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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

Giving Canadian critical minerals ‘a reasonable chance’

  • While Canada has long been a major producer of copper, nickel, zinc and others on the critical minerals list, our path to getting other
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE GIBSON | June 15, 2025
Despite our long-standing status as a resource rich nation, many of Canada’s identified 34 critical minerals are not those we’re experienced in producing, writes Dr. Charlotte Gibson, an assistant professor and director of the Critical Minerals Processing Lab at Queen’s University. Photograph by Gabriela Palai, Pexels.com

Giving Canadian critical minerals ‘a reasonable chance’

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE GIBSON | June 15, 2025
  • While Canada has long been a major producer of copper, nickel, zinc and others on the critical minerals list, our path to getting other

Giving Canadian critical minerals ‘a reasonable chance’

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE GIBSON | June 15, 2025
  • While Canada has long been a major producer of copper, nickel, zinc and others on the critical minerals list, our path to getting other
Despite our long-standing status as a resource rich nation, many of Canada’s identified 34 critical minerals are not those we’re experienced in producing, writes Dr. Charlotte Gibson, an assistant professor and director of the Critical Minerals Processing Lab at Queen’s University. Photograph by Gabriela Palai, Pexels.com

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

Barrelling through Bill C-5

  • Plus, Carney holds a meeting of the National Security Council.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 13, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon. MPs will start debating a government motion on speeding up the process for passing the Liberals' One Canadian Economy Act today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Barrelling through Bill C-5

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 13, 2025
  • Plus, Carney holds a meeting of the National Security Council.

Barrelling through Bill C-5

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 13, 2025
  • Plus, Carney holds a meeting of the National Security Council.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon. MPs will start debating a government motion on speeding up the process for passing the Liberals' One Canadian Economy Act today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

Canada can be a resource superpower if we build the road to get goods to market

  • What we need is a co-ordinated, long-range strategy, a national trade corridor plan that links the country’s productive zones to its export gateways through
Opinion | BY GARY MAR | June 12, 2025
The Vancouver Centerm Terminal in Vancouver, B.C., is shown above. Ports are the gateways to global markets, according to Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Dietmar Rabich, shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license

Canada can be a resource superpower if we build the road to get goods to market

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | June 12, 2025
  • What we need is a co-ordinated, long-range strategy, a national trade corridor plan that links the country’s productive zones to its export gateways through

Canada can be a resource superpower if we build the road to get goods to market

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | June 12, 2025
  • What we need is a co-ordinated, long-range strategy, a national trade corridor plan that links the country’s productive zones to its export gateways through
The Vancouver Centerm Terminal in Vancouver, B.C., is shown above. Ports are the gateways to global markets, according to Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Dietmar Rabich, shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license

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

Sport Secretary van Koeverden settles his chief of staff

  • First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden's team.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 11, 2025
Now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer in the West Block on Nov. 20, 2024. He was sworn in to cabinet this past May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sport Secretary van Koeverden settles his chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 11, 2025
  • First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden's team.

Sport Secretary van Koeverden settles his chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 11, 2025
  • First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden's team.
Now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer in the West Block on Nov. 20, 2024. He was sworn in to cabinet this past May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More cabinet chiefs of staff confirmed, as other staff hires begin rolling in

  • Steven Guilbeault has scooped up a former PMO spokesperson to run his Quebec lieutenant office, and has made progress staffing up his culture and
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 11, 2025
Public Works Minister Joël Lightbound, left, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon, Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Quebec Lieutenant Steven Guilbeault have all now confirmed their chiefs of staff. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

More cabinet chiefs of staff confirmed, as other staff hires begin rolling in

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 11, 2025
  • Steven Guilbeault has scooped up a former PMO spokesperson to run his Quebec lieutenant office, and has made progress staffing up his culture and

More cabinet chiefs of staff confirmed, as other staff hires begin rolling in

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 11, 2025
  • Steven Guilbeault has scooped up a former PMO spokesperson to run his Quebec lieutenant office, and has made progress staffing up his culture and
Public Works Minister Joël Lightbound, left, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon, Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Quebec Lieutenant Steven Guilbeault have all now confirmed their chiefs of staff. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘These events are big challenges’: Carney faces tough road to G7 joint communiqué in Kananaksis

