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Muskoka politics

  • Plus, Poilievre backs the Convoy organizers ahead of sentencing.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the assembled premiers in Huntsville, Ont. today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Muskoka politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 22, 2025
  • Plus, Poilievre backs the Convoy organizers ahead of sentencing.

Muskoka politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 22, 2025
  • Plus, Poilievre backs the Convoy organizers ahead of sentencing.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the assembled premiers in Huntsville, Ont. today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From chatbots to translation: how the public service is using AI

  • The Canada Revenue Agency, Public Services and Procurement Canada, and Shared Services Canada are among the departments using the technology in their daily work,
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney made sweeping promises during the election to harness AI and transform productivity in the federal public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From chatbots to translation: how the public service is using AI

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 21, 2025
  • The Canada Revenue Agency, Public Services and Procurement Canada, and Shared Services Canada are among the departments using the technology in their daily work,

From chatbots to translation: how the public service is using AI

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 21, 2025
  • The Canada Revenue Agency, Public Services and Procurement Canada, and Shared Services Canada are among the departments using the technology in their daily work,
Prime Minister Mark Carney made sweeping promises during the election to harness AI and transform productivity in the federal public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Standing on ceremony

  • With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
Members of Lord Strathcona's Horse spent 10 days as the King’s Life Guard. Using regular force and reserve combat soldiers to parade in period costume is no longer necessary, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Standing on ceremony

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
  • With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.

Standing on ceremony

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
  • With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.
Members of Lord Strathcona's Horse spent 10 days as the King’s Life Guard. Using regular force and reserve combat soldiers to parade in period costume is no longer necessary, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Q&A | Cod quota ‘pressure is enormous’ on fisheries minister

  • ‘This is an unsafe way to proceed, and puts at risk this really delicate, slow recovery’, says Ocean Canada's Josh Laughren of the Liberal
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 21, 2025
Joanne Thompson
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced last month the government was increasing the quota from 18,000 to 38,000 tonnes for cod off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Cod quota ‘pressure is enormous’ on fisheries minister

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 21, 2025
  • ‘This is an unsafe way to proceed, and puts at risk this really delicate, slow recovery’, says Ocean Canada's Josh Laughren of the Liberal

Q&A | Cod quota ‘pressure is enormous’ on fisheries minister

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 21, 2025
  • ‘This is an unsafe way to proceed, and puts at risk this really delicate, slow recovery’, says Ocean Canada's Josh Laughren of the Liberal
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced last month the government was increasing the quota from 18,000 to 38,000 tonnes for cod off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shooting ourselves in the foot: we can’t afford to misunderstand the temporary foreign worker program

  • Rather than imposing blanket refusals to process, and rigid caps on the number of foreign workers employers can hire, governments should work to build
Opinion | BY CHRISTINA SANTINI | July 21, 2025
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is the one that the government can most easily adjust in response to labour needs, writes Christina Santini. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shooting ourselves in the foot: we can’t afford to misunderstand the temporary foreign worker program

Opinion | BY CHRISTINA SANTINI | July 21, 2025
  • Rather than imposing blanket refusals to process, and rigid caps on the number of foreign workers employers can hire, governments should work to build

Shooting ourselves in the foot: we can’t afford to misunderstand the temporary foreign worker program

Opinion | BY CHRISTINA SANTINI | July 21, 2025
  • Rather than imposing blanket refusals to process, and rigid caps on the number of foreign workers employers can hire, governments should work to build
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is the one that the government can most easily adjust in response to labour needs, writes Christina Santini. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CBC needs more frequent mandate reviews and public consultation, researcher says

  • Before the election, the Liberals outlined proposals to reform the broadcaster. CBC/Radio Canada has since been asked to take part in the government’s spending
News | BY HANNAH DALEY | July 21, 2025
‘The beginning of the problem’ is that CBC had not had a ‘real mandate review in more than 30 years,” says Jessica Johnson of the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CBC needs more frequent mandate reviews and public consultation, researcher says

News | BY HANNAH DALEY | July 21, 2025
  • Before the election, the Liberals outlined proposals to reform the broadcaster. CBC/Radio Canada has since been asked to take part in the government’s spending

