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Joly talks business with the EU 

  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

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FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
  • The Hill Times

First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
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Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opening door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader but would leave it up to party delegates to vote
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is opening up the debate for ‘renewal’ in Ontario provincial leadership, according to an email obtained by The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opening door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader but would leave it up to party delegates to vote

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opening door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader but would leave it up to party delegates to vote
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is opening up the debate for ‘renewal’ in Ontario provincial leadership, according to an email obtained by The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

  • Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block on May 14, while his director of communications, Audrey Milette, left, looks on. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2025
  • Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2025
  • Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block on May 14, while his director of communications, Audrey Milette, left, looks on. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The world could use more like Musgrave

  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
Sharon Musgrave
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Pancake flops and a looming by-election: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Pancake flops and a looming by-election: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator

Pancake flops and a looming by-election: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic tells reporters that there needs to be a major overhaul of Canada's $37-billion procurement system to fix persistent issues on July 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic tells reporters that there needs to be a major overhaul of Canada's $37-billion procurement system to fix persistent issues on July 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Long live the Dalai Lama

  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
Chrystia Freelan
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said in an Intergovernmental Affairs press release on June 26 that the One Canadian Economy Act 'marks a historic milestone in creating a stronger, more inclusive Canada—one where Indigenous partnership is not only valued, but is fundamental to every step of development.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said in an Intergovernmental Affairs press release on June 26 that the One Canadian Economy Act 'marks a historic milestone in creating a stronger, more inclusive Canada—one where Indigenous partnership is not only valued, but is fundamental to every step of development.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
Patrick Brazeau
Patrick Brazeau
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
Patrick Brazeau
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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Spend tax dollars on reducing GHG emissions, not fighting in court: letter writer

  • The recent landmark lawsuit win by Our Children’s Trust against the Montana state government—a case where plaintiffs successfully argued that state policies increasing greenhouse
Opinion | August 30, 2023

Spend tax dollars on reducing GHG emissions, not fighting in court: letter writer

Opinion | August 30, 2023
  • The recent landmark lawsuit win by Our Children’s Trust against the Montana state government—a case where plaintiffs successfully argued that state policies increasing greenhouse

Spend tax dollars on reducing GHG emissions, not fighting in court: letter writer

Opinion | August 30, 2023
  • The recent landmark lawsuit win by Our Children’s Trust against the Montana state government—a case where plaintiffs successfully argued that state policies increasing greenhouse

What does the opposition really want when it comes to public needs and public money, asks letter writer

  • While calling for budget tightening, the official opposition is also calling the Liberals on the carpet for housing and to take on greater responsibility.
Opinion | August 30, 2023
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the West Block on Aug. 23, calling for government action on the current housing crisis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What does the opposition really want when it comes to public needs and public money, asks letter writer

Opinion | August 30, 2023
  • While calling for budget tightening, the official opposition is also calling the Liberals on the carpet for housing and to take on greater responsibility.

What does the opposition really want when it comes to public needs and public money, asks letter writer

Opinion | August 30, 2023
  • While calling for budget tightening, the official opposition is also calling the Liberals on the carpet for housing and to take on greater responsibility.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the West Block on Aug. 23, calling for government action on the current housing crisis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where the buck stops in the Greenbelt scandal is anybody’s guess

  • Several attempts by authorities to scrutinize or consider scrutinizing the secret decision-making operation are ongoing, but responsibility for getting to the bottom of this
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 30, 2023
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has asked the province’s integrity commissioner to examine if his housing minister’s former chief of staff broke public service conflict-of-interest rules, Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where the buck stops in the Greenbelt scandal is anybody’s guess

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 30, 2023
  • Several attempts by authorities to scrutinize or consider scrutinizing the secret decision-making operation are ongoing, but responsibility for getting to the bottom of this

Where the buck stops in the Greenbelt scandal is anybody’s guess

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 30, 2023
  • Several attempts by authorities to scrutinize or consider scrutinizing the secret decision-making operation are ongoing, but responsibility for getting to the bottom of this
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has asked the province’s integrity commissioner to examine if his housing minister’s former chief of staff broke public service conflict-of-interest rules, Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators dig into soil health during Aug. 30-31 Alberta visit

  • WEDNESDAY, AUG. 30—THURSDAY, AUG. 31 Senate Committee Visits Alberta—The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry is visiting Alberta to continue its study on soil
Members of the Senate’s Agriculture Committee continue their fact-finding mission in Alberta this week in support of the group’s study on soil health. Unsplash photograph by Zoe Schaeffer