  • As leaders from the Group of Seven gather in Kananaksis, Alta., the chief task will be to mitigate any upheaval from the 'Trump circus,'
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in the hot seat when he chairs his first G7 summit as leader amid Canada's presidency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘These events are big challenges’: Carney faces tough road to G7 joint communiqué in Kananaksis

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 11, 2025
  • As leaders from the Group of Seven gather in Kananaksis, Alta., the chief task will be to mitigate any upheaval from the 'Trump circus,'

‘These events are big challenges’: Carney faces tough road to G7 joint communiqué in Kananaksis

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 11, 2025
  • As leaders from the Group of Seven gather in Kananaksis, Alta., the chief task will be to mitigate any upheaval from the 'Trump circus,'
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in the hot seat when he chairs his first G7 summit as leader amid Canada's presidency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Enlisting Coast Guard to buoy defence spending expected to hit choppy waters, say analysts

  • Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
The wide-ranging border security Bill C-2 proposes amendments to the Oceans Act to expand the Coast Guard's mandate to include security and intelligence-gathering activities. U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams

Enlisting Coast Guard to buoy defence spending expected to hit choppy waters, say analysts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
  • Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'

Enlisting Coast Guard to buoy defence spending expected to hit choppy waters, say analysts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
  • Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'
The wide-ranging border security Bill C-2 proposes amendments to the Oceans Act to expand the Coast Guard's mandate to include security and intelligence-gathering activities. U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams

Can Rodriguez dodge the ‘Anyone But Pablo’ movement developing in Quebec’s Liberal race?

  • It is not just Pablo Rodriguez’s name or urban swagger that may hold him back—he has little growth potential among young people.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 11, 2025
Pablo Rodriguez
Pablo Rodriguez
Despite the ‘Anyone But Pablo’ campaign that is emerging, former federal cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez could win the Quebec Liberal leadership race on the first ballot, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Rodriguez dodge the ‘Anyone But Pablo’ movement developing in Quebec’s Liberal race?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 11, 2025
  • It is not just Pablo Rodriguez’s name or urban swagger that may hold him back—he has little growth potential among young people.

Can Rodriguez dodge the ‘Anyone But Pablo’ movement developing in Quebec’s Liberal race?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 11, 2025
  • It is not just Pablo Rodriguez’s name or urban swagger that may hold him back—he has little growth potential among young people.
Pablo Rodriguez
Despite the ‘Anyone But Pablo’ campaign that is emerging, former federal cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez could win the Quebec Liberal leadership race on the first ballot, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public safety or public suppression?

  • We are entering into a dystopian future that will not keep us safe—it will keep us compliant.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 11, 2025
The crackdown on recent demonstrations in Los Angeles are an example of what lies down the path to criminalizing protesting that the Canadian government is trying to legislate with Bill C-2, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News

Public safety or public suppression?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 11, 2025
  • We are entering into a dystopian future that will not keep us safe—it will keep us compliant.

Public safety or public suppression?

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 11, 2025
  • We are entering into a dystopian future that will not keep us safe—it will keep us compliant.
The crackdown on recent demonstrations in Los Angeles are an example of what lies down the path to criminalizing protesting that the Canadian government is trying to legislate with Bill C-2, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News

Will Carney’s moonshot become cannon fodder?

  • Domestically, the biggest current threat to Mark Carney’s success is tripping over his own heels while trying to keep a blistering pace towards tangible
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is running at an Olympic champion sprinter’s pace to complete his list of tasks, and the public—for now—is giving him all the track he needs, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Carney’s moonshot become cannon fodder?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 11, 2025
  • Domestically, the biggest current threat to Mark Carney’s success is tripping over his own heels while trying to keep a blistering pace towards tangible

Will Carney’s moonshot become cannon fodder?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 11, 2025
  • Domestically, the biggest current threat to Mark Carney’s success is tripping over his own heels while trying to keep a blistering pace towards tangible
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is running at an Olympic champion sprinter’s pace to complete his list of tasks, and the public—for now—is giving him all the track he needs, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let Canada’s telecom builders keep building

  • Bell, Rogers, and Telus should be excluded from the wholesale internet access regime.
Opinion | BY ROBERT GHIZ | June 11, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly must reject policies that incentivize the largest network builders to reduce their investments in network infrastructure, writes Robert Ghiz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let Canada’s telecom builders keep building

Opinion | BY ROBERT GHIZ | June 11, 2025
  • Bell, Rogers, and Telus should be excluded from the wholesale internet access regime.

