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Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

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

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

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

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

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

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

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

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

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

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

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

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

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

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

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

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

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

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

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

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

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

The world could use more like Musgrave

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

The world could use more like Musgrave

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

The world could use more like Musgrave

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

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

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

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

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

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

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

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

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

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

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

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

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

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

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

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

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

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

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

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

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Between 80 and 90 Conservative riding association members for Mississauga–Erin Mills, Ont., attended the June 25 annual general meeting. Many party members chanted 'shame, shame, shame' after a GTA regional organizer disqualified a slate of 30 candidates from running for the riding's board of directors. Photograph supplied by a Conservative Party member

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they
Between 80 and 90 Conservative riding association members for Mississauga–Erin Mills, Ont., attended the June 25 annual general meeting. Many party members chanted 'shame, shame, shame' after a GTA regional organizer disqualified a slate of 30 candidates from running for the riding's board of directors. Photograph supplied by a Conservative Party member

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Refugee advocates hope Canada’s Ukrainian response will set ‘precedent’ for future emergencies

  • Immigration Canada’s treatment of other refugee groups is ‘discriminatory,’ and ‘everyone trying to navigate the system should have the same standards regarding all entry
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 15, 2022
A March memo signed by Immigration Minister Sean Fraser about vaccination exemptions for the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel program has raised concerns it could lead to requests for 'similar treatment' from those fleeing equally or more dangerous situations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Refugee advocates hope Canada’s Ukrainian response will set ‘precedent’ for future emergencies

News | BY STUART BENSON | December 15, 2022
  • Immigration Canada’s treatment of other refugee groups is ‘discriminatory,’ and ‘everyone trying to navigate the system should have the same standards regarding all entry

Refugee advocates hope Canada’s Ukrainian response will set ‘precedent’ for future emergencies

News | BY STUART BENSON | December 15, 2022
  • Immigration Canada’s treatment of other refugee groups is ‘discriminatory,’ and ‘everyone trying to navigate the system should have the same standards regarding all entry
A March memo signed by Immigration Minister Sean Fraser about vaccination exemptions for the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel program has raised concerns it could lead to requests for 'similar treatment' from those fleeing equally or more dangerous situations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nuclear fusion: in and out

  • Nobody really doubted that fusion could eventually be made to produce useful energy one way or another, but it still needed to be demonstrated
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 15, 2022
During a Dec. 13 press conference, Jill Hruby, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator, said in achieving ignition, researchers have 'opened a new chapter in NNSA’s science-based Stockpile Stewardship Program.' Photograph courtesy of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Nuclear fusion: in and out

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 15, 2022
  • Nobody really doubted that fusion could eventually be made to produce useful energy one way or another, but it still needed to be demonstrated

Nuclear fusion: in and out

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 15, 2022
  • Nobody really doubted that fusion could eventually be made to produce useful energy one way or another, but it still needed to be demonstrated
During a Dec. 13 press conference, Jill Hruby, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator, said in achieving ignition, researchers have 'opened a new chapter in NNSA’s science-based Stockpile Stewardship Program.' Photograph courtesy of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

A path to peace in a time of polycrisis

  • The age of common security, or at least the recognition that no one nation can achieve security at the expense of neighbours, has arrived.
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | December 15, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Defence Minister Anita Anand, right, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland leave a media availability in West Block on Jan. 26, 2022. Changing our attitude to reject militarism would enable Canada to adopt a more holistic approach in pursuing a just peace, writes Douglas Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A path to peace in a time of polycrisis

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | December 15, 2022
  • The age of common security, or at least the recognition that no one nation can achieve security at the expense of neighbours, has arrived.

A path to peace in a time of polycrisis

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | December 15, 2022
  • The age of common security, or at least the recognition that no one nation can achieve security at the expense of neighbours, has arrived.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Defence Minister Anita Anand, right, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland leave a media availability in West Block on Jan. 26, 2022. Changing our attitude to reject militarism would enable Canada to adopt a more holistic approach in pursuing a just peace, writes Douglas Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Get ‘To the Stan and Back’ to where it once belonged

  • The annual fundraiser returns after three years, bringing Parliamentarians, CAF service members, and veterans to support post-trauma wellness programs.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | December 15, 2022
To the Stan and Back founder Cheri Elliott, left, country musician Jason McCoy, and Conservative MP John Brassard at 'Party under the Stars' on Dec. 13, at Ottawa City Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Get ‘To the Stan and Back’ to where it once belonged

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | December 15, 2022
  • The annual fundraiser returns after three years, bringing Parliamentarians, CAF service members, and veterans to support post-trauma wellness programs.

