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Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

  • A section in the proposed legislation says that no provincial or territorial privacy law can ever apply to a federal party. It’s a shocking
Opinion | BY BILL HEARN | June 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals snuck wording into Bill C-4 that would immunize federal political parties from independent oversight on how they collect, use, and keep Canadians' personal information, writes Bill Hearn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

Opinion | BY BILL HEARN | June 16, 2025
  • A section in the proposed legislation says that no provincial or territorial privacy law can ever apply to a federal party. It’s a shocking

Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

Opinion | BY BILL HEARN | June 16, 2025
  • A section in the proposed legislation says that no provincial or territorial privacy law can ever apply to a federal party. It’s a shocking
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals snuck wording into Bill C-4 that would immunize federal political parties from independent oversight on how they collect, use, and keep Canadians' personal information, writes Bill Hearn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald has made some key headway in setting up his cabinet office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald has made some key headway in setting up his cabinet office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s CAF spending spree

  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

Netanyahu’s wars

  • The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 16, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Iran is on the brink of getting nuclear weapons half a dozen times in the past 20 years, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph by Loey Felipe

Netanyahu’s wars

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 16, 2025
  • The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to

Netanyahu’s wars

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 16, 2025
  • The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Iran is on the brink of getting nuclear weapons half a dozen times in the past 20 years, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph by Loey Felipe

What we choose to build

  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.
Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
If we continue to underutilize our higher-education systems, we’ll leave talent on the table, ideas in the lab, opportunity on the margins, and trust in institutions, further eroded, write Val Walker and Matt McKean. Unsplash photograph by Mikael Kristenson

What we choose to build

Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.

What we choose to build

Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.
If we continue to underutilize our higher-education systems, we’ll leave talent on the table, ideas in the lab, opportunity on the margins, and trust in institutions, further eroded, write Val Walker and Matt McKean. Unsplash photograph by Mikael Kristenson

Canada’s hinge moment: a time to lead for Ukraine and the world

  • We're the only country that can replace Russian exports, the only country with the political will to seize Russian assets, and the only country
Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak to reporters on May 17 in Rome. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Canada’s hinge moment: a time to lead for Ukraine and the world

Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | June 16, 2025
  • We're the only country that can replace Russian exports, the only country with the political will to seize Russian assets, and the only country

Canada’s hinge moment: a time to lead for Ukraine and the world

Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | June 16, 2025
  • We're the only country that can replace Russian exports, the only country with the political will to seize Russian assets, and the only country
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak to reporters on May 17 in Rome. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Bill to fast-track major projects could boost GDP, but raises environmental concerns

  • The One Canadian Economy Act seeks to to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility and streamline the federal regulatory processes for major projects.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference concerning Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act, in West Block on June 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill to fast-track major projects could boost GDP, but raises environmental concerns

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 16, 2025
  • The One Canadian Economy Act seeks to to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility and streamline the federal regulatory processes for major projects.

Bill to fast-track major projects could boost GDP, but raises environmental concerns

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 16, 2025
  • The One Canadian Economy Act seeks to to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility and streamline the federal regulatory processes for major projects.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference concerning Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act, in West Block on June 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

  • Governments and proponents must grasp this reality: Indigenous groups, while enthusiastic about development, need fair access and meaningful participation.
Opinion | BY JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 16, 2025
Demonstrators supporting the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation in British Columbia against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through their traditional territory protest in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

Opinion | BY JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 16, 2025
  • Governments and proponents must grasp this reality: Indigenous groups, while enthusiastic about development, need fair access and meaningful participation.

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

Opinion | BY JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 16, 2025
  • Governments and proponents must grasp this reality: Indigenous groups, while enthusiastic about development, need fair access and meaningful participation.
Demonstrators supporting the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation in British Columbia against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through their traditional territory protest in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies
Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
Amongst NATO’s list of defence-critical raw materials, Canada is well positioned to fill almost all of them, in particular aluminum, cobalt, germanium, gallium, tungsten, titanium, graphite, platinum, and some rare earths, writes Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Photograph courtesy of Deyler Rivera Segura, Pexels.com

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies
Amongst NATO’s list of defence-critical raw materials, Canada is well positioned to fill almost all of them, in particular aluminum, cobalt, germanium, gallium, tungsten, titanium, graphite, platinum, and some rare earths, writes Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Photograph courtesy of Deyler Rivera Segura, Pexels.com