Let Canada’s telecom builders keep building

Opinion | BY ROBERT GHIZ | June 11, 2025
  • Bell, Rogers, and Telus should be excluded from the wholesale internet access regime.
Mélanie Joly
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly must reject policies that incentivize the largest network builders to reduce their investments in network infrastructure, writes Robert Ghiz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

World leaders converge on Alberta for G7 summit June 15-17

  • MONDAY, JUNE 9—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 Minister Champagne at Montreal Conference 2025—Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will take part in a fireside chat at the three-day
Prime Minister Mark Carney will play host to a cavalcade of international leaders during the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., from Sunday, June 15, to Tuesday, June 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

World leaders converge on Alberta for G7 summit June 15-17

  • MONDAY, JUNE 9—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 Minister Champagne at Montreal Conference 2025—Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will take part in a fireside chat at the three-day

World leaders converge on Alberta for G7 summit June 15-17

  • MONDAY, JUNE 9—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 Minister Champagne at Montreal Conference 2025—Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will take part in a fireside chat at the three-day
Prime Minister Mark Carney will play host to a cavalcade of international leaders during the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., from Sunday, June 15, to Tuesday, June 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The cost of coming home: are tariffs and trade deficits really so bad?

  • The notion of a trade deficit signalling economic weakness is misleading. Meanwhile, domestic production prompted by tariffs simply costs more.
Opinion | BY LUIS NAPOLES MEDINA | June 11, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Part of the logic behind U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for tariffs is a desire to bring production back home, but the consequences could hit local economies hard, writes Luis Napoles Medina. White House photograph by Gabriel Kotico

The cost of coming home: are tariffs and trade deficits really so bad?

Opinion | BY LUIS NAPOLES MEDINA | June 11, 2025
  • The notion of a trade deficit signalling economic weakness is misleading. Meanwhile, domestic production prompted by tariffs simply costs more.

The cost of coming home: are tariffs and trade deficits really so bad?

Opinion | BY LUIS NAPOLES MEDINA | June 11, 2025
  • The notion of a trade deficit signalling economic weakness is misleading. Meanwhile, domestic production prompted by tariffs simply costs more.
Donald Trump
Part of the logic behind U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for tariffs is a desire to bring production back home, but the consequences could hit local economies hard, writes Luis Napoles Medina. White House photograph by Gabriel Kotico

Federal government doesn’t know how many offices sit empty: AG

  • Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report says departments need to accelerate their efforts to reduce office space, and PSPS needs better data on the number
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 10, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works, and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said the government has accepted all of the recommendations in an audit looking at federal office space which found that Ottawa has been slow to reduce its footprint. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal government doesn’t know how many offices sit empty: AG

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 10, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report says departments need to accelerate their efforts to reduce office space, and PSPS needs better data on the number

Federal government doesn’t know how many offices sit empty: AG

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 10, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report says departments need to accelerate their efforts to reduce office space, and PSPS needs better data on the number
Government Transformation, Public Works, and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said the government has accepted all of the recommendations in an audit looking at federal office space which found that Ottawa has been slow to reduce its footprint. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa’s climate adaptation plans ‘incomplete,’ and ‘neither systematic nor comprehensive,’ says Environment Commissioner DeMarco

  • Canada released its National Adaptation Strategy two years ago—in that time, only one of the strategy's three ‘key’ components has been established, but with
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 10, 2025
Jerry DeMarco
Jerry DeMarco
Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Jerry DeMarco's report on the government's National Adaptation Strategy found that progress is slow and unfocused. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa’s climate adaptation plans ‘incomplete,’ and ‘neither systematic nor comprehensive,’ says Environment Commissioner DeMarco

