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Melody Lepton is the director of the Mikisew Cree First Nation Government and Industry Relations Office.

Bill removing internal trade barriers risks undermining policy innovation 

  • Does a mutual recognition framework for internal trade put downwards pressure on health, safety, occupational, and environmental standards?
Opinion | BY MARK WINFIELD | June 18, 2025
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, is the sponsor of Bill C-5. Simple mutual recognition of provincial standards potentially sets up a lowest common denominator framework for the affected standards, writes Mark Winfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill removing internal trade barriers risks undermining policy innovation 

Opinion | BY MARK WINFIELD | June 18, 2025
  • Does a mutual recognition framework for internal trade put downwards pressure on health, safety, occupational, and environmental standards?

Bill removing internal trade barriers risks undermining policy innovation 

Opinion | BY MARK WINFIELD | June 18, 2025
  • Does a mutual recognition framework for internal trade put downwards pressure on health, safety, occupational, and environmental standards?
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, is the sponsor of Bill C-5. Simple mutual recognition of provincial standards potentially sets up a lowest common denominator framework for the affected standards, writes Mark Winfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

  • Outcomes finance is a model rooted in accountability and self-determination. Such a fund would support Indigenous-led processes in areas like health, education, and housing.
Opinion | BY JEFF CYR | June 18, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Including an Indigenous Outcomes Fund in the fall budget would show that this government is serious about results, reconciliation, and building a more equitable and prosperous Canada, writes Jeff Cyr. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

Opinion | BY JEFF CYR | June 18, 2025
  • Outcomes finance is a model rooted in accountability and self-determination. Such a fund would support Indigenous-led processes in areas like health, education, and housing.

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

Opinion | BY JEFF CYR | June 18, 2025
  • Outcomes finance is a model rooted in accountability and self-determination. Such a fund would support Indigenous-led processes in areas like health, education, and housing.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Including an Indigenous Outcomes Fund in the fall budget would show that this government is serious about results, reconciliation, and building a more equitable and prosperous Canada, writes Jeff Cyr. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada and Europe can offer a united front for digital sovereignty

  • VivaTech’s decision to spotlight Canada at this year’s forum is more than symbolic. It affirms the growing convergence in approaches to digital innovation.
Opinion | BY ESTELLE AZEMARD | June 18, 2025
Evan Solomon is Canada’s first AI and digital innovation minister, a post that signals a clear commitment to reinforcing national digital infrastructure, writes Estelle Azemard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada and Europe can offer a united front for digital sovereignty

Opinion | BY ESTELLE AZEMARD | June 18, 2025
  • VivaTech’s decision to spotlight Canada at this year’s forum is more than symbolic. It affirms the growing convergence in approaches to digital innovation.

Canada and Europe can offer a united front for digital sovereignty

Opinion | BY ESTELLE AZEMARD | June 18, 2025
  • VivaTech’s decision to spotlight Canada at this year’s forum is more than symbolic. It affirms the growing convergence in approaches to digital innovation.
Evan Solomon is Canada’s first AI and digital innovation minister, a post that signals a clear commitment to reinforcing national digital infrastructure, writes Estelle Azemard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

  • Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | June 18, 2025
There’s a misguided narrative of victimhood that’s being attached to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s willingness to engage with President Xi Jinping’s China, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | June 18, 2025
  • Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | June 18, 2025
  • Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.
There’s a misguided narrative of victimhood that’s being attached to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s willingness to engage with President Xi Jinping’s China, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was in no hurry to explain how Bill C-4's proposed changes to the Elections Act and how political parties handle Canadians' private information will help make their lives more affordable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was in no hurry to explain how Bill C-4's proposed changes to the Elections Act and how political parties handle Canadians' private information will help make their lives more affordable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is far less interested in 'keeping both sides happy,' and given his strong polling numbers and the hopes of potential caucus shuffles, it's no longer 'open season' to second guess his foreign policy decisions, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is far less interested in 'keeping both sides happy,' and given his strong polling numbers and the hopes of potential caucus shuffles, it's no longer 'open season' to second guess his foreign policy decisions, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

  • Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc
Dominic LeBlanc
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled Bill C-5 on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves
Dominic LeBlanc
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled Bill C-5 on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may be getting some instructive feedback from the people with whom he is speaking, but there is reportedly some cynicism about the outreach, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may be getting some instructive feedback from the people with whom he is speaking, but there is reportedly some cynicism about the outreach, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such
Opinion | June 18, 2025
Canada has the chance to influence how the world’s advanced economies push forward innovative financing towards education in low-income countries, writes Adeolu Adekola. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

