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Nation-building or ‘bulldozing’ consent: pledge for Major Federal Project Office prompts questions

  • Creating the office is one of the few concrete plans in the Throne Speech, alongside a pledge to reduce approvals on 'nation-building' projects from
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney waits for the King's arrival at the Senate of Canada Building before the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nation-building or ‘bulldozing’ consent: pledge for Major Federal Project Office prompts questions

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 31, 2025
  • Creating the office is one of the few concrete plans in the Throne Speech, alongside a pledge to reduce approvals on 'nation-building' projects from

Nation-building or ‘bulldozing’ consent: pledge for Major Federal Project Office prompts questions

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 31, 2025
  • Creating the office is one of the few concrete plans in the Throne Speech, alongside a pledge to reduce approvals on 'nation-building' projects from
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney waits for the King's arrival at the Senate of Canada Building before the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs back in action as Parliament returns

  • The return of Parliament kicked off a whirlwind start of the week, with the arrival of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and election
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 30, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, holds a press conference in the House of Commons with Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman following the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs back in action as Parliament returns

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 30, 2025
  • The return of Parliament kicked off a whirlwind start of the week, with the arrival of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and election

MPs back in action as Parliament returns

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 30, 2025
  • The return of Parliament kicked off a whirlwind start of the week, with the arrival of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and election
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, holds a press conference in the House of Commons with Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman following the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post is a dying dinosaur, Parliament must lead a strategic exit

  • The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | May 30, 2025
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa when Canada Post was on strike Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post is a dying dinosaur, Parliament must lead a strategic exit

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | May 30, 2025
  • The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public

Canada Post is a dying dinosaur, Parliament must lead a strategic exit

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | May 30, 2025
  • The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa when Canada Post was on strike Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic ambush awaits Carney

  • Unfortunately, for the prime minister, when it comes to mending the economy, there are no easy solutions, no quick fixes, no magic answers. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and his wife Diana Fox Carney tour Ottawa's Lansdowne Park with King Charles and Queen Camilla on May 26, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Economic ambush awaits Carney

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 29, 2025
  • Unfortunately, for the prime minister, when it comes to mending the economy, there are no easy solutions, no quick fixes, no magic answers. 

Economic ambush awaits Carney

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 29, 2025
  • Unfortunately, for the prime minister, when it comes to mending the economy, there are no easy solutions, no quick fixes, no magic answers. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and his wife Diana Fox Carney tour Ottawa's Lansdowne Park with King Charles and Queen Camilla on May 26, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada Post at a crossroads

  • If the government refuses to intervene, it will only drag out the corporation’s troubles and end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
Opinion | BY STéPHANE LACROIX | May 29, 2025
Canadian Union of Postal Workers members picket on Dec. 12, 2024, after the union was locked out by its employer. Just six months later, the union is again escalating strike action as its collective agreement expires. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post at a crossroads

Opinion | BY STéPHANE LACROIX | May 29, 2025
  • If the government refuses to intervene, it will only drag out the corporation’s troubles and end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars.

Canada Post at a crossroads

Opinion | BY STéPHANE LACROIX | May 29, 2025
  • If the government refuses to intervene, it will only drag out the corporation’s troubles and end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
Canadian Union of Postal Workers members picket on Dec. 12, 2024, after the union was locked out by its employer. Just six months later, the union is again escalating strike action as its collective agreement expires. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Liberal government, but MAID a recurring problem

  • The expansion of medical assisted death to people with mental illness is set to come into effect in March 2027. A recent UN committee
Opinion | BY DANIEL ZEKVELD | May 29, 2025
If Prime Minister Mark Carney wants his government to be different from that of his predecessor, he must change the government’s approach to Canada’s radical expansion of euthanasia, writes Daniel Zekveld. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Liberal government, but MAID a recurring problem

Opinion | BY DANIEL ZEKVELD | May 29, 2025
  • The expansion of medical assisted death to people with mental illness is set to come into effect in March 2027. A recent UN committee

New Liberal government, but MAID a recurring problem

Opinion | BY DANIEL ZEKVELD | May 29, 2025
  • The expansion of medical assisted death to people with mental illness is set to come into effect in March 2027. A recent UN committee
If Prime Minister Mark Carney wants his government to be different from that of his predecessor, he must change the government’s approach to Canada’s radical expansion of euthanasia, writes Daniel Zekveld. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Internal trade ministers meet

  • Plus, recapping Mark Carney’s first day in QP.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 29, 2025
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland is the federal representative on the Committee on Internal Trade, which is due to meet virtually today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Internal trade ministers meet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 29, 2025
  • Plus, recapping Mark Carney’s first day in QP.

