misguided. Trust me, I
Pedestrians walk past a stack of metal fencing on Parliament Hill on June 27, ahead of Canada Day and the anticipated return of Freedom Convoy supporters. While maybe joy should be found just by the fact we can have mass Canada Day celebrations, stories still circulate about new disease variants and fall waves of the illness, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Policing the precinct requires a principled plan

  • For the second time in a decade, Parliamentarians are examining security following a “traumatic” incident that impaired the normal functioning of Parliament. In 2015,
Opinion | BY STEVEN CHAPLIN | June 29, 2022
Freedom Convoy supporters are pictured through the O’Connor gates to Parliament Hill on Feb. 2, 2022. It is somewhat perplexing that Parliamentarians are being forced to examine what were clearly policing failures through a parliamentary security lens, writes Steven Chaplin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Policing the precinct requires a principled plan

Opinion | BY STEVEN CHAPLIN | June 29, 2022
  • For the second time in a decade, Parliamentarians are examining security following a “traumatic” incident that impaired the normal functioning of Parliament. In 2015,

Policing the precinct requires a principled plan

Opinion | BY STEVEN CHAPLIN | June 29, 2022
  • For the second time in a decade, Parliamentarians are examining security following a “traumatic” incident that impaired the normal functioning of Parliament. In 2015,
Freedom Convoy supporters are pictured through the O’Connor gates to Parliament Hill on Feb. 2, 2022. It is somewhat perplexing that Parliamentarians are being forced to examine what were clearly policing failures through a parliamentary security lens, writes Steven Chaplin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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