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Joshua M. Juneau is a barrister and solicitor with Michel Drapeau's law office in Ottawa. 

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service

  • Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly willing to discipline top bureaucrats who aren’t meeting his standards and delivering on his 'nation-building' agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
  • Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome

Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
  • Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly willing to discipline top bureaucrats who aren’t meeting his standards and delivering on his 'nation-building' agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

  • Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The challenge for the Carney government is to get Canada's banks and other financial institutions to think beyond pipelines to new sources of economic growth that are based on ideas, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
  • Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
  • Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The challenge for the Carney government is to get Canada's banks and other financial institutions to think beyond pipelines to new sources of economic growth that are based on ideas, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

  • Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
Wildfire in Nopiming
Wildfire in Nopiming
Wildfires burning across the country, including in Manitoba, pictured, have experts and governments looking to solutions to improve future wildfire responses. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again
Wildfire in Nopiming
Wildfires burning across the country, including in Manitoba, pictured, have experts and governments looking to solutions to improve future wildfire responses. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

  • Former federal public servant David McLaughlin says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent civil service appointments are only the beginning of a larger shuffle of
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 26, 2025
Incoming Privy Council Office Clerk Michael Sabia, pictured during his Nov. 17, 2022, testimony before the Public Emergency Order Commission, is expected to shake up the ranks of the civil service after he takes over his new role on July 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 26, 2025
  • Former federal public servant David McLaughlin says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent civil service appointments are only the beginning of a larger shuffle of

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 26, 2025
  • Former federal public servant David McLaughlin says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent civil service appointments are only the beginning of a larger shuffle of
Incoming Privy Council Office Clerk Michael Sabia, pictured during his Nov. 17, 2022, testimony before the Public Emergency Order Commission, is expected to shake up the ranks of the civil service after he takes over his new role on July 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
Senators will have one more chance to weigh in on the government's major projects fast-track bill when third reading debate begins today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.
Senators will have one more chance to weigh in on the government's major projects fast-track bill when third reading debate begins today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
Karen Hogan
Karen Hogan
One of Auditor General Karen Hogan’s latest reports found that the F-35 procurement jumped $8.7-billion over the budget outlined two years before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
Karen Hogan
One of Auditor General Karen Hogan’s latest reports found that the F-35 procurement jumped $8.7-billion over the budget outlined two years before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

  • Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
Pianist Tamás Török performs for an intimate fundraising dinner and recital at Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar's official residence on June 20. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony
Pianist Tamás Török performs for an intimate fundraising dinner and recital at Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar's official residence on June 20. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad will facilitate a dialogue around the Indian Residential School system, education, awareness, and healing at Library and Archives Canada on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad will facilitate a dialogue around the Indian Residential School system, education, awareness, and healing at Library and Archives Canada on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

If Carney wants to transform the economy, he needs to fix the housing crisis

  • Whether it’s attracting investment, ensuring labour mobility, or improving productivity, housing is what makes economic growth and transformation possible.
Opinion | BY TIM RICHTER, PEDRO BARATA, JANICE MYERS, RAY SULLIVAN | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson committed to bring in a housing plan with a level of ambition not seen since the Second World War, write Housing Canada Coalition representatives. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

If Carney wants to transform the economy, he needs to fix the housing crisis

Opinion | BY TIM RICHTER, PEDRO BARATA, JANICE MYERS, RAY SULLIVAN | June 25, 2025
  • Whether it’s attracting investment, ensuring labour mobility, or improving productivity, housing is what makes economic growth and transformation possible.