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

  • The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s his recent talk of 'decarbonized oil' deals a near-fatal blow to climate hopes for his new government. No one who is serious about fighting climate change would parrot this ludicrous talking point, drawn directly from the oil and gas sector’s well-funded marketing department, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 16, 2025
  • The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 16, 2025
  • The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s his recent talk of 'decarbonized oil' deals a near-fatal blow to climate hopes for his new government. No one who is serious about fighting climate change would parrot this ludicrous talking point, drawn directly from the oil and gas sector’s well-funded marketing department, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

  • Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 16, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty will be in charge of more than $9-billion in additional funding for the Canadian Armed Forces this fiscal year. A June 9 announcement said that funding would go towards better pay for Canada’s soldiers, new aircraft, and repairs for existing infrastructure among other purposes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 16, 2025
  • Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 16, 2025
  • Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime
Defence Minister David McGuinty will be in charge of more than $9-billion in additional funding for the Canadian Armed Forces this fiscal year. A June 9 announcement said that funding would go towards better pay for Canada’s soldiers, new aircraft, and repairs for existing infrastructure among other purposes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
Political commentator Chantal Hébert, left, wrote recently in l’Actualité that she’ll be keeping an eye on Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney this summer. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,
Political commentator Chantal Hébert, left, wrote recently in l’Actualité that she’ll be keeping an eye on Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney this summer. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada

  • There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 16, 2025
China's President Xi Jinping, pictured, was not invited to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Alberta, but Canada is making it quite clear that China has an important and positive role to play if our country is going to be economically less dependent on the United States, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 16, 2025
  • There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.

Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 16, 2025
  • There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.
China's President Xi Jinping, pictured, was not invited to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Alberta, but Canada is making it quite clear that China has an important and positive role to play if our country is going to be economically less dependent on the United States, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

While the world fiddles, Canada is burning

  • The world needs to be seized of the emergency at hand. With thousands of hectares of our own country burning, we need to reignite
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 16, 2025
An aerial view of wildfires burning in Flin Flon, Man. The wildfires have so far burned 3.49 million hectares of land, two people have died in Lac du Bonnet, Man., and 32,000 people have been evacuated in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. More than 428 structures have been destroyed. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

While the world fiddles, Canada is burning

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 16, 2025
  • The world needs to be seized of the emergency at hand. With thousands of hectares of our own country burning, we need to reignite

While the world fiddles, Canada is burning

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 16, 2025
  • The world needs to be seized of the emergency at hand. With thousands of hectares of our own country burning, we need to reignite
An aerial view of wildfires burning in Flin Flon, Man. The wildfires have so far burned 3.49 million hectares of land, two people have died in Lac du Bonnet, Man., and 32,000 people have been evacuated in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. More than 428 structures have been destroyed. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Carney’s ideological advantage

  • Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s ideological advantage

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game. 

Carney’s ideological advantage

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

  • The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
The G7 Leaders' Summit is back in the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time in 23 years. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
  • The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
  • The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.
The G7 Leaders' Summit is back in the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time in 23 years. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Being an energy superpower in 2025 means going clean

  • Investing in clean technologies and supply chains is now an economic imperative globally. Of Canada’s 10 largest non-U.S. trade partners, all have net-zero commitments
Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, MARK ZACHARIAS | June 15, 2025
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson promised 'We will make Canada a true conventional and clean energy superpower,' in a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on May 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Being an energy superpower in 2025 means going clean

Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, MARK ZACHARIAS | June 15, 2025
  • Investing in clean technologies and supply chains is now an economic imperative globally. Of Canada’s 10 largest non-U.S. trade partners, all have net-zero commitments

Being an energy superpower in 2025 means going clean

Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, MARK ZACHARIAS | June 15, 2025
  • Investing in clean technologies and supply chains is now an economic imperative globally. Of Canada’s 10 largest non-U.S. trade partners, all have net-zero commitments
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson promised 'We will make Canada a true conventional and clean energy superpower,' in a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on May 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The generational imperative for Canada to embrace its resource advantage

  • Liberals cannot afford to simply tolerate Canada’s resource economy. They must champion it.
Opinion | BY MARGARETA DOVGAL | June 15, 2025
To deliver on affordability, decarbonization, housing, and long-term national security, the federal government must frame the responsible development of our minerals and metals, oil and gas, and forest products as central to the public good, writes Margareta Dovgal, managing director of Resource Works Society. Photograph courtesy of energepic.com, Pexels.com

The generational imperative for Canada to embrace its resource advantage

Opinion | BY MARGARETA DOVGAL | June 15, 2025
  • Liberals cannot afford to simply tolerate Canada’s resource economy. They must champion it.