Internal trade ministers meet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 29, 2025
  • Plus, recapping Mark Carney’s first day in QP.
Chrystia Freeland
Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland is the federal representative on the Committee on Internal Trade, which is due to meet virtually today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 leaders should shape technology with trust 

  • Canada will host the G7 summit in less than a month. G7 leaders will come together not only to provide global leadership on the
Opinion | BY KEITH JANSA | May 28, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. As the G7 summit host country, Canada has the chance to lead by showing that democratic values can scale with technology, writes Keith Jansa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

G7 leaders should shape technology with trust 

Opinion | BY KEITH JANSA | May 28, 2025
  • Canada will host the G7 summit in less than a month. G7 leaders will come together not only to provide global leadership on the

G7 leaders should shape technology with trust 

Opinion | BY KEITH JANSA | May 28, 2025
  • Canada will host the G7 summit in less than a month. G7 leaders will come together not only to provide global leadership on the
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. As the G7 summit host country, Canada has the chance to lead by showing that democratic values can scale with technology, writes Keith Jansa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It was a Hill housewarming fit for a King 

  • With the Royals away, politicos, politicians, and journalists partied the night away on May 27 at Earnscliffe Strategies’ and Politico’s spring housewarming at
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
World Press Freedom Canada's Heather Bakken, left, Janet Silver, and Greg Weston raise a toast to the carboard King Charles III inside The Métropolitain Brasserie on May 27 at a special royal edition of Earnscliffe Strategies and Politico's annual House-(of Commons)-warming party. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

It was a Hill housewarming fit for a King 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
  • With the Royals away, politicos, politicians, and journalists partied the night away on May 27 at Earnscliffe Strategies’ and Politico’s spring housewarming at

It was a Hill housewarming fit for a King 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
  • With the Royals away, politicos, politicians, and journalists partied the night away on May 27 at Earnscliffe Strategies’ and Politico’s spring housewarming at
World Press Freedom Canada's Heather Bakken, left, Janet Silver, and Greg Weston raise a toast to the carboard King Charles III inside The Métropolitain Brasserie on May 27 at a special royal edition of Earnscliffe Strategies and Politico's annual House-(of Commons)-warming party. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

  • The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | May 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
With a focused plan, $40-billion in savings in year one isn’t a fantasy—it’s feasible. But it will take a handful of sharp due diligence experts embedded in the Prime Minister Mark Carney and his key ministers’ offices, write Ram Mathilakath and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | May 28, 2025
  • The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.

Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | May 28, 2025
  • The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
Mark Carney
With a focused plan, $40-billion in savings in year one isn’t a fantasy—it’s feasible. But it will take a handful of sharp due diligence experts embedded in the Prime Minister Mark Carney and his key ministers’ offices, write Ram Mathilakath and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates

  • The total budgetary ask represents an 8.4 per cent jump over last year's spending document, and includes $73.4-billion in special warrants issued while Parliament
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
The 2025-26 main estimates were tabled in the House of Commons by new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
  • The total budgetary ask represents an 8.4 per cent jump over last year's spending document, and includes $73.4-billion in special warrants issued while Parliament

Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
  • The total budgetary ask represents an 8.4 per cent jump over last year's spending document, and includes $73.4-billion in special warrants issued while Parliament
The 2025-26 main estimates were tabled in the House of Commons by new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pakistan wants South Asian stability to be a top issue on G7 communiqué

  • Tensions between India and Pakistan should be a top geostrategic discussion for the G7 leaders, right behind the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, says
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
Pakistani High Commissioner to Canada Muhammad Saleem says the conflict between India and Pakistan 'cannot be ignored.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pakistan wants South Asian stability to be a top issue on G7 communiqué

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
  • Tensions between India and Pakistan should be a top geostrategic discussion for the G7 leaders, right behind the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, says

Pakistan wants South Asian stability to be a top issue on G7 communiqué

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
  • Tensions between India and Pakistan should be a top geostrategic discussion for the G7 leaders, right behind the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, says
Pakistani High Commissioner to Canada Muhammad Saleem says the conflict between India and Pakistan 'cannot be ignored.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re hurt, too’: U.S. envoy counters Canadians’ outrage over annexation threats

  • U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra says he is 'not very sympathetic' to the pain Canadians feel over Trump's annexation threats as he looks to the
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says he asked President Donald Trump for the posting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re hurt, too’: U.S. envoy counters Canadians’ outrage over annexation threats

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
  • U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra says he is 'not very sympathetic' to the pain Canadians feel over Trump's annexation threats as he looks to the

‘We’re hurt, too’: U.S. envoy counters Canadians’ outrage over annexation threats

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
  • U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra says he is 'not very sympathetic' to the pain Canadians feel over Trump's annexation threats as he looks to the
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says he asked President Donald Trump for the posting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New speaker, same old Chamber?

