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AI coming at public service like a ‘freight train at a tremendous speed’ and it could mean thousands of job losses, says Savoie

  • Dealing with the challenges posed by artificial intelligence to the public service is ‘critical,’ but there is little evidence to show that top government
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
Senior public service officials must take the looming threat of AI seriously, as it could result in thousands of job losses, says professor Donald Savoie, an expert in the machinery of government. The Hill Times photograph by Abbas Rana

AI coming at public service like a ‘freight train at a tremendous speed’ and it could mean thousands of job losses, says Savoie

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
  • Dealing with the challenges posed by artificial intelligence to the public service is ‘critical,’ but there is little evidence to show that top government

AI coming at public service like a ‘freight train at a tremendous speed’ and it could mean thousands of job losses, says Savoie

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
  • Dealing with the challenges posed by artificial intelligence to the public service is ‘critical,’ but there is little evidence to show that top government
Senior public service officials must take the looming threat of AI seriously, as it could result in thousands of job losses, says professor Donald Savoie, an expert in the machinery of government. The Hill Times photograph by Abbas Rana

Carney Liberals moving to the right opens up a potential opportunity for the NDP

  • With Carney's Liberals now competing with the Conservatives for right-of-centre voters in the next election, the left-of-centre voters are open to the NDP to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 21, 2025
B.C. NDP MP Don Davies is currently serving as the interim leader. The new party leader will be elected in March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney Liberals moving to the right opens up a potential opportunity for the NDP

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 21, 2025
  • With Carney's Liberals now competing with the Conservatives for right-of-centre voters in the next election, the left-of-centre voters are open to the NDP to

Carney Liberals moving to the right opens up a potential opportunity for the NDP

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 21, 2025
  • With Carney's Liberals now competing with the Conservatives for right-of-centre voters in the next election, the left-of-centre voters are open to the NDP to
B.C. NDP MP Don Davies is currently serving as the interim leader. The new party leader will be elected in March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney meets U.S. senators in Ottawa.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 21, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will chair the Council of the Federation summit happening from July 21 to 23 in Huntsville, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 21, 2025
  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney meets U.S. senators in Ottawa.

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 21, 2025
  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney meets U.S. senators in Ottawa.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will chair the Council of the Federation summit happening from July 21 to 23 in Huntsville, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence procurement and the transformation of the Canadian economy

  • If the Carney government is going to truly transform the Canadian economy, defence production provides a strong foundation for innovation and growth.
Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | July 21, 2025
Pictured here is a CF-18 Fighter jet. David Pratt, principal of David Pratt & Associates, argues that if the Carney government wishes to transform the Canadian economy, it will need to transform the bureaucratic mindset within defence procurement that stifles innovation. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces/DND

Defence procurement and the transformation of the Canadian economy

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | July 21, 2025
  • If the Carney government is going to truly transform the Canadian economy, defence production provides a strong foundation for innovation and growth.

Defence procurement and the transformation of the Canadian economy

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | July 21, 2025
  • If the Carney government is going to truly transform the Canadian economy, defence production provides a strong foundation for innovation and growth.
Pictured here is a CF-18 Fighter jet. David Pratt, principal of David Pratt & Associates, argues that if the Carney government wishes to transform the Canadian economy, it will need to transform the bureaucratic mindset within defence procurement that stifles innovation. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces/DND

Domestic innovation and canola concerns top economic development advocacy in a busy June

  • Discussions about the economy were higher in June than during any other month this year so far, surpassing the previous peak of activity in
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on X on July 10 that his government will continue to steadfastly defend workers and businesses during trade negotiations with the U.S. as Canada works toward the revised Aug. 1 deadline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Domestic innovation and canola concerns top economic development advocacy in a busy June

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
  • Discussions about the economy were higher in June than during any other month this year so far, surpassing the previous peak of activity in

Domestic innovation and canola concerns top economic development advocacy in a busy June

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
  • Discussions about the economy were higher in June than during any other month this year so far, surpassing the previous peak of activity in
Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on X on July 10 that his government will continue to steadfastly defend workers and businesses during trade negotiations with the U.S. as Canada works toward the revised Aug. 1 deadline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to update its policy regime to realize its digital and defence ambitions

  • The government has a choice. It can preserve a flawed 'small p' policy paradigm or update this policy regime.
Opinion | BY RON LLOYD | July 21, 2025
During the federal election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to establish a Defence Procurement Agency to improve longstanding procurement concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to update its policy regime to realize its digital and defence ambitions

Opinion | BY RON LLOYD | July 21, 2025
  • The government has a choice. It can preserve a flawed 'small p' policy paradigm or update this policy regime.