Opinion | June 18, 2025
  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

Opinion | June 18, 2025
  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such
Canada has the chance to influence how the world’s advanced economies push forward innovative financing towards education in low-income countries, writes Adeolu Adekola. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Mégie marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Day with parliamentary breakfast on June 19

  • TUESDAY, JUNE 17—THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Workshop: ‘The Road to Sovereignty‘—Okimaw and Niipaawi Strategies host “The Road to Sovereignty,” a three-day, high-level gathering focused on building Indigenous
Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie, pictured right with Dimitri St-Julien in 2017, will co-host a parliamentary breakfast to mark National Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Mégie marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Day with parliamentary breakfast on June 19

  • TUESDAY, JUNE 17—THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Workshop: ‘The Road to Sovereignty‘—Okimaw and Niipaawi Strategies host “The Road to Sovereignty,” a three-day, high-level gathering focused on building Indigenous

Senator Mégie marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Day with parliamentary breakfast on June 19

  • TUESDAY, JUNE 17—THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Workshop: ‘The Road to Sovereignty‘—Okimaw and Niipaawi Strategies host “The Road to Sovereignty,” a three-day, high-level gathering focused on building Indigenous
Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie, pictured right with Dimitri St-Julien in 2017, will co-host a parliamentary breakfast to mark National Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across
Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across the country, writes Karen Restoule. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across
Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across the country, writes Karen Restoule. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.
Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Canada must join the growing global call for a permanent ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, writes Nimao Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Canada must join the growing global call for a permanent ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, writes Nimao Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation is action, not just words

  • Closing the infrastructure gap requires more than land acknowledgements that don’t address truth, Treaties, or commitments.
Opinion | BY MICHELLE ROBINSON | June 18, 2025
Indigenous leadership regularly engages with businesses and governments with solutions to infrastructure needs, which are regularly disregarded, writes Michelle Robinson. Unsplash photograph by Tim Foster

Reconciliation is action, not just words

Opinion | BY MICHELLE ROBINSON | June 18, 2025
  • Closing the infrastructure gap requires more than land acknowledgements that don’t address truth, Treaties, or commitments.

Reconciliation is action, not just words

Opinion | BY MICHELLE ROBINSON | June 18, 2025
  • Closing the infrastructure gap requires more than land acknowledgements that don’t address truth, Treaties, or commitments.
Indigenous leadership regularly engages with businesses and governments with solutions to infrastructure needs, which are regularly disregarded, writes Michelle Robinson. Unsplash photograph by Tim Foster

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X

Project greenlight bill in focus

  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Minister Dominic LeBlanc's bill on internal trade and major project approvals is being put under a microscope by the Senate and a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Project greenlight bill in focus

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.

Project greenlight bill in focus

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.
Dominic Leblanc
Minister Dominic LeBlanc's bill on internal trade and major project approvals is being put under a microscope by the Senate and a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

  • Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2025
Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne, pictured on the Hill on May 11, 2023, has been representing leader Pierre Poilievre at national council meetings since 2022, but did not attend the June 4 meeting. She told The Hill Times that her absence was due to a prior commitment, and confirmed she will attend the next one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2025
  • Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national

Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2025
  • Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national
Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne, pictured on the Hill on May 11, 2023, has been representing leader Pierre Poilievre at national council meetings since 2022, but did not attend the June 4 meeting. She told The Hill Times that her absence was due to a prior commitment, and confirmed she will attend the next one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney faces another confidence vote

  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing another test in Ottawa today while he works for international consensus in Kananaskis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces another confidence vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.

