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‘No apologies for that one’: recently retired Senator Marc Gold talks nine years in the Chamber

  • Appointed as a Senator in November 2016, Gold has been the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber since 2020. He officially retired on June
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
Now-retired Quebec senator Marc Gold has no regrets about taking the 'plunge' and applying to sit in the Senate in 2016, and says he leaves proud and feeling good about what he leaves behind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No apologies for that one’: recently retired Senator Marc Gold talks nine years in the Chamber

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
  • Appointed as a Senator in November 2016, Gold has been the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber since 2020. He officially retired on June

‘No apologies for that one’: recently retired Senator Marc Gold talks nine years in the Chamber

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
  • Appointed as a Senator in November 2016, Gold has been the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber since 2020. He officially retired on June
Now-retired Quebec senator Marc Gold has no regrets about taking the 'plunge' and applying to sit in the Senate in 2016, and says he leaves proud and feeling good about what he leaves behind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
On June 9, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada would spend and extra $9-billion on defence this fiscal year, to finally reach the military alliance's then-two per cent of GDP spending target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.
Mark Carney
On June 9, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada would spend and extra $9-billion on defence this fiscal year, to finally reach the military alliance's then-two per cent of GDP spending target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What to do about youth unemployment?

  • The scale of the problem requires more innovative policy solutions.
Opinion | BY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER | June 30, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
The federal government recently injected 6,000 new opportunities into the Canada Summer Jobs program overseen by Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What to do about youth unemployment?

Opinion | BY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER | June 30, 2025
  • The scale of the problem requires more innovative policy solutions.

What to do about youth unemployment?

Opinion | BY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER | June 30, 2025
  • The scale of the problem requires more innovative policy solutions.
Patty Hajdu
The federal government recently injected 6,000 new opportunities into the Canada Summer Jobs program overseen by Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

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

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

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

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

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

Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands
Opinion | June 30, 2025
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Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands

Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce the date of the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta today, as per the National Post. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce the date of the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta today, as per the National Post. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

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

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

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

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

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

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
Pierre Poilievre will have his leadership reviewed at the Conservative Party's biennial policy convention in Calgary, Alta., between Jan. 29-31, 2026. The party will also elect new 20 national councillors at the event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.
Pierre Poilievre will have his leadership reviewed at the Conservative Party's biennial policy convention in Calgary, Alta., between Jan. 29-31, 2026. The party will also elect new 20 national councillors at the event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian cultural diversity is what makes our country great

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

Canadian cultural diversity is what makes our country great

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

Canadian cultural diversity is what makes our country great

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

Happy travels, Canada, and Happy Canada Day

  • There is a heightened sense of Canadian pride this year and millions of Canadians are showing Americans what they think of Trump's global trade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 30, 2025
A Canadian Forces parachuter demonstrates a fly past the Peace Tower during Canada Day activities at Parliament Hill on July 1, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Happy travels, Canada, and Happy Canada Day

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 30, 2025
  • There is a heightened sense of Canadian pride this year and millions of Canadians are showing Americans what they think of Trump's global trade

Happy travels, Canada, and Happy Canada Day

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 30, 2025
  • There is a heightened sense of Canadian pride this year and millions of Canadians are showing Americans what they think of Trump's global trade
A Canadian Forces parachuter demonstrates a fly past the Peace Tower during Canada Day activities at Parliament Hill on July 1, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

  • The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the West Block on June 5, 2025. Carney has extricated himself from the clutches of the avaricious U.S. president, by promising to spend five per cent of Canada's GDP on defence, but he now faces the biggest test of his professional career: his credibility, writes Doug Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
  • The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
  • The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the West Block on June 5, 2025. Carney has extricated himself from the clutches of the avaricious U.S. president, by promising to spend five per cent of Canada's GDP on defence, but he now faces the biggest test of his professional career: his credibility, writes Doug Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canadians like what they hear so far on affordability and U.S. trade war, but Carney will have to deliver results soon, say pollsters

  • The coming six months will be critical for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to regain lost political ground, says
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has had a strong start during the post-election honeymoon period, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party need to do some soul-searching about how they can take themselves to the next level. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians like what they hear so far on affordability and U.S. trade war, but Carney will have to deliver results soon, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 29, 2025
  • The coming six months will be critical for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to regain lost political ground, says