Canada needs to update its policy regime to realize its digital and defence ambitions

Opinion | BY RON LLOYD | July 21, 2025
  • The government has a choice. It can preserve a flawed 'small p' policy paradigm or update this policy regime.
During the federal election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to establish a Defence Procurement Agency to improve longstanding procurement concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health minister won’t commit to tabling safe long-term care bill

  • The bill was initially promised by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government following the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care during the initial waves
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 21, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel takes over from previous Liberal health ministers who said they would move ahead with safe long-term care legislation. However, Health Canada's 2025-26 departmental plan makes no mention of the promise. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health minister won’t commit to tabling safe long-term care bill

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 21, 2025
  • The bill was initially promised by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government following the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care during the initial waves

Health minister won’t commit to tabling safe long-term care bill

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 21, 2025
  • The bill was initially promised by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government following the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care during the initial waves
Health Minister Marjorie Michel takes over from previous Liberal health ministers who said they would move ahead with safe long-term care legislation. However, Health Canada's 2025-26 departmental plan makes no mention of the promise. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remember, enriched uranium can do good: letter writer 

  • Re: “Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand,” (The Hill Times, Opinion, by Erika Simpson and Gordon Edwards, June 30). The
Opinion | July 21, 2025
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Remember, enriched uranium can do good: letter writer 

Opinion | July 21, 2025
  • Re: “Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand,” (The Hill Times, Opinion, by Erika Simpson and Gordon Edwards, June 30). The

Remember, enriched uranium can do good: letter writer 

Opinion | July 21, 2025
  • Re: “Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand,” (The Hill Times, Opinion, by Erika Simpson and Gordon Edwards, June 30). The
typewriter
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Don’t let the military’s women get left behind again: letter writer

  • Re: “Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 4). Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is partially
Opinion | July 21, 2025
Jennie Carignan
Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan leaves the change of command ceremony for the Canadian Armed Forces at the National War Museum in Ottawa on July 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let the military’s women get left behind again: letter writer

Opinion | July 21, 2025
  • Re: “Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 4). Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is partially

Don’t let the military’s women get left behind again: letter writer

Opinion | July 21, 2025
  • Re: “Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 4). Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is partially
Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan leaves the change of command ceremony for the Canadian Armed Forces at the National War Museum in Ottawa on July 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks at the Prime Minister’s First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to
Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks at the Prime Minister’s First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces storm clouds ahead

  • Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the 2025 Calgary Stampede. Photograph courtesy of X/Mark Carney

Carney faces storm clouds ahead

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 21, 2025
  • Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he

Carney faces storm clouds ahead

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 21, 2025
  • Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the 2025 Calgary Stampede. Photograph courtesy of X/Mark Carney

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

  • The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 21, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa on July 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 21, 2025
  • The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog.

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 21, 2025
  • The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa on July 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

  • Guideline changes became necessary after Justin Trudeau's government chose to amend the Patented Medicines Regulations, a process beset with legal challenges and many delays.
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
Guillaume Couillard became director general of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board in April 2023. He now leads a team that will monitor and review drug prices under new guidelines to enforce regulations that were put into force in July 2022. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
  • Guideline changes became necessary after Justin Trudeau's government chose to amend the Patented Medicines Regulations, a process beset with legal challenges and many delays.

