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Indigenous Services Minister Gull-Masty says she’s eager to ‘succeed’ under ‘huge pressure,’ as Indigenous leaders welcome ‘progress’ in cabinet picks

  • Indigenous Services Canada is being headed by an Indigenous person for the first time ever—something Mandy Gull-Masty says adds to the ‘pressure’ to succeed,
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, and Governor General Mary Simon at the May 13 cabinet ceremony. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Indigenous Services Minister Gull-Masty says she’s eager to ‘succeed’ under ‘huge pressure,’ as Indigenous leaders welcome ‘progress’ in cabinet picks

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 20, 2025
  • Indigenous Services Canada is being headed by an Indigenous person for the first time ever—something Mandy Gull-Masty says adds to the ‘pressure’ to succeed,

Indigenous Services Minister Gull-Masty says she’s eager to ‘succeed’ under ‘huge pressure,’ as Indigenous leaders welcome ‘progress’ in cabinet picks

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 20, 2025
  • Indigenous Services Canada is being headed by an Indigenous person for the first time ever—something Mandy Gull-Masty says adds to the ‘pressure’ to succeed,
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, and Governor General Mary Simon at the May 13 cabinet ceremony. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The 20th Century Boys rocked the Rainbow, and raised $4,500 for PAL Ottawa

  • The 20th Century Boys returned to the Rainbow Bistro for their annual spring fundraiser, and they rocked it.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 20, 2025
The 20th Century Boys' Dave Fraser, left, Richard Mahoney, centre, and Peter Van Dusen, right, rocked the Rainbow Bistro with their annual spring concert on May 16 and raised $4,500 for PAL Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

The 20th Century Boys rocked the Rainbow, and raised $4,500 for PAL Ottawa

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 20, 2025
  • The 20th Century Boys returned to the Rainbow Bistro for their annual spring fundraiser, and they rocked it.

The 20th Century Boys rocked the Rainbow, and raised $4,500 for PAL Ottawa

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 20, 2025
  • The 20th Century Boys returned to the Rainbow Bistro for their annual spring fundraiser, and they rocked it.
The 20th Century Boys' Dave Fraser, left, Richard Mahoney, centre, and Peter Van Dusen, right, rocked the Rainbow Bistro with their annual spring concert on May 16 and raised $4,500 for PAL Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Can Ukraine survive Trump?

  • Although the U.S. president will try to bully Ukraine into accepting Russia’s terms, there is no evidence that Ukraine is really on the brink
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 20, 2025
Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, will probably insist once again that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ‘no cards,’ and must submit, but that wasn’t true then and it isn’t true now, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Can Ukraine survive Trump?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 20, 2025
  • Although the U.S. president will try to bully Ukraine into accepting Russia’s terms, there is no evidence that Ukraine is really on the brink

Can Ukraine survive Trump?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 20, 2025
  • Although the U.S. president will try to bully Ukraine into accepting Russia’s terms, there is no evidence that Ukraine is really on the brink
Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, will probably insist once again that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ‘no cards,’ and must submit, but that wasn’t true then and it isn’t true now, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Federal disability benefit welcome, but its red tape will tax health system

  • The benefit’s onerous application process presents a challenge for patients, especially those who may be among the 6.5 million Canadians without a primary care
Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER | May 19, 2025
Doctor
Doctor
At a time when patients struggle to access timely care and physicians lose 18.5 million hours each year to administrative tasks, dumping more paperwork onto doctors’ desks is simply unfathomable, writes Dr. Joss Reimer. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

Federal disability benefit welcome, but its red tape will tax health system

Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER | May 19, 2025
  • The benefit’s onerous application process presents a challenge for patients, especially those who may be among the 6.5 million Canadians without a primary care

Federal disability benefit welcome, but its red tape will tax health system

Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER | May 19, 2025
  • The benefit’s onerous application process presents a challenge for patients, especially those who may be among the 6.5 million Canadians without a primary care
Doctor
At a time when patients struggle to access timely care and physicians lose 18.5 million hours each year to administrative tasks, dumping more paperwork onto doctors’ desks is simply unfathomable, writes Dr. Joss Reimer. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

A step forward, but not far enough: Canada still needs a minister for older persons

  • With older adults soon to make up a quarter of our population, Canada needs focused and empowered leadership to prepare for the realities of
Opinion | BY GABRIELLE GALLANT, KAHIR LALJI | May 19, 2025
Stephanie McLean, centre with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Mary Simon, was sworn in as secretary of state for seniors on May 13. That’s a good first step, but there still needs to be a full ministerial portfolio for older persons, write Gabrielle Gallant and Kahir Lalji. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A step forward, but not far enough: Canada still needs a minister for older persons

Opinion | BY GABRIELLE GALLANT, KAHIR LALJI | May 19, 2025
  • With older adults soon to make up a quarter of our population, Canada needs focused and empowered leadership to prepare for the realities of

A step forward, but not far enough: Canada still needs a minister for older persons

Opinion | BY GABRIELLE GALLANT, KAHIR LALJI | May 19, 2025
  • With older adults soon to make up a quarter of our population, Canada needs focused and empowered leadership to prepare for the realities of
Stephanie McLean, centre with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Mary Simon, was sworn in as secretary of state for seniors on May 13. That’s a good first step, but there still needs to be a full ministerial portfolio for older persons, write Gabrielle Gallant and Kahir Lalji. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Really scared, anxious, and horrified’: advocates decry lack of voice for Canadians with disabilities in cabinet

  • The gap comes at a crucial time for advocates, as a new disability benefit program is being criticized for not fulfilling its stated goal
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 19, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu will oversee Employment and Social Development Canada in her role, but without a dedicated minister for disability advocacy, some are concerned their voices won't be heard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Really scared, anxious, and horrified’: advocates decry lack of voice for Canadians with disabilities in cabinet