The generational imperative for Canada to embrace its resource advantage

Opinion | BY MARGARETA DOVGAL | June 15, 2025
  • Liberals cannot afford to simply tolerate Canada’s resource economy. They must champion it.
To deliver on affordability, decarbonization, housing, and long-term national security, the federal government must frame the responsible development of our minerals and metals, oil and gas, and forest products as central to the public good, writes Margareta Dovgal, managing director of Resource Works Society. Photograph courtesy of energepic.com, Pexels.com

S-2 sponsor Sen. Audette says First Nations status fixes don’t ‘go far enough,’ but it’s ‘one step’ to tackle ‘racist’ Indian Act

  • One of the first government-sponsored bills in the Senate, Bill S-2 seeks to amend the Indian Act—a move that advocates say is welcome, but
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 14, 2025
Michèle Audette
Michèle Audette
PSG Senator Michèle Audette, Bill S-2's sponsor in the Red Chamber, said that witnessing her mother's struggle after losing status informed her advocacy to change the 'racist, discriminatory' Indian Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

S-2 sponsor Sen. Audette says First Nations status fixes don’t ‘go far enough,’ but it’s ‘one step’ to tackle ‘racist’ Indian Act

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 14, 2025
  • One of the first government-sponsored bills in the Senate, Bill S-2 seeks to amend the Indian Act—a move that advocates say is welcome, but

S-2 sponsor Sen. Audette says First Nations status fixes don’t ‘go far enough,’ but it’s ‘one step’ to tackle ‘racist’ Indian Act

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 14, 2025
  • One of the first government-sponsored bills in the Senate, Bill S-2 seeks to amend the Indian Act—a move that advocates say is welcome, but
Michèle Audette
PSG Senator Michèle Audette, Bill S-2's sponsor in the Red Chamber, said that witnessing her mother's struggle after losing status informed her advocacy to change the 'racist, discriminatory' Indian Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kìwekì Point a beautiful new public space, panorama views

  • High up on a cliff overlooking the mighty Ottawa River, Kìwekì Point is a newly developed public space with beautiful panoramic views of Parliament
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 13, 2025
Kiweki Point
Kiweki Point
Redeveloped by the National Capital Commission, Kiweki Point offers panoramic views of Parliament Hill and Ottawa-Gatineau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kìwekì Point a beautiful new public space, panorama views

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 13, 2025
  • High up on a cliff overlooking the mighty Ottawa River, Kìwekì Point is a newly developed public space with beautiful panoramic views of Parliament

Kìwekì Point a beautiful new public space, panorama views

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 13, 2025
  • High up on a cliff overlooking the mighty Ottawa River, Kìwekì Point is a newly developed public space with beautiful panoramic views of Parliament
Kiweki Point
Redeveloped by the National Capital Commission, Kiweki Point offers panoramic views of Parliament Hill and Ottawa-Gatineau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s Privy Council Clerk Sabia a ‘relentlessly focused’ changemaker

  • Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 13, 2025
Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia is the new Privy Council clerk and secretary to the cabinet, effective July 7. In this 2022 photo, he testifies at the Rouleau Inquiry into the Freedom Convoy protests that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks. Sabia was deputy finance minister when he testified before the commission The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s Privy Council Clerk Sabia a ‘relentlessly focused’ changemaker

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 13, 2025
  • Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’

Carney’s Privy Council Clerk Sabia a ‘relentlessly focused’ changemaker

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 13, 2025
  • Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia is the new Privy Council clerk and secretary to the cabinet, effective July 7. In this 2022 photo, he testifies at the Rouleau Inquiry into the Freedom Convoy protests that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks. Sabia was deputy finance minister when he testified before the commission The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to ban destructive practice of bottom trawling