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 10, 2025
  • Canada released its National Adaptation Strategy two years ago—in that time, only one of the strategy's three ‘key’ components has been established, but with

Ottawa’s climate adaptation plans ‘incomplete,’ and ‘neither systematic nor comprehensive,’ says Environment Commissioner DeMarco

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 10, 2025
  • Canada released its National Adaptation Strategy two years ago—in that time, only one of the strategy's three ‘key’ components has been established, but with
Jerry DeMarco
Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Jerry DeMarco's report on the government's National Adaptation Strategy found that progress is slow and unfocused. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Highlights from ‘fast-track’ Carney’s major defence pledge

  • Prime Minister Mark ‘fast-track’ Carney says the government will be shelling out over $9.3-billion in more funding to hit NATO’s two-per-cent target this fiscal
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his government has earmarked an additional $9.3-billion in defence funding so that Canada can meet the NATO target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Highlights from ‘fast-track’ Carney’s major defence pledge

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 10, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark ‘fast-track’ Carney says the government will be shelling out over $9.3-billion in more funding to hit NATO’s two-per-cent target this fiscal

Highlights from ‘fast-track’ Carney’s major defence pledge

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 10, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark ‘fast-track’ Carney says the government will be shelling out over $9.3-billion in more funding to hit NATO’s two-per-cent target this fiscal
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his government has earmarked an additional $9.3-billion in defence funding so that Canada can meet the NATO target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The high price of a handshake: Carney’s G7 Modi invite 

  • If Canada cannot draw a line at political assassination on its own soil, where will we draw one?
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 9, 2025
Canada's invite to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 is historic in the way political duplicities often are: low-key, deliberate, and draped in the language of pragmatic necessity, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The high price of a handshake: Carney’s G7 Modi invite 

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 9, 2025
  • If Canada cannot draw a line at political assassination on its own soil, where will we draw one?

The high price of a handshake: Carney’s G7 Modi invite 

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 9, 2025
  • If Canada cannot draw a line at political assassination on its own soil, where will we draw one?
Canada's invite to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 is historic in the way political duplicities often are: low-key, deliberate, and draped in the language of pragmatic necessity, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

  • Experts offered mixed reviews of Bill S-213, describing it as a ‘baby step’ forward, or as a watered-down attempt to address an already well-known
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2025
Ontario ISG Senator Donna Dasko tabled Bill S-213 with proposed reforms to the Canada Elections Act on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Experts offered mixed reviews of Bill S-213, describing it as a ‘baby step’ forward, or as a watered-down attempt to address an already well-known

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Experts offered mixed reviews of Bill S-213, describing it as a ‘baby step’ forward, or as a watered-down attempt to address an already well-known
Ontario ISG Senator Donna Dasko tabled Bill S-213 with proposed reforms to the Canada Elections Act on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives support extra money for military, says Poilievre

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 9, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, holds a press conference in West Block on June 9, with his defence critic James Bezan, left, and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong, right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives support extra money for military, says Poilievre

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 9, 2025
  • The Hill Times

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Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, holds a press conference in West Block on June 9, with his defence critic James Bezan, left, and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong, right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Resetting society’s compassion agenda

  • The world’s collective conscience is demanding a giant reset of the compassion agendas of our top private and public institutions. A generative compassion approach
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | June 12, 2024
A generative compassion approach by the federal government would require that every department, agency, and commission undergo a strategic review of its compassion agenda, and develop a set of compassion policies suited to the needs of stakeholders, writes Kathleen Finlay. Pexels photograph by Engin Akyurt

Resetting society’s compassion agenda

Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | June 12, 2024
  • The world’s collective conscience is demanding a giant reset of the compassion agendas of our top private and public institutions. A generative compassion approach

Resetting society’s compassion agenda

Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | June 12, 2024
  • The world’s collective conscience is demanding a giant reset of the compassion agendas of our top private and public institutions. A generative compassion approach
A generative compassion approach by the federal government would require that every department, agency, and commission undergo a strategic review of its compassion agenda, and develop a set of compassion policies suited to the needs of stakeholders, writes Kathleen Finlay. Pexels photograph by Engin Akyurt

