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If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking
Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
With global instability mounting and growing threats from south of the border, the stakes for Canada’s economy and our ability to compete have never been higher. Image courtesy of Pexels/Avijit Singh

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking
With global instability mounting and growing threats from south of the border, the stakes for Canada’s economy and our ability to compete have never been higher. Image courtesy of Pexels/Avijit Singh

‘He’s using us’: independent byelection candidates say ‘frustration’ getting ‘louder’ over Poilievre parachuting into Alberta riding

  • Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest Tory seats in the country to try to punch his ticket back to Parliament Hill, but
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 19, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is hoping to secure a seat in the House this August, but his competition doesn’t think he should be so confident about his chances in the upcoming byelection. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘He’s using us’: independent byelection candidates say ‘frustration’ getting ‘louder’ over Poilievre parachuting into Alberta riding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 19, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest Tory seats in the country to try to punch his ticket back to Parliament Hill, but

‘He’s using us’: independent byelection candidates say ‘frustration’ getting ‘louder’ over Poilievre parachuting into Alberta riding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 19, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest Tory seats in the country to try to punch his ticket back to Parliament Hill, but
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is hoping to secure a seat in the House this August, but his competition doesn’t think he should be so confident about his chances in the upcoming byelection. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own

  • We need to double down on what truly makes this country strong: reconciliation, public services, science, veterans’ dignity, and a more inclusive society.
Opinion | BY DAVID MACDONALD | July 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has boosted funding for the military and other Trump-focused priorities, at the cost of funding for First Nations, veterans, research, international aid and more. Photograph courtesy of The White House

Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own

Opinion | BY DAVID MACDONALD | July 18, 2025
  • We need to double down on what truly makes this country strong: reconciliation, public services, science, veterans’ dignity, and a more inclusive society.

Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own

Opinion | BY DAVID MACDONALD | July 18, 2025
  • We need to double down on what truly makes this country strong: reconciliation, public services, science, veterans’ dignity, and a more inclusive society.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has boosted funding for the military and other Trump-focused priorities, at the cost of funding for First Nations, veterans, research, international aid and more. Photograph courtesy of The White House

Ministers update public on wildfires

  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is among the cabinet members holding a presser on wildfires today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Ministers update public on wildfires

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.

Ministers update public on wildfires

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is among the cabinet members holding a presser on wildfires today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens 

  • How well is the government meeting its diversity targets? The 2023-24 Employment Equity report offers a window into federal efforts to bring about change.
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 17, 2025
The 2023-24 employment equity report is likely to be the last analysis occurring during a period of growth in the core public service, as the government embarks on a spending review across all departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens 

Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 17, 2025
  • How well is the government meeting its diversity targets? The 2023-24 Employment Equity report offers a window into federal efforts to bring about change.

Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens 

Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 17, 2025
  • How well is the government meeting its diversity targets? The 2023-24 Employment Equity report offers a window into federal efforts to bring about change.
The 2023-24 employment equity report is likely to be the last analysis occurring during a period of growth in the core public service, as the government embarks on a spending review across all departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

  • First Nations are in a legal bind with drugs coming into our communities. Under current federal legislation, Canada Post requires 'reasonable grounds' before they
Opinion | BY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR | July 17, 2025
The issue of drugs in mail sent through Canada Post goes far beyond one Crown corporation. Our sovereignty means nothing if we cannot control what comes into our own territories, writes Michael Yellowback and Angela Levasseur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

Opinion | BY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR | July 17, 2025
  • First Nations are in a legal bind with drugs coming into our communities. Under current federal legislation, Canada Post requires 'reasonable grounds' before they

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

Opinion | BY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR | July 17, 2025
  • First Nations are in a legal bind with drugs coming into our communities. Under current federal legislation, Canada Post requires 'reasonable grounds' before they
The issue of drugs in mail sent through Canada Post goes far beyond one Crown corporation. Our sovereignty means nothing if we cannot control what comes into our own territories, writes Michael Yellowback and Angela Levasseur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

