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

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson have been called to testify before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson have been called to testify before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.
Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The messaging from the federal government regarding the Canada Disability Benefit’s intended purpose has been inconsistent, writes Amanda Therrien. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The messaging from the federal government regarding the Canada Disability Benefit’s intended purpose has been inconsistent, writes Amanda Therrien. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

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FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Long live the Dalai Lama

  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy
Opinion | July 7, 2025
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Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy

Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy
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Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,
Painted woman
Painted woman
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is hosting a webinar: 'AI Policy in Canada: A Unique Path Between the EU and U.S.,' exploring key legislative developments, evolving regulatory frameworks, and their implications for innovation, privacy, equity, and global competitiveness. Monday, July 7, at 1 p.m. ET happening online. Register via Eventbrite. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,
Painted woman
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is hosting a webinar: 'AI Policy in Canada: A Unique Path Between the EU and U.S.,' exploring key legislative developments, evolving regulatory frameworks, and their implications for innovation, privacy, equity, and global competitiveness. Monday, July 7, at 1 p.m. ET happening online. Register via Eventbrite. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than
Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the lessons have not been learned in terms of preventing future disasters, writes Bruce Campbell. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than
Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the lessons have not been learned in terms of preventing future disasters, writes Bruce Campbell. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.
Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
Gregor Robertson, a first-time MP and a former mayor of Vancouver, B.C., is now tasked with working on solutions to Canada's housing crisis as minister in charge of the file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.
Gregor Robertson, a first-time MP and a former mayor of Vancouver, B.C., is now tasked with working on solutions to Canada's housing crisis as minister in charge of the file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's department is responsible for drawing up budgets, fiscal updates, and providing advice to the cabinet about the fiscal and economic ramifications of federal policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's department is responsible for drawing up budgets, fiscal updates, and providing advice to the cabinet about the fiscal and economic ramifications of federal policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Caroline Xavier
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Under pressure

  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Yellowknife today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Under pressure

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.

Under pressure

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Yellowknife today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

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FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
Canadian Heritage estimated that 58,000 people came through LeBreton Flats on Canada Day, and 8,000 visited LeBreton Flats for the noon show. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Canadian Heritage estimated that 58,000 people came through LeBreton Flats on Canada Day, and 8,000 visited LeBreton Flats for the noon show. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney cannot let defence spending stand-in for a foreign policy strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney cannot let defence spending stand-in for a foreign policy strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from
Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa Azin to Parliament Hill on March 5, 2024. Noboa, now in his second term, is focused on transformation, writes Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. This includes a focus on making Ecuador more globally connected and strengthening institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa Azin to Parliament Hill on March 5, 2024. Noboa, now in his second term, is focused on transformation, writes Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. This includes a focus on making Ecuador more globally connected and strengthening institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
NDP MP Heather McPherson is mulling a bid for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.
NDP MP Heather McPherson is mulling a bid for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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‘We tried to stop it’: chair of Indigenous coalition bidding for Trans Mountain went to court to block the project

  • The Western Indigenous Pipeline Group is a coalition of Indigenous communities that has partnered with Pembina in its attempt to buy Trans Mountain.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 15, 2022
Chief David Jimmie of the Squiala First Nation is the chair of the Western Indigenous Pipeline Group. Photograph courtesy of Velour Productions

‘We tried to stop it’: chair of Indigenous coalition bidding for Trans Mountain went to court to block the project

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 15, 2022
  • The Western Indigenous Pipeline Group is a coalition of Indigenous communities that has partnered with Pembina in its attempt to buy Trans Mountain.

‘We tried to stop it’: chair of Indigenous coalition bidding for Trans Mountain went to court to block the project

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 15, 2022
  • The Western Indigenous Pipeline Group is a coalition of Indigenous communities that has partnered with Pembina in its attempt to buy Trans Mountain.
Chief David Jimmie of the Squiala First Nation is the chair of the Western Indigenous Pipeline Group. Photograph courtesy of Velour Productions

Politics This Morning: Hogan reveals audits on homelessness, CBC

  • Good Tuesday morning, It’s a hectic time to be on Parliament Hill—or at the Bank of Canada.  More on the latter, later. We’ll start
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 15, 2022
Auditor General Karen Hogan will field questions from the press and MPs today after her latest reports are tabled in the House at around 10 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Hogan reveals audits on homelessness, CBC

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 15, 2022
  • Good Tuesday morning, It’s a hectic time to be on Parliament Hill—or at the Bank of Canada.  More on the latter, later. We’ll start

