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Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
As a part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's, right, spending review of government operations, departments that serve Indigenous Peoples—including Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada led by Minister Rebecca Alty, left—must be required to fulfill their spending obligations and "get the money out the door," writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
As a part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's, right, spending review of government operations, departments that serve Indigenous Peoples—including Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada led by Minister Rebecca Alty, left—must be required to fulfill their spending obligations and "get the money out the door," writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The value of strategic praise

  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Mélanie Joly, right, who was then foreign affairs minister, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Joly, now industry minister, is the federal lead on the auto file. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Mélanie Joly, right, who was then foreign affairs minister, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Joly, now industry minister, is the federal lead on the auto file. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
Opinion | July 14, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
typewriter
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Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.
Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.

Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.
Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
Former justice minister David Lametti, pictured in 2022, returns to the Hill on July 14 as the prime minister's principal secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper
Former justice minister David Lametti, pictured in 2022, returns to the Hill on July 14 as the prime minister's principal secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
The Red Chamber currently seats 103 Senators, just two seats shy of its capacity, after a slate of new Senators were appointed in the last couple of years. This may be putting strain on the office of the Senate Ethics Officer, which says it is having difficulty keeping up with Senator requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with
The Red Chamber currently seats 103 Senators, just two seats shy of its capacity, after a slate of new Senators were appointed in the last couple of years. This may be putting strain on the office of the Senate Ethics Officer, which says it is having difficulty keeping up with Senator requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader, but would leave it up to party delegates to vote
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is opening up the debate for ‘renewal’ in Ontario provincial leadership, according to an email obtained by The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader, but would leave it up to party delegates to vote

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader, but would leave it up to party delegates to vote
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is opening up the debate for ‘renewal’ in Ontario provincial leadership, according to an email obtained by The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure
Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s current approach of appeasing our fossil fuel-producing provinces is based on short-term logic, writes Andy Hira. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s current approach of appeasing our fossil fuel-producing provinces is based on short-term logic, writes Andy Hira. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
After April’s election resulted in a devastating loss for the NDP, the party appointed Don Davies as interim leader. Now, New Democrats prepare for a leadership race while battling infighting among party management and grassroots supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the
Don Davies
After April’s election resulted in a devastating loss for the NDP, the party appointed Don Davies as interim leader. Now, New Democrats prepare for a leadership race while battling infighting among party management and grassroots supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

  • Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block on May 14, while his director of communications, Audrey Milette, left, looks on. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2025
  • Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2025
  • Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block on May 14, while his director of communications, Audrey Milette, left, looks on. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Musk, Trump, and Mao

  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
Most American political analysts have dismissed the electoral prospects of Elon Musk’s new political party, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

Musk, Trump, and Mao

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of

Musk, Trump, and Mao

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of
Most American political analysts have dismissed the electoral prospects of Elon Musk’s new political party, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

AFN tackles C-5

  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has called a forum for First Nations leaders today on the government's Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AFN tackles C-5

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.

AFN tackles C-5

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has called a forum for First Nations leaders today on the government's Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.
Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
Part of the Hudson Bay shoreline in Churchill, Man. Port Nelson is more accessible in the winter, and several port facilities could be built to handle all sorts of commodities, writes Dorothy Dobbie. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.
Part of the Hudson Bay shoreline in Churchill, Man. Port Nelson is more accessible in the winter, and several port facilities could be built to handle all sorts of commodities, writes Dorothy Dobbie. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
Not everyone who sits in the Senate agrees with each other, but they share a belief that this country is worth the hard work, writes ISG Senator Farah Mohamed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across
Not everyone who sits in the Senate agrees with each other, but they share a belief that this country is worth the hard work, writes ISG Senator Farah Mohamed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
The Canadian government has been saddled with getting the best possible deal for the country with U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could
The Canadian government has been saddled with getting the best possible deal for the country with U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Action must follow Canada’s tone shift on Gaza

  • History will judge Canada’s response over Gaza; it will not be enough to point to statements of concern, or empty ultimatums.
Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. It’s too early to tell whether the Canadian government’s May statement signals a meaningful shift toward a 'human rights first' approach to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, writes Ketty Nivyabandi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Action must follow Canada’s tone shift on Gaza

Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | July 9, 2025
  • History will judge Canada’s response over Gaza; it will not be enough to point to statements of concern, or empty ultimatums.