  • A proposed system of parallel reviews aims to disallow anti-competitive mergers or collaborations, but could block transactions that benefit airline passengers and likely reduce
Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | July 17, 2025
If economies of scale allow large airlines to operate more efficiently than small ones, airline passengers may well be better off when two airlines merge, writes Matthew Lau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | July 17, 2025
  • A proposed system of parallel reviews aims to disallow anti-competitive mergers or collaborations, but could block transactions that benefit airline passengers and likely reduce

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | July 17, 2025
  • A proposed system of parallel reviews aims to disallow anti-competitive mergers or collaborations, but could block transactions that benefit airline passengers and likely reduce
If economies of scale allow large airlines to operate more efficiently than small ones, airline passengers may well be better off when two airlines merge, writes Matthew Lau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney vs. the chiefs

  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with First Nations chiefs today to address opposition to his new major projects fast-tracking law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney vs. the chiefs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.

Carney vs. the chiefs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with First Nations chiefs today to address opposition to his new major projects fast-tracking law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

  • Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has seven confirmed staffers officially working in her office as of mid-July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has seven confirmed staffers officially working in her office as of mid-July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

  • Severe cuts to the budgets of UN humanitarian agencies, including those dealing with refugees and children, have set off panic through the organization.
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 16, 2025
Bob Rae is Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 16, 2025
  • Severe cuts to the budgets of UN humanitarian agencies, including those dealing with refugees and children, have set off panic through the organization.

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 16, 2025
  • Severe cuts to the budgets of UN humanitarian agencies, including those dealing with refugees and children, have set off panic through the organization.
Bob Rae is Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed increased trade and defence links to Europe as part of diversification efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near
Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed increased trade and defence links to Europe as part of diversification efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

  • Both Canada and Germany are 'challenged' by the Trump's administration's 'new understanding' of transatlantic relations, says Norbert Lammert.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Norbert Lammert was president of Germany's Bundestag from 2005 to 2017. He now serves as chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Both Canada and Germany are 'challenged' by the Trump's administration's 'new understanding' of transatlantic relations, says Norbert Lammert.

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Both Canada and Germany are 'challenged' by the Trump's administration's 'new understanding' of transatlantic relations, says Norbert Lammert.
Norbert Lammert was president of Germany's Bundestag from 2005 to 2017. He now serves as chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

  • Hopefully, Canadians will speak up and not allow the government to ignore key issues, despite the timing of these dead-of-summer consultations.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 16, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne launched the 2025 budget consultations on July 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 16, 2025
  • Hopefully, Canadians will speak up and not allow the government to ignore key issues, despite the timing of these dead-of-summer consultations.

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 16, 2025
  • Hopefully, Canadians will speak up and not allow the government to ignore key issues, despite the timing of these dead-of-summer consultations.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne launched the 2025 budget consultations on July 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).
Opinion | July 16, 2025

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the provincial and territorial premiers to discuss the nation's response to the latest tariff action from U.S. President Donald Trump in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

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

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the provincial and territorial premiers to discuss the nation's response to the latest tariff action from U.S. President Donald Trump in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

  • India and Canada should see each other not as hesitant allies, but as natural partners for resilient growth.
Opinion | BY NADIRA HAMID | July 16, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney meet alongside the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 17. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

Opinion | BY NADIRA HAMID | July 16, 2025
  • India and Canada should see each other not as hesitant allies, but as natural partners for resilient growth.

