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 Linda McQuaig is a journalist and author. In 2016, her book Shooting the Hippo was selected by the Literary Review of Canada as one of the 25 most influential Canadian books of the past 25 years.

What to do about youth unemployment?

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

What to do about youth unemployment?

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

What to do about youth unemployment?

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

Report forecasts ‘worst cuts to public service in modern history’ to meet Carney’s campaign pledge

  • The pressure is on for the prime minister present a fall budget that delivers on campaign promises while meeting the commitment of balancing the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on promises to reduce the government's operating budget, but amid increases in defence spending, cuts could hit the public service deeply, according to a report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Report forecasts ‘worst cuts to public service in modern history’ to meet Carney’s campaign pledge

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 30, 2025
  • The pressure is on for the prime minister present a fall budget that delivers on campaign promises while meeting the commitment of balancing the

Report forecasts ‘worst cuts to public service in modern history’ to meet Carney’s campaign pledge

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 30, 2025
  • The pressure is on for the prime minister present a fall budget that delivers on campaign promises while meeting the commitment of balancing the
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on promises to reduce the government's operating budget, but amid increases in defence spending, cuts could hit the public service deeply, according to a report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Trump protecting tech billionaires in U.S. fight with Canada over digital services tax?

  • Canada should continue working with European partners and others, who are also likely to face similar threats on the digital tax from the U.S.
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | June 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Trump may be choosing to first threaten Canada over its digital services tax in order to scare European countries with the same plan, writes Errol P. Mendes. Official White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Is Trump protecting tech billionaires in U.S. fight with Canada over digital services tax?

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | June 30, 2025
  • Canada should continue working with European partners and others, who are also likely to face similar threats on the digital tax from the U.S.

Is Trump protecting tech billionaires in U.S. fight with Canada over digital services tax?

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | June 30, 2025
  • Canada should continue working with European partners and others, who are also likely to face similar threats on the digital tax from the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Trump may be choosing to first threaten Canada over its digital services tax in order to scare European countries with the same plan, writes Errol P. Mendes. Official White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

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

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

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

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

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

Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups

  • Bill C-5's two major components seek to address internal trade barriers, and to fast-track national interest projects.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on June 20, 2025, in the Commons foyer after Bill C-5 passed in the House. Carney is flanked by Liberal MPs, and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, Crown- Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 30, 2025
  • Bill C-5's two major components seek to address internal trade barriers, and to fast-track national interest projects.

Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 30, 2025
  • Bill C-5's two major components seek to address internal trade barriers, and to fast-track national interest projects.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on June 20, 2025, in the Commons foyer after Bill C-5 passed in the House. Carney is flanked by Liberal MPs, and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, Crown- Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

  • The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 30, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre on May 2, 2025. Carney appears to have a capacity for risk, and is expected to demand the same of the public service, writes Rose LeMay. This will have to include proper consequences for bureaucrats who make bad decisions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 30, 2025
  • The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 30, 2025
  • The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre on May 2, 2025. Carney appears to have a capacity for risk, and is expected to demand the same of the public service, writes Rose LeMay. This will have to include proper consequences for bureaucrats who make bad decisions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Worried about Bill C-5’s effect on environment, Indigenous Peoples, future generations: letter writer

  • This is likely too late, but I am writing to urge Senators to support amendments to Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, in
Opinion | June 30, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Worried about Bill C-5’s effect on environment, Indigenous Peoples, future generations: letter writer

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • This is likely too late, but I am writing to urge Senators to support amendments to Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, in

Worried about Bill C-5’s effect on environment, Indigenous Peoples, future generations: letter writer

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • This is likely too late, but I am writing to urge Senators to support amendments to Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, in
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get

  • Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
If tolerance of others sets Canadians apart from Americans like U.S. President Donald Trump, this country’s national priorities also have a story to tell, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
  • Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil

Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
  • Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil
If tolerance of others sets Canadians apart from Americans like U.S. President Donald Trump, this country’s national priorities also have a story to tell, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