Get ‘To the Stan and Back’ to where it once belonged

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | December 15, 2022
  • The annual fundraiser returns after three years, bringing Parliamentarians, CAF service members, and veterans to support post-trauma wellness programs.
To the Stan and Back founder Cheri Elliott, left, country musician Jason McCoy, and Conservative MP John Brassard at 'Party under the Stars' on Dec. 13, at Ottawa City Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Politics This Morning: House is done, gun bill study lives on

  • Plus, pre-budget season is underway.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 15, 2022
The House of Commons has adjourned until the end of January. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: House is done, gun bill study lives on

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 15, 2022
  • Plus, pre-budget season is underway.

Politics This Morning: House is done, gun bill study lives on

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 15, 2022
  • Plus, pre-budget season is underway.
The House of Commons has adjourned until the end of January. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must increase surveillance assets in the Arctic

  • True maritime domain awareness in the Arctic requires multiple overlapping systems that authorities can cross-reference to assess vessels operating in our internal waters.
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | December 14, 2022
A Canadian Forces member surveys a North Warning System RADAR tower in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut during Operation NANOOK on Aug.16, 2019. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Aviator Melissa Gloude

Canada must increase surveillance assets in the Arctic

Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | December 14, 2022
  • True maritime domain awareness in the Arctic requires multiple overlapping systems that authorities can cross-reference to assess vessels operating in our internal waters.

Canada must increase surveillance assets in the Arctic

Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | December 14, 2022
  • True maritime domain awareness in the Arctic requires multiple overlapping systems that authorities can cross-reference to assess vessels operating in our internal waters.
A Canadian Forces member surveys a North Warning System RADAR tower in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut during Operation NANOOK on Aug.16, 2019. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Aviator Melissa Gloude

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 14, 2022
Charles Sousa
Charles Sousa
Newly elected Liberal MP Charles Sousa speaks with reporters outside the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Dec. 14, 2022. Sousa took Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont., in the byelection, with 51 per cent of the vote compared to the Conservative candidate's 37.3 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 14, 2022

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 14, 2022
Charles Sousa
Newly elected Liberal MP Charles Sousa speaks with reporters outside the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Dec. 14, 2022. Sousa took Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont., in the byelection, with 51 per cent of the vote compared to the Conservative candidate's 37.3 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates at biodiversity conference push back against plan to expedite approvals for critical minerals mines

  • The federal government’s new critical minerals strategy reflects the urgency borne of geopolitical concerns and the demands of electric vehicle production.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 14, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, seen here on Oct. 18, made an announcement about critical minerals at the COP15 biodiversity conference on Dec. 12. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates at biodiversity conference push back against plan to expedite approvals for critical minerals mines

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 14, 2022
  • The federal government’s new critical minerals strategy reflects the urgency borne of geopolitical concerns and the demands of electric vehicle production.

Advocates at biodiversity conference push back against plan to expedite approvals for critical minerals mines

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 14, 2022
  • The federal government’s new critical minerals strategy reflects the urgency borne of geopolitical concerns and the demands of electric vehicle production.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, seen here on Oct. 18, made an announcement about critical minerals at the COP15 biodiversity conference on Dec. 12. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Open banking can redefine how Canada, financial institutions, and fintechs work together

  • Innovation begets innovation, and a secure, trustworthy system will prompt established and new entrants to offer leading-edge products and experiences.
Opinion | BY GEOFF RUSH | December 14, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland arrives for the House Finance Committee meeting on Nov. 28. Open banking in Canada is no longer speculative. It is coming, and the key players can shape its success, writes Geoff Rush. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Open banking can redefine how Canada, financial institutions, and fintechs work together

Opinion | BY GEOFF RUSH | December 14, 2022
  • Innovation begets innovation, and a secure, trustworthy system will prompt established and new entrants to offer leading-edge products and experiences.

Open banking can redefine how Canada, financial institutions, and fintechs work together

Opinion | BY GEOFF RUSH | December 14, 2022
  • Innovation begets innovation, and a secure, trustworthy system will prompt established and new entrants to offer leading-edge products and experiences.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland arrives for the House Finance Committee meeting on Nov. 28. Open banking in Canada is no longer speculative. It is coming, and the key players can shape its success, writes Geoff Rush. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals enjoy boost from ‘nervous New Democrats,’ while Poilievre may need to ‘recalibrate’ media strategy after Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection, say strategists

  • Less-partisan voters who ‘turn on the radio’ to ‘hear some quick news’ may be better reached through traditional platforms like CBC or CTV, says
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, saw his Liberals take a comfortable byelection victory in Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont., over the Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, on Dec 12. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals enjoy boost from ‘nervous New Democrats,’ while Poilievre may need to ‘recalibrate’ media strategy after Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection, say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 14, 2022
  • Less-partisan voters who ‘turn on the radio’ to ‘hear some quick news’ may be better reached through traditional platforms like CBC or CTV, says

