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

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

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

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

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

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

Unemployment stats for April incoming

  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
Steven MacKinnon
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?

  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's defeat in Carleton, Ont., reflects a deeper dissonance between his polarizing persona and what a growing share of the electorate expects from national leadership, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 8, 2025
  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more

Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 8, 2025
  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's defeat in Carleton, Ont., reflects a deeper dissonance between his polarizing persona and what a growing share of the electorate expects from national leadership, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.
News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, top left, Yasir Naqvi, Julie Dzerowicz, Taleeb Noormohamed, Darren Fisher, Joanne Thompson, bottom left, and Rachel Bendayan, Conservative MP Anna Roberts, and Liberal MPs Steven Guilbeault and Patrick Weiler recorded the highest winning margin increases on April 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of House of Commons

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, top left, Yasir Naqvi, Julie Dzerowicz, Taleeb Noormohamed, Darren Fisher, Joanne Thompson, bottom left, and Rachel Bendayan, Conservative MP Anna Roberts, and Liberal MPs Steven Guilbeault and Patrick Weiler recorded the highest winning margin increases on April 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of House of Commons

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

  • Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 
Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
In his first post-election press conference, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ‘protect the programs that save families thousands of dollars per year, including pharmacare.’

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
  • Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
  • Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 
Mark Carney
In his first post-election press conference, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ‘protect the programs that save families thousands of dollars per year, including pharmacare.’

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

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

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

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

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

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

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

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

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

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

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

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

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reading the election tea leaves

  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
Reading the tea leaves of an election is complicated, for the real analysis will begin when the results shake down since several judicial recounts may change the final outcome, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Toa Heftiba

Reading the election tea leaves

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to

Reading the election tea leaves

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to
Reading the tea leaves of an election is complicated, for the real analysis will begin when the results shake down since several judicial recounts may change the final outcome, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Toa Heftiba

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina

Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery

  • Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared.
Opinion | BY JAMES OLSON | May 7, 2025
It’s imperative we change how we educate engineers to prepare them to serve Canada for today’s many increasingly complex challenges, writes James Olson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Ted McGrath

Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery

Opinion | BY JAMES OLSON | May 7, 2025
  • Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared.

Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery

Opinion | BY JAMES OLSON | May 7, 2025
  • Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared.
It’s imperative we change how we educate engineers to prepare them to serve Canada for today’s many increasingly complex challenges, writes James Olson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Ted McGrath

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

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

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

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

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

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

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.
Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
The threats facing us now due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs necessitate a forward-looking rather than rearward-looking perspective, write Daniel Rosenbloom and Steven Bernstein. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.
Donald Trump
The threats facing us now due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs necessitate a forward-looking rather than rearward-looking perspective, write Daniel Rosenbloom and Steven Bernstein. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy

  • The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.
Opinion | BY JULIA SAWATZKY | May 7, 2025
Asthma patients’ needs underscore the urgency for addressing air emissions underreporting and actualizing the federal government’s previous promises to support rigorous investigation of environmental health risks in impacted communities, writes Julia Sawatzky. Unsplash photograph by CNordic Nordic

Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy

Opinion | BY JULIA SAWATZKY | May 7, 2025
  • The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.

Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy

Opinion | BY JULIA SAWATZKY | May 7, 2025
  • The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.
Asthma patients’ needs underscore the urgency for addressing air emissions underreporting and actualizing the federal government’s previous promises to support rigorous investigation of environmental health risks in impacted communities, writes Julia Sawatzky. Unsplash photograph by CNordic Nordic

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
Three-term Nova Scotia Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, left, pictured with then-Green MP Mike Morrice, who was defeated in the federal election, has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'
Three-term Nova Scotia Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, left, pictured with then-Green MP Mike Morrice, who was defeated in the federal election, has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

  • We are now entering an era that breaks from decades of integration with American markets, and demands a new kind of economic independence.
Opinion | BY DEREK J. PATTERSON | May 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to oversee a full-spectrum shift in how Canada approaches development, and a clear break from the thinking that has shaped Ottawa for decades, writes Derek J. Patterson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

Opinion | BY DEREK J. PATTERSON | May 6, 2025
  • We are now entering an era that breaks from decades of integration with American markets, and demands a new kind of economic independence.