If Carney wants to transform the economy, he needs to fix the housing crisis

Opinion | BY TIM RICHTER, PEDRO BARATA, JANICE MYERS, RAY SULLIVAN | June 25, 2025
  • Whether it’s attracting investment, ensuring labour mobility, or improving productivity, housing is what makes economic growth and transformation possible.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson committed to bring in a housing plan with a level of ambition not seen since the Second World War, write Housing Canada Coalition representatives. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
A tour guide speaks with tourists at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in July 2024. Canadians have decided collectively to avoid travelling to the United States, and for Canada’s domestic tourism industry, it's shaping up to be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.
A tour guide speaks with tourists at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in July 2024. Canadians have decided collectively to avoid travelling to the United States, and for Canada’s domestic tourism industry, it's shaping up to be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives, NDP should make the most of the summer recess

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 25, 2025
Conservatives Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The NDP’s biggest challenge over the coming months is figuring out what their leadership race looks like, and who might contest it, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservatives, NDP should make the most of the summer recess

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan

Conservatives, NDP should make the most of the summer recess

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan
Conservatives Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The NDP’s biggest challenge over the coming months is figuring out what their leadership race looks like, and who might contest it, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Members’ statements from June 20

  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount
Opinion | June 25, 2025

Members’ statements from June 20

Opinion | June 25, 2025
  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount

Members’ statements from June 20

Opinion | June 25, 2025
  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
The Senate Conservative caucus, now led by Quebec Senator Leo Housakos, recently added three new Senators to its ranks—its first new members since 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons
The Senate Conservative caucus, now led by Quebec Senator Leo Housakos, recently added three new Senators to its ranks—its first new members since 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Action, not words’ needed to cool potential long, hot One Canadian protest summer, says Liberal strategist

  • Despite an adjustment to the Liberals’ ‘public-facing’ message on Bill C-5, Nishnawbe Aski First Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says their approach has been
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 24, 2025
Amid growing threats of a renewed Idle No More summer, Prime Minister Mark Carney held a press conference following Bill C-5's passage through the House of Commons on June 20 to clarify and emphasize that 'free, prior, and informed consent' is 'embedded in the plan.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Action, not words’ needed to cool potential long, hot One Canadian protest summer, says Liberal strategist

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 24, 2025
  • Despite an adjustment to the Liberals’ ‘public-facing’ message on Bill C-5, Nishnawbe Aski First Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says their approach has been

‘Action, not words’ needed to cool potential long, hot One Canadian protest summer, says Liberal strategist

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 24, 2025
  • Despite an adjustment to the Liberals’ ‘public-facing’ message on Bill C-5, Nishnawbe Aski First Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says their approach has been
Amid growing threats of a renewed Idle No More summer, Prime Minister Mark Carney held a press conference following Bill C-5's passage through the House of Commons on June 20 to clarify and emphasize that 'free, prior, and informed consent' is 'embedded in the plan.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, says an AI virtual agent, or 'Ava,' has been trained by compensation advisers for the past year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, says an AI virtual agent, or 'Ava,' has been trained by compensation advisers for the past year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The next forever war

  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Why did Iran start enriching uranium past the 3.5 per cent limit that it accepted in the 2015 deal? Because U.S. President Donald Trump tore up that deal in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

The next forever war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week

The next forever war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week
Donald Trump
Why did Iran start enriching uranium past the 3.5 per cent limit that it accepted in the 2015 deal? Because U.S. President Donald Trump tore up that deal in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Capitalizing on the capital: Ottawa has defence hub potential

  • The need for economic renewal in Ottawa and defence modernization for Canada creates a generational opportunity to designate the city as Canada’s Defence Innovation
Opinion | BY SONYA SHOREY, SUELING CHING | June 23, 2025
As the capital of a G7 country, Ottawa must reflect the strength and ambition of the nation it represents, write Sonya Shorey and Sueling Ching. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Capitalizing on the capital: Ottawa has defence hub potential

Opinion | BY SONYA SHOREY, SUELING CHING | June 23, 2025
  • The need for economic renewal in Ottawa and defence modernization for Canada creates a generational opportunity to designate the city as Canada’s Defence Innovation