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 19, 2025
  • The gap comes at a crucial time for advocates, as a new disability benefit program is being criticized for not fulfilling its stated goal

‘Really scared, anxious, and horrified’: advocates decry lack of voice for Canadians with disabilities in cabinet

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 19, 2025
  • The gap comes at a crucial time for advocates, as a new disability benefit program is being criticized for not fulfilling its stated goal
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu will oversee Employment and Social Development Canada in her role, but without a dedicated minister for disability advocacy, some are concerned their voices won't be heard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Seized By Uncertainty wins prestigious $60,000 Donner Prize, best public policy book of the year

  • Also, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami celebrates country food and culture, Freedom Convoy-inspired play is coming to the NAC, and Métis artist’s work gets national audience.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 19, 2025
Authors Kevin Quigley, Kaitlynne Lowe, Sarah Moore and Brianna Wolfe have won this year's prestigious Donner Prize for their book Seized By Uncertainty: The Markets, Media and Special Interests that Shaped Canada’s Response to COVID-19, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press. Book cover and author photographs courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

Seized By Uncertainty wins prestigious $60,000 Donner Prize, best public policy book of the year

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 19, 2025
  • Also, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami celebrates country food and culture, Freedom Convoy-inspired play is coming to the NAC, and Métis artist’s work gets national audience.

Seized By Uncertainty wins prestigious $60,000 Donner Prize, best public policy book of the year

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 19, 2025
  • Also, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami celebrates country food and culture, Freedom Convoy-inspired play is coming to the NAC, and Métis artist’s work gets national audience.
Authors Kevin Quigley, Kaitlynne Lowe, Sarah Moore and Brianna Wolfe have won this year's prestigious Donner Prize for their book Seized By Uncertainty: The Markets, Media and Special Interests that Shaped Canada’s Response to COVID-19, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press. Book cover and author photographs courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

Trump just tossed a $400-million jumbo jet into the swamp he was supposed to drain

  • Even though accepting the jet is clearly unconstitutional, as Representative Jamie Raskin and Senator Richard Blumenthal have pointed out, Donald Trump got the gift legally
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 19, 2025
U.S. Donald Trump accepted a $400-million jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar last week, even though he insists it was a gift to the Pentagon. What people don’t know, and probably never will, is what the other half of the exchange might have been, writes Michael Harris.   Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Trump just tossed a $400-million jumbo jet into the swamp he was supposed to drain

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 19, 2025
  • Even though accepting the jet is clearly unconstitutional, as Representative Jamie Raskin and Senator Richard Blumenthal have pointed out, Donald Trump got the gift legally

Trump just tossed a $400-million jumbo jet into the swamp he was supposed to drain

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 19, 2025
  • Even though accepting the jet is clearly unconstitutional, as Representative Jamie Raskin and Senator Richard Blumenthal have pointed out, Donald Trump got the gift legally
U.S. Donald Trump accepted a $400-million jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar last week, even though he insists it was a gift to the Pentagon. What people don’t know, and probably never will, is what the other half of the exchange might have been, writes Michael Harris.   Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Will Carney bow, bribe, and buckle to win over Danielle Smith? We know how that ends

  • Maybe, if this summer’s wildfires and other disruptions become bad enough, they will refocus public attention on climate and Mark Carney’s new government will
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 19, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
It took Alberta Premier Danielle Smith a nano-second (after her 'positive' first conversation with the new prime minister), to trash some of his new cabinet choices, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Carney bow, bribe, and buckle to win over Danielle Smith? We know how that ends

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 19, 2025
  • Maybe, if this summer’s wildfires and other disruptions become bad enough, they will refocus public attention on climate and Mark Carney’s new government will

Will Carney bow, bribe, and buckle to win over Danielle Smith? We know how that ends

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 19, 2025
  • Maybe, if this summer’s wildfires and other disruptions become bad enough, they will refocus public attention on climate and Mark Carney’s new government will
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
It took Alberta Premier Danielle Smith a nano-second (after her 'positive' first conversation with the new prime minister), to trash some of his new cabinet choices, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne should give a state-of-the-economy update when the House gets back

  • It’s unlikely that Carney and his new cabinet will have much time for summer holidays if they are to deliver a more resilient and
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 19, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said there will be a fall economic statement, but no federal budget before the summer, which is being slammed by the opposition parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne should give a state-of-the-economy update when the House gets back

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 19, 2025
  • It’s unlikely that Carney and his new cabinet will have much time for summer holidays if they are to deliver a more resilient and

Champagne should give a state-of-the-economy update when the House gets back

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 19, 2025
  • It’s unlikely that Carney and his new cabinet will have much time for summer holidays if they are to deliver a more resilient and
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said there will be a fall economic statement, but no federal budget before the summer, which is being slammed by the opposition parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Note to Poilievre: the election is over

  • The country is in a tariff war with Trump and we need all hands deck to save Canadian jobs and industries. If he insists on continuing
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 19, 2025
In his press conference following the appointment of the new cabinet on May 13, Pierre Poilievre said a few nice words in the beginning, but then he could not refrain from individually attacking almost everything about the construction of the new cabinet, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Note to Poilievre: the election is over

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 19, 2025
  • The country is in a tariff war with Trump and we need all hands deck to save Canadian jobs and industries. If he insists on continuing

Note to Poilievre: the election is over

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 19, 2025
  • The country is in a tariff war with Trump and we need all hands deck to save Canadian jobs and industries. If he insists on continuing
In his press conference following the appointment of the new cabinet on May 13, Pierre Poilievre said a few nice words in the beginning, but then he could not refrain from individually attacking almost everything about the construction of the new cabinet, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Author says Canada’s ability to scale up companies involves fixing problems with corporate governance in Western economies