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

Opinion | BY NADIRA HAMID | July 16, 2025
  • India and Canada should see each other not as hesitant allies, but as natural partners for resilient growth.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney meet alongside the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 17. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
The political honeymoon Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has enjoyed since the election may have left them unprepared for the strength of the opposition they now face, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils
The political honeymoon Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has enjoyed since the election may have left them unprepared for the strength of the opposition they now face, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

  • Meanwhile, workers continue to haul bedrock out from under the historic Centre Block building as part of excavations that will reach 23 metres below
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
Five cranes currently surround Centre Block. Three sit inside the Parliament Welcome Centre pit to facilitate construction of the new underground complex, with two flanking Centre Block's east and west ends to haul material in and out of its internal courtyards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Meanwhile, workers continue to haul bedrock out from under the historic Centre Block building as part of excavations that will reach 23 metres below

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Meanwhile, workers continue to haul bedrock out from under the historic Centre Block building as part of excavations that will reach 23 metres below
Five cranes currently surround Centre Block. Three sit inside the Parliament Welcome Centre pit to facilitate construction of the new underground complex, with two flanking Centre Block's east and west ends to haul material in and out of its internal courtyards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up on Sept. 2. The House and Senate finance committees both passed motions urging his reappointment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up on Sept. 2. The House and Senate finance committees both passed motions urging his reappointment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

  • Highly restrictive bid criteria made competition 'impossible' for Canadian and European companies to secure the contract for military night-vision goggles, says a filing from
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 14, 2025
David McGuinty
David McGuinty
Defence Minister David McGuinty said he would 'look into' the terms of the contract before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal called for the government to put a hold on the procurement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 14, 2025
  • Highly restrictive bid criteria made competition 'impossible' for Canadian and European companies to secure the contract for military night-vision goggles, says a filing from

Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 14, 2025
  • Highly restrictive bid criteria made competition 'impossible' for Canadian and European companies to secure the contract for military night-vision goggles, says a filing from
David McGuinty
Defence Minister David McGuinty said he would 'look into' the terms of the contract before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal called for the government to put a hold on the procurement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has filled some key staff positions in his new ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has filled some key staff positions in his new ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Advocates look for Canada to lead at COP28, but say credibility depends on meeting domestic commitments

  • Canada has been ‘much more accommodating’ to the concerns of developing countries in recent months than the United States has been, says policy analyst
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 16, 2023
Steven Guilbeault.
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here on Nov. 9, will lead Canada's delegation to COP28 in Dubai at the end of November. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates look for Canada to lead at COP28, but say credibility depends on meeting domestic commitments

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 16, 2023
  • Canada has been ‘much more accommodating’ to the concerns of developing countries in recent months than the United States has been, says policy analyst

Advocates look for Canada to lead at COP28, but say credibility depends on meeting domestic commitments

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 16, 2023
  • Canada has been ‘much more accommodating’ to the concerns of developing countries in recent months than the United States has been, says policy analyst
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here on Nov. 9, will lead Canada's delegation to COP28 in Dubai at the end of November. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Revving up Canada’s energy independence: why biofuels incentives are vital

  • Canada has enormous potential to be global leader in biofuels production, but it has to compete with the tax credits being offered south of
Opinion | BY BOB LAROCQUE | November 16, 2023
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson pictured in the House of Commons foyer on Nov. 7. The Canadian Fuels Association is calling for a biofuels Investment Tax Credit so Canada can compete with the U.S. to attract investment and scale up domestic production, writes Bob Larocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Revving up Canada’s energy independence: why biofuels incentives are vital

Opinion | BY BOB LAROCQUE | November 16, 2023
  • Canada has enormous potential to be global leader in biofuels production, but it has to compete with the tax credits being offered south of

Revving up Canada’s energy independence: why biofuels incentives are vital

Opinion | BY BOB LAROCQUE | November 16, 2023
  • Canada has enormous potential to be global leader in biofuels production, but it has to compete with the tax credits being offered south of
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson pictured in the House of Commons foyer on Nov. 7. The Canadian Fuels Association is calling for a biofuels Investment Tax Credit so Canada can compete with the U.S. to attract investment and scale up domestic production, writes Bob Larocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds must maintain health care momentum in fall economic statement

  • Creating meaningful, long-lasting change in our health system will require sustained funding with clear, measurable, and transparent results.
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN ROSS | November 16, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will announce the federal government’s fall economic statement on Nov. 21, and while critical issues like housing and affordability are appropriately top of mind as the budget planning cycle kicks off, we can’t lose sight of our beleaguered health system, writes Dr. Kathleen Ross. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds must maintain health care momentum in fall economic statement

Opinion | BY KATHLEEN ROSS | November 16, 2023
  • Creating meaningful, long-lasting change in our health system will require sustained funding with clear, measurable, and transparent results.

