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MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

  • While dealing with the U.S. on our future relationship is critical, the effort to create a new Canadian economy is even more important.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said that economy would become the strongest 'in the G7.' No matter the outcome of Canada-U.S. negotiations, this new economy matters even more, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 12, 2025
  • While dealing with the U.S. on our future relationship is critical, the effort to create a new Canadian economy is even more important.

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 12, 2025
  • While dealing with the U.S. on our future relationship is critical, the effort to create a new Canadian economy is even more important.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said that economy would become the strongest 'in the G7.' No matter the outcome of Canada-U.S. negotiations, this new economy matters even more, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former diplomats talk foreign policy at Ottawa summit

  • Plus, a Nova Scotia senator lays out some First Nations' priorities for the Carney government.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 12, 2025
Senator Peter Boehm is among the speakers at a foreign policy conference taking place in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former diplomats talk foreign policy at Ottawa summit

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 12, 2025
  • Plus, a Nova Scotia senator lays out some First Nations' priorities for the Carney government.

Former diplomats talk foreign policy at Ottawa summit

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 12, 2025
  • Plus, a Nova Scotia senator lays out some First Nations' priorities for the Carney government.
Senator Peter Boehm is among the speakers at a foreign policy conference taking place in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer was elected as the interim leader in the House at last week's Conservative Party caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer was elected as the interim leader in the House at last week's Conservative Party caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney and the Pope each have the power to help change the world

  •             EDMONTON—Two new leaders, the American Pope Leo XIV and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, have suddenly entered the world stage. With the election
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | May 12, 2025
If Pope Leo, left, uses his moral voice to speak against war and the unbearable suffering of the people of Gaza and Ukraine, a new sense of hope will be felt everywhere. If Mark Carney can quell Donald Trump by fostering strong co-operation with a range of other countries, Canada could be a significant player in global politics. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney and the Pope each have the power to help change the world

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | May 12, 2025
  •             EDMONTON—Two new leaders, the American Pope Leo XIV and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, have suddenly entered the world stage. With the election

Carney and the Pope each have the power to help change the world

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | May 12, 2025
  •             EDMONTON—Two new leaders, the American Pope Leo XIV and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, have suddenly entered the world stage. With the election
If Pope Leo, left, uses his moral voice to speak against war and the unbearable suffering of the people of Gaza and Ukraine, a new sense of hope will be felt everywhere. If Mark Carney can quell Donald Trump by fostering strong co-operation with a range of other countries, Canada could be a significant player in global politics. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A strong Canada means being a global leader on the academic stage: DeSousa

  • At post-secondary campuses across Canada, around two million students are wrapping up their studies. Many of these bright-eyed, hopeful students will one day become
Opinion | May 12, 2025
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A strong Canada means being a global leader on the academic stage: DeSousa

Opinion | May 12, 2025
  • At post-secondary campuses across Canada, around two million students are wrapping up their studies. Many of these bright-eyed, hopeful students will one day become

A strong Canada means being a global leader on the academic stage: DeSousa

Opinion | May 12, 2025
  • At post-secondary campuses across Canada, around two million students are wrapping up their studies. Many of these bright-eyed, hopeful students will one day become
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are not buddies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are not buddies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Authors dig deep into government’s response to COVID-19

  • The following is an excerpt from Seized by Uncertainty: The Markets, Media, and Special Interests That Shaped Canada's Response to COVID-19, which is one
FeatureBY KEVIN QUIGLEY, KAITLYNNE LOWE, SARAH MOORE, AND BRIANNA WOLFE | May 12, 2025
Seized By Uncertainty: The Markets, Media and Special Interests That Shaped Canada’s Response to COVID-19, by Kevin Quigley, Kaitlynne Lowe, Sarah Moore, and Brianna Wolfe, published by McGill-Queen's University Press. Book cover and author photographs courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