Where does Canada stand on geoengineering? Nobody knows

  • Canada can use the wait-and-see approach, or we can use our reputation as a middle power to be an honest broker on this emerging
Opinion | BY BURGESS LANGSHAW POWER, JUAN MORENO-CRUZ | June 12, 2024
Steven Guilbeault.
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Ottawa’s Climate Science 2050 report makes not a single mention of geoengineering, write Burgess Langshaw Power and Juan Moreno-Cruz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where does Canada stand on geoengineering? Nobody knows

Opinion | BY BURGESS LANGSHAW POWER, JUAN MORENO-CRUZ | June 12, 2024
  • Canada can use the wait-and-see approach, or we can use our reputation as a middle power to be an honest broker on this emerging

Where does Canada stand on geoengineering? Nobody knows

Opinion | BY BURGESS LANGSHAW POWER, JUAN MORENO-CRUZ | June 12, 2024
  • Canada can use the wait-and-see approach, or we can use our reputation as a middle power to be an honest broker on this emerging
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Ottawa’s Climate Science 2050 report makes not a single mention of geoengineering, write Burgess Langshaw Power and Juan Moreno-Cruz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Occupational therapists deserve to be eligible for Canada Student Loan forgiveness

  • As health-care needs increase in rural and remote Canada, the federal government must do more to encourage occupational therapists to move to these communities.
Opinion | BY HéLèNE SABOURIN | June 12, 2024
Failing to include OTs as eligible for Canada’s Student Loan forgiveness program works against ensuring access to quality health-care services in rural and remote communities that most Canadians take for granted, writes Hélène Sabourin. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Occupational therapists deserve to be eligible for Canada Student Loan forgiveness

Opinion | BY HéLèNE SABOURIN | June 12, 2024
  • As health-care needs increase in rural and remote Canada, the federal government must do more to encourage occupational therapists to move to these communities.

Occupational therapists deserve to be eligible for Canada Student Loan forgiveness

Opinion | BY HéLèNE SABOURIN | June 12, 2024
  • As health-care needs increase in rural and remote Canada, the federal government must do more to encourage occupational therapists to move to these communities.
Failing to include OTs as eligible for Canada’s Student Loan forgiveness program works against ensuring access to quality health-care services in rural and remote communities that most Canadians take for granted, writes Hélène Sabourin. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Environment Minister Guilbeault promotes a new policy director

  • Plus, Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds has also seen some recent changes to her policy team.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault recently named a new director of climate and energy policy for his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment Minister Guilbeault promotes a new policy director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2024
  • Plus, Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds has also seen some recent changes to her policy team.

Environment Minister Guilbeault promotes a new policy director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2024
  • Plus, Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds has also seen some recent changes to her policy team.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault recently named a new director of climate and energy policy for his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

McGuinty addresses NSICOP report

  • Reporters scrum Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, before the Liberal caucus meeting on June 12.
Reporters scrum Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, before the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on June 12, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

McGuinty addresses NSICOP report

  • Reporters scrum Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, before the Liberal caucus meeting on June 12.

McGuinty addresses NSICOP report

  • Reporters scrum Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, before the Liberal caucus meeting on June 12.
Reporters scrum Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, before the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on June 12, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 summit is the time for leaders to deliver on child labour commitments

  • Despite goals to eliminate child labour by 2025, there are tens of millions of children exploited in the G7 nations’ supply chains, and forced
Opinion | BY FERNANDO MORALES-DE LA CRUZ | June 12, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, third from left, and his fellow G7 leaders, pictured in Japan at the 2023 summit. All G7 governments and the European Union must co-operate to create a global list of goods produced by child labour or forced labour, writes Fernando Morales-de la Cruz. White House photograph by Adam Schultz

G7 summit is the time for leaders to deliver on child labour commitments

Opinion | BY FERNANDO MORALES-DE LA CRUZ | June 12, 2024
  • Despite goals to eliminate child labour by 2025, there are tens of millions of children exploited in the G7 nations’ supply chains, and forced