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

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

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

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

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

A new leader for the public service

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Michael Sabia will be the next Clerk of the Privy Council, effective July 7. Sabia will join Carney
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | June 30, 2025
Michael Sabia, who starts his new job as Clerk of the Privy Council Office on July 7, is an agent of change in his own right. Both his private sector leadership experience, and his time as the deputy minister of finance during the COVID-19 pandemic, have given him a wealth of experience as an outside-the-box thinker who gets things done. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new leader for the public service

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | June 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Michael Sabia will be the next Clerk of the Privy Council, effective July 7. Sabia will join Carney

A new leader for the public service

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | June 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Michael Sabia will be the next Clerk of the Privy Council, effective July 7. Sabia will join Carney
Michael Sabia, who starts his new job as Clerk of the Privy Council Office on July 7, is an agent of change in his own right. Both his private sector leadership experience, and his time as the deputy minister of finance during the COVID-19 pandemic, have given him a wealth of experience as an outside-the-box thinker who gets things done. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians are offering Carney a lot of rope in these early days

  • The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is still doing well in public opinion polls, despite some of his controversial and contentious moves, so far, Susan Riley writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians are offering Carney a lot of rope in these early days

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
  • The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.

Canadians are offering Carney a lot of rope in these early days

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
  • The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is still doing well in public opinion polls, despite some of his controversial and contentious moves, so far, Susan Riley writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
CBC News: Politics legend Don Newman, right, reunites with the former Cape Breton-ese voice in his head, Sharon Musgrave, at the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26, to celebrate her retirement after more than three decades with the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades
CBC News: Politics legend Don Newman, right, reunites with the former Cape Breton-ese voice in his head, Sharon Musgrave, at the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26, to celebrate her retirement after more than three decades with the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

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

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

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

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

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

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

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons
Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The 'Golden Dome' proposal is not merely expensive; it is strategically unsound and technically unreliable, writes Cesar Jaramillo. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The 'Golden Dome' proposal is not merely expensive; it is strategically unsound and technically unreliable, writes Cesar Jaramillo. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from Canada’s anti-democratic system

  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Andrew Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from Canada’s anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Andrew Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and

MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from Canada’s anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Andrew Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

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

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

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

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

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

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

Much ado about nothing in Iran

  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
It took U.S. President Donald Trump a long time to realize that he had been played by the Israeli prime minister, but it won’t last because he cannot bear the idea that he was outsmarted, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

Much ado about nothing in Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.

Much ado about nothing in Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
It took U.S. President Donald Trump a long time to realize that he had been played by the Israeli prime minister, but it won’t last because he cannot bear the idea that he was outsmarted, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Israel marks national day

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FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed delivers a toast at his country’s national day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Israel marks national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
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Israel marks national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
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Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed delivers a toast at his country’s national day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Politics This Morning: The barbecues beckon

  • Plus, the PBO measures your money.
MPs agreed unanimously to ditch the House early yesterday and head off for the summer adjournment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: The barbecues beckon

  • Plus, the PBO measures your money.

Politics This Morning: The barbecues beckon

  • Plus, the PBO measures your money.
MPs agreed unanimously to ditch the House early yesterday and head off for the summer adjournment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian MPs earn second-highest salary of G7 legislators

  • Salaries and pensions can play a role in whether people seek to become or remain MPs, according to UBC political scientist.
News | BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN, STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 21, 2023
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As of April 1, 2023, federal MPs make a 'basic sessional indemnity' of $194,600 per year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian MPs earn second-highest salary of G7 legislators

News | BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN, STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 21, 2023
  • Salaries and pensions can play a role in whether people seek to become or remain MPs, according to UBC political scientist.

