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Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard is director of the Cetacean Research Program at Ocean Wise in Vancouver and an adjunct professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Barrett-Lennard co-chaired the Resident Killer Whale Recovery Team that produced the Recovery Strategy for Southern Resident Killer Whales in 2011 and served on the panel that drafted the Resident Killer Whale Recovery Action Plan.

Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

  • Plus, Liberal Tatiana Auguste’s win in Terrebonne, Que., brings the count of former staffers turned first-time MPs to at least eight.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney held his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal Tatiana Auguste’s win in Terrebonne, Que., brings the count of former staffers turned first-time MPs to at least eight.

Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal Tatiana Auguste’s win in Terrebonne, Que., brings the count of former staffers turned first-time MPs to at least eight.
Prime Minister Mark Carney held his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

  • In a major cabinet shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named two dozen new faces to his senior team—made up of 28 ministers tackling the
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 13, 2025
Some of the new members of cabinet include returning members, clockwise from left: Anita Anand, David McGuinty, François-Philippe Champagne, and Mélanie Joly, as well as rookie MPs Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 13, 2025
  • In a major cabinet shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named two dozen new faces to his senior team—made up of 28 ministers tackling the

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 13, 2025
  • In a major cabinet shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named two dozen new faces to his senior team—made up of 28 ministers tackling the
Some of the new members of cabinet include returning members, clockwise from left: Anita Anand, David McGuinty, François-Philippe Champagne, and Mélanie Joly, as well as rookie MPs Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state

  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his
News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025 | UPDATED TODAY, 5:05 pm
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his first post-election cabinet on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state

News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025 | UPDATED TODAY, 5:05 pm
  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his

Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state

News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025 | UPDATED TODAY, 5:05 pm
  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his first post-election cabinet on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet will be sworn in at Rideau Hall today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet will be sworn in at Rideau Hall today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The art of hedging a deal

  • Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, begins his tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump, will he comply like his predecessor did in CUSMA, or resist to protect Canada’s sovereignty, asks Wenran Jiang. White House photograph by Gabriel B Kotico

The art of hedging a deal

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
  • Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.

The art of hedging a deal

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
  • Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.
As Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, begins his tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump, will he comply like his predecessor did in CUSMA, or resist to protect Canada’s sovereignty, asks Wenran Jiang. White House photograph by Gabriel B Kotico

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.
Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
Naturopathic doctors are a key part of a holistic, modern health-care system, providing evidence-based care that intentionally holds space for traditional knowledge, write Gemma Beierback, and Jenny Gardipy. Unsplash photograph by Content Pixie

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.
Naturopathic doctors are a key part of a holistic, modern health-care system, providing evidence-based care that intentionally holds space for traditional knowledge, write Gemma Beierback, and Jenny Gardipy. Unsplash photograph by Content Pixie

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

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

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' 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
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

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

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
Mike Pompeo, pictured when he was U.S. Secretary of State in Ottawa for a bilateral meeting on Aug. 22, 2019, will be back in town to headline CANSEC on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's
Mike Pompeo, pictured when he was U.S. Secretary of State in Ottawa for a bilateral meeting on Aug. 22, 2019, will be back in town to headline CANSEC on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney pulls off mission impossible

  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

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

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

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

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
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MPs’ work on gun control misses target

  • Notwithstanding the proven link between guns and violence against women, Canadian women’s groups have not been treated as serious stakeholders in the gun control
Opinion | BY SUZANNE ZACCOUR, ERIN WHITMORE, PAULETTE SENIOR | March 23, 2023
Marco Mendicino
Marco Mendicino
Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino is sponsor of Bill C-21, the federal government’s proposed new firearms law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs’ work on gun control misses target

Opinion | BY SUZANNE ZACCOUR, ERIN WHITMORE, PAULETTE SENIOR | March 23, 2023
  • Notwithstanding the proven link between guns and violence against women, Canadian women’s groups have not been treated as serious stakeholders in the gun control

