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Carney steps into the fray

  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Opinion | May 5, 2025
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Carney holds his first post-election presser

  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
Opinion | April 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Limited RCMP race-based data collection pilot could distort results, warns NDP MP Green

  • ‘I would call on the RCMP to consider expanding this program. …[G]ive up on this idea that it’s a pilot, and make it part
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 16, 2024
NDP MP Matthew Green says ‘cherry-picking’ locations could open the door to ‘a change of behaviour for a short period of time’ by the police detachments involved in the data-collection pilot project. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Limited RCMP race-based data collection pilot could distort results, warns NDP MP Green

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 16, 2024
  • ‘I would call on the RCMP to consider expanding this program. …[G]ive up on this idea that it’s a pilot, and make it part

Limited RCMP race-based data collection pilot could distort results, warns NDP MP Green

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 16, 2024
  • ‘I would call on the RCMP to consider expanding this program. …[G]ive up on this idea that it’s a pilot, and make it part
NDP MP Matthew Green says ‘cherry-picking’ locations could open the door to ‘a change of behaviour for a short period of time’ by the police detachments involved in the data-collection pilot project. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Heart of snarkness

  • Plus, hot takes aplenty after Toronto bans tobogganing.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is starring at a party fundraiser deep in Liberal territory today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Heart of snarkness

  • Plus, hot takes aplenty after Toronto bans tobogganing.

Politics This Morning: Heart of snarkness

  • Plus, hot takes aplenty after Toronto bans tobogganing.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is starring at a party fundraiser deep in Liberal territory today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Want submarines? Canada should join AUKUS

  • The Canadian Navy has been seeking to acquire nuclear-powered submarines for generations without success, and the answer could be found by joining the pact
Opinion | BY ROGER CYR | January 15, 2024
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, American President Joe Biden, and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attend an AUKUS meeting in San Diego, Calif., on March 14, 2023. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. Embassy in Australia/Flickr

Want submarines? Canada should join AUKUS

Opinion | BY ROGER CYR | January 15, 2024
  • The Canadian Navy has been seeking to acquire nuclear-powered submarines for generations without success, and the answer could be found by joining the pact

Want submarines? Canada should join AUKUS

Opinion | BY ROGER CYR | January 15, 2024
  • The Canadian Navy has been seeking to acquire nuclear-powered submarines for generations without success, and the answer could be found by joining the pact
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, American President Joe Biden, and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attend an AUKUS meeting in San Diego, Calif., on March 14, 2023. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. Embassy in Australia/Flickr

The Davos crystal ball: global risks in 2024 and beyond

  • As a recent World Economic Forum report observes, ‘The next decade will usher in a period of significant change, stretching our adaptive capacity to
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | January 15, 2024
The World Economic Forum's annual meeting takes place in Davos, Switzerland, from Jan. 15-19. Despite calls for boycotts, it will attract the global A-listers, making it much better for Canada to show up than tune out, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Photograph courtesy of Paul Kagame/Flickr

The Davos crystal ball: global risks in 2024 and beyond

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | January 15, 2024
  • As a recent World Economic Forum report observes, ‘The next decade will usher in a period of significant change, stretching our adaptive capacity to

The Davos crystal ball: global risks in 2024 and beyond

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | January 15, 2024
  • As a recent World Economic Forum report observes, ‘The next decade will usher in a period of significant change, stretching our adaptive capacity to
The World Economic Forum's annual meeting takes place in Davos, Switzerland, from Jan. 15-19. Despite calls for boycotts, it will attract the global A-listers, making it much better for Canada to show up than tune out, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Photograph courtesy of Paul Kagame/Flickr

Policy, communications team changes in Trudeau’s PMO

  • Recent moves include Supriya Dwivedi’s addition as a senior adviser, and the exits of digital communications and strategy director Johanna Robinson and senior policy
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 15, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the House of Commons in the West Block after Question Period on Dec. 13, 2023, followed by PMO press secretary Mohammad Hussain. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Policy, communications team changes in Trudeau’s PMO

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 15, 2024
  • Recent moves include Supriya Dwivedi’s addition as a senior adviser, and the exits of digital communications and strategy director Johanna Robinson and senior policy

Policy, communications team changes in Trudeau’s PMO

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 15, 2024
  • Recent moves include Supriya Dwivedi’s addition as a senior adviser, and the exits of digital communications and strategy director Johanna Robinson and senior policy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the House of Commons in the West Block after Question Period on Dec. 13, 2023, followed by PMO press secretary Mohammad Hussain. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Israel versus the ICJ: is this a waste of time?