Politics This Morning: Hogan reveals audits on homelessness, CBC

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 15, 2022
  • Good Tuesday morning, It’s a hectic time to be on Parliament Hill—or at the Bank of Canada.  More on the latter, later. We’ll start
Auditor General Karen Hogan will field questions from the press and MPs today after her latest reports are tabled in the House at around 10 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cases up, costs down: feds report $227.1-million in lost revenue, public money and property in 2021-22

  • The number of cases of lost public money due to an offence, illegal act, or accident in 2021-22 more than doubled, from 43,201 in
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 14, 2022
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier tabled the 2022 Public Accounts in the House of Commons on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cases up, costs down: feds report $227.1-million in lost revenue, public money and property in 2021-22

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 14, 2022
  • The number of cases of lost public money due to an offence, illegal act, or accident in 2021-22 more than doubled, from 43,201 in

Cases up, costs down: feds report $227.1-million in lost revenue, public money and property in 2021-22

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 14, 2022
  • The number of cases of lost public money due to an offence, illegal act, or accident in 2021-22 more than doubled, from 43,201 in
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier tabled the 2022 Public Accounts in the House of Commons on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Policy adviser exits for revenue, innovation ministers

  • Plus, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has promoted a new press secretary in his office, and there are additions to note for Heritage Minister and
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 14, 2022
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, left, and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne have both recently bade farewell to policy advisers in their ministerial offices. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Policy adviser exits for revenue, innovation ministers

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 14, 2022
  • Plus, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has promoted a new press secretary in his office, and there are additions to note for Heritage Minister and

Policy adviser exits for revenue, innovation ministers

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 14, 2022
  • Plus, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has promoted a new press secretary in his office, and there are additions to note for Heritage Minister and
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, left, and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne have both recently bade farewell to policy advisers in their ministerial offices. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Warmongers are watching the wrong channel

  • If Russian forces could barely advance into Ukraine before their logistics and resupply collapsed into chaos, what chance could they have to conduct large-scale
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 14, 2022
Russian General Sergey Surovikin went on Russian state television last week to announce they would be making a temporary tactical withdrawal from the Ukrainian city of Kherson. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

Warmongers are watching the wrong channel

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 14, 2022
  • If Russian forces could barely advance into Ukraine before their logistics and resupply collapsed into chaos, what chance could they have to conduct large-scale

Warmongers are watching the wrong channel

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 14, 2022
  • If Russian forces could barely advance into Ukraine before their logistics and resupply collapsed into chaos, what chance could they have to conduct large-scale
Russian General Sergey Surovikin went on Russian state television last week to announce they would be making a temporary tactical withdrawal from the Ukrainian city of Kherson. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

Prepaid payments boost rollout of Canada’s new dental care benefit

  • Eligible Canadians will soon receive access to a new national dental care benefit that will give children with families who make less than $90,000
Opinion | BY JENNIFER TRAMONTANA | November 14, 2022
The dental care benefit is a perfect example of how government should be looking to innovative, customer-centric solutions to public service delivery, writes Jennifer Tramontana. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Prepaid payments boost rollout of Canada’s new dental care benefit

Opinion | BY JENNIFER TRAMONTANA | November 14, 2022
  • Eligible Canadians will soon receive access to a new national dental care benefit that will give children with families who make less than $90,000

Prepaid payments boost rollout of Canada’s new dental care benefit

Opinion | BY JENNIFER TRAMONTANA | November 14, 2022
  • Eligible Canadians will soon receive access to a new national dental care benefit that will give children with families who make less than $90,000
The dental care benefit is a perfect example of how government should be looking to innovative, customer-centric solutions to public service delivery, writes Jennifer Tramontana. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Where next in Ukraine?

