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Freeland pushes for a win at internal trade summit

  • Plus, Jeglic calls for five changes to federal procurement.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 8, 2025
Minister Chrystia Freeland is taking part in a high-profile meeting on internal trade in Quebec City today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland pushes for a win at internal trade summit

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 8, 2025
  • Plus, Jeglic calls for five changes to federal procurement.

Freeland pushes for a win at internal trade summit

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 8, 2025
  • Plus, Jeglic calls for five changes to federal procurement.
Minister Chrystia Freeland is taking part in a high-profile meeting on internal trade in Quebec City today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson have been called to testify before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson have been called to testify before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

  • Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.
Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | July 7, 2025
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. First Nations cannot be the only group held back by outdated legislation, and an unaccountable bureaucracy, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | July 7, 2025
  • Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | July 7, 2025
  • Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. First Nations cannot be the only group held back by outdated legislation, and an unaccountable bureaucracy, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.
Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The messaging from the federal government regarding the Canada Disability Benefit’s intended purpose has been inconsistent, writes Amanda Therrien. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The messaging from the federal government regarding the Canada Disability Benefit’s intended purpose has been inconsistent, writes Amanda Therrien. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

  • The government needs to have a 'national conversation' about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5's criteria, says Anna Johnston, a
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in a June 26 press release that the One Canadian Economy Act 'will help attract investment in big nation-building projects that create good-paying jobs, connect our country, and ultimately reduce our reliance on the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The government needs to have a 'national conversation' about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5's criteria, says Anna Johnston, a

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The government needs to have a 'national conversation' about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5's criteria, says Anna Johnston, a
Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in a June 26 press release that the One Canadian Economy Act 'will help attract investment in big nation-building projects that create good-paying jobs, connect our country, and ultimately reduce our reliance on the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life
Opinion | July 7, 2025
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typewriter
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Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life

Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life
typewriter
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Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy
Opinion | July 7, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy

Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy
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Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Major projects beget major challenges

  • Mark Carney has demonstrated sure-footedness and confidence in his vision of transforming Canada’s economic fundamentals. However, many of the high cards in his quest
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney , pictured on May 25, 2025, on the Hill, is promising dramatic productivity growth and to build the fastest growing economy in the G7. These are high bars, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Major projects beget major challenges

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 7, 2025
  • Mark Carney has demonstrated sure-footedness and confidence in his vision of transforming Canada’s economic fundamentals. However, many of the high cards in his quest

Major projects beget major challenges

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 7, 2025
  • Mark Carney has demonstrated sure-footedness and confidence in his vision of transforming Canada’s economic fundamentals. However, many of the high cards in his quest
Prime Minister Mark Carney , pictured on May 25, 2025, on the Hill, is promising dramatic productivity growth and to build the fastest growing economy in the G7. These are high bars, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,
Painted woman
Painted woman
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is hosting a webinar: 'AI Policy in Canada: A Unique Path Between the EU and U.S.,' exploring key legislative developments, evolving regulatory frameworks, and their implications for innovation, privacy, equity, and global competitiveness. Monday, July 7, at 1 p.m. ET happening online. Register via Eventbrite. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,
Painted woman
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is hosting a webinar: 'AI Policy in Canada: A Unique Path Between the EU and U.S.,' exploring key legislative developments, evolving regulatory frameworks, and their implications for innovation, privacy, equity, and global competitiveness. Monday, July 7, at 1 p.m. ET happening online. Register via Eventbrite. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than
Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the lessons have not been learned in terms of preventing future disasters, writes Bruce Campbell. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than
Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the lessons have not been learned in terms of preventing future disasters, writes Bruce Campbell. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Carney has defended eliminating the DST, saying negotiations had restarted with the U.S. as of June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Carney has defended eliminating the DST, saying negotiations had restarted with the U.S. as of June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.
Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
Gregor Robertson, a first-time MP and a former mayor of Vancouver, B.C., is now tasked with working on solutions to Canada's housing crisis as minister in charge of the file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.
Gregor Robertson, a first-time MP and a former mayor of Vancouver, B.C., is now tasked with working on solutions to Canada's housing crisis as minister in charge of the file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's department is responsible for drawing up budgets, fiscal updates, and providing advice to the cabinet about the fiscal and economic ramifications of federal policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's department is responsible for drawing up budgets, fiscal updates, and providing advice to the cabinet about the fiscal and economic ramifications of federal policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
The key fact in any discussion about climate refugees is that the tropical countries—like the South Pacific island of Tuvalu—will be hit sooner and harder than those closer to the poles, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles
The key fact in any discussion about climate refugees is that the tropical countries—like the South Pacific island of Tuvalu—will be hit sooner and harder than those closer to the poles, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Under pressure