Canadian MPs earn second-highest salary of G7 legislators

News | BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN, STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 21, 2023
  • Salaries and pensions can play a role in whether people seek to become or remain MPs, according to UBC political scientist.
House of Commons
As of April 1, 2023, federal MPs make a 'basic sessional indemnity' of $194,600 per year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More can be done to support fertility to build a fair and healthy future for Canadians 

  • We can advocate for a National Fertility Strategy in Canada and ensure that the Canada Health Act's principles of universality and accessibility are respected
Opinion | BY CAROLYNN DUBé | June 21, 2023
The Canada Health Act gives the provinces some leeway in deciding which procedures to cover with health insurance. Some provinces offer partial coverage for fertility treatment, others do not, leaving a large inequity in access to health care, writes Carolynn Dubé. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

More can be done to support fertility to build a fair and healthy future for Canadians 

Opinion | BY CAROLYNN DUBé | June 21, 2023
  • We can advocate for a National Fertility Strategy in Canada and ensure that the Canada Health Act's principles of universality and accessibility are respected

More can be done to support fertility to build a fair and healthy future for Canadians 

Opinion | BY CAROLYNN DUBé | June 21, 2023
  • We can advocate for a National Fertility Strategy in Canada and ensure that the Canada Health Act's principles of universality and accessibility are respected
The Canada Health Act gives the provinces some leeway in deciding which procedures to cover with health insurance. Some provinces offer partial coverage for fertility treatment, others do not, leaving a large inequity in access to health care, writes Carolynn Dubé. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

National Post bids John Ivison a Scottish goodbye at The Mét

  • Journalists, politicos and friends bid NP’s bureau chief 'bon voyage' on his new adventure as a Canadian diplomat's spouse in Costa Rica.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 21, 2023
The National Post's Ryan Tumilty, left, and Chris Nardi, right, presented John Ivision with a going-away care package at his farewell party on June 20 at the Métropolitain Brasserie, to help prepare him for his new role a Canadian diplomat's spouse in Costa Rica. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

National Post bids John Ivison a Scottish goodbye at The Mét

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 21, 2023
  • Journalists, politicos and friends bid NP’s bureau chief 'bon voyage' on his new adventure as a Canadian diplomat's spouse in Costa Rica.

National Post bids John Ivison a Scottish goodbye at The Mét

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 21, 2023
  • Journalists, politicos and friends bid NP’s bureau chief 'bon voyage' on his new adventure as a Canadian diplomat's spouse in Costa Rica.
The National Post's Ryan Tumilty, left, and Chris Nardi, right, presented John Ivision with a going-away care package at his farewell party on June 20 at the Métropolitain Brasserie, to help prepare him for his new role a Canadian diplomat's spouse in Costa Rica. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Names matter: we need a plan to bring in new monuments to better reflect Ottawa’s diversity

  • My ancestors had names for all the places they travelled and lived relating to descriptions of the land and legends of the tribe. These Indigenous
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | June 21, 2023
Moving forward, we must work to remember this country’s past, but not do so selectively. We mustn’t cherry-pick the highlights and hide the shames. I urge you to listen, to engage with the descendants of the First Peoples of this land, and to learn the true history of the land you call home.     The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Names matter: we need a plan to bring in new monuments to better reflect Ottawa’s diversity

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | June 21, 2023
  • My ancestors had names for all the places they travelled and lived relating to descriptions of the land and legends of the tribe. These Indigenous

Names matter: we need a plan to bring in new monuments to better reflect Ottawa’s diversity

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | June 21, 2023
  • My ancestors had names for all the places they travelled and lived relating to descriptions of the land and legends of the tribe. These Indigenous
Moving forward, we must work to remember this country’s past, but not do so selectively. We mustn’t cherry-pick the highlights and hide the shames. I urge you to listen, to engage with the descendants of the First Peoples of this land, and to learn the true history of the land you call home.     The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The fallout from the David Johnston debacle

  • In one sense, Trump’s “swamp” has come to Parliament Hill in the form of the extraordinary partisan polarization that has engulfed it. Johnston is
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 21, 2023
David Johnston is an honourable man who was treated dishonourably, subjected to unwarranted slings and arrows by the opposition parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The fallout from the David Johnston debacle

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 21, 2023
  • In one sense, Trump’s “swamp” has come to Parliament Hill in the form of the extraordinary partisan polarization that has engulfed it. Johnston is