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

Opinion | BY DEREK J. PATTERSON | May 6, 2025
  • We are now entering an era that breaks from decades of integration with American markets, and demands a new kind of economic independence.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to oversee a full-spectrum shift in how Canada approaches development, and a clear break from the thinking that has shaped Ottawa for decades, writes Derek J. Patterson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

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

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

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

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

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

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
Mark Carney
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet the U.S. president at the White House on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet the U.S. president at the White House on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure
Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
As economic conditions continue to evolve, small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and financially resilient, write Andrew Moor, Jason Rosen, Karim Nanji, and Steve Boms. Pexels photograph by Lukas

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure
As economic conditions continue to evolve, small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and financially resilient, write Andrew Moor, Jason Rosen, Karim Nanji, and Steve Boms. Pexels photograph by Lukas
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What does ‘Canadian’ mean when we’re talking film?

  • The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is the largest union in the entertainment industry, and we support the federal government’s efforts to
Opinion | BY JOHN M. LEWIS | June 1, 2022
Cultural policy should support investment in Canadian creative workers, and not exclusively benefit Canadian production companies, writes John M. Lewis. Unsplash photograph by Jakob Owens

What does ‘Canadian’ mean when we’re talking film?

Opinion | BY JOHN M. LEWIS | June 1, 2022
  • The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is the largest union in the entertainment industry, and we support the federal government’s efforts to

What does ‘Canadian’ mean when we’re talking film?

Opinion | BY JOHN M. LEWIS | June 1, 2022
  • The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is the largest union in the entertainment industry, and we support the federal government’s efforts to
Cultural policy should support investment in Canadian creative workers, and not exclusively benefit Canadian production companies, writes John M. Lewis. Unsplash photograph by Jakob Owens

MPs and Senators resume ‘far more influential’ in-person outreach with U.S. counterparts after COVID break

  • For the first time in more than three years, the parliamentary group tasked with keeping its eyes on the Canada-U.S. relationship travelled south to
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 1, 2022
The Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group travelled to Capitol Hill to hold meetings with 11 U.S. Senators from May 23 to 26. The delegates included co-chair and Conservative Senator Michael L. MacDonald, left, Conservative MP Lianne Rood, Bloc MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, ISG Senator Rosa Galvez, co-chair and Liberal MP John McKay, and Liberal MP Vance Badawey. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/John McKay

MPs and Senators resume ‘far more influential’ in-person outreach with U.S. counterparts after COVID break

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 1, 2022
  • For the first time in more than three years, the parliamentary group tasked with keeping its eyes on the Canada-U.S. relationship travelled south to

MPs and Senators resume ‘far more influential’ in-person outreach with U.S. counterparts after COVID break

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 1, 2022
  • For the first time in more than three years, the parliamentary group tasked with keeping its eyes on the Canada-U.S. relationship travelled south to
The Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group travelled to Capitol Hill to hold meetings with 11 U.S. Senators from May 23 to 26. The delegates included co-chair and Conservative Senator Michael L. MacDonald, left, Conservative MP Lianne Rood, Bloc MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, ISG Senator Rosa Galvez, co-chair and Liberal MP John McKay, and Liberal MP Vance Badawey. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/John McKay

‘It’s only right’: Senate weighs options to support mental health of committee witnesses

  • The Senate is weighing options to formalize a system to provide committee witnesses with mental health and counselling support, a move Senate Human Rights
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 1, 2022
Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan says there is an extra burden put on people who share their at times emotional personal experiences when testifying before parliamentary committees. Photograph courtesy of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

‘It’s only right’: Senate weighs options to support mental health of committee witnesses

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 1, 2022
  • The Senate is weighing options to formalize a system to provide committee witnesses with mental health and counselling support, a move Senate Human Rights

‘It’s only right’: Senate weighs options to support mental health of committee witnesses

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 1, 2022
  • The Senate is weighing options to formalize a system to provide committee witnesses with mental health and counselling support, a move Senate Human Rights
Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan says there is an extra burden put on people who share their at times emotional personal experiences when testifying before parliamentary committees. Photograph courtesy of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

Premier Legault’s failed Anglo charm offensive

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Quebec politics is like hockey, columnist Lysiane Gagnon once wrote: les Québécois like a team that fights to win, and that’s the one
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 1, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault will soon have to come to grips with the fact large parts of the controversial language law will be ridiculed and struck down, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premier Legault’s failed Anglo charm offensive