Authors dig deep into government’s response to COVID-19

FeatureBY KEVIN QUIGLEY, KAITLYNNE LOWE, SARAH MOORE, AND BRIANNA WOLFE | May 12, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Seized by Uncertainty: The Markets, Media, and Special Interests That Shaped Canada's Response to COVID-19, which is one

Authors dig deep into government’s response to COVID-19

FeatureBY KEVIN QUIGLEY, KAITLYNNE LOWE, SARAH MOORE, AND BRIANNA WOLFE | May 12, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Seized by Uncertainty: The Markets, Media, and Special Interests That Shaped Canada's Response to COVID-19, which is one
Seized By Uncertainty: The Markets, Media and Special Interests That Shaped Canada’s Response to COVID-19, by Kevin Quigley, Kaitlynne Lowe, Sarah Moore, and Brianna Wolfe, published by McGill-Queen's University Press. Book cover and author photographs courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

Senator Boehm to talk about ‘Finding Canada’s place in a Disordered World’ on May 12

  • MONDAY, MAY 12 Lunch: ‘Legal Ethics and the Attorney General’—The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre hosts a conversation with Andrew Martin on his
ISG Senator Peter Boehm will deliver remarks at a hybrid event, 'Finding Canada’s Place in a Disordered World,' hosted by the Canadian International Council. Other participants include Richard Fadden, Rob McRae, Ian Burney, Guillermo Rishchynski, David McKinnon, and Henri-Paul Normandin, on Monday, May 12, at 12 p.m. ET. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Boehm to talk about ‘Finding Canada’s place in a Disordered World’ on May 12

  • MONDAY, MAY 12 Lunch: ‘Legal Ethics and the Attorney General’—The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre hosts a conversation with Andrew Martin on his

Senator Boehm to talk about ‘Finding Canada’s place in a Disordered World’ on May 12

  • MONDAY, MAY 12 Lunch: ‘Legal Ethics and the Attorney General’—The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre hosts a conversation with Andrew Martin on his
ISG Senator Peter Boehm will deliver remarks at a hybrid event, 'Finding Canada’s Place in a Disordered World,' hosted by the Canadian International Council. Other participants include Richard Fadden, Rob McRae, Ian Burney, Guillermo Rishchynski, David McKinnon, and Henri-Paul Normandin, on Monday, May 12, at 12 p.m. ET. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
Steven MacKinnon
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?

  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's defeat in Carleton, Ont., reflects a deeper dissonance between his polarizing persona and what a growing share of the electorate expects from national leadership, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 8, 2025
  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more

Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 8, 2025
  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's defeat in Carleton, Ont., reflects a deeper dissonance between his polarizing persona and what a growing share of the electorate expects from national leadership, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

India and Israel on parallel tracks

  • Both confrontations were set off by mass murders by terrorists whose goal was to start a war that drew the world’s attention back to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 8, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, runs a Hindu-nationalist agenda, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a hard-right coalition, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

India and Israel on parallel tracks

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 8, 2025
  • Both confrontations were set off by mass murders by terrorists whose goal was to start a war that drew the world’s attention back to

India and Israel on parallel tracks

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 8, 2025
  • Both confrontations were set off by mass murders by terrorists whose goal was to start a war that drew the world’s attention back to
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, runs a Hindu-nationalist agenda, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a hard-right coalition, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.
News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, top left, Yasir Naqvi, Julie Dzerowicz, Taleeb Noormohamed, Darren Fisher, Joanne Thompson, bottom left, and Rachel Bendayan, Conservative MP Anna Roberts, and Liberal MPs Steven Guilbeault and Patrick Weiler recorded the highest winning margin increases on April 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of House of Commons

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, top left, Yasir Naqvi, Julie Dzerowicz, Taleeb Noormohamed, Darren Fisher, Joanne Thompson, bottom left, and Rachel Bendayan, Conservative MP Anna Roberts, and Liberal MPs Steven Guilbeault and Patrick Weiler recorded the highest winning margin increases on April 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of House of Commons

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

  • Plus, how Canada can navigate the India-Pakistan crisis.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 8, 2025
Pictured: activists protest abortion at a rally on Parliament Hill in 2023. The annual March for Life will take place on the Hill again today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 8, 2025
  • Plus, how Canada can navigate the India-Pakistan crisis.