MPs’ work on gun control misses target

Opinion | BY SUZANNE ZACCOUR, ERIN WHITMORE, PAULETTE SENIOR | March 23, 2023
  • Notwithstanding the proven link between guns and violence against women, Canadian women’s groups have not been treated as serious stakeholders in the gun control
Marco Mendicino
Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino is sponsor of Bill C-21, the federal government’s proposed new firearms law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats ‘break the logjam’ on Telford’s testimony, as the Liberals choose ‘lesser of two evils,’ say strategists

  • As long as the Liberals can manage Katie Telford’s coming testimony effectively, the government has a path to the end of the spring session,
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 23, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his party 'held their cards close to their chest' while the Liberals waited to see if they would 'blink,' said strategist Brad Lavigne. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats ‘break the logjam’ on Telford’s testimony, as the Liberals choose ‘lesser of two evils,’ say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 23, 2023
  • As long as the Liberals can manage Katie Telford’s coming testimony effectively, the government has a path to the end of the spring session,

New Democrats ‘break the logjam’ on Telford’s testimony, as the Liberals choose ‘lesser of two evils,’ say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 23, 2023
  • As long as the Liberals can manage Katie Telford’s coming testimony effectively, the government has a path to the end of the spring session,
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his party 'held their cards close to their chest' while the Liberals waited to see if they would 'blink,' said strategist Brad Lavigne. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Biden arrives, Poilievre speaks

  • Plus, coastal MPs want blood in the water.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 23, 2023
A worker hangs an American flag along Wellington Street on March 22, in preparation for U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa from March 23-24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Biden arrives, Poilievre speaks

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 23, 2023
  • Plus, coastal MPs want blood in the water.

Politics This Morning: Biden arrives, Poilievre speaks

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 23, 2023
  • Plus, coastal MPs want blood in the water.
A worker hangs an American flag along Wellington Street on March 22, in preparation for U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa from March 23-24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Show you can lead in public health policy, Ottawa

  • Canada’s public health systems are neither cohesive or comprehensive, nor are they accountable for the outcomes they achieve.
Opinion | BY IAN CULBERT | March 22, 2023
Canada's federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured recently on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Show you can lead in public health policy, Ottawa

Opinion | BY IAN CULBERT | March 22, 2023
  • Canada’s public health systems are neither cohesive or comprehensive, nor are they accountable for the outcomes they achieve.

Show you can lead in public health policy, Ottawa

Opinion | BY IAN CULBERT | March 22, 2023
  • Canada’s public health systems are neither cohesive or comprehensive, nor are they accountable for the outcomes they achieve.
Canada's federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured recently on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 22, 2023
A worker hangs an American flag along Wellington Street on March 22, 2023, in preparation for U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa on March 23 and 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 22, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 22, 2023
A worker hangs an American flag along Wellington Street on March 22, 2023, in preparation for U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa on March 23 and 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators unhappy with government rejection of ‘surgical compromise’ on C-11, but likely won’t block bill’s passage

  • Defeat of amendment on user-generated content leaves ambiguity in law, causing 'uncertainty and fear,’ says Senator Paula Simons
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 22, 2023
On March 7, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced the government would accept the majority of Senate amendments to Bill C-11, but reject several key changes, including one related to user-generated content. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators unhappy with government rejection of ‘surgical compromise’ on C-11, but likely won’t block bill’s passage

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 22, 2023
  • Defeat of amendment on user-generated content leaves ambiguity in law, causing 'uncertainty and fear,’ says Senator Paula Simons

Senators unhappy with government rejection of ‘surgical compromise’ on C-11, but likely won’t block bill’s passage

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 22, 2023
  • Defeat of amendment on user-generated content leaves ambiguity in law, causing 'uncertainty and fear,’ says Senator Paula Simons
On March 7, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced the government would accept the majority of Senate amendments to Bill C-11, but reject several key changes, including one related to user-generated content. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau, Huppé reinforce secrecy barriers

  • Meanwhile, the public remains deserted after 40 years of excessive secrecy under Canada's Access to Information Act and no one is really listening or
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | March 22, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, seen at a press conference on March 21, 2023. Fortier has been requested to testify this month at the House Access to Information Committee about access to information. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau, Huppé reinforce secrecy barriers

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | March 22, 2023
  • Meanwhile, the public remains deserted after 40 years of excessive secrecy under Canada's Access to Information Act and no one is really listening or