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 1, 2022
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Quebec politics is like hockey, columnist Lysiane Gagnon once wrote: les Québécois like a team that fights to win, and that’s the one

Premier Legault’s failed Anglo charm offensive

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 1, 2022
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Quebec politics is like hockey, columnist Lysiane Gagnon once wrote: les Québécois like a team that fights to win, and that’s the one
Quebec Premier François Legault will soon have to come to grips with the fact large parts of the controversial language law will be ridiculed and struck down, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Decisive action, not further deliberation, required to clean up the Armed Forces

  • Canadians will supposedly know by the end of 2022 which recommendations made by former Supreme Court of Canada justice Louise Arbour to clean up
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 1, 2022
National Defence Minister Anita Anand holds a press conference with former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour in Ottawa on May 30, to speak about the final report of the Independent External Comprehensive Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Decisive action, not further deliberation, required to clean up the Armed Forces

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 1, 2022
  • Canadians will supposedly know by the end of 2022 which recommendations made by former Supreme Court of Canada justice Louise Arbour to clean up

Decisive action, not further deliberation, required to clean up the Armed Forces

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 1, 2022
  • Canadians will supposedly know by the end of 2022 which recommendations made by former Supreme Court of Canada justice Louise Arbour to clean up
National Defence Minister Anita Anand holds a press conference with former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour in Ottawa on May 30, to speak about the final report of the Independent External Comprehensive Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ontarians heads to the polls June 2

  • SUNDAY, MAY 29—SATURDAY, JUNE 4 National Tourism Week 2022—Get set for this year’s seven-day celebration of tourism in Canada. Tourism Week is an annual
The only poll that matters: Voters will choose the next Ontario provincial government on June 2. Will it be led by Progressive Conservative Doug Ford, left, Liberal Steven Del Duca, or New Democrat Andrea Horwath? The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ontarians heads to the polls June 2

  • SUNDAY, MAY 29—SATURDAY, JUNE 4 National Tourism Week 2022—Get set for this year’s seven-day celebration of tourism in Canada. Tourism Week is an annual

Ontarians heads to the polls June 2

  • SUNDAY, MAY 29—SATURDAY, JUNE 4 National Tourism Week 2022—Get set for this year’s seven-day celebration of tourism in Canada. Tourism Week is an annual
The only poll that matters: Voters will choose the next Ontario provincial government on June 2. Will it be led by Progressive Conservative Doug Ford, left, Liberal Steven Del Duca, or New Democrat Andrea Horwath? The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada can fight for what counts: Ottawa letter writer

  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB), and malaria continue to affect the health of people around the world, but especially women and girls in
Opinion | June 1, 2022

Canada can fight for what counts: Ottawa letter writer

Opinion | June 1, 2022
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB), and malaria continue to affect the health of people around the world, but especially women and girls in

Canada can fight for what counts: Ottawa letter writer

Opinion | June 1, 2022
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB), and malaria continue to affect the health of people around the world, but especially women and girls in

The case for firing the governor of the Bank of Canada

  • OTTAWA—Canadians should expect two things from their central bank: independence and single-mindedness. And if the governor of the Bank of Canada can’t deliver on these two essential components of the job, then he or she should
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP JOHN WILLIAMSON | June 1, 2022
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has not acted independently and replacing him would strengthen the bank’s core mandate, writes John Williamson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The case for firing the governor of the Bank of Canada

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP JOHN WILLIAMSON | June 1, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Canadians should expect two things from their central bank: independence and single-mindedness. And if the governor of the Bank of Canada can’t deliver on these two essential components of the job, then he or she should

The case for firing the governor of the Bank of Canada

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP JOHN WILLIAMSON | June 1, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Canadians should expect two things from their central bank: independence and single-mindedness. And if the governor of the Bank of Canada can’t deliver on these two essential components of the job, then he or she should
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has not acted independently and replacing him would strengthen the bank’s core mandate, writes John Williamson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In a pitch to supporters, Charest lays out his plan for the Canadian economy

  • Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest promised to make the country’s taxation regime more practical, to reduce barriers for both Canadian and international professionals who
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | June 1, 2022
Jean Charest, pictured May 5. In his online pitch to supporters on May 31, he offered ways to improve Canadian immigration system and health-care system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In a pitch to supporters, Charest lays out his plan for the Canadian economy

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | June 1, 2022
  • Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest promised to make the country’s taxation regime more practical, to reduce barriers for both Canadian and international professionals who