  • The decisive factor in shaping this war has been the relatively small number of troops engaged on either side
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 14, 2022
The NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group conducts an exercise in the Camp Ādaži training area in Latvia as part of Operation Reassurance, on Sept. 1, 2019. There may soon be a significant further Ukrainian advance in the far north of the line, building on the success of the September offensive, writes Gwynne Dyer. DND photograph by Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos

Where next in Ukraine?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 14, 2022
  • The decisive factor in shaping this war has been the relatively small number of troops engaged on either side

Where next in Ukraine?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 14, 2022
  • The decisive factor in shaping this war has been the relatively small number of troops engaged on either side
The NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group conducts an exercise in the Camp Ādaži training area in Latvia as part of Operation Reassurance, on Sept. 1, 2019. There may soon be a significant further Ukrainian advance in the far north of the line, building on the success of the September offensive, writes Gwynne Dyer. DND photograph by Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos

Darker era of geopolitics calls for increased Canadian aid

  • For decades, analysts and former diplomats have lamented Canada’s lack of direction and spending in the four major pillars of foreign policy: trade, diplomacy,
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | November 14, 2022
One of the three foreign policy priorities for western liberal democracies listed in Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s recent speech was to support emerging democracies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Darker era of geopolitics calls for increased Canadian aid

Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | November 14, 2022
  • For decades, analysts and former diplomats have lamented Canada’s lack of direction and spending in the four major pillars of foreign policy: trade, diplomacy,

Darker era of geopolitics calls for increased Canadian aid

Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | November 14, 2022
  • For decades, analysts and former diplomats have lamented Canada’s lack of direction and spending in the four major pillars of foreign policy: trade, diplomacy,
One of the three foreign policy priorities for western liberal democracies listed in Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s recent speech was to support emerging democracies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford-CUPE feud portrays Tories as ‘black-hearted accountants,’ an image which could harm federal Conservatives

  • The CUPE strike has changed the channel from affordability issues to individual rights for now, but other factors will come into play before byelection
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 14, 2022
Charles Sousa, left, is the Liberal candidate in the Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection. Ron Chhinzer is the Conservative candidate, and Julia Kloe is the NDP candidate. Voting date for the byelection is Dec.12. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and LinkedIn

Ford-CUPE feud portrays Tories as ‘black-hearted accountants,’ an image which could harm federal Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 14, 2022
  • The CUPE strike has changed the channel from affordability issues to individual rights for now, but other factors will come into play before byelection

Ford-CUPE feud portrays Tories as ‘black-hearted accountants,’ an image which could harm federal Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 14, 2022
  • The CUPE strike has changed the channel from affordability issues to individual rights for now, but other factors will come into play before byelection
Charles Sousa, left, is the Liberal candidate in the Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection. Ron Chhinzer is the Conservative candidate, and Julia Kloe is the NDP candidate. Voting date for the byelection is Dec.12. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and LinkedIn

Reconciliation is not voluntary, so the National Reconciliation Council needs to be a commission, not a non-profit

  • Bill C-29 is finally in discussion. But a National Council of Reconciliation, set up as a non-profit, will lack the teeth to demand accountability. 
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 14, 2022
Reconciliation is not a matter of policy open to the whims of senior bureaucrats nor is it open to conflicting priorities of the party in power. Reconciliation is Canada’s moral obligation, a necessary process that must be accountable to citizens, enforceable through public accountability, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Reconciliation is not voluntary, so the National Reconciliation Council needs to be a commission, not a non-profit

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 14, 2022
  • Bill C-29 is finally in discussion. But a National Council of Reconciliation, set up as a non-profit, will lack the teeth to demand accountability. 

Reconciliation is not voluntary, so the National Reconciliation Council needs to be a commission, not a non-profit

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 14, 2022
  • Bill C-29 is finally in discussion. But a National Council of Reconciliation, set up as a non-profit, will lack the teeth to demand accountability. 
Reconciliation is not a matter of policy open to the whims of senior bureaucrats nor is it open to conflicting priorities of the party in power. Reconciliation is Canada’s moral obligation, a necessary process that must be accountable to citizens, enforceable through public accountability, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Anger and hate didn’t work, Trump couldn’t hang it all on Sleepy Joe

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre can imitate Trumpian politics to his heart’s content. But that is old, tired, and empty politics.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 14, 2022
Donald Trump, left, and Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre can try to turn the Freedom Convoy into a moderate 'Canadian' event. He can beat the dead horse that vaccine mandates were somehow an attack on civil liberties, rather than a life-saving public policy, writes Michael Harris. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anger and hate didn’t work, Trump couldn’t hang it all on Sleepy Joe

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 14, 2022
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre can imitate Trumpian politics to his heart’s content. But that is old, tired, and empty politics.

