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Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,
Opinion | May 7, 2025

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Opinion | May 7, 2025
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.
Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid was named environment and climate change minister before the election. Protecting nature can’t just be the job of one department, writes Megan Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid was named environment and climate change minister before the election. Protecting nature can’t just be the job of one department, writes Megan Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.
Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
Canada must continue to invest in research, innovation, and Indigenous-led forestry solutions to maintain our great forest heritage, write Kate Lindsay, Étienne Bélanger, and Darren Sleep. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.
Canada must continue to invest in research, innovation, and Indigenous-led forestry solutions to maintain our great forest heritage, write Kate Lindsay, Étienne Bélanger, and Darren Sleep. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.
Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
We must not squander this multi-generational opportunity by treating critical minerals as just another commodity boom, writes Marilyn Spink. Unsplash photograph by Tobias Kleeb

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.
We must not squander this multi-generational opportunity by treating critical minerals as just another commodity boom, writes Marilyn Spink. Unsplash photograph by Tobias Kleeb

As the climate changes, so does my world

  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman

As the climate changes, so does my world

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.

As the climate changes, so does my world

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
After 15 years in the Red Chamber, Conservative Senator Don Plett will be retiring on May 14. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos
After 15 years in the Red Chamber, Conservative Senator Don Plett will be retiring on May 14. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump was full of praise for Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington yesterday. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump was full of praise for Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington yesterday. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at The White House on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at The White House on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney faces Trump

  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, and three of his cabinet ministers are in Washington, D.C., to talk trade and tariffs with the U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces Trump

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.

Carney faces Trump

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, and three of his cabinet ministers are in Washington, D.C., to talk trade and tariffs with the U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
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‘A very hard struggle’: embattled Ukraine ‘fighting for democracy,’ says country’s chief justice

  • Ukrainian Supreme Court Chief Justice Vsevolod Kniaziev says he’s “absolutely sure” that the Russian Federation and its leadership is committing genocide against the citizens
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 31, 2022
Richard Wagner, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, pictured during a press conference in Ottawa on June 16. Wagner says Canada 'will continue to maintain a strong and close relationship with the judicial system in Ukraine, even and especially in these difficult times.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A very hard struggle’: embattled Ukraine ‘fighting for democracy,’ says country’s chief justice

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 31, 2022
  • Ukrainian Supreme Court Chief Justice Vsevolod Kniaziev says he’s “absolutely sure” that the Russian Federation and its leadership is committing genocide against the citizens

‘A very hard struggle’: embattled Ukraine ‘fighting for democracy,’ says country’s chief justice

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 31, 2022
  • Ukrainian Supreme Court Chief Justice Vsevolod Kniaziev says he’s “absolutely sure” that the Russian Federation and its leadership is committing genocide against the citizens
Richard Wagner, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, pictured during a press conference in Ottawa on June 16. Wagner says Canada 'will continue to maintain a strong and close relationship with the judicial system in Ukraine, even and especially in these difficult times.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New cyber bill requires careful finessing

  • In today’s world, understanding and addressing the danger and implications of cyberattacks on Canadian companies and government organizations has never been more important. To
Opinion | BY YAZ ALATTIA | October 31, 2022
Marco Mendicino
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino tabled the long-overdue Bill C-26 on June 14, which will drive critical industries to elevate their cybersecurity programs, writes Yaz Alattia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New cyber bill requires careful finessing

Opinion | BY YAZ ALATTIA | October 31, 2022
  • In today’s world, understanding and addressing the danger and implications of cyberattacks on Canadian companies and government organizations has never been more important. To

New cyber bill requires careful finessing

Opinion | BY YAZ ALATTIA | October 31, 2022
  • In today’s world, understanding and addressing the danger and implications of cyberattacks on Canadian companies and government organizations has never been more important. To
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino tabled the long-overdue Bill C-26 on June 14, which will drive critical industries to elevate their cybersecurity programs, writes Yaz Alattia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can do better than a $306-billion Surface Combatants price tag