  • We’ve all seen what happens when Parliament doesn’t work. Congratulations, and good luck, to Speaker Scarpaleggia—you’re going to need it.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 28, 2025
Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, drag newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia to the Speaker’s chair—a tradition from British history where Speakers risked beheading if they reported unfavourable news to the King. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

New speaker, same old Chamber?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 28, 2025
  • We’ve all seen what happens when Parliament doesn’t work. Congratulations, and good luck, to Speaker Scarpaleggia—you’re going to need it.

New speaker, same old Chamber?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 28, 2025
  • We’ve all seen what happens when Parliament doesn’t work. Congratulations, and good luck, to Speaker Scarpaleggia—you’re going to need it.
Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, drag newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia to the Speaker’s chair—a tradition from British history where Speakers risked beheading if they reported unfavourable news to the King. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

King’s Speech from the Throne offers challenges

  • Public servants have been working to craft a defining direction for a government still struggling to fill ministerial staff positions, and hire new blood
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 28, 2025
Prince Charles
Prince Charles
King Charles III read the Carney government’s Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King’s Speech from the Throne offers challenges

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 28, 2025
  • Public servants have been working to craft a defining direction for a government still struggling to fill ministerial staff positions, and hire new blood

King’s Speech from the Throne offers challenges

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 28, 2025
  • Public servants have been working to craft a defining direction for a government still struggling to fill ministerial staff positions, and hire new blood
Prince Charles
King Charles III read the Carney government’s Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is already short-changing transparency

  • The cabinet mandate letter sends a signal to expect even greater centralized control and messaging that is not conducive to the free flow of
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said his ministers needed to ‘identify how specifically’ they could contribute to the seven general priorities and report back to him, but not the public, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is already short-changing transparency

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 28, 2025
  • The cabinet mandate letter sends a signal to expect even greater centralized control and messaging that is not conducive to the free flow of

Carney is already short-changing transparency

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 28, 2025
  • The cabinet mandate letter sends a signal to expect even greater centralized control and messaging that is not conducive to the free flow of
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said his ministers needed to ‘identify how specifically’ they could contribute to the seven general priorities and report back to him, but not the public, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In 50 years, the G7’s never had a summit like the one Carney is hosting next month

  • It’s hard to imagine how the stakes could be higher in the midst of the U.S. president's economic warfare against most of the other
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 28, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s last trip to Canada was for the G7 Leaders’ Summit in 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

In 50 years, the G7’s never had a summit like the one Carney is hosting next month

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 28, 2025
  • It’s hard to imagine how the stakes could be higher in the midst of the U.S. president's economic warfare against most of the other

In 50 years, the G7’s never had a summit like the one Carney is hosting next month

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 28, 2025
  • It’s hard to imagine how the stakes could be higher in the midst of the U.S. president's economic warfare against most of the other
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s last trip to Canada was for the G7 Leaders’ Summit in 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

No amount of defence spending will satisfy Trump

  • The proper questions are: what are Canada’s national interests, and in what order of priority?
Opinion | BY AARON ETTINGER | May 28, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Everything we’ve seen over the years suggests that acquiescence to U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands will only bring more demands and more degradation, writes Aaron Ettinger. White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

No amount of defence spending will satisfy Trump

Opinion | BY AARON ETTINGER | May 28, 2025
  • The proper questions are: what are Canada’s national interests, and in what order of priority?

No amount of defence spending will satisfy Trump

Opinion | BY AARON ETTINGER | May 28, 2025
  • The proper questions are: what are Canada’s national interests, and in what order of priority?
Donald Trump
Everything we’ve seen over the years suggests that acquiescence to U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands will only bring more demands and more degradation, writes Aaron Ettinger. White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

National defence is a key component of the economic strategy

  • National defence and economic sovereignty are inextricably linked, and we must begin treating them as such.
Opinion | BY JOHN MCKAY | May 28, 2025
If we truly value our sovereignty, we must stop treating defence spending as a reluctant obligation and start treating it as an investment in national strength, writes John McKay. DND photograph by Master Corporal Mark Wanzel

National defence is a key component of the economic strategy

Opinion | BY JOHN MCKAY | May 28, 2025
  • National defence and economic sovereignty are inextricably linked, and we must begin treating them as such.

National defence is a key component of the economic strategy

Opinion | BY JOHN MCKAY | May 28, 2025
  • National defence and economic sovereignty are inextricably linked, and we must begin treating them as such.
If we truly value our sovereignty, we must stop treating defence spending as a reluctant obligation and start treating it as an investment in national strength, writes John McKay. DND photograph by Master Corporal Mark Wanzel

Investing in first-person-view kamikaze drones is a practical move to help shut Canada’s artillery gap

  • During combat operations, FPVs offer an array of tactical advantages that aim to make the battlefield more lethal, forcing adversaries to be on the
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | May 28, 2025
Ottawa must be bolder in addressing its overall indirect fire shortcomings while pursuing options to replace the outdated M777 howitzers, writes Andrew Erskine. DND photograph by Corporal Stéphanie Labossière