CBC needs more frequent mandate reviews and public consultation, researcher says

News | BY HANNAH DALEY | July 21, 2025
  • Before the election, the Liberals outlined proposals to reform the broadcaster. CBC/Radio Canada has since been asked to take part in the government’s spending
‘The beginning of the problem’ is that CBC had not had a ‘real mandate review in more than 30 years,” says Jessica Johnson of the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

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

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

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

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

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

Transforming Canada’s trade infrastructure is necessary to build our prosperity

  • Canada has an opportunity to redefine its trade corridors and build an infrastructure network that is both resilient and future-facing. However, this will not
Opinion | BY STEFAN FOURNIER | July 21, 2025
Centerm Terminal is a major container terminal located on the south shore of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, and is one of four container terminals at the Port of Vancouver. Photograph courtesy of Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license

Transforming Canada’s trade infrastructure is necessary to build our prosperity

Opinion | BY STEFAN FOURNIER | July 21, 2025
  • Canada has an opportunity to redefine its trade corridors and build an infrastructure network that is both resilient and future-facing. However, this will not

Transforming Canada’s trade infrastructure is necessary to build our prosperity

Opinion | BY STEFAN FOURNIER | July 21, 2025
  • Canada has an opportunity to redefine its trade corridors and build an infrastructure network that is both resilient and future-facing. However, this will not
Centerm Terminal is a major container terminal located on the south shore of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, and is one of four container terminals at the Port of Vancouver. Photograph courtesy of Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license

AI can’t just be ‘slapped on the current system’ as feds seek to modernize procurement process, says AI research chair

  • A July 8 report from the Office of Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic stated that procurement at the federal level is in need of “fundamental
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
Government Transformation and Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said his priorities include streamlining the procurement process, reducing reliance on consultants, building in-house expertise within the public service, and using AI to drive modernization and boost efficiency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AI can’t just be ‘slapped on the current system’ as feds seek to modernize procurement process, says AI research chair

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
  • A July 8 report from the Office of Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic stated that procurement at the federal level is in need of “fundamental

AI can’t just be ‘slapped on the current system’ as feds seek to modernize procurement process, says AI research chair

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
  • A July 8 report from the Office of Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic stated that procurement at the federal level is in need of “fundamental
Government Transformation and Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said his priorities include streamlining the procurement process, reducing reliance on consultants, building in-house expertise within the public service, and using AI to drive modernization and boost efficiency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

One simple trick to solve the government’s procurement woes?

  • If the government is serious about streamlining the procurement process, it should declare a moratorium on the use of the P3 procurement model for
Opinion | BY SIMON ENOCH | July 21, 2025
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic at a press conference in Ottawa's National Press Theatre on July 8, 2025, to speak about his report, 'Time for Solutions: Top 5 Foundational Changes Needed in Federal Procurement.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

One simple trick to solve the government’s procurement woes?

Opinion | BY SIMON ENOCH | July 21, 2025
  • If the government is serious about streamlining the procurement process, it should declare a moratorium on the use of the P3 procurement model for

One simple trick to solve the government’s procurement woes?

Opinion | BY SIMON ENOCH | July 21, 2025
  • If the government is serious about streamlining the procurement process, it should declare a moratorium on the use of the P3 procurement model for
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic at a press conference in Ottawa's National Press Theatre on July 8, 2025, to speak about his report, 'Time for Solutions: Top 5 Foundational Changes Needed in Federal Procurement.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why industrial policy is critical to nation building

  • Canada’s resources and expertise position us to be a leading exporter of new goods and services, with credible potential to meet increasing global demand
Opinion | BY AARON COSBEY | July 21, 2025
Smart industrial policy also requires the ability to accept inevitable failures. Some avenues will be dead ends, so it’s important to have objective measures of success, and quick off-ramps for support where they’re not met, writes Aaron Cosbey, senior associate with the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Photograph courtesy of Ulrike Bau, Pixabay.com

Why industrial policy is critical to nation building

Opinion | BY AARON COSBEY | July 21, 2025
  • Canada’s resources and expertise position us to be a leading exporter of new goods and services, with credible potential to meet increasing global demand