Canadians like what they hear so far on affordability and U.S. trade war, but Carney will have to deliver results soon, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 29, 2025
  • The coming six months will be critical for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to regain lost political ground, says
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has had a strong start during the post-election honeymoon period, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party need to do some soul-searching about how they can take themselves to the next level. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, right, with PSG Senator Duncan Wilson. The 'status quo does not change on its own' says Wells, warning there is still work to do to address 2SLGBTQIA+ equality in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kristopher Wells

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, right, with PSG Senator Duncan Wilson. The 'status quo does not change on its own' says Wells, warning there is still work to do to address 2SLGBTQIA+ equality in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kristopher Wells

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

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

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

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

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

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

What comes next on Canada-EU defence pact?

  • Plus, the Red Chamber greenlights the feds’ contentious Bill C-5.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured with President of the EU Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen, and President of the European Council Antonio Costa, at the recent Canada-EU Summit in Brussels. Image courtesy of the PMO/X

What comes next on Canada-EU defence pact?

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 27, 2025
  • Plus, the Red Chamber greenlights the feds’ contentious Bill C-5.

What comes next on Canada-EU defence pact?

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 27, 2025
  • Plus, the Red Chamber greenlights the feds’ contentious Bill C-5.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured with President of the EU Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen, and President of the European Council Antonio Costa, at the recent Canada-EU Summit in Brussels. Image courtesy of the PMO/X

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's One Canadian Economy Act, which the government has touted as a necessary solution to kickstart Canada's economy, has passed the Senate after only two days of debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's One Canadian Economy Act, which the government has touted as a necessary solution to kickstart Canada's economy, has passed the Senate after only two days of debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

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

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

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

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

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

Canada-India reset and diaspora concerns during G7 summit

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to invite India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the recent G7 summit was widely hailed by leading political commentators
Opinion | BY RAJESH C. SHUKLA | June 26, 2025 | UPDATED June 27, 2025
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Carney. Carney has made it clear that the two countries will tackle together the issues of 'transnational repression and terrorism,' emphasizing the 'law-enforcement to law-enforcement co-operation,' writes Rajesh C. Shukla. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada-India reset and diaspora concerns during G7 summit

Opinion | BY RAJESH C. SHUKLA | June 26, 2025 | UPDATED June 27, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to invite India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the recent G7 summit was widely hailed by leading political commentators

Canada-India reset and diaspora concerns during G7 summit

Opinion | BY RAJESH C. SHUKLA | June 26, 2025 | UPDATED June 27, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to invite India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the recent G7 summit was widely hailed by leading political commentators
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Carney. Carney has made it clear that the two countries will tackle together the issues of 'transnational repression and terrorism,' emphasizing the 'law-enforcement to law-enforcement co-operation,' writes Rajesh C. Shukla. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is
Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
In these complex times, where targeted violence and threats against the public are so multi-various in nature, we must continually adapt to the dynamic threat landscape via a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, write John McCoy and Michael King. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is
In these complex times, where targeted violence and threats against the public are so multi-various in nature, we must continually adapt to the dynamic threat landscape via a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, write John McCoy and Michael King. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

  • Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
On the Middle East, Prime Minister Mark Carney is no ideologue, nor does he appear interested in his predecessor’s optics-heavy style. Carney seems more calibrated, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 25, 2025
  • Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 25, 2025
  • Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.
Mark Carney
On the Middle East, Prime Minister Mark Carney is no ideologue, nor does he appear interested in his predecessor’s optics-heavy style. Carney seems more calibrated, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the defence and security agreement between Canada-EU will 'help deliver on capability targets more quickly and economically.' The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the defence and security agreement between Canada-EU will 'help deliver on capability targets more quickly and economically.' The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

  • Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to
Opinion | BY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS | June 25, 2025
To secure Canada's national water and economic security, we need coherent federal-provincial partnership and barrier-free markets, writes Soula Chronopoulos. Unsplash photograph by Yoann Boyer

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

Opinion | BY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS | June 25, 2025
  • Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