Action must follow Canada’s tone shift on Gaza

Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | July 9, 2025
  • History will judge Canada’s response over Gaza; it will not be enough to point to statements of concern, or empty ultimatums.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. It’s too early to tell whether the Canadian government’s May statement signals a meaningful shift toward a 'human rights first' approach to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, writes Ketty Nivyabandi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)
Opinion | July 9, 2025
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Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)

Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)
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Bishop’s Forum focused on keeping young Quebecers in Quebec

  • I emphasized to the young participants there was value in seeing the country or the world, and then coming back—as I did.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 21, 2024
Young Quebecers should see the world and come back to Quebec because we need their energy and brilliance, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Atikh Bana

Bishop’s Forum focused on keeping young Quebecers in Quebec

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 21, 2024
  • I emphasized to the young participants there was value in seeing the country or the world, and then coming back—as I did.

Bishop’s Forum focused on keeping young Quebecers in Quebec

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 21, 2024
  • I emphasized to the young participants there was value in seeing the country or the world, and then coming back—as I did.
Young Quebecers should see the world and come back to Quebec because we need their energy and brilliance, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Atikh Bana

Top doctor Theresa Tam to be honoured by medical women

  • Plus, NDP MP Charlie Angus' memoir comes out on Oct. 29, and two new Senators have been named to the Red Chamber.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 21, 2024
Theresa Tam
Theresa Tam
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Theresa Tam will receive an award from the Federation of Medical Women of Canada in Toronto on Sept. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top doctor Theresa Tam to be honoured by medical women

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 21, 2024
  • Plus, NDP MP Charlie Angus' memoir comes out on Oct. 29, and two new Senators have been named to the Red Chamber.

Top doctor Theresa Tam to be honoured by medical women

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 21, 2024
  • Plus, NDP MP Charlie Angus' memoir comes out on Oct. 29, and two new Senators have been named to the Red Chamber.
Theresa Tam
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Theresa Tam will receive an award from the Federation of Medical Women of Canada in Toronto on Sept. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blanchet, Duceppe rally in Verdun

  • Plus, Conservative and NDP MPs push for a study on China tariffs.
Blanchet
Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet will hold a rally in a Montreal riding where a byelection is scheduled next month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blanchet, Duceppe rally in Verdun

  • Plus, Conservative and NDP MPs push for a study on China tariffs.

Blanchet, Duceppe rally in Verdun

  • Plus, Conservative and NDP MPs push for a study on China tariffs.
Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet will hold a rally in a Montreal riding where a byelection is scheduled next month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remembering Chuck Strahl and his lessons of leadership

  • The late MP was a true model for how to be both a good family man, and a committed public servant.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 21, 2024
Chuck Strahl
Chuck Strahl
While he never sought the credit, Chuck Strahl was a key figure in ending the conservative wars of the 1990s and early 2000s, and putting conservatives on the path to one unified entity, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

Remembering Chuck Strahl and his lessons of leadership

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 21, 2024
  • The late MP was a true model for how to be both a good family man, and a committed public servant.