The fallout from the David Johnston debacle

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 21, 2023
  • In one sense, Trump’s “swamp” has come to Parliament Hill in the form of the extraordinary partisan polarization that has engulfed it. Johnston is
David Johnston is an honourable man who was treated dishonourably, subjected to unwarranted slings and arrows by the opposition parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 21, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presents Navalik Tologanak, a residential school survivor, with one of the Survivors’ Flags that has flown on Parliament Hill at the second annual Survivors’ Flag raising ceremony on June 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 21, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 21, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presents Navalik Tologanak, a residential school survivor, with one of the Survivors’ Flags that has flown on Parliament Hill at the second annual Survivors’ Flag raising ceremony on June 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Maxime Bernier should be in Parliament

  • Ideologies that have potency on the periphery can be rendered lifeless once they are brought under investigation in the mainstream. Canada’s Green Party is
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 21, 2023
People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier is part of a far-right populism that is in serious decline, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Maxime Bernier should be in Parliament

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 21, 2023
  • Ideologies that have potency on the periphery can be rendered lifeless once they are brought under investigation in the mainstream. Canada’s Green Party is

Why Maxime Bernier should be in Parliament

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 21, 2023
  • Ideologies that have potency on the periphery can be rendered lifeless once they are brought under investigation in the mainstream. Canada’s Green Party is
People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier is part of a far-right populism that is in serious decline, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ suicide prevention framework ‘fiscally irresponsible, scientifically invalid,’ and ‘made people feel good’ without results, say Senators

  • Senator Ratna Omidvar says an updated framework will need to focus on the overrepresentation of boys and men in Canada’s suicide rate.
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 21, 2023
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett appeared before the Senate Social Affairs Committee on Sept. 29, 2022, during its study of the Federal Framework on Suicide Prevention. The committee's June 8 report says the framework has failed to prioritize evidence-based interventions and the most at-risk Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ suicide prevention framework ‘fiscally irresponsible, scientifically invalid,’ and ‘made people feel good’ without results, say Senators

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 21, 2023
  • Senator Ratna Omidvar says an updated framework will need to focus on the overrepresentation of boys and men in Canada’s suicide rate.

Feds’ suicide prevention framework ‘fiscally irresponsible, scientifically invalid,’ and ‘made people feel good’ without results, say Senators

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 21, 2023
  • Senator Ratna Omidvar says an updated framework will need to focus on the overrepresentation of boys and men in Canada’s suicide rate.
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett appeared before the Senate Social Affairs Committee on Sept. 29, 2022, during its study of the Federal Framework on Suicide Prevention. The committee's June 8 report says the framework has failed to prioritize evidence-based interventions and the most at-risk Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AI IQ: safeguarding elections requires more oversight to thwart voter manipulation, say expert, Senator

  • Federal parties' resistance to creating uniform privacy policies leaves voter information vulnerable to election interference by foreign actors who could feed it into generative-AI
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 21, 2023
Artificially generated images of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau created by inputting their names into a free online AI tool. Though it has its upsides, AI can also be used to manipulate public opinion by disseminating misleading and false information at an alarming rate, says Ksenia Yadav. Images created with AI art generator neural.love

AI IQ: safeguarding elections requires more oversight to thwart voter manipulation, say expert, Senator

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 21, 2023
  • Federal parties' resistance to creating uniform privacy policies leaves voter information vulnerable to election interference by foreign actors who could feed it into generative-AI

AI IQ: safeguarding elections requires more oversight to thwart voter manipulation, say expert, Senator

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 21, 2023
  • Federal parties' resistance to creating uniform privacy policies leaves voter information vulnerable to election interference by foreign actors who could feed it into generative-AI
Artificially generated images of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau created by inputting their names into a free online AI tool. Though it has its upsides, AI can also be used to manipulate public opinion by disseminating misleading and false information at an alarming rate, says Ksenia Yadav. Images created with AI art generator neural.love

Former CBC editor Chris Hall joins Navigator, four new MPs headed to the Hill following byelection wins

  • Plus, Canadian Association of Professional Employees bargaining units vote to ratify new collective agreements, and a motion has been tabled to establish a national
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 21, 2023
Former host of CBC's The House Chris Hall, who left the network last year, has joined Navigator as a principal. Photograph courtesy of Navigator