Capitalizing on the capital: Ottawa has defence hub potential

Opinion | BY SONYA SHOREY, SUELING CHING | June 23, 2025
  • The need for economic renewal in Ottawa and defence modernization for Canada creates a generational opportunity to designate the city as Canada’s Defence Innovation
As the capital of a G7 country, Ottawa must reflect the strength and ambition of the nation it represents, write Sonya Shorey and Sueling Ching. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
Karen Hogan
Karen Hogan
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s June 10 report showed federal organizations 'frequently did not demonstrate value for money' in professional services contracts awarded to GC Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.
Karen Hogan
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s June 10 report showed federal organizations 'frequently did not demonstrate value for money' in professional services contracts awarded to GC Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
Former Conservative Senate leader and past party president Don Plett, pictured on the Hill on May 7, 2025, is not ruling out a potential run for national council at the January biennial policy convention in Calgary. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative
Former Conservative Senate leader and past party president Don Plett, pictured on the Hill on May 7, 2025, is not ruling out a potential run for national council at the January biennial policy convention in Calgary. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada signs a ‘far-reaching’ defence pact with the EU

  • Plus, the public safety minister marks the 40th anniversary of the Air India 1985 terrorist attack in Ireland.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney met leaders from the European Union at the G7 summit in Alberta recently, and will see them again today. Picture courtesy of Ursula von der Leyen/X

Canada signs a ‘far-reaching’ defence pact with the EU

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 23, 2025
  • Plus, the public safety minister marks the 40th anniversary of the Air India 1985 terrorist attack in Ireland.

Canada signs a ‘far-reaching’ defence pact with the EU

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 23, 2025
  • Plus, the public safety minister marks the 40th anniversary of the Air India 1985 terrorist attack in Ireland.
Prime Minister Mark Carney met leaders from the European Union at the G7 summit in Alberta recently, and will see them again today. Picture courtesy of Ursula von der Leyen/X
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Conservatives target labour vote as NDP support wanes, but union leader says there’s ‘no substance’ behind catchy slogans

  • 'You might see Poilievre going around to shop floors, but has he ever been on a picket line?' asks NDP national director Anne McGrath.
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 4, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's courting of the labour vote may help him garner the support of 'politically homeless' workers, says former Tory staffer Yaroslav Baran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives target labour vote as NDP support wanes, but union leader says there’s ‘no substance’ behind catchy slogans

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 4, 2025
  • 'You might see Poilievre going around to shop floors, but has he ever been on a picket line?' asks NDP national director Anne McGrath.

Conservatives target labour vote as NDP support wanes, but union leader says there’s ‘no substance’ behind catchy slogans

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 4, 2025
  • 'You might see Poilievre going around to shop floors, but has he ever been on a picket line?' asks NDP national director Anne McGrath.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's courting of the labour vote may help him garner the support of 'politically homeless' workers, says former Tory staffer Yaroslav Baran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If you think that assisted dying in Canada is a mess, think again

  • In order to be eligible for MAiD, a person must have a grievous and irremediable medical condition causing enduring, intolerable, and unrelievable suffering.
Opinion | BY JAMES DOWNAR AND JOCELYN DOWNIE | April 4, 2025
According to every piece of objective data, Canada’s MAiD laws are being used for their intended purpose, write James Downar, a palliative care and critical care physician in Ottawa, and Jocelyn Downie, professor emeritus in the faculties of law and medicine at Dalhousie University. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

If you think that assisted dying in Canada is a mess, think again

Opinion | BY JAMES DOWNAR AND JOCELYN DOWNIE | April 4, 2025
  • In order to be eligible for MAiD, a person must have a grievous and irremediable medical condition causing enduring, intolerable, and unrelievable suffering.

If you think that assisted dying in Canada is a mess, think again

Opinion | BY JAMES DOWNAR AND JOCELYN DOWNIE | April 4, 2025
  • In order to be eligible for MAiD, a person must have a grievous and irremediable medical condition causing enduring, intolerable, and unrelievable suffering.
According to every piece of objective data, Canada’s MAiD laws are being used for their intended purpose, write James Downar, a palliative care and critical care physician in Ottawa, and Jocelyn Downie, professor emeritus in the faculties of law and medicine at Dalhousie University. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Canada needs a national strategy for security, trade, and economy to contend with Trump, say political science experts

  • 'A royal commission on securing Canada’s future is not optional. It is essential,' reads a March 24 open letter to the prime minister, signed
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at his campaign office on March 29, 2025, told reporters on March 25 that he has a responsibility to plan for the worst, and that 'part of that response is to be more and more Canadian in our defence capabilities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a national strategy for security, trade, and economy to contend with Trump, say political science experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 4, 2025
  • 'A royal commission on securing Canada’s future is not optional. It is essential,' reads a March 24 open letter to the prime minister, signed

