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Time for New Democrats to commit to winning

  • The NDP has a choice as this minority government—and forthcoming leadership race—get underway.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL ROY | June 6, 2025
The federal NDP needs to follow in the footsteps of past NDP premiers like Alberta’s Rachel Notley, B.C.’s John Horgan, and Manitoba’s Gary Doer. It’s a hard path, but worthwhile, writes Michael Roy. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Time for New Democrats to commit to winning

Opinion | BY MICHAEL ROY | June 6, 2025
  • The NDP has a choice as this minority government—and forthcoming leadership race—get underway.

Time for New Democrats to commit to winning

Opinion | BY MICHAEL ROY | June 6, 2025
  • The NDP has a choice as this minority government—and forthcoming leadership race—get underway.
The federal NDP needs to follow in the footsteps of past NDP premiers like Alberta’s Rachel Notley, B.C.’s John Horgan, and Manitoba’s Gary Doer. It’s a hard path, but worthwhile, writes Michael Roy. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

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

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

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

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2025
  • The Hill Times

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Greece hosts national day reception

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

Greece hosts national day reception

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 5, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Greece hosts national day reception

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

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

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

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

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Climate policy is economic policy

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

Climate policy is economic policy

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

Climate policy is economic policy

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

Liberals crack down on asylum seekers, boost search powers for security agencies in new bill

  • Bill C-2 outlines how and when Canadian authorities can get access to Canadians’ communications and personal data; where and when they can search packages,
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 4, 2025
Gary Anandasangaree
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree holds a press conference with updates on border security measures outlined in Bill C-2 in the House of Commons foyer on June 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals crack down on asylum seekers, boost search powers for security agencies in new bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 4, 2025
  • Bill C-2 outlines how and when Canadian authorities can get access to Canadians’ communications and personal data; where and when they can search packages,

Liberals crack down on asylum seekers, boost search powers for security agencies in new bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 4, 2025
  • Bill C-2 outlines how and when Canadian authorities can get access to Canadians’ communications and personal data; where and when they can search packages,
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree holds a press conference with updates on border security measures outlined in Bill C-2 in the House of Commons foyer on June 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney can’t govern Canada as CEO, say strategists

  • The prime minister can’t forget ‘fundamentals’ while focused on executive-level priorities, even when it feels like a nuisance, says Bluesky Strategy Group’s Jordan Paquet.
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 4, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the Liberal caucus in West Block on May 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney can’t govern Canada as CEO, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 4, 2025
  • The prime minister can’t forget ‘fundamentals’ while focused on executive-level priorities, even when it feels like a nuisance, says Bluesky Strategy Group’s Jordan Paquet.

Prime Minister Carney can’t govern Canada as CEO, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 4, 2025
  • The prime minister can’t forget ‘fundamentals’ while focused on executive-level priorities, even when it feels like a nuisance, says Bluesky Strategy Group’s Jordan Paquet.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the Liberal caucus in West Block on May 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Peacekeeping not apace: feds’ spending plan for UN operations down 42 per cent from 2015-16

  • Global Affairs Canada is proposing a 15.7-per-cent decline from planned spending of $219.9-million in 2024-25, and a 42.7 per cent decline from the actual
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 4, 2025
Canada only deployed 26 personnel on peacekeeping missions, according to the latest United Nations numbers as of Feb. 28. DND photograph by MCpl Jennifer Kusche

Peacekeeping not apace: feds’ spending plan for UN operations down 42 per cent from 2015-16

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 4, 2025
  • Global Affairs Canada is proposing a 15.7-per-cent decline from planned spending of $219.9-million in 2024-25, and a 42.7 per cent decline from the actual

Peacekeeping not apace: feds’ spending plan for UN operations down 42 per cent from 2015-16

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 4, 2025
  • Global Affairs Canada is proposing a 15.7-per-cent decline from planned spending of $219.9-million in 2024-25, and a 42.7 per cent decline from the actual
Canada only deployed 26 personnel on peacekeeping missions, according to the latest United Nations numbers as of Feb. 28. DND photograph by MCpl Jennifer Kusche

Election? What election?