Feds must maintain health care momentum in fall economic statement

Opinion | BY KATHLEEN ROSS | November 16, 2023
  • Creating meaningful, long-lasting change in our health system will require sustained funding with clear, measurable, and transparent results.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will announce the federal government’s fall economic statement on Nov. 21, and while critical issues like housing and affordability are appropriately top of mind as the budget planning cycle kicks off, we can’t lose sight of our beleaguered health system, writes Dr. Kathleen Ross. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The frog, the scorpion, and Hamas

  • Both Hamas and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have always had the same goal: to thwart the ‘two-state’ peace settlement that would have divided
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 16, 2023
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured at a press conference on the Hill in Ottawa in 2012. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The frog, the scorpion, and Hamas

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 16, 2023
  • Both Hamas and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have always had the same goal: to thwart the ‘two-state’ peace settlement that would have divided

The frog, the scorpion, and Hamas

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 16, 2023
  • Both Hamas and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have always had the same goal: to thwart the ‘two-state’ peace settlement that would have divided
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured at a press conference on the Hill in Ottawa in 2012. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Checking in on the gun bill

  • Plus, Guilbeault talks climate finance.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc's gun control bill is under scrutiny from a committee of Senators. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Checking in on the gun bill

  • Plus, Guilbeault talks climate finance.

Politics This Morning: Checking in on the gun bill

  • Plus, Guilbeault talks climate finance.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc's gun control bill is under scrutiny from a committee of Senators. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Maintaining relationship with NDP of ‘utmost importance’ as struggling Liberals prep fall economic statement, say observers

  • ‘The government's numbers—even when they've got good things to say—don't seem to really benefit from what they're saying or doing,’ said pollster Darrell Bricker.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 15, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will deliver the government's 2023 fall economic statement on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Maintaining relationship with NDP of ‘utmost importance’ as struggling Liberals prep fall economic statement, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 15, 2023
  • ‘The government's numbers—even when they've got good things to say—don't seem to really benefit from what they're saying or doing,’ said pollster Darrell Bricker.

Maintaining relationship with NDP of ‘utmost importance’ as struggling Liberals prep fall economic statement, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 15, 2023
  • ‘The government's numbers—even when they've got good things to say—don't seem to really benefit from what they're saying or doing,’ said pollster Darrell Bricker.
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will deliver the government's 2023 fall economic statement on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Western media have contributed to loss of truth in Gaza

  • It’s been said that the first casualty in war is truth. Never has this been truer than in Gaza.
Opinion | BY LAMA ALSAFI | November 15, 2023
Western leaders are shamefully complicit in these crimes. They have given a green light to Israel to commit these atrocities. The vast majority of them, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau included, have not shown the bare minimum of courage needed to call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Western media have contributed to loss of truth in Gaza

Opinion | BY LAMA ALSAFI | November 15, 2023
  • It’s been said that the first casualty in war is truth. Never has this been truer than in Gaza.