Investing in first-person-view kamikaze drones is a practical move to help shut Canada’s artillery gap

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | May 28, 2025
  • During combat operations, FPVs offer an array of tactical advantages that aim to make the battlefield more lethal, forcing adversaries to be on the

Investing in first-person-view kamikaze drones is a practical move to help shut Canada’s artillery gap

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | May 28, 2025
  • During combat operations, FPVs offer an array of tactical advantages that aim to make the battlefield more lethal, forcing adversaries to be on the
Ottawa must be bolder in addressing its overall indirect fire shortcomings while pursuing options to replace the outdated M777 howitzers, writes Andrew Erskine. DND photograph by Corporal Stéphanie Labossière

Canada’s high-tech defence imperative

  • The government will have to wrestle with the core challenge of managing ‘dual-use’ technologies for increased spending to make the most meaningful impact.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL P.A. MURPHY, TRACEY FORREST, PAUL SAMSON | May 28, 2025
If Canada is to meet ambitious defence spending goals while also supercharging its technology sectors, it needs civil-military synergy, write Michael P.A. Murphy, Tracey Forrest, and Paul Samson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s high-tech defence imperative

Opinion | BY MICHAEL P.A. MURPHY, TRACEY FORREST, PAUL SAMSON | May 28, 2025
  • The government will have to wrestle with the core challenge of managing ‘dual-use’ technologies for increased spending to make the most meaningful impact.

Canada’s high-tech defence imperative

Opinion | BY MICHAEL P.A. MURPHY, TRACEY FORREST, PAUL SAMSON | May 28, 2025
  • The government will have to wrestle with the core challenge of managing ‘dual-use’ technologies for increased spending to make the most meaningful impact.
If Canada is to meet ambitious defence spending goals while also supercharging its technology sectors, it needs civil-military synergy, write Michael P.A. Murphy, Tracey Forrest, and Paul Samson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to preserve NORAD? All action, and absolutely no talk

  • NORAD modernization discussions should prevent the American president from noticing that his country is part of an alliance that offers Canada special treatment.
Opinion | BY ADAM CHAPNICK | May 28, 2025
Donald Trump.
Donald Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration seems to question, if not reject, the very idea that co-operation with other states on an equitable basis serves its national interests, writes Adam Chapnick. Photograph courtesy of of Flickr/The White House

How to preserve NORAD? All action, and absolutely no talk

Opinion | BY ADAM CHAPNICK | May 28, 2025
  • NORAD modernization discussions should prevent the American president from noticing that his country is part of an alliance that offers Canada special treatment.

How to preserve NORAD? All action, and absolutely no talk

Opinion | BY ADAM CHAPNICK | May 28, 2025
  • NORAD modernization discussions should prevent the American president from noticing that his country is part of an alliance that offers Canada special treatment.
Donald Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration seems to question, if not reject, the very idea that co-operation with other states on an equitable basis serves its national interests, writes Adam Chapnick. Photograph courtesy of of Flickr/The White House

Bloc calls for new vote in Terrebonne as all four recount results are made official

  • Plus, The Globe's Robert Fife wins the Michener-Baxter Award, three former MPs will dissect the Throne Speech on May 29, the Canadian Senators Group
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 28, 2025
Following a mea culpa by Elections Canada, which is run by Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, left, Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné has filed a Superior Court challenge saying the agency needs to re-do the election in Terrebonne, Que., where she lost her seat by a single vote. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Bloc calls for new vote in Terrebonne as all four recount results are made official

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 28, 2025
  • Plus, The Globe's Robert Fife wins the Michener-Baxter Award, three former MPs will dissect the Throne Speech on May 29, the Canadian Senators Group

Bloc calls for new vote in Terrebonne as all four recount results are made official

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 28, 2025
  • Plus, The Globe's Robert Fife wins the Michener-Baxter Award, three former MPs will dissect the Throne Speech on May 29, the Canadian Senators Group
Following a mea culpa by Elections Canada, which is run by Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, left, Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné has filed a Superior Court challenge saying the agency needs to re-do the election in Terrebonne, Que., where she lost her seat by a single vote. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Crowds gather to witness royal procession for Throne Speech

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 27, 2025
King Charles speaks with a member of the Royal Canadian Regiment honour guard after arriving at the Senate of Canada Building on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Crowds gather to witness royal procession for Throne Speech

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 27, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Crowds gather to witness royal procession for Throne Speech

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 27, 2025
  • The Hill Times
King Charles speaks with a member of the Royal Canadian Regiment honour guard after arriving at the Senate of Canada Building on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King Charles says Canada faces a ‘critical moment’ in historic Throne Speech