  • The Conservatives seem to be trying to juggle the need to be constructive during a national crisis, and the belief that they got cheated
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 4, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
One might indeed be forgiven for thinking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a bit focused on the rear-view mirror, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election? What election?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 4, 2025
  • The Conservatives seem to be trying to juggle the need to be constructive during a national crisis, and the belief that they got cheated

Election? What election?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 4, 2025
  • The Conservatives seem to be trying to juggle the need to be constructive during a national crisis, and the belief that they got cheated
Pierre Poilievre
One might indeed be forgiven for thinking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a bit focused on the rear-view mirror, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump requires entry permit for Canada’s G7 summit: letter writer

  • Like all visitors to Canada with a criminal conviction, United States President Donald Trump should be required to apply for a special entry permit
Opinion | June 4, 2025

Trump requires entry permit for Canada’s G7 summit: letter writer

Opinion | June 4, 2025
  • Like all visitors to Canada with a criminal conviction, United States President Donald Trump should be required to apply for a special entry permit

Trump requires entry permit for Canada’s G7 summit: letter writer

Opinion | June 4, 2025
  • Like all visitors to Canada with a criminal conviction, United States President Donald Trump should be required to apply for a special entry permit

Canada should leverage the G7 presidency to reassert its leadership: Ottawa reader

  • The yearlong G7 presidency is the perfect opportunity for Canada to reaffirm its sovereignty and long-standing legacy as a compassionate global leader. Canada’s leadership
Opinion | June 4, 2025

Canada should leverage the G7 presidency to reassert its leadership: Ottawa reader

Opinion | June 4, 2025
  • The yearlong G7 presidency is the perfect opportunity for Canada to reaffirm its sovereignty and long-standing legacy as a compassionate global leader. Canada’s leadership

Canada should leverage the G7 presidency to reassert its leadership: Ottawa reader

Opinion | June 4, 2025
  • The yearlong G7 presidency is the perfect opportunity for Canada to reaffirm its sovereignty and long-standing legacy as a compassionate global leader. Canada’s leadership

Defending North America with a difficult partner

  • The hard truth is that Canadians alone cannot defend the second-largest country in the world, which means doing it in concert with the Americans.
Opinion | BY ROBERT FOWLER | June 4, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Canadians have good reason to dislike and distrust U.S. President Donald Trump, but not everything he has said about defence is wrong, writes Robert R. Fowler. White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

Defending North America with a difficult partner

Opinion | BY ROBERT FOWLER | June 4, 2025
  • The hard truth is that Canadians alone cannot defend the second-largest country in the world, which means doing it in concert with the Americans.

Defending North America with a difficult partner

Opinion | BY ROBERT FOWLER | June 4, 2025
  • The hard truth is that Canadians alone cannot defend the second-largest country in the world, which means doing it in concert with the Americans.
Donald Trump
Canadians have good reason to dislike and distrust U.S. President Donald Trump, but not everything he has said about defence is wrong, writes Robert R. Fowler. White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

Assistant Speakers’ roster features two rookies, one veteran

  • Plus, Liberal MP Sean Casey's seatmates seem to always get lucky, Bloc MP Sébastien Lemire worries northern Quebecers were denied democracy on April 28,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 4, 2025
Conservative MP Tom Kmiec, top left, is the new House deputy speaker. His assistant deputy speakers are Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, bottom left, and Conservative MP John Nater. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of X

Assistant Speakers’ roster features two rookies, one veteran

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 4, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal MP Sean Casey's seatmates seem to always get lucky, Bloc MP Sébastien Lemire worries northern Quebecers were denied democracy on April 28,

Assistant Speakers’ roster features two rookies, one veteran

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 4, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal MP Sean Casey's seatmates seem to always get lucky, Bloc MP Sébastien Lemire worries northern Quebecers were denied democracy on April 28,
Conservative MP Tom Kmiec, top left, is the new House deputy speaker. His assistant deputy speakers are Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, bottom left, and Conservative MP John Nater. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of X

Building the wall

  • Plus, the Liberals face their first confidence vote in the House.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 4, 2025
Gary Anandasangaree
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is backing a bill to expand surveillance and security powers for law and border enforcement, and block out more asylum seekers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Building the wall

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 4, 2025
  • Plus, the Liberals face their first confidence vote in the House.