  • Even if the ICJ finds that South Africa has a good case, any action the court takes will be unenforceable if the United States
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 15, 2024
Lawyers for Israel and South Africa recently had their days in court at the International Court of Justice, refuting and making the case, respectively, that Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip amount to the crime of genocide. Screenshot courtesy of PBS NewsHour

Israel versus the ICJ: is this a waste of time?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 15, 2024
  • Even if the ICJ finds that South Africa has a good case, any action the court takes will be unenforceable if the United States

Israel versus the ICJ: is this a waste of time?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 15, 2024
  • Even if the ICJ finds that South Africa has a good case, any action the court takes will be unenforceable if the United States
Lawyers for Israel and South Africa recently had their days in court at the International Court of Justice, refuting and making the case, respectively, that Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip amount to the crime of genocide. Screenshot courtesy of PBS NewsHour

Canadians are facing tough times, but there are reasons to be optimistic

  • Canadians are feeling less hopeful about the future compared to previous years.
Opinion | BY BRUCE MACDONALD | January 15, 2024
Within these tough times, Canadians’ willingness to support their communities continues to be remarkable, even as it’s challenged. Photograph courtesy of GLady from Pixabay

Canadians are facing tough times, but there are reasons to be optimistic

Opinion | BY BRUCE MACDONALD | January 15, 2024
  • Canadians are feeling less hopeful about the future compared to previous years.

Canadians are facing tough times, but there are reasons to be optimistic

Opinion | BY BRUCE MACDONALD | January 15, 2024
  • Canadians are feeling less hopeful about the future compared to previous years.
Within these tough times, Canadians’ willingness to support their communities continues to be remarkable, even as it’s challenged. Photograph courtesy of GLady from Pixabay

The military fix not everyone wants to hear

  • The approach Canadian Armed Forces leaders should consider is downsizing the military to keep pace with the diminished number of recruits.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 15, 2024
With the advent of technology, crew sizes in conventional warships can be drastically reduced and the future of military aviation is unmanned drones, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by S1 Taylor Congdon

The military fix not everyone wants to hear

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 15, 2024
  • The approach Canadian Armed Forces leaders should consider is downsizing the military to keep pace with the diminished number of recruits.

The military fix not everyone wants to hear

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 15, 2024
  • The approach Canadian Armed Forces leaders should consider is downsizing the military to keep pace with the diminished number of recruits.
With the advent of technology, crew sizes in conventional warships can be drastically reduced and the future of military aviation is unmanned drones, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by S1 Taylor Congdon

Government’s outsourcing woes might be rooted in in-house project management gaps, say observers

  • Doing business with the government is not all 'sunshine and blue skies,' says Neil Brodie, noting 'there are companies out there who will not
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 15, 2024
Public Service Alliance of Canada members block traffic on Laurier Avenue in Ottawa during a Feb. 28, 2019, demonstration marking the third anniversary of the implementation of the Phoenix pay system that has plagued public servants with payroll issues since its inception. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government’s outsourcing woes might be rooted in in-house project management gaps, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 15, 2024
  • Doing business with the government is not all 'sunshine and blue skies,' says Neil Brodie, noting 'there are companies out there who will not

Government’s outsourcing woes might be rooted in in-house project management gaps, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 15, 2024
  • Doing business with the government is not all 'sunshine and blue skies,' says Neil Brodie, noting 'there are companies out there who will not
Public Service Alliance of Canada members block traffic on Laurier Avenue in Ottawa during a Feb. 28, 2019, demonstration marking the third anniversary of the implementation of the Phoenix pay system that has plagued public servants with payroll issues since its inception. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s Jamaica trip ‘tone deaf at multiple levels’ and ‘greatest Christmas gift going’ for Conservatives

  • With low levels of public approval, the Liberals need wins, not playing defence like they’re doing with the prime minister’s Jamaica vacation, says pollster
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 15, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Christmas vacation to Jamaica is fresh ammunition for opposition parties in Question Period when the House resumes Jan. 29, says pollster Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s Jamaica trip ‘tone deaf at multiple levels’ and ‘greatest Christmas gift going’ for Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 15, 2024
  • With low levels of public approval, the Liberals need wins, not playing defence like they’re doing with the prime minister’s Jamaica vacation, says pollster

Trudeau’s Jamaica trip ‘tone deaf at multiple levels’ and ‘greatest Christmas gift going’ for Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 15, 2024
  • With low levels of public approval, the Liberals need wins, not playing defence like they’re doing with the prime minister’s Jamaica vacation, says pollster
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Christmas vacation to Jamaica is fresh ammunition for opposition parties in Question Period when the House resumes Jan. 29, says pollster Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Poilievre doesn’t deserve the 17 per cent lead in the polls