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
  • Guideline changes became necessary after Justin Trudeau's government chose to amend the Patented Medicines Regulations, a process beset with legal challenges and many delays.
Guillaume Couillard became director general of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board in April 2023. He now leads a team that will monitor and review drug prices under new guidelines to enforce regulations that were put into force in July 2022. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

Canada deserves a project approval process that’s swift by default

  • While Bill C-5 sends a positive signal, it does not resolve the core problem: Canada still lacks a stable, transparent, and efficient project approval
Opinion | BY KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL | July 20, 2025
Bill C-5, or the One Canadian Economy Act, was tabled by Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc on June 6, and received royal assent on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada deserves a project approval process that’s swift by default

Opinion | BY KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL | July 20, 2025
  • While Bill C-5 sends a positive signal, it does not resolve the core problem: Canada still lacks a stable, transparent, and efficient project approval

Canada deserves a project approval process that’s swift by default

Opinion | BY KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL | July 20, 2025
  • While Bill C-5 sends a positive signal, it does not resolve the core problem: Canada still lacks a stable, transparent, and efficient project approval
Bill C-5, or the One Canadian Economy Act, was tabled by Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc on June 6, and received royal assent on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

  • Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could
Opinion | BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, MONICA CURTIS | July 20, 2025
As Canada moves to launch major nation-building projects, we should prioritize retrofitting the buildings Canadians already use — the majority of which will still stand in 2050, writes Chris Severson-Baker and Monica Curtis. Photo courtesy of SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS, Pexels.com

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

Opinion | BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, MONICA CURTIS | July 20, 2025
  • Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

Opinion | BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, MONICA CURTIS | July 20, 2025
  • Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could
As Canada moves to launch major nation-building projects, we should prioritize retrofitting the buildings Canadians already use — the majority of which will still stand in 2050, writes Chris Severson-Baker and Monica Curtis. Photo courtesy of SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS, Pexels.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

  • The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to work in partnership with First Nations communities to advance nation-building projects, but there is still ‘staunch opposition’ to his One Canadian Economy Act from some chiefs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 18, 2025
  • The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 18, 2025
  • The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to work in partnership with First Nations communities to advance nation-building projects, but there is still ‘staunch opposition’ to his One Canadian Economy Act from some chiefs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

  • The department's plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 18, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not respond to a request for comment on Environment and Climate Change Canada's departmental plan forecasting a 50 per cent spending cut by 2027-28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 18, 2025
  • The department's plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 18, 2025
  • The department's plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not respond to a request for comment on Environment and Climate Change Canada's departmental plan forecasting a 50 per cent spending cut by 2027-28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Buying time for Ukraine

  • U.S. President Donald Trump has promised more weapons for Ukraine, but is slow to penalize countries that still support Moscow’s war economy by buying
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 17, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelynskyy. For the first time, Ukraine will be getting weapons actually ordered by the U.S. president, though what Donald Trump is willing to send remains unclear. Photograph courtesy of Ukraine Office of the President

Buying time for Ukraine

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 17, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump has promised more weapons for Ukraine, but is slow to penalize countries that still support Moscow’s war economy by buying

Buying time for Ukraine

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 17, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump has promised more weapons for Ukraine, but is slow to penalize countries that still support Moscow’s war economy by buying
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelynskyy. For the first time, Ukraine will be getting weapons actually ordered by the U.S. president, though what Donald Trump is willing to send remains unclear. Photograph courtesy of Ukraine Office of the President

Feds’ new ‘reciprocal procurement’ policy to limit foreign access to contracts amid U.S. trade tensions

  • The new policy is a testament to the 'changing world order,' says Liberal strategist Geoff Turner. 'Now, if you do not have a procurement
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 17, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound announced a new interim procurement policy on July 14 that allows Canada to limit suppliers from countries that restrict access to their own government contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ new ‘reciprocal procurement’ policy to limit foreign access to contracts amid U.S. trade tensions

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 17, 2025
  • The new policy is a testament to the 'changing world order,' says Liberal strategist Geoff Turner. 'Now, if you do not have a procurement

Feds’ new ‘reciprocal procurement’ policy to limit foreign access to contracts amid U.S. trade tensions

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 17, 2025
  • The new policy is a testament to the 'changing world order,' says Liberal strategist Geoff Turner. 'Now, if you do not have a procurement
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound announced a new interim procurement policy on July 14 that allows Canada to limit suppliers from countries that restrict access to their own government contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney vs. the chiefs