Why industrial policy is critical to nation building

Opinion | BY AARON COSBEY | July 21, 2025
  • Canada’s resources and expertise position us to be a leading exporter of new goods and services, with credible potential to meet increasing global demand
Smart industrial policy also requires the ability to accept inevitable failures. Some avenues will be dead ends, so it’s important to have objective measures of success, and quick off-ramps for support where they’re not met, writes Aaron Cosbey, senior associate with the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Photograph courtesy of Ulrike Bau, Pixabay.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York magazine unpacks Canada’s anti-American fury: ‘if our enemies now include Canada, we likely don’t have any friends left’

  • Also, Deborah Lyons steps back from anti-Semitism envoy role, a handful of Paul Martin-era staffers join Andrew Bevan's new agency, and ex-Liberal MP Bryan
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 21, 2025
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based writer Simon van Zuylen-Wood, left, embedded himself in Canada for a month, and wrote about his experience in the June 14 edition of New York magazine. Photographs courtesy of X

New York magazine unpacks Canada’s anti-American fury: ‘if our enemies now include Canada, we likely don’t have any friends left’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 21, 2025
  • Also, Deborah Lyons steps back from anti-Semitism envoy role, a handful of Paul Martin-era staffers join Andrew Bevan's new agency, and ex-Liberal MP Bryan

New York magazine unpacks Canada’s anti-American fury: ‘if our enemies now include Canada, we likely don’t have any friends left’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 21, 2025
  • Also, Deborah Lyons steps back from anti-Semitism envoy role, a handful of Paul Martin-era staffers join Andrew Bevan's new agency, and ex-Liberal MP Bryan
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based writer Simon van Zuylen-Wood, left, embedded himself in Canada for a month, and wrote about his experience in the June 14 edition of New York magazine. Photographs courtesy of X

Liberals’ shift from progressive to right of centre a ‘reflection of where people are today,’ say some Grit MPs

  • The national Liberal caucus retreat in September will offer a clearer picture of how caucus members are responding to their party’s shift from a
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney at a May 25 caucus meeting on the Hill. 'Everyone is progressive until they can't pay the bills,' one Liberal MP said regarding the party’s recent shift from left to right-of-centre, proof of its flexibility which has made it one of the world’s most successful political parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ shift from progressive to right of centre a ‘reflection of where people are today,’ say some Grit MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
  • The national Liberal caucus retreat in September will offer a clearer picture of how caucus members are responding to their party’s shift from a

Liberals’ shift from progressive to right of centre a ‘reflection of where people are today,’ say some Grit MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
  • The national Liberal caucus retreat in September will offer a clearer picture of how caucus members are responding to their party’s shift from a
Prime Minister Mark Carney at a May 25 caucus meeting on the Hill. 'Everyone is progressive until they can't pay the bills,' one Liberal MP said regarding the party’s recent shift from left to right-of-centre, proof of its flexibility which has made it one of the world’s most successful political parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

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

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

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

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

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

Safeguarding Canada’s future through independent media and solution journalism

  • As Canada asserts its leadership on the world stage, we urge the government to make media and communication initiatives, grounded in a human rights-based
Opinion | BY KEVIN PERKINS | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill on June 19, 2025. The Carney government has an unprecedented opportunity to lead by example, writes Kevin Perkins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Safeguarding Canada’s future through independent media and solution journalism

Opinion | BY KEVIN PERKINS | July 21, 2025
  • As Canada asserts its leadership on the world stage, we urge the government to make media and communication initiatives, grounded in a human rights-based

Safeguarding Canada’s future through independent media and solution journalism

Opinion | BY KEVIN PERKINS | July 21, 2025
  • As Canada asserts its leadership on the world stage, we urge the government to make media and communication initiatives, grounded in a human rights-based
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill on June 19, 2025. The Carney government has an unprecedented opportunity to lead by example, writes Kevin Perkins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada, the United States, and a changing world

  • Canada has long been a partner to the American behemoth, but the world is changing rapidly. The U.S. hegemon is less committed to its
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Canada, the United States, and a changing world

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 21, 2025
  • Canada has long been a partner to the American behemoth, but the world is changing rapidly. The U.S. hegemon is less committed to its

Canada, the United States, and a changing world

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 21, 2025
  • Canada has long been a partner to the American behemoth, but the world is changing rapidly. The U.S. hegemon is less committed to its
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