  • Canada faces ‘challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetimes,’ said the monarch in a speech that addressed building a ‘new’ relationship with the United
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 27, 2025 | UPDATED May 27, 2025
King Charles arrives at the Senate of Canada building on May 27 before delivering the Speech from the Throne, marking the first time in nearly 50 years that a monarch has opened Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King Charles says Canada faces a ‘critical moment’ in historic Throne Speech

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 27, 2025 | UPDATED May 27, 2025
  • Canada faces ‘challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetimes,’ said the monarch in a speech that addressed building a ‘new’ relationship with the United

King Charles says Canada faces a ‘critical moment’ in historic Throne Speech

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 27, 2025 | UPDATED May 27, 2025
  • Canada faces ‘challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetimes,’ said the monarch in a speech that addressed building a ‘new’ relationship with the United
King Charles arrives at the Senate of Canada building on May 27 before delivering the Speech from the Throne, marking the first time in nearly 50 years that a monarch has opened Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The mystique of monarchy takes another victim

  • Playing the monarchy card might protect both Canada and the U.K. from worse treatment at the hands of the U.S. president.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 27, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
The whole show is designed to exploit U.S. President Donald Trump’s fascination with the British monarchy, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

The mystique of monarchy takes another victim

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 27, 2025
  • Playing the monarchy card might protect both Canada and the U.K. from worse treatment at the hands of the U.S. president.

The mystique of monarchy takes another victim

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 27, 2025
  • Playing the monarchy card might protect both Canada and the U.K. from worse treatment at the hands of the U.S. president.
Donald Trump
The whole show is designed to exploit U.S. President Donald Trump’s fascination with the British monarchy, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks
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Politics This Morning: Ministers meet to talk farming in Fredericton

  • Plus, Pierre Poilievre will hold a rally south of Toronto.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau will co-host a meeting of Canada's ag ministers today in Fredericton, N.B. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Ministers meet to talk farming in Fredericton

  • Plus, Pierre Poilievre will hold a rally south of Toronto.

Politics This Morning: Ministers meet to talk farming in Fredericton

  • Plus, Pierre Poilievre will hold a rally south of Toronto.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau will co-host a meeting of Canada's ag ministers today in Fredericton, N.B. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau expected to shuffle his cabinet before Aug. 5 long weekend, say Liberal sources

  • Justin Trudeau’s newly shuffled front bench is expected to hold its summer retreat on Aug. 21-23 in Charlottetown, P.E.I., according to several Liberal sources.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 18, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could shuffle his cabinet as early as next week, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau expected to shuffle his cabinet before Aug. 5 long weekend, say Liberal sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 18, 2023
  • Justin Trudeau’s newly shuffled front bench is expected to hold its summer retreat on Aug. 21-23 in Charlottetown, P.E.I., according to several Liberal sources.

Trudeau expected to shuffle his cabinet before Aug. 5 long weekend, say Liberal sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 18, 2023
  • Justin Trudeau’s newly shuffled front bench is expected to hold its summer retreat on Aug. 21-23 in Charlottetown, P.E.I., according to several Liberal sources.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could shuffle his cabinet as early as next week, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

French Ambassador hosts blow-out Bastille Day BBQ

  • More than 1,200 politicos, diplomats, and francophones flocked to the French Embassy on July 14 for a night of fine food and fireworks.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | July 18, 2023
French Ambassador Michel Miraillet, left, and Barbadian High Commissioner Gline Clarke enjoy a glass of champagne at the Bastille Day garden party on July 14 at the French Embassy in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

French Ambassador hosts blow-out Bastille Day BBQ

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | July 18, 2023
  • More than 1,200 politicos, diplomats, and francophones flocked to the French Embassy on July 14 for a night of fine food and fireworks.

French Ambassador hosts blow-out Bastille Day BBQ

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | July 18, 2023
  • More than 1,200 politicos, diplomats, and francophones flocked to the French Embassy on July 14 for a night of fine food and fireworks.
French Ambassador Michel Miraillet, left, and Barbadian High Commissioner Gline Clarke enjoy a glass of champagne at the Bastille Day garden party on July 14 at the French Embassy in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Down Under comes over

  • Plus, Atlantic premiers and ministers meet in Moncton.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will deliver a speech to a gathering of Canadian and Australian businesspeople in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Down Under comes over

  • Plus, Atlantic premiers and ministers meet in Moncton.