Building the wall

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 4, 2025
  • Plus, the Liberals face their first confidence vote in the House.
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is backing a bill to expand surveillance and security powers for law and border enforcement, and block out more asylum seekers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Carney’s mandate for technocracy or transformation?

  • Here lies the Carney paradox: his critique of market fundamentalism has always been more radical than his remedies.
Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER | June 3, 2025
The overlapping crises demand more than nudges and voluntary commitments from Prime Minister Mark Carney—they require structural change, writes Leah Temper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Carney’s mandate for technocracy or transformation?

Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER | June 3, 2025
  • Here lies the Carney paradox: his critique of market fundamentalism has always been more radical than his remedies.

Is Carney’s mandate for technocracy or transformation?

Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER | June 3, 2025
  • Here lies the Carney paradox: his critique of market fundamentalism has always been more radical than his remedies.
The overlapping crises demand more than nudges and voluntary commitments from Prime Minister Mark Carney—they require structural change, writes Leah Temper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate calling: geoengineering or bust

  • The only way to hold the heat down in the short term is direct intervention in the atmosphere to reflect more sunlight back into
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2025
The inability to hold the warming down means more and bigger forest fires, floods, droughts, cyclones, and killer heatwaves, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate calling: geoengineering or bust

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2025
  • The only way to hold the heat down in the short term is direct intervention in the atmosphere to reflect more sunlight back into

Climate calling: geoengineering or bust

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2025
  • The only way to hold the heat down in the short term is direct intervention in the atmosphere to reflect more sunlight back into
The inability to hold the warming down means more and bigger forest fires, floods, droughts, cyclones, and killer heatwaves, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals lose Throne Speech vote

  • Plus, the Throne Speech debate continues.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals lose Throne Speech vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 3, 2025
  • Plus, the Throne Speech debate continues.

Liberals lose Throne Speech vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 3, 2025
  • Plus, the Throne Speech debate continues.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The misadventures of Navy procurement

  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
Canadian and French helicopters sit on the flight deck of the Mistral off the coast of Gaspé, Que., on June 20, 2014. DND photograph by MCpl Patrick Blanchard

The misadventures of Navy procurement

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.

The misadventures of Navy procurement

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
Canadian and French helicopters sit on the flight deck of the Mistral off the coast of Gaspé, Que., on June 20, 2014. DND photograph by MCpl Patrick Blanchard

Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions

  • No serious national strategy—be it economic, environmental, or geopolitical—can succeed without Indigenous leadership, co-ownership, and shared decision-making power.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL FOX | June 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mandate letter to cabinet stopped short full Indigenous economic inclusion, but he course-corrected in the Throne Speech, writes Michael Fox. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions

Opinion | BY MICHAEL FOX | June 2, 2025
  • No serious national strategy—be it economic, environmental, or geopolitical—can succeed without Indigenous leadership, co-ownership, and shared decision-making power.

Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions

Opinion | BY MICHAEL FOX | June 2, 2025
  • No serious national strategy—be it economic, environmental, or geopolitical—can succeed without Indigenous leadership, co-ownership, and shared decision-making power.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mandate letter to cabinet stopped short full Indigenous economic inclusion, but he course-corrected in the Throne Speech, writes Michael Fox. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Four rookies among seven new confirmed cabinet chiefs of staff

  • Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight are among those who have elevated first-time chiefs of staff.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 2, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger, and Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez have joined the ranks of ministers with confirmed chiefs of staff. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Four rookies among seven new confirmed cabinet chiefs of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 2, 2025
  • Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight are among those who have elevated first-time chiefs of staff.

Four rookies among seven new confirmed cabinet chiefs of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 2, 2025
  • Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight are among those who have elevated first-time chiefs of staff.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger, and Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez have joined the ranks of ministers with confirmed chiefs of staff. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
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Necessary but not enough: Canada’s proposed new private-sector privacy law

  • Advances in technology and changes in business models have altered the role of data and how value is extracted from it.
Opinion | BY TERESA SCASSA | July 17, 2023
Anonymized data requires a more holistic policy response than a backdoor out of a consent-based privacy law, writes Dr. Teresa Scassa, Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy at the University of Ottawa. Photograph by Nick Youngson, distributed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license, Pix4Free

Necessary but not enough: Canada’s proposed new private-sector privacy law

Opinion | BY TERESA SCASSA | July 17, 2023
  • Advances in technology and changes in business models have altered the role of data and how value is extracted from it.