  • The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s Oct. 27 report on the life-cycle costs of the Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC) estimated the total to
Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | October 31, 2022
Canada need only to look at the U.S. Navy’s Constellation Class of frigates being built by Fincantieri to know we can do better, writes Alan Williams. U.S. Navy image/artist rendering courtesy of Fincantieri Marine Group

Canada can do better than a $306-billion Surface Combatants price tag

Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | October 31, 2022
  • The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s Oct. 27 report on the life-cycle costs of the Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC) estimated the total to

Canada can do better than a $306-billion Surface Combatants price tag

Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | October 31, 2022
  • The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s Oct. 27 report on the life-cycle costs of the Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC) estimated the total to
Canada need only to look at the U.S. Navy’s Constellation Class of frigates being built by Fincantieri to know we can do better, writes Alan Williams. U.S. Navy image/artist rendering courtesy of Fincantieri Marine Group

‘It’s going to happen’: Minister Guilbeault doubles down on conservation targets

  • Canada is currently not on pace to meet its conservation targets for 2025 and 2030. Guilbeault says there are protection projects in the works
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 31, 2022
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will play host as countries from around the world come to Montreal in December for a UN biodiversity summit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s going to happen’: Minister Guilbeault doubles down on conservation targets

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 31, 2022
  • Canada is currently not on pace to meet its conservation targets for 2025 and 2030. Guilbeault says there are protection projects in the works

‘It’s going to happen’: Minister Guilbeault doubles down on conservation targets

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 31, 2022
  • Canada is currently not on pace to meet its conservation targets for 2025 and 2030. Guilbeault says there are protection projects in the works
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will play host as countries from around the world come to Montreal in December for a UN biodiversity summit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

So Ontario Premier Doug Ford doesn’t want to talk about it?

  • HALIFAX—Under his watch, a major city in Ontario was under siege for three weeks. The downtown core of the national capital was paralyzed by
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 31, 2022
When the Emergencies Act inquiry repeatedly asked both Premier Doug Ford, pictured, and his then-Attorney General Sylvia Jones to be interviewed, the answer was no. When they were asked to testify about matters they know more about than anyone else in the Ontario government, they refused. As a result, the inquiry has been forced to issue subpoenas to both Ford and Jones. Think about that, writes Michael Harris.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

So Ontario Premier Doug Ford doesn’t want to talk about it?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 31, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Under his watch, a major city in Ontario was under siege for three weeks. The downtown core of the national capital was paralyzed by

So Ontario Premier Doug Ford doesn’t want to talk about it?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 31, 2022
  • HALIFAX—Under his watch, a major city in Ontario was under siege for three weeks. The downtown core of the national capital was paralyzed by
When the Emergencies Act inquiry repeatedly asked both Premier Doug Ford, pictured, and his then-Attorney General Sylvia Jones to be interviewed, the answer was no. When they were asked to testify about matters they know more about than anyone else in the Ontario government, they refused. As a result, the inquiry has been forced to issue subpoenas to both Ford and Jones. Think about that, writes Michael Harris.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mackenzie Gray exits CTV and heads to Global News

  • Political journalist Mackenzie Gray will be making the move into Global News’ Parliamentary Bureau after seven years at CTV. “I’m thrilled to be joining
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 31, 2022
Journalist Mackenzie Gray, left, and producer Rachel Hanes. Gray is set to join Global News as a national reporter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mackenzie Gray exits CTV and heads to Global News

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 31, 2022
  • Political journalist Mackenzie Gray will be making the move into Global News’ Parliamentary Bureau after seven years at CTV. “I’m thrilled to be joining

Mackenzie Gray exits CTV and heads to Global News

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 31, 2022
  • Political journalist Mackenzie Gray will be making the move into Global News’ Parliamentary Bureau after seven years at CTV. “I’m thrilled to be joining
Journalist Mackenzie Gray, left, and producer Rachel Hanes. Gray is set to join Global News as a national reporter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