Opinion | BY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS | June 25, 2025
  • Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to
To secure Canada's national water and economic security, we need coherent federal-provincial partnership and barrier-free markets, writes Soula Chronopoulos. Unsplash photograph by Yoann Boyer

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Reel returns: the economic mandate for rebuilding fisheries

  • This past year’s fishing season exposed inconsistencies in government decision-making, and an inability to respond to current threats or prepare for the future.
Opinion | BY REBECCA SCHIJNS | April 8, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier must champion the implementation of laws and policies that will help rebuild fisheries, writes Rebecca Schijns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reel returns: the economic mandate for rebuilding fisheries

Opinion | BY REBECCA SCHIJNS | April 8, 2024
  • This past year’s fishing season exposed inconsistencies in government decision-making, and an inability to respond to current threats or prepare for the future.

Reel returns: the economic mandate for rebuilding fisheries

Opinion | BY REBECCA SCHIJNS | April 8, 2024
  • This past year’s fishing season exposed inconsistencies in government decision-making, and an inability to respond to current threats or prepare for the future.
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier must champion the implementation of laws and policies that will help rebuild fisheries, writes Rebecca Schijns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Roads, horses, and carts, oh my! Time for Canada to take trade-enabling infrastructure seriously

  • The economy doesn’t work without trade-enabling infrastructure, which includes roads.
Opinion | BY PASCAL CHAN | April 8, 2024
The road to a more prosperous life for Canadians is paved with strategic investments in infrastructure that improve our competitiveness and unlock our potential, writes Pascal Chan, senior director of transportation, infrastructure, and construction at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Photograph by Marc-Lautenbacher, distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED license

Roads, horses, and carts, oh my! Time for Canada to take trade-enabling infrastructure seriously

Opinion | BY PASCAL CHAN | April 8, 2024
  • The economy doesn’t work without trade-enabling infrastructure, which includes roads.

Roads, horses, and carts, oh my! Time for Canada to take trade-enabling infrastructure seriously

Opinion | BY PASCAL CHAN | April 8, 2024
  • The economy doesn’t work without trade-enabling infrastructure, which includes roads.
The road to a more prosperous life for Canadians is paved with strategic investments in infrastructure that improve our competitiveness and unlock our potential, writes Pascal Chan, senior director of transportation, infrastructure, and construction at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Photograph by Marc-Lautenbacher, distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED license

Liberal ridings raised more cash in 2022, but Conservatives had $12-million more in the bank

  • At the end of 2022—the most recent publicly available filings with Elections Canada—the federal Conservative riding associations had $25.4-million in the bank, compared to
News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 8, 2024
The ridings represented by Conservative MPs Scott Reid, top left, Ed Fast, Chris Warkentin, John Barlow, centre row left, and by Liberal MPs Chrystia Freeland, above left, Mark Gerretsen, Marie-France Lalonde, Taleeb Noormohamed and Randy Boissonnault had the largest amount of money in the bank at the end of 2022. The Hill Times file photographs and courtesy of PMO, and Taleeb Noormohamed

Liberal ridings raised more cash in 2022, but Conservatives had $12-million more in the bank

News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 8, 2024
  • At the end of 2022—the most recent publicly available filings with Elections Canada—the federal Conservative riding associations had $25.4-million in the bank, compared to

Liberal ridings raised more cash in 2022, but Conservatives had $12-million more in the bank

News | BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 8, 2024
  • At the end of 2022—the most recent publicly available filings with Elections Canada—the federal Conservative riding associations had $25.4-million in the bank, compared to
The ridings represented by Conservative MPs Scott Reid, top left, Ed Fast, Chris Warkentin, John Barlow, centre row left, and by Liberal MPs Chrystia Freeland, above left, Mark Gerretsen, Marie-France Lalonde, Taleeb Noormohamed and Randy Boissonnault had the largest amount of money in the bank at the end of 2022. The Hill Times file photographs and courtesy of PMO, and Taleeb Noormohamed

Who can stop Benjamin Netanyahu?