Necessary but not enough: Canada’s proposed new private-sector privacy law

Opinion | BY TERESA SCASSA | July 17, 2023
  • Advances in technology and changes in business models have altered the role of data and how value is extracted from it.
Anonymized data requires a more holistic policy response than a backdoor out of a consent-based privacy law, writes Dr. Teresa Scassa, Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy at the University of Ottawa. Photograph by Nick Youngson, distributed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license, Pix4Free

How government can restore public confidence in our privacy rights

  • If the government truly wants to show Canadians that our privacy rights matter, it needs to pass strong data protection laws as soon as
Opinion | BY LAURA TRIBE | July 17, 2023
The government must deliver on its promise to overhaul Canada's outdated privacy laws, writes Laura Tribe, executive director at OpenMedia. Photograph by Jeremy Barande, copyright by Ecole Polytechnique, distributed under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license

How government can restore public confidence in our privacy rights

Opinion | BY LAURA TRIBE | July 17, 2023
  • If the government truly wants to show Canadians that our privacy rights matter, it needs to pass strong data protection laws as soon as

How government can restore public confidence in our privacy rights

Opinion | BY LAURA TRIBE | July 17, 2023
  • If the government truly wants to show Canadians that our privacy rights matter, it needs to pass strong data protection laws as soon as
The government must deliver on its promise to overhaul Canada's outdated privacy laws, writes Laura Tribe, executive director at OpenMedia. Photograph by Jeremy Barande, copyright by Ecole Polytechnique, distributed under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license

Politics This Morning: Freeland and Macklem in India for G7 and G20 finance meetings

  • Plus, the United Kingdom becomes the first European country to sign the Trans Pacific trade deal.
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured here on May 17, will meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other G20 finance ministers in India today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland and Macklem in India for G7 and G20 finance meetings

  • Plus, the United Kingdom becomes the first European country to sign the Trans Pacific trade deal.

Politics This Morning: Freeland and Macklem in India for G7 and G20 finance meetings

  • Plus, the United Kingdom becomes the first European country to sign the Trans Pacific trade deal.
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured here on May 17, will meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other G20 finance ministers in India today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I don’t agree with that shirt’ is not an apology

  • Pierre Poilievre stated last week that he did not agree with a 'straight pride' t-shirt worn by a man he posed with in Calgary.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 17, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre and his wife Anaida, left, pose with a man wearing a 'straight pride' T-shirt during a Calgary Stampede event. Photograph courtesy of @BSpence1983/Twitter

‘I don’t agree with that shirt’ is not an apology

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 17, 2023
  • Pierre Poilievre stated last week that he did not agree with a 'straight pride' t-shirt worn by a man he posed with in Calgary.

‘I don’t agree with that shirt’ is not an apology

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 17, 2023
  • Pierre Poilievre stated last week that he did not agree with a 'straight pride' t-shirt worn by a man he posed with in Calgary.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre and his wife Anaida, left, pose with a man wearing a 'straight pride' T-shirt during a Calgary Stampede event. Photograph courtesy of @BSpence1983/Twitter

Charlie Foran is leaving the Writers’ Trust; Madan exits CTV News; and James Cameron comes to Ottawa

  • Critically acclaimed author Charles Foran has announced that he will step down as executive director of the Writers’ Trust of Canada at the end
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 17, 2023
Charles Foran, an award-winning author, is leaving his post as executive director of the Writers' Trust of Canada by the end of the year. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Charlie Foran is leaving the Writers’ Trust; Madan exits CTV News; and James Cameron comes to Ottawa

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 17, 2023
  • Critically acclaimed author Charles Foran has announced that he will step down as executive director of the Writers’ Trust of Canada at the end

Charlie Foran is leaving the Writers’ Trust; Madan exits CTV News; and James Cameron comes to Ottawa

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 17, 2023
  • Critically acclaimed author Charles Foran has announced that he will step down as executive director of the Writers’ Trust of Canada at the end
Charles Foran, an award-winning author, is leaving his post as executive director of the Writers' Trust of Canada by the end of the year. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Senior adviser John Brodhead exits Prime Minister’s Office

  • Plus, there are a number of staff changes to report in Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson’s office, including the exit of two directors.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 17, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters in the West Block before Question Period on June 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senior adviser John Brodhead exits Prime Minister’s Office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 17, 2023
  • Plus, there are a number of staff changes to report in Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson’s office, including the exit of two directors.