G7 summit is the time for leaders to deliver on child labour commitments

Opinion | BY FERNANDO MORALES-DE LA CRUZ | June 12, 2024
  • Despite goals to eliminate child labour by 2025, there are tens of millions of children exploited in the G7 nations’ supply chains, and forced
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, third from left, and his fellow G7 leaders, pictured in Japan at the 2023 summit. All G7 governments and the European Union must co-operate to create a global list of goods produced by child labour or forced labour, writes Fernando Morales-de la Cruz. White House photograph by Adam Schultz

Emmanuel Macron’s strategy

  • Emmanuel Macron must realize that a crisis over mass migration to Europe is coming soon, driven by global warming. Temperatures in Greece, southern Italy
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron, pictured on the Hill on June 7, 2018, called national elections in France for the end of this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Emmanuel Macron’s strategy

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2024
  • Emmanuel Macron must realize that a crisis over mass migration to Europe is coming soon, driven by global warming. Temperatures in Greece, southern Italy

Emmanuel Macron’s strategy

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2024
  • Emmanuel Macron must realize that a crisis over mass migration to Europe is coming soon, driven by global warming. Temperatures in Greece, southern Italy
French President Emmanuel Macron, pictured on the Hill on June 7, 2018, called national elections in France for the end of this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian creators cheer CRTC contribution decision as streamers warn ‘discriminatory tax’ will lead to higher prices

  • As part of its Online Streaming Act plan, the CRTC ruled that online streamers making more than $25M in domestic revenue must give five
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2024
As of September, large online streaming services like Spotify, Netflix, and Amazon will be required to pay five per cent of their annual domestic revenue in contributions to Canadian media funds, which the CRTC estimates would provide $200-million in new annual funding. Unsplash photograph by Tamas Pap

Canadian creators cheer CRTC contribution decision as streamers warn ‘discriminatory tax’ will lead to higher prices

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2024
  • As part of its Online Streaming Act plan, the CRTC ruled that online streamers making more than $25M in domestic revenue must give five

Canadian creators cheer CRTC contribution decision as streamers warn ‘discriminatory tax’ will lead to higher prices

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2024
  • As part of its Online Streaming Act plan, the CRTC ruled that online streamers making more than $25M in domestic revenue must give five
As of September, large online streaming services like Spotify, Netflix, and Amazon will be required to pay five per cent of their annual domestic revenue in contributions to Canadian media funds, which the CRTC estimates would provide $200-million in new annual funding. Unsplash photograph by Tamas Pap

‘Political class needs to wake the hell up, and stop treating India with kid gloves,’ say Sikh advocates seeking answers on foreign interference

  • The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians' latest report found the government of India—not Russia—to be the second-most significant foreign interference threat after
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government 'respectfully disagrees' with elements of the recent report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, and that releasing the identities of implicated parliamentarians could harm criminal investigations, and violate federal secrecy laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Political class needs to wake the hell up, and stop treating India with kid gloves,’ say Sikh advocates seeking answers on foreign interference

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2024
  • The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians' latest report found the government of India—not Russia—to be the second-most significant foreign interference threat after

‘Political class needs to wake the hell up, and stop treating India with kid gloves,’ say Sikh advocates seeking answers on foreign interference

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2024
  • The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians' latest report found the government of India—not Russia—to be the second-most significant foreign interference threat after
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government 'respectfully disagrees' with elements of the recent report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, and that releasing the identities of implicated parliamentarians could harm criminal investigations, and violate federal secrecy laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Deal disquiet: CUSMA review could be a rough ride with the U.S. holding the reins, says pact’s negotiator

  • Canada, the U.S., and Mexico could all be jockeying to sweeten the deal as competing interests and priorities colour the road to the required
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 12, 2024
Former trade negotiator Steve Verheul says it is 'very unlikely' that the CUSMA review in 2026 will lead to the deal expiring 10 years later. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Deal disquiet: CUSMA review could be a rough ride with the U.S. holding the reins, says pact’s negotiator

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 12, 2024
  • Canada, the U.S., and Mexico could all be jockeying to sweeten the deal as competing interests and priorities colour the road to the required

Deal disquiet: CUSMA review could be a rough ride with the U.S. holding the reins, says pact’s negotiator