  • The following is an excerpt from Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance, by Bryce C. Tingle, shortlisted for this year's Donner Prize, one of the
FeatureBY BRYCE C. TINGLE | May 19, 2025
Author Bryce C. Tingle on why he wrote this book: 'Business corporations are among the most important and powerful institutions in our society, but most Canadians don’t actually know how they are governed and who gets a say in what they do.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of Cambridge University Press

Author says Canada’s ability to scale up companies involves fixing problems with corporate governance in Western economies

FeatureBY BRYCE C. TINGLE | May 19, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance, by Bryce C. Tingle, shortlisted for this year's Donner Prize, one of the

Author says Canada’s ability to scale up companies involves fixing problems with corporate governance in Western economies

FeatureBY BRYCE C. TINGLE | May 19, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance, by Bryce C. Tingle, shortlisted for this year's Donner Prize, one of the
Author Bryce C. Tingle on why he wrote this book: 'Business corporations are among the most important and powerful institutions in our society, but most Canadians don’t actually know how they are governed and who gets a say in what they do.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of Cambridge University Press

Bullying is just a poor substitute for competence: letter writer

  • Re: “Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and
Opinion | May 19, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pexels

Bullying is just a poor substitute for competence: letter writer

Opinion | May 19, 2025
  • Re: “Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and

Bullying is just a poor substitute for competence: letter writer

Opinion | May 19, 2025
  • Re: “Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pexels

Coyne launches his book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, May 21 at the Métropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 20 Webinar: ‘Elections in Troubled Times’—McGill University hosts a webinar, “Elections in Troubled Times: The 2025 Canadian Election in Historical Perspective Webinar,”
Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne will launch his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, published by Sutherland Books, on Wednesday, May 21, at the Métropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Coyne launches his book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, May 21 at the Métropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 20 Webinar: ‘Elections in Troubled Times’—McGill University hosts a webinar, “Elections in Troubled Times: The 2025 Canadian Election in Historical Perspective Webinar,”

Coyne launches his book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, May 21 at the Métropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 20 Webinar: ‘Elections in Troubled Times’—McGill University hosts a webinar, “Elections in Troubled Times: The 2025 Canadian Election in Historical Perspective Webinar,”
Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne will launch his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, published by Sutherland Books, on Wednesday, May 21, at the Métropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada’s biggest problem is bigger than Trump, he only popped the bubble that Canada was living in

  • Trump's disruption shone a light on fundamental changes that are needed in order for Canada to survive and thrive in this new global trade
Opinion | BY AMY KARAM | May 18, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, centre, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Canada’s biggest problem is bigger than Trump, he only popped the bubble that Canada was living in

Opinion | BY AMY KARAM | May 18, 2025
  • Trump's disruption shone a light on fundamental changes that are needed in order for Canada to survive and thrive in this new global trade

Canada’s biggest problem is bigger than Trump, he only popped the bubble that Canada was living in

Opinion | BY AMY KARAM | May 18, 2025
  • Trump's disruption shone a light on fundamental changes that are needed in order for Canada to survive and thrive in this new global trade
U.S. President Donald Trump, centre, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

New Liberal cabinet’s early stumbles all part of growing pains, say politicos

  • 'There appeared to be a lack of discipline, sloppiness, and we did have some ministers off message, displaying their traditional biases rather than toeing
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 16, 2025
When speaking to reporters on May 14, Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault, who formerly served as the environment minister, seemed to contradict the prime minister on the issue of new pipelines. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New Liberal cabinet’s early stumbles all part of growing pains, say politicos

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 16, 2025
  • 'There appeared to be a lack of discipline, sloppiness, and we did have some ministers off message, displaying their traditional biases rather than toeing

New Liberal cabinet’s early stumbles all part of growing pains, say politicos

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 16, 2025
  • 'There appeared to be a lack of discipline, sloppiness, and we did have some ministers off message, displaying their traditional biases rather than toeing
When speaking to reporters on May 14, Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault, who formerly served as the environment minister, seemed to contradict the prime minister on the issue of new pipelines. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadians need an urgent privacy reform

  • This country urgently needs updated privacy laws to protect Canadians and support inclusive and responsible innovation. 
Opinion | BY FLORIAN MARTIN-BARITEAU | May 16, 2025
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne, pictured on the Hill on Jan. 26, 2023. The commissioner should be a one-stop shop for businesses to seek advice, compliance or for support to mitigate data breaches. But it should also be able to protect Canadians and offer effective remedies in case of privacy violation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians need an urgent privacy reform

Opinion | BY FLORIAN MARTIN-BARITEAU | May 16, 2025
  • This country urgently needs updated privacy laws to protect Canadians and support inclusive and responsible innovation. 

Canadians need an urgent privacy reform

Opinion | BY FLORIAN MARTIN-BARITEAU | May 16, 2025
  • This country urgently needs updated privacy laws to protect Canadians and support inclusive and responsible innovation. 
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne, pictured on the Hill on Jan. 26, 2023. The commissioner should be a one-stop shop for businesses to seek advice, compliance or for support to mitigate data breaches. But it should also be able to protect Canadians and offer effective remedies in case of privacy violation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘When we hear government efficiency from Carney, we’re worried we’ll see DOGE-lite’: public service unions react to new ministers Lightbound and Ali

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized government efficiency and reining in spending, but the two largest public service unions say they need to be
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 16, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, left, and Joël Lightbound, minister of government transformation, public works and procurement, are both new to cabinet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘When we hear government efficiency from Carney, we’re worried we’ll see DOGE-lite’: public service unions react to new ministers Lightbound and Ali

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized government efficiency and reining in spending, but the two largest public service unions say they need to be

‘When we hear government efficiency from Carney, we’re worried we’ll see DOGE-lite’: public service unions react to new ministers Lightbound and Ali

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized government efficiency and reining in spending, but the two largest public service unions say they need to be
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, left, and Joël Lightbound, minister of government transformation, public works and procurement, are both new to cabinet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Is Canada’s electric vehicle industry on a collision course?