Politics This Morning: Down Under comes over

  • Plus, Atlantic premiers and ministers meet in Moncton.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will deliver a speech to a gathering of Canadian and Australian businesspeople in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NATO Summit a cluster of missed chances to prep for the future

  • The increased use of cluster munitions is a dangerous escalation with harmful implications for innocent Ukrainian civilians on both sides of the battle lines
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 17, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, U.S. President Joe Biden, and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg attend a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12. Photograph courtesy of NATO/Flickr

NATO Summit a cluster of missed chances to prep for the future

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 17, 2023
  • The increased use of cluster munitions is a dangerous escalation with harmful implications for innocent Ukrainian civilians on both sides of the battle lines

NATO Summit a cluster of missed chances to prep for the future

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 17, 2023
  • The increased use of cluster munitions is a dangerous escalation with harmful implications for innocent Ukrainian civilians on both sides of the battle lines
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, U.S. President Joe Biden, and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg attend a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12. Photograph courtesy of NATO/Flickr

Politicians sign on to Meta’s Threads, but aren’t letting go of Twitter just yet

  • With an election looming, politicians and those in the political sphere might be wise to find their footing on Threads sooner rather than later. 
Opinion | BY CHRISTINE BURKE, EMILY WAGAR | July 17, 2023
Threads—a new social media by Meta—has been dubbed the 'Twitter killer' for good reason, write Christine Burke and Emily Wagar. But the app isn't set up to prioritize political discourse. Screenshot courtesy of Meta

Politicians sign on to Meta’s Threads, but aren’t letting go of Twitter just yet

Opinion | BY CHRISTINE BURKE, EMILY WAGAR | July 17, 2023
  • With an election looming, politicians and those in the political sphere might be wise to find their footing on Threads sooner rather than later. 

Politicians sign on to Meta’s Threads, but aren’t letting go of Twitter just yet

Opinion | BY CHRISTINE BURKE, EMILY WAGAR | July 17, 2023
  • With an election looming, politicians and those in the political sphere might be wise to find their footing on Threads sooner rather than later. 
Threads—a new social media by Meta—has been dubbed the 'Twitter killer' for good reason, write Christine Burke and Emily Wagar. But the app isn't set up to prioritize political discourse. Screenshot courtesy of Meta

Regional adviser, comms assistant join Health Minister Duclos’ team

  • Plus, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Seniors Minister Kamal Khera each have a new aide in their ministerial offices.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 17, 2023
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos arrives for a cabinet meeting in the West Block on June 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Regional adviser, comms assistant join Health Minister Duclos’ team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 17, 2023
  • Plus, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Seniors Minister Kamal Khera each have a new aide in their ministerial offices.

Regional adviser, comms assistant join Health Minister Duclos’ team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 17, 2023
  • Plus, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Seniors Minister Kamal Khera each have a new aide in their ministerial offices.
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos arrives for a cabinet meeting in the West Block on June 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Heat waves are carrying us to the point of no return

  • 'It’s the first time in history that it’s more likely than not that we will exceed 1.5°C,' said Adam Scaife at Britain’s Met Office
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 17, 2023
The Chapel Creek wildfire north of Blue River in British Columbia. There are 885 wildfires burning in Canada, and counting. Photograph courtesy of the B.C. Wildfire Service

Heat waves are carrying us to the point of no return

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 17, 2023
  • 'It’s the first time in history that it’s more likely than not that we will exceed 1.5°C,' said Adam Scaife at Britain’s Met Office

Heat waves are carrying us to the point of no return

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 17, 2023
  • 'It’s the first time in history that it’s more likely than not that we will exceed 1.5°C,' said Adam Scaife at Britain’s Met Office
The Chapel Creek wildfire north of Blue River in British Columbia. There are 885 wildfires burning in Canada, and counting. Photograph courtesy of the B.C. Wildfire Service

Tuberculosis is a global emergency, and rich nations should treat it as such

  • The science to develop a new vaccine is available. A lack of funding is all that hinders progress on health equity.
Opinion | BY NAYANIKA GHOSH | July 17, 2023
While COVID vaccines have brought attention to disparities in access, tuberculosis vaccines continue to expose disparities in the kinds of diseases for which vaccines are created, writes Nayanika Ghosh. Unsplash photograph by Julia Koblitz

Tuberculosis is a global emergency, and rich nations should treat it as such

Opinion | BY NAYANIKA GHOSH | July 17, 2023
  • The science to develop a new vaccine is available. A lack of funding is all that hinders progress on health equity.

Tuberculosis is a global emergency, and rich nations should treat it as such

Opinion | BY NAYANIKA GHOSH | July 17, 2023
  • The science to develop a new vaccine is available. A lack of funding is all that hinders progress on health equity.
While COVID vaccines have brought attention to disparities in access, tuberculosis vaccines continue to expose disparities in the kinds of diseases for which vaccines are created, writes Nayanika Ghosh. Unsplash photograph by Julia Koblitz

Canada owes it to the world to become an innovative ally

  • New defence policy network aims to shift old ways of thinking about warfare and security.
Opinion | BY GUILLAUME CôTé, DAVID PERRY, ALEX WILNER | July 17, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne tests out an F-35 fighter jet simulator at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on June 1. Triple Helix will aim to challenge Canada’s traditional defence paradigm and pursue innovation, write Guillaume Côté, David Perry, and Alex Wilner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada owes it to the world to become an innovative ally

Opinion | BY GUILLAUME CôTé, DAVID PERRY, ALEX WILNER | July 17, 2023
  • New defence policy network aims to shift old ways of thinking about warfare and security.