Remembering Chuck Strahl and his lessons of leadership

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 21, 2024
  • The late MP was a true model for how to be both a good family man, and a committed public servant.
Chuck Strahl
While he never sought the credit, Chuck Strahl was a key figure in ending the conservative wars of the 1990s and early 2000s, and putting conservatives on the path to one unified entity, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

Parliamentarians: remember why you’re all here

  • The House of Commons will be back in business on Sept. 16, with the Senate soon to follow. As contributors to The Hill Times’
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 21, 2024
House of Commons
House of Commons
Members of Parliament will return to take their seats in the House of Commons Chamber on Sept. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliamentarians: remember why you’re all here

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 21, 2024
  • The House of Commons will be back in business on Sept. 16, with the Senate soon to follow. As contributors to The Hill Times’

Parliamentarians: remember why you’re all here

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 21, 2024
  • The House of Commons will be back in business on Sept. 16, with the Senate soon to follow. As contributors to The Hill Times’
House of Commons
Members of Parliament will return to take their seats in the House of Commons Chamber on Sept. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let Hezbollah off the hook for war crimes: reader

  • Re: “Responsibility for recent missile attack still unknown: CJPME,” (The Hill Times, Aug. 14, p. 8). Fatima Haidar’s letter to the editor claimed that
Opinion | August 21, 2024
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Don’t let Hezbollah off the hook for war crimes: reader

Opinion | August 21, 2024
  • Re: “Responsibility for recent missile attack still unknown: CJPME,” (The Hill Times, Aug. 14, p. 8). Fatima Haidar’s letter to the editor claimed that

Don’t let Hezbollah off the hook for war crimes: reader

Opinion | August 21, 2024
  • Re: “Responsibility for recent missile attack still unknown: CJPME,” (The Hill Times, Aug. 14, p. 8). Fatima Haidar’s letter to the editor claimed that
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Trudeau must let a new leader step in: letter writer

  • In a pre-election campaign, it is often useful to review what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had to say in November 2015 when the Liberals
Opinion | August 21, 2024
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Trudeau must let a new leader step in: letter writer

Opinion | August 21, 2024
  • In a pre-election campaign, it is often useful to review what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had to say in November 2015 when the Liberals

Trudeau must let a new leader step in: letter writer

Opinion | August 21, 2024
  • In a pre-election campaign, it is often useful to review what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had to say in November 2015 when the Liberals
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The Canadian Armed Forces: early quitters?

  • For Canada to be dismissed as an 'early quitter' by a former Australian prime minister might sting somewhat if those allies who continued the fight
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 21, 2024
Canadian soldiers return to their light armoured vehicles during Operation Medusa in 2006. We pursued the war in Afghanistan to the tune of 158 Canadian soldiers killed, 2,000 wounded or physically injured, and countless thousands more suffering the unseen mental wounds of PTSD, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of the CAF/Sgt. Lou Penney

The Canadian Armed Forces: early quitters?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 21, 2024
  • For Canada to be dismissed as an 'early quitter' by a former Australian prime minister might sting somewhat if those allies who continued the fight

The Canadian Armed Forces: early quitters?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 21, 2024
  • For Canada to be dismissed as an 'early quitter' by a former Australian prime minister might sting somewhat if those allies who continued the fight
Canadian soldiers return to their light armoured vehicles during Operation Medusa in 2006. We pursued the war in Afghanistan to the tune of 158 Canadian soldiers killed, 2,000 wounded or physically injured, and countless thousands more suffering the unseen mental wounds of PTSD, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of the CAF/Sgt. Lou Penney

NDP caucus will use every tool possible to deliver relief this fall

  • For one, we need to get pharmacare up and running, starting with birth control and diabetes medications, and then expanding to other drugs.
Opinion | BY NDP HOUSE LEADER PETER JULIAN | August 21, 2024
Jagmeet Singh
Jagmeet Singh
Last spring, Jagmeet Singh and the NDP forced the government to finally launch the NDP’s dental care plan. This fall, the caucus will be holding Trudeau’s feet to the fire over his bungled implementation of the plan, writes NDP House Leader Peter Julian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP caucus will use every tool possible to deliver relief this fall

Opinion | BY NDP HOUSE LEADER PETER JULIAN | August 21, 2024
  • For one, we need to get pharmacare up and running, starting with birth control and diabetes medications, and then expanding to other drugs.