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

Carney vs. the chiefs

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

Carney vs. the chiefs

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

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 
Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The notion of Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' turns a blind eye to the bottom line and the health of our planet, writes Jory Cohen. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House by Daniel Torok

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The notion of Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' turns a blind eye to the bottom line and the health of our planet, writes Jory Cohen. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House by Daniel Torok

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

  • As it reframes its relationship with China, the new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s emerging techno-legal order.
Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
Through law reform suited to the information age, from statutes to standards to codes of practice, Canada should strive to engage productively with Hong Kong. Even from a human rights perspective, there is much to be gained in helping Hong Kong reframe its narrative toward broader issues of public interest. Photograph courtesy of Bernard Spragg

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
  • As it reframes its relationship with China, the new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s emerging techno-legal order.

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
  • As it reframes its relationship with China, the new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s emerging techno-legal order.
Through law reform suited to the information age, from statutes to standards to codes of practice, Canada should strive to engage productively with Hong Kong. Even from a human rights perspective, there is much to be gained in helping Hong Kong reframe its narrative toward broader issues of public interest. Photograph courtesy of Bernard Spragg

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.
News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
The Treasury Board Secretariat, led by President Shafqat Ali, acts as the public service employer, handling administrative oversight of spending and regulation, among other responsibilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
The Treasury Board Secretariat, led by President Shafqat Ali, acts as the public service employer, handling administrative oversight of spending and regulation, among other responsibilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Lantsman says Hill media will see more of Poilievre when House returns on Jan. 30

  • Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman says once the party begins rolling out policies that will form part of its campaign platform for the next
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 22, 2023
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre leaves a scrum on the Hill where he took five questions. Conservative strategist Yaroslav Baran says the chill some journalists feel from Poilievre should not come as a complete shock since 'the tenor of a lot of that criticism' reveals that 'many do not like him.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lantsman says Hill media will see more of Poilievre when House returns on Jan. 30

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 22, 2023
  • Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman says once the party begins rolling out policies that will form part of its campaign platform for the next

Lantsman says Hill media will see more of Poilievre when House returns on Jan. 30

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 22, 2023
  • Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman says once the party begins rolling out policies that will form part of its campaign platform for the next
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre leaves a scrum on the Hill where he took five questions. Conservative strategist Yaroslav Baran says the chill some journalists feel from Poilievre should not come as a complete shock since 'the tenor of a lot of that criticism' reveals that 'many do not like him.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Signs of Ontario inching towards a health-care deal may ‘break the logjam’ so other provinces follow suit, as premiers’ united front shows cracks

  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford's recent moves on health care and Ottawa's reaction to them show a 'pragmatic' relationship exists, says Liberal strategist Greg MacEachern.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 20, 2023
In announcements on Jan. 11 and Jan. 16, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the province was open to a deal on health transfers that would place federal strings on funding, and that Ontario plans to invest more in private health care delivery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Signs of Ontario inching towards a health-care deal may ‘break the logjam’ so other provinces follow suit, as premiers’ united front shows cracks

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 20, 2023
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford's recent moves on health care and Ottawa's reaction to them show a 'pragmatic' relationship exists, says Liberal strategist Greg MacEachern.

Signs of Ontario inching towards a health-care deal may ‘break the logjam’ so other provinces follow suit, as premiers’ united front shows cracks

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 20, 2023
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford's recent moves on health care and Ottawa's reaction to them show a 'pragmatic' relationship exists, says Liberal strategist Greg MacEachern.
In announcements on Jan. 11 and Jan. 16, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the province was open to a deal on health transfers that would place federal strings on funding, and that Ontario plans to invest more in private health care delivery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Anand and Eyre to summit in Ramstein

  • Plus, the end of an occasionally furry era on Rideau Street.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 20, 2023
Defence Minister Anita Anand will get a front-row seat to a debate over supplying tanks to Ukraine at a summit in Germany today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Anand and Eyre to summit in Ramstein

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 20, 2023
  • Plus, the end of an occasionally furry era on Rideau Street.

