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Is Trump protecting tech billionaires in U.S. fight with Canada over digital services tax?

  • Canada should continue working with European partners and others, who are also likely to face similar threats on the digital tax from the U.S.
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | June 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Trump may be choosing to first threaten Canada over its digital services tax in order to scare European countries with the same plan, writes Errol P. Mendes. Official White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Is Trump protecting tech billionaires in U.S. fight with Canada over digital services tax?

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | June 30, 2025
  • Canada should continue working with European partners and others, who are also likely to face similar threats on the digital tax from the U.S.

Is Trump protecting tech billionaires in U.S. fight with Canada over digital services tax?

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | June 30, 2025
  • Canada should continue working with European partners and others, who are also likely to face similar threats on the digital tax from the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Trump may be choosing to first threaten Canada over its digital services tax in order to scare European countries with the same plan, writes Errol P. Mendes. Official White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

  • An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with U.S. President Donald Trump at the recent G7 Summit in Alberta. Carney has indicated that defence infrastructure investment could include things like the development of Canada's critical minerals, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
  • An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
  • An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with U.S. President Donald Trump at the recent G7 Summit in Alberta. Carney has indicated that defence infrastructure investment could include things like the development of Canada's critical minerals, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

  • With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, is facing calls for her resignation after a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
  • With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
  • With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, is facing calls for her resignation after a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

  • The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 30, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre on May 2, 2025. Carney appears to have a capacity for risk, and is expected to demand the same of the public service, writes Rose LeMay. This will have to include proper consequences for bureaucrats who make bad decisions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 30, 2025
  • The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 30, 2025
  • The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre on May 2, 2025. Carney appears to have a capacity for risk, and is expected to demand the same of the public service, writes Rose LeMay. This will have to include proper consequences for bureaucrats who make bad decisions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

  • Dr. Theresa Tam has left the job of chief public health officer after eight years. Her successor will have to contend with a change
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 30, 2025
Theresa Tam
Theresa Tam
Dr. Theresa Tam was Canada’s chief public health officer between June 26, 2017, and June 20, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 30, 2025
  • Dr. Theresa Tam has left the job of chief public health officer after eight years. Her successor will have to contend with a change

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 30, 2025
  • Dr. Theresa Tam has left the job of chief public health officer after eight years. Her successor will have to contend with a change
Theresa Tam
Dr. Theresa Tam was Canada’s chief public health officer between June 26, 2017, and June 20, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

  • I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
In a press conference on June 20, 2025, in the West Block, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, said his government would organize full-day summits with Indigenous rights holders, leadership and experts, that will take place this summer, to discuss Bill C-5. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, also spoke at the press conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
  • I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
  • I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting
Prime Minister Mark Carney
In a press conference on June 20, 2025, in the West Block, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, said his government would organize full-day summits with Indigenous rights holders, leadership and experts, that will take place this summer, to discuss Bill C-5. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, also spoke at the press conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get

  • Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
If tolerance of others sets Canadians apart from Americans like U.S. President Donald Trump, this country’s national priorities also have a story to tell, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
  • Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil

Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
  • Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil
If tolerance of others sets Canadians apart from Americans like U.S. President Donald Trump, this country’s national priorities also have a story to tell, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

When conservatives battle conservatives

  • It's unclear how much money Project Ontario will spend to advance its cause. But one thing we do know is that some conservatives are unhappy
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 30, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will soon face some friendly fire, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When conservatives battle conservatives

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 30, 2025
  • It's unclear how much money Project Ontario will spend to advance its cause. But one thing we do know is that some conservatives are unhappy

When conservatives battle conservatives

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 30, 2025
  • It's unclear how much money Project Ontario will spend to advance its cause. But one thing we do know is that some conservatives are unhappy
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will soon face some friendly fire, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian cultural diversity is what makes our country great

  • In this tense global environment, people around the world look to Canada as a country where people have learned to celebrate their differences, not
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 30, 2025
People at the Canada Day celebration in Ottawa on July 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadian cultural diversity is what makes our country great

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 30, 2025
  • In this tense global environment, people around the world look to Canada as a country where people have learned to celebrate their differences, not

Canadian cultural diversity is what makes our country great

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 30, 2025
  • In this tense global environment, people around the world look to Canada as a country where people have learned to celebrate their differences, not
People at the Canada Day celebration in Ottawa on July 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadians are offering Carney a lot of rope in these early days

  • The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is still doing well in public opinion polls, despite some of his controversial and contentious moves, so far, Susan Riley writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians are offering Carney a lot of rope in these early days

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
  • The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.