Senators dig into soil health during Aug. 30-31 Alberta visit

  • WEDNESDAY, AUG. 30—THURSDAY, AUG. 31 Senate Committee Visits Alberta—The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry is visiting Alberta to continue its study on soil

Senators dig into soil health during Aug. 30-31 Alberta visit

  • WEDNESDAY, AUG. 30—THURSDAY, AUG. 31 Senate Committee Visits Alberta—The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry is visiting Alberta to continue its study on soil
Members of the Senate’s Agriculture Committee continue their fact-finding mission in Alberta this week in support of the group’s study on soil health. Unsplash photograph by Zoe Schaeffer

Politics This Morning: Fire up the bulldozers

  • Plus, we check in on the travelling Senate soil investigation.
The now-shuttered residence of the prime minister at 24 Sussex Drive, seen from the rear. The Hill Times photograph by Kevin Philipupillai

Politics This Morning: Fire up the bulldozers

  • Plus, we check in on the travelling Senate soil investigation.

Politics This Morning: Fire up the bulldozers

  • Plus, we check in on the travelling Senate soil investigation.
The now-shuttered residence of the prime minister at 24 Sussex Drive, seen from the rear. The Hill Times photograph by Kevin Philipupillai

Tug of war: defence budget caught between feds’ plans for cuts and calls for increased military spending  

  • Historically, when Canadian governments have sought to reduce federal spending, the defence budget has been a frequent target for savings.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 29, 2023
Defence Minister Bill Blair will have to grapple with the fiscal realities of the federal government and the mounting pressure to grow Canada's military budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tug of war: defence budget caught between feds’ plans for cuts and calls for increased military spending  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 29, 2023
  • Historically, when Canadian governments have sought to reduce federal spending, the defence budget has been a frequent target for savings.

Tug of war: defence budget caught between feds’ plans for cuts and calls for increased military spending  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 29, 2023
  • Historically, when Canadian governments have sought to reduce federal spending, the defence budget has been a frequent target for savings.
Defence Minister Bill Blair will have to grapple with the fiscal realities of the federal government and the mounting pressure to grow Canada's military budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BRICS trundles on without a common purpose

  • This soon-to-be expanded meeting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa keeps a lot of otherwise idle diplomatic hands busy and out of
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 29, 2023
From left, Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photograph by Government of South Africa/Flickr

BRICS trundles on without a common purpose

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 29, 2023
  • This soon-to-be expanded meeting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa keeps a lot of otherwise idle diplomatic hands busy and out of

BRICS trundles on without a common purpose

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 29, 2023
  • This soon-to-be expanded meeting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa keeps a lot of otherwise idle diplomatic hands busy and out of
From left, Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photograph by Government of South Africa/Flickr

Politics This Morning: Hussen in Bogotá

  • Plus, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is rubbing elbows in Vancouver.
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen is in Colombia for a three-day visit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Hussen in Bogotá

  • Plus, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is rubbing elbows in Vancouver.

Politics This Morning: Hussen in Bogotá

  • Plus, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is rubbing elbows in Vancouver.
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen is in Colombia for a three-day visit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cast a critical eye to attempts to link fossil fuel expansion to Indigenous well-being

  • Some Indigenous people with previous grassroots legitimacy have become unwitting spokespersons for the extractive economy, contrary to their peoples’ responsibilities to the lands, waters,
Opinion | BY WARREN BELL, OJISTOH HORN | August 28, 2023
The methane/LNG industry is cloaking its expansion plans in a garment of Indigeneity, trying to extend the fossil fuel industry's shelf-life for a decade or two, write Warren Bell and Ojistoh Horn. Unsplash photograph by Eelco Böhtlingk

Cast a critical eye to attempts to link fossil fuel expansion to Indigenous well-being

Opinion | BY WARREN BELL, OJISTOH HORN | August 28, 2023
  • Some Indigenous people with previous grassroots legitimacy have become unwitting spokespersons for the extractive economy, contrary to their peoples’ responsibilities to the lands, waters,

Cast a critical eye to attempts to link fossil fuel expansion to Indigenous well-being

Opinion | BY WARREN BELL, OJISTOH HORN | August 28, 2023
  • Some Indigenous people with previous grassroots legitimacy have become unwitting spokespersons for the extractive economy, contrary to their peoples’ responsibilities to the lands, waters,
The methane/LNG industry is cloaking its expansion plans in a garment of Indigeneity, trying to extend the fossil fuel industry's shelf-life for a decade or two, write Warren Bell and Ojistoh Horn. Unsplash photograph by Eelco Böhtlingk