  • Thanks to the adoption of MAGA-Republican methods by the Conservative Party, the view of Trudeau has been pushed from mere disapproval to something close
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 15, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If the decision is Trudeau must go, equal attention must be paid to whether Poilievre is the answer. And that means determining if he deserves his 17 per cent lead in the polls, and the prospect of a majority government that represents, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Why Poilievre doesn’t deserve the 17 per cent lead in the polls

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 15, 2024
  • Thanks to the adoption of MAGA-Republican methods by the Conservative Party, the view of Trudeau has been pushed from mere disapproval to something close

Why Poilievre doesn’t deserve the 17 per cent lead in the polls

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 15, 2024
  • Thanks to the adoption of MAGA-Republican methods by the Conservative Party, the view of Trudeau has been pushed from mere disapproval to something close
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If the decision is Trudeau must go, equal attention must be paid to whether Poilievre is the answer. And that means determining if he deserves his 17 per cent lead in the polls, and the prospect of a majority government that represents, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Few politicians remain popular long after they leave political life, and then there’s Chrétien

  • Those who attended last May's Liberal policy convention marvelled that Jean Chrétien and his Shawinigan colleague François-Philippe Champagne outshone the dynamic duo of Hillary
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 15, 2024
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pictured in Ottawa on Jan. 10, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Few politicians remain popular long after they leave political life, and then there’s Chrétien

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 15, 2024
  • Those who attended last May's Liberal policy convention marvelled that Jean Chrétien and his Shawinigan colleague François-Philippe Champagne outshone the dynamic duo of Hillary

Few politicians remain popular long after they leave political life, and then there’s Chrétien

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 15, 2024
  • Those who attended last May's Liberal policy convention marvelled that Jean Chrétien and his Shawinigan colleague François-Philippe Champagne outshone the dynamic duo of Hillary
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pictured in Ottawa on Jan. 10, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Business groups sound alarm on fast-approaching CEBA’s loan payback deadline as feds look to soften potential blow

  • The Canada Emergency Business Account delivered more than $49-billion to nearly 900,000 small businesses and non-profits, but Canadian Chamber of Commerce president Perrin Beatty
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in December 2023. The deadline for businesses to repay loans and benefit from partial loan forgiveness from the Canada Emergency Business Account is Jan. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Business groups sound alarm on fast-approaching CEBA’s loan payback deadline as feds look to soften potential blow

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
  • The Canada Emergency Business Account delivered more than $49-billion to nearly 900,000 small businesses and non-profits, but Canadian Chamber of Commerce president Perrin Beatty

Business groups sound alarm on fast-approaching CEBA’s loan payback deadline as feds look to soften potential blow

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
  • The Canada Emergency Business Account delivered more than $49-billion to nearly 900,000 small businesses and non-profits, but Canadian Chamber of Commerce president Perrin Beatty
Chrystia Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in December 2023. The deadline for businesses to repay loans and benefit from partial loan forgiveness from the Canada Emergency Business Account is Jan. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to do more to scale-up our top young tech companies

  • Focusing only on recovery from the current economic slowdown is not the end game: that should be the creation of a new Canadian economy
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 15, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Health Minister Mark Holland at the National Press Theatre on Dec. 12, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to do more to scale-up our top young tech companies

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 15, 2024
  • Focusing only on recovery from the current economic slowdown is not the end game: that should be the creation of a new Canadian economy

Canada needs to do more to scale-up our top young tech companies

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 15, 2024
  • Focusing only on recovery from the current economic slowdown is not the end game: that should be the creation of a new Canadian economy
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Health Minister Mark Holland at the National Press Theatre on Dec. 12, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I want to die standing like the Queen did,’ says former prime minister Jean Chrétien

  • The former prime minister, who celebrated his 90th birthday last week, told The Hill Times he has no plans to retire, ever. His father’s
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 15, 2024
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien celebrated his 90th birthday last week. He told The Hill Times he has no plans to retire, ever. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I want to die standing like the Queen did,’ says former prime minister Jean Chrétien

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 15, 2024
  • The former prime minister, who celebrated his 90th birthday last week, told The Hill Times he has no plans to retire, ever. His father’s

‘I want to die standing like the Queen did,’ says former prime minister Jean Chrétien

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 15, 2024
  • The former prime minister, who celebrated his 90th birthday last week, told The Hill Times he has no plans to retire, ever. His father’s
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien celebrated his 90th birthday last week. He told The Hill Times he has no plans to retire, ever. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High prices, lack of charging infrastructure must be addressed to accommodate 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, say auto industry reps

  • Federal government programs to close the price gap between electric vehicles and gas-powered vehicles are a start, but don't go far enough, according to
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 15, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault unveiled the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard on Dec. 19, which sets a national target of 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, with interim targets of at least 20 per cent of all sales by 2026, and at least 60 per cent by 2030. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