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 8, 2025
  • Plus, how Canada can navigate the India-Pakistan crisis.
Pictured: activists protest abortion at a rally on Parliament Hill in 2023. The annual March for Life will take place on the Hill again today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

  • Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 
Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
In his first post-election press conference, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ‘protect the programs that save families thousands of dollars per year, including pharmacare.’

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
  • Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
  • Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 
Mark Carney
In his first post-election press conference, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ‘protect the programs that save families thousands of dollars per year, including pharmacare.’

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

  • Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | May 7, 2025
The Sons of Scotland Pipe Band performs for guests at Qatar’s national day reception at the Westin Hotel on Dec. 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | May 7, 2025
  • Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | May 7, 2025
  • Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times
The Sons of Scotland Pipe Band performs for guests at Qatar’s national day reception at the Westin Hotel on Dec. 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request  

  • DND blames the loss of the memo on 'poor information management practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Defence Minister Bill Blair has pledged that DND will better adhere to the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • DND blames the loss of the memo on 'poor information management practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • DND blames the loss of the memo on 'poor information management practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Defence Minister Bill Blair has pledged that DND will better adhere to the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reading the election tea leaves

  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
Reading the tea leaves of an election is complicated, for the real analysis will begin when the results shake down since several judicial recounts may change the final outcome, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Toa Heftiba

Reading the election tea leaves

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to

Reading the election tea leaves

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to
Reading the tea leaves of an election is complicated, for the real analysis will begin when the results shake down since several judicial recounts may change the final outcome, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Toa Heftiba

The man who lost his seat will soon return

  • It will be interesting to see how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—once back in his parliamentary role—chooses to position his party as the Liberals try
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
It’s not clear what would motivate Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to back off the anti-Liberal crusade he has been profiting off of for years, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The man who lost his seat will soon return

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 7, 2025
  • It will be interesting to see how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—once back in his parliamentary role—chooses to position his party as the Liberals try

The man who lost his seat will soon return

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 7, 2025
  • It will be interesting to see how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—once back in his parliamentary role—chooses to position his party as the Liberals try
Pierre Poilievre
It’s not clear what would motivate Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to back off the anti-Liberal crusade he has been profiting off of for years, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina

Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery

  • Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared.
Opinion | BY JAMES OLSON | May 7, 2025
It’s imperative we change how we educate engineers to prepare them to serve Canada for today’s many increasingly complex challenges, writes James Olson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Ted McGrath

Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery

Opinion | BY JAMES OLSON | May 7, 2025
  • Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared.

Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery

Opinion | BY JAMES OLSON | May 7, 2025
  • Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared.
It’s imperative we change how we educate engineers to prepare them to serve Canada for today’s many increasingly complex challenges, writes James Olson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Ted McGrath

Climate, costs, and cold truths: rethinking northern policy

  • Northern and Indigenous voices are essential to national and international climate change, infrastructure, and security conversations.
Opinion | BY PSG SEN. MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON | May 7, 2025
Tuktuuyaqtuuq (or Tuk for short) is an Inuvialuit Hamlet located on the shores of the Arctic Ocean at the tip of the Northwest Territories. It is one of the most climate-vulnerable communities in Canada, according to PSG Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson. Photograph courtesy of Margaret Dawn Anderson

Climate, costs, and cold truths: rethinking northern policy

Opinion | BY PSG SEN. MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON | May 7, 2025
  • Northern and Indigenous voices are essential to national and international climate change, infrastructure, and security conversations.