Russian plane crash not the end of the Prigozhin story

  • The Wagner contracts in Africa remain a boon to Russia’s treasury, so it is unlikely that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private mercenary army will cease to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 28, 2023
Russian authorities say Wagner Group mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead following an Aug. 23 plane crash north of Moscow, but almost nothing in Russian politics is exactly as it seems, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of the BBC

Russian plane crash not the end of the Prigozhin story

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 28, 2023
  • The Wagner contracts in Africa remain a boon to Russia’s treasury, so it is unlikely that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private mercenary army will cease to

Russian plane crash not the end of the Prigozhin story

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 28, 2023
  • The Wagner contracts in Africa remain a boon to Russia’s treasury, so it is unlikely that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private mercenary army will cease to
Russian authorities say Wagner Group mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead following an Aug. 23 plane crash north of Moscow, but almost nothing in Russian politics is exactly as it seems, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of the BBC

Fisheries Minister Lebouthillier, Revenue Minister Bibeau bring old staff to new offices

  • For Bibeau, the list includes Jérôme Côté, who’s followed the minister to the revenue office and been promoted to director of policy.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 28, 2023
National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, left, and Fisheries and Oceans Minister Diane Lebouthillier have both brought a number of staff from their former offices over to their new ones. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Fisheries Minister Lebouthillier, Revenue Minister Bibeau bring old staff to new offices

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 28, 2023
  • For Bibeau, the list includes Jérôme Côté, who’s followed the minister to the revenue office and been promoted to director of policy.

Fisheries Minister Lebouthillier, Revenue Minister Bibeau bring old staff to new offices

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 28, 2023
  • For Bibeau, the list includes Jérôme Côté, who’s followed the minister to the revenue office and been promoted to director of policy.
National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, left, and Fisheries and Oceans Minister Diane Lebouthillier have both brought a number of staff from their former offices over to their new ones. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Shifts in interest rates or inflation could ‘totally change the picture’ on fiscal sustainability, says PBO

  • 'Even though there is fiscal flexibility, it doesn't mean that governments have to use it,' says Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 28, 2023
Last month, the Parliamentary Budget Office released its 2023 fiscal sustainability report. Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux told The Hill Times that some of the key assumptions in the report are that inflation will return to about 2 per cent, and interest rates will return to a neutral monetary policy over the long term. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Shifts in interest rates or inflation could ‘totally change the picture’ on fiscal sustainability, says PBO

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 28, 2023
  • 'Even though there is fiscal flexibility, it doesn't mean that governments have to use it,' says Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux.

Shifts in interest rates or inflation could ‘totally change the picture’ on fiscal sustainability, says PBO

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 28, 2023
  • 'Even though there is fiscal flexibility, it doesn't mean that governments have to use it,' says Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux.
Last month, the Parliamentary Budget Office released its 2023 fiscal sustainability report. Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux told The Hill Times that some of the key assumptions in the report are that inflation will return to about 2 per cent, and interest rates will return to a neutral monetary policy over the long term. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada can do more to address lack of funding and attention on Rohingya crisis in Myanmar

  • Stranded in refugee camps and apartheid villages, the Rohingya have been abandoned by the international community while other issues took priority.
Opinion | BY RAISS TINMAUNG | August 28, 2023
Rohingya refugees in the Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh in 2018. People in internally displaced camps live in severely overcrowded conditions and suffer from high rates of malnutrition, waterborne illnesses, and child and maternal deaths, writes Raiss Tinmaung. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins

Canada can do more to address lack of funding and attention on Rohingya crisis in Myanmar

Opinion | BY RAISS TINMAUNG | August 28, 2023
  • Stranded in refugee camps and apartheid villages, the Rohingya have been abandoned by the international community while other issues took priority.

Canada can do more to address lack of funding and attention on Rohingya crisis in Myanmar

Opinion | BY RAISS TINMAUNG | August 28, 2023
  • Stranded in refugee camps and apartheid villages, the Rohingya have been abandoned by the international community while other issues took priority.
Rohingya refugees in the Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh in 2018. People in internally displaced camps live in severely overcrowded conditions and suffer from high rates of malnutrition, waterborne illnesses, and child and maternal deaths, writes Raiss Tinmaung. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins

Republican leaders line up to defend the indefensible

  • Every new twist and turn in the Trump melodrama, linked to the GOP’s continuing defence of the indefensible, gives the U.S. public another reason
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 28, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Every new twist and turn in the melodrama that is former U.S. president Donald Trump gives Americans another reason to lose trust in their institutions.  Wikimedia Commons photograph by Gage Skidmore

Republican leaders line up to defend the indefensible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 28, 2023
  • Every new twist and turn in the Trump melodrama, linked to the GOP’s continuing defence of the indefensible, gives the U.S. public another reason