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 12, 2024
  • Canada, the U.S., and Mexico could all be jockeying to sweeten the deal as competing interests and priorities colour the road to the required
Former trade negotiator Steve Verheul says it is 'very unlikely' that the CUSMA review in 2026 will lead to the deal expiring 10 years later. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The far-right ties that bind

  • The results of the European Parliament elections are just one of many signposts along the path to nationalism on which Canada finds itself.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 12, 2024
Europe is falling apart, threatening western hegemonic liberal democratic structures, policies, and values, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of the European Parliament/Flickr

The far-right ties that bind

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 12, 2024
  • The results of the European Parliament elections are just one of many signposts along the path to nationalism on which Canada finds itself.

The far-right ties that bind

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 12, 2024
  • The results of the European Parliament elections are just one of many signposts along the path to nationalism on which Canada finds itself.
Europe is falling apart, threatening western hegemonic liberal democratic structures, policies, and values, writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of the European Parliament/Flickr

Foreign interference foot-dragging hurts everyone

  • It’s almost physically painful to watch the scrambling that has occurred in the wake of the committee report that’s currently rocking Parliament Hill. On
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 12, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the Hogue Commission is the right venue to investigate the claims made in the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign interference foot-dragging hurts everyone

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 12, 2024
  • It’s almost physically painful to watch the scrambling that has occurred in the wake of the committee report that’s currently rocking Parliament Hill. On

Foreign interference foot-dragging hurts everyone

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 12, 2024
  • It’s almost physically painful to watch the scrambling that has occurred in the wake of the committee report that’s currently rocking Parliament Hill. On
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the Hogue Commission is the right venue to investigate the claims made in the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Return to which office? Boycotting National Public Service Week

  • Despite the return-to-office mandate, there is simply no space for all public servants to be working in Government of Canada buildings.
Opinion | BY WAHEED KHAN | June 12, 2024
The Treasury Board Secretariat office at 90 Elgin St. is pictured on April 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Return to which office? Boycotting National Public Service Week

Opinion | BY WAHEED KHAN | June 12, 2024
  • Despite the return-to-office mandate, there is simply no space for all public servants to be working in Government of Canada buildings.

Return to which office? Boycotting National Public Service Week

Opinion | BY WAHEED KHAN | June 12, 2024
  • Despite the return-to-office mandate, there is simply no space for all public servants to be working in Government of Canada buildings.
The Treasury Board Secretariat office at 90 Elgin St. is pictured on April 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The minister who cried capital gains

  • The feds are trying to weaponize the capital gains framework as some form of class warfare under the cover of a call for fairness.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 12, 2024
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s direction on the changes to the capital gains tax structure is facile at best, and deliberately divisive at worst, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The minister who cried capital gains

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 12, 2024
  • The feds are trying to weaponize the capital gains framework as some form of class warfare under the cover of a call for fairness.

The minister who cried capital gains

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 12, 2024
  • The feds are trying to weaponize the capital gains framework as some form of class warfare under the cover of a call for fairness.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s direction on the changes to the capital gains tax structure is facile at best, and deliberately divisive at worst, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 faces toughest tests of its 50-year history

  • The G7 is now at the forefront of anti-authoritarian forces in the deepening geostrategic struggle magnified by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 12, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, and his fellow G7 leaders face a challenging situation at this week’s leaders’ summit Italy, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Adam Schultz

G7 faces toughest tests of its 50-year history

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 12, 2024
  • The G7 is now at the forefront of anti-authoritarian forces in the deepening geostrategic struggle magnified by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

G7 faces toughest tests of its 50-year history

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 12, 2024
  • The G7 is now at the forefront of anti-authoritarian forces in the deepening geostrategic struggle magnified by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, and his fellow G7 leaders face a challenging situation at this week’s leaders’ summit Italy, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Adam Schultz

On language, these MNAs don’t vote in their constituents’ interests

  • In supporting an anti-bilingualism resolution, a group of Quebec Liberal MNAs failed to speak up for their community, its values, and history.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 12, 2024
When any Member of the National Assembly, from the premier on down, ignores the contribution of the English-speaking community to the building of Quebec, it is a galling repudiation, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Szpiro/Flickr

On language, these MNAs don’t vote in their constituents’ interests

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 12, 2024
  • In supporting an anti-bilingualism resolution, a group of Quebec Liberal MNAs failed to speak up for their community, its values, and history.