Anger and hate didn’t work, Trump couldn’t hang it all on Sleepy Joe

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 14, 2022
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre can imitate Trumpian politics to his heart’s content. But that is old, tired, and empty politics.
Donald Trump, left, and Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre can try to turn the Freedom Convoy into a moderate 'Canadian' event. He can beat the dead horse that vaccine mandates were somehow an attack on civil liberties, rather than a life-saving public policy, writes Michael Harris. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Empty hydrogen strategies in transportation sector: a plan without projects

  • There is no lack of demand for hydrogen in Canada’s transit network, but there is a lack of provincial support for the kind of
Opinion | BY JOSIPA PETRUNIć | November 14, 2022
Without initial hydrogen bus deployments, the domestic volume of demand for green hydrogen in transportation will not grow rapidly enough to enable natural market forces to support competitive pricing wars, writes Dr. Josipa Petrunić, the president and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Empty hydrogen strategies in transportation sector: a plan without projects

Opinion | BY JOSIPA PETRUNIć | November 14, 2022
  • There is no lack of demand for hydrogen in Canada’s transit network, but there is a lack of provincial support for the kind of

Empty hydrogen strategies in transportation sector: a plan without projects

Opinion | BY JOSIPA PETRUNIć | November 14, 2022
  • There is no lack of demand for hydrogen in Canada’s transit network, but there is a lack of provincial support for the kind of
Without initial hydrogen bus deployments, the domestic volume of demand for green hydrogen in transportation will not grow rapidly enough to enable natural market forces to support competitive pricing wars, writes Dr. Josipa Petrunić, the president and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Trudeau ‘COPs out’ on the world climate stage

  • Perhaps Justin Trudeau thinks Canada has a better story to tell on biodiversity—although, this, like everything, is influenced by climate change. Or, when it
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 14, 2022
It is both striking and unsurprising that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured taking questions from reporters on the Hill on Oct. 26, 2022, isn’t attending the latest international climate conference in Egypt, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau ‘COPs out’ on the world climate stage

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 14, 2022
  • Perhaps Justin Trudeau thinks Canada has a better story to tell on biodiversity—although, this, like everything, is influenced by climate change. Or, when it

Trudeau ‘COPs out’ on the world climate stage

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 14, 2022
  • Perhaps Justin Trudeau thinks Canada has a better story to tell on biodiversity—although, this, like everything, is influenced by climate change. Or, when it
It is both striking and unsurprising that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured taking questions from reporters on the Hill on Oct. 26, 2022, isn’t attending the latest international climate conference in Egypt, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The bumpy road to greener mobility

  • Clean generating capacity needs to be added, but figuring out exactly how much more supply is needed is difficult.
Opinion | BY WERNER ANTWEILER | November 14, 2022
Motorists won’t adopt EVs on a large scale if they are worried about where they can charge their vehicles reliably, writes Werner Antweiler of the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

The bumpy road to greener mobility

Opinion | BY WERNER ANTWEILER | November 14, 2022
  • Clean generating capacity needs to be added, but figuring out exactly how much more supply is needed is difficult.

The bumpy road to greener mobility

Opinion | BY WERNER ANTWEILER | November 14, 2022
  • Clean generating capacity needs to be added, but figuring out exactly how much more supply is needed is difficult.
Motorists won’t adopt EVs on a large scale if they are worried about where they can charge their vehicles reliably, writes Werner Antweiler of the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Until we do something drastic to stop it, we will continue to live in a crisis-riddled world, writes Wakefield, Que., reader

  • For decades, senior government officials, political commentators, and academics have been warning that NATO’s eastward expansion towards Russian borders was sure to provoke confrontation.
Opinion | November 14, 2022

Until we do something drastic to stop it, we will continue to live in a crisis-riddled world, writes Wakefield, Que., reader

Opinion | November 14, 2022
  • For decades, senior government officials, political commentators, and academics have been warning that NATO’s eastward expansion towards Russian borders was sure to provoke confrontation.

Until we do something drastic to stop it, we will continue to live in a crisis-riddled world, writes Wakefield, Que., reader

Opinion | November 14, 2022
  • For decades, senior government officials, political commentators, and academics have been warning that NATO’s eastward expansion towards Russian borders was sure to provoke confrontation.