Climate, costs, and cold truths: rethinking northern policy

Opinion | BY PSG SEN. MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON | May 7, 2025
  • Northern and Indigenous voices are essential to national and international climate change, infrastructure, and security conversations.
Tuktuuyaqtuuq (or Tuk for short) is an Inuvialuit Hamlet located on the shores of the Arctic Ocean at the tip of the Northwest Territories. It is one of the most climate-vulnerable communities in Canada, according to PSG Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson. Photograph courtesy of Margaret Dawn Anderson
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Even after failing to win a majority twice, Trudeau best-placed to go up against Poilievre in next election, but he’s also going to need luck, say politicos

  • To win their fourth mandate in a row, the Liberals need everything to go right for them and go wrong for the Conservatives and
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 27, 2023
Justin Trudeau, left, is a ‘once-in-a-generation phenomenon’ and is best placed to go up against Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh in the next election, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Even after failing to win a majority twice, Trudeau best-placed to go up against Poilievre in next election, but he’s also going to need luck, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 27, 2023
  • To win their fourth mandate in a row, the Liberals need everything to go right for them and go wrong for the Conservatives and

Even after failing to win a majority twice, Trudeau best-placed to go up against Poilievre in next election, but he’s also going to need luck, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 27, 2023
  • To win their fourth mandate in a row, the Liberals need everything to go right for them and go wrong for the Conservatives and
Justin Trudeau, left, is a ‘once-in-a-generation phenomenon’ and is best placed to go up against Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh in the next election, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Time to pay the piper

  • Google leadership told a parliamentary committee that the government’s attempt to monetize internet news content for local support would not work. They said the
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 27, 2023
Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez, left, on stage with CTV’s Vassy Kapelos at the Canadian Media Producers Association Prime Time conference in Ottawa on Feb. 2, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to pay the piper

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 27, 2023
  • Google leadership told a parliamentary committee that the government’s attempt to monetize internet news content for local support would not work. They said the

Time to pay the piper

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 27, 2023
  • Google leadership told a parliamentary committee that the government’s attempt to monetize internet news content for local support would not work. They said the
Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez, left, on stage with CTV’s Vassy Kapelos at the Canadian Media Producers Association Prime Time conference in Ottawa on Feb. 2, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Clearer amendments needed for progress on Liberal bill to ban assault weapons, says gun control group

  • The House Public Safety Committee met on Feb. 14 and Feb. 17 to discuss the effects of withdrawn amendments to Bill C-21.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 27, 2023
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said the government will pursue a ban on firearms "designed for the battlefield that have no place in our communities,” following the withdrawal of amendments G4 and G46 to Bill C-21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Clearer amendments needed for progress on Liberal bill to ban assault weapons, says gun control group

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 27, 2023
  • The House Public Safety Committee met on Feb. 14 and Feb. 17 to discuss the effects of withdrawn amendments to Bill C-21.

Clearer amendments needed for progress on Liberal bill to ban assault weapons, says gun control group

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 27, 2023
  • The House Public Safety Committee met on Feb. 14 and Feb. 17 to discuss the effects of withdrawn amendments to Bill C-21.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said the government will pursue a ban on firearms "designed for the battlefield that have no place in our communities,” following the withdrawal of amendments G4 and G46 to Bill C-21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Innovation Corporation’s been a long time coming, but there’s ample room for skepticism

  • The CIC may bring some small economic improvement. But we need a much better picture of what the future needs than Ottawa is currently offering, or
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 27, 2023
Do we really know much more about what the Canada Innovation Corporation is expected to do than when it was first promised in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2022 federal budget now that we have been presented with a 'blueprint' for the new agency? Not really. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Innovation Corporation’s been a long time coming, but there’s ample room for skepticism

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 27, 2023
  • The CIC may bring some small economic improvement. But we need a much better picture of what the future needs than Ottawa is currently offering, or

Canada Innovation Corporation’s been a long time coming, but there’s ample room for skepticism

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 27, 2023
  • The CIC may bring some small economic improvement. But we need a much better picture of what the future needs than Ottawa is currently offering, or
Do we really know much more about what the Canada Innovation Corporation is expected to do than when it was first promised in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2022 federal budget now that we have been presented with a 'blueprint' for the new agency? Not really. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After Rouleau’s report, Emergencies Act Committee members say pressure’s on to ‘get this right,’ or ‘we will see this again’