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

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

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

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

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

By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh   

  • Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted,
Opinion | BY GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
Rail capacity has long been an intractable issue across Canada. In Alberta, about 55 per cent of non-pipeline exports are shipped by rail. Exporters say they face an uncompetitive rail environment and limited capacity, writes Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Tony Hisgett, Flickr.com

By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh   

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted,

By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh   

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted,
Rail capacity has long been an intractable issue across Canada. In Alberta, about 55 per cent of non-pipeline exports are shipped by rail. Exporters say they face an uncompetitive rail environment and limited capacity, writes Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Tony Hisgett, Flickr.com

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking
Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
With global instability mounting and growing threats from south of the border, the stakes for Canada’s economy and our ability to compete have never been higher. Image courtesy of Pexels/Avijit Singh

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking
With global instability mounting and growing threats from south of the border, the stakes for Canada’s economy and our ability to compete have never been higher. Image courtesy of Pexels/Avijit Singh

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

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

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

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

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

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

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

  • On a hot summer night on July 9, lawn bowlers came out to the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa’s Civic Hospital neighbourhood to
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
The Lawn Summer Nights celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, with an event on July 9 that raised $11,619 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
  • On a hot summer night on July 9, lawn bowlers came out to the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa’s Civic Hospital neighbourhood to

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
  • On a hot summer night on July 9, lawn bowlers came out to the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa’s Civic Hospital neighbourhood to
The Lawn Summer Nights celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, with an event on July 9 that raised $11,619 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ministers update public on wildfires

  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is among the cabinet members holding a presser on wildfires today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Ministers update public on wildfires

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.

Ministers update public on wildfires

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is among the cabinet members holding a presser on wildfires today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
A new report from Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux reports the number of full-time public servants has ballooned from 335,000 in In 2006-07 to 445,000 in 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the
A new report from Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux reports the number of full-time public servants has ballooned from 335,000 in In 2006-07 to 445,000 in 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins
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ArriveCan failings demonstrate deep structural flaws in senior public service ranks

  • As the ArriveCan and Phoenix scandals have shown, mismanagement in the public service is far-reaching and deeply structural.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 6, 2024
Auditor General Karen Hogan, pictured, delivered a report on the ArriveCan app to the House of Commons on Feb. 12, stating she found a 'glaring disregard for basic management practices' in her investigation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

ArriveCan failings demonstrate deep structural flaws in senior public service ranks

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 6, 2024
  • As the ArriveCan and Phoenix scandals have shown, mismanagement in the public service is far-reaching and deeply structural.

ArriveCan failings demonstrate deep structural flaws in senior public service ranks

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 6, 2024
  • As the ArriveCan and Phoenix scandals have shown, mismanagement in the public service is far-reaching and deeply structural.
Auditor General Karen Hogan, pictured, delivered a report on the ArriveCan app to the House of Commons on Feb. 12, stating she found a 'glaring disregard for basic management practices' in her investigation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

South Korea: hyper-competitive and childless

  • By 2075, the number of South Koreans of working age will have halved, and almost half the population will be over 65 years old,
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 6, 2024
The national anxiety about this is so great that South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol, pictured, has said the unsayable: South Koreans are 'excessively and unnecessarily competitive,' he admitted, and that is why the nation has the world’s lowest birth-rate, writes Gywnne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/JEON HAN

South Korea: hyper-competitive and childless

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 6, 2024
  • By 2075, the number of South Koreans of working age will have halved, and almost half the population will be over 65 years old,

South Korea: hyper-competitive and childless

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 6, 2024
  • By 2075, the number of South Koreans of working age will have halved, and almost half the population will be over 65 years old,
The national anxiety about this is so great that South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol, pictured, has said the unsayable: South Koreans are 'excessively and unnecessarily competitive,' he admitted, and that is why the nation has the world’s lowest birth-rate, writes Gywnne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/JEON HAN

It’s time for accountability in long-term care: Ottawa reader

  • More than 17,000 residents of long-term care in Canada died because of COVID-19. Early in the pandemic, 80 per cent of deaths took place
Opinion | March 6, 2024

It’s time for accountability in long-term care: Ottawa reader

Opinion | March 6, 2024
  • More than 17,000 residents of long-term care in Canada died because of COVID-19. Early in the pandemic, 80 per cent of deaths took place