Politics This Morning: Anand and Eyre to summit in Ramstein

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 20, 2023
  • Plus, the end of an occasionally furry era on Rideau Street.
Defence Minister Anita Anand will get a front-row seat to a debate over supplying tanks to Ukraine at a summit in Germany today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

String of staff moves in and out of Minister Champagne’s office

  • Plus, Rosalyn Stevens is back in the women and gender equality minister’s office as director of strategic initiatives, and Todd Lane has officially exited
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 19, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with media before a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

String of staff moves in and out of Minister Champagne’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 19, 2023
  • Plus, Rosalyn Stevens is back in the women and gender equality minister’s office as director of strategic initiatives, and Todd Lane has officially exited

String of staff moves in and out of Minister Champagne’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 19, 2023
  • Plus, Rosalyn Stevens is back in the women and gender equality minister’s office as director of strategic initiatives, and Todd Lane has officially exited
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with media before a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds owe it to Canadian public to address the harm caused by copyright term extension

  • Only a miniscule percentage of copyright owners will benefit from an extra 20 years of protection, meanwhile, the rest of us lose unless balancing
Opinion | BY MARK SWARTZ | January 19, 2023
Extending the term of copyright 'pauses' the public domain for 20 years, impacting works created both in Canada and abroad. As a result, millions of copyrighted works will not enter the public domain for many years, including those created by prominent Canadians such as Glenn Gould, left, Lester Pearson, Marshall McLuhan, and Gabrielle Roy. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Feds owe it to Canadian public to address the harm caused by copyright term extension

Opinion | BY MARK SWARTZ | January 19, 2023
  • Only a miniscule percentage of copyright owners will benefit from an extra 20 years of protection, meanwhile, the rest of us lose unless balancing

Feds owe it to Canadian public to address the harm caused by copyright term extension

Opinion | BY MARK SWARTZ | January 19, 2023
  • Only a miniscule percentage of copyright owners will benefit from an extra 20 years of protection, meanwhile, the rest of us lose unless balancing
Extending the term of copyright 'pauses' the public domain for 20 years, impacting works created both in Canada and abroad. As a result, millions of copyrighted works will not enter the public domain for many years, including those created by prominent Canadians such as Glenn Gould, left, Lester Pearson, Marshall McLuhan, and Gabrielle Roy. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘Voluntary action alone isn’t going to cut it’: watchdog group calls for climate reporting requirements for Canada’s $4-trillion pension fund industry

  • A new report card finds a widening gap on credible climate action among Canada’s largest pension funds, which manage $2-trillion worth of assets.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 19, 2023
A construction site in Ottawa at the site of a mixed use rental building. Collectively, Canada's pension plans make up the largest pool of investment capital in the country, owning airports, pipelines, electrical utilities, and other infrastructure projects around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Voluntary action alone isn’t going to cut it’: watchdog group calls for climate reporting requirements for Canada’s $4-trillion pension fund industry

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 19, 2023
  • A new report card finds a widening gap on credible climate action among Canada’s largest pension funds, which manage $2-trillion worth of assets.

‘Voluntary action alone isn’t going to cut it’: watchdog group calls for climate reporting requirements for Canada’s $4-trillion pension fund industry

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 19, 2023
  • A new report card finds a widening gap on credible climate action among Canada’s largest pension funds, which manage $2-trillion worth of assets.
A construction site in Ottawa at the site of a mixed use rental building. Collectively, Canada's pension plans make up the largest pool of investment capital in the country, owning airports, pipelines, electrical utilities, and other infrastructure projects around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 19, 2023
Jagmeet Singh
Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds a media availability in West Block on Jan. 19, 2023, after meeting with his caucus to discuss priorities for the upcoming session. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 19, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 19, 2023
Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds a media availability in West Block on Jan. 19, 2023, after meeting with his caucus to discuss priorities for the upcoming session. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Do countries need chief risk officers for this scary world?

  • Better and more sophisticated risk monitoring is essential, particularly at international institutions, given the deep global interconnectedness of risks today.
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 19, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos. The WEF's 2023 pegs Canada’s top five risks over the next two years as the cost-of-living crisis, a debt crisis, rapid and/or sustained inflation, the failure of climate change adaptation, and an asset bubble burst, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Valeriano Di Domenico photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum

Do countries need chief risk officers for this scary world?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 19, 2023
  • Better and more sophisticated risk monitoring is essential, particularly at international institutions, given the deep global interconnectedness of risks today.