  • Netanyahu’s political pot is boiling over. If and when the public decides a politician is more concerned about his political survival than the national interest, his time
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 8, 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Who can stop Benjamin Netanyahu?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 8, 2024
  • Netanyahu’s political pot is boiling over. If and when the public decides a politician is more concerned about his political survival than the national interest, his time

Who can stop Benjamin Netanyahu?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 8, 2024
  • Netanyahu’s political pot is boiling over. If and when the public decides a politician is more concerned about his political survival than the national interest, his time
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

As illiberal regimes spread in a year of elections, Canada must defend vision of democracy as ‘best guarantee’ of freedom, says Ignatieff

  • Authoritarian regimes are increasingly exploiting democratic norms and language to justify government overreach and cronyism, warns ex-Liberal leader in speech to University of Ottawa.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 8, 2024
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in elections earlier this year that Global Affairs Canada condemned as neither free nor fair. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

As illiberal regimes spread in a year of elections, Canada must defend vision of democracy as ‘best guarantee’ of freedom, says Ignatieff

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 8, 2024
  • Authoritarian regimes are increasingly exploiting democratic norms and language to justify government overreach and cronyism, warns ex-Liberal leader in speech to University of Ottawa.

As illiberal regimes spread in a year of elections, Canada must defend vision of democracy as ‘best guarantee’ of freedom, says Ignatieff

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 8, 2024
  • Authoritarian regimes are increasingly exploiting democratic norms and language to justify government overreach and cronyism, warns ex-Liberal leader in speech to University of Ottawa.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in elections earlier this year that Global Affairs Canada condemned as neither free nor fair. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

How to navigate post-fact politics: skeptically, but attentively

  • Today’s politics is entirely personality and performances. The bickering plays out like an annoying soundtrack, and the temptation to tune it out can be
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 8, 2024
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. The delivery of federal climate measures has been so bungled and half-hearted that the fact-free enemies of climate action—various premiers, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—are winning the communications war, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

How to navigate post-fact politics: skeptically, but attentively

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 8, 2024
  • Today’s politics is entirely personality and performances. The bickering plays out like an annoying soundtrack, and the temptation to tune it out can be

How to navigate post-fact politics: skeptically, but attentively

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 8, 2024
  • Today’s politics is entirely personality and performances. The bickering plays out like an annoying soundtrack, and the temptation to tune it out can be
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. The delivery of federal climate measures has been so bungled and half-hearted that the fact-free enemies of climate action—various premiers, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—are winning the communications war, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

With new electoral map coming into effect April 22, MPs and candidates preparing for next election

  • Only 45 ridings remain unchanged, while five new ridings will be created, and 293 will have anything from a minor tweak to a major
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 8, 2024
Liberal MPs, including Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, centre, pictured at the party's caucus retreat last January. Because of the redistribution of electoral boundaries, the House of Commons will have 343 MPs after the next federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With new electoral map coming into effect April 22, MPs and candidates preparing for next election

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 8, 2024
  • Only 45 ridings remain unchanged, while five new ridings will be created, and 293 will have anything from a minor tweak to a major

With new electoral map coming into effect April 22, MPs and candidates preparing for next election

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 8, 2024
  • Only 45 ridings remain unchanged, while five new ridings will be created, and 293 will have anything from a minor tweak to a major
Liberal MPs, including Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, centre, pictured at the party's caucus retreat last January. Because of the redistribution of electoral boundaries, the House of Commons will have 343 MPs after the next federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Has Poilievre peaked too soon?

  • Thanks to their agreement with the New Democratic Party, the Liberals now have a year to aggressively sell its vision to Canadians. And that doesn’t
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 8, 2024
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured March 20, 2024, addressing his national caucus on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Has Poilievre peaked too soon?

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 8, 2024
  • Thanks to their agreement with the New Democratic Party, the Liberals now have a year to aggressively sell its vision to Canadians. And that doesn’t

Has Poilievre peaked too soon?

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 8, 2024
  • Thanks to their agreement with the New Democratic Party, the Liberals now have a year to aggressively sell its vision to Canadians. And that doesn’t
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured March 20, 2024, addressing his national caucus on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign investment rules designed for an economy that no longer exists

  • Most of Canada’s young businesses with growth potential and proprietary technology can easily be acquired without consideration of the wider consequences for the country's future.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 8, 2024
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada appears to be more fixated on the "wheat and steel" economy rather than the intangibles economy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign investment rules designed for an economy that no longer exists

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 8, 2024
  • Most of Canada’s young businesses with growth potential and proprietary technology can easily be acquired without consideration of the wider consequences for the country's future.