  • The new Carney government and our provincial governments must take stock of the decline in the automotive manufacturing sector, and ask if the push
Opinion | BY JOSEPH FOURNIER | May 15, 2025
Moves from the U.S. represent an existential threat to Canada’s EV investments, and the viability of the large battery plants under various stages of planning and construction in Ontario and Quebec, writes Joseph Fournier. Photograph courtesy of Noya Fields/Flickr

Is Canada’s electric vehicle industry on a collision course?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH FOURNIER | May 15, 2025
  • The new Carney government and our provincial governments must take stock of the decline in the automotive manufacturing sector, and ask if the push

Is Canada’s electric vehicle industry on a collision course?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH FOURNIER | May 15, 2025
  • The new Carney government and our provincial governments must take stock of the decline in the automotive manufacturing sector, and ask if the push
Moves from the U.S. represent an existential threat to Canada’s EV investments, and the viability of the large battery plants under various stages of planning and construction in Ontario and Quebec, writes Joseph Fournier. Photograph courtesy of Noya Fields/Flickr

Message to Foreign Minister Anand: build doctrine, not optics

  • Anita Anand’s appointment as foreign affairs minister is a chance to end Canada’s drift and define a sovereign foreign policy rooted in purpose, not
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 15, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand brings a fresh face to a portfolio that badly needs direction, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Message to Foreign Minister Anand: build doctrine, not optics

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 15, 2025
  • Anita Anand’s appointment as foreign affairs minister is a chance to end Canada’s drift and define a sovereign foreign policy rooted in purpose, not

Message to Foreign Minister Anand: build doctrine, not optics

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 15, 2025
  • Anita Anand’s appointment as foreign affairs minister is a chance to end Canada’s drift and define a sovereign foreign policy rooted in purpose, not
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand brings a fresh face to a portfolio that badly needs direction, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Readying the country to ‘defend against help’

  • Canada must focus on what we can do on our own without American assistance—and perhaps in opposition to Washington’s desires in the Arctic.
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL, PHILIPPE LAGASSé, TIM PAGE | May 15, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6. Carney and his new cabinet should insist that the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces start thinking and planning as a national force first and foremost. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Readying the country to ‘defend against help’

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL, PHILIPPE LAGASSé, TIM PAGE | May 15, 2025
  • Canada must focus on what we can do on our own without American assistance—and perhaps in opposition to Washington’s desires in the Arctic.

Readying the country to ‘defend against help’

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL, PHILIPPE LAGASSé, TIM PAGE | May 15, 2025
  • Canada must focus on what we can do on our own without American assistance—and perhaps in opposition to Washington’s desires in the Arctic.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6. Carney and his new cabinet should insist that the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces start thinking and planning as a national force first and foremost. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Trump 2.0 and the end of NATO

  • No one in the European Union’s defence ministries believe that Washington would risk a nuclear war to defend European cities.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 15, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has comprehensively trashed the European delusion that the United States would come to its defence if Russia invaded, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

Trump 2.0 and the end of NATO

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 15, 2025
  • No one in the European Union’s defence ministries believe that Washington would risk a nuclear war to defend European cities.

Trump 2.0 and the end of NATO

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 15, 2025
  • No one in the European Union’s defence ministries believe that Washington would risk a nuclear war to defend European cities.
U.S. President Donald Trump has comprehensively trashed the European delusion that the United States would come to its defence if Russia invaded, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

Looking into why the Liberals are opting against a spring budget

  • Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says his government will offer a fall fiscal update, with no plans for a spring budget.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 15, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks to reporters after the May 14 cabinet meeting in West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia.

Looking into why the Liberals are opting against a spring budget

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 15, 2025
  • Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says his government will offer a fall fiscal update, with no plans for a spring budget.

Looking into why the Liberals are opting against a spring budget

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 15, 2025
  • Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says his government will offer a fall fiscal update, with no plans for a spring budget.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks to reporters after the May 14 cabinet meeting in West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia.

Budget? What budget?

  • Plus, a look at Carney’s cabinet committees.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 15, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne told reporters yesterday that the government won't be releasing a budget this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget? What budget?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 15, 2025
  • Plus, a look at Carney’s cabinet committees.

Budget? What budget?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 15, 2025
  • Plus, a look at Carney’s cabinet committees.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne told reporters yesterday that the government won't be releasing a budget this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s Afrikaner ‘refugees’ pitch a piece of theatre

  • Three decades after the end of apartheid the average white South African still has 20 times the wealth of the average Black South African.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 14, 2025
Afrikaners aren’t actually refugees. They are bit-players in a secular passion play staged by U.S. President Donald Trump, right, probably at the suggestion of his faithful side-kick Elon Musk, left, who grew up very rich in apartheid-era South Africa, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

Trump’s Afrikaner ‘refugees’ pitch a piece of theatre

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 14, 2025
  • Three decades after the end of apartheid the average white South African still has 20 times the wealth of the average Black South African.