It’s time for accountability in long-term care: Ottawa reader

Opinion | March 6, 2024
  • More than 17,000 residents of long-term care in Canada died because of COVID-19. Early in the pandemic, 80 per cent of deaths took place

Online Harms Act a ‘step in the right direction,’ but social justice and civil society advocates united in commendation and concern

  • Hate crimes and policing expert Stephen Camp says Bill C-63’s adherence to case law provides a ‘strong buttress’ to protect and delineate freedom of
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 6, 2024
Justice Minister Arif Virani tabled the Liberals' long-awaited Online Harms Act, Bill C-63, in the House of Commons on Feb. 26, vowing as a parent of two children to do whatever he can to ensure their 'digital world is as safe as the neighbourhood we live in.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Online Harms Act a ‘step in the right direction,’ but social justice and civil society advocates united in commendation and concern

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 6, 2024
  • Hate crimes and policing expert Stephen Camp says Bill C-63’s adherence to case law provides a ‘strong buttress’ to protect and delineate freedom of

Online Harms Act a ‘step in the right direction,’ but social justice and civil society advocates united in commendation and concern

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 6, 2024
  • Hate crimes and policing expert Stephen Camp says Bill C-63’s adherence to case law provides a ‘strong buttress’ to protect and delineate freedom of
Justice Minister Arif Virani tabled the Liberals' long-awaited Online Harms Act, Bill C-63, in the House of Commons on Feb. 26, vowing as a parent of two children to do whatever he can to ensure their 'digital world is as safe as the neighbourhood we live in.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Democracy Watch’s Duff Conacher says $3,450 political donation cap ‘unfair, unethical, and undemocratic’

  • A recent study by the government watchdog found the median donation between 2016 and 2022 was just $77, and only one per cent of
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 6, 2024
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland addresses the Liberal Party's top donors at the Laurier Club garden party held at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on June 13, 2022. That year, more than 45 per cent of the Liberals' $14.6-million fundraising total was brought in by the eight per cent of donors who gave more than $1,000. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Democracy Watch’s Duff Conacher says $3,450 political donation cap ‘unfair, unethical, and undemocratic’

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 6, 2024
  • A recent study by the government watchdog found the median donation between 2016 and 2022 was just $77, and only one per cent of

Democracy Watch’s Duff Conacher says $3,450 political donation cap ‘unfair, unethical, and undemocratic’

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 6, 2024
  • A recent study by the government watchdog found the median donation between 2016 and 2022 was just $77, and only one per cent of
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland addresses the Liberal Party's top donors at the Laurier Club garden party held at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on June 13, 2022. That year, more than 45 per cent of the Liberals' $14.6-million fundraising total was brought in by the eight per cent of donors who gave more than $1,000. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Flexing some legal muscle’: info watchdog takes Blair to court as DND eschews access law

  • The Department of National Defence is only the second governmental entity that Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard is taking to court to compel it to
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 6, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured with Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre, told the Defence Committee on Feb. 12 that his department 'needs to do better' in complying with freedom of information laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Flexing some legal muscle’: info watchdog takes Blair to court as DND eschews access law

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 6, 2024
  • The Department of National Defence is only the second governmental entity that Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard is taking to court to compel it to

‘Flexing some legal muscle’: info watchdog takes Blair to court as DND eschews access law

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 6, 2024
  • The Department of National Defence is only the second governmental entity that Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard is taking to court to compel it to
Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured with Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre, told the Defence Committee on Feb. 12 that his department 'needs to do better' in complying with freedom of information laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Paying the price for a false promise of prosperity

  • The supply-side neoliberal economic thinking favoured by the likes of Brian Mulroney, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher is driving today’s shifting political winds towards
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 6, 2024
The triumvirate of Anglo colonialism—led by then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, then-Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney, and then-U.K. prime minister Margaret Thatcher—were mainly of one mind when it came to laying the groundwork for today’s world, writes Erica Ifill. Photographs courtesy of Library and Archives Canada and U.S. National Archives

Paying the price for a false promise of prosperity

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 6, 2024
  • The supply-side neoliberal economic thinking favoured by the likes of Brian Mulroney, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher is driving today’s shifting political winds towards