Champagne scrums: Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne, pictured speaking with reporters before the Liberal Party national caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

Champagne scrums: Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne, pictured speaking with reporters before the Liberal Party national caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Emergencies Act Inquiry is ripping the veneer off the myth of fair policing

  • The galling backdrop to this inquiry is that we haven’t named the foundational belief that underpins this whole thing. If it were thousands of
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 31, 2022
Most of Ottawa's Wellington Street was blocked off by Freedom Convoy supporters, such as this one, pictured on Feb. 17, 2022, for more than three weeks last winter. This would not have been allowed to happen if the protesters were Indigenous people. This is what racism looks like on a grand, national scale, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Emergencies Act Inquiry is ripping the veneer off the myth of fair policing

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 31, 2022
  • The galling backdrop to this inquiry is that we haven’t named the foundational belief that underpins this whole thing. If it were thousands of

Emergencies Act Inquiry is ripping the veneer off the myth of fair policing

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 31, 2022
  • The galling backdrop to this inquiry is that we haven’t named the foundational belief that underpins this whole thing. If it were thousands of
Most of Ottawa's Wellington Street was blocked off by Freedom Convoy supporters, such as this one, pictured on Feb. 17, 2022, for more than three weeks last winter. This would not have been allowed to happen if the protesters were Indigenous people. This is what racism looks like on a grand, national scale, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada’s ambassador to Haiti to brief Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Good Monday morning, Happy Halloween to those who celebrate, and happy sitting quietly in the dark and pretending you’re not home to those who
American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said at a joint press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 27, 2022, that the situation in Haiti is 'simply unsustainable.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada’s ambassador to Haiti to brief Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Good Monday morning, Happy Halloween to those who celebrate, and happy sitting quietly in the dark and pretending you’re not home to those who

Politics This Morning: Canada’s ambassador to Haiti to brief Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Good Monday morning, Happy Halloween to those who celebrate, and happy sitting quietly in the dark and pretending you’re not home to those who
American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said at a joint press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 27, 2022, that the situation in Haiti is 'simply unsustainable.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Alex Crombie could seek Liberal nomination for byelection in Mississauga-Lakeshore

  • Alex Crombie, a former Queen’s Park staffer and son of Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, is not ruling out the possibility of seeking the Liberal
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 31, 2022
Alex Crombie, left, son of three-term Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, centre, is considering putting his name forward for the Liberal nomination in Mississauga-Lakeshore, as is Charles Sousa, right. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has until Nov. 26 to call a byelection in the riding. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn, Wikipedia, and charlessousa.ca

Alex Crombie could seek Liberal nomination for byelection in Mississauga-Lakeshore

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 31, 2022
  • Alex Crombie, a former Queen’s Park staffer and son of Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, is not ruling out the possibility of seeking the Liberal

Alex Crombie could seek Liberal nomination for byelection in Mississauga-Lakeshore

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 31, 2022
  • Alex Crombie, a former Queen’s Park staffer and son of Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, is not ruling out the possibility of seeking the Liberal
Alex Crombie, left, son of three-term Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, centre, is considering putting his name forward for the Liberal nomination in Mississauga-Lakeshore, as is Charles Sousa, right. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has until Nov. 26 to call a byelection in the riding. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn, Wikipedia, and charlessousa.ca

Post-mortem on the Emergencies Act continues apace

  • OTTAWA—Not too many people seem to care about the current inquiry into the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to end the trucker
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 31, 2022

Post-mortem on the Emergencies Act continues apace

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 31, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Not too many people seem to care about the current inquiry into the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to end the trucker

Post-mortem on the Emergencies Act continues apace

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 31, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Not too many people seem to care about the current inquiry into the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to end the trucker

Tech giants, lobbyists, and news outlets eye House Heritage Committee as final wave of Bill C-18 discussions begin