  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Yellowknife today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Under pressure

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.

Under pressure

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Yellowknife today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.
Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
Before turning to politics, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was chair of Hydro One Limited, which is Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.
Before turning to politics, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was chair of Hydro One Limited, which is Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
Canadian Heritage estimated that 58,000 people came through LeBreton Flats on Canada Day, and 8,000 visited LeBreton Flats for the noon show. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Canadian Heritage estimated that 58,000 people came through LeBreton Flats on Canada Day, and 8,000 visited LeBreton Flats for the noon show. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney cannot let defence spending stand-in for a foreign policy strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney cannot let defence spending stand-in for a foreign policy strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from
Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa Azin to Parliament Hill on March 5, 2024. Noboa, now in his second term, is focused on transformation, writes Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. This includes a focus on making Ecuador more globally connected and strengthening institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa Azin to Parliament Hill on March 5, 2024. Noboa, now in his second term, is focused on transformation, writes Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. This includes a focus on making Ecuador more globally connected and strengthening institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Biography of ex-senator dares to clean up a damaged reputation

  • Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin’s strong character and unique career stand up against lingering bad karma from the Senate expenses scandal.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2023
She Dared to Succeed: A Biography of the Honourable Marie-P. Charette-Poulin by Fred Langan, and published by the University of Ottawa Press, 2023. Photograph courtesy of the University of Ottawa Press

Biography of ex-senator dares to clean up a damaged reputation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2023
  • Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin’s strong character and unique career stand up against lingering bad karma from the Senate expenses scandal.

Biography of ex-senator dares to clean up a damaged reputation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2023
  • Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin’s strong character and unique career stand up against lingering bad karma from the Senate expenses scandal.
She Dared to Succeed: A Biography of the Honourable Marie-P. Charette-Poulin by Fred Langan, and published by the University of Ottawa Press, 2023. Photograph courtesy of the University of Ottawa Press

Policy improvements, not dismantling work of past governments, the best way forward for any new prime minister, says Ibbitson

  • If Pierre Poilievre becomes prime minister at the next election, a key test for his success and populism will be if he keeps the
FeatureBY ABBAS RANA | December 18, 2023
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker, left, served as prime minister of Canada from 1957 to 1963, and Liberal Lester Pearson was Canada's prime minister from 1963 to 1968. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Policy improvements, not dismantling work of past governments, the best way forward for any new prime minister, says Ibbitson

FeatureBY ABBAS RANA | December 18, 2023
  • If Pierre Poilievre becomes prime minister at the next election, a key test for his success and populism will be if he keeps the

Policy improvements, not dismantling work of past governments, the best way forward for any new prime minister, says Ibbitson

FeatureBY ABBAS RANA | December 18, 2023
  • If Pierre Poilievre becomes prime minister at the next election, a key test for his success and populism will be if he keeps the
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker, left, served as prime minister of Canada from 1957 to 1963, and Liberal Lester Pearson was Canada's prime minister from 1963 to 1968. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Let’s all say goodbye to identity politics, writes Montreal reader

  • For the new year, let’s all say goodbye to identity politics which is a waste of time. The trendiest theories don’t explain anything if

Let’s all say goodbye to identity politics, writes Montreal reader

  • For the new year, let’s all say goodbye to identity politics which is a waste of time. The trendiest theories don’t explain anything if

Let’s all say goodbye to identity politics, writes Montreal reader

  • For the new year, let’s all say goodbye to identity politics which is a waste of time. The trendiest theories don’t explain anything if

Antisemitic incidents in Canada have spiked dramatically, stop the hatred: Upstanders Canada