  • It’s a practice responsible for the bulk of the damage that we've have done to the oceans. More than half the fish caught in
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2025
We cannot rebuild healthy oceans unless that bottom trawling stopped in the safe zones where fish populations should be able to recover, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of David Dodge/Green Energy Futures/Creative Commons

Time to ban destructive practice of bottom trawling

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2025
  • It’s a practice responsible for the bulk of the damage that we've have done to the oceans. More than half the fish caught in

Time to ban destructive practice of bottom trawling

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2025
  • It’s a practice responsible for the bulk of the damage that we've have done to the oceans. More than half the fish caught in
We cannot rebuild healthy oceans unless that bottom trawling stopped in the safe zones where fish populations should be able to recover, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of David Dodge/Green Energy Futures/Creative Commons

Hill media flock to Carney’s first Rideau Cottage garden party

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted his debut garden party for Hill media on June 11 and more than 100 journalists, Liberals, and their staff
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2025
CPAC's Michael Serapio, right, chats with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the annual Media Garden Party on June 11 outside Rideau Cottage. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Hill media flock to Carney’s first Rideau Cottage garden party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted his debut garden party for Hill media on June 11 and more than 100 journalists, Liberals, and their staff

Hill media flock to Carney’s first Rideau Cottage garden party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted his debut garden party for Hill media on June 11 and more than 100 journalists, Liberals, and their staff
CPAC's Michael Serapio, right, chats with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the annual Media Garden Party on June 11 outside Rideau Cottage. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Diversified trade and strong pollution laws work together

  • If Canada wants the strongest economy in the G7, we’ll need to meet a higher environmental standard.
Opinion | BY CASSIE BARKER | June 12, 2025
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin. Taking away hard-fought pollution rules will create additional barriers to new markets for our exports, writes Cassie Barker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Diversified trade and strong pollution laws work together

Opinion | BY CASSIE BARKER | June 12, 2025
  • If Canada wants the strongest economy in the G7, we’ll need to meet a higher environmental standard.

Diversified trade and strong pollution laws work together

Opinion | BY CASSIE BARKER | June 12, 2025
  • If Canada wants the strongest economy in the G7, we’ll need to meet a higher environmental standard.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin. Taking away hard-fought pollution rules will create additional barriers to new markets for our exports, writes Cassie Barker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Seven ways Carney’s agenda can advance gender equality

  • The bottom line? Investing in women is good policy and good politics.
Opinion | BY SUZANNE ZACCOUR | June 11, 2025
Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State Small Business and Tourism Rechie Valdez arrives for the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Mead
Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State Small Business and Tourism Rechie Valdez arrives for the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Mead
Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez, pictured, can demonstrate that her government is serious about its commitment to a robust gender equity analysis by working with feminist civil society experts to apply and evaluate the government’s actions, writes Suzanne Zacour. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Seven ways Carney’s agenda can advance gender equality

Opinion | BY SUZANNE ZACCOUR | June 11, 2025
  • The bottom line? Investing in women is good policy and good politics.

Seven ways Carney’s agenda can advance gender equality

Opinion | BY SUZANNE ZACCOUR | June 11, 2025
  • The bottom line? Investing in women is good policy and good politics.
Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State Small Business and Tourism Rechie Valdez arrives for the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Mead
Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez, pictured, can demonstrate that her government is serious about its commitment to a robust gender equity analysis by working with feminist civil society experts to apply and evaluate the government’s actions, writes Suzanne Zacour. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Oceans must take centre stage in nation-building projects

  • We are a maritime nation, and it is vital that oceans feature prominently in our nation-building in ways that benefit the entire country.
Opinion | BY DEREK ARMITAGE, TREVOR SWERDFAGER | June 11, 2025
Joanne Thompson
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson should demonstrate global leadership in France this week at the United Nations Ocean Conference, write Derek Armitage and Trevor Swerdfager. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Oceans must take centre stage in nation-building projects

Opinion | BY DEREK ARMITAGE, TREVOR SWERDFAGER | June 11, 2025
  • We are a maritime nation, and it is vital that oceans feature prominently in our nation-building in ways that benefit the entire country.