  • MPs from three parties on the Declaration of Emergency Committee agree on one thing, at least: they don't want to see a repeat of
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 27, 2023
Justice Paul Rouleau, right, tabled his report from the Public Order Emergency Commission on Feb. 17, just over one year after the federal government enacted the Emergencies Act to resolve the weeks-long and increasingly hostile convoy protests in Ottawa and some border communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After Rouleau’s report, Emergencies Act Committee members say pressure’s on to ‘get this right,’ or ‘we will see this again’

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 27, 2023
  • MPs from three parties on the Declaration of Emergency Committee agree on one thing, at least: they don't want to see a repeat of

After Rouleau’s report, Emergencies Act Committee members say pressure’s on to ‘get this right,’ or ‘we will see this again’

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 27, 2023
  • MPs from three parties on the Declaration of Emergency Committee agree on one thing, at least: they don't want to see a repeat of
Justice Paul Rouleau, right, tabled his report from the Public Order Emergency Commission on Feb. 17, just over one year after the federal government enacted the Emergencies Act to resolve the weeks-long and increasingly hostile convoy protests in Ottawa and some border communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Failures of federalism abound

  • We need a strong federal government with provincial co-operation to protect Canadians and to build community resilience. Pierre Trudeau lamented that the feds must not
Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | February 27, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 31, 2023, talking to reporters after a cabinet meeting in the West Block on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Failures of federalism abound

Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | February 27, 2023
  • We need a strong federal government with provincial co-operation to protect Canadians and to build community resilience. Pierre Trudeau lamented that the feds must not

Failures of federalism abound

Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | February 27, 2023
  • We need a strong federal government with provincial co-operation to protect Canadians and to build community resilience. Pierre Trudeau lamented that the feds must not
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 31, 2023, talking to reporters after a cabinet meeting in the West Block on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The cupboard is not bare: Canada can send Ukraine surplus LAVs

  • It is time Canada stepped up and commissioned some of its surplus inventory of LAVs to provide a cohesive land combat team of MBTs
Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | February 27, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently in a Hill scrum. Canada could offer to refurbish and up-armour vehicles that have officially been deemed surplus to the Canadian Army’s current requirements. These could be refurbished faster, armoured to a higher standard and cost less than any new IFVs, writes David Pratt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The cupboard is not bare: Canada can send Ukraine surplus LAVs

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | February 27, 2023
  • It is time Canada stepped up and commissioned some of its surplus inventory of LAVs to provide a cohesive land combat team of MBTs

The cupboard is not bare: Canada can send Ukraine surplus LAVs

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | February 27, 2023
  • It is time Canada stepped up and commissioned some of its surplus inventory of LAVs to provide a cohesive land combat team of MBTs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently in a Hill scrum. Canada could offer to refurbish and up-armour vehicles that have officially been deemed surplus to the Canadian Army’s current requirements. These could be refurbished faster, armoured to a higher standard and cost less than any new IFVs, writes David Pratt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Critics push back against proposed changes to cooling-off period for lobbyists, say they will restrict freedom of assembly

  • A proposed change to the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct would reduce the length of time lobbyists are banned from engaging specific designated public office
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 27, 2023
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger told the House Ethics Committee on Feb. 3 that a proposed update to the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct covering political work was 'carefully crafted to achieve its objective of restricting lobbying if a sense of obligation could reasonably be seen to exist and to provide the greatest clarity for lobbyists.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Critics push back against proposed changes to cooling-off period for lobbyists, say they will restrict freedom of assembly

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 27, 2023
  • A proposed change to the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct would reduce the length of time lobbyists are banned from engaging specific designated public office

Critics push back against proposed changes to cooling-off period for lobbyists, say they will restrict freedom of assembly

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 27, 2023
  • A proposed change to the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct would reduce the length of time lobbyists are banned from engaging specific designated public office
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger told the House Ethics Committee on Feb. 3 that a proposed update to the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct covering political work was 'carefully crafted to achieve its objective of restricting lobbying if a sense of obligation could reasonably be seen to exist and to provide the greatest clarity for lobbyists.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freedom Convoy left downtown Ottawa scarred, but it’s time to heal