NDP caucus will use every tool possible to deliver relief this fall

Opinion | BY NDP HOUSE LEADER PETER JULIAN | August 21, 2024
  • For one, we need to get pharmacare up and running, starting with birth control and diabetes medications, and then expanding to other drugs.
Jagmeet Singh
Last spring, Jagmeet Singh and the NDP forced the government to finally launch the NDP’s dental care plan. This fall, the caucus will be holding Trudeau’s feet to the fire over his bungled implementation of the plan, writes NDP House Leader Peter Julian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Protecting wild salmon populations doesn’t require banning farms

  • We need to put salmon farm disease in perspective with how we respond to infectious disease in humans.
Opinion | BY GARY D. MARTY | August 21, 2024
We can recognize the overall benefit of salmon farms for Indigenous Peoples, and fish health professionals can work to minimize farm salmon infectious diseases without the banning of salmon farms, writes Dr. Gary D. Marty. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Protecting wild salmon populations doesn’t require banning farms

Opinion | BY GARY D. MARTY | August 21, 2024
  • We need to put salmon farm disease in perspective with how we respond to infectious disease in humans.

Protecting wild salmon populations doesn’t require banning farms

Opinion | BY GARY D. MARTY | August 21, 2024
  • We need to put salmon farm disease in perspective with how we respond to infectious disease in humans.
We can recognize the overall benefit of salmon farms for Indigenous Peoples, and fish health professionals can work to minimize farm salmon infectious diseases without the banning of salmon farms, writes Dr. Gary D. Marty. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada’s shipbuilding strategy is a success we shouldn’t abandon

  • There is a clear national security rationale for preserving the capacity to build and maintain one’s own warships.
Opinion | BY JENNIFER MURRAY | August 21, 2024
Iroquois-class destroyer HMCS Athabaskan leaves St. John's, N.L., in 2016. Since the Harper government launched the program in 2010, the NSS has revived an industry that was in terminal decline, and nearly singlehandedly recovered the lost art of shipbuilding in Canada, writes Unifor's Jennifer Murray. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Cpl. Neil Clarkson

Canada’s shipbuilding strategy is a success we shouldn’t abandon

Opinion | BY JENNIFER MURRAY | August 21, 2024
  • There is a clear national security rationale for preserving the capacity to build and maintain one’s own warships.

Canada’s shipbuilding strategy is a success we shouldn’t abandon

Opinion | BY JENNIFER MURRAY | August 21, 2024
  • There is a clear national security rationale for preserving the capacity to build and maintain one’s own warships.
Iroquois-class destroyer HMCS Athabaskan leaves St. John's, N.L., in 2016. Since the Harper government launched the program in 2010, the NSS has revived an industry that was in terminal decline, and nearly singlehandedly recovered the lost art of shipbuilding in Canada, writes Unifor's Jennifer Murray. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Cpl. Neil Clarkson

Liberals’ best electoral defence is a legislative offence

  • This parliamentary year will be a critical one for the Liberals to turn things around ahead of the next election. 
Opinion | BY MUHAMMAD ALI | August 21, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, addresses the Liberal caucus on April 17. This parliamentary year will be a critical one for the Liberals to turn things around ahead of the next election, writes Crestview's Muhammad Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ best electoral defence is a legislative offence

Opinion | BY MUHAMMAD ALI | August 21, 2024
  • This parliamentary year will be a critical one for the Liberals to turn things around ahead of the next election. 