Canadians are offering Carney a lot of rope in these early days

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
  • The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is still doing well in public opinion polls, despite some of his controversial and contentious moves, so far, Susan Riley writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Well, look who’s turning 158: Happy Canada Day, eh!

  • MONDAY, JUNE 30 Senator Gold’s Retirement—Today is non-affiliated Quebec Senator Marc Gold’s 75th birthday, which means his mandatory retirement from the Senate. TUESDAY, JULY 1
People pictured on July 1, 2023, at the Canada Day festivities at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Well, look who’s turning 158: Happy Canada Day, eh!

  • MONDAY, JUNE 30 Senator Gold’s Retirement—Today is non-affiliated Quebec Senator Marc Gold’s 75th birthday, which means his mandatory retirement from the Senate. TUESDAY, JULY 1

Well, look who’s turning 158: Happy Canada Day, eh!

  • MONDAY, JUNE 30 Senator Gold’s Retirement—Today is non-affiliated Quebec Senator Marc Gold’s 75th birthday, which means his mandatory retirement from the Senate. TUESDAY, JULY 1
People pictured on July 1, 2023, at the Canada Day festivities at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand

  • Canadians deserve an informed debate about the potential proliferation dangers of these new reactor designs, especially as the intention is to export them around
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON, GORDON EDWARDS | June 29, 2025
Atomic bomb mushroom clouds pictured over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, left, and over Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945. Images courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON, GORDON EDWARDS | June 29, 2025
  • Canadians deserve an informed debate about the potential proliferation dangers of these new reactor designs, especially as the intention is to export them around

Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON, GORDON EDWARDS | June 29, 2025
  • Canadians deserve an informed debate about the potential proliferation dangers of these new reactor designs, especially as the intention is to export them around
Atomic bomb mushroom clouds pictured over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, left, and over Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945. Images courtesy Wikimedia Commons

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service

  • Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly willing to discipline top bureaucrats who aren’t meeting his standards and delivering on his 'nation-building' agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
  • Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome

Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
  • Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly willing to discipline top bureaucrats who aren’t meeting his standards and delivering on his 'nation-building' agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

  • Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The challenge for the Carney government is to get Canada's banks and other financial institutions to think beyond pipelines to new sources of economic growth that are based on ideas, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
  • Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
  • Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The challenge for the Carney government is to get Canada's banks and other financial institutions to think beyond pipelines to new sources of economic growth that are based on ideas, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from Canada’s anti-democratic system

  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Andrew Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from Canada’s anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Andrew Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and

MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from Canada’s anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Andrew Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

  • Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
Wildfire in Nopiming
Wildfire in Nopiming
Wildfires burning across the country, including in Manitoba, pictured, have experts and governments looking to solutions to improve future wildfire responses. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again
Wildfire in Nopiming
Wildfires burning across the country, including in Manitoba, pictured, have experts and governments looking to solutions to improve future wildfire responses. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

  • Former federal public servant David McLaughlin says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent civil service appointments are only the beginning of a larger shuffle of
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 26, 2025
Incoming Privy Council Office Clerk Michael Sabia, pictured during his Nov. 17, 2022, testimony before the Public Emergency Order Commission, is expected to shake up the ranks of the civil service after he takes over his new role on July 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 26, 2025
  • Former federal public servant David McLaughlin says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent civil service appointments are only the beginning of a larger shuffle of

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 26, 2025
  • Former federal public servant David McLaughlin says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent civil service appointments are only the beginning of a larger shuffle of
Incoming Privy Council Office Clerk Michael Sabia, pictured during his Nov. 17, 2022, testimony before the Public Emergency Order Commission, is expected to shake up the ranks of the civil service after he takes over his new role on July 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
Senators will have one more chance to weigh in on the government's major projects fast-track bill when third reading debate begins today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.
Senators will have one more chance to weigh in on the government's major projects fast-track bill when third reading debate begins today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
Karen Hogan
Karen Hogan
One of Auditor General Karen Hogan’s latest reports found that the F-35 procurement jumped $8.7-billion over the budget outlined two years before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
Karen Hogan
One of Auditor General Karen Hogan’s latest reports found that the F-35 procurement jumped $8.7-billion over the budget outlined two years before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

  • Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
Pianist Tamás Török performs for an intimate fundraising dinner and recital at Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar's official residence on June 20. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony
Pianist Tamás Török performs for an intimate fundraising dinner and recital at Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar's official residence on June 20. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad will facilitate a dialogue around the Indian Residential School system, education, awareness, and healing at Library and Archives Canada on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad will facilitate a dialogue around the Indian Residential School system, education, awareness, and healing at Library and Archives Canada on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

If Carney wants to transform the economy, he needs to fix the housing crisis

  • Whether it’s attracting investment, ensuring labour mobility, or improving productivity, housing is what makes economic growth and transformation possible.
Opinion | BY TIM RICHTER, PEDRO BARATA, JANICE MYERS, RAY SULLIVAN | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson committed to bring in a housing plan with a level of ambition not seen since the Second World War, write Housing Canada Coalition representatives. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

If Carney wants to transform the economy, he needs to fix the housing crisis

Opinion | BY TIM RICHTER, PEDRO BARATA, JANICE MYERS, RAY SULLIVAN | June 25, 2025
  • Whether it’s attracting investment, ensuring labour mobility, or improving productivity, housing is what makes economic growth and transformation possible.

If Carney wants to transform the economy, he needs to fix the housing crisis

Opinion | BY TIM RICHTER, PEDRO BARATA, JANICE MYERS, RAY SULLIVAN | June 25, 2025
  • Whether it’s attracting investment, ensuring labour mobility, or improving productivity, housing is what makes economic growth and transformation possible.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson committed to bring in a housing plan with a level of ambition not seen since the Second World War, write Housing Canada Coalition representatives. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
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End-of-life rights advocates prioritize advanced requests for medically-assisted death, following passing of Bill C-39

  • Bill C-39 adds another year before Canada’s MAID regime expands to allow individuals suffering solely from mental illness to request medically assisted death.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 13, 2023
Justice Minister David Lametti said he believes that the one-year extension of the temporary exclusion of eligibility for persons whose sole medical condition is a mental illness 'will provide sufficient time to ensure our health care system protects those who may be vulnerable and support autonomy and freedom.' The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

End-of-life rights advocates prioritize advanced requests for medically-assisted death, following passing of Bill C-39

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 13, 2023
  • Bill C-39 adds another year before Canada’s MAID regime expands to allow individuals suffering solely from mental illness to request medically assisted death.

End-of-life rights advocates prioritize advanced requests for medically-assisted death, following passing of Bill C-39

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 13, 2023
  • Bill C-39 adds another year before Canada’s MAID regime expands to allow individuals suffering solely from mental illness to request medically assisted death.
Justice Minister David Lametti said he believes that the one-year extension of the temporary exclusion of eligibility for persons whose sole medical condition is a mental illness 'will provide sufficient time to ensure our health care system protects those who may be vulnerable and support autonomy and freedom.' The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must stop supporting Israel in illegal settlement of Palestinian land

  • It is essential that Justin Trudeau make it clear that Canada will not tolerate human rights abuses regardless of who is responsible. A strong
Opinion | BY MUKARRAM ZAIDI | March 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in a recent Hill scrum. For far too long, Canada's position on Israel has been one of inaction and empty rhetoric, writes Mukarram Zaidi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must stop supporting Israel in illegal settlement of Palestinian land

Opinion | BY MUKARRAM ZAIDI | March 13, 2023
  • It is essential that Justin Trudeau make it clear that Canada will not tolerate human rights abuses regardless of who is responsible. A strong

Canada must stop supporting Israel in illegal settlement of Palestinian land

Opinion | BY MUKARRAM ZAIDI | March 13, 2023
  • It is essential that Justin Trudeau make it clear that Canada will not tolerate human rights abuses regardless of who is responsible. A strong
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in a recent Hill scrum. For far too long, Canada's position on Israel has been one of inaction and empty rhetoric, writes Mukarram Zaidi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Empowering MPs means strengthening Canadian democracy