  • As much of a nightmare as this month-long siege was for those of us who lived through it, calling any of its participants 'fringe'
Opinion | BY JENN JEFFERYS | February 27, 2023
A Freedom Convoy supporter drinks a beer near the Senate Building on Feb. 17, 2022. Calling anyone 'fringe' was and still is a false characterization. They may not be the statistical majority, but Freedom Convoy supporters and sympathizers make up an enormous segment of the population, writes Jenn Jefferys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freedom Convoy left downtown Ottawa scarred, but it’s time to heal

Opinion | BY JENN JEFFERYS | February 27, 2023
  • As much of a nightmare as this month-long siege was for those of us who lived through it, calling any of its participants 'fringe'

Freedom Convoy left downtown Ottawa scarred, but it’s time to heal

Opinion | BY JENN JEFFERYS | February 27, 2023
  • As much of a nightmare as this month-long siege was for those of us who lived through it, calling any of its participants 'fringe'
A Freedom Convoy supporter drinks a beer near the Senate Building on Feb. 17, 2022. Calling anyone 'fringe' was and still is a false characterization. They may not be the statistical majority, but Freedom Convoy supporters and sympathizers make up an enormous segment of the population, writes Jenn Jefferys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives renew call for senior Liberals to testify in foreign interference study

  • Plus, the government moves ahead with plans to expropriate land to build a rail bypass around the town of Lac-Mégantic, Que., despite local opposition.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 27, 2023
Conservative MP Michael Cooper attends the Procedure and House Affairs Committee meeting in West Block on Feb. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives renew call for senior Liberals to testify in foreign interference study

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 27, 2023
  • Plus, the government moves ahead with plans to expropriate land to build a rail bypass around the town of Lac-Mégantic, Que., despite local opposition.

Politics This Morning: Conservatives renew call for senior Liberals to testify in foreign interference study

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 27, 2023
  • Plus, the government moves ahead with plans to expropriate land to build a rail bypass around the town of Lac-Mégantic, Que., despite local opposition.
Conservative MP Michael Cooper attends the Procedure and House Affairs Committee meeting in West Block on Feb. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM’s regrets welcome, but would have been better a year ago

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly expressed regret on Feb. 17 for denouncing all Freedom Convoy protesters last year as a “fringe minority” who held
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 27, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, pictured with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, centre, on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, after Commissioner Paul Rouleau released his report on the Emergencies Act. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

PM’s regrets welcome, but would have been better a year ago

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 27, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly expressed regret on Feb. 17 for denouncing all Freedom Convoy protesters last year as a “fringe minority” who held

PM’s regrets welcome, but would have been better a year ago

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 27, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly expressed regret on Feb. 17 for denouncing all Freedom Convoy protesters last year as a “fringe minority” who held
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, pictured with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, centre, on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, after Commissioner Paul Rouleau released his report on the Emergencies Act. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Thirsty neighbours: Canada does have strategies, policies, and water-sharing laws in place, writes Pentland

  • Re: “Should we let the H20 flow,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 21). Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan contend that “Canada needs a coherent well-thought-out
Opinion | February 27, 2023
Brian Mulroney, pictured Dec. 8, 2016, in Ottawa. Ralph Pentland writes that the 1987 Mulroney bill was not withdrawn in the face of public backlash as the authors suggest, but died on the Order Paper with the calling of the 'free trade' election of 1988. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Thirsty neighbours: Canada does have strategies, policies, and water-sharing laws in place, writes Pentland

Opinion | February 27, 2023
  • Re: “Should we let the H20 flow,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 21). Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan contend that “Canada needs a coherent well-thought-out

Thirsty neighbours: Canada does have strategies, policies, and water-sharing laws in place, writes Pentland