Trump’s Afrikaner ‘refugees’ pitch a piece of theatre

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 14, 2025
  • Three decades after the end of apartheid the average white South African still has 20 times the wealth of the average Black South African.
Afrikaners aren’t actually refugees. They are bit-players in a secular passion play staged by U.S. President Donald Trump, right, probably at the suggestion of his faithful side-kick Elon Musk, left, who grew up very rich in apartheid-era South Africa, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

Cooling-off period for lobbyists who volunteered during election can vary, says lobbying commissioner who urges reading code of conduct

  • A lobbyist may face a cooling-off period during which they may not engage in advocacy with an official if the official could be reasonably
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 14, 2025
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger appeared in a May 13 webinar organized by the Public Affairs Association of Canada's Saskatchewan chapter. Screenshot courtesy of the Public Affairs Association of Canada

Cooling-off period for lobbyists who volunteered during election can vary, says lobbying commissioner who urges reading code of conduct

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 14, 2025
  • A lobbyist may face a cooling-off period during which they may not engage in advocacy with an official if the official could be reasonably

Cooling-off period for lobbyists who volunteered during election can vary, says lobbying commissioner who urges reading code of conduct

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 14, 2025
  • A lobbyist may face a cooling-off period during which they may not engage in advocacy with an official if the official could be reasonably
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger appeared in a May 13 webinar organized by the Public Affairs Association of Canada's Saskatchewan chapter. Screenshot courtesy of the Public Affairs Association of Canada

Don’t let Canada become the 51st state: why keeping health care public is critical for our sovereignty

  • Renewing publicly funded health care that is accessible for all is vital in these times.
Opinion | BY FARAH SHROFF | May 14, 2025
Canadian health care isn’t without its problems, but we are fortunate to have highly skilled, caring providers, up-to-date infrastructure, and excellent researchers, writes Farah Shroff. Unsplash photograph by Maxime Doré

Don’t let Canada become the 51st state: why keeping health care public is critical for our sovereignty

Opinion | BY FARAH SHROFF | May 14, 2025
  • Renewing publicly funded health care that is accessible for all is vital in these times.

Don’t let Canada become the 51st state: why keeping health care public is critical for our sovereignty

Opinion | BY FARAH SHROFF | May 14, 2025
  • Renewing publicly funded health care that is accessible for all is vital in these times.
Canadian health care isn’t without its problems, but we are fortunate to have highly skilled, caring providers, up-to-date infrastructure, and excellent researchers, writes Farah Shroff. Unsplash photograph by Maxime Doré
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Clock is ticking on hitting SDGs, says Calgary reader

  • This year marks the midpoint for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), targets for global development to be reached by 2030. To see
Opinion | March 8, 2023
Canada needs to commit to increasing its international assistance envelope, overseen by International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, writes Randy Rudolph. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Clock is ticking on hitting SDGs, says Calgary reader

Opinion | March 8, 2023
  • This year marks the midpoint for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), targets for global development to be reached by 2030. To see

Clock is ticking on hitting SDGs, says Calgary reader

Opinion | March 8, 2023
  • This year marks the midpoint for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), targets for global development to be reached by 2030. To see
Canada needs to commit to increasing its international assistance envelope, overseen by International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, writes Randy Rudolph. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Russian envoy shouldn’t be platformed: UCC adviser

  • Re: “Russia continues bluster after suspending nuclear-weapon treaty,” (The Hill Times, March 1, p. 5). Kudos to The Hill Times for platforming a spokesman
Opinion | March 8, 2023

Russian envoy shouldn’t be platformed: UCC adviser

Opinion | March 8, 2023
  • Re: “Russia continues bluster after suspending nuclear-weapon treaty,” (The Hill Times, March 1, p. 5). Kudos to The Hill Times for platforming a spokesman

Russian envoy shouldn’t be platformed: UCC adviser

Opinion | March 8, 2023
  • Re: “Russia continues bluster after suspending nuclear-weapon treaty,” (The Hill Times, March 1, p. 5). Kudos to The Hill Times for platforming a spokesman

Vulnerable populations will be more at risk due to Bill S-5’s CEPA changes

  • Bill S-5 may doom attempts to improve environmental health outcomes for vulnerable populations for generations to come.
Opinion | BY JOSEPH F. CASTRILLI AND FE DE LEON | March 8, 2023
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May unsuccessfully introduced amendments to Bill S-5 at the House Environment Committee that would have corrected the gap in the legislation, write Joseph Castrilli and Fe de Leon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vulnerable populations will be more at risk due to Bill S-5’s CEPA changes

Opinion | BY JOSEPH F. CASTRILLI AND FE DE LEON | March 8, 2023
  • Bill S-5 may doom attempts to improve environmental health outcomes for vulnerable populations for generations to come.

Vulnerable populations will be more at risk due to Bill S-5’s CEPA changes

Opinion | BY JOSEPH F. CASTRILLI AND FE DE LEON | March 8, 2023
  • Bill S-5 may doom attempts to improve environmental health outcomes for vulnerable populations for generations to come.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May unsuccessfully introduced amendments to Bill S-5 at the House Environment Committee that would have corrected the gap in the legislation, write Joseph Castrilli and Fe de Leon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-11 affects the future of Canada’s domestic film and TV sector

  • The future of Canada’s domestic film and television sector depends on our collective ability to retain and control a meaningful share of the IP
Opinion | BY LINDA SCHUYLER, STEPHEN STOHN | March 8, 2023
In its current form, Bill C-11 will create a two-tiered system in which Canadian broadcasters, producers, and creators are subject to one set of rules, while foreign streamers face a different, much looser set of guidelines, write Linda Schuyler and Stephen Stohn. Unsplash photograph by Peter Geo

Bill C-11 affects the future of Canada’s domestic film and TV sector

Opinion | BY LINDA SCHUYLER, STEPHEN STOHN | March 8, 2023
  • The future of Canada’s domestic film and television sector depends on our collective ability to retain and control a meaningful share of the IP