Oceans must take centre stage in nation-building projects

Opinion | BY DEREK ARMITAGE, TREVOR SWERDFAGER | June 11, 2025
  • We are a maritime nation, and it is vital that oceans feature prominently in our nation-building in ways that benefit the entire country.
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson should demonstrate global leadership in France this week at the United Nations Ocean Conference, write Derek Armitage and Trevor Swerdfager. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nation building isn’t just about speed—it’s about vision

  • Bill C-5 is walking backwards into the future if it aims to support an outdated and expensive fossil fuel industry while moving in the
Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 11, 2025
Being a renewable energy super-power can be the wind that flies our flag, write environmental leaders. Unsplash photograph by Jason Hafso

Nation building isn’t just about speed—it’s about vision

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 11, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is walking backwards into the future if it aims to support an outdated and expensive fossil fuel industry while moving in the

Nation building isn’t just about speed—it’s about vision

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 11, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is walking backwards into the future if it aims to support an outdated and expensive fossil fuel industry while moving in the
Being a renewable energy super-power can be the wind that flies our flag, write environmental leaders. Unsplash photograph by Jason Hafso
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New bills, tariff surprises, and wildfires drive MPs’ discussions this week

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FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters on June 4, 2025, following the American president's announcement of plans to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries, including Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New bills, tariff surprises, and wildfires drive MPs’ discussions this week

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2025
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New bills, tariff surprises, and wildfires drive MPs’ discussions this week

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2025
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Industry Minister Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters on June 4, 2025, following the American president's announcement of plans to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries, including Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists

  • Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and cabinet ministers Steven MacKinnon, Dominic LeBlanc, Shafqat Ali, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, Tim Hodgson, bottom left, Anita Anand, David McGuinty, Sean Fraser, Steven Guilbeault, and Gregor Robertson make up Carney's 12-member Priorities, Planning and Strategy Cabinet Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.

Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and cabinet ministers Steven MacKinnon, Dominic LeBlanc, Shafqat Ali, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, Tim Hodgson, bottom left, Anita Anand, David McGuinty, Sean Fraser, Steven Guilbeault, and Gregor Robertson make up Carney's 12-member Priorities, Planning and Strategy Cabinet Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Powering a just transition: why Canada’s clean energy workforce needs a recharge

  • Canada can’t decarbonize without people. And we can’t build the workforce we need with the systems that created exclusion. Ontario’s Small Modular Reactor project
Opinion | BY STACEY NORONHA, MISHA GOFORTH | June 6, 2025
Since 2012, employment in renewables has quintupled with wind and solar now generating more than seven per cent of Canada’s electricity. Yet the sector faces a 13 per cent job vacancy rate, high turnover, and a workforce that doesn’t reflect the diversity of the country, write Stacey Noronha and Misha Goforth. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Powering a just transition: why Canada’s clean energy workforce needs a recharge

Opinion | BY STACEY NORONHA, MISHA GOFORTH | June 6, 2025
  • Canada can’t decarbonize without people. And we can’t build the workforce we need with the systems that created exclusion. Ontario’s Small Modular Reactor project

Powering a just transition: why Canada’s clean energy workforce needs a recharge

Opinion | BY STACEY NORONHA, MISHA GOFORTH | June 6, 2025
  • Canada can’t decarbonize without people. And we can’t build the workforce we need with the systems that created exclusion. Ontario’s Small Modular Reactor project
Since 2012, employment in renewables has quintupled with wind and solar now generating more than seven per cent of Canada’s electricity. Yet the sector faces a 13 per cent job vacancy rate, high turnover, and a workforce that doesn’t reflect the diversity of the country, write Stacey Noronha and Misha Goforth. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

All eyes on unemployment numbers

  • Plus, checking in on the happenings in the Senate this week.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 6, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Minister Patty Hajdu is in charge of the jobs portfolio in the new cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All eyes on unemployment numbers

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 6, 2025
  • Plus, checking in on the happenings in the Senate this week.