Paying the price for a false promise of prosperity

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 6, 2024
  • The supply-side neoliberal economic thinking favoured by the likes of Brian Mulroney, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher is driving today’s shifting political winds towards
The triumvirate of Anglo colonialism—led by then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, then-Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney, and then-U.K. prime minister Margaret Thatcher—were mainly of one mind when it came to laying the groundwork for today’s world, writes Erica Ifill. Photographs courtesy of Library and Archives Canada and U.S. National Archives

Brian Mulroney was unforgettable

  • Over a career of encounters, Andrew Caddell recalls the generosity, humanity, and humour of the recently deceased former prime minister.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 6, 2024
Then-prime minister Brian Mulroney addresses Ottawa media in the National Press Theatre in this undated photo. The Hill Times file photograph

Brian Mulroney was unforgettable

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 6, 2024
  • Over a career of encounters, Andrew Caddell recalls the generosity, humanity, and humour of the recently deceased former prime minister.

Brian Mulroney was unforgettable

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 6, 2024
  • Over a career of encounters, Andrew Caddell recalls the generosity, humanity, and humour of the recently deceased former prime minister.
Then-prime minister Brian Mulroney addresses Ottawa media in the National Press Theatre in this undated photo. The Hill Times file photograph

Brian Mulroney: a centre-right, would-be unifier left behind in an era of divisive right-wing extremism

  • A truly progressive conservative, Mulroney inherited the democratic tradition of brokerage decision-making in the public interest.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 6, 2024
Then-prime minister Brian Mulroney delivers remarks in the Reading Room in Centre Block in this undated photo. The Hill Times photograph by Ingrid Phaneuf

Brian Mulroney: a centre-right, would-be unifier left behind in an era of divisive right-wing extremism

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 6, 2024
  • A truly progressive conservative, Mulroney inherited the democratic tradition of brokerage decision-making in the public interest.

Brian Mulroney: a centre-right, would-be unifier left behind in an era of divisive right-wing extremism

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 6, 2024
  • A truly progressive conservative, Mulroney inherited the democratic tradition of brokerage decision-making in the public interest.
Then-prime minister Brian Mulroney delivers remarks in the Reading Room in Centre Block in this undated photo. The Hill Times photograph by Ingrid Phaneuf

For Mulroney, it was family and country first

  • Brian Mulroney wore so many hats, but I bet he would take great joy in being known as a loving father and husband.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 6, 2024
Then-prime minister Brian Mulroney, left, celebrates his 53rd birthday on Parliament Hill with sons Mark, Nicolas, Ben, and wife Mila in 1992. The Hill Times file photograph

For Mulroney, it was family and country first

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 6, 2024
  • Brian Mulroney wore so many hats, but I bet he would take great joy in being known as a loving father and husband.

For Mulroney, it was family and country first

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 6, 2024
  • Brian Mulroney wore so many hats, but I bet he would take great joy in being known as a loving father and husband.
Then-prime minister Brian Mulroney, left, celebrates his 53rd birthday on Parliament Hill with sons Mark, Nicolas, Ben, and wife Mila in 1992. The Hill Times file photograph

Time for Canada to step up on drug coverage, says Toronto doctor

  • Re: “In strengthening Canada’s health care, we must maintain employer-sponsored drug plans,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 21). Carolyne Eagan argues that any move to
Opinion | March 6, 2024
Canada should join every other country with universal coverage for doctor and hospital services that also covers prescription medications, writes Joel Lexchin. Unsplash photograph by James Yarema

Time for Canada to step up on drug coverage, says Toronto doctor

Opinion | March 6, 2024
  • Re: “In strengthening Canada’s health care, we must maintain employer-sponsored drug plans,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 21). Carolyne Eagan argues that any move to

Time for Canada to step up on drug coverage, says Toronto doctor

Opinion | March 6, 2024
  • Re: “In strengthening Canada’s health care, we must maintain employer-sponsored drug plans,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 21). Carolyne Eagan argues that any move to
Canada should join every other country with universal coverage for doctor and hospital services that also covers prescription medications, writes Joel Lexchin. Unsplash photograph by James Yarema