  • What Canada needs is a re-engagement and recalibration of the role of the MP, rooted not so much in a drastic change in formal
Opinion | BY SAM ROUTLEY | March 13, 2023
Conservative MP Michael Cooper, pictured on the Hill in a scrum. 'What Canada needs is a re-engagement and recalibration of the role of the MP, rooted not so much in a drastic change in formal powers as much as it is a respect for the powers that they already have,' writes Sam Routley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Empowering MPs means strengthening Canadian democracy

Opinion | BY SAM ROUTLEY | March 13, 2023
  • What Canada needs is a re-engagement and recalibration of the role of the MP, rooted not so much in a drastic change in formal

Empowering MPs means strengthening Canadian democracy

Opinion | BY SAM ROUTLEY | March 13, 2023
  • What Canada needs is a re-engagement and recalibration of the role of the MP, rooted not so much in a drastic change in formal
Conservative MP Michael Cooper, pictured on the Hill in a scrum. 'What Canada needs is a re-engagement and recalibration of the role of the MP, rooted not so much in a drastic change in formal powers as much as it is a respect for the powers that they already have,' writes Sam Routley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Competition Act reform: modernization cannot ignore sustainability

  • The single most important challenge facing all levels of society—including business—over the next 30 years is the transformation to a sustainable, net-zero economy in
Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER, MATT HULSE, TANYA JEMEC, AND ANDRéANNE BRAZEAU | March 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on March 8, 2023, in a Hill scrum. Canadian legislation fails to provide sufficient incentives nor guidance for companies to operate in a sustainable manner. It rewards polluters and jeopardizes genuinely sustainable businesses, including small businesses, write the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Competition Act reform: modernization cannot ignore sustainability

Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER, MATT HULSE, TANYA JEMEC, AND ANDRéANNE BRAZEAU | March 13, 2023
  • The single most important challenge facing all levels of society—including business—over the next 30 years is the transformation to a sustainable, net-zero economy in

Competition Act reform: modernization cannot ignore sustainability

Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER, MATT HULSE, TANYA JEMEC, AND ANDRéANNE BRAZEAU | March 13, 2023
  • The single most important challenge facing all levels of society—including business—over the next 30 years is the transformation to a sustainable, net-zero economy in
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on March 8, 2023, in a Hill scrum. Canadian legislation fails to provide sufficient incentives nor guidance for companies to operate in a sustainable manner. It rewards polluters and jeopardizes genuinely sustainable businesses, including small businesses, write the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pope Francis focuses his remaining energies on Ukraine battlefield

  • Seldom in the modern history of the Catholic Church has a pope been plunged into both external and internal crises at the same time.
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | March 13, 2023
On March 13, Pope Francis will observe the 10th anniversary of his election to the papacy. In that decade, he has reached outward to a fractured world and inward to a fractured church. Seldom in the modern history of the Catholic Church has a pope been plunged into both external and internal crises at the same time. Photograph courtesy Flickr/Commons Wikimedia

Pope Francis focuses his remaining energies on Ukraine battlefield

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | March 13, 2023
  • Seldom in the modern history of the Catholic Church has a pope been plunged into both external and internal crises at the same time.

Pope Francis focuses his remaining energies on Ukraine battlefield

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | March 13, 2023
  • Seldom in the modern history of the Catholic Church has a pope been plunged into both external and internal crises at the same time.
On March 13, Pope Francis will observe the 10th anniversary of his election to the papacy. In that decade, he has reached outward to a fractured world and inward to a fractured church. Seldom in the modern history of the Catholic Church has a pope been plunged into both external and internal crises at the same time. Photograph courtesy Flickr/Commons Wikimedia

Poilievre might not have solutions to Canada’s opioid epidemic, but Senator Dalphond does

  • To be clear: amending Sec. 40 (3) of the CPCA will not end Canada’s opioid epidemic. Far from it. But Bill S-256 is a
Opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | March 13, 2023
PSG Senator Pierre Dalphond (Quebec), left, and Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu (Quebec), pictured April 4, 2019, at the Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre might not have solutions to Canada’s opioid epidemic, but Senator Dalphond does

Opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | March 13, 2023
  • To be clear: amending Sec. 40 (3) of the CPCA will not end Canada’s opioid epidemic. Far from it. But Bill S-256 is a

Poilievre might not have solutions to Canada’s opioid epidemic, but Senator Dalphond does

Opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | March 13, 2023
  • To be clear: amending Sec. 40 (3) of the CPCA will not end Canada’s opioid epidemic. Far from it. But Bill S-256 is a
PSG Senator Pierre Dalphond (Quebec), left, and Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu (Quebec), pictured April 4, 2019, at the Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Mary Ng leads women’s trade mission to the UK

  • Plus, Ginette Petitpas Taylor flies the flag in Boston for Atlantic Canada’s fish and seafood sector.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 13, 2023
Mary Ng
Mary Ng
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, seen here on March 10, is leading a delegation to Canada's third-largest trading partner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Mary Ng leads women’s trade mission to the UK

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 13, 2023
  • Plus, Ginette Petitpas Taylor flies the flag in Boston for Atlantic Canada’s fish and seafood sector.

Politics This Morning: Mary Ng leads women’s trade mission to the UK

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 13, 2023
  • Plus, Ginette Petitpas Taylor flies the flag in Boston for Atlantic Canada’s fish and seafood sector.
Mary Ng
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, seen here on March 10, is leading a delegation to Canada's third-largest trading partner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t dumb down the China election meddling issue, stick to the facts

  • In response to the explosive reporting by The Globe and Mail and Global News on China’s attempted interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Don’t dumb down the China election meddling issue, stick to the facts

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 13, 2023
  • In response to the explosive reporting by The Globe and Mail and Global News on China’s attempted interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal

Don’t dumb down the China election meddling issue, stick to the facts

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 13, 2023
  • In response to the explosive reporting by The Globe and Mail and Global News on China’s attempted interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A shared solution to marketing to kids sounds great, if only it would work: Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition

  • Re: “Responsible advertising of food and beverage products to children: a shared goal, a shared solution,” The Hill Times, March 6, 2023). Ron Lund,
Opinion | March 13, 2023
Manuel Arango, left, director of policy and advocacy at Heart & Stroke, and Tom Warshawski, chair of the Childhood Obesity Foundation. The government needs to follow through on its promise and implement comprehensive restrictions on marketing to kids if it wants to protect the health of children, they argue in their letter. Handout photographs

A shared solution to marketing to kids sounds great, if only it would work: Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition

Opinion | March 13, 2023
  • Re: “Responsible advertising of food and beverage products to children: a shared goal, a shared solution,” The Hill Times, March 6, 2023). Ron Lund,

A shared solution to marketing to kids sounds great, if only it would work: Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition

Opinion | March 13, 2023
  • Re: “Responsible advertising of food and beverage products to children: a shared goal, a shared solution,” The Hill Times, March 6, 2023). Ron Lund,
Manuel Arango, left, director of policy and advocacy at Heart & Stroke, and Tom Warshawski, chair of the Childhood Obesity Foundation. The government needs to follow through on its promise and implement comprehensive restrictions on marketing to kids if it wants to protect the health of children, they argue in their letter. Handout photographs

Energy transition relief as ineffectual as feds’ ‘puny’ carbon tax, writes Henderson

  • Re: The renewable energy policy briefing (The Hill Times, March 6): Canada should initiate industrial policies, including building renewable capacity to help rapidly innovate
Opinion | March 13, 2023

Energy transition relief as ineffectual as feds’ ‘puny’ carbon tax, writes Henderson

Opinion | March 13, 2023
  • Re: The renewable energy policy briefing (The Hill Times, March 6): Canada should initiate industrial policies, including building renewable capacity to help rapidly innovate

Energy transition relief as ineffectual as feds’ ‘puny’ carbon tax, writes Henderson

Opinion | March 13, 2023
  • Re: The renewable energy policy briefing (The Hill Times, March 6): Canada should initiate industrial policies, including building renewable capacity to help rapidly innovate

Sajjan to co-host International Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants on March 16

  • MONDAY, MARCH 13 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting this week. It will return on Monday, March 20, and will sit for two
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan will co-host the International Conference Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants and their Host Countries and Communities on March 16. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Sajjan to co-host International Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants on March 16

  • MONDAY, MARCH 13 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting this week. It will return on Monday, March 20, and will sit for two

Sajjan to co-host International Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants on March 16

  • MONDAY, MARCH 13 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting this week. It will return on Monday, March 20, and will sit for two
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan will co-host the International Conference Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants and their Host Countries and Communities on March 16. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Pause in interest rate hikes offers no ‘breather’ to Liberals politically, says pollster