In a pitch to supporters, Charest lays out his plan for the Canadian economy

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | June 1, 2022
  • Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest promised to make the country’s taxation regime more practical, to reduce barriers for both Canadian and international professionals who
Jean Charest, pictured May 5. In his online pitch to supporters on May 31, he offered ways to improve Canadian immigration system and health-care system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen attend the National Prayer Breakfast at the Delta Lyon in Ottawa on May 31, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen attend the National Prayer Breakfast at the Delta Lyon in Ottawa on May 31, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bloc on full offensive over Liberal challenges to Bill 96, as feds keep eye on implementation

  • The Bloc Québécois is accusing Liberal MPs of “encouraging the anglicization of Quebec,” in response to criticisms of Bill 96, the province’s language bill
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 31, 2022
Bloc Québécois House Leader Alain Therrien, pictured in the House on May 30, says the federal Liberals' attacks on Bill 96 and Bill 21, and the feds' refusal to allow Quebec to manage its own immigration, 'represents a slap in the face to democracy in Quebec.' Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Bloc on full offensive over Liberal challenges to Bill 96, as feds keep eye on implementation

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 31, 2022
  • The Bloc Québécois is accusing Liberal MPs of “encouraging the anglicization of Quebec,” in response to criticisms of Bill 96, the province’s language bill

Bloc on full offensive over Liberal challenges to Bill 96, as feds keep eye on implementation

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 31, 2022
  • The Bloc Québécois is accusing Liberal MPs of “encouraging the anglicization of Quebec,” in response to criticisms of Bill 96, the province’s language bill
Bloc Québécois House Leader Alain Therrien, pictured in the House on May 30, says the federal Liberals' attacks on Bill 96 and Bill 21, and the feds' refusal to allow Quebec to manage its own immigration, 'represents a slap in the face to democracy in Quebec.' Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

On the campaign trail: past federal contests

  • Newly elected Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi speaks with reporters after he wins the race for the riding of Ottawa Centre on Sept. 21, 2021.The

On the campaign trail: past federal contests

  • Newly elected Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi speaks with reporters after he wins the race for the riding of Ottawa Centre on Sept. 21, 2021.The

On the campaign trail: past federal contests

  • Newly elected Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi speaks with reporters after he wins the race for the riding of Ottawa Centre on Sept. 21, 2021.The

A ‘sobering, disturbing crisis within our prisons’: audit questions CSC security assessment that continues to mark Indigenous, Black inmates as higher risk

  • The Correctional Service Canada has not addressed longstanding systemic barriers, including how the service classifies the “persistently disadvantaged” Black and Indigenous inmate population, leading
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 31, 2022
Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan found the Correctional Service Canada did not provide timely access to correctional programs to support offenders’ reintegration into communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A ‘sobering, disturbing crisis within our prisons’: audit questions CSC security assessment that continues to mark Indigenous, Black inmates as higher risk

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 31, 2022
  • The Correctional Service Canada has not addressed longstanding systemic barriers, including how the service classifies the “persistently disadvantaged” Black and Indigenous inmate population, leading

A ‘sobering, disturbing crisis within our prisons’: audit questions CSC security assessment that continues to mark Indigenous, Black inmates as higher risk

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 31, 2022
  • The Correctional Service Canada has not addressed longstanding systemic barriers, including how the service classifies the “persistently disadvantaged” Black and Indigenous inmate population, leading
Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan found the Correctional Service Canada did not provide timely access to correctional programs to support offenders’ reintegration into communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Legislative crunch begins

  • Good Tuesday morning, Crunch time has officially begun in the House of Commons. We’ll get into that and more further below, but not before
Government House Leader Mark Holland has three and a half weeks to pass Liberal legislation before the House adjourns for the summer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Legislative crunch begins

  • Good Tuesday morning, Crunch time has officially begun in the House of Commons. We’ll get into that and more further below, but not before

Politics This Morning: Legislative crunch begins

  • Good Tuesday morning, Crunch time has officially begun in the House of Commons. We’ll get into that and more further below, but not before
Government House Leader Mark Holland has three and a half weeks to pass Liberal legislation before the House adjourns for the summer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds table bill to limit handguns, meanwhile, most Conservative leadership candidates say they would scrap Firearms Act and start over