Senior adviser John Brodhead exits Prime Minister’s Office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 17, 2023
  • Plus, there are a number of staff changes to report in Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson’s office, including the exit of two directors.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters in the West Block before Question Period on June 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mayors and councils could shine in fight to stop climate change, writes reader

  • To all of Canada’s mayors, councils, and municipalities: do we have to be last or first to be an activist in actually doing something
Opinion | July 17, 2023

Mayors and councils could shine in fight to stop climate change, writes reader

Opinion | July 17, 2023
  • To all of Canada’s mayors, councils, and municipalities: do we have to be last or first to be an activist in actually doing something

Mayors and councils could shine in fight to stop climate change, writes reader

Opinion | July 17, 2023
  • To all of Canada’s mayors, councils, and municipalities: do we have to be last or first to be an activist in actually doing something

Our fossil-fuel industry is like the band playing as the Titanic sinks, writes Tom McElroy

  • Re: “Climate adaptation: act now or pay later,” (editorial, The Hill Times, July 10). What happened to polluter pays? The climate is changing disastrously. The scientific
Opinion | July 17, 2023

Our fossil-fuel industry is like the band playing as the Titanic sinks, writes Tom McElroy

Opinion | July 17, 2023
  • Re: “Climate adaptation: act now or pay later,” (editorial, The Hill Times, July 10). What happened to polluter pays? The climate is changing disastrously. The scientific

Our fossil-fuel industry is like the band playing as the Titanic sinks, writes Tom McElroy

Opinion | July 17, 2023
  • Re: “Climate adaptation: act now or pay later,” (editorial, The Hill Times, July 10). What happened to polluter pays? The climate is changing disastrously. The scientific

How the political right is contesting Pride month in Canada

  • We must be vigilant to the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ movements, which threaten social cohesion and can pave the way for violence. When human rights
Opinion | BY VALéRIE LAPOINTE AND AUDREY GAGNON | July 17, 2023
Protesters and drag defenders are separated by Ottawa Police outside the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on June 28, 2023. The protesters were voicing their opposition to the Family Drag Story Time event put on by Capital Pride and the Ottawa Public Library. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How the political right is contesting Pride month in Canada

Opinion | BY VALéRIE LAPOINTE AND AUDREY GAGNON | July 17, 2023
  • We must be vigilant to the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ movements, which threaten social cohesion and can pave the way for violence. When human rights

How the political right is contesting Pride month in Canada

Opinion | BY VALéRIE LAPOINTE AND AUDREY GAGNON | July 17, 2023
  • We must be vigilant to the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ movements, which threaten social cohesion and can pave the way for violence. When human rights
Protesters and drag defenders are separated by Ottawa Police outside the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on June 28, 2023. The protesters were voicing their opposition to the Family Drag Story Time event put on by Capital Pride and the Ottawa Public Library. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After 30 years of failed mitigation, we need to cut emissions by half globally by 2030; this is almost impossible, but must be done

  • GIBSONS, B.C.—About a decade ago, there was a flurry of news stories and columns in the Canadian media about carbon pricing. In the 1990s,
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | July 17, 2023
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. Our present conception of mitigation is a plan to fail. It just keeps fossil fuels in the game running out the clock. It is a plan to sacrifice our kids' future and everything we love and care about, writes Bill Henderson.  The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

After 30 years of failed mitigation, we need to cut emissions by half globally by 2030; this is almost impossible, but must be done

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | July 17, 2023
  • GIBSONS, B.C.—About a decade ago, there was a flurry of news stories and columns in the Canadian media about carbon pricing. In the 1990s,

After 30 years of failed mitigation, we need to cut emissions by half globally by 2030; this is almost impossible, but must be done