  • The Conservative and NDP finance critics say the ‘relentless interest hikes’ and rising mortgage rates are creating ‘hardship’ for Canadians, and urge the government
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 11, 2023
On March 8, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem announced the central bank would hold its trend setting interest rate at 4.5 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pause in interest rate hikes offers no ‘breather’ to Liberals politically, says pollster

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 11, 2023
  • The Conservative and NDP finance critics say the ‘relentless interest hikes’ and rising mortgage rates are creating ‘hardship’ for Canadians, and urge the government

Pause in interest rate hikes offers no ‘breather’ to Liberals politically, says pollster

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 11, 2023
  • The Conservative and NDP finance critics say the ‘relentless interest hikes’ and rising mortgage rates are creating ‘hardship’ for Canadians, and urge the government
On March 8, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem announced the central bank would hold its trend setting interest rate at 4.5 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

At Broadbent’s Progress Summit, a desire for more populism on the political left emerges

  • The political right is tapping into voters' anger, and the political left should not shy away from harnessing it, too, a Bernie Sanders adviser,
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 10, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh might want to think about leaning into a more populist style of politics, say progressives, and that could mean losing the three-piece suits. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

At Broadbent’s Progress Summit, a desire for more populism on the political left emerges

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 10, 2023
  • The political right is tapping into voters' anger, and the political left should not shy away from harnessing it, too, a Bernie Sanders adviser,

At Broadbent’s Progress Summit, a desire for more populism on the political left emerges

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 10, 2023
  • The political right is tapping into voters' anger, and the political left should not shy away from harnessing it, too, a Bernie Sanders adviser,
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh might want to think about leaning into a more populist style of politics, say progressives, and that could mean losing the three-piece suits. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Alberta’s chief firearms officer to appear before House committee

  • Plus, a second House committee launches its own study of foreign interference in Canada's democratic institutions, hearing first from Chinese-Canadians who have previously warned
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 10, 2023
Marco Mendicino
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, seen here speaking with reporters on Feb. 16, announced in early February that the government was withdrawing two amendments that would have greatly expanded the scope of its proposed firearms legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Alberta’s chief firearms officer to appear before House committee

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 10, 2023
  • Plus, a second House committee launches its own study of foreign interference in Canada's democratic institutions, hearing first from Chinese-Canadians who have previously warned

Politics This Morning: Alberta’s chief firearms officer to appear before House committee

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 10, 2023
  • Plus, a second House committee launches its own study of foreign interference in Canada's democratic institutions, hearing first from Chinese-Canadians who have previously warned
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, seen here speaking with reporters on Feb. 16, announced in early February that the government was withdrawing two amendments that would have greatly expanded the scope of its proposed firearms legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remote, Indigenous communities leading the way to net zero and Canada’s renewable energy transition

  • The government has created a hub to bridge multiple federal departments' operations and funding initiatives. It's a welcome shift, when historically, funding for these
Opinion | BY CURRAN CRAWFORD, TAMARA KRAWCHENKO | March 9, 2023
Last month, Natural Resources Canada, led by Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Indigenous Services Canada, and Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada announced an Indigenous council to guide clean energy projects. This is an important step toward supporting these communities, write Curran Crawford and Tamara Krawchenko. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remote, Indigenous communities leading the way to net zero and Canada’s renewable energy transition

Opinion | BY CURRAN CRAWFORD, TAMARA KRAWCHENKO | March 9, 2023
  • The government has created a hub to bridge multiple federal departments' operations and funding initiatives. It's a welcome shift, when historically, funding for these

Remote, Indigenous communities leading the way to net zero and Canada’s renewable energy transition

Opinion | BY CURRAN CRAWFORD, TAMARA KRAWCHENKO | March 9, 2023
  • The government has created a hub to bridge multiple federal departments' operations and funding initiatives. It's a welcome shift, when historically, funding for these
Last month, Natural Resources Canada, led by Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Indigenous Services Canada, and Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada announced an Indigenous council to guide clean energy projects. This is an important step toward supporting these communities, write Curran Crawford and Tamara Krawchenko. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has a toxic tailings problem

  • It’s time for oil companies to be held accountable for cleaning up their toxic waste. 
Opinion | BY ALIENOR ROUGEOT | March 9, 2023
Canada's federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. More than two years ago, the federal government declared that tailings seepage must be 'urgently' addressed, yet it has failed to enforce the Fisheries Act, writes Aliénor Rougeot. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has a toxic tailings problem

Opinion | BY ALIENOR ROUGEOT | March 9, 2023
  • It’s time for oil companies to be held accountable for cleaning up their toxic waste. 