Trudeau, Huppé reinforce secrecy barriers

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | March 22, 2023
  • Meanwhile, the public remains deserted after 40 years of excessive secrecy under Canada's Access to Information Act and no one is really listening or
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, seen at a press conference on March 21, 2023. Fortier has been requested to testify this month at the House Access to Information Committee about access to information. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cybersecurity should be a key point of discussion during Biden’s Canadian visit

  • Now is the time to not only seek out areas of strategic growth, but to also take a co-ordinated approach on protecting industries and
Opinion | BY SASHA KRSTIC | March 22, 2023
It is imperative cybersecurity feature prominently in discussions when U.S. President Joe Biden, right, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meet face to face this week, writes Sasha Krstic. White House photograph by Yash Mori

Cybersecurity should be a key point of discussion during Biden’s Canadian visit

Opinion | BY SASHA KRSTIC | March 22, 2023
  • Now is the time to not only seek out areas of strategic growth, but to also take a co-ordinated approach on protecting industries and

Cybersecurity should be a key point of discussion during Biden’s Canadian visit

Opinion | BY SASHA KRSTIC | March 22, 2023
  • Now is the time to not only seek out areas of strategic growth, but to also take a co-ordinated approach on protecting industries and
It is imperative cybersecurity feature prominently in discussions when U.S. President Joe Biden, right, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meet face to face this week, writes Sasha Krstic. White House photograph by Yash Mori

Then and now: intergovernmental relations

  • Nelson Wiseman's most recent book, 1950s Canada: Politics and Public Affairs, devotes one section in every chapter to intergovernmental relations as these play a central
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | March 22, 2023
Quebec premier Maurice Duplessis, seen delivering a speech in 1950, accused Ottawa of trying to use tax rental deals in peacetime to change the federal system to one of 'trusteeship,' making Quebec an 'auxiliary government,' appropriate for 'drunks, imbeciles, and people incapable of looking after themselves.' Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Then and now: intergovernmental relations

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | March 22, 2023
  • Nelson Wiseman's most recent book, 1950s Canada: Politics and Public Affairs, devotes one section in every chapter to intergovernmental relations as these play a central

Then and now: intergovernmental relations

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | March 22, 2023
  • Nelson Wiseman's most recent book, 1950s Canada: Politics and Public Affairs, devotes one section in every chapter to intergovernmental relations as these play a central
Quebec premier Maurice Duplessis, seen delivering a speech in 1950, accused Ottawa of trying to use tax rental deals in peacetime to change the federal system to one of 'trusteeship,' making Quebec an 'auxiliary government,' appropriate for 'drunks, imbeciles, and people incapable of looking after themselves.' Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Conservative rhetoric on safe consumption sites plays dangerous game with toxic drug crisis: NDP critic

  • Poilievre's plan to sue pharmaceutical companies is 'no silver bullet' to a 'complex issue that requires a multifaceted response' to keep Canadians alive until
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 22, 2023
NDP mental health and harm reduction critic Gord Johns says that the Liberals' incremental approach to fixing the toxic drug crisis has created doubt, which the Conservatives are using to spread misinformation about safe supply and supervised injection sites. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative rhetoric on safe consumption sites plays dangerous game with toxic drug crisis: NDP critic

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 22, 2023
  • Poilievre's plan to sue pharmaceutical companies is 'no silver bullet' to a 'complex issue that requires a multifaceted response' to keep Canadians alive until

Conservative rhetoric on safe consumption sites plays dangerous game with toxic drug crisis: NDP critic

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 22, 2023
  • Poilievre's plan to sue pharmaceutical companies is 'no silver bullet' to a 'complex issue that requires a multifaceted response' to keep Canadians alive until
NDP mental health and harm reduction critic Gord Johns says that the Liberals' incremental approach to fixing the toxic drug crisis has created doubt, which the Conservatives are using to spread misinformation about safe supply and supervised injection sites. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Green Party leader to explore alternate reality if government heeded climate warnings in March 30 lecture

  • Plus, award-winning journalist Anna Maria Tremonti to be the keynote speaker at World Press Freedom Canada's annual World Press Freedom Day, and former Liberal
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2023
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May will deliver Carleton University's 2023 Bell Lecture on March 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Green Party leader to explore alternate reality if government heeded climate warnings in March 30 lecture