  • According to police and independent monitors, antisemitic incidents in Canada have spiked dramatically in 2023. Many Canadians will satisfy ourselves with the idea that
Opinion | December 18, 2023

Antisemitic incidents in Canada have spiked dramatically, stop the hatred: Upstanders Canada

Opinion | December 18, 2023
  • According to police and independent monitors, antisemitic incidents in Canada have spiked dramatically in 2023. Many Canadians will satisfy ourselves with the idea that

Antisemitic incidents in Canada have spiked dramatically, stop the hatred: Upstanders Canada

Opinion | December 18, 2023
  • According to police and independent monitors, antisemitic incidents in Canada have spiked dramatically in 2023. Many Canadians will satisfy ourselves with the idea that

House adjourned, Commons scheduled to return Jan. 29, 2024

  • MONDAY, DEC. 18 House Not Sitting—The House is adjourned for the year and is scheduled to return again on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. It’s

House adjourned, Commons scheduled to return Jan. 29, 2024

  • MONDAY, DEC. 18 House Not Sitting—The House is adjourned for the year and is scheduled to return again on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. It’s

House adjourned, Commons scheduled to return Jan. 29, 2024

  • MONDAY, DEC. 18 House Not Sitting—The House is adjourned for the year and is scheduled to return again on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. It’s

‘Everyone on all sides is amping up the rhetoric’ as filibusters tied up House and committees to finish off the year

  • Conservative filibustering 'isn't actually based on principle or valid arguments,' says Government House Leader Karina Gould, while pollster Nik Nanos says opposition parties often
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 15, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Liberals and Conservatives tossed plenty of accusations of delaying each other's way in recent weeks. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Everyone on all sides is amping up the rhetoric’ as filibusters tied up House and committees to finish off the year

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 15, 2023
  • Conservative filibustering 'isn't actually based on principle or valid arguments,' says Government House Leader Karina Gould, while pollster Nik Nanos says opposition parties often

‘Everyone on all sides is amping up the rhetoric’ as filibusters tied up House and committees to finish off the year

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 15, 2023
  • Conservative filibustering 'isn't actually based on principle or valid arguments,' says Government House Leader Karina Gould, while pollster Nik Nanos says opposition parties often
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Liberals and Conservatives tossed plenty of accusations of delaying each other's way in recent weeks. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Definitely tension in the House’ this session, with similar outlook for 2024, say MPs

  • Conservatives put forward nearly 20,000 amendments on Bill C-50 on Dec. 6, resulting in hours of debate at committee into the night. MPs say
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 15, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre vowed on Dec. 6 to keep Parliament sitting over Christmas if the Liberal government does not scrap parts of its carbon tax. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Definitely tension in the House’ this session, with similar outlook for 2024, say MPs

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 15, 2023
  • Conservatives put forward nearly 20,000 amendments on Bill C-50 on Dec. 6, resulting in hours of debate at committee into the night. MPs say

‘Definitely tension in the House’ this session, with similar outlook for 2024, say MPs

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 15, 2023
  • Conservatives put forward nearly 20,000 amendments on Bill C-50 on Dec. 6, resulting in hours of debate at committee into the night. MPs say
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre vowed on Dec. 6 to keep Parliament sitting over Christmas if the Liberal government does not scrap parts of its carbon tax. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

East Coasters abound in Rural Economic Development, ACOA Minister Hutchings’ office

  • Senior members of Hutchings' office include parliamentary affairs director Vanessa Cranston and operations director Harry Burton.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 15, 2023
Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings was given added responsibility for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency as part of the cabinet shuffle this past July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

East Coasters abound in Rural Economic Development, ACOA Minister Hutchings’ office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 15, 2023
  • Senior members of Hutchings' office include parliamentary affairs director Vanessa Cranston and operations director Harry Burton.

East Coasters abound in Rural Economic Development, ACOA Minister Hutchings’ office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 15, 2023
  • Senior members of Hutchings' office include parliamentary affairs director Vanessa Cranston and operations director Harry Burton.
Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings was given added responsibility for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency as part of the cabinet shuffle this past July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Finance ministers meet

  • Plus, Bill Blair and Wayne Eyre head overseas.
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will meet with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Finance ministers meet

  • Plus, Bill Blair and Wayne Eyre head overseas.