Former CBC editor Chris Hall joins Navigator, four new MPs headed to the Hill following byelection wins

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 21, 2023
  • Plus, Canadian Association of Professional Employees bargaining units vote to ratify new collective agreements, and a motion has been tabled to establish a national

Former CBC editor Chris Hall joins Navigator, four new MPs headed to the Hill following byelection wins

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 21, 2023
  • Plus, Canadian Association of Professional Employees bargaining units vote to ratify new collective agreements, and a motion has been tabled to establish a national
Former host of CBC's The House Chris Hall, who left the network last year, has joined Navigator as a principal. Photograph courtesy of Navigator

More safe housing needed to end violence against Indigenous women, say NDP MP, Indigenous advocates

  • 'Housing is the biggest thing,' says NDP MP Lori Idlout, noting too many women are put at risk because there's not enough of it.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 21, 2023
NDP MP Lori Idlout held a press conference in the West Block on Feb. 16 to call on the federal government to address the housing crisis facing northern and Indigenous communities. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

More safe housing needed to end violence against Indigenous women, say NDP MP, Indigenous advocates

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 21, 2023
  • 'Housing is the biggest thing,' says NDP MP Lori Idlout, noting too many women are put at risk because there's not enough of it.

More safe housing needed to end violence against Indigenous women, say NDP MP, Indigenous advocates

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 21, 2023
  • 'Housing is the biggest thing,' says NDP MP Lori Idlout, noting too many women are put at risk because there's not enough of it.
NDP MP Lori Idlout held a press conference in the West Block on Feb. 16 to call on the federal government to address the housing crisis facing northern and Indigenous communities. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada-China Committee planning Capitol Hill summit with U.S. counterparts  

  • A trip to Washington, D.C., by the Special Committee on the Canada-China Relationship is expected to take place around July 10-12.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2023
Following the Republican takeover of the United States House of Representatives, Congress' Lower House voted to form a committee devoted to the study of America's 'existential struggle' with China. The Hill Times file photograph

Canada-China Committee planning Capitol Hill summit with U.S. counterparts  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2023
  • A trip to Washington, D.C., by the Special Committee on the Canada-China Relationship is expected to take place around July 10-12.

Canada-China Committee planning Capitol Hill summit with U.S. counterparts  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2023
  • A trip to Washington, D.C., by the Special Committee on the Canada-China Relationship is expected to take place around July 10-12.
Following the Republican takeover of the United States House of Representatives, Congress' Lower House voted to form a committee devoted to the study of America's 'existential struggle' with China. The Hill Times file photograph

Silence overshadows Canada’s work on Cameroonian peace six months after rebuff

  • 'The silence has been problematic given how long it’s been,' says researcher Chris Roberts of Canada's work on the peace process in Cameroon, but
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced in January that Canada had a 'mandate' to facilitate Cameroonian peace talks, but little has come of the effort since the Cameroonian government rejected that any such agreement was in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Silence overshadows Canada’s work on Cameroonian peace six months after rebuff

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2023
  • 'The silence has been problematic given how long it’s been,' says researcher Chris Roberts of Canada's work on the peace process in Cameroon, but

Silence overshadows Canada’s work on Cameroonian peace six months after rebuff

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2023
  • 'The silence has been problematic given how long it’s been,' says researcher Chris Roberts of Canada's work on the peace process in Cameroon, but
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced in January that Canada had a 'mandate' to facilitate Cameroonian peace talks, but little has come of the effort since the Cameroonian government rejected that any such agreement was in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians need remedial lesson in Indigenous history

  • On the eve of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, The Globe and Mail published a report detailing some of the behind-the-scenes drama that predated the 2022
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 21, 2023
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, left, House Speaker Anthony Rota, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Governor General Mary Simon attend the unveiling ceremony for the location of the Residential School National Monument on Parliament Hill on June 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians need remedial lesson in Indigenous history

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 21, 2023
  • On the eve of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, The Globe and Mail published a report detailing some of the behind-the-scenes drama that predated the 2022