Canada needs a national strategy for security, trade, and economy to contend with Trump, say political science experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 4, 2025
  • 'A royal commission on securing Canada’s future is not optional. It is essential,' reads a March 24 open letter to the prime minister, signed
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at his campaign office on March 29, 2025, told reporters on March 25 that he has a responsibility to plan for the worst, and that 'part of that response is to be more and more Canadian in our defence capabilities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa Treaty crucially important to reinforcing Canada’s resolve and protecting civilian lives

  • April 4 marks the International Day for Action Against Landmines, which recognizes the substantial progress made by those who tirelessly work for land release
Opinion | BY LLOYD AXWORTHY, LOUISE ARBOUR | April 4, 2025
The looming threat of Russia and President Vladimir Putin has led to five Eastern European members announcing they will withdraw from the Mine Ban Treaty in the last month alone, marking the first time any country has left the agreement and prompting concerns about its future. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Ottawa Treaty crucially important to reinforcing Canada’s resolve and protecting civilian lives

Opinion | BY LLOYD AXWORTHY, LOUISE ARBOUR | April 4, 2025
  • April 4 marks the International Day for Action Against Landmines, which recognizes the substantial progress made by those who tirelessly work for land release

Ottawa Treaty crucially important to reinforcing Canada’s resolve and protecting civilian lives

Opinion | BY LLOYD AXWORTHY, LOUISE ARBOUR | April 4, 2025
  • April 4 marks the International Day for Action Against Landmines, which recognizes the substantial progress made by those who tirelessly work for land release
The looming threat of Russia and President Vladimir Putin has led to five Eastern European members announcing they will withdraw from the Mine Ban Treaty in the last month alone, marking the first time any country has left the agreement and prompting concerns about its future. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

AFN election priority report urges parties to make ‘clear, firm’ pledges to First Nations

  • The Assembly of First Nations has also issued a list of 36 ridings where First Nations voters ‘can decide’ the election outcome.
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 4, 2025
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinakin sits for an interview with The Hill Times at her office in Ottawa on Dec. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinakin sits for an interview with The Hill Times at her office in Ottawa on Dec. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. The AFN released an election priority document for parties on April 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AFN election priority report urges parties to make ‘clear, firm’ pledges to First Nations

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 4, 2025
  • The Assembly of First Nations has also issued a list of 36 ridings where First Nations voters ‘can decide’ the election outcome.

AFN election priority report urges parties to make ‘clear, firm’ pledges to First Nations

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 4, 2025
  • The Assembly of First Nations has also issued a list of 36 ridings where First Nations voters ‘can decide’ the election outcome.
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinakin sits for an interview with The Hill Times at her office in Ottawa on Dec. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. The AFN released an election priority document for parties on April 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pundit panel: what is each leader’s biggest weakness?

  • 'Message discipline has long been [Pierre] Poilievre’s kryptonite, and anyone expecting him to abandon the affordability focus in favour of a singular message on
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Pundit panel: what is each leader’s biggest weakness?

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 4, 2025
  • 'Message discipline has long been [Pierre] Poilievre’s kryptonite, and anyone expecting him to abandon the affordability focus in favour of a singular message on

Pundit panel: what is each leader’s biggest weakness?

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 4, 2025
  • 'Message discipline has long been [Pierre] Poilievre’s kryptonite, and anyone expecting him to abandon the affordability focus in favour of a singular message on
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Day 13:  Poilievre eyes Trois-Rivières, Carney targets Scarborough 

  • Plus, Statistics Canada releases the latest unemployment numbers.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 4, 2025
Jagmeet Singh, Pierre Poilievre, Mark Carney, Yves-François Blanchet, Elizabeth May, and Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
Jagmeet Singh, Pierre Poilievre, Mark Carney, Yves-François Blanchet, Elizabeth May, and Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
Party leaders are campaigning in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia. Illustrated by Joey Sabourin

Day 13:  Poilievre eyes Trois-Rivières, Carney targets Scarborough 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 4, 2025
  • Plus, Statistics Canada releases the latest unemployment numbers.