Western media have contributed to loss of truth in Gaza

Opinion | BY LAMA ALSAFI | November 15, 2023
  • It’s been said that the first casualty in war is truth. Never has this been truer than in Gaza.
Western leaders are shamefully complicit in these crimes. They have given a green light to Israel to commit these atrocities. The vast majority of them, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau included, have not shown the bare minimum of courage needed to call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government hostility to biopharmaceutical industry reduces access to innovative drugs

  • Developers bring new drugs to Canada later than in other nations. Some aren’t launched here at all. The result is that Canadians who need
Opinion | BY NIGEL RAWSON, JOHN ADAMS | November 15, 2023
If Canadians are not to endure further wait times and denials of access to innovative medicines, our governments need to change their antipathy towards the biopharmaceutical industry, write Nigel Rawson and John Adams. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Government hostility to biopharmaceutical industry reduces access to innovative drugs

Opinion | BY NIGEL RAWSON, JOHN ADAMS | November 15, 2023
  • Developers bring new drugs to Canada later than in other nations. Some aren’t launched here at all. The result is that Canadians who need

Government hostility to biopharmaceutical industry reduces access to innovative drugs

Opinion | BY NIGEL RAWSON, JOHN ADAMS | November 15, 2023
  • Developers bring new drugs to Canada later than in other nations. Some aren’t launched here at all. The result is that Canadians who need
If Canadians are not to endure further wait times and denials of access to innovative medicines, our governments need to change their antipathy towards the biopharmaceutical industry, write Nigel Rawson and John Adams. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Argentina has paid a very high price for its kind of politics

  • The vicious circle in which Argentina is caught must be broken one day, but it won’t be this time around.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 15, 2023
Argentina's presidential candidates Sergio Massa, left, and Javier Milei. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Argentina has paid a very high price for its kind of politics

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 15, 2023
  • The vicious circle in which Argentina is caught must be broken one day, but it won’t be this time around.

Argentina has paid a very high price for its kind of politics

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 15, 2023
  • The vicious circle in which Argentina is caught must be broken one day, but it won’t be this time around.
Argentina's presidential candidates Sergio Massa, left, and Javier Milei. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

On Israel-Gaza, Canada must rise to the humanity of the moment

  • Abuses committed by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups are war crimes and belong before the International Criminal Court. However egregious, they do not
Opinion | BY FRANçOIS CRéPEAU, LEILANI FARHA, ALEX NEVE, SENATOR KIM PATE | November 15, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has failed, in both words and actions, to equally champion the rights of Palestinians, write the François Crépeau, Leilani Farha, Alex Neve, and ISG Senator Kim Pate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On Israel-Gaza, Canada must rise to the humanity of the moment

Opinion | BY FRANçOIS CRéPEAU, LEILANI FARHA, ALEX NEVE, SENATOR KIM PATE | November 15, 2023
  • Abuses committed by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups are war crimes and belong before the International Criminal Court. However egregious, they do not

On Israel-Gaza, Canada must rise to the humanity of the moment

Opinion | BY FRANçOIS CRéPEAU, LEILANI FARHA, ALEX NEVE, SENATOR KIM PATE | November 15, 2023
  • Abuses committed by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups are war crimes and belong before the International Criminal Court. However egregious, they do not
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has failed, in both words and actions, to equally champion the rights of Palestinians, write the François Crépeau, Leilani Farha, Alex Neve, and ISG Senator Kim Pate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP-backed petition on trans rights surges as Tory Leader Poilievre strikes out at ‘Trudeau’s radical gender ideology’

  • Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah says advocates and organizations serving Canada’s trans and gender-diverse community fear their hard-won progress could all be lost with a change in
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 15, 2023
NDP MP Randall Garrison sponsored a petition calling on the federal government to implement the 29 policy recommendations contained in a white paper on the status of trans and gender diverse Canadians' rights he released this past June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP-backed petition on trans rights surges as Tory Leader Poilievre strikes out at ‘Trudeau’s radical gender ideology’

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 15, 2023
  • Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah says advocates and organizations serving Canada’s trans and gender-diverse community fear their hard-won progress could all be lost with a change in

NDP-backed petition on trans rights surges as Tory Leader Poilievre strikes out at ‘Trudeau’s radical gender ideology’