  • Prompted by the recent mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the federal Liberals introduced a new gun control bill on Monday
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 31, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a slew of new anti-gun measures, including a 'freeze' on buying of new handguns and stiffer sentences for gun crimes on Monday, May 30, 2022, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds table bill to limit handguns, meanwhile, most Conservative leadership candidates say they would scrap Firearms Act and start over

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 31, 2022
  • Prompted by the recent mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the federal Liberals introduced a new gun control bill on Monday

Feds table bill to limit handguns, meanwhile, most Conservative leadership candidates say they would scrap Firearms Act and start over

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 31, 2022
  • Prompted by the recent mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the federal Liberals introduced a new gun control bill on Monday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a slew of new anti-gun measures, including a 'freeze' on buying of new handguns and stiffer sentences for gun crimes on Monday, May 30, 2022, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reforming ‘misogynist’ military culture comes down to ‘political will’: report

  • The military’s handling of sexual misconduct is years behind advances made in Canada’s civilian society, which should take control of the “broken system” that
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 30, 2022
Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour takes part in a press conference on May 30, 2022, to speak about the release of the final report of the Independent External Comprehensive Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reforming ‘misogynist’ military culture comes down to ‘political will’: report

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 30, 2022
  • The military’s handling of sexual misconduct is years behind advances made in Canada’s civilian society, which should take control of the “broken system” that

Reforming ‘misogynist’ military culture comes down to ‘political will’: report

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | May 30, 2022
  • The military’s handling of sexual misconduct is years behind advances made in Canada’s civilian society, which should take control of the “broken system” that
Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour takes part in a press conference on May 30, 2022, to speak about the release of the final report of the Independent External Comprehensive Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Media still need to report the truth when it happens

  • OTTAWA—We are now entering the fourth month of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine and there remains no clear picture as to how this war
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 30, 2022
That the Mariupol defenders are now prisoners of war may actually come as a surprise to those following the war through major western media outlets, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News

Media still need to report the truth when it happens

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 30, 2022
  • OTTAWA—We are now entering the fourth month of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine and there remains no clear picture as to how this war

Media still need to report the truth when it happens

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 30, 2022
  • OTTAWA—We are now entering the fourth month of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine and there remains no clear picture as to how this war
That the Mariupol defenders are now prisoners of war may actually come as a surprise to those following the war through major western media outlets, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News

As feds spark EV demand, advocates charge for same focus on transit, other vehicle alternatives

  • High gas prices, improvements to battery technology, and investments in charging infrastructure are stoking consumer demand for electric vehicles, which environmental advocates say can
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 30, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is responsible for ramping up production of the critical minerals necessary for electric vehicle batteries, and for building up Canada's EV charging infrastructure. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As feds spark EV demand, advocates charge for same focus on transit, other vehicle alternatives

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 30, 2022
  • High gas prices, improvements to battery technology, and investments in charging infrastructure are stoking consumer demand for electric vehicles, which environmental advocates say can

As feds spark EV demand, advocates charge for same focus on transit, other vehicle alternatives

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 30, 2022
  • High gas prices, improvements to battery technology, and investments in charging infrastructure are stoking consumer demand for electric vehicles, which environmental advocates say can
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is responsible for ramping up production of the critical minerals necessary for electric vehicle batteries, and for building up Canada's EV charging infrastructure. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nadia Khaiati takes over as PMO appointments head

  • There’s a new head of public appointments in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, with Nadia Khaiati having taken on the role two weeks ago,
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 30, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a May 12 press conference in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nadia Khaiati takes over as PMO appointments head

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 30, 2022
  • There’s a new head of public appointments in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, with Nadia Khaiati having taken on the role two weeks ago,

Nadia Khaiati takes over as PMO appointments head

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 30, 2022
  • There’s a new head of public appointments in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, with Nadia Khaiati having taken on the role two weeks ago,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a May 12 press conference in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Glitz and glamour return with GG’s Performing Arts awards gala

  • Guests crowd the red carpet at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala at the National Arts Centre on May 28, 2022.The Hill Times

Glitz and glamour return with GG’s Performing Arts awards gala

  • Guests crowd the red carpet at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala at the National Arts Centre on May 28, 2022.The Hill Times

Glitz and glamour return with GG’s Performing Arts awards gala

  • Guests crowd the red carpet at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala at the National Arts Centre on May 28, 2022.The Hill Times

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