Canada owes it to the world to become an innovative ally

Opinion | BY GUILLAUME CôTé, DAVID PERRY, ALEX WILNER | July 17, 2023
  • New defence policy network aims to shift old ways of thinking about warfare and security.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne tests out an F-35 fighter jet simulator at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on June 1. Triple Helix will aim to challenge Canada’s traditional defence paradigm and pursue innovation, write Guillaume Côté, David Perry, and Alex Wilner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ukraine counteroffensive may all be for a bargaining position at peace talks

  • In the end, the West may put a higher value on avoiding a humiliated, unstable Russia than on a reunited Ukraine.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 17, 2023
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may end up with the dead man’s hand, despite his successes so far, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Ukraine counteroffensive may all be for a bargaining position at peace talks

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 17, 2023
  • In the end, the West may put a higher value on avoiding a humiliated, unstable Russia than on a reunited Ukraine.

Ukraine counteroffensive may all be for a bargaining position at peace talks

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 17, 2023
  • In the end, the West may put a higher value on avoiding a humiliated, unstable Russia than on a reunited Ukraine.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may end up with the dead man’s hand, despite his successes so far, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘Leaders are basically the national campaigns’ today: messages of change and contrition a possible remedy for low numbers, say pollsters

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is ‘not running against perfection, he’s running against Justin Trudeau,’ says Nik Nanos.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 17, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, on July 7, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, on July 8, both at the Calgary Stampede. The next federal election could hinge on how well Trudeau can convince voters he deserves another chance, and whether Poilievre can make the case that he is the change that's needed. Photographs courtesy of Twitter @JustinTrudeau and @PierrePoilievre

‘Leaders are basically the national campaigns’ today: messages of change and contrition a possible remedy for low numbers, say pollsters

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 17, 2023
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is ‘not running against perfection, he’s running against Justin Trudeau,’ says Nik Nanos.

‘Leaders are basically the national campaigns’ today: messages of change and contrition a possible remedy for low numbers, say pollsters

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 17, 2023
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is ‘not running against perfection, he’s running against Justin Trudeau,’ says Nik Nanos.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, on July 7, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, on July 8, both at the Calgary Stampede. The next federal election could hinge on how well Trudeau can convince voters he deserves another chance, and whether Poilievre can make the case that he is the change that's needed. Photographs courtesy of Twitter @JustinTrudeau and @PierrePoilievre

Trans Mountain pipeline will be Trudeau’s most ruinous legacy

  • The nearly-completed line is too big to fail and too buried in debt to make a profit before the climate catastrophe makes the conversation
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 17, 2023
Protesters against the federal government's bailout of Kinder Morgan and purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline on Parliament Hill in 2018. Buying the pipeline is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's most costly mistake, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trans Mountain pipeline will be Trudeau’s most ruinous legacy

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 17, 2023
  • The nearly-completed line is too big to fail and too buried in debt to make a profit before the climate catastrophe makes the conversation

Trans Mountain pipeline will be Trudeau’s most ruinous legacy

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 17, 2023
  • The nearly-completed line is too big to fail and too buried in debt to make a profit before the climate catastrophe makes the conversation
Protesters against the federal government's bailout of Kinder Morgan and purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline on Parliament Hill in 2018. Buying the pipeline is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's most costly mistake, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More funding for NGOs on disaster relief amid calls to ensure fire support goes beyond current ‘policy window’

  • Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair announced an additional $82-million over three years to support the disaster response capacity of non-government organizations.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 17, 2023
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said on July 11 that the amount of land burned during the 2023 wildfire season was approaching the area of Newfoundland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More funding for NGOs on disaster relief amid calls to ensure fire support goes beyond current ‘policy window’

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 17, 2023
  • Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair announced an additional $82-million over three years to support the disaster response capacity of non-government organizations.

More funding for NGOs on disaster relief amid calls to ensure fire support goes beyond current ‘policy window’

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 17, 2023
  • Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair announced an additional $82-million over three years to support the disaster response capacity of non-government organizations.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said on July 11 that the amount of land burned during the 2023 wildfire season was approaching the area of Newfoundland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Alternatives to the blunt tool of interest rate hikes needed to curb inflation

  • If there is another way to fix the economy, it must be done by the government, not the Bank of Canada. With grocery profits
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 17, 2023
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is not the only central bank governor using interest rates as a blunt instrument, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Alternatives to the blunt tool of interest rate hikes needed to curb inflation

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 17, 2023
  • If there is another way to fix the economy, it must be done by the government, not the Bank of Canada. With grocery profits