All eyes on unemployment numbers

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 6, 2025
  • Plus, checking in on the happenings in the Senate this week.
Patty Hajdu
Minister Patty Hajdu is in charge of the jobs portfolio in the new cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal Louis, the comeback-cat Göçebe, and The Hill Times’ Hiccup the hamster fetch first place at CAHI’s 2025 ‘Cutest Pets on Parliament Hill’ Awards

  • The Métropolitain Brasserie went to the dogs, cats, and to one hamster named Hiccup, posthumously, on June 4 as politicos and their pets shared
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 5, 2025
CAHI Communications Manager Eleanor Hawthorn, left, and Ottawa's Town Crier Liam Cregg, right, present Liberal MP Kody Blois with the CAHI's 2025 Cutest Dog award on behalf of his pooch Louis on June 4 at the Métropolitain Brasserie. Photograph by Cynthia Munster

Liberal Louis, the comeback-cat Göçebe, and The Hill Times’ Hiccup the hamster fetch first place at CAHI’s 2025 ‘Cutest Pets on Parliament Hill’ Awards

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 5, 2025
  • The Métropolitain Brasserie went to the dogs, cats, and to one hamster named Hiccup, posthumously, on June 4 as politicos and their pets shared

Liberal Louis, the comeback-cat Göçebe, and The Hill Times’ Hiccup the hamster fetch first place at CAHI’s 2025 ‘Cutest Pets on Parliament Hill’ Awards

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 5, 2025
  • The Métropolitain Brasserie went to the dogs, cats, and to one hamster named Hiccup, posthumously, on June 4 as politicos and their pets shared
CAHI Communications Manager Eleanor Hawthorn, left, and Ottawa's Town Crier Liam Cregg, right, present Liberal MP Kody Blois with the CAHI's 2025 Cutest Dog award on behalf of his pooch Louis on June 4 at the Métropolitain Brasserie. Photograph by Cynthia Munster

Bloc’s supply management bill passes House as U.S. anticipates dairy being a trade ‘discussion point’

  • Bill C-202 was fast tracked through the House of Commons on June 5 and is off to the Senate.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled his party's newest version of a bill to bar supply management concessions in trade negotiations on May 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bloc’s supply management bill passes House as U.S. anticipates dairy being a trade ‘discussion point’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
  • Bill C-202 was fast tracked through the House of Commons on June 5 and is off to the Senate.

Bloc’s supply management bill passes House as U.S. anticipates dairy being a trade ‘discussion point’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
  • Bill C-202 was fast tracked through the House of Commons on June 5 and is off to the Senate.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled his party's newest version of a bill to bar supply management concessions in trade negotiations on May 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five
List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
Liberal MPs Rachel Bendayan, left, Leslie Church, Jaime Battiste, Taleeb Noormohamed, and Yasir Naqvi have been named as parliamentary secretaries. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five
Liberal MPs Rachel Bendayan, left, Leslie Church, Jaime Battiste, Taleeb Noormohamed, and Yasir Naqvi have been named as parliamentary secretaries. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada’s G7 moment: rewrite the script or play along?

  • Mounting contradictions have dulled the G7’s edge. Canada can lead it toward revitalization—or be complicit in its decline.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
As the G7’s 2025 president, Canada, under Prime Minister Mark Carney, can uphold the status quo or help redefine its resolve, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s G7 moment: rewrite the script or play along?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 5, 2025
  • Mounting contradictions have dulled the G7’s edge. Canada can lead it toward revitalization—or be complicit in its decline.

Canada’s G7 moment: rewrite the script or play along?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 5, 2025
  • Mounting contradictions have dulled the G7’s edge. Canada can lead it toward revitalization—or be complicit in its decline.
Mark Carney
As the G7’s 2025 president, Canada, under Prime Minister Mark Carney, can uphold the status quo or help redefine its resolve, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From reactive to proactive: Canada’s hidden health-care crisis and why physical activity should be central to policy

  • As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | June 5, 2025
Sue Holloway, left, ISG Senator Marty Deacon, and now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden at the fifth annual Ski Day on the Hill on Feb. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly

From reactive to proactive: Canada’s hidden health-care crisis and why physical activity should be central to policy

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | June 5, 2025
  • As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The

From reactive to proactive: Canada’s hidden health-care crisis and why physical activity should be central to policy

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | June 5, 2025
  • As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The
Sue Holloway, left, ISG Senator Marty Deacon, and now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden at the fifth annual Ski Day on the Hill on Feb. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly

Where does Israel imagine starving Palestinians can go?