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | July 17, 2023
  • GIBSONS, B.C.—About a decade ago, there was a flurry of news stories and columns in the Canadian media about carbon pricing. In the 1990s,
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. Our present conception of mitigation is a plan to fail. It just keeps fossil fuels in the game running out the clock. It is a plan to sacrifice our kids' future and everything we love and care about, writes Bill Henderson.  The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Champagne to take part in fireside chat in Toronto on July 18

  • MONDAY, JULY 17 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, left, and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured May 5, 2023, at the Liberal policy convention. Champagne will take part in a fireside chat with Australian cabinet minister Kristy McBain, not pictured, in Toronto on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Champagne to take part in fireside chat in Toronto on July 18

  • MONDAY, JULY 17 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again

Champagne to take part in fireside chat in Toronto on July 18

  • MONDAY, JULY 17 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, left, and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured May 5, 2023, at the Liberal policy convention. Champagne will take part in a fireside chat with Australian cabinet minister Kristy McBain, not pictured, in Toronto on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: O’Regan gets a win

  • Plus, Joly sits down with Russia and China at ASEAN.
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan and a team of government mediators helped to end a strike by B.C. port workers yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: O’Regan gets a win

  • Plus, Joly sits down with Russia and China at ASEAN.

Politics This Morning: O’Regan gets a win

  • Plus, Joly sits down with Russia and China at ASEAN.
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan and a team of government mediators helped to end a strike by B.C. port workers yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Misconceptions of what ‘net-zero emissions’ actually means will have dire health impacts

  • We cannot emphasize enough that current plans for addressing climate change are incompatible with an acceptable destiny. Our future health, as opposed to dollars,
Opinion | BY GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT | July 13, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. A key component of Canada's climate plan is based in a misconception of what 'net-zero emissions' means, write Geoff Strong and Richard van der Jagt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Misconceptions of what ‘net-zero emissions’ actually means will have dire health impacts

Opinion | BY GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT | July 13, 2023
  • We cannot emphasize enough that current plans for addressing climate change are incompatible with an acceptable destiny. Our future health, as opposed to dollars,

Misconceptions of what ‘net-zero emissions’ actually means will have dire health impacts

Opinion | BY GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT | July 13, 2023
  • We cannot emphasize enough that current plans for addressing climate change are incompatible with an acceptable destiny. Our future health, as opposed to dollars,
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. A key component of Canada's climate plan is based in a misconception of what 'net-zero emissions' means, write Geoff Strong and Richard van der Jagt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Our summer of discontent

  • Every time you check the news, you’ll be reminded that the world is on the brink of some terrible abyss. Wildfires are ravaging our forests,
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If Canadians are becoming more apprehensive about the future, it likely means they’ll gravitate towards whichever political party can provide strong leadership, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Our summer of discontent

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 13, 2023
  • Every time you check the news, you’ll be reminded that the world is on the brink of some terrible abyss. Wildfires are ravaging our forests,

Our summer of discontent

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 13, 2023
  • Every time you check the news, you’ll be reminded that the world is on the brink of some terrible abyss. Wildfires are ravaging our forests,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If Canadians are becoming more apprehensive about the future, it likely means they’ll gravitate towards whichever political party can provide strong leadership, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The ground rules for the industrial adoption of AI

  • The government is co-ordinating programs and policies to ensure that AI is developed safely and responsibly in Canada for Canadians.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ANDY FILLMORE | July 13, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne delivers remarks at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on June 1, 2023. Champagne is the sponsor of Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The ground rules for the industrial adoption of AI

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ANDY FILLMORE | July 13, 2023
  • The government is co-ordinating programs and policies to ensure that AI is developed safely and responsibly in Canada for Canadians.

The ground rules for the industrial adoption of AI

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ANDY FILLMORE | July 13, 2023
  • The government is co-ordinating programs and policies to ensure that AI is developed safely and responsibly in Canada for Canadians.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne delivers remarks at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on June 1, 2023. Champagne is the sponsor of Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s public service employee survey 2022-23 reveals ‘best agencies to work for’

  • Each major federal government agency is ranked in a 'best places to work for' style. Scores are out of 100.
Opinion | BY JAKE COLE | July 13, 2023
According to the 2022 federal public service survey, the Canadian Human Rights Commission ranked No. 1, while CSIS ranked last. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s public service employee survey 2022-23 reveals ‘best agencies to work for’

Opinion | BY JAKE COLE | July 13, 2023
  • Each major federal government agency is ranked in a 'best places to work for' style. Scores are out of 100.