Throwing money at recruitment won’t fix the CAF’s personnel problems

  • The current offensive fails to address two important factors that have led the military to its worrisome personnel circumstances: systemic flaws in the recruitment
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | March 6, 2024
Sailor 1st Class Dave Eaglestick helps mentor members of the Naval Experience Program at Joint Base Pearl Harbour-Hickam, Hawaii, on Dec. 11, 2023. We cannot say whether the current recruitment processes are fit for purpose, and capable of helping address the current shortage, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. DND photograph by Aviator Gregory Cole

Throwing money at recruitment won’t fix the CAF’s personnel problems

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | March 6, 2024
  • The current offensive fails to address two important factors that have led the military to its worrisome personnel circumstances: systemic flaws in the recruitment

Throwing money at recruitment won’t fix the CAF’s personnel problems

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | March 6, 2024
  • The current offensive fails to address two important factors that have led the military to its worrisome personnel circumstances: systemic flaws in the recruitment
Sailor 1st Class Dave Eaglestick helps mentor members of the Naval Experience Program at Joint Base Pearl Harbour-Hickam, Hawaii, on Dec. 11, 2023. We cannot say whether the current recruitment processes are fit for purpose, and capable of helping address the current shortage, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. DND photograph by Aviator Gregory Cole

GG Mary Simon headlines noon keynote among International Women’s Day celebrations on March 8

  • TUESDAY, MARCH 5—THURSDAY, MARCH 7 AFN’s National Emergency Management Forum—The Assembly of First Nations hosts its second “National Emergency Management Forum: Floods, Wildfires, Severe Storms, and
Governor General Mary Simon will deliver a keynote address at an International Womens’ Day lunch hosted by the Canadian Club of Ottawa on March 8, at 11:30 a.m. at the Shaw Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

GG Mary Simon headlines noon keynote among International Women’s Day celebrations on March 8

  • TUESDAY, MARCH 5—THURSDAY, MARCH 7 AFN’s National Emergency Management Forum—The Assembly of First Nations hosts its second “National Emergency Management Forum: Floods, Wildfires, Severe Storms, and

GG Mary Simon headlines noon keynote among International Women’s Day celebrations on March 8

  • TUESDAY, MARCH 5—THURSDAY, MARCH 7 AFN’s National Emergency Management Forum—The Assembly of First Nations hosts its second “National Emergency Management Forum: Floods, Wildfires, Severe Storms, and
Governor General Mary Simon will deliver a keynote address at an International Womens’ Day lunch hosted by the Canadian Club of Ottawa on March 8, at 11:30 a.m. at the Shaw Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The North’s first Indigenous MP, Wally Firth, has died

  • Plus, House Speaker Fergus pays $1,500 fine for controversial video, former Supreme Court Justice Michel Bastarache will participate in back-to-back book events, and the
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 6, 2024
Then-Northwest Territories MP Wally Firth, left, and then-NDP leader David Lewis, in an undated photograph. Firth died on March 2, aged 89. Photograph courtesy of Jacqulyn McIntyre

The North’s first Indigenous MP, Wally Firth, has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 6, 2024
  • Plus, House Speaker Fergus pays $1,500 fine for controversial video, former Supreme Court Justice Michel Bastarache will participate in back-to-back book events, and the

The North’s first Indigenous MP, Wally Firth, has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 6, 2024
  • Plus, House Speaker Fergus pays $1,500 fine for controversial video, former Supreme Court Justice Michel Bastarache will participate in back-to-back book events, and the
Then-Northwest Territories MP Wally Firth, left, and then-NDP leader David Lewis, in an undated photograph. Firth died on March 2, aged 89. Photograph courtesy of Jacqulyn McIntyre

Politics This Morning: Feds respond to Emergencies Act commission

  • Plus, from drywall dust to caviar—back-to-back Poilievre fundraisers.
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc will address the media this morning as the government releases its response to the Public Order Emergency Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Feds respond to Emergencies Act commission

  • Plus, from drywall dust to caviar—back-to-back Poilievre fundraisers.

Politics This Morning: Feds respond to Emergencies Act commission

  • Plus, from drywall dust to caviar—back-to-back Poilievre fundraisers.
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc will address the media this morning as the government releases its response to the Public Order Emergency Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds look for $13.2-billion boost to budgetary spending to wrap up 2023-24

  • Roughly $8.9-billion of the additional spending authorities being sought through the most recent supplementary estimates for 2023-24 will be voted on by Parliament.
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 6, 2024
Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled the 2023-24 Supplementary Estimates C in the House of Commons on Feb. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds look for $13.2-billion boost to budgetary spending to wrap up 2023-24

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 6, 2024
  • Roughly $8.9-billion of the additional spending authorities being sought through the most recent supplementary estimates for 2023-24 will be voted on by Parliament.