Canadians need remedial lesson in Indigenous history

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 21, 2023
  • On the eve of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, The Globe and Mail published a report detailing some of the behind-the-scenes drama that predated the 2022
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, left, House Speaker Anthony Rota, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Governor General Mary Simon attend the unveiling ceremony for the location of the Residential School National Monument on Parliament Hill on June 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No time for politicos to rest this summer

  • Everyone will be trying to win the summer as we get closer to an election, and the stakes for each party are getting higher.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 21, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have some summer homework to secure their political futures, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

No time for politicos to rest this summer

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 21, 2023
  • Everyone will be trying to win the summer as we get closer to an election, and the stakes for each party are getting higher.

No time for politicos to rest this summer

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 21, 2023
  • Everyone will be trying to win the summer as we get closer to an election, and the stakes for each party are getting higher.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have some summer homework to secure their political futures, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

An ‘ill wind’ finally blows protection for animals in budget bill

  • The good part of C-47 is a small section that will prevent animal testing for cosmetic products and ingredients in Canada.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 21, 2023
When the omnibus budget bill passes, Canada will join 43 other countries that have already banned cosmetic animal testing and trade, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

An ‘ill wind’ finally blows protection for animals in budget bill

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 21, 2023
  • The good part of C-47 is a small section that will prevent animal testing for cosmetic products and ingredients in Canada.

An ‘ill wind’ finally blows protection for animals in budget bill

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 21, 2023
  • The good part of C-47 is a small section that will prevent animal testing for cosmetic products and ingredients in Canada.
When the omnibus budget bill passes, Canada will join 43 other countries that have already banned cosmetic animal testing and trade, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Demand justice for sexual violence survivors: NDP MP Gazan

  • Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. I honour all of the survivors and victims targeted by sexual
Opinion | June 21, 2023
Those who perpetrate these acts of sexual violence, and leaders who allow them to take place, need to be held accountable, says NDP MP Leah Gazan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Demand justice for sexual violence survivors: NDP MP Gazan

Opinion | June 21, 2023
  • Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. I honour all of the survivors and victims targeted by sexual

Demand justice for sexual violence survivors: NDP MP Gazan

Opinion | June 21, 2023
  • Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. I honour all of the survivors and victims targeted by sexual
Those who perpetrate these acts of sexual violence, and leaders who allow them to take place, need to be held accountable, says NDP MP Leah Gazan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MP Sgro highlights Canada-Taiwan trade

  • Today I would like to share some exciting news that will undoubtedly strengthen international trade and foster closer ties between Canada and Taiwan. Last
Opinion | June 21, 2023
Liberal MP Judy Sgro arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MP Sgro highlights Canada-Taiwan trade

Opinion | June 21, 2023
  • Today I would like to share some exciting news that will undoubtedly strengthen international trade and foster closer ties between Canada and Taiwan. Last

Liberal MP Sgro highlights Canada-Taiwan trade

Opinion | June 21, 2023
  • Today I would like to share some exciting news that will undoubtedly strengthen international trade and foster closer ties between Canada and Taiwan. Last
Liberal MP Judy Sgro arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lytton residents still waiting for aid, says Conservative MP Vis

  • June 30 marks the second anniversary of the deadly fire in my riding that decimated Lytton, B.C.; two years of residents without a home,
Opinion | June 21, 2023
Damage in Lytton, B.C., as of March 1, 2022, eight months after extreme heat and a wildfire destroyed the small village. Photograph courtesy of Brad Vis’ Facebook

Lytton residents still waiting for aid, says Conservative MP Vis

Opinion | June 21, 2023
  • June 30 marks the second anniversary of the deadly fire in my riding that decimated Lytton, B.C.; two years of residents without a home,

Lytton residents still waiting for aid, says Conservative MP Vis

Opinion | June 21, 2023
  • June 30 marks the second anniversary of the deadly fire in my riding that decimated Lytton, B.C.; two years of residents without a home,
Damage in Lytton, B.C., as of March 1, 2022, eight months after extreme heat and a wildfire destroyed the small village. Photograph courtesy of Brad Vis’ Facebook

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