Alternatives to the blunt tool of interest rate hikes needed to curb inflation

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 17, 2023
  • If there is another way to fix the economy, it must be done by the government, not the Bank of Canada. With grocery profits
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is not the only central bank governor using interest rates as a blunt instrument, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocacy groups should plan an approach for ‘limitless’ Threads, say digital campaign experts

  • Since its July 5 launch, Threads set a new record as the most rapidly downloaded app in history, reaching over 100-million users within its
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 17, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, has no immediate plans to establish a Threads account, according to a statement emailed to The Hill Times by a press secretary on July 11. However, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is active on the new social media app. The Hill TImes photographs by Andrew Meade

Advocacy groups should plan an approach for ‘limitless’ Threads, say digital campaign experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 17, 2023
  • Since its July 5 launch, Threads set a new record as the most rapidly downloaded app in history, reaching over 100-million users within its

Advocacy groups should plan an approach for ‘limitless’ Threads, say digital campaign experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 17, 2023
  • Since its July 5 launch, Threads set a new record as the most rapidly downloaded app in history, reaching over 100-million users within its
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, has no immediate plans to establish a Threads account, according to a statement emailed to The Hill Times by a press secretary on July 11. However, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is active on the new social media app. The Hill TImes photographs by Andrew Meade

Cybersecurity needs faster, seamless public-private collaboration, say cyber experts

  • Automated defences protected the government from 2.3-trillion cyber attacks in the last year, or an average of 6.3 billion a day.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 17, 2023
In the Communications Security Establishment annual report, Defence Minister Anita Anand said that increased activity by cyber threat actors, and the many warnings issued by the CSE to Canadian critical infrastructure providers, are 'wake-up calls for us all.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cybersecurity needs faster, seamless public-private collaboration, say cyber experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 17, 2023
  • Automated defences protected the government from 2.3-trillion cyber attacks in the last year, or an average of 6.3 billion a day.

Cybersecurity needs faster, seamless public-private collaboration, say cyber experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 17, 2023
  • Automated defences protected the government from 2.3-trillion cyber attacks in the last year, or an average of 6.3 billion a day.
In the Communications Security Establishment annual report, Defence Minister Anita Anand said that increased activity by cyber threat actors, and the many warnings issued by the CSE to Canadian critical infrastructure providers, are 'wake-up calls for us all.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Promising prospects for Canada in global transition to new energy world

  • Despite our boasting, we're far from a world leader in the energy transition. We will have to push harder to do better. We have
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 17, 2023
Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured June 15, 2023, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Promising prospects for Canada in global transition to new energy world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 17, 2023
  • Despite our boasting, we're far from a world leader in the energy transition. We will have to push harder to do better. We have

Promising prospects for Canada in global transition to new energy world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 17, 2023
  • Despite our boasting, we're far from a world leader in the energy transition. We will have to push harder to do better. We have
Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured June 15, 2023, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to live up to our climate commitments, now

  • Now is not the time to retreat. Or to think we can fully 'adapt' to the extreme ravages of climate change. Or to think that we
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 17, 2023
Environment Steven Guilbeault, pictured on the Hill. Deadly heat waves and other extreme weather events are already upon us. The adverse impacts will only grow in terms of economic activity, human health, and mortality, as well as its deleterious effects on the species that share the planet with us. Canada has to do much more. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to live up to our climate commitments, now

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 17, 2023
  • Now is not the time to retreat. Or to think we can fully 'adapt' to the extreme ravages of climate change. Or to think that we

We need to live up to our climate commitments, now

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 17, 2023
  • Now is not the time to retreat. Or to think we can fully 'adapt' to the extreme ravages of climate change. Or to think that we
Environment Steven Guilbeault, pictured on the Hill. Deadly heat waves and other extreme weather events are already upon us. The adverse impacts will only grow in terms of economic activity, human health, and mortality, as well as its deleterious effects on the species that share the planet with us. Canada has to do much more. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Guterres has a good pencil, but NATO has a big hammer

  • Peace in the world is larger than NATO’s vision. The UN’s forthcoming 'New Agenda for Peace' will show it's a multi-agenda issue linking sustainable
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 17, 2023
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, pictured in 2018, is preparing 'A New Agenda for Peace.' The issue of peace in the world is far larger than NATO’s vision, it's a multi-agenda issue, writes Douglas Roche. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Guterres has a good pencil, but NATO has a big hammer

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 17, 2023
  • Peace in the world is larger than NATO’s vision. The UN’s forthcoming 'New Agenda for Peace' will show it's a multi-agenda issue linking sustainable

Guterres has a good pencil, but NATO has a big hammer

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 17, 2023
  • Peace in the world is larger than NATO’s vision. The UN’s forthcoming 'New Agenda for Peace' will show it's a multi-agenda issue linking sustainable
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, pictured in 2018, is preparing 'A New Agenda for Peace.' The issue of peace in the world is far larger than NATO’s vision, it's a multi-agenda issue, writes Douglas Roche. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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