Do countries need chief risk officers for this scary world?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 19, 2023
  • Better and more sophisticated risk monitoring is essential, particularly at international institutions, given the deep global interconnectedness of risks today.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos. The WEF's 2023 pegs Canada’s top five risks over the next two years as the cost-of-living crisis, a debt crisis, rapid and/or sustained inflation, the failure of climate change adaptation, and an asset bubble burst, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Valeriano Di Domenico photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum

Artificial intelligence says it could manipulate humans into giving it weapons

  • When I asked ChatGPT if war could ever happen, it replied 'AI is designed to be a tool that can be used to assist
Opinion | BY ALISTAIR VIGIER | January 19, 2023
Does artificial intelligence think that humans and artificial intelligence will ever be at war? If war happened, how would it play out? ChatGPT just told me it is difficult to predict the future but gave some examples of how war could play out. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Artificial intelligence says it could manipulate humans into giving it weapons

Opinion | BY ALISTAIR VIGIER | January 19, 2023
  • When I asked ChatGPT if war could ever happen, it replied 'AI is designed to be a tool that can be used to assist

Artificial intelligence says it could manipulate humans into giving it weapons

Opinion | BY ALISTAIR VIGIER | January 19, 2023
  • When I asked ChatGPT if war could ever happen, it replied 'AI is designed to be a tool that can be used to assist
Does artificial intelligence think that humans and artificial intelligence will ever be at war? If war happened, how would it play out? ChatGPT just told me it is difficult to predict the future but gave some examples of how war could play out. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Return of the alliances

  • Right now, the existing regional alliances seem to be consolidating into a single all-embracing system. Only three years ago, there was only one big
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 19, 2023
China's more belligerent style under Xi Jinping, left, accounts for the speed at which a counter-balancing alliance took shape in the region, writes Gwynne Dyer, but the equal and opposite reaction to this enterprise was the 2022 announcement of a ‘no limits’ partnership by Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Return of the alliances

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 19, 2023
  • Right now, the existing regional alliances seem to be consolidating into a single all-embracing system. Only three years ago, there was only one big

Return of the alliances

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 19, 2023
  • Right now, the existing regional alliances seem to be consolidating into a single all-embracing system. Only three years ago, there was only one big
China's more belligerent style under Xi Jinping, left, accounts for the speed at which a counter-balancing alliance took shape in the region, writes Gwynne Dyer, but the equal and opposite reaction to this enterprise was the 2022 announcement of a ‘no limits’ partnership by Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Politics This Morning: New Democrats huddle on the Hill

  • Plus, news on an Arctic runway project for the military.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 19, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will meet with members of his caucus again on Parliament Hill today to plot strategy for the return of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: New Democrats huddle on the Hill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 19, 2023
  • Plus, news on an Arctic runway project for the military.

Politics This Morning: New Democrats huddle on the Hill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 19, 2023
  • Plus, news on an Arctic runway project for the military.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will meet with members of his caucus again on Parliament Hill today to plot strategy for the return of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics and the five-issue clusters

  • In a tight race, other issues could play a pivotal part in deciding who wins and who loses. Maybe a new slogan should be: 'It’s
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 18, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May. The next federal election will be won by whichever political party puts together a campaign which best reflects that famous slogan, 'It’s the economy, stupid.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Politics and the five-issue clusters

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 18, 2023
  • In a tight race, other issues could play a pivotal part in deciding who wins and who loses. Maybe a new slogan should be: 'It’s

Politics and the five-issue clusters

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 18, 2023
  • In a tight race, other issues could play a pivotal part in deciding who wins and who loses. Maybe a new slogan should be: 'It’s
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May. The next federal election will be won by whichever political party puts together a campaign which best reflects that famous slogan, 'It’s the economy, stupid.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Joly should reposition Canada’s foreign policy to combat Freeland after-effect

  • Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly can push the positives of foreign policy, moving away from predecessors who prefer war over peace, rule-breaking over law and
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 18, 2023
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly is getting a new chief of staff and with that fresh start comes a golden opportunity to turn the page on our ineffective and ultimately costly foreign policy framework, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly should reposition Canada’s foreign policy to combat Freeland after-effect