Foreign investment rules designed for an economy that no longer exists

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 8, 2024
  • Most of Canada’s young businesses with growth potential and proprietary technology can easily be acquired without consideration of the wider consequences for the country's future.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada appears to be more fixated on the "wheat and steel" economy rather than the intangibles economy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Democracy Watch wants lobbying commissioner’s office to probe firm with links to top Conservative adviser Jenni Byrne

  • The federal Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct applies only to federal registrants, and political activity is a constitutionally protected right, says lawyer W. Scott Thurlow.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 8, 2024
Jenni Byrne + Associates, a company owned by Jenni Byrne, left, is the subject of a letter by NDP MPs Matthew Green, second left, and Charlie Angus, second right, to Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger, right. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Democracy Watch wants lobbying commissioner’s office to probe firm with links to top Conservative adviser Jenni Byrne

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 8, 2024
  • The federal Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct applies only to federal registrants, and political activity is a constitutionally protected right, says lawyer W. Scott Thurlow.

Democracy Watch wants lobbying commissioner’s office to probe firm with links to top Conservative adviser Jenni Byrne

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 8, 2024
  • The federal Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct applies only to federal registrants, and political activity is a constitutionally protected right, says lawyer W. Scott Thurlow.
Jenni Byrne + Associates, a company owned by Jenni Byrne, left, is the subject of a letter by NDP MPs Matthew Green, second left, and Charlie Angus, second right, to Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger, right. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Better climate-risk mapping data a must as Canada addresses housing crisis, says experts

  • The state of flood and hazard mapping across Canada is varied, with some of the available data around 30 or 40 years old, according
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 8, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced a $5.5-million call for proposals to fund projects in flood mapping science, hydrologic prediction, and climate adaptation on Sept. 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Better climate-risk mapping data a must as Canada addresses housing crisis, says experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 8, 2024
  • The state of flood and hazard mapping across Canada is varied, with some of the available data around 30 or 40 years old, according

Better climate-risk mapping data a must as Canada addresses housing crisis, says experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 8, 2024
  • The state of flood and hazard mapping across Canada is varied, with some of the available data around 30 or 40 years old, according
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced a $5.5-million call for proposals to fund projects in flood mapping science, hydrologic prediction, and climate adaptation on Sept. 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A closer look at the federal carbon tax

  • As of April 1, the federal carbon tax that applies in nine provinces and two territories rose from $65 a tonne to $80 a
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 8, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says provincial premiers calling for changes to the carbon tax are 'playing politics.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A closer look at the federal carbon tax

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 8, 2024
  • As of April 1, the federal carbon tax that applies in nine provinces and two territories rose from $65 a tonne to $80 a

A closer look at the federal carbon tax

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 8, 2024
  • As of April 1, the federal carbon tax that applies in nine provinces and two territories rose from $65 a tonne to $80 a
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says provincial premiers calling for changes to the carbon tax are 'playing politics.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to stop building infrastructure for yesterday’s climate

  • Climate change impacts have a high price tag. The Canadian Climate Institute has estimated that key climate change impacts are already costing households in
Opinion | BY RYAN NESS | April 8, 2024
Coquihalla Highway 5 in British Columbia was closed to regular vehicle traffic on Nov. 14, 2021, due to damage caused by an atmospheric river, but permanent repairs were completed by November 2023. Photograph courtesy of Flickr.com, distributed under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED license

Time to stop building infrastructure for yesterday’s climate

Opinion | BY RYAN NESS | April 8, 2024
  • Climate change impacts have a high price tag. The Canadian Climate Institute has estimated that key climate change impacts are already costing households in