Politics This Morning: Finance ministers meet

  • Plus, Bill Blair and Wayne Eyre head overseas.
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will meet with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes pared-down version of bill on carbon tax exemptions for farmers

  • Bloc, NDP, and Green MPs who voted with the Conservatives in March will have to take a second look at Bill C-234 now that
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 14, 2023
Conservative MP Ben Lobb, pictured on Oct. 5, 2021, talking to reporters outside the Conservative caucus meeting at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on the Hill, is the sponsor of Bill C-234. Lobb represents Huron-Bruce, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Senate passes pared-down version of bill on carbon tax exemptions for farmers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 14, 2023
  • Bloc, NDP, and Green MPs who voted with the Conservatives in March will have to take a second look at Bill C-234 now that

Senate passes pared-down version of bill on carbon tax exemptions for farmers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 14, 2023
  • Bloc, NDP, and Green MPs who voted with the Conservatives in March will have to take a second look at Bill C-234 now that
Conservative MP Ben Lobb, pictured on Oct. 5, 2021, talking to reporters outside the Conservative caucus meeting at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on the Hill, is the sponsor of Bill C-234. Lobb represents Huron-Bruce, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Looking beyond productivity stats will improve outcomes for Canadians

  • Having a bad short-term productivity performance since 2020 is a problem. Avoiding it at the cost of a continuing decline in the employment rate
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | December 14, 2023
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan. A drop in labour productivity in return for achieving an all-time high in the prime age full-time employment rate, and a big increase in inflation-adjusted wages and salaries does not look like a bad bargain for the our economy or for Canadians, writes Michael Hatfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Looking beyond productivity stats will improve outcomes for Canadians

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | December 14, 2023
  • Having a bad short-term productivity performance since 2020 is a problem. Avoiding it at the cost of a continuing decline in the employment rate

Looking beyond productivity stats will improve outcomes for Canadians

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | December 14, 2023
  • Having a bad short-term productivity performance since 2020 is a problem. Avoiding it at the cost of a continuing decline in the employment rate
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan. A drop in labour productivity in return for achieving an all-time high in the prime age full-time employment rate, and a big increase in inflation-adjusted wages and salaries does not look like a bad bargain for the our economy or for Canadians, writes Michael Hatfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

United Nations Summit of the Future in 2024 to talk about UN Emergency Peace Service

  • UNEPS is envisioned as a permanent, integrated, multi-functional unit of up to 13,000 well-equipped and highly trained personnel, ready for almost immediate deployment when
Opinion | BY EARL TURCOTTE | December 14, 2023
Then-secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, right, with Kofi Annan, UN secretary-general designate. In 1992, Boutros-Ghali proposed that the UN Security Council be provided forces and resources to enable it to intervene in an imminent or ongoing conflict when all efforts at mediation have been exhausted. UN photograph/Flickr

United Nations Summit of the Future in 2024 to talk about UN Emergency Peace Service

Opinion | BY EARL TURCOTTE | December 14, 2023
  • UNEPS is envisioned as a permanent, integrated, multi-functional unit of up to 13,000 well-equipped and highly trained personnel, ready for almost immediate deployment when

United Nations Summit of the Future in 2024 to talk about UN Emergency Peace Service

Opinion | BY EARL TURCOTTE | December 14, 2023
  • UNEPS is envisioned as a permanent, integrated, multi-functional unit of up to 13,000 well-equipped and highly trained personnel, ready for almost immediate deployment when
Then-secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, right, with Kofi Annan, UN secretary-general designate. In 1992, Boutros-Ghali proposed that the UN Security Council be provided forces and resources to enable it to intervene in an imminent or ongoing conflict when all efforts at mediation have been exhausted. UN photograph/Flickr

Requiring automakers to make electric vehicles will give us the budget models we need

  • Canadians deserve relief from high car and gas prices. Thankfully, there is a solution.
Opinion | BY NATE WALLACE | December 14, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. 'At a time when Canadians are reeling from the devastating wildfires from this past summer, and the ongoing cost-of-living squeeze, a regulation that will cut carbon pollution by 430 million tonnes and cut the price of electric cars at the same time seems like a no-brainer,' writes Nate Wallace. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Requiring automakers to make electric vehicles will give us the budget models we need

Opinion | BY NATE WALLACE | December 14, 2023
  • Canadians deserve relief from high car and gas prices. Thankfully, there is a solution.