Canada has a toxic tailings problem

Opinion | BY ALIENOR ROUGEOT | March 9, 2023
  • It’s time for oil companies to be held accountable for cleaning up their toxic waste. 
Canada's federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. More than two years ago, the federal government declared that tailings seepage must be 'urgently' addressed, yet it has failed to enforce the Fisheries Act, writes Aliénor Rougeot. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

End of an era: NDP’s favourite bartender Julie McCarthy leaves Brixton’s, friends host surprise farewell shindig above Mulligans Golf Bar

  • Politicos, NDP MPs and staffers say farewell to legendary Brixton’s Pub bartender and manager Julie McCarthy
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | March 9, 2023
Ottawa City Councillor Theresa Kavanagh, left; and Shirlee Engle, right, public affairs counsellor Compass Rose; pose for a photo with NDP's official bartender Julie McCarthy's at her surprise going away party on March 7, at Mozaik Street Foodery above Mulligans Golf Bar. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

End of an era: NDP’s favourite bartender Julie McCarthy leaves Brixton’s, friends host surprise farewell shindig above Mulligans Golf Bar

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | March 9, 2023
  • Politicos, NDP MPs and staffers say farewell to legendary Brixton’s Pub bartender and manager Julie McCarthy

End of an era: NDP’s favourite bartender Julie McCarthy leaves Brixton’s, friends host surprise farewell shindig above Mulligans Golf Bar

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | March 9, 2023
  • Politicos, NDP MPs and staffers say farewell to legendary Brixton’s Pub bartender and manager Julie McCarthy
Ottawa City Councillor Theresa Kavanagh, left; and Shirlee Engle, right, public affairs counsellor Compass Rose; pose for a photo with NDP's official bartender Julie McCarthy's at her surprise going away party on March 7, at Mozaik Street Foodery above Mulligans Golf Bar. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

A look back at Canada in the world of the 1950s

  • In 1951, together with troops from the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and India, Canadians participated in the Korean War as part of the UN force.
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | March 9, 2023
Louis St. Laurent, left, and William Lyon Mackenzie King. St. Laurent led Canada from 1948-1957, while King was prime minister from 1926-30 and 1935-1948. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

A look back at Canada in the world of the 1950s

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | March 9, 2023
  • In 1951, together with troops from the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and India, Canadians participated in the Korean War as part of the UN force.

A look back at Canada in the world of the 1950s

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | March 9, 2023
  • In 1951, together with troops from the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and India, Canadians participated in the Korean War as part of the UN force.
Louis St. Laurent, left, and William Lyon Mackenzie King. St. Laurent led Canada from 1948-1957, while King was prime minister from 1926-30 and 1935-1948. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Agriculture Minister Bibeau finds new press aide, NDP Leader Singh announces new comms head

  • Plus, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien has a new executive assistant, and there are staff changes to report on Housing Minister Ahmed
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 9, 2023
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announces the launch of consultations related to development of a sustainable agriculture strategy in Ottawa on Dec. 12, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Agriculture Minister Bibeau finds new press aide, NDP Leader Singh announces new comms head

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 9, 2023
  • Plus, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien has a new executive assistant, and there are staff changes to report on Housing Minister Ahmed

Agriculture Minister Bibeau finds new press aide, NDP Leader Singh announces new comms head

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 9, 2023
  • Plus, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien has a new executive assistant, and there are staff changes to report on Housing Minister Ahmed
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announces the launch of consultations related to development of a sustainable agriculture strategy in Ottawa on Dec. 12, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 9, 2023
Comedian Mary Walsh, playing the character Marg Delahunty, Princess Warrior, for This Hour has 22 Minutes, questions Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outside the House of Commons before Question Period on March 9, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 9, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 9, 2023
Comedian Mary Walsh, playing the character Marg Delahunty, Princess Warrior, for This Hour has 22 Minutes, questions Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outside the House of Commons before Question Period on March 9, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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