On language, these MNAs don’t vote in their constituents’ interests

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 12, 2024
  • In supporting an anti-bilingualism resolution, a group of Quebec Liberal MNAs failed to speak up for their community, its values, and history.
When any Member of the National Assembly, from the premier on down, ignores the contribution of the English-speaking community to the building of Quebec, it is a galling repudiation, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Szpiro/Flickr

Why we must ‘contextualize’ hate

  • If we fail to understand acts of hatred and their context, even greater suffering and evil may be unleashed.
Opinion | BY PHIL RYAN | June 12, 2024
Protesters march in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 17, calling for an end to the bombing of Gaza. Too often, pleas for understanding have been equated with defences of Hamas terrorism, writes Phil Ryan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why we must ‘contextualize’ hate

Opinion | BY PHIL RYAN | June 12, 2024
  • If we fail to understand acts of hatred and their context, even greater suffering and evil may be unleashed.

Why we must ‘contextualize’ hate

Opinion | BY PHIL RYAN | June 12, 2024
  • If we fail to understand acts of hatred and their context, even greater suffering and evil may be unleashed.
Protesters march in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 17, calling for an end to the bombing of Gaza. Too often, pleas for understanding have been equated with defences of Hamas terrorism, writes Phil Ryan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs Committee releases report on experiences of women veterans on June 12

  • MONDAY, JUNE 10—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 IEFA’s Montreal Conference—Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Small Business Minister Rechie Valdez will take part the International Economic
Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg chairs the House Veterans Affairs Committee, which will table its report on the experiences of Canadian women veterans and then hold an afternoon press conference on Wednesday, June 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs Committee releases report on experiences of women veterans on June 12

  • MONDAY, JUNE 10—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 IEFA’s Montreal Conference—Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Small Business Minister Rechie Valdez will take part the International Economic

Veterans Affairs Committee releases report on experiences of women veterans on June 12

  • MONDAY, JUNE 10—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 IEFA’s Montreal Conference—Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Small Business Minister Rechie Valdez will take part the International Economic
Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg chairs the House Veterans Affairs Committee, which will table its report on the experiences of Canadian women veterans and then hold an afternoon press conference on Wednesday, June 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A moving experience

  • This June, hundreds of Canadian families at home and abroad are preparing to resettle during the annual diplomatic rotation season.
Opinion | BY ANDREW ELLIOTT | June 12, 2024
Posting season is hectic, and relocating under the benevolent watch of the federal government is an experience that harkens back to the plot of a movie, writes Andrew Elliott. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

A moving experience

Opinion | BY ANDREW ELLIOTT | June 12, 2024
  • This June, hundreds of Canadian families at home and abroad are preparing to resettle during the annual diplomatic rotation season.

A moving experience

Opinion | BY ANDREW ELLIOTT | June 12, 2024
  • This June, hundreds of Canadian families at home and abroad are preparing to resettle during the annual diplomatic rotation season.
Posting season is hectic, and relocating under the benevolent watch of the federal government is an experience that harkens back to the plot of a movie, writes Andrew Elliott. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Fighting Conservative disinformation should be a top priority, says gun-control advocate

  • Re: “Hey, Liberals! Why be shy? Isn’t it time to refute the disinformation?” (The Hill Times, June 3, p. 11). Susan Riley hit the
Opinion | June 12, 2024

Fighting Conservative disinformation should be a top priority, says gun-control advocate

Opinion | June 12, 2024
  • Re: “Hey, Liberals! Why be shy? Isn’t it time to refute the disinformation?” (The Hill Times, June 3, p. 11). Susan Riley hit the

Fighting Conservative disinformation should be a top priority, says gun-control advocate

Opinion | June 12, 2024
  • Re: “Hey, Liberals! Why be shy? Isn’t it time to refute the disinformation?” (The Hill Times, June 3, p. 11). Susan Riley hit the

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