Day 13:  Poilievre eyes Trois-Rivières, Carney targets Scarborough 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 4, 2025
  • Plus, Statistics Canada releases the latest unemployment numbers.
Jagmeet Singh, Pierre Poilievre, Mark Carney, Yves-François Blanchet, Elizabeth May, and Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
Party leaders are campaigning in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia. Illustrated by Joey Sabourin

Arctic security takes spotlight as Canadian sovereignty remains key campaign issue

  • The prominent focus on defence this election shows ‘a reorientation’ as Canada faces ‘an existential threat,’ says Liberal John McKay, who is not seeking
News | BY SERGIY SLIPCHENKO | April 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilevre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh all made pre-election campaign-style stops in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and offered promises related to their respective parties' plans for Arctic security. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Arctic security takes spotlight as Canadian sovereignty remains key campaign issue

News | BY SERGIY SLIPCHENKO | April 3, 2025
  • The prominent focus on defence this election shows ‘a reorientation’ as Canada faces ‘an existential threat,’ says Liberal John McKay, who is not seeking

Arctic security takes spotlight as Canadian sovereignty remains key campaign issue

News | BY SERGIY SLIPCHENKO | April 3, 2025
  • The prominent focus on defence this election shows ‘a reorientation’ as Canada faces ‘an existential threat,’ says Liberal John McKay, who is not seeking
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilevre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh all made pre-election campaign-style stops in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and offered promises related to their respective parties' plans for Arctic security. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Does size really matter? Rethinking public service reform

  • The conversation needs to evolve from a focus on public service headcount to a substantive dialogue about mission, governance, and effectiveness.
Opinion | BY HUNAIFA MALIK, DANIEL BéLAND, JENNIFER ROBSON | April 3, 2025
Public Service Alliance of Canada members picket on Parliament Hill on April 19, 2023. The future of the public service should hinge on efficiency rather than size, write Hunaifa Malik, Daniel Béland, and Jennifer Robson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Does size really matter? Rethinking public service reform

Opinion | BY HUNAIFA MALIK, DANIEL BéLAND, JENNIFER ROBSON | April 3, 2025
  • The conversation needs to evolve from a focus on public service headcount to a substantive dialogue about mission, governance, and effectiveness.

Does size really matter? Rethinking public service reform

Opinion | BY HUNAIFA MALIK, DANIEL BéLAND, JENNIFER ROBSON | April 3, 2025
  • The conversation needs to evolve from a focus on public service headcount to a substantive dialogue about mission, governance, and effectiveness.
Public Service Alliance of Canada members picket on Parliament Hill on April 19, 2023. The future of the public service should hinge on efficiency rather than size, write Hunaifa Malik, Daniel Béland, and Jennifer Robson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tariffs ‘still devastating’ despite ‘reciprocal’ reprieve, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

  • Neither Canada nor Mexico were among the swath of nations subject to U.S. President Donald Trump's self-styled 'reciprocal' tariffs.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a retaliatory tariff of 25 per cent on non-CUSMA compliant American auto exports to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tariffs ‘still devastating’ despite ‘reciprocal’ reprieve, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2025
  • Neither Canada nor Mexico were among the swath of nations subject to U.S. President Donald Trump's self-styled 'reciprocal' tariffs.

Tariffs ‘still devastating’ despite ‘reciprocal’ reprieve, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2025
  • Neither Canada nor Mexico were among the swath of nations subject to U.S. President Donald Trump's self-styled 'reciprocal' tariffs.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a retaliatory tariff of 25 per cent on non-CUSMA compliant American auto exports to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada urgently needs a new growth strategy in response to Trump’s economic war

  • We need a plan—so where is it?
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Canada urgently needs a new growth strategy in response to Trump’s economic war

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 3, 2025
  • We need a plan—so where is it?