Liberals enjoy boost from ‘nervous New Democrats,’ while Poilievre may need to ‘recalibrate’ media strategy after Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection, say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 14, 2022
  • Less-partisan voters who ‘turn on the radio’ to ‘hear some quick news’ may be better reached through traditional platforms like CBC or CTV, says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, saw his Liberals take a comfortable byelection victory in Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont., over the Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, on Dec 12. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Over-regulating rail is over-simplification: ways to improve Canada’s supply chain

  • The rail industry does not need more regulation. There is no need to fix what is not broken, and there is a significant risk
Opinion | BY MARC BRAZEAU | December 14, 2022
The railway industry is complex. It performs at its best in an environment that enables private investment, not regulation that stifles it, writes Marc Brazeau. Flickr photograph courtesy of Chris Toe Pher

Over-regulating rail is over-simplification: ways to improve Canada’s supply chain

Opinion | BY MARC BRAZEAU | December 14, 2022
  • The rail industry does not need more regulation. There is no need to fix what is not broken, and there is a significant risk

Over-regulating rail is over-simplification: ways to improve Canada’s supply chain

Opinion | BY MARC BRAZEAU | December 14, 2022
  • The rail industry does not need more regulation. There is no need to fix what is not broken, and there is a significant risk
The railway industry is complex. It performs at its best in an environment that enables private investment, not regulation that stifles it, writes Marc Brazeau. Flickr photograph courtesy of Chris Toe Pher

Ignoring Canada’s peatlands is a catastrophe in the making

  • Canada has one-quarter of the world’s peatlands within its borders, storing more carbon than the Amazon Rainforest.
Opinion | BY LORNA HARRIS | December 14, 2022
These carbon-rich ecosystems are one of our greatest allies in the fight against climate change, writes Lorna Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Ignoring Canada’s peatlands is a catastrophe in the making

Opinion | BY LORNA HARRIS | December 14, 2022
  • Canada has one-quarter of the world’s peatlands within its borders, storing more carbon than the Amazon Rainforest.

Ignoring Canada’s peatlands is a catastrophe in the making

Opinion | BY LORNA HARRIS | December 14, 2022
  • Canada has one-quarter of the world’s peatlands within its borders, storing more carbon than the Amazon Rainforest.
These carbon-rich ecosystems are one of our greatest allies in the fight against climate change, writes Lorna Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

International oversight needed into ‘consistently inadequate’ police response to MMIWG, says MP Gazan

  • ‘This needs to be a wake-up call,’ and addressing missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls must include recognition of the rise in white
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 14, 2022
NDP MP Leah Gazan held a press conference in the West Block on Dec. 6 with family members of the victims of an alleged serial killer in Winnipeg. Indigenous women and girls ‘are a target, and that needs to be taken seriously,’ she says. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

International oversight needed into ‘consistently inadequate’ police response to MMIWG, says MP Gazan

News | BY STUART BENSON | December 14, 2022
  • ‘This needs to be a wake-up call,’ and addressing missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls must include recognition of the rise in white

International oversight needed into ‘consistently inadequate’ police response to MMIWG, says MP Gazan

News | BY STUART BENSON | December 14, 2022
  • ‘This needs to be a wake-up call,’ and addressing missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls must include recognition of the rise in white
NDP MP Leah Gazan held a press conference in the West Block on Dec. 6 with family members of the victims of an alleged serial killer in Winnipeg. Indigenous women and girls ‘are a target, and that needs to be taken seriously,’ she says. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Thank you, Jim Carr

  • Canada has lost a smart, reliable, and wise hand from Western Canada at the cabinet table at a crucial time in our history.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 14, 2022
The one thing I never heard in Ottawa about the late Liberal MP Jim Carr was a bad word, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thank you, Jim Carr

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 14, 2022
  • Canada has lost a smart, reliable, and wise hand from Western Canada at the cabinet table at a crucial time in our history.

Thank you, Jim Carr

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 14, 2022
  • Canada has lost a smart, reliable, and wise hand from Western Canada at the cabinet table at a crucial time in our history.
The one thing I never heard in Ottawa about the late Liberal MP Jim Carr was a bad word, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicos remember Jim Carr

  • Plus, leaders of the Black Class Action Secretariat addressed the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of African Descent in Switzerland.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 14, 2022
Jim Carr speaks with reporters on the way to his office in 2019. Carr died at home at the age of 71 surrounded by family on Dec. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicos remember Jim Carr

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 14, 2022
  • Plus, leaders of the Black Class Action Secretariat addressed the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of African Descent in Switzerland.