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 15, 2023
  • Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah says advocates and organizations serving Canada’s trans and gender-diverse community fear their hard-won progress could all be lost with a change in
NDP MP Randall Garrison sponsored a petition calling on the federal government to implement the 29 policy recommendations contained in a white paper on the status of trans and gender diverse Canadians' rights he released this past June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prevent, protect, prosecute, partnership: go back to basics on fighting hate, says Cotler

  • Elected officials also have a role to play in lowering the temperature when it comes to the spread of hate and inflamed tensions, says
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 15, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed on Nov. 9 what he called a 'terrifying' rise in antisemitism and 'unacceptable' Islamophobia in the wake of a pair of shootings at two Jewish day schools and the firebombing of a synagogue and Jewish community centre in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prevent, protect, prosecute, partnership: go back to basics on fighting hate, says Cotler

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 15, 2023
  • Elected officials also have a role to play in lowering the temperature when it comes to the spread of hate and inflamed tensions, says

Prevent, protect, prosecute, partnership: go back to basics on fighting hate, says Cotler

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 15, 2023
  • Elected officials also have a role to play in lowering the temperature when it comes to the spread of hate and inflamed tensions, says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed on Nov. 9 what he called a 'terrifying' rise in antisemitism and 'unacceptable' Islamophobia in the wake of a pair of shootings at two Jewish day schools and the firebombing of a synagogue and Jewish community centre in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With deep divisions on Israel-Hamas war, could foreign policy become a ballot-box issue?

  • 'I think foreign policy will be a bigger issue in this election than it has been in the last several elections,' says pollster Frank
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 15, 2023
Federal leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, have spent the last several months contesting domestic issues, but the Israel-Hamas war has put foreign policy at centre stage. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

With deep divisions on Israel-Hamas war, could foreign policy become a ballot-box issue?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 15, 2023
  • 'I think foreign policy will be a bigger issue in this election than it has been in the last several elections,' says pollster Frank

With deep divisions on Israel-Hamas war, could foreign policy become a ballot-box issue?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 15, 2023
  • 'I think foreign policy will be a bigger issue in this election than it has been in the last several elections,' says pollster Frank
Federal leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, have spent the last several months contesting domestic issues, but the Israel-Hamas war has put foreign policy at centre stage. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada’s climate cred is on the line

  • In a Nov. 10 letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a quintet of provincial premiers reiterated their call for a broader carveout on the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 15, 2023
Canadians are eager for something to happen (even if they’re less than eager to pay for it) to save the planet. Unsplash photograph by Guillaume Jaillet

Canada’s climate cred is on the line

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 15, 2023
  • In a Nov. 10 letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a quintet of provincial premiers reiterated their call for a broader carveout on the

Canada’s climate cred is on the line

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 15, 2023
  • In a Nov. 10 letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a quintet of provincial premiers reiterated their call for a broader carveout on the
Canadians are eager for something to happen (even if they’re less than eager to pay for it) to save the planet. Unsplash photograph by Guillaume Jaillet

The revolution will not be televised—it will be on TikTok

  • TikTok is the place for youth, for racialized communities, to speak on issues that are routinely left on the cutting-room floor by narrow-minded mainstream
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 15, 2023
This is the first TikTok war since the platform became a cultural and political zeitgeist, affording the space and time to comment on political and social trends, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Solen Feyissa

The revolution will not be televised—it will be on TikTok

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 15, 2023
  • TikTok is the place for youth, for racialized communities, to speak on issues that are routinely left on the cutting-room floor by narrow-minded mainstream

The revolution will not be televised—it will be on TikTok

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 15, 2023
  • TikTok is the place for youth, for racialized communities, to speak on issues that are routinely left on the cutting-room floor by narrow-minded mainstream
This is the first TikTok war since the platform became a cultural and political zeitgeist, affording the space and time to comment on political and social trends, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Solen Feyissa