  • Canadian news organizations, lobbyists, and tech giants are paying close attention to the final round of the House Heritage Committee meetings on Bill C-18,
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 31, 2022
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez introduced Bill C-18, the Online News Act, on April 5. He told the House Heritage Committee on Oct. 21 that he was 'ready to listen' about possible amendments to the controversial bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tech giants, lobbyists, and news outlets eye House Heritage Committee as final wave of Bill C-18 discussions begin

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 31, 2022
  • Canadian news organizations, lobbyists, and tech giants are paying close attention to the final round of the House Heritage Committee meetings on Bill C-18,

Tech giants, lobbyists, and news outlets eye House Heritage Committee as final wave of Bill C-18 discussions begin

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 31, 2022
  • Canadian news organizations, lobbyists, and tech giants are paying close attention to the final round of the House Heritage Committee meetings on Bill C-18,
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez introduced Bill C-18, the Online News Act, on April 5. He told the House Heritage Committee on Oct. 21 that he was 'ready to listen' about possible amendments to the controversial bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inflationary rhetoric is as dangerous as the real thing

  • Nobody is uniquely responsible. How about moving beyond the futile, repetitive exchange of ideological antiquities to relief—at least for the most harshly affected.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 31, 2022
At Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem's well-attended press conference last week, he predicted a period of discomfort followed by a return to two per cent inflation by 2024 and a healthy and growing economy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inflationary rhetoric is as dangerous as the real thing

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 31, 2022
  • Nobody is uniquely responsible. How about moving beyond the futile, repetitive exchange of ideological antiquities to relief—at least for the most harshly affected.

Inflationary rhetoric is as dangerous as the real thing

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 31, 2022
  • Nobody is uniquely responsible. How about moving beyond the futile, repetitive exchange of ideological antiquities to relief—at least for the most harshly affected.
At Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem's well-attended press conference last week, he predicted a period of discomfort followed by a return to two per cent inflation by 2024 and a healthy and growing economy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Something needs to be done about voter turnout

  • In Australia, voting is compulsory. It’s mandatory in some 20 other countries around the world, t0o, but Australia is the closest in form to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 31, 2022
An Elections Ontario sign at a polling station in Ottawa during the 2022 provincial election, which saw a record low voter turnout. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Something needs to be done about voter turnout

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 31, 2022
  • In Australia, voting is compulsory. It’s mandatory in some 20 other countries around the world, t0o, but Australia is the closest in form to

Something needs to be done about voter turnout

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 31, 2022
  • In Australia, voting is compulsory. It’s mandatory in some 20 other countries around the world, t0o, but Australia is the closest in form to
An Elections Ontario sign at a polling station in Ottawa during the 2022 provincial election, which saw a record low voter turnout. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s ‘freezing out serious journalists‘ is ‘scary’ in a democracy, but it’s also his strategy, say observers

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been in the party’s top job since Sept. 10, but has largely avoided members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 31, 2022
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Sept. 13, 2022, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s ‘freezing out serious journalists‘ is ‘scary’ in a democracy, but it’s also his strategy, say observers

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 31, 2022
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been in the party’s top job since Sept. 10, but has largely avoided members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press

Poilievre’s ‘freezing out serious journalists‘ is ‘scary’ in a democracy, but it’s also his strategy, say observers

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 31, 2022
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been in the party’s top job since Sept. 10, but has largely avoided members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Sept. 13, 2022, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

End of an era: Van Dusen signs off with a song

  • It can be hard to put into words the impact that Peter Van Dusen’s career has had on not only CPAC for the past
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 31, 2022
Peter Van Dusen Signs Off from CPAC with an original song at the Métropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa on Oct. 26 The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

End of an era: Van Dusen signs off with a song

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 31, 2022
  • It can be hard to put into words the impact that Peter Van Dusen’s career has had on not only CPAC for the past

End of an era: Van Dusen signs off with a song

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 31, 2022
  • It can be hard to put into words the impact that Peter Van Dusen’s career has had on not only CPAC for the past
Peter Van Dusen Signs Off from CPAC with an original song at the Métropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa on Oct. 26 The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Guilbeault and Chong to take part in GreenPAC’s annual Breakfast on the Hill on Nov. 3 at Ottawa Marriott Hotel