Politicos remember Jim Carr

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 14, 2022
  • Plus, leaders of the Black Class Action Secretariat addressed the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of African Descent in Switzerland.
Jim Carr speaks with reporters on the way to his office in 2019. Carr died at home at the age of 71 surrounded by family on Dec. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Half of air and maritime defence fleets did not meet training and readiness requirements in 2021-22

  • In 2021-22, 43 per cent of the Canadian military's air fleet could meet its readiness and training requirements and 54 per cent of key
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
CF-18 fighter jets at Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida on Feb. 1, 2017. The first delivery of Canada's new fighter jet is projected to be at least four years away. Department of National Defence photograph courtesy of Cpl. Jean-Roch Chabot

Half of air and maritime defence fleets did not meet training and readiness requirements in 2021-22

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
  • In 2021-22, 43 per cent of the Canadian military's air fleet could meet its readiness and training requirements and 54 per cent of key

Half of air and maritime defence fleets did not meet training and readiness requirements in 2021-22

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
  • In 2021-22, 43 per cent of the Canadian military's air fleet could meet its readiness and training requirements and 54 per cent of key
CF-18 fighter jets at Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida on Feb. 1, 2017. The first delivery of Canada's new fighter jet is projected to be at least four years away. Department of National Defence photograph courtesy of Cpl. Jean-Roch Chabot

Is the federal government on autopilot?

  • There will be future case studies on how not to run a government based on the recent FUBARs in Ottawa that make the Phoenix
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears before the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Nov. 25. The overwhelming failures of the Government of Canada to manage its files has to be attributed to an excrementally poor capacity to manage or anticipate, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is the federal government on autopilot?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 14, 2022
  • There will be future case studies on how not to run a government based on the recent FUBARs in Ottawa that make the Phoenix

Is the federal government on autopilot?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 14, 2022
  • There will be future case studies on how not to run a government based on the recent FUBARs in Ottawa that make the Phoenix
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears before the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Nov. 25. The overwhelming failures of the Government of Canada to manage its files has to be attributed to an excrementally poor capacity to manage or anticipate, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions over legitimacy of Haitian government at centre of request to deploy foreign force

  • Haitian-born Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg says foreign military intervention in Haiti will only come as a last resort.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, has indicated that a new approach will be taken in Canada's response to the situation in Haiti, as Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly have been in communication about the crisis. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Questions over legitimacy of Haitian government at centre of request to deploy foreign force

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
  • Haitian-born Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg says foreign military intervention in Haiti will only come as a last resort.

Questions over legitimacy of Haitian government at centre of request to deploy foreign force

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
  • Haitian-born Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg says foreign military intervention in Haiti will only come as a last resort.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, has indicated that a new approach will be taken in Canada's response to the situation in Haiti, as Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly have been in communication about the crisis. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Motivation is there to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, says new Estonian envoy

  • 'We will do our part and I’m sure the other allies will do their part as well,' Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava says about Canada
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava began his latest head of mission post in September. He previously was an ambassador to France and an envoy to Greece, Cyprus, and Albania. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Motivation is there to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, says new Estonian envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
  • 'We will do our part and I’m sure the other allies will do their part as well,' Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava says about Canada

Motivation is there to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, says new Estonian envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
  • 'We will do our part and I’m sure the other allies will do their part as well,' Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava says about Canada
Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava began his latest head of mission post in September. He previously was an ambassador to France and an envoy to Greece, Cyprus, and Albania. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Guilbeault, Suzuki see Indigenous leadership role in biodiversity protection at COP15

  • Environmentalist David Suzuki is proposing a ‘global guardians program’ supporting Indigenous people to combine traditional elder knowledge with youth conservation training.
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 14, 2022
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, speaking at COP15 in Montreal on Dec. 12, has the backing of domestic advocates in his call for Indigenous leadership in biodiversity conservation, but he’s looking for more on the international front. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/UN Biodiversity

Guilbeault, Suzuki see Indigenous leadership role in biodiversity protection at COP15

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 14, 2022
  • Environmentalist David Suzuki is proposing a ‘global guardians program’ supporting Indigenous people to combine traditional elder knowledge with youth conservation training.

Guilbeault, Suzuki see Indigenous leadership role in biodiversity protection at COP15

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 14, 2022
  • Environmentalist David Suzuki is proposing a ‘global guardians program’ supporting Indigenous people to combine traditional elder knowledge with youth conservation training.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, speaking at COP15 in Montreal on Dec. 12, has the backing of domestic advocates in his call for Indigenous leadership in biodiversity conservation, but he’s looking for more on the international front. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/UN Biodiversity

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