High prices, lack of charging infrastructure must be addressed to accommodate 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, say auto industry reps

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 15, 2024
  • Federal government programs to close the price gap between electric vehicles and gas-powered vehicles are a start, but don't go far enough, according to

High prices, lack of charging infrastructure must be addressed to accommodate 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, say auto industry reps

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 15, 2024
  • Federal government programs to close the price gap between electric vehicles and gas-powered vehicles are a start, but don't go far enough, according to
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault unveiled the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard on Dec. 19, which sets a national target of 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, with interim targets of at least 20 per cent of all sales by 2026, and at least 60 per cent by 2030. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump 2.0 would be a high risk for Canada

  • A second Trump presidency would bring chaos to an already divided America, and sow confusion in an increasingly uncertain and dangerous world. If that
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 15, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 15, 2023. The world needs to start thinking seriously about the implications of a second Trump presidency, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

Trump 2.0 would be a high risk for Canada

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 15, 2024
  • A second Trump presidency would bring chaos to an already divided America, and sow confusion in an increasingly uncertain and dangerous world. If that

Trump 2.0 would be a high risk for Canada

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 15, 2024
  • A second Trump presidency would bring chaos to an already divided America, and sow confusion in an increasingly uncertain and dangerous world. If that
Donald Trump
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 15, 2023. The world needs to start thinking seriously about the implications of a second Trump presidency, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

‘Turn that act inside out’: CSIS to update 40-year-old legislation, PM’s former national security adviser says review ‘long overdue’

  • Enhancing CSIS's capacity to be able to share data outside the federal government is being closely considered. But sharing intelligence with police forces 'can
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) director David Vigneault. The organization is embarking on a consultation period to update the CSIS Act, which is now 40 years old. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Turn that act inside out’: CSIS to update 40-year-old legislation, PM’s former national security adviser says review ‘long overdue’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
  • Enhancing CSIS's capacity to be able to share data outside the federal government is being closely considered. But sharing intelligence with police forces 'can

‘Turn that act inside out’: CSIS to update 40-year-old legislation, PM’s former national security adviser says review ‘long overdue’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
  • Enhancing CSIS's capacity to be able to share data outside the federal government is being closely considered. But sharing intelligence with police forces 'can
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) director David Vigneault. The organization is embarking on a consultation period to update the CSIS Act, which is now 40 years old. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Ed was who I wanted to be when I grew up,’ says Singh after NDP legend Broadbent died on Jan. 11

  • Plus, British High Commission moves, lots of praise for new PMO hire, Carleton University to host seminar on challenges on public health communication in
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
Ed Broadbent, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pictured Oct. 6, 2019, at the Farmers' Market at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa. Broadbent was helping Singh and the NDP campaign in Ottawa-Centre, the riding Broadbent once held. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Ed was who I wanted to be when I grew up,’ says Singh after NDP legend Broadbent died on Jan. 11

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
  • Plus, British High Commission moves, lots of praise for new PMO hire, Carleton University to host seminar on challenges on public health communication in

‘Ed was who I wanted to be when I grew up,’ says Singh after NDP legend Broadbent died on Jan. 11

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2024
  • Plus, British High Commission moves, lots of praise for new PMO hire, Carleton University to host seminar on challenges on public health communication in
Ed Broadbent, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pictured Oct. 6, 2019, at the Farmers' Market at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa. Broadbent was helping Singh and the NDP campaign in Ottawa-Centre, the riding Broadbent once held. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Funding is going to be key’ for national reconciliation council to be effective, says Yellowhead Institute report co-author

  • The Native Women's Association hopes more Calls to Action will be fulfilled once Bill C-29 becomes law, but issues of resources and representation are
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 15, 2024
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree, pictured on the Hill. Bill C-29, the National Council for Reconciliation Act, was introduced by former Crown-Indigenous minister Marc Miller on June 23, 2022. Miller is now immigration minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Funding is going to be key’ for national reconciliation council to be effective, says Yellowhead Institute report co-author

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 15, 2024
  • The Native Women's Association hopes more Calls to Action will be fulfilled once Bill C-29 becomes law, but issues of resources and representation are

‘Funding is going to be key’ for national reconciliation council to be effective, says Yellowhead Institute report co-author

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 15, 2024
  • The Native Women's Association hopes more Calls to Action will be fulfilled once Bill C-29 becomes law, but issues of resources and representation are
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree, pictured on the Hill. Bill C-29, the National Council for Reconciliation Act, was introduced by former Crown-Indigenous minister Marc Miller on June 23, 2022. Miller is now immigration minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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