Bill C-11 affects the future of Canada’s domestic film and TV sector

Opinion | BY LINDA SCHUYLER, STEPHEN STOHN | March 8, 2023
  • The future of Canada’s domestic film and television sector depends on our collective ability to retain and control a meaningful share of the IP
In its current form, Bill C-11 will create a two-tiered system in which Canadian broadcasters, producers, and creators are subject to one set of rules, while foreign streamers face a different, much looser set of guidelines, write Linda Schuyler and Stephen Stohn. Unsplash photograph by Peter Geo

European Commission head meets GG Simon on March 8

  • TUESDAY, MARCH 7—THURSDAY, MARCH 9 Asset Management Conference and Trade Show—The Assembly of First Nations hosts its second annual National Asset Management Conference and
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet with Governor General Mary Simon on March 8 at Rideau Hall, following her address to Parliament the evening before. Photograph courtesy of the European Parliament/Flickr

European Commission head meets GG Simon on March 8

  • TUESDAY, MARCH 7—THURSDAY, MARCH 9 Asset Management Conference and Trade Show—The Assembly of First Nations hosts its second annual National Asset Management Conference and

European Commission head meets GG Simon on March 8

  • TUESDAY, MARCH 7—THURSDAY, MARCH 9 Asset Management Conference and Trade Show—The Assembly of First Nations hosts its second annual National Asset Management Conference and
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet with Governor General Mary Simon on March 8 at Rideau Hall, following her address to Parliament the evening before. Photograph courtesy of the European Parliament/Flickr

Health-care resourcing is failing Canada’s most vulnerable children

  • The pandemic exposed the fragility of Canada’s health-care system and removed access to necessary supports for thousands of Canadian families.
Opinion | BY NICOLA LEWIS | March 8, 2023
In the absence of vital health-care supports and programming, children are regressing from the developmental progress that in some cases had taken years to achieve, writes Nicola Lewis. Unsplash photograph by Vitolda Klein

Health-care resourcing is failing Canada’s most vulnerable children

Opinion | BY NICOLA LEWIS | March 8, 2023
  • The pandemic exposed the fragility of Canada’s health-care system and removed access to necessary supports for thousands of Canadian families.

Health-care resourcing is failing Canada’s most vulnerable children

Opinion | BY NICOLA LEWIS | March 8, 2023
  • The pandemic exposed the fragility of Canada’s health-care system and removed access to necessary supports for thousands of Canadian families.
In the absence of vital health-care supports and programming, children are regressing from the developmental progress that in some cases had taken years to achieve, writes Nicola Lewis. Unsplash photograph by Vitolda Klein

Will Justin Trudeau stop the biggest beer tax increase on Canadians in 40 years?

  • The excise tax ‘escalator’ is badly flawed policy, and there are many valid reasons to defer further scheduled tax increases until inflation returns to
Opinion | BY CJ HELIE | March 8, 2023
Higher beer taxes mean beer prices will go up and this will harm consumers, hospitality businesses, and the beer industry, writes CJ Hélie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Justin Trudeau stop the biggest beer tax increase on Canadians in 40 years?

Opinion | BY CJ HELIE | March 8, 2023
  • The excise tax ‘escalator’ is badly flawed policy, and there are many valid reasons to defer further scheduled tax increases until inflation returns to

Will Justin Trudeau stop the biggest beer tax increase on Canadians in 40 years?

Opinion | BY CJ HELIE | March 8, 2023
  • The excise tax ‘escalator’ is badly flawed policy, and there are many valid reasons to defer further scheduled tax increases until inflation returns to
Higher beer taxes mean beer prices will go up and this will harm consumers, hospitality businesses, and the beer industry, writes CJ Hélie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should be the world’s energy producer and supplier of choice

  • The solutions are transformation, not transition; technology, not taxes; led by the private sector, not government.
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP SHANNON STUBBS | March 8, 2023
Other countries want oil and gas from Canada and global demand will rise for the foreseeable future, writes Shannon Stubbs. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Canada should be the world’s energy producer and supplier of choice

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP SHANNON STUBBS | March 8, 2023
  • The solutions are transformation, not transition; technology, not taxes; led by the private sector, not government.

Canada should be the world’s energy producer and supplier of choice

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP SHANNON STUBBS | March 8, 2023
  • The solutions are transformation, not transition; technology, not taxes; led by the private sector, not government.
Other countries want oil and gas from Canada and global demand will rise for the foreseeable future, writes Shannon Stubbs. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

The worst plan is no plan when faced with an inevitable energy transition

  • For Canada to gain forecasted clean energy jobs and GDP benefits, it needs to not only keep its climate policies, but also build on
Opinion | BY MERRAN SMITH, RACHEL DORAN | March 8, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland laid out Canada’s initial response to international action, but what’s still missing is a clean industrial strategy, matched with key investments in the 2023 budget to stay competitive, write Meeran Smith and Rachel Doran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The worst plan is no plan when faced with an inevitable energy transition

Opinion | BY MERRAN SMITH, RACHEL DORAN | March 8, 2023
  • For Canada to gain forecasted clean energy jobs and GDP benefits, it needs to not only keep its climate policies, but also build on

The worst plan is no plan when faced with an inevitable energy transition

Opinion | BY MERRAN SMITH, RACHEL DORAN | March 8, 2023
  • For Canada to gain forecasted clean energy jobs and GDP benefits, it needs to not only keep its climate policies, but also build on
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland laid out Canada’s initial response to international action, but what’s still missing is a clean industrial strategy, matched with key investments in the 2023 budget to stay competitive, write Meeran Smith and Rachel Doran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To advance electrification and climate change action, Canada must advance reconciliation