Feds look for $13.2-billion boost to budgetary spending to wrap up 2023-24

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 6, 2024
  • Roughly $8.9-billion of the additional spending authorities being sought through the most recent supplementary estimates for 2023-24 will be voted on by Parliament.
Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled the 2023-24 Supplementary Estimates C in the House of Commons on Feb. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mulroney was a fearless giant in federal politics

  • Whenever Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney—who won a landslide majority in 1984 and another majority in 1988—got up to speak in the House,
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 6, 2024
Brian Mulroney, pictured with some fans on March 5, 2019, at the Prime Ministers Series, a partnership between the University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute and the Canada School of Public Service, at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mulroney was a fearless giant in federal politics

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 6, 2024
  • Whenever Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney—who won a landslide majority in 1984 and another majority in 1988—got up to speak in the House,

Mulroney was a fearless giant in federal politics

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 6, 2024
  • Whenever Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney—who won a landslide majority in 1984 and another majority in 1988—got up to speak in the House,
Brian Mulroney, pictured with some fans on March 5, 2019, at the Prime Ministers Series, a partnership between the University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute and the Canada School of Public Service, at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Believe the polls’ is the message for Trudeau Liberals from Durham byelection, say some seasoned political players

  • The next election is not scheduled until October 2025, and political dynamics could be very different at that time compared to now, says Dan
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 5, 2024
Newly elected Conservative MP Jamil Jivani won the Durham, Ont. byelection by a whopping 35 per cent margin Monday evening. He will succeed outgoing Conservative MP Erin O'Toole. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Believe the polls’ is the message for Trudeau Liberals from Durham byelection, say some seasoned political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 5, 2024
  • The next election is not scheduled until October 2025, and political dynamics could be very different at that time compared to now, says Dan

‘Believe the polls’ is the message for Trudeau Liberals from Durham byelection, say some seasoned political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 5, 2024
  • The next election is not scheduled until October 2025, and political dynamics could be very different at that time compared to now, says Dan
Newly elected Conservative MP Jamil Jivani won the Durham, Ont. byelection by a whopping 35 per cent margin Monday evening. He will succeed outgoing Conservative MP Erin O'Toole. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

ArriveCan fallout gives Liberals a ‘very black eye,’ as public pressure builds on government to resolve mess, say politicos

  • The political repercussions from ArriveCan 'will not play well, and 'will not go away,' according to Aaron Wudrick, who called the issue 'symbolic' of
News | BY IREM KOCA | March 5, 2024
Although politics of this issue are 'inextricably linked' to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government, the real concern from a non-partisan standpoint should be to identify where the weak links are in the government procurement processes and fix them, says Aaron Wudrick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

ArriveCan fallout gives Liberals a ‘very black eye,’ as public pressure builds on government to resolve mess, say politicos

News | BY IREM KOCA | March 5, 2024
  • The political repercussions from ArriveCan 'will not play well, and 'will not go away,' according to Aaron Wudrick, who called the issue 'symbolic' of

ArriveCan fallout gives Liberals a ‘very black eye,’ as public pressure builds on government to resolve mess, say politicos

News | BY IREM KOCA | March 5, 2024
  • The political repercussions from ArriveCan 'will not play well, and 'will not go away,' according to Aaron Wudrick, who called the issue 'symbolic' of
Although politics of this issue are 'inextricably linked' to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government, the real concern from a non-partisan standpoint should be to identify where the weak links are in the government procurement processes and fix them, says Aaron Wudrick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: North of 60

  • Plus, the PBO sets the stage for budget 2024.
Gary Anandasangaree is one of several ministers who are visiting or talking with counterparts in the territories today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: North of 60

  • Plus, the PBO sets the stage for budget 2024.

Politics This Morning: North of 60

  • Plus, the PBO sets the stage for budget 2024.
Gary Anandasangaree is one of several ministers who are visiting or talking with counterparts in the territories today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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