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From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

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

Unemployment stats for April incoming

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

Unemployment stats for April incoming

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

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

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

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

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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

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

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

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

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

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

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

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

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

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

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

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

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Opinion | May 7, 2025
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

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

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

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

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

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

Reading the election tea leaves

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

Reading the election tea leaves

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

Reading the election tea leaves

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

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.
Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
The threats facing us now due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs necessitate a forward-looking rather than rearward-looking perspective, write Daniel Rosenbloom and Steven Bernstein. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.
Donald Trump
The threats facing us now due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs necessitate a forward-looking rather than rearward-looking perspective, write Daniel Rosenbloom and Steven Bernstein. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy

  • The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.
Opinion | BY JULIA SAWATZKY | May 7, 2025
Asthma patients’ needs underscore the urgency for addressing air emissions underreporting and actualizing the federal government’s previous promises to support rigorous investigation of environmental health risks in impacted communities, writes Julia Sawatzky. Unsplash photograph by CNordic Nordic

Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy

Opinion | BY JULIA SAWATZKY | May 7, 2025
  • The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.

Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy

Opinion | BY JULIA SAWATZKY | May 7, 2025
  • The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.
Asthma patients’ needs underscore the urgency for addressing air emissions underreporting and actualizing the federal government’s previous promises to support rigorous investigation of environmental health risks in impacted communities, writes Julia Sawatzky. Unsplash photograph by CNordic Nordic

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
Three-term Nova Scotia Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, left, pictured with then-Green MP Mike Morrice, who was defeated in the federal election, has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'
Three-term Nova Scotia Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, left, pictured with then-Green MP Mike Morrice, who was defeated in the federal election, has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

  • We are now entering an era that breaks from decades of integration with American markets, and demands a new kind of economic independence.
Opinion | BY DEREK J. PATTERSON | May 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to oversee a full-spectrum shift in how Canada approaches development, and a clear break from the thinking that has shaped Ottawa for decades, writes Derek J. Patterson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

Opinion | BY DEREK J. PATTERSON | May 6, 2025
  • We are now entering an era that breaks from decades of integration with American markets, and demands a new kind of economic independence.

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

Opinion | BY DEREK J. PATTERSON | May 6, 2025
  • We are now entering an era that breaks from decades of integration with American markets, and demands a new kind of economic independence.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to oversee a full-spectrum shift in how Canada approaches development, and a clear break from the thinking that has shaped Ottawa for decades, writes Derek J. Patterson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet the U.S. president at the White House on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet the U.S. president at the White House on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure
Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
As economic conditions continue to evolve, small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and financially resilient, write Andrew Moor, Jason Rosen, Karim Nanji, and Steve Boms. Pexels photograph by Lukas

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure
As economic conditions continue to evolve, small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and financially resilient, write Andrew Moor, Jason Rosen, Karim Nanji, and Steve Boms. Pexels photograph by Lukas
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Hamas must release all hostages and surrender: Alan Williams

  • Re: “Ottawa can no longer ignore rising death toll in Gaza,” (The Hill Times, June 6, by Usama Khan). The author is quite right
Opinion | July 1, 2024
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Hamas must release all hostages and surrender: Alan Williams

Opinion | July 1, 2024
  • Re: “Ottawa can no longer ignore rising death toll in Gaza,” (The Hill Times, June 6, by Usama Khan). The author is quite right

Hamas must release all hostages and surrender: Alan Williams

Opinion | July 1, 2024
  • Re: “Ottawa can no longer ignore rising death toll in Gaza,” (The Hill Times, June 6, by Usama Khan). The author is quite right
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Liberal MP Chahal among nine MPs demanding ‘immediate’ caucus meeting to discuss ‘extremely concerning’ byelection loss

  • The request, which the MPs say is supported by ‘dozens’ in caucus, comes hours after Liberal MP Wayne Long wrote another caucus-wide email saying
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
Nine Liberal MPs have sent an email to the national caucus chair, and all caucus colleagues, asking for an in-person meeting to discuss the disappointing byelection result in Toronto-St. Paul's, Ont.

Liberal MP Chahal among nine MPs demanding ‘immediate’ caucus meeting to discuss ‘extremely concerning’ byelection loss

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
  • The request, which the MPs say is supported by ‘dozens’ in caucus, comes hours after Liberal MP Wayne Long wrote another caucus-wide email saying

Liberal MP Chahal among nine MPs demanding ‘immediate’ caucus meeting to discuss ‘extremely concerning’ byelection loss

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
  • The request, which the MPs say is supported by ‘dozens’ in caucus, comes hours after Liberal MP Wayne Long wrote another caucus-wide email saying
Nine Liberal MPs have sent an email to the national caucus chair, and all caucus colleagues, asking for an in-person meeting to discuss the disappointing byelection result in Toronto-St. Paul's, Ont.

Liberal MPs Long and McDonald call for change in party leadership: ‘we need new leadership and a new direction’

  • In an email to all Liberal caucus members, Liberal MP Wayne Long said the party needs a new leader. Liberal MP Ken McDonald responded
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
Three-term Liberal MP Wayne Long wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as party leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs Long and McDonald call for change in party leadership: ‘we need new leadership and a new direction’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
  • In an email to all Liberal caucus members, Liberal MP Wayne Long said the party needs a new leader. Liberal MP Ken McDonald responded

Liberal MPs Long and McDonald call for change in party leadership: ‘we need new leadership and a new direction’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
  • In an email to all Liberal caucus members, Liberal MP Wayne Long said the party needs a new leader. Liberal MP Ken McDonald responded
Three-term Liberal MP Wayne Long wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as party leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘So damn offensive’: NSICOP and Hogue findings on media raise serious concern about covert targeting of Canadian journalists

  • If foreign powers can convince mainstream Canadian media to report a message they wish to advance 'it's quite dangerous' because it lends 'credibility to
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 28, 2024
Reporters scrum Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, before the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on June 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘So damn offensive’: NSICOP and Hogue findings on media raise serious concern about covert targeting of Canadian journalists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 28, 2024
  • If foreign powers can convince mainstream Canadian media to report a message they wish to advance 'it's quite dangerous' because it lends 'credibility to

‘So damn offensive’: NSICOP and Hogue findings on media raise serious concern about covert targeting of Canadian journalists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 28, 2024
  • If foreign powers can convince mainstream Canadian media to report a message they wish to advance 'it's quite dangerous' because it lends 'credibility to
Reporters scrum Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, before the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on June 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Caucus disquiet grows after Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection upset as Liberals face ‘catastrophic loss’ with status quo

  • For the Trudeau government, the writing has been on the wall since November, and ‘despite their best efforts, they haven't been able to get
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, STEPHEN JEFFERY, ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
Following an upset loss in the June 24 Toronto-St. Paul's byelection, there's nothing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photograph earlier this year, can do to change his party's fate, says pollster David Coletto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Caucus disquiet grows after Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection upset as Liberals face ‘catastrophic loss’ with status quo

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, STEPHEN JEFFERY, ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
  • For the Trudeau government, the writing has been on the wall since November, and ‘despite their best efforts, they haven't been able to get

Caucus disquiet grows after Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection upset as Liberals face ‘catastrophic loss’ with status quo

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, STEPHEN JEFFERY, ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
  • For the Trudeau government, the writing has been on the wall since November, and ‘despite their best efforts, they haven't been able to get
Following an upset loss in the June 24 Toronto-St. Paul's byelection, there's nothing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photograph earlier this year, can do to change his party's fate, says pollster David Coletto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justin Trudeau’s best-before date

  • Plus, a look into the government's procurement of $80-billion worth of war ships.
Discourse around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership reached a fever pitch this week, and shows no signs of subsiding. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justin Trudeau’s best-before date

  • Plus, a look into the government's procurement of $80-billion worth of war ships.

Justin Trudeau’s best-before date

  • Plus, a look into the government's procurement of $80-billion worth of war ships.
Discourse around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership reached a fever pitch this week, and shows no signs of subsiding. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s refocus our immigration policy on skills

  • With immigration more important than ever, Canadian policymakers would do well to invite businesses to the table, map their labour market needs, and build
Opinion | BY PATRICK MACKENZIE | June 27, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Newcomers to Canada continue to face chronic underemployment, all while Canadian employers cry out for skilled workers, writes Patrick MacKenzie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s refocus our immigration policy on skills

Opinion | BY PATRICK MACKENZIE | June 27, 2024
  • With immigration more important than ever, Canadian policymakers would do well to invite businesses to the table, map their labour market needs, and build

Let’s refocus our immigration policy on skills

Opinion | BY PATRICK MACKENZIE | June 27, 2024
  • With immigration more important than ever, Canadian policymakers would do well to invite businesses to the table, map their labour market needs, and build
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Newcomers to Canada continue to face chronic underemployment, all while Canadian employers cry out for skilled workers, writes Patrick MacKenzie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘In the new world order,’ feds must work with industry to fix IT procurement problems, say experts

  • New research examining IT procurement failures—the ArriveCan app, the Phoenix pay system, and Employment and Social Development Canada’s benefits modernization system—reveals three common issues:
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 27, 2024
Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says information technology 'is one of the areas that needs improvement in the public service.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘In the new world order,’ feds must work with industry to fix IT procurement problems, say experts

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 27, 2024
  • New research examining IT procurement failures—the ArriveCan app, the Phoenix pay system, and Employment and Social Development Canada’s benefits modernization system—reveals three common issues:

‘In the new world order,’ feds must work with industry to fix IT procurement problems, say experts

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 27, 2024
  • New research examining IT procurement failures—the ArriveCan app, the Phoenix pay system, and Employment and Social Development Canada’s benefits modernization system—reveals three common issues:
Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says information technology 'is one of the areas that needs improvement in the public service.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The question of genocide in Ukraine

  • While no court has yet to render a verdict on the actions of Vladimir Putin and his forces, there is mounting evidence that Russia
Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | June 27, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured. A better way to describe what has transpired in Ukraine in the last two years is not 'an element of genocide,' but rather a 'genocide in progress,' writes David Pratt. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The question of genocide in Ukraine

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | June 27, 2024
  • While no court has yet to render a verdict on the actions of Vladimir Putin and his forces, there is mounting evidence that Russia

The question of genocide in Ukraine

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | June 27, 2024
  • While no court has yet to render a verdict on the actions of Vladimir Putin and his forces, there is mounting evidence that Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured. A better way to describe what has transpired in Ukraine in the last two years is not 'an element of genocide,' but rather a 'genocide in progress,' writes David Pratt. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Governments unprepared for risks of a dilbit spill in western waters

  • I can lament the failure of the B.C. NDP and the federal Liberals to keep their promises, while praying that the likely spills will
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | June 27, 2024
A rally against the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion in Ottawa in 2018. There has been no evaluation of these health risks of a spill, nor has there been a thorough environmental risk assessment, writes Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governments unprepared for risks of a dilbit spill in western waters

Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | June 27, 2024
  • I can lament the failure of the B.C. NDP and the federal Liberals to keep their promises, while praying that the likely spills will

Governments unprepared for risks of a dilbit spill in western waters

Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | June 27, 2024
  • I can lament the failure of the B.C. NDP and the federal Liberals to keep their promises, while praying that the likely spills will
A rally against the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion in Ottawa in 2018. There has been no evaluation of these health risks of a spill, nor has there been a thorough environmental risk assessment, writes Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Preserving a vital resource: our broadcast heritage

  • We are the only nation in the developed world that has failed to adequately address preservation of our media heritage.
Opinion | BY KEALY WILKINSON | June 27, 2024
Without funding for the Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation, we risk forgetting a key component for the creation of innovative and distinctive Canadian content: an appreciation of our shared history, writes Kealy Wilkinson. Unsplash photograph by Patrick Tomasso

Preserving a vital resource: our broadcast heritage

Opinion | BY KEALY WILKINSON | June 27, 2024
  • We are the only nation in the developed world that has failed to adequately address preservation of our media heritage.

Preserving a vital resource: our broadcast heritage

Opinion | BY KEALY WILKINSON | June 27, 2024
  • We are the only nation in the developed world that has failed to adequately address preservation of our media heritage.
Without funding for the Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation, we risk forgetting a key component for the creation of innovative and distinctive Canadian content: an appreciation of our shared history, writes Kealy Wilkinson. Unsplash photograph by Patrick Tomasso

Some 25 MPs, Senators promise to ‘call out abuse and harassment’ in Parliament this fall

  • The 75-member Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians, now headed by NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen and Senator Marilou McPhedran, has relaunched, and it wants to
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 27, 2024
Senator Marilou McPhedran, left, and NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen are the co-chairs of the Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Some 25 MPs, Senators promise to ‘call out abuse and harassment’ in Parliament this fall

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 27, 2024
  • The 75-member Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians, now headed by NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen and Senator Marilou McPhedran, has relaunched, and it wants to

Some 25 MPs, Senators promise to ‘call out abuse and harassment’ in Parliament this fall

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | June 27, 2024
  • The 75-member Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians, now headed by NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen and Senator Marilou McPhedran, has relaunched, and it wants to
Senator Marilou McPhedran, left, and NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen are the co-chairs of the Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

An Arctic strategy is the nation-building project Canada needs now

  • Canada’s long-term goals in the region depend on the development of Northern and Indigenous communities.
Opinion | BY MADELEINE REDFERN AND SEAN BOYD | June 27, 2024
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. Canada has fallen far behind other nations in the Arctic with respect to infrastructure and security investments in their northern regions, write Madeleine Redfern and Sean Boyd. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An Arctic strategy is the nation-building project Canada needs now

Opinion | BY MADELEINE REDFERN AND SEAN BOYD | June 27, 2024
  • Canada’s long-term goals in the region depend on the development of Northern and Indigenous communities.

An Arctic strategy is the nation-building project Canada needs now

Opinion | BY MADELEINE REDFERN AND SEAN BOYD | June 27, 2024
  • Canada’s long-term goals in the region depend on the development of Northern and Indigenous communities.
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. Canada has fallen far behind other nations in the Arctic with respect to infrastructure and security investments in their northern regions, write Madeleine Redfern and Sean Boyd. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians want authenticity in their political candidates

  • Political candidates who come across as caricatures fashioned by consultants and marketing machines will lose. Canadians are tired of it.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 26, 2024
The surprise win by Conservative Don Stewart in downtown Toronto likely suggests the party's on the right track to win the general election, as long as Leader Pierre Poilievre stays the course, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Photograph courtesy of X

Canadians want authenticity in their political candidates

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 26, 2024
  • Political candidates who come across as caricatures fashioned by consultants and marketing machines will lose. Canadians are tired of it.

Canadians want authenticity in their political candidates

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 26, 2024
  • Political candidates who come across as caricatures fashioned by consultants and marketing machines will lose. Canadians are tired of it.
The surprise win by Conservative Don Stewart in downtown Toronto likely suggests the party's on the right track to win the general election, as long as Leader Pierre Poilievre stays the course, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Photograph courtesy of X

Foreign interference bill could have ‘chilling effect’ on freedom of expression, but also praised for economic security benefits

  • Bill C-70, the Countering Foreign Interference Act, received royal assent on June 20. But the legislation still contains loopholes that allow for secret, foreign
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 26, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said, with the passage of Bill C-70, that Canada's intelligence and law enforcement personnel will 'now be better equipped to detect, disrupt, and counter foreign interference and take action against those seeking to harm our way of life,' in a Public Safety press release on June 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign interference bill could have ‘chilling effect’ on freedom of expression, but also praised for economic security benefits

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 26, 2024
  • Bill C-70, the Countering Foreign Interference Act, received royal assent on June 20. But the legislation still contains loopholes that allow for secret, foreign

Foreign interference bill could have ‘chilling effect’ on freedom of expression, but also praised for economic security benefits

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 26, 2024
  • Bill C-70, the Countering Foreign Interference Act, received royal assent on June 20. But the legislation still contains loopholes that allow for secret, foreign
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said, with the passage of Bill C-70, that Canada's intelligence and law enforcement personnel will 'now be better equipped to detect, disrupt, and counter foreign interference and take action against those seeking to harm our way of life,' in a Public Safety press release on June 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Assange is free at last, but the real bad guys won

  • The Wikileaks founder’s ordeal will prevent a dozen, or 100, or 1,000 potential whistle-blowers who have information that the public needs to know from
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2024
The example set by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, pictured in 2014, was a huge threat to the secret state, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Assange is free at last, but the real bad guys won

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2024
  • The Wikileaks founder’s ordeal will prevent a dozen, or 100, or 1,000 potential whistle-blowers who have information that the public needs to know from

Assange is free at last, but the real bad guys won

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2024
  • The Wikileaks founder’s ordeal will prevent a dozen, or 100, or 1,000 potential whistle-blowers who have information that the public needs to know from
The example set by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, pictured in 2014, was a huge threat to the secret state, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canadians are living through a mental health crisis

  • The journey towards equitable mental health care for all is far from over. It requires unwavering dedication, continuous advocacy, and collaborative efforts from all
Opinion | BY CARRIE FOSTER | June 26, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association commends Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland for including a measure in her Fall Economic Statement to remove sales tax from psychotherapy, but continued advocacy is essential to ensure all Canadians have access to mental health services, writes Carrie Foster. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians are living through a mental health crisis

Opinion | BY CARRIE FOSTER | June 26, 2024
  • The journey towards equitable mental health care for all is far from over. It requires unwavering dedication, continuous advocacy, and collaborative efforts from all

Canadians are living through a mental health crisis

Opinion | BY CARRIE FOSTER | June 26, 2024
  • The journey towards equitable mental health care for all is far from over. It requires unwavering dedication, continuous advocacy, and collaborative efforts from all
Chrystia Freeland
The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association commends Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland for including a measure in her Fall Economic Statement to remove sales tax from psychotherapy, but continued advocacy is essential to ensure all Canadians have access to mental health services, writes Carrie Foster. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global News hit by five cuts to Parliamentary Press Gallery personnel, as media company slashes 35 unionized jobs across the country

  • CIBC said it is skeptical about Global News' parent firm Corus’ ability to pay down and refinance its debts.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2024
Corus, the parent company of Global News, is laying of 35 employees across the country 'as part of our ongoing evaluation of our business and continued enterprise efficiency review,' according to a spokesperson. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Global News hit by five cuts to Parliamentary Press Gallery personnel, as media company slashes 35 unionized jobs across the country

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2024
  • CIBC said it is skeptical about Global News' parent firm Corus’ ability to pay down and refinance its debts.

Global News hit by five cuts to Parliamentary Press Gallery personnel, as media company slashes 35 unionized jobs across the country

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2024
  • CIBC said it is skeptical about Global News' parent firm Corus’ ability to pay down and refinance its debts.
Corus, the parent company of Global News, is laying of 35 employees across the country 'as part of our ongoing evaluation of our business and continued enterprise efficiency review,' according to a spokesperson. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Tax fairness for the next generation will protect the future of our farms

  • The 2024 budget was based around the idea of “fairness for all generations," yet this legislation has the potential to cause serious negative consequences
Opinion | BY KEITH CURRIE | June 26, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's, left, changes to capital gains tax, announced in the federal budget on April 16, have generated real concern for farmers across Canada, writes Keith Currie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tax fairness for the next generation will protect the future of our farms

Opinion | BY KEITH CURRIE | June 26, 2024
  • The 2024 budget was based around the idea of “fairness for all generations," yet this legislation has the potential to cause serious negative consequences

Tax fairness for the next generation will protect the future of our farms

Opinion | BY KEITH CURRIE | June 26, 2024
  • The 2024 budget was based around the idea of “fairness for all generations," yet this legislation has the potential to cause serious negative consequences
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's, left, changes to capital gains tax, announced in the federal budget on April 16, have generated real concern for farmers across Canada, writes Keith Currie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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