Canada urgently needs a new growth strategy in response to Trump’s economic war

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 3, 2025
  • We need a plan—so where is it?
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

What Canada needs now is more robust, visionary diplomacy, not more military spending

  • As the present front-runner in the election race, Mark Carney has a special responsibility to straightforwardly pledge support for a global recommitment to international
Opinion | BY ERNIE REGEHR, DOUGLAS ROCHE | April 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney at his campaign office in Nepean, Ont., on March 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What Canada needs now is more robust, visionary diplomacy, not more military spending

Opinion | BY ERNIE REGEHR, DOUGLAS ROCHE | April 3, 2025
  • As the present front-runner in the election race, Mark Carney has a special responsibility to straightforwardly pledge support for a global recommitment to international

What Canada needs now is more robust, visionary diplomacy, not more military spending

Opinion | BY ERNIE REGEHR, DOUGLAS ROCHE | April 3, 2025
  • As the present front-runner in the election race, Mark Carney has a special responsibility to straightforwardly pledge support for a global recommitment to international
Prime Minister Mark Carney at his campaign office in Nepean, Ont., on March 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health security must be recognized as a pillar of national security

  • Strengthening health security demands public awareness, investment, cross-sector collaboration, and its full integration into national security planning.
Opinion | BY SENATOR FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER | April 3, 2025
A country’s ability to protect its sovereignty is closely tied to the safety and well-being of its people and institutions, including its health-care system which, for Canadians, is a source of pride and a core foundation of national identity, writes CSG Senator Gigi Osler. Image courtesy Jimmy Chan/Pixels

Health security must be recognized as a pillar of national security

Opinion | BY SENATOR FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER | April 3, 2025
  • Strengthening health security demands public awareness, investment, cross-sector collaboration, and its full integration into national security planning.

Health security must be recognized as a pillar of national security

Opinion | BY SENATOR FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER | April 3, 2025
  • Strengthening health security demands public awareness, investment, cross-sector collaboration, and its full integration into national security planning.
A country’s ability to protect its sovereignty is closely tied to the safety and well-being of its people and institutions, including its health-care system which, for Canadians, is a source of pride and a core foundation of national identity, writes CSG Senator Gigi Osler. Image courtesy Jimmy Chan/Pixels

Day 12: Tariff drama pivots to the auto sector—and retaliation

  • Plus, Mélanie Joly huddles with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured addressing reporters on Parliament Hill yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Day 12: Tariff drama pivots to the auto sector—and retaliation

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 3, 2025
  • Plus, Mélanie Joly huddles with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.

Day 12: Tariff drama pivots to the auto sector—and retaliation

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 3, 2025
  • Plus, Mélanie Joly huddles with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured addressing reporters on Parliament Hill yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Take two: more ex-staffers running in the federal election

  • There are at least 16 ex-staffers running this election—and that’s not counting incumbent MPs who also previously worked in the political trenches.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 2, 2025
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House of Commons
Among the hundreds of Canadians vying for a seat in the House of Commons this election are at least 16 former federal staffers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Take two: more ex-staffers running in the federal election

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 2, 2025
  • There are at least 16 ex-staffers running this election—and that’s not counting incumbent MPs who also previously worked in the political trenches.

Take two: more ex-staffers running in the federal election

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 2, 2025
  • There are at least 16 ex-staffers running this election—and that’s not counting incumbent MPs who also previously worked in the political trenches.
House of Commons
Among the hundreds of Canadians vying for a seat in the House of Commons this election are at least 16 former federal staffers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The third wave of nuclear weapons countries is upon us

  • Several nations are seeking to replace the lost U.S. guarantee of nuclear deterrence with some homegrown equivalent, and the weapons could be available in
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 2, 2025
Nobody set out to destroy the deterrence system, least of all U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in 2013, who was just seeking some short-term advantages in his usual way, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

The third wave of nuclear weapons countries is upon us

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 2, 2025
  • Several nations are seeking to replace the lost U.S. guarantee of nuclear deterrence with some homegrown equivalent, and the weapons could be available in

The third wave of nuclear weapons countries is upon us

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 2, 2025
  • Several nations are seeking to replace the lost U.S. guarantee of nuclear deterrence with some homegrown equivalent, and the weapons could be available in
Nobody set out to destroy the deterrence system, least of all U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in 2013, who was just seeking some short-term advantages in his usual way, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