Time to stop building infrastructure for yesterday’s climate

Opinion | BY RYAN NESS | April 8, 2024
  • Climate change impacts have a high price tag. The Canadian Climate Institute has estimated that key climate change impacts are already costing households in
Coquihalla Highway 5 in British Columbia was closed to regular vehicle traffic on Nov. 14, 2021, due to damage caused by an atmospheric river, but permanent repairs were completed by November 2023. Photograph courtesy of Flickr.com, distributed under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED license

In the air or at sea: how investments in transportation ports can support a transition to net-zero goals

  • Airports are not the only commercial transportation industry impacted by the push to net-zero targets. Ocean-based ports support the over 90 per cent of
Opinion | BY KERRY BLACK | April 8, 2024
On Dec. 1, 2023, Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced the creation of the Green Shipping Corridor Program, intended to help decarbonize the marine sector in major shipping areas along the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway, and Canada’s east and west coasts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the air or at sea: how investments in transportation ports can support a transition to net-zero goals

Opinion | BY KERRY BLACK | April 8, 2024
  • Airports are not the only commercial transportation industry impacted by the push to net-zero targets. Ocean-based ports support the over 90 per cent of

In the air or at sea: how investments in transportation ports can support a transition to net-zero goals

Opinion | BY KERRY BLACK | April 8, 2024
  • Airports are not the only commercial transportation industry impacted by the push to net-zero targets. Ocean-based ports support the over 90 per cent of
On Dec. 1, 2023, Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced the creation of the Green Shipping Corridor Program, intended to help decarbonize the marine sector in major shipping areas along the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway, and Canada’s east and west coasts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Infrastructure needs in Canada: facing extreme weather and filling in the gaps

  • Three major areas where government initiatives are needed to address climate change risks in supply chain are federal assets and operations, capacity building, and
Opinion | BY MUNTASIR BILLAH AND RANJAN DATTA | April 8, 2024
Record-breaking high water levels in Lake Ontario in 2017 had a number of negative effects on Ports Toronto's operations and assets including localized flooding at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, write Dr. Muntasir Billah and Dr. Ranjan Datta. Photograph courtesy of Flickr.com, distributed under a CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED license

Infrastructure needs in Canada: facing extreme weather and filling in the gaps

Opinion | BY MUNTASIR BILLAH AND RANJAN DATTA | April 8, 2024
  • Three major areas where government initiatives are needed to address climate change risks in supply chain are federal assets and operations, capacity building, and

Infrastructure needs in Canada: facing extreme weather and filling in the gaps

Opinion | BY MUNTASIR BILLAH AND RANJAN DATTA | April 8, 2024
  • Three major areas where government initiatives are needed to address climate change risks in supply chain are federal assets and operations, capacity building, and
Record-breaking high water levels in Lake Ontario in 2017 had a number of negative effects on Ports Toronto's operations and assets including localized flooding at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, write Dr. Muntasir Billah and Dr. Ranjan Datta. Photograph courtesy of Flickr.com, distributed under a CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED license

Social research infrastructure is urgently needed to build a culture of resilience in our communities

  • Building resilience requires a holistic approach because the post-event efforts from one disaster becomes the preparedness for the next one.
Opinion | BY HAORUI WU | April 8, 2024
The 2023 wildfire season was marked as the most destructive in Canadian history, writes Dr. Haorui Wu, the Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Resilience and an assistant professor in the School of Social Work, Faculty of Health at Dalhousie University. Photograph contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2023], processed by Pierre Markuse, and originally posted to https://flickr.com/photos/24998770@N07/52874954105. Shared under a cc-by-2.0 license

Social research infrastructure is urgently needed to build a culture of resilience in our communities

Opinion | BY HAORUI WU | April 8, 2024
  • Building resilience requires a holistic approach because the post-event efforts from one disaster becomes the preparedness for the next one.