  • In pursuing these opportunities, we must acknowledge and learn from our past, including the negative impacts the build-out of our legacy hydro projects had
Opinion | BY HEATHER FERGUSON | March 8, 2023
Former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman Stephen Burns, right, tours the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Bowmanville, Ont., with its then senior vice-president in 2015. Photograph courtesy of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission/Flickr

To advance electrification and climate change action, Canada must advance reconciliation

Opinion | BY HEATHER FERGUSON | March 8, 2023
  • In pursuing these opportunities, we must acknowledge and learn from our past, including the negative impacts the build-out of our legacy hydro projects had

To advance electrification and climate change action, Canada must advance reconciliation

Opinion | BY HEATHER FERGUSON | March 8, 2023
  • In pursuing these opportunities, we must acknowledge and learn from our past, including the negative impacts the build-out of our legacy hydro projects had
Former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman Stephen Burns, right, tours the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Bowmanville, Ont., with its then senior vice-president in 2015. Photograph courtesy of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission/Flickr

Canada needs to own its role as an energy supplier on the global stage

  • With the energy disaster in Europe, our potential energy customers see confusion from this government.
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP EARL DREESHEN | March 8, 2023
Organization for Security and Co-operation chairman-in-office Zbigniew Rau addresses delegates at a July 2022 meeting, in Birmingham, U.K., where European countries spoke of the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on their respective energy sectors, writes Earl Dreeshen. Photograph courtesy of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly/Flickr

Canada needs to own its role as an energy supplier on the global stage

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP EARL DREESHEN | March 8, 2023
  • With the energy disaster in Europe, our potential energy customers see confusion from this government.

Canada needs to own its role as an energy supplier on the global stage

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP EARL DREESHEN | March 8, 2023
  • With the energy disaster in Europe, our potential energy customers see confusion from this government.
Organization for Security and Co-operation chairman-in-office Zbigniew Rau addresses delegates at a July 2022 meeting, in Birmingham, U.K., where European countries spoke of the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on their respective energy sectors, writes Earl Dreeshen. Photograph courtesy of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly/Flickr

Indigenous ‘priorities’ and the threat of investor-state arbitration

  • TC Energy’s pursuit of investor-state arbitration over U.S. President Joe Biden’s cancellation of Keystone XL serves as a dull warning to Mexico.
Opinion | BY ANNA ZALIK, ELIANA ACOSTA MARQUEZ | March 8, 2023
The Indigenous affairs bodies of the Canadian and Mexican governments signed a memorandum of understanding on the heels of a meeting between United States President Joe Biden, left, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in January. Photograph courtesy of Eneas De Troya/Flickr

Indigenous ‘priorities’ and the threat of investor-state arbitration

Opinion | BY ANNA ZALIK, ELIANA ACOSTA MARQUEZ | March 8, 2023
  • TC Energy’s pursuit of investor-state arbitration over U.S. President Joe Biden’s cancellation of Keystone XL serves as a dull warning to Mexico.

Indigenous ‘priorities’ and the threat of investor-state arbitration

Opinion | BY ANNA ZALIK, ELIANA ACOSTA MARQUEZ | March 8, 2023
  • TC Energy’s pursuit of investor-state arbitration over U.S. President Joe Biden’s cancellation of Keystone XL serves as a dull warning to Mexico.
The Indigenous affairs bodies of the Canadian and Mexican governments signed a memorandum of understanding on the heels of a meeting between United States President Joe Biden, left, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in January. Photograph courtesy of Eneas De Troya/Flickr

Canada’s oil and gas industry faces an existential crisis and a weak emissions cap won’t save it

  • Ottawa’s job is to ensure that the inevitable transition is as smooth as possible by sending a clear signal to the industry to clean
Opinion | BY AMY JANZWOOD, SAM ROWAN, JOSH MEDICOFF | March 8, 2023
The Albian Sands site in Alberta in 2014. Canada’s biggest oil producers are making record profits, so they have cash on hand they could invest in reducing their pollution, write Amy Janzwood, Sam Rowan, and Josh Medicoff. Pembina Institute photograph by Julia Kilpatrick/Flickr

Canada’s oil and gas industry faces an existential crisis and a weak emissions cap won’t save it

Opinion | BY AMY JANZWOOD, SAM ROWAN, JOSH MEDICOFF | March 8, 2023
  • Ottawa’s job is to ensure that the inevitable transition is as smooth as possible by sending a clear signal to the industry to clean

Canada’s oil and gas industry faces an existential crisis and a weak emissions cap won’t save it

Opinion | BY AMY JANZWOOD, SAM ROWAN, JOSH MEDICOFF | March 8, 2023
  • Ottawa’s job is to ensure that the inevitable transition is as smooth as possible by sending a clear signal to the industry to clean
The Albian Sands site in Alberta in 2014. Canada’s biggest oil producers are making record profits, so they have cash on hand they could invest in reducing their pollution, write Amy Janzwood, Sam Rowan, and Josh Medicoff. Pembina Institute photograph by Julia Kilpatrick/Flickr

Energy transitions: away from diesel, or towards sovereignty?

  • Indigenous off-grid communities in Canada are exploring their own solutions to move towards cleaner energy generation that are aligned with their worldviews and sovereignty
Opinion | BY SERASU DURAN, FEYZA G. SAHINYAZAN, JORDYN HRENYK, EMILY SALMON | March 8, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is in charge of programs such as the the Indigenous Off-Diesel Initiative and the Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities program, but these policies are sometimes misaligned with community priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy transitions: away from diesel, or towards sovereignty?

Opinion | BY SERASU DURAN, FEYZA G. SAHINYAZAN, JORDYN HRENYK, EMILY SALMON | March 8, 2023
  • Indigenous off-grid communities in Canada are exploring their own solutions to move towards cleaner energy generation that are aligned with their worldviews and sovereignty

Energy transitions: away from diesel, or towards sovereignty?