Requiring automakers to make electric vehicles will give us the budget models we need

Opinion | BY NATE WALLACE | December 14, 2023
  • Canadians deserve relief from high car and gas prices. Thankfully, there is a solution.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. 'At a time when Canadians are reeling from the devastating wildfires from this past summer, and the ongoing cost-of-living squeeze, a regulation that will cut carbon pollution by 430 million tonnes and cut the price of electric cars at the same time seems like a no-brainer,' writes Nate Wallace. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s use technology and lessons from the online gaming sector to tackle money laundering

  • Using technology to get better-quality data from all industries will help us to identify bad actors, block suspicious activity, and lay charges more efficiently.
Opinion | BY LINDSAY SLADER | December 14, 2023
When the iGaming market opened in Ontario in 2022, licensed operators incorporated sophisticated technologies to not only ensure compliance, but also to prevent money laundering and fraud, writes Lindsay Slader. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Let’s use technology and lessons from the online gaming sector to tackle money laundering

Opinion | BY LINDSAY SLADER | December 14, 2023
  • Using technology to get better-quality data from all industries will help us to identify bad actors, block suspicious activity, and lay charges more efficiently.

Let’s use technology and lessons from the online gaming sector to tackle money laundering

Opinion | BY LINDSAY SLADER | December 14, 2023
  • Using technology to get better-quality data from all industries will help us to identify bad actors, block suspicious activity, and lay charges more efficiently.
When the iGaming market opened in Ontario in 2022, licensed operators incorporated sophisticated technologies to not only ensure compliance, but also to prevent money laundering and fraud, writes Lindsay Slader. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Anaida Poilievre’s Quebec charm offensive

  • Given the strategic importance of having strong representation from Quebec in a potential Poilievre government, the Conservative leader's wife is now likely to be
Opinion | BY ÉRIC BLAIS | December 14, 2023
Anaida Poilievre Galindo’s, left, recent TVA Nouvelles interview with Paul Larocque is indicative of how the same image-makers who wisely used her to tell us about ‘Papa Pierre’ on television during the summer will continue to have her play a prominent role in Quebec, writes Éric Blais. Screenshot courtesy of TVA Nouvelles

Anaida Poilievre’s Quebec charm offensive

Opinion | BY ÉRIC BLAIS | December 14, 2023
  • Given the strategic importance of having strong representation from Quebec in a potential Poilievre government, the Conservative leader's wife is now likely to be

Anaida Poilievre’s Quebec charm offensive

Opinion | BY ÉRIC BLAIS | December 14, 2023
  • Given the strategic importance of having strong representation from Quebec in a potential Poilievre government, the Conservative leader's wife is now likely to be
Anaida Poilievre Galindo’s, left, recent TVA Nouvelles interview with Paul Larocque is indicative of how the same image-makers who wisely used her to tell us about ‘Papa Pierre’ on television during the summer will continue to have her play a prominent role in Quebec, writes Éric Blais. Screenshot courtesy of TVA Nouvelles

Politics This Morning: Gimme the loot!

  • Plus, Canada’s corrections commissioner heads to committee.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are both headlining party fundraisers this evening. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Gimme the loot!

  • Plus, Canada’s corrections commissioner heads to committee.

Politics This Morning: Gimme the loot!