Republican leaders line up to defend the indefensible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 28, 2023
  • Every new twist and turn in the Trump melodrama, linked to the GOP’s continuing defence of the indefensible, gives the U.S. public another reason
Donald Trump
Every new twist and turn in the melodrama that is former U.S. president Donald Trump gives Americans another reason to lose trust in their institutions.  Wikimedia Commons photograph by Gage Skidmore

A recipe for Conservative defeat

  • Not only is the party's national vote not efficiently distributed, but it has also become less efficiently distributed in the byelections since Pierre Poilievre
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | August 28, 2023
So far under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, the Conservatives seem to be doubling down on rather than reversing the trends which denied them victory in 2019 and 2021, writes Michael Hatfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A recipe for Conservative defeat

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | August 28, 2023
  • Not only is the party's national vote not efficiently distributed, but it has also become less efficiently distributed in the byelections since Pierre Poilievre

A recipe for Conservative defeat

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | August 28, 2023
  • Not only is the party's national vote not efficiently distributed, but it has also become less efficiently distributed in the byelections since Pierre Poilievre
So far under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, the Conservatives seem to be doubling down on rather than reversing the trends which denied them victory in 2019 and 2021, writes Michael Hatfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Jagmeet Singh a poor fit, or is politics a shabby job?

  • The federal NDP leader resembles a ringside observer as two veteran pugilists pummel one another at every available microphone.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 28, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s problem may run deeper than his lack of killer instinct, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Jagmeet Singh a poor fit, or is politics a shabby job?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 28, 2023
  • The federal NDP leader resembles a ringside observer as two veteran pugilists pummel one another at every available microphone.

Is Jagmeet Singh a poor fit, or is politics a shabby job?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 28, 2023
  • The federal NDP leader resembles a ringside observer as two veteran pugilists pummel one another at every available microphone.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s problem may run deeper than his lack of killer instinct, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s chance to be useful in a divided world

  • We can choose to be a leader for multilateralism, rather than serving as a junior partner for those who seek fragmentation.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 28, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly addresses the Global Heads of Mission Meeting in Ottawa in June. The time has come for Canada to return to its traditional role as a champion of multilateralism, effective global institutions, and global governance, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s chance to be useful in a divided world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 28, 2023
  • We can choose to be a leader for multilateralism, rather than serving as a junior partner for those who seek fragmentation.

Canada’s chance to be useful in a divided world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 28, 2023
  • We can choose to be a leader for multilateralism, rather than serving as a junior partner for those who seek fragmentation.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly addresses the Global Heads of Mission Meeting in Ottawa in June. The time has come for Canada to return to its traditional role as a champion of multilateralism, effective global institutions, and global governance, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s housing crisis was decades in the making

  • A problem that took 30 years to develop will take another 10 to fix.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 28, 2023
The current focus is on building new homes, but renovations should also be included in the discussion, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s housing crisis was decades in the making

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 28, 2023
  • A problem that took 30 years to develop will take another 10 to fix.

Canada’s housing crisis was decades in the making

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 28, 2023
  • A problem that took 30 years to develop will take another 10 to fix.
The current focus is on building new homes, but renovations should also be included in the discussion, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Mr. Guilbeault goes to China

  • Plus, intelligence agencies will release a new ‘baseline threat assessment’ for cybercrime.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is the first Canadian cabinet minister to visit China since Mary Ng went in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Mr. Guilbeault goes to China

  • Plus, intelligence agencies will release a new ‘baseline threat assessment’ for cybercrime.

Politics This Morning: Mr. Guilbeault goes to China

  • Plus, intelligence agencies will release a new ‘baseline threat assessment’ for cybercrime.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is the first Canadian cabinet minister to visit China since Mary Ng went in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amidst worsening climate disasters, feds need to consider emergency response department

  • Wildland fire management is a patchwork of federal, provincial, and territorial responsibilities, and too often, federal support only arrives once the wildfires have overwhelmed
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 28, 2023
Smoke creates a haze over the Yellowknife skyline as wildfires approach the city. Photograph courtesy of Pascal Erasmus

Amidst worsening climate disasters, feds need to consider emergency response department

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 28, 2023
  • Wildland fire management is a patchwork of federal, provincial, and territorial responsibilities, and too often, federal support only arrives once the wildfires have overwhelmed

Amidst worsening climate disasters, feds need to consider emergency response department

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 28, 2023
  • Wildland fire management is a patchwork of federal, provincial, and territorial responsibilities, and too often, federal support only arrives once the wildfires have overwhelmed
Smoke creates a haze over the Yellowknife skyline as wildfires approach the city. Photograph courtesy of Pascal Erasmus

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