Liberal pandering hasn’t opened Pandora’s box of voter support

  • According to a recent Abacus Data poll, only 13 per cent of respondents said the policy changes on carbon pricing will make them more
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 15, 2023
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a news conference on Oct. 26 announcing the carbon-price exemption with Atlantic MPs as his backdrop, it was hard not to see this as a special political deal for this influential group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal pandering hasn’t opened Pandora’s box of voter support

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 15, 2023
  • According to a recent Abacus Data poll, only 13 per cent of respondents said the policy changes on carbon pricing will make them more

Liberal pandering hasn’t opened Pandora’s box of voter support

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 15, 2023
  • According to a recent Abacus Data poll, only 13 per cent of respondents said the policy changes on carbon pricing will make them more
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a news conference on Oct. 26 announcing the carbon-price exemption with Atlantic MPs as his backdrop, it was hard not to see this as a special political deal for this influential group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Marc Garneau would have been the right PM for these times

  • If the former Liberal MP had a brand, it was ‘consistency’—which Canada could use right now.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 15, 2023
In these perilous times, former Liberal MP Marc Garneau, an engineer with a military background and respect from Americans, would been a calm hand on the tiller, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Marc Garneau would have been the right PM for these times

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 15, 2023
  • If the former Liberal MP had a brand, it was ‘consistency’—which Canada could use right now.

Marc Garneau would have been the right PM for these times

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 15, 2023
  • If the former Liberal MP had a brand, it was ‘consistency’—which Canada could use right now.
In these perilous times, former Liberal MP Marc Garneau, an engineer with a military background and respect from Americans, would been a calm hand on the tiller, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Still losing the war on climate change all these years later

  • The likelihood of the carbon tax becoming a game-changing problem for the government was advanced by the prime minister’s failure to effectively explain to
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 15, 2023
The price on carbon has emerged as a major symbolic liability for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Still losing the war on climate change all these years later

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 15, 2023
  • The likelihood of the carbon tax becoming a game-changing problem for the government was advanced by the prime minister’s failure to effectively explain to

Still losing the war on climate change all these years later

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 15, 2023
  • The likelihood of the carbon tax becoming a game-changing problem for the government was advanced by the prime minister’s failure to effectively explain to
The price on carbon has emerged as a major symbolic liability for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals look to press committee colleagues on Alberta’s pension proposal

  • After two unsuccessful attempts were met with a filibuster, Liberal MPs say a Finance Committee motion to celebrate the CPP will return.
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 15, 2023
Liberal MP Rachel Bendayan has twice presented a motion at the House Finance Committee that opposes Alberta’s pension plan exit. The motion will again be put forward at the committee’s Nov. 20 meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals look to press committee colleagues on Alberta’s pension proposal

News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 15, 2023
  • After two unsuccessful attempts were met with a filibuster, Liberal MPs say a Finance Committee motion to celebrate the CPP will return.

Liberals look to press committee colleagues on Alberta’s pension proposal

News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 15, 2023
  • After two unsuccessful attempts were met with a filibuster, Liberal MPs say a Finance Committee motion to celebrate the CPP will return.
Liberal MP Rachel Bendayan has twice presented a motion at the House Finance Committee that opposes Alberta’s pension plan exit. The motion will again be put forward at the committee’s Nov. 20 meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We can manage predictable radiation: Canadian Nuclear Society

  • Re: “Radiation ‘a dangerous health hazard so let’s be truly informed about it,’ writes Geary,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 30, p. 8). We thank
Opinion | November 15, 2023

We can manage predictable radiation: Canadian Nuclear Society

Opinion | November 15, 2023
  • Re: “Radiation ‘a dangerous health hazard so let’s be truly informed about it,’ writes Geary,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 30, p. 8). We thank

We can manage predictable radiation: Canadian Nuclear Society

Opinion | November 15, 2023
  • Re: “Radiation ‘a dangerous health hazard so let’s be truly informed about it,’ writes Geary,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 30, p. 8). We thank

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