Election promise tracker: key pledges parties are making this campaign

  • From home-building incentives to beer tax cuts to building an east-west energy grid, every day brings a new policy that parties hope will give
List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Election promise tracker: key pledges parties are making this campaign

List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 2, 2025
  • From home-building incentives to beer tax cuts to building an east-west energy grid, every day brings a new policy that parties hope will give

Election promise tracker: key pledges parties are making this campaign

List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 2, 2025
  • From home-building incentives to beer tax cuts to building an east-west energy grid, every day brings a new policy that parties hope will give
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

More needed to protect communities from rail disasters

  • Almost 12 years after the deadly Lac-Mégantic crash, Ottawa has made some improvements to rail safety, but many serious issues remain.  
Opinion | BY NDP MP TAYLOR BACHRACH | April 2, 2025
On July 6, 2013, a 72-car crude oil train parked on a hill above the Quebec town of Lac- Mégantic lost its brakes, ran away, and exploded in the town, killing 47 people and destroying much of the civic centre. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr

More needed to protect communities from rail disasters

Opinion | BY NDP MP TAYLOR BACHRACH | April 2, 2025
  • Almost 12 years after the deadly Lac-Mégantic crash, Ottawa has made some improvements to rail safety, but many serious issues remain.  

More needed to protect communities from rail disasters

Opinion | BY NDP MP TAYLOR BACHRACH | April 2, 2025
  • Almost 12 years after the deadly Lac-Mégantic crash, Ottawa has made some improvements to rail safety, but many serious issues remain.  
On July 6, 2013, a 72-car crude oil train parked on a hill above the Quebec town of Lac- Mégantic lost its brakes, ran away, and exploded in the town, killing 47 people and destroying much of the civic centre. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr

The federal public servants running in election 2025

  • So far, public servants have secured nominations as Conservative, NDP, Green, People’s Party, and Christian Heritage candidates, while one is running as an Independent.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 2, 2025
Public servants running in this election include Independent Elizabeth Benoit, left, the NDP's Ali Bahman, Green Amanda Rosenstock, and Conservative Kethlande Pierre. Photographs courtesy of Elizabeth Benoit, NDP, Green Party of Canada, and Conservative Party of Canada

The federal public servants running in election 2025

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 2, 2025
  • So far, public servants have secured nominations as Conservative, NDP, Green, People’s Party, and Christian Heritage candidates, while one is running as an Independent.

The federal public servants running in election 2025

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 2, 2025
  • So far, public servants have secured nominations as Conservative, NDP, Green, People’s Party, and Christian Heritage candidates, while one is running as an Independent.
Public servants running in this election include Independent Elizabeth Benoit, left, the NDP's Ali Bahman, Green Amanda Rosenstock, and Conservative Kethlande Pierre. Photographs courtesy of Elizabeth Benoit, NDP, Green Party of Canada, and Conservative Party of Canada

Canada-U.S. farm ties in jeopardy

  • It's easy to overlook the human side of trade disputes when headlines focus on billion-dollar trade imbalances. Farmers on both sides need a more
Opinion | BY ASIM BISWAS | April 2, 2025
Farmers in both countries find themselves in a bind: squeezed by higher costs on some fronts, battered by reduced market access on others, writes Asim Biswas. Photograph courtesy of Mark Stebnicki, Pexels.com

Canada-U.S. farm ties in jeopardy

Opinion | BY ASIM BISWAS | April 2, 2025
  • It's easy to overlook the human side of trade disputes when headlines focus on billion-dollar trade imbalances. Farmers on both sides need a more

Canada-U.S. farm ties in jeopardy

Opinion | BY ASIM BISWAS | April 2, 2025
  • It's easy to overlook the human side of trade disputes when headlines focus on billion-dollar trade imbalances. Farmers on both sides need a more
Farmers in both countries find themselves in a bind: squeezed by higher costs on some fronts, battered by reduced market access on others, writes Asim Biswas. Photograph courtesy of Mark Stebnicki, Pexels.com

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