Opinion | BY SERASU DURAN, FEYZA G. SAHINYAZAN, JORDYN HRENYK, EMILY SALMON | March 8, 2023
  • Indigenous off-grid communities in Canada are exploring their own solutions to move towards cleaner energy generation that are aligned with their worldviews and sovereignty
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is in charge of programs such as the the Indigenous Off-Diesel Initiative and the Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities program, but these policies are sometimes misaligned with community priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Special rapporteur on election interference should take on party nomination contests

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to appoint a special rapporteur on election interference with a goal of “combating interference and strengthening our democracy.”
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 8, 2023
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
In response to allegations of foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on March 6 he would appoint a special rapporteur focused on 'combating interference and strengthening our democracy.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Special rapporteur on election interference should take on party nomination contests

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 8, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to appoint a special rapporteur on election interference with a goal of “combating interference and strengthening our democracy.”

Special rapporteur on election interference should take on party nomination contests

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 8, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to appoint a special rapporteur on election interference with a goal of “combating interference and strengthening our democracy.”
Justin Trudeau
In response to allegations of foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on March 6 he would appoint a special rapporteur focused on 'combating interference and strengthening our democracy.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 7, 2023
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Minister of National Defence Anita Anand, centre, appears with Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre before the House National Defence Committee on March 7, 2023, to answer questions about the surveillance balloon from China. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 7, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 7, 2023
Anita Anand
Minister of National Defence Anita Anand, centre, appears with Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre before the House National Defence Committee on March 7, 2023, to answer questions about the surveillance balloon from China. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid TikTok ban, Canadians left ‘to their own devices’ as feds dither on updating privacy rules: Geist

  • The Liberals’ latest attempt at modernizing the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Bill C-27, has only made it to its second reading
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 7, 2023
The popular social media app TikTok was banned from government-issued devices over security concerns, but critics have accused the Liberals of targeting it as a response to the growing tensions with China rather than concern over the 'legal regime' governing the collection of data. Unsplash photograph by Solen Feyissa

Amid TikTok ban, Canadians left ‘to their own devices’ as feds dither on updating privacy rules: Geist

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 7, 2023
  • The Liberals’ latest attempt at modernizing the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Bill C-27, has only made it to its second reading

Amid TikTok ban, Canadians left ‘to their own devices’ as feds dither on updating privacy rules: Geist

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 7, 2023
  • The Liberals’ latest attempt at modernizing the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Bill C-27, has only made it to its second reading
The popular social media app TikTok was banned from government-issued devices over security concerns, but critics have accused the Liberals of targeting it as a response to the growing tensions with China rather than concern over the 'legal regime' governing the collection of data. Unsplash photograph by Solen Feyissa

Politics This Morning: PM and European Commission president to tour Canadian Forces base before attending joint session of Parliament

  • Plus, former senator Lillian Eva Dyck returns to discuss sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act that continues to affect First Nations women and their
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 7, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen here on March 6 speaking at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual general meeting, will take European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on a tour of CFB Kingston and a critical minerals supplier before returning to Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: PM and European Commission president to tour Canadian Forces base before attending joint session of Parliament

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 7, 2023
  • Plus, former senator Lillian Eva Dyck returns to discuss sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act that continues to affect First Nations women and their

Politics This Morning: PM and European Commission president to tour Canadian Forces base before attending joint session of Parliament

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 7, 2023
  • Plus, former senator Lillian Eva Dyck returns to discuss sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act that continues to affect First Nations women and their
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen here on March 6 speaking at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual general meeting, will take European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on a tour of CFB Kingston and a critical minerals supplier before returning to Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Experts welcome Rouleau’s call to combat misinformation, say ‘whole-of-society approach’ needed

  • The current information landscape is a feedback loop where 'you come for the ideology, and you stay despite the science-free lunacy,’ says health misinformation
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 6, 2023
One of Justice Paul Rouleau's 56 recommendations in the Public Order Emergency Commission report calls on governments to address the 'serious challenges' of misinformation, disinformation, and online harms. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Experts welcome Rouleau’s call to combat misinformation, say ‘whole-of-society approach’ needed

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 6, 2023
  • The current information landscape is a feedback loop where 'you come for the ideology, and you stay despite the science-free lunacy,’ says health misinformation

Experts welcome Rouleau’s call to combat misinformation, say ‘whole-of-society approach’ needed

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 6, 2023
  • The current information landscape is a feedback loop where 'you come for the ideology, and you stay despite the science-free lunacy,’ says health misinformation
One of Justice Paul Rouleau's 56 recommendations in the Public Order Emergency Commission report calls on governments to address the 'serious challenges' of misinformation, disinformation, and online harms. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let earthquake shake hopes for peace in war-weary Syria

  • The international community must conquer donor fatigue and provide a full-scale humanitarian response in Syria.
Opinion | BY ANNE DELORME | March 6, 2023
Protesters on Downing Street in London, U.K., call for the opening of humanitarian corridors in northwest Syria on Feb. 11. Photograph courtesy of Steve Eason/Flickr

Don’t let earthquake shake hopes for peace in war-weary Syria

Opinion | BY ANNE DELORME | March 6, 2023
  • The international community must conquer donor fatigue and provide a full-scale humanitarian response in Syria.

Don’t let earthquake shake hopes for peace in war-weary Syria

Opinion | BY ANNE DELORME | March 6, 2023
  • The international community must conquer donor fatigue and provide a full-scale humanitarian response in Syria.
Protesters on Downing Street in London, U.K., call for the opening of humanitarian corridors in northwest Syria on Feb. 11. Photograph courtesy of Steve Eason/Flickr

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