  • The number of people who starve to death will now rise steeply because Israel has only opened four feeding centres where there used to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 5, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
As Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently pointed out to his colleagues, the problem with starving people is that the country’s allies cannot tolerate ‘images of mass famine,’ writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph courtesy of Loey Felipe

Where does Israel imagine starving Palestinians can go?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 5, 2025
  • The number of people who starve to death will now rise steeply because Israel has only opened four feeding centres where there used to

Where does Israel imagine starving Palestinians can go?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 5, 2025
  • The number of people who starve to death will now rise steeply because Israel has only opened four feeding centres where there used to
Benjamin Netanyahu
As Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently pointed out to his colleagues, the problem with starving people is that the country’s allies cannot tolerate ‘images of mass famine,’ writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph courtesy of Loey Felipe

Carney can make a huge difference on climate change, and he should make it a priority

  • Waking up and transforming our economy must mean powering down, not biz lust to be an energy superpower, sufficiency not abundance, a managed decline, not
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | June 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney pictured at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa during the royals' visit on May 26, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney can make a huge difference on climate change, and he should make it a priority

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | June 5, 2025
  • Waking up and transforming our economy must mean powering down, not biz lust to be an energy superpower, sufficiency not abundance, a managed decline, not

Carney can make a huge difference on climate change, and he should make it a priority

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | June 5, 2025
  • Waking up and transforming our economy must mean powering down, not biz lust to be an energy superpower, sufficiency not abundance, a managed decline, not
Prime Minister Mark Carney pictured at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa during the royals' visit on May 26, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Greece hosts national day reception

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FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 5, 2025
Greek Ambassador Ekaterini Dimakis, left, welcomes Serbian Ambassador Dejan Ralevic to the Greece national day reception at the Hellenic Event Centre on March 25. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Greece hosts national day reception

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 5, 2025
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Greece hosts national day reception

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 5, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Greek Ambassador Ekaterini Dimakis, left, welcomes Serbian Ambassador Dejan Ralevic to the Greece national day reception at the Hellenic Event Centre on March 25. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Health minister says mental health and access to care are on her list of priorities

  • Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 5, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel sits for an interview with The Hill Times in West Block on May 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health minister says mental health and access to care are on her list of priorities

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 5, 2025
  • Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.

Health minister says mental health and access to care are on her list of priorities

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 5, 2025
  • Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.
Health Minister Marjorie Michel sits for an interview with The Hill Times in West Block on May 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

  • Plus, politicos pay tribute to Marc Garneau.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 5, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali tabled the main estimates for the coming year last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 5, 2025
  • Plus, politicos pay tribute to Marc Garneau.

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 5, 2025
  • Plus, politicos pay tribute to Marc Garneau.
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali tabled the main estimates for the coming year last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Autopsy on the NDP election flop: don’t blame strategic voting

  • The NDP will never win an election while voters perceive the party as anti-business or anti-profit. But New Democrats won’t have to worry about
Opinion | BY MARC ZWELLING | June 4, 2025
Jagmeet Singh
Jagmeet Singh
Then-New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, left, with his wife Gurkian Kaur Sidhu, arriving for the English-language federal leaders' televised debate at the Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal on April 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Autopsy on the NDP election flop: don’t blame strategic voting

Opinion | BY MARC ZWELLING | June 4, 2025
  • The NDP will never win an election while voters perceive the party as anti-business or anti-profit. But New Democrats won’t have to worry about

Autopsy on the NDP election flop: don’t blame strategic voting

Opinion | BY MARC ZWELLING | June 4, 2025
  • The NDP will never win an election while voters perceive the party as anti-business or anti-profit. But New Democrats won’t have to worry about
Jagmeet Singh
Then-New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, left, with his wife Gurkian Kaur Sidhu, arriving for the English-language federal leaders' televised debate at the Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal on April 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The diversity of candidates and MPs stalled for some groups in this election

  • Visible minorities were elected in numbers that reflect immigration and citizenship trends, but this was less so for women and Indigenous Peoples.
Opinion | BY JEROME BLACK, ANDREW GRIFFITH | June 4, 2025
Newly elected MPs attend an orientation session put on by House of Commons staff on May 21. Between 2021 and 2025, participation of visible-minority candidates rose to 20.1 per cent from 18.2 per cent among all candidates from the six largest parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The diversity of candidates and MPs stalled for some groups in this election

Opinion | BY JEROME BLACK, ANDREW GRIFFITH | June 4, 2025
  • Visible minorities were elected in numbers that reflect immigration and citizenship trends, but this was less so for women and Indigenous Peoples.