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 18, 2023
  • Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly can push the positives of foreign policy, moving away from predecessors who prefer war over peace, rule-breaking over law and

Joly should reposition Canada’s foreign policy to combat Freeland after-effect

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 18, 2023
  • Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly can push the positives of foreign policy, moving away from predecessors who prefer war over peace, rule-breaking over law and
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly is getting a new chief of staff and with that fresh start comes a golden opportunity to turn the page on our ineffective and ultimately costly foreign policy framework, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Renewable energy sector ‘going like gangbusters,’ say experts, but feds must handle just transition legislation with sensitivity

  • Polling data says most oil and gas workers will consider jobs in the net-zero economy if provided with necessary support to make the shift.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 18, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, seen here on Oct. 18, 2022, has committed to introducing just transition legislation in the coming months, although the bill may arrive under a different name. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Renewable energy sector ‘going like gangbusters,’ say experts, but feds must handle just transition legislation with sensitivity

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 18, 2023
  • Polling data says most oil and gas workers will consider jobs in the net-zero economy if provided with necessary support to make the shift.

Renewable energy sector ‘going like gangbusters,’ say experts, but feds must handle just transition legislation with sensitivity

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 18, 2023
  • Polling data says most oil and gas workers will consider jobs in the net-zero economy if provided with necessary support to make the shift.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, seen here on Oct. 18, 2022, has committed to introducing just transition legislation in the coming months, although the bill may arrive under a different name. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nigerian mission welcomes VP

Nigerian Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, left, and Nigerian High Commissioner Adeyinka Asekun exit the theatre at the Canadian Museum of Nature after a screening of 2 Weeks In Lagos during Osinbajo’s official visit on Nov. 22, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Nigerian mission welcomes VP

Nigerian mission welcomes VP

Nigerian Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, left, and Nigerian High Commissioner Adeyinka Asekun exit the theatre at the Canadian Museum of Nature after a screening of 2 Weeks In Lagos during Osinbajo’s official visit on Nov. 22, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MPs agree to parliamentary probe of McKinsey contracts, calling on Dominic Barton and seven ministers to appear

  • On Jan. 18, the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee passed a motion to study government contracts awarded to external firm McKinsey and Company,
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 18, 2023
The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee plans to call Dominic Barton to appear as a witness, as it undertakes a study on the Liberal government's relationship with McKinsey and Company—for which Barton was global managing director between 2009 and 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs agree to parliamentary probe of McKinsey contracts, calling on Dominic Barton and seven ministers to appear

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 18, 2023
  • On Jan. 18, the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee passed a motion to study government contracts awarded to external firm McKinsey and Company,

MPs agree to parliamentary probe of McKinsey contracts, calling on Dominic Barton and seven ministers to appear

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 18, 2023
  • On Jan. 18, the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee passed a motion to study government contracts awarded to external firm McKinsey and Company,
The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee plans to call Dominic Barton to appear as a witness, as it undertakes a study on the Liberal government's relationship with McKinsey and Company—for which Barton was global managing director between 2009 and 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a better approach to net-zero home renovations

  • Incentive programs need to meet homeowners where they are and set them on a path to zero-carbon homes.
Opinion | BY MARTIN LUYMES, JAY NORDENSTROM, AND TOM-PIERRE FRAPPé-SéNéCLAUZE | January 18, 2023
Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen makes a housing announcement in Ottawa on June 17, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a better approach to net-zero home renovations

Opinion | BY MARTIN LUYMES, JAY NORDENSTROM, AND TOM-PIERRE FRAPPé-SéNéCLAUZE | January 18, 2023
  • Incentive programs need to meet homeowners where they are and set them on a path to zero-carbon homes.

Canada needs a better approach to net-zero home renovations

Opinion | BY MARTIN LUYMES, JAY NORDENSTROM, AND TOM-PIERRE FRAPPé-SéNéCLAUZE | January 18, 2023
  • Incentive programs need to meet homeowners where they are and set them on a path to zero-carbon homes.
Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen makes a housing announcement in Ottawa on June 17, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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