Liberals’ best electoral defence is a legislative offence

Opinion | BY MUHAMMAD ALI | August 21, 2024
  • This parliamentary year will be a critical one for the Liberals to turn things around ahead of the next election. 
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, addresses the Liberal caucus on April 17. This parliamentary year will be a critical one for the Liberals to turn things around ahead of the next election, writes Crestview's Muhammad Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s experimental Senate changes are turning out to be a dud

  • Recent changes have weakened the powers of the government and the opposition, making it much more difficult to reach consensus, and obtain and maintain agreements.
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT | August 21, 2024
After nine years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s experimental changes to the Senate are turning out to be another one of his signature failures, writes Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s experimental Senate changes are turning out to be a dud

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT | August 21, 2024
  • Recent changes have weakened the powers of the government and the opposition, making it much more difficult to reach consensus, and obtain and maintain agreements.

Trudeau’s experimental Senate changes are turning out to be a dud

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT | August 21, 2024
  • Recent changes have weakened the powers of the government and the opposition, making it much more difficult to reach consensus, and obtain and maintain agreements.
After nine years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s experimental changes to the Senate are turning out to be another one of his signature failures, writes Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid increasing division, let’s reflect on the Senate’s intended purpose

  • The legislative agenda for the fall is charged, and members of the ISG are eager and ready to get back to work.
Opinion | BY SENATOR RAYMONDE SAINT-GERMAIN | August 21, 2024
The Senate Speaker's parade enters the Red Chamber on Feb. 6. There are some who will want to bring a partisan discourse in the deliberations of the Senate, solely for electoral purposes. We are prepared to deal with this reality, writes ISG Facilitator Raymonde Saint-Germain. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid increasing division, let’s reflect on the Senate’s intended purpose

Opinion | BY SENATOR RAYMONDE SAINT-GERMAIN | August 21, 2024
  • The legislative agenda for the fall is charged, and members of the ISG are eager and ready to get back to work.

Amid increasing division, let’s reflect on the Senate’s intended purpose

Opinion | BY SENATOR RAYMONDE SAINT-GERMAIN | August 21, 2024
  • The legislative agenda for the fall is charged, and members of the ISG are eager and ready to get back to work.
The Senate Speaker's parade enters the Red Chamber on Feb. 6. There are some who will want to bring a partisan discourse in the deliberations of the Senate, solely for electoral purposes. We are prepared to deal with this reality, writes ISG Facilitator Raymonde Saint-Germain. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The wacko downfall of democratic decorum

  • The next session of Parliament will likely be more of the same—a lack of civility in one of the greatest chambers in the country.
Opinion | BY OLIVIER CULLEN | August 21, 2024
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. Politicians need reminding that they sit in one of the most revered meeting places in the country, writes Olivier Cullen. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The wacko downfall of democratic decorum

Opinion | BY OLIVIER CULLEN | August 21, 2024
  • The next session of Parliament will likely be more of the same—a lack of civility in one of the greatest chambers in the country.

The wacko downfall of democratic decorum

Opinion | BY OLIVIER CULLEN | August 21, 2024
  • The next session of Parliament will likely be more of the same—a lack of civility in one of the greatest chambers in the country.
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. Politicians need reminding that they sit in one of the most revered meeting places in the country, writes Olivier Cullen. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberal cabinet gathers in Halifax this weekend

  • THURSDAY, AUG. 22 Info Sessions on FNCFS Draft Settlement Deal—The third in a four-part series of online info sessions on the Draft Settlement Agreement
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes questions from media on the final day of the Liberal cabinet's August 2023 retreat in Charlottetown. This year's summer gathering will take place in Halifax Aug. 25-27. The Hill Times photograph by Laura Ryckewaert

Liberal cabinet gathers in Halifax this weekend

  • THURSDAY, AUG. 22 Info Sessions on FNCFS Draft Settlement Deal—The third in a four-part series of online info sessions on the Draft Settlement Agreement

Liberal cabinet gathers in Halifax this weekend

  • THURSDAY, AUG. 22 Info Sessions on FNCFS Draft Settlement Deal—The third in a four-part series of online info sessions on the Draft Settlement Agreement
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes questions from media on the final day of the Liberal cabinet's August 2023 retreat in Charlottetown. This year's summer gathering will take place in Halifax Aug. 25-27. The Hill Times photograph by Laura Ryckewaert