Opinion | February 27, 2023
  • Re: “Should we let the H20 flow,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 21). Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan contend that “Canada needs a coherent well-thought-out
Brian Mulroney, pictured Dec. 8, 2016, in Ottawa. Ralph Pentland writes that the 1987 Mulroney bill was not withdrawn in the face of public backlash as the authors suggest, but died on the Order Paper with the calling of the 'free trade' election of 1988. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Facts and careful consideration best for a stable, safe society: Toronto letter writer

  • Re: “Michael Harris slags Pierre Poilievre, again, writes Winnipeg reader,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, by Jae Eadi, Feb. 20). At the
Opinion | February 27, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Facts and careful consideration best for a stable, safe society: Toronto letter writer

Opinion | February 27, 2023
  • Re: “Michael Harris slags Pierre Poilievre, again, writes Winnipeg reader,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, by Jae Eadi, Feb. 20). At the

Facts and careful consideration best for a stable, safe society: Toronto letter writer

Opinion | February 27, 2023
  • Re: “Michael Harris slags Pierre Poilievre, again, writes Winnipeg reader,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, by Jae Eadi, Feb. 20). At the
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bernard Lord to speak at Canadian Club of Toronto on Feb. 28

  • MONDAY, FEB. 27 House Not Sitting—The House is on break and will return on Monday, March 6. It will sit for one week and
Bernard Lord, left, pictured with Anne McLellan at an Institute on Governance event in Ottawa in 2012, will be speaking at the Canadian Club of Toronto on Feb. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Bernard Lord to speak at Canadian Club of Toronto on Feb. 28

  • MONDAY, FEB. 27 House Not Sitting—The House is on break and will return on Monday, March 6. It will sit for one week and

Bernard Lord to speak at Canadian Club of Toronto on Feb. 28

  • MONDAY, FEB. 27 House Not Sitting—The House is on break and will return on Monday, March 6. It will sit for one week and
Bernard Lord, left, pictured with Anne McLellan at an Institute on Governance event in Ottawa in 2012, will be speaking at the Canadian Club of Toronto on Feb. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Turkish diaspora calls on immigration minister to fast-track visas, family reunification for earthquake survivors

  • Yusuf Celik, a New Brunswick resident on a two-week compassionate leave in his native Turkey, said that non-governmental relief workers he has spoken with
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 26, 2023
Yusuf Celik spoke with The Hill Times from the hard-hit Turkish city of Adiyaman, seen here, where he said governor Mahmut Çuhadar did not initially request search-and-rescue operations. When they were eventually conducted, rescuers avoided most collapsed buildings. Photograph courtesy of Yusuf Celik

Turkish diaspora calls on immigration minister to fast-track visas, family reunification for earthquake survivors

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 26, 2023
  • Yusuf Celik, a New Brunswick resident on a two-week compassionate leave in his native Turkey, said that non-governmental relief workers he has spoken with

Turkish diaspora calls on immigration minister to fast-track visas, family reunification for earthquake survivors

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 26, 2023
  • Yusuf Celik, a New Brunswick resident on a two-week compassionate leave in his native Turkey, said that non-governmental relief workers he has spoken with
Yusuf Celik spoke with The Hill Times from the hard-hit Turkish city of Adiyaman, seen here, where he said governor Mahmut Çuhadar did not initially request search-and-rescue operations. When they were eventually conducted, rescuers avoided most collapsed buildings. Photograph courtesy of Yusuf Celik

‘It pains me to do this’: former Tory MP MacKenzie blasts Poilievre and Scheer for favouring Oxford, Ont., nomination candidate

  • Feb. 25 was the last day to enter the coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination as a candidate or to buy party membership to be eligible
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 25, 2023
Former Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie, left, objects to the public support of an Ontario nomination contest candidate by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer. The Hill Times file photograph, and by Andrew Meade

‘It pains me to do this’: former Tory MP MacKenzie blasts Poilievre and Scheer for favouring Oxford, Ont., nomination candidate

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 25, 2023
  • Feb. 25 was the last day to enter the coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination as a candidate or to buy party membership to be eligible