Carney faces another confidence vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing another test in Ottawa today while he works for international consensus in Kananaskis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

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

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

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

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

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

Carney’s CAF spending spree

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

Carney’s CAF spending spree

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

Carney’s CAF spending spree

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

Netanyahu’s wars

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

Netanyahu’s wars

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

Netanyahu’s wars

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

What we choose to build

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

What we choose to build

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

What we choose to build

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

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

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

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

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

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

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

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

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

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

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies
Amongst NATO’s list of defence-critical raw materials, Canada is well positioned to fill almost all of them, in particular aluminum, cobalt, germanium, gallium, tungsten, titanium, graphite, platinum, and some rare earths, writes Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Photograph courtesy of Deyler Rivera Segura, Pexels.com
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  • Please do all you can to fight the Highway 413 project. Now is not the time to destroy nature in favour of super highway
Opinion | August 15, 2022

Fight Highway 413 project, drive gas-powered vehicles less, urges letter writer

Opinion | August 15, 2022
  • Please do all you can to fight the Highway 413 project. Now is not the time to destroy nature in favour of super highway

Fight Highway 413 project, drive gas-powered vehicles less, urges letter writer

Opinion | August 15, 2022
  • Please do all you can to fight the Highway 413 project. Now is not the time to destroy nature in favour of super highway

Time for media to stand up against vile threats of violence

  • On Aug. 11, The Hill Times signed a letter along with The Toronto Star, Global News, and the Canadian Association of Journalists after The Toronto
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 15, 2022
Members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery pictured in 2019. It's time to stand united against the threats and harassment facing the media. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Time for media to stand up against vile threats of violence

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 15, 2022
  • On Aug. 11, The Hill Times signed a letter along with The Toronto Star, Global News, and the Canadian Association of Journalists after The Toronto

Time for media to stand up against vile threats of violence

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 15, 2022
  • On Aug. 11, The Hill Times signed a letter along with The Toronto Star, Global News, and the Canadian Association of Journalists after The Toronto
Members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery pictured in 2019. It's time to stand united against the threats and harassment facing the media. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Government should ‘hold firm’ on compliance with emissions caps and reduction deadlines for oil and gas sector, say environmentalists

  • As Canada’s four biggest oil companies reported a nearly threefold increase in Q2 profits over last year, environmentalists are calling on the government to
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 15, 2022
Canada's four biggest oil companies reported over $12-billion in combined profits for the second quarter of 2022, a nearly threefold increase from the same time last year. Environmentalists argue the oil and gas companies don't need more time to meet the government's emission reduction goals. Alberta's oil sands, pictured, circa 2008. Photograph courtesy of Jake Wright

Government should ‘hold firm’ on compliance with emissions caps and reduction deadlines for oil and gas sector, say environmentalists

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 15, 2022
  • As Canada’s four biggest oil companies reported a nearly threefold increase in Q2 profits over last year, environmentalists are calling on the government to

Government should ‘hold firm’ on compliance with emissions caps and reduction deadlines for oil and gas sector, say environmentalists

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 15, 2022
  • As Canada’s four biggest oil companies reported a nearly threefold increase in Q2 profits over last year, environmentalists are calling on the government to
Canada's four biggest oil companies reported over $12-billion in combined profits for the second quarter of 2022, a nearly threefold increase from the same time last year. Environmentalists argue the oil and gas companies don't need more time to meet the government's emission reduction goals. Alberta's oil sands, pictured, circa 2008. Photograph courtesy of Jake Wright

If Poilievre wins leadership, but fails to pivot to the centre, Quebec Tory MP Godin says he will ‘reflect’ on his own ‘future political life’

  • The Conservative Party will elect a new leader on Sept. 10, but already one Quebec Conservative MP is warning that the results could cause
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 15, 2022
Three-term Conservative MP Joël Godin, pictured left on June 23, 2019, with then-Conservative party leader Andrew Scheer, centre, at a Fête Nationale celebration in Pont-Rouge, Que. Godin, who represents Portneuf-Jacques-Cartier, Que., says if Pierre Poilievre wins the leadership election and does not pivot to the centre, he will have to consider his options whether he wants to stay in the caucus or not. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

If Poilievre wins leadership, but fails to pivot to the centre, Quebec Tory MP Godin says he will ‘reflect’ on his own ‘future political life’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 15, 2022
  • The Conservative Party will elect a new leader on Sept. 10, but already one Quebec Conservative MP is warning that the results could cause

If Poilievre wins leadership, but fails to pivot to the centre, Quebec Tory MP Godin says he will ‘reflect’ on his own ‘future political life’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 15, 2022
  • The Conservative Party will elect a new leader on Sept. 10, but already one Quebec Conservative MP is warning that the results could cause
Three-term Conservative MP Joël Godin, pictured left on June 23, 2019, with then-Conservative party leader Andrew Scheer, centre, at a Fête Nationale celebration in Pont-Rouge, Que. Godin, who represents Portