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

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

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

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

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

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

India and Israel on parallel tracks

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

India and Israel on parallel tracks

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

India and Israel on parallel tracks

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

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

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

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

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

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

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

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

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

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

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

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

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

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

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

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

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

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

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

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reading the election tea leaves

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

Reading the election tea leaves

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

Reading the election tea leaves

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

The man who lost his seat will soon return

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

The man who lost his seat will soon return

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

The man who lost his seat will soon return

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

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.
Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid was named environment and climate change minister before the election. Protecting nature can’t just be the job of one department, writes Megan Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid was named environment and climate change minister before the election. Protecting nature can’t just be the job of one department, writes Megan Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Climate, costs, and cold truths: rethinking northern policy

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

Climate, costs, and cold truths: rethinking northern policy

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

Climate, costs, and cold truths: rethinking northern policy

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

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.
Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
We must not squander this multi-generational opportunity by treating critical minerals as just another commodity boom, writes Marilyn Spink. Unsplash photograph by Tobias Kleeb

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.
We must not squander this multi-generational opportunity by treating critical minerals as just another commodity boom, writes Marilyn Spink. Unsplash photograph by Tobias Kleeb

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

Green, red, and blue

  • Economic realities, post-COVID inflation, cost of living, and now U.S. President Donald Trump’s MAGA economic warfare are all fuelling a renewed neoliberal surge.
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Expect a very squishy climate plan with expanding fossil fuel production instead of the needed managed decline from Prime Minister Mark Carney, writes Bill Henderson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Green, red, and blue

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | May 7, 2025
  • Economic realities, post-COVID inflation, cost of living, and now U.S. President Donald Trump’s MAGA economic warfare are all fuelling a renewed neoliberal surge.

Green, red, and blue

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | May 7, 2025
  • Economic realities, post-COVID inflation, cost of living, and now U.S. President Donald Trump’s MAGA economic warfare are all fuelling a renewed neoliberal surge.
Mark Carney
Expect a very squishy climate plan with expanding fossil fuel production instead of the needed managed decline from Prime Minister Mark Carney, writes Bill Henderson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
After 15 years in the Red Chamber, Conservative Senator Don Plett will be retiring on May 14. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos
After 15 years in the Red Chamber, Conservative Senator Don Plett will be retiring on May 14. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

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

Liberals’ small-donor army slays Conservatives’ $28M fundraising behemoth, but Tory donors not likely to surrender, say strategists

  • Despite raising less than half of the Conservatives' first-quarter fundraising total, the Liberals were buoyed to a party-best of $13.7-million with more than 90
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 6, 2025
The Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre, centre, had another massive first-quarter fundraising total, but their war chest was outnumbered by the Liberals' haul from small donors led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, as the NDP under Jagmeet Singh lagged behind. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Liberals’ small-donor army slays Conservatives’ $28M fundraising behemoth, but Tory donors not likely to surrender, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 6, 2025
  • Despite raising less than half of the Conservatives' first-quarter fundraising total, the Liberals were buoyed to a party-best of $13.7-million with more than 90

Liberals’ small-donor army slays Conservatives’ $28M fundraising behemoth, but Tory donors not likely to surrender, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 6, 2025
  • Despite raising less than half of the Conservatives' first-quarter fundraising total, the Liberals were buoyed to a party-best of $13.7-million with more than 90
The Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre, centre, had another massive first-quarter fundraising total, but their war chest was outnumbered by the Liberals' haul from small donors led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, as the NDP under Jagmeet Singh lagged behind. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at The White House on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at The White House on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

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

When Republican presidents used to love us

  • Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan warned in 1988 in one of his famous weekly radio addresses: 'We should beware of the demagogs who are
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | May 5, 2025
Then prime minister Brian Mulroney, second left, Mila Mulroney, then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, and Nancy Reagan, singing When Irish Eyes Are Smiling at the Shamrock Summit in Quebec City, held March 17-18, 1985. Photograph courtesy of the White House

When Republican presidents used to love us

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | May 5, 2025
  • Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan warned in 1988 in one of his famous weekly radio addresses: 'We should beware of the demagogs who are

When Republican presidents used to love us

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | May 5, 2025
  • Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan warned in 1988 in one of his famous weekly radio addresses: 'We should beware of the demagogs who are
Then prime minister Brian Mulroney, second left, Mila Mulroney, then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, and Nancy Reagan, singing When Irish Eyes Are Smiling at the Shamrock Summit in Quebec City, held March 17-18, 1985. Photograph courtesy of the White House

Can the Canadian Forces avoid getting goosed by wild geese?

  • Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
Residents of our nation's capital are all-too aware of how threatening these geese can be during the spring mating season after they have laid their eggs, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Sunny

Can the Canadian Forces avoid getting goosed by wild geese?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
  • Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.

Can the Canadian Forces avoid getting goosed by wild geese?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
  • Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.
Residents of our nation's capital are all-too aware of how threatening these geese can be during the spring mating season after they have laid their eggs, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Sunny
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New chief of staff incoming for Minister LeBlanc as Jamie Innes exits

  • Plus, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien is in need of a new press secretary.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 24, 2024
Public Safety, Democratic Institutions, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc speaks with reporters outside the House Chamber on June 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New chief of staff incoming for Minister LeBlanc as Jamie Innes exits

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 24, 2024
  • Plus, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien is in need of a new press secretary.

New chief of staff incoming for Minister LeBlanc as Jamie Innes exits

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 24, 2024
  • Plus, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien is in need of a new press secretary.
Public Safety, Democratic Institutions, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc speaks with reporters outside the House Chamber on June 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has a procurement problem. Here’s one way to fix it

  • We need legislation to allow bypassing the traditional procurement process, and instead outsource the development of new solutions to the private sector and non-profits.
Opinion | BY ERINN VAN WYNSBERGHE | June 24, 2024
Canada has been accused of having the worst defence procurement system in the western world, but there’s a way our defence forces could be equipped quickly with cutting-edge technology and software, writes Erinn van Wynsberghe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has a procurement problem. Here’s one way to fix it

Opinion | BY ERINN VAN WYNSBERGHE | June 24, 2024
  • We need legislation to allow bypassing the traditional procurement process, and instead outsource the development of new solutions to the private sector and non-profits.

Canada has a procurement problem. Here’s one way to fix it

Opinion | BY ERINN VAN WYNSBERGHE | June 24, 2024
  • We need legislation to allow bypassing the traditional procurement process, and instead outsource the development of new solutions to the private sector and non-profits.
Canada has been accused of having the worst defence procurement system in the western world, but there’s a way our defence forces could be equipped quickly with cutting-edge technology and software, writes Erinn van Wynsberghe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Depoliticize procurement decisions,’ say MPs in new defence report

  • Canada needs 'a well-functioning defence procurement system' with projects delivered in a timely manner, according to the report, which says that outcome should be
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 24, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair says the two-per-cent target is a 'challenge' for Canada but 'we’re going to reach it.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Depoliticize procurement decisions,’ say MPs in new defence report

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 24, 2024
  • Canada needs 'a well-functioning defence procurement system' with projects delivered in a timely manner, according to the report, which says that outcome should be

‘Depoliticize procurement decisions,’ say MPs in new defence report

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 24, 2024
  • Canada needs 'a well-functioning defence procurement system' with projects delivered in a timely manner, according to the report, which says that outcome should be
Defence Minister Bill Blair says the two-per-cent target is a 'challenge' for Canada but 'we’re going to reach it.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs should be eyeing a bigger chopping block for interference issues 

  • On top of allegations of foreign government meddling, domestically, there is a growing pattern of interfering with, delaying, and repressing requests made under Canada's
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 24, 2024
While MPs are caught up with the issue of whether their colleagues or should be named for ‘wittingly’ collaborating with foreign powers, they should not overlook domestic interference in the public's knowledge about what government agencies are up to, writes Ken Rubin. Unsplash photograph by Agence Olloweb

MPs should be eyeing a bigger chopping block for interference issues 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 24, 2024
  • On top of allegations of foreign government meddling, domestically, there is a growing pattern of interfering with, delaying, and repressing requests made under Canada's

MPs should be eyeing a bigger chopping block for interference issues 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 24, 2024
  • On top of allegations of foreign government meddling, domestically, there is a growing pattern of interfering with, delaying, and repressing requests made under Canada's
While MPs are caught up with the issue of whether their colleagues or should be named for ‘wittingly’ collaborating with foreign powers, they should not overlook domestic interference in the public's knowledge about what government agencies are up to, writes Ken Rubin. Unsplash photograph by Agence Olloweb

Far-right figures blame NATO, Biden for Russian aggression

  • If the North Atlantic Treaty Organization had not expanded to Russia’s borders, it would all still be peace and love in Europe, according to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 24, 2024
Both Britain’s Nigel Farage, right, and America’s Donald Trump have recently claimed the leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization provoked the war in Ukraine, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Gage Skidmore

Far-right figures blame NATO, Biden for Russian aggression

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 24, 2024
  • If the North Atlantic Treaty Organization had not expanded to Russia’s borders, it would all still be peace and love in Europe, according to

Far-right figures blame NATO, Biden for Russian aggression

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 24, 2024
  • If the North Atlantic Treaty Organization had not expanded to Russia’s borders, it would all still be peace and love in Europe, according to
Both Britain’s Nigel Farage, right, and America’s Donald Trump have recently claimed the leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization provoked the war in Ukraine, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Gage Skidmore

Poilievre has the most room to move, but he also has to make sure ‘he doesn’t make a mistake,’ say pollsters

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a high disapproval rating, but the Conservative and NDP leaders are struggling to achieve net-positive impressions with voters.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 24, 2024
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre all have considerable percentages of people who disapprove of their leadership, according to Abacus Data, but the news is worst for the Liberal leader. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Poilievre has the most room to move, but he also has to make sure ‘he doesn’t make a mistake,’ say pollsters

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 24, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a high disapproval rating, but the Conservative and NDP leaders are struggling to achieve net-positive impressions with voters.

Poilievre has the most room to move, but he also has to make sure ‘he doesn’t make a mistake,’ say pollsters

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 24, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a high disapproval rating, but the Conservative and NDP leaders are struggling to achieve net-positive impressions with voters.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre all have considerable percentages of people who disapprove of their leadership, according to Abacus Data, but the news is worst for the Liberal leader. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Party leaders’ communications strategy on foreign interference report ‘not a positive’ for public interest, say political strategists

  • Canadians have no further clarity about the content of the NSICOP report because of mixed messaging from party leaders, say Garry Keller and Yaroslav
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 24, 2024
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have each made public statements about their reactions to the unredacted NSICOP report. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Party leaders’ communications strategy on foreign interference report ‘not a positive’ for public interest, say political strategists

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 24, 2024
  • Canadians have no further clarity about the content of the NSICOP report because of mixed messaging from party leaders, say Garry Keller and Yaroslav

Party leaders’ communications strategy on foreign interference report ‘not a positive’ for public interest, say political strategists

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 24, 2024
  • Canadians have no further clarity about the content of the NSICOP report because of mixed messaging from party leaders, say Garry Keller and Yaroslav
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have each made public statements about their reactions to the unredacted NSICOP report. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst’: Canada should get ready for second Trump presidency, say foreign policy experts

  • Despite the fact that Donald Trump is now the first former U.S. president to be convicted of felony crimes, it hasn't affected his polling.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and former U.S. president Donald Trump. Despite being a convicted felon, Trump is polling high in the race against Biden. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and courtesy of Flickr

‘Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst’: Canada should get ready for second Trump presidency, say foreign policy experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
  • Despite the fact that Donald Trump is now the first former U.S. president to be convicted of felony crimes, it hasn't affected his polling.

‘Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst’: Canada should get ready for second Trump presidency, say foreign policy experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
  • Despite the fact that Donald Trump is now the first former U.S. president to be convicted of felony crimes, it hasn't affected his polling.
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and former U.S. president Donald Trump. Despite being a convicted felon, Trump is polling high in the race against Biden. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and courtesy of Flickr

Former Elections Canada chief electoral officer Jean-Marc Hamel dies

  • Plus, Liberal MP Andy Fillmore to step down, Jonathan Malloy elected Canadian Political Science Association president, Pierre Poilievre hosts garden party for third-language media
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
Jean-Marc Hamel was Canada's chief electoral officer from 1966 to 1990. He died on May 24 at the age of 99. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

Former Elections Canada chief electoral officer Jean-Marc Hamel dies

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
  • Plus, Liberal MP Andy Fillmore to step down, Jonathan Malloy elected Canadian Political Science Association president, Pierre Poilievre hosts garden party for third-language media

Former Elections Canada chief electoral officer Jean-Marc Hamel dies

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
  • Plus, Liberal MP Andy Fillmore to step down, Jonathan Malloy elected Canadian Political Science Association president, Pierre Poilievre hosts garden party for third-language media
Jean-Marc Hamel was Canada's chief electoral officer from 1966 to 1990. He died on May 24 at the age of 99. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

Race of the insiders

  • Plus, it's the Fête nationale du Québec, and the leaders are in la belle province to celebrate.
The byelection in Toronto-St. Paul's is seen as a test for both Pierre Poilievre, left, and Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Race of the insiders

  • Plus, it's the Fête nationale du Québec, and the leaders are in la belle province to celebrate.

Race of the insiders

  • Plus, it's the Fête nationale du Québec, and the leaders are in la belle province to celebrate.
The byelection in Toronto-St. Paul's is seen as a test for both Pierre Poilievre, left, and Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Political leaders should not put interests of parties over interests of the country

  • The House may be adjourned for the summer, but the sensational claims that some parliamentarians have been 'semi-witting or witting' players with foreign states
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 24, 2024
The House passed a motion asking Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue, pictured, who is heading up the Foreign Interference Inquiry, to look into the NSICOP's findings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Political leaders should not put interests of parties over interests of the country

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 24, 2024
  • The House may be adjourned for the summer, but the sensational claims that some parliamentarians have been 'semi-witting or witting' players with foreign states

Political leaders should not put interests of parties over interests of the country

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 24, 2024
  • The House may be adjourned for the summer, but the sensational claims that some parliamentarians have been 'semi-witting or witting' players with foreign states
The House passed a motion asking Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue, pictured, who is heading up the Foreign Interference Inquiry, to look into the NSICOP's findings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New report shows Canada’s economic weaknesses date back to 2006, covering Harper and Trudeau years

  • The Bennett Jones report sets out some directions in taxation, competition, immigration, investment, and the green energy transition, but no policy map. It also
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 24, 2024
Despite some gaps, a recent Bennett Jones report gets it right when it calls for a 'laser-focused' strategy for productivity growth in Canada, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New report shows Canada’s economic weaknesses date back to 2006, covering Harper and Trudeau years

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 24, 2024
  • The Bennett Jones report sets out some directions in taxation, competition, immigration, investment, and the green energy transition, but no policy map. It also

New report shows Canada’s economic weaknesses date back to 2006, covering Harper and Trudeau years

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 24, 2024
  • The Bennett Jones report sets out some directions in taxation, competition, immigration, investment, and the green energy transition, but no policy map. It also
Despite some gaps, a recent Bennett Jones report gets it right when it calls for a 'laser-focused' strategy for productivity growth in Canada, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre poised for big battle over capital gains

  • Liberals would be better off to focus on the good parts of their spend list than pick a fight on a tax increase that
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 24, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre have been sparring about the capital gains tax changes in the House. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Poilievre poised for big battle over capital gains

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 24, 2024
  • Liberals would be better off to focus on the good parts of their spend list than pick a fight on a tax increase that

Poilievre poised for big battle over capital gains

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 24, 2024
  • Liberals would be better off to focus on the good parts of their spend list than pick a fight on a tax increase that
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre have been sparring about the capital gains tax changes in the House. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Federal politics has entered a ‘none-of-the-above’ phase

  • Despite his plummeting personal popularity, Justin Trudeau is still in the game.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 24, 2024
The contenders: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Predicting how people will vote a year from now is not as simple as voting intention polls suggest, writes Michael Harris.    The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Federal politics has entered a ‘none-of-the-above’ phase

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 24, 2024
  • Despite his plummeting personal popularity, Justin Trudeau is still in the game.

Federal politics has entered a ‘none-of-the-above’ phase

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 24, 2024
  • Despite his plummeting personal popularity, Justin Trudeau is still in the game.
The contenders: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Predicting how people will vote a year from now is not as simple as voting intention polls suggest, writes Michael Harris.    The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Is Carney gunning for Trudeau’s job?

  • If I were Trudeau, I’d watch my back. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 24, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Is Carney gunning for Trudeau’s job?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 24, 2024
  • If I were Trudeau, I’d watch my back. 

Is Carney gunning for Trudeau’s job?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 24, 2024
  • If I were Trudeau, I’d watch my back. 
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Sec. 35 rights are not to be given to just anybody

  • Indigenous rights are for Indigenous Peoples.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 24, 2024
Sec. 35 acknowledges Indigenous Peoples were here first, have rights that nobody can erase, and—this is where things get a bit fuzzy—what are those rights? But let’s skip right over that because courts across Canada are debating the innards of this box of rights, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sec. 35 rights are not to be given to just anybody

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 24, 2024
  • Indigenous rights are for Indigenous Peoples.

Sec. 35 rights are not to be given to just anybody

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 24, 2024
  • Indigenous rights are for Indigenous Peoples.
Sec. 35 acknowledges Indigenous Peoples were here first, have rights that nobody can erase, and—this is where things get a bit fuzzy—what are those rights? But let’s skip right over that because courts across Canada are debating the innards of this box of rights, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Keeping clips in context: MPs should convince Canadians with arguments, not edits

  • For a room designed to host debate, the House increasingly feels like a recording studio. Has its purpose shifted?
Opinion | June 24, 2024
One simple procedural change could help: the House should continue to allow MPs to share any clip they please, but require that clips be unaltered and posted with additional context. Specifically, the House should require that clips include the full exchange, containing both the question and response, as well as a timestamped hyperlink to ParlVu. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Keeping clips in context: MPs should convince Canadians with arguments, not edits

Opinion | June 24, 2024
  • For a room designed to host debate, the House increasingly feels like a recording studio. Has its purpose shifted?

Keeping clips in context: MPs should convince Canadians with arguments, not edits

Opinion | June 24, 2024
  • For a room designed to host debate, the House increasingly feels like a recording studio. Has its purpose shifted?
One simple procedural change could help: the House should continue to allow MPs to share any clip they please, but require that clips be unaltered and posted with additional context. Specifically, the House should require that clips include the full exchange, containing both the question and response, as well as a timestamped hyperlink to ParlVu. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Blair to deliver defence policy update speech on June 27 in Halifax

  • MONDAY, JUNE 24 House Not Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to begin its summer break on June 21, the House resumes sitting on Sept.
Defence Minister Bill Blair will deliver remarks on 'Defence Policy Update-2024' in Halifax on June 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blair to deliver defence policy update speech on June 27 in Halifax

  • MONDAY, JUNE 24 House Not Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to begin its summer break on June 21, the House resumes sitting on Sept.

Blair to deliver defence policy update speech on June 27 in Halifax

  • MONDAY, JUNE 24 House Not Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to begin its summer break on June 21, the House resumes sitting on Sept.
Defence Minister Bill Blair will deliver remarks on 'Defence Policy Update-2024' in Halifax on June 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hogue says nominations a ‘gateway’ for foreign interference, but Marland says parties ‘wary about the state having rules limiting what they do’

  • Jacques Shore, a former director of research for Security Intelligence Review Committee, said he 'applauds' Parliament for passing C-70, but said 'we missed an
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 23, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's parties were asked whether they would support additional changes to nominations, but none of those that replied would commit to bringing such races under the Canada Elections Act. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Hogue says nominations a ‘gateway’ for foreign interference, but Marland says parties ‘wary about the state having rules limiting what they do’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 23, 2024
  • Jacques Shore, a former director of research for Security Intelligence Review Committee, said he 'applauds' Parliament for passing C-70, but said 'we missed an

Hogue says nominations a ‘gateway’ for foreign interference, but Marland says parties ‘wary about the state having rules limiting what they do’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 23, 2024
  • Jacques Shore, a former director of research for Security Intelligence Review Committee, said he 'applauds' Parliament for passing C-70, but said 'we missed an
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's parties were asked whether they would support additional changes to nominations, but none of those that replied would commit to bringing such races under the Canada Elections Act. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Economic development advocacy leads in May, besting environment talks for first month in 2024

  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited communicated last month about mining in the Arctic and the company's Hope Bay project.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 22, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller discussed newcomer challenges with his provincial and territorial counterparts during a May 10 meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic development advocacy leads in May, besting environment talks for first month in 2024

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 22, 2024
  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited communicated last month about mining in the Arctic and the company's Hope Bay project.

Economic development advocacy leads in May, besting environment talks for first month in 2024

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 22, 2024
  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited communicated last month about mining in the Arctic and the company's Hope Bay project.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller discussed newcomer challenges with his provincial and territorial counterparts during a May 10 meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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