  • Plus, Canada’s corrections commissioner heads to committee.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are both headlining party fundraisers this evening. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A prescription for equity: ensuring young Canadians’ health through National Pharmacare

  • A public pharmacare program that provides coverage for all Canadians, regardless of age, occupation, or income, would alleviate financial burdens and allow people to
Opinion | BY STEVE MORGAN, MAEL HOUCK, HALEEMA AHMED | December 13, 2023
On Dec. 12, Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured, said his government is unlikely to pass pharmacare legislation by the end of the year—a deadline imposed by the NDP as a condition of the supply-and-confidence agreement between the two parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A prescription for equity: ensuring young Canadians’ health through National Pharmacare

Opinion | BY STEVE MORGAN, MAEL HOUCK, HALEEMA AHMED | December 13, 2023
  • A public pharmacare program that provides coverage for all Canadians, regardless of age, occupation, or income, would alleviate financial burdens and allow people to

A prescription for equity: ensuring young Canadians’ health through National Pharmacare

Opinion | BY STEVE MORGAN, MAEL HOUCK, HALEEMA AHMED | December 13, 2023
  • A public pharmacare program that provides coverage for all Canadians, regardless of age, occupation, or income, would alleviate financial burdens and allow people to
On Dec. 12, Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured, said his government is unlikely to pass pharmacare legislation by the end of the year—a deadline imposed by the NDP as a condition of the supply-and-confidence agreement between the two parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The tangled web of the new Official Languages Act

  • The federal Liberals have effectively made any attempt to support the English-speaking community in Quebec appear like a violation of the spirit of the
Opinion | BY JEFFERY VACANTE | December 13, 2023
Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet, centre, pictured speaking with reporters in May 2023. He is flanked by Bloc MPs Mario Beaulieu, left, and Jean-Denis Garon. Beaulieu has made it his mission to oppose any effort to provide federal money for the English-speaking community in Quebec, writes Jeffery Vacante. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The tangled web of the new Official Languages Act

Opinion | BY JEFFERY VACANTE | December 13, 2023
  • The federal Liberals have effectively made any attempt to support the English-speaking community in Quebec appear like a violation of the spirit of the

The tangled web of the new Official Languages Act

Opinion | BY JEFFERY VACANTE | December 13, 2023
  • The federal Liberals have effectively made any attempt to support the English-speaking community in Quebec appear like a violation of the spirit of the
Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet, centre, pictured speaking with reporters in May 2023. He is flanked by Bloc MPs Mario Beaulieu, left, and Jean-Denis Garon. Beaulieu has made it his mission to oppose any effort to provide federal money for the English-speaking community in Quebec, writes Jeffery Vacante. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Restoring democracy in Poland

  • Donald Tusk was sworn in as Poland's new prime minister on Dec. 13, but he faces a monumental task.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 13, 2023
New Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, pictured, has learned the two most important rules of 21st-century elections in Europe: don't touch the welfare state and cultivate the youth vote, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Arno Mikkor/EU2017EE/Flickr

Restoring democracy in Poland

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 13, 2023
  • Donald Tusk was sworn in as Poland's new prime minister on Dec. 13, but he faces a monumental task.

Restoring democracy in Poland

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 13, 2023
  • Donald Tusk was sworn in as Poland's new prime minister on Dec. 13, but he faces a monumental task.
New Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, pictured, has learned the two most important rules of 21st-century elections in Europe: don't touch the welfare state and cultivate the youth vote, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Arno Mikkor/EU2017EE/Flickr

First Nations-led committee looks to avoid past mistakes in payout of $23.3-billion child welfare settlement

  • The federal government can transfer the lump sum to third-party administrators as early as February 2024, with cheques going out to some First Nations
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 13, 2023
Cindy Woodhouse
Cindy Woodhouse
Newly elected AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse, seen here in Ottawa on Dec. 7, was the AFN's chief negotiator for the historic First Nations child welfare settlement. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

First Nations-led committee looks to avoid past mistakes in payout of $23.3-billion child welfare settlement

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 13, 2023
  • The federal government can transfer the lump sum to third-party administrators as early as February 2024, with cheques going out to some First Nations

First Nations-led committee looks to avoid past mistakes in payout of $23.3-billion child welfare settlement

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 13, 2023
  • The federal government can transfer the lump sum to third-party administrators as early as February 2024, with cheques going out to some First Nations
Cindy Woodhouse
Newly elected AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse, seen here in Ottawa on Dec. 7, was the AFN's chief negotiator for the historic First Nations child welfare settlement. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

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