The federal public transit fund sits at the intersection of economic and climate progress for Canadians

  • Municipal leaders, through the FCM, have called on the federal government to launch the fund in 2023 and phase it in, beginning with funding
Opinion | BY CAROLE SAAB | November 14, 2022
The $3-billion-per-year federal public transit fund is not scheduled to come into effect until 2026-27. If this fund is going to be effective in helping communities reach those critical 2030 GHG reduction targets, and in driving transformative change in communities across Canada, the program must start soon, writes Carole Saab. Photograph by Flickr

The federal public transit fund sits at the intersection of economic and climate progress for Canadians

Opinion | BY CAROLE SAAB | November 14, 2022
  • Municipal leaders, through the FCM, have called on the federal government to launch the fund in 2023 and phase it in, beginning with funding

The federal public transit fund sits at the intersection of economic and climate progress for Canadians

Opinion | BY CAROLE SAAB | November 14, 2022
  • Municipal leaders, through the FCM, have called on the federal government to launch the fund in 2023 and phase it in, beginning with funding
The $3-billion-per-year federal public transit fund is not scheduled to come into effect until 2026-27. If this fund is going to be effective in helping communities reach those critical 2030 GHG reduction targets, and in driving transformative change in communities across Canada, the program must start soon, writes Carole Saab. Photograph by Flickr

Poilievre paints a grim picture

  • For the moment, Pierre Poilievre does not need to offer any solutions. But simply playing the role of the grumpy old man will not
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 14, 2022
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured in the Commons foyer on Sept. 13, 2022, the last time he talked to the Hill media. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre paints a grim picture

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 14, 2022
  • For the moment, Pierre Poilievre does not need to offer any solutions. But simply playing the role of the grumpy old man will not

Poilievre paints a grim picture

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 14, 2022
  • For the moment, Pierre Poilievre does not need to offer any solutions. But simply playing the role of the grumpy old man will not
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured in the Commons foyer on Sept. 13, 2022, the last time he talked to the Hill media. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Improving Canadian public transit systems through sustainable adoption of emerging technologies and services

  • Federal government investments can encourage public transit agencies in large urban areas to learn from early adopters of on-demand public transit and consider hybrid
Opinion | BY BILAL FAROOQ | November 14, 2022
For the sustainable adoption of on-demand public transit services, there is a strong need to develop open guidelines that Canadian municipalities can use in the planning, design, and operations phases, writes Bilal Farooq, the Canada Research Chair in Disruptive Transportation Technologies and Services. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Andre Furtado

Improving Canadian public transit systems through sustainable adoption of emerging technologies and services

Opinion | BY BILAL FAROOQ | November 14, 2022
  • Federal government investments can encourage public transit agencies in large urban areas to learn from early adopters of on-demand public transit and consider hybrid

Improving Canadian public transit systems through sustainable adoption of emerging technologies and services

Opinion | BY BILAL FAROOQ | November 14, 2022
  • Federal government investments can encourage public transit agencies in large urban areas to learn from early adopters of on-demand public transit and consider hybrid
For the sustainable adoption of on-demand public transit services, there is a strong need to develop open guidelines that Canadian municipalities can use in the planning, design, and operations phases, writes Bilal Farooq, the Canada Research Chair in Disruptive Transportation Technologies and Services. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Andre Furtado

Ports in need of infrastructure improvements call for more flexible borrowing limits from government

  • The federal government plans to introduce legislative amendments in the coming months to update how Canada’s ports are managed and operated.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 14, 2022
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, pictured on the Hill on Oct. 26, 2022, said ensuring that Canadians receive essential goods has been a 'top priority' for the Liberal government, in a Transport Canada press release from Oct. 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ports in need of infrastructure improvements call for more flexible borrowing limits from government

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 14, 2022
  • The federal government plans to introduce legislative amendments in the coming months to update how Canada’s ports are managed and operated.

Ports in need of infrastructure improvements call for more flexible borrowing limits from government

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 14, 2022
  • The federal government plans to introduce legislative amendments in the coming months to update how Canada’s ports are managed and operated.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, pictured on the Hill on Oct. 26, 2022, said ensuring that Canadians receive essential goods has been a 'top priority' for the Liberal government, in a Transport Canada press release from Oct. 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to take this innovation challenge much more seriously, the United States is

  • Without adopting America First protectionism, we need some Canada First thinking.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 14, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in a Hill scrum on Oct. 26, 2022. We have to take this innovation challenge much more seriously. While many worry about China, we must also worry about the new American challenge, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to take this innovation challenge much more seriously, the United States is

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 14, 2022
  • Without adopting America First protectionism, we need some Canada First thinking.

We need to take this innovation challenge much more seriously, the United States is

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 14, 2022
  • Without adopting America First protectionism, we need some Canada First thinking.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in a Hill scrum on Oct. 26, 2022. We have to take this innovation challenge much more seriously. While many worry about China, we must also worry about the new American challenge, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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