Social research infrastructure is urgently needed to build a culture of resilience in our communities

Opinion | BY HAORUI WU | April 8, 2024
  • Building resilience requires a holistic approach because the post-event efforts from one disaster becomes the preparedness for the next one.
The 2023 wildfire season was marked as the most destructive in Canadian history, writes Dr. Haorui Wu, the Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Resilience and an assistant professor in the School of Social Work, Faculty of Health at Dalhousie University. Photograph contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2023], processed by Pierre Markuse, and originally posted to https://flickr.com/photos/24998770@N07/52874954105. Shared under a cc-by-2.0 license

From coast to coast: crafting Canada’s custom climate strategies

  • Last year marked a tipping point in Canada's ongoing battle with climate change. The degree of devastation experienced across the nation was unprecedented, both
Opinion | BY HOSSEIN BONAKDARI | April 8, 2024
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan co-chaired a meeting of federal, provincial, and territorial ministers in Ottawa on Feb. 21 to discuss progress on the work to build resilience across Canada for future emergencies, focusing on prevention and mitigation initiatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From coast to coast: crafting Canada’s custom climate strategies

Opinion | BY HOSSEIN BONAKDARI | April 8, 2024
  • Last year marked a tipping point in Canada's ongoing battle with climate change. The degree of devastation experienced across the nation was unprecedented, both

From coast to coast: crafting Canada’s custom climate strategies

Opinion | BY HOSSEIN BONAKDARI | April 8, 2024
  • Last year marked a tipping point in Canada's ongoing battle with climate change. The degree of devastation experienced across the nation was unprecedented, both
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan co-chaired a meeting of federal, provincial, and territorial ministers in Ottawa on Feb. 21 to discuss progress on the work to build resilience across Canada for future emergencies, focusing on prevention and mitigation initiatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Focus on infrastructure maintenance needed amidst building boom

  • While building new infrastructure is politically attractive, maintenance and rehabilitation is an expensive chore. But it’s one that's critical to our future success.
Opinion | BY MATTI SIEMIATYCKI | April 8, 2024
All levels of government must plan and budget not only for new infrastructure, but also for the maintenance of the existing stock over its entire lifecycle, writes Matti Siemiatycki, professor of Geography and Planning, and director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto. Photograph courtesy of PXHere

Focus on infrastructure maintenance needed amidst building boom

Opinion | BY MATTI SIEMIATYCKI | April 8, 2024
  • While building new infrastructure is politically attractive, maintenance and rehabilitation is an expensive chore. But it’s one that's critical to our future success.

Focus on infrastructure maintenance needed amidst building boom

Opinion | BY MATTI SIEMIATYCKI | April 8, 2024
  • While building new infrastructure is politically attractive, maintenance and rehabilitation is an expensive chore. But it’s one that's critical to our future success.
All levels of government must plan and budget not only for new infrastructure, but also for the maintenance of the existing stock over its entire lifecycle, writes Matti Siemiatycki, professor of Geography and Planning, and director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto. Photograph courtesy of PXHere

Important choices face our leaders. Will they step up?

  • The closer we get to a federal election, the worse the behaviour.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 8, 2024
MPs can either continue to finger-point and mindlessly recite annoying partisan talking points, or they can choose to engage in healthy and important debates about the top issues facing the country and maybe even find solutions, especially right now. They can be leaders. The Hill Times file photograph

Important choices face our leaders. Will they step up?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 8, 2024
  • The closer we get to a federal election, the worse the behaviour.

Important choices face our leaders. Will they step up?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 8, 2024
  • The closer we get to a federal election, the worse the behaviour.
MPs can either continue to finger-point and mindlessly recite annoying partisan talking points, or they can choose to engage in healthy and important debates about the top issues facing the country and maybe even find solutions, especially right now. They can be leaders. The Hill Times file photograph

CPAC’s Omayra Issa recognized as young global leader by World Economic Forum

  • Plus, Hannah Thibedeau's new role at Global Public Affairs, and the search begins for Parliament Hill's cutest pet.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 8, 2024
CPAC's on-air presenter Omayra Issa has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader in 2024. Photograph courtesy of CPAC

CPAC’s Omayra Issa recognized as young global leader by World Economic Forum

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 8, 2024
  • Plus, Hannah Thibedeau's new role at Global Public Affairs, and the search begins for Parliament Hill's cutest pet.

CPAC’s Omayra Issa recognized as young global leader by World Economic Forum

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 8, 2024
  • Plus, Hannah Thibedeau's new role at Global Public Affairs, and the search begins for Parliament Hill's cutest pet.
CPAC's on-air presenter Omayra Issa has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader in 2024. Photograph courtesy of CPAC

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