The diversity of candidates and MPs stalled for some groups in this election

Opinion | BY JEROME BLACK, ANDREW GRIFFITH | June 4, 2025
  • Visible minorities were elected in numbers that reflect immigration and citizenship trends, but this was less so for women and Indigenous Peoples.
Newly elected MPs attend an orientation session put on by House of Commons staff on May 21. Between 2021 and 2025, participation of visible-minority candidates rose to 20.1 per cent from 18.2 per cent among all candidates from the six largest parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates

  • These organizations and departments are requesting funding representing an increase of 25 per cent or more compared to the 2024-25 main estimates.
List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 4, 2025
The 2025-26 main estimates were tabled in the House of Commons by new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates

List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 4, 2025
  • These organizations and departments are requesting funding representing an increase of 25 per cent or more compared to the 2024-25 main estimates.

The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates

List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 4, 2025
  • These organizations and departments are requesting funding representing an increase of 25 per cent or more compared to the 2024-25 main estimates.
The 2025-26 main estimates were tabled in the House of Commons by new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The government has idly sat by’: NDP MPs say Indigenous communities need federal support as wildfires devastate Western Canada

  • New Democrats say Ottawa's wildfire response fails to ‘uphold the dignity and well-being of First Nations,’ which they say are under federal jurisdiction.
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 4, 2025
Eleanor Olszewski
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski urged MPs not to let wildfires ‘become partisan flashpoints,’ saying that she is ‘working closely’ with provinces to manage the federal government’s response. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The government has idly sat by’: NDP MPs say Indigenous communities need federal support as wildfires devastate Western Canada

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 4, 2025
  • New Democrats say Ottawa's wildfire response fails to ‘uphold the dignity and well-being of First Nations,’ which they say are under federal jurisdiction.

‘The government has idly sat by’: NDP MPs say Indigenous communities need federal support as wildfires devastate Western Canada

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 4, 2025
  • New Democrats say Ottawa's wildfire response fails to ‘uphold the dignity and well-being of First Nations,’ which they say are under federal jurisdiction.
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski urged MPs not to let wildfires ‘become partisan flashpoints,’ saying that she is ‘working closely’ with provinces to manage the federal government’s response. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why the right to repair needs to be a priority for the new government 

  • At the forefront of keeping repair costs low and accessible is ensuring drivers have the right to repair their vehicles at the shop of
Opinion | BY EMILY HOLTBY | June 4, 2025
Many drivers are hoping to extend the life of their vehicles for as long as possible, particularly given the current economic outlook, writes Emily Holtby. Unsplash photograph by Kate Ibragimova

Why the right to repair needs to be a priority for the new government 

Opinion | BY EMILY HOLTBY | June 4, 2025
  • At the forefront of keeping repair costs low and accessible is ensuring drivers have the right to repair their vehicles at the shop of

Why the right to repair needs to be a priority for the new government 

Opinion | BY EMILY HOLTBY | June 4, 2025
  • At the forefront of keeping repair costs low and accessible is ensuring drivers have the right to repair their vehicles at the shop of
Many drivers are hoping to extend the life of their vehicles for as long as possible, particularly given the current economic outlook, writes Emily Holtby. Unsplash photograph by Kate Ibragimova

Climate policy is economic policy

  • An energy vision for Canada that includes achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is needed to shape our actions, policies, and investments. 
Opinion | BY SARAH HOUDE, SIMON DONNER | June 4, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin, right. There is no room for backsliding on climate policy, write Sarah Houde and Simon Donner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate policy is economic policy

Opinion | BY SARAH HOUDE, SIMON DONNER | June 4, 2025
  • An energy vision for Canada that includes achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is needed to shape our actions, policies, and investments. 

Climate policy is economic policy

Opinion | BY SARAH HOUDE, SIMON DONNER | June 4, 2025
  • An energy vision for Canada that includes achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is needed to shape our actions, policies, and investments. 
Julie Dabrusin
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin, right. There is no room for backsliding on climate policy, write Sarah Houde and Simon Donner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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