Canada’s public service employee survey 2022-23 reveals ‘best agencies to work for’

Opinion | BY JAKE COLE | July 13, 2023
  • Each major federal government agency is ranked in a 'best places to work for' style. Scores are out of 100.
According to the 2022 federal public service survey, the Canadian Human Rights Commission ranked No. 1, while CSIS ranked last. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health-care stakeholders express tentative optimism after Council of Federation meeting, but won’t be ‘satisfied’ until results are delivered

  • The premiers did not publicly focus on applying co-ordinated pressure on Ottawa regarding health care at this gathering, because ‘the ball is in their
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 13, 2023
Northwest Territoires Premier Caroline Cochrane, left, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King, British Columbia Premier David Eby, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson pictured at a first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Feb. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health-care stakeholders express tentative optimism after Council of Federation meeting, but won’t be ‘satisfied’ until results are delivered

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 13, 2023
  • The premiers did not publicly focus on applying co-ordinated pressure on Ottawa regarding health care at this gathering, because ‘the ball is in their

Health-care stakeholders express tentative optimism after Council of Federation meeting, but won’t be ‘satisfied’ until results are delivered

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | July 13, 2023
  • The premiers did not publicly focus on applying co-ordinated pressure on Ottawa regarding health care at this gathering, because ‘the ball is in their
Northwest Territoires Premier Caroline Cochrane, left, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King, British Columbia Premier David Eby, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson pictured at a first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on Feb. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Joly in Jakarta

  • Plus, a look back at July 13, 1891.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will represent Canada on the sidelines of a meeting of ASEAN ministers today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Joly in Jakarta

  • Plus, a look back at July 13, 1891.

Politics This Morning: Joly in Jakarta

  • Plus, a look back at July 13, 1891.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will represent Canada on the sidelines of a meeting of ASEAN ministers today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Boing! Just like that! The Anthropocene officially started on July 11, we’re not in the Holocene anymore

  • We’re not in the Holocene any more. That golden age of warm, stable climate in which humans started farming, grew their population a thousandfold,
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 12, 2023
Crawford Lake is a very deep limestone sinkhole not far from Hamilton, Ont., which has become the defining natural phenomenon representing the Anthropocene. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Boing! Just like that! The Anthropocene officially started on July 11, we’re not in the Holocene anymore

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 12, 2023
  • We’re not in the Holocene any more. That golden age of warm, stable climate in which humans started farming, grew their population a thousandfold,

Boing! Just like that! The Anthropocene officially started on July 11, we’re not in the Holocene anymore

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 12, 2023
  • We’re not in the Holocene any more. That golden age of warm, stable climate in which humans started farming, grew their population a thousandfold,
Crawford Lake is a very deep limestone sinkhole not far from Hamilton, Ont., which has become the defining natural phenomenon representing the Anthropocene. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Ending public financial support for fossil fuels

  • Canada will not meet its climate targets without stronger policies to reduce fossil fuel use.
Opinion | BY THOMAS GUNTON, KYLA TIENHAARA, DAVID WHEELER | July 12, 2023
Thick smoke hangs over Ottawa on June 30, 2023. The federal government is in the final stages of preparing a plan to help address climate change by ending fossil fuel subsidies by the end of 2023, but it is reasonable to be skeptical of these plans, write Thomas Gunton, Kyla Tienhaara, and David Wheeler. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ending public financial support for fossil fuels

Opinion | BY THOMAS GUNTON, KYLA TIENHAARA, DAVID WHEELER | July 12, 2023
  • Canada will not meet its climate targets without stronger policies to reduce fossil fuel use.

Ending public financial support for fossil fuels

Opinion | BY THOMAS GUNTON, KYLA TIENHAARA, DAVID WHEELER | July 12, 2023
  • Canada will not meet its climate targets without stronger policies to reduce fossil fuel use.
Thick smoke hangs over Ottawa on June 30, 2023. The federal government is in the final stages of preparing a plan to help address climate change by ending fossil fuel subsidies by the end of 2023, but it is reasonable to be skeptical of these plans, write Thomas Gunton, Kyla Tienhaara, and David Wheeler. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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