‘It pains me to do this’: former Tory MP MacKenzie blasts Poilievre and Scheer for favouring Oxford, Ont., nomination candidate

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 25, 2023
  • Feb. 25 was the last day to enter the coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination as a candidate or to buy party membership to be eligible
Former Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie, left, objects to the public support of an Ontario nomination contest candidate by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer. The Hill Times file photograph, and by Andrew Meade

The night Jimmy Carter slept over at my house

  • Ever since the Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter, age 98, has chosen hospice care as he faces his final journey, people have been
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 24, 2023
Author and historian Arthur Milnes, left, pictured in 2012 in his kitchen with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, in his kitchen in Kingston. Photograph courtesy of Arthur Milnes

The night Jimmy Carter slept over at my house

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 24, 2023
  • Ever since the Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter, age 98, has chosen hospice care as he faces his final journey, people have been

The night Jimmy Carter slept over at my house

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 24, 2023
  • Ever since the Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter, age 98, has chosen hospice care as he faces his final journey, people have been
Author and historian Arthur Milnes, left, pictured in 2012 in his kitchen with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, in his kitchen in Kingston. Photograph courtesy of Arthur Milnes

In Parliament Hill’s neighbourhood, businesses still feeling the pandemic pinch

  • From the first COVID-19 shutdowns, to people working from home, to 'hopefully being at the tail end' of the pandemic, there is still 'a
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON | February 24, 2023
Rose Tran, owner of Red Pepper Thai-Viet II on Queen Street, says the restaurant hasn’t seen a full house since before the pandemic. At lunchtime, even with the return of public servants to the workplace two to three days a week, there’s a 'maximum of 20 people, if you’re lucky,' she said. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In Parliament Hill’s neighbourhood, businesses still feeling the pandemic pinch

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON | February 24, 2023
  • From the first COVID-19 shutdowns, to people working from home, to 'hopefully being at the tail end' of the pandemic, there is still 'a

In Parliament Hill’s neighbourhood, businesses still feeling the pandemic pinch

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON | February 24, 2023
  • From the first COVID-19 shutdowns, to people working from home, to 'hopefully being at the tail end' of the pandemic, there is still 'a
Rose Tran, owner of Red Pepper Thai-Viet II on Queen Street, says the restaurant hasn’t seen a full house since before the pandemic. At lunchtime, even with the return of public servants to the workplace two to three days a week, there’s a 'maximum of 20 people, if you’re lucky,' she said. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Marking a sombre anniversary

  • Plus, cabinet ministers fan out.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 24, 2023
A joint Ukrainian/Canadian flag featured at a public show of solidarity for Ukraine attended by Governor General Mary Simon in Ottawa on Feb. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garica

Politics This Morning: Marking a sombre anniversary

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 24, 2023
  • Plus, cabinet ministers fan out.

Politics This Morning: Marking a sombre anniversary

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 24, 2023
  • Plus, cabinet ministers fan out.
A joint Ukrainian/Canadian flag featured at a public show of solidarity for Ukraine attended by Governor General Mary Simon in Ottawa on Feb. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garica

Government seeks $10.3-billion in extra spending to close out the fiscal year

  • If approved before March 31, the government's final spending update for 2022-23 would bring total budgetary spending for the year to $443.3-billion, a 7.1
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 23, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier is seen here on Feb. 15, the day she tabled the government's final spending update for the current fiscal year as well as its main estimates for 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government seeks $10.3-billion in extra spending to close out the fiscal year

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 23, 2023
  • If approved before March 31, the government's final spending update for 2022-23 would bring total budgetary spending for the year to $443.3-billion, a 7.1

Government seeks $10.3-billion in extra spending to close out the fiscal year

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 23, 2023
  • If approved before March 31, the government's final spending update for 2022-23 would bring total budgetary spending for the year to $443.3-billion, a 7.1
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier is seen here on Feb. 15, the day she tabled the government's final spending update for the current fiscal year as well as its main estimates for 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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