  • MONDAY, OCT. 31 House Sitting—The House will sit from Oct. 31-Nov. 4. It will take a one-week break, Nov. 7-11. It will return on Nov.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, and Conservative MP Michael Chong will take part in GreenPAC’s annual Breakfast on the Hill on Nov. 3 at 7:30 a.m. at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel on Kent Street. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Guilbeault and Chong to take part in GreenPAC’s annual Breakfast on the Hill on Nov. 3 at Ottawa Marriott Hotel

  • MONDAY, OCT. 31 House Sitting—The House will sit from Oct. 31-Nov. 4. It will take a one-week break, Nov. 7-11. It will return on Nov.

Guilbeault and Chong to take part in GreenPAC’s annual Breakfast on the Hill on Nov. 3 at Ottawa Marriott Hotel

  • MONDAY, OCT. 31 House Sitting—The House will sit from Oct. 31-Nov. 4. It will take a one-week break, Nov. 7-11. It will return on Nov.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, and Conservative MP Michael Chong will take part in GreenPAC’s annual Breakfast on the Hill on Nov. 3 at 7:30 a.m. at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel on Kent Street. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canadians should read Freeland’s speech and embrace her strategy

  • The Freeland Doctrine, as some are calling it, could and probably should form the basis of a Canadian foreign policy review which arguably should
Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | October 31, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland's speech on Oct. 11 at the Brookings Institution clearly implies a very creative use of both hard and soft power, and it was a tour de force by any objective measure, writes David Pratt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians should read Freeland’s speech and embrace her strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | October 31, 2022
  • The Freeland Doctrine, as some are calling it, could and probably should form the basis of a Canadian foreign policy review which arguably should

Canadians should read Freeland’s speech and embrace her strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | October 31, 2022
  • The Freeland Doctrine, as some are calling it, could and probably should form the basis of a Canadian foreign policy review which arguably should
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland's speech on Oct. 11 at the Brookings Institution clearly implies a very creative use of both hard and soft power, and it was a tour de force by any objective measure, writes David Pratt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Peace movement in Canada has a new leader, it’s Cesar Jaramillo

  • Cesar Jaramillo has reached a critical point in his career. His effectiveness as a peace advocate will be judged by how well he finesses
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | October 31, 2022
Cesar Jaramillo, a 45-year-old political refugee from Colombia, last week guided a high-powered policy conference on new ways to build global security out of the Ukraine war. Photograph courtesy of Douglas Roche

Peace movement in Canada has a new leader, it’s Cesar Jaramillo

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | October 31, 2022
  • Cesar Jaramillo has reached a critical point in his career. His effectiveness as a peace advocate will be judged by how well he finesses

Peace movement in Canada has a new leader, it’s Cesar Jaramillo

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | October 31, 2022
  • Cesar Jaramillo has reached a critical point in his career. His effectiveness as a peace advocate will be judged by how well he finesses
Cesar Jaramillo, a 45-year-old political refugee from Colombia, last week guided a high-powered policy conference on new ways to build global security out of the Ukraine war. Photograph courtesy of Douglas Roche

Interest deductibility limit puts the squeeze on energy consumers: Electricity Canada

  • Generally speaking, tax legislation doesn’t grab much interest. It’s not exciting enough and not sexy enough for most news outlets, until it impacts hardworking
Opinion | October 31, 2022

Interest deductibility limit puts the squeeze on energy consumers: Electricity Canada

Opinion | October 31, 2022
  • Generally speaking, tax legislation doesn’t grab much interest. It’s not exciting enough and not sexy enough for most news outlets, until it impacts hardworking

Interest deductibility limit puts the squeeze on energy consumers: Electricity Canada

Opinion | October 31, 2022
  • Generally speaking, tax legislation doesn’t grab much interest. It’s not exciting enough and not sexy enough for most news outlets, until it impacts hardworking

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