Another round of consultations on Canada’s Africa ‘approach’ extends two-year wait for rethink

  • What was once a 'strategy' for African engagement and later a 'framework,' is now being billed as an 'approach.'
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2024
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her cabinet colleagues announced the start of a month-long public consultation for Canada's new policy for African engagement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Another round of consultations on Canada’s Africa ‘approach’ extends two-year wait for rethink

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2024
  • What was once a 'strategy' for African engagement and later a 'framework,' is now being billed as an 'approach.'

Another round of consultations on Canada’s Africa ‘approach’ extends two-year wait for rethink

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2024
  • What was once a 'strategy' for African engagement and later a 'framework,' is now being billed as an 'approach.'
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her cabinet colleagues announced the start of a month-long public consultation for Canada's new policy for African engagement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wanted: Your ideas for fixing the housing market

  • Plus, Mélanie Joly promotes Canada’s Africa 'Something-Or-Other' in Côte d'Ivoire.
Housing Minister Sean Fraser has launched a public consultation to collect more ideas for making housing more affordable in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wanted: Your ideas for fixing the housing market

  • Plus, Mélanie Joly promotes Canada’s Africa 'Something-Or-Other' in Côte d'Ivoire.

Wanted: Your ideas for fixing the housing market

  • Plus, Mélanie Joly promotes Canada’s Africa 'Something-Or-Other' in Côte d'Ivoire.
Housing Minister Sean Fraser has launched a public consultation to collect more ideas for making housing more affordable in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Air Canada’s sudden entry into high-frequency rail bid raises conflict-of-interest concerns

  • If commercially sensitive data like pricing and ridership forecasts are available to bidders, it could give Air Canada an advantage over competitor airlines, says
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 19, 2024
In 2023, Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced the launch of a request for proposals for a high-speed rail project along the Quebec-Windsor corridor. The Hill Times photography by Andrew Meade

Air Canada’s sudden entry into high-frequency rail bid raises conflict-of-interest concerns

News | BY IREM KOCA | August 19, 2024
  • If commercially sensitive data like pricing and ridership forecasts are available to bidders, it could give Air Canada an advantage over competitor airlines, says

Air Canada’s sudden entry into high-frequency rail bid raises conflict-of-interest concerns

News | BY IREM KOCA | August 19, 2024
  • If commercially sensitive data like pricing and ridership forecasts are available to bidders, it could give Air Canada an advantage over competitor airlines, says
In 2023, Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced the launch of a request for proposals for a high-speed rail project along the Quebec-Windsor corridor. The Hill Times photography by Andrew Meade

There’s still hope for advance requests for medical assistance in dying

  • Bill C-390 may be the last chance to move the needle on advance requests for MAID during this Parliament. It would allow Quebec to
Opinion | BY HELEN LONG | August 19, 2024
Health Minister Mark Holland and Justice Minister Arif Virani, who share responsibility for the Liberal government’s policy on medical assistance in dying, have not indicated a willingness to move forward with advance requests for MAID during this Parliament, writes Helen Long. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

There’s still hope for advance requests for medical assistance in dying

Opinion | BY HELEN LONG | August 19, 2024
  • Bill C-390 may be the last chance to move the needle on advance requests for MAID during this Parliament. It would allow Quebec to

There’s still hope for advance requests for medical assistance in dying

Opinion | BY HELEN LONG | August 19, 2024
  • Bill C-390 may be the last chance to move the needle on advance requests for MAID during this Parliament. It would allow Quebec to
Health Minister Mark Holland and Justice Minister Arif Virani, who share responsibility for the Liberal government’s policy on medical assistance in dying, have not indicated a willingness to move forward with advance requests for MAID during this Parliament, writes Helen Long. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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