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2023
  • Plus, award-winning journalist Anna Maria Tremonti to be the keynote speaker at World Press Freedom Canada's annual World Press Freedom Day, and former Liberal

Green Party leader to explore alternate reality if government heeded climate warnings in March 30 lecture

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2023
  • Plus, award-winning journalist Anna Maria Tremonti to be the keynote speaker at World Press Freedom Canada's annual World Press Freedom Day, and former Liberal
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May will deliver Carleton University's 2023 Bell Lecture on March 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should focus on fixes, not fights, during Biden visit: Tory MP

  • President Joe Biden will be the first American president to visit Ottawa since 2016.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 22, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, centre, was last in Ottawa when he was vice-president at the tail end of the Obama administration on Dec. 8, 2016. The Hill Times file photograph

Canada should focus on fixes, not fights, during Biden visit: Tory MP

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 22, 2023
  • President Joe Biden will be the first American president to visit Ottawa since 2016.

Canada should focus on fixes, not fights, during Biden visit: Tory MP

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 22, 2023
  • President Joe Biden will be the first American president to visit Ottawa since 2016.
U.S. President Joe Biden, centre, was last in Ottawa when he was vice-president at the tail end of the Obama administration on Dec. 8, 2016. The Hill Times file photograph

A ‘more challenging and volatile’ world: Russia, China, U.S. top of mind for top 50 foreign policy influencers

  • The Hill Times spoke with more than a dozen current and former government officials, analysts, and insiders. They weigh in on who has influence
News | BY NEIL MOSS, CHELSEA NASH | March 22, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosted European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on March 7 in West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A ‘more challenging and volatile’ world: Russia, China, U.S. top of mind for top 50 foreign policy influencers

News | BY NEIL MOSS, CHELSEA NASH | March 22, 2023
  • The Hill Times spoke with more than a dozen current and former government officials, analysts, and insiders. They weigh in on who has influence

A ‘more challenging and volatile’ world: Russia, China, U.S. top of mind for top 50 foreign policy influencers

News | BY NEIL MOSS, CHELSEA NASH | March 22, 2023
  • The Hill Times spoke with more than a dozen current and former government officials, analysts, and insiders. They weigh in on who has influence
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosted European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on March 7 in West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The U.S. is besting Canada on investing in research and it will have consequences

  • President Joe Biden’s historic investments in research will also make it increasingly difficult for Canada to attract top talent and keep those we already
Opinion | BY PAUL DAVIDSON | March 22, 2023
United States President Joe Biden’s visit to Canada represents an important moment for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to reflect on how it can renew support for researchers in an increasingly competitive world, writes Paul Davidson. White House photograph by Adam Schultz

The U.S. is besting Canada on investing in research and it will have consequences

Opinion | BY PAUL DAVIDSON | March 22, 2023
  • President Joe Biden’s historic investments in research will also make it increasingly difficult for Canada to attract top talent and keep those we already

The U.S. is besting Canada on investing in research and it will have consequences

Opinion | BY PAUL DAVIDSON | March 22, 2023
  • President Joe Biden’s historic investments in research will also make it increasingly difficult for Canada to attract top talent and keep those we already
United States President Joe Biden’s visit to Canada represents an important moment for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to reflect on how it can renew support for researchers in an increasingly competitive world, writes Paul Davidson. White House photograph by Adam Schultz

It’s past time for the Kool-Aid taps to run dry

  • There must come a moment when politicians have to ask themselves: is this worth it? The vast majority of people who put their names
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 22, 2023
Liberal MP Bardish Chagger, left, speaks with Conservative MP Luc Berthold before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs' meeting in the West Block on March 21 to continue the its study on foreign election interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s past time for the Kool-Aid taps to run dry

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 22, 2023
  • There must come a moment when politicians have to ask themselves: is this worth it? The vast majority of people who put their names

It’s past time for the Kool-Aid taps to run dry

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 22, 2023
  • There must come a moment when politicians have to ask themselves: is this worth it? The vast majority of people who put their names
Liberal MP Bardish Chagger, left, speaks with Conservative MP Luc Berthold before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs' meeting in the West Block on March 21 to continue the its study on foreign election interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In a bid to serve his country, Johnston has entered a political cage match

  • Given the moment we are in, David Johnston should have avoided putting his hand up to serve. But he also doesn’t deserve some of
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 22, 2023
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thought his March 15 appointment of former governor general David Johnston as the special rapporteur investigating election interference would subdue the political masses, he got that wrong, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

In a bid to serve his country, Johnston has entered a political cage match

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 22, 2023
  • Given the moment we are in, David Johnston should have avoided putting his hand up to serve. But he also doesn’t deserve some of

In a bid to serve his country, Johnston has entered a political cage match

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 22, 2023
  • Given the moment we are in, David Johnston should have avoided putting his hand up to serve. But he also doesn’t deserve some of
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thought his March 15 appointment of former governor general David Johnston as the special rapporteur investigating election interference would subdue the political masses, he got that wrong, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The anglicization of the world is here

  • Rather than embracing the facility Montrealers have in English as an asset to business, Quebec nationalists’ hatred for everything English blinds them to a
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 22, 2023
Quebec Premier François Legault is the new King Canute, demanding the tide of English stop rolling in from the outside, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The anglicization of the world is here

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 22, 2023
  • Rather than embracing the facility Montrealers have in English as an asset to business, Quebec nationalists’ hatred for everything English blinds them to a

The anglicization of the world is here

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 22, 2023
  • Rather than embracing the facility Montrealers have in English as an asset to business, Quebec nationalists’ hatred for everything English blinds them to a
Quebec Premier François Legault is the new King Canute, demanding the tide of English stop rolling in from the outside, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scant evidence for government-caused inflation, says Vancouver reader

  • Re: “The politics of budget-making as Canadians brace for stagflation,” (The Hill Times, March 15, p. 10). A government that owns a central bank
Opinion | March 22, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Overspending can be inflationary, but current inflation drivers are mainly global, writes Larry Kazdan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scant evidence for government-caused inflation, says Vancouver reader

Opinion | March 22, 2023
  • Re: “The politics of budget-making as Canadians brace for stagflation,” (The Hill Times, March 15, p. 10). A government that owns a central bank

Scant evidence for government-caused inflation, says Vancouver reader

Opinion | March 22, 2023
  • Re: “The politics of budget-making as Canadians brace for stagflation,” (The Hill Times, March 15, p. 10). A government that owns a central bank
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Overspending can be inflationary, but current inflation drivers are mainly global, writes Larry Kazdan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hiding the truth impedes two-state peace framework: CIJA director

  • Re: “Canada must stop supporting Israel in illegal settlement of Palestinian land,” (The Hill Times, March 13, p. 10). An opinion piece in The
Opinion | March 22, 2023

Hiding the truth impedes two-state peace framework: CIJA director

Opinion | March 22, 2023
  • Re: “Canada must stop supporting Israel in illegal settlement of Palestinian land,” (The Hill Times, March 13, p. 10). An opinion piece in The

Hiding the truth impedes two-state peace framework: CIJA director

Opinion | March 22, 2023
  • Re: “Canada must stop supporting Israel in illegal settlement of Palestinian land,” (The Hill Times, March 13, p. 10). An opinion piece in The

It’s populism or bust as Poilievre vies to bring Canada its own Trumpian moment

  • Is it really necessary to use the foreign interference issue to peremptorily label the prime minister a traitor acting in the interests of a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 22, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s repeated drive-by smears accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of colluding with China are an obvious attempt to whip up conspiracy thinking about the legitimacy of the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s populism or bust as Poilievre vies to bring Canada its own Trumpian moment

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 22, 2023
  • Is it really necessary to use the foreign interference issue to peremptorily label the prime minister a traitor acting in the interests of a

It’s populism or bust as Poilievre vies to bring Canada its own Trumpian moment

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 22, 2023
  • Is it really necessary to use the foreign interference issue to peremptorily label the prime minister a traitor acting in the interests of a
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s repeated drive-by smears accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of colluding with China are an obvious attempt to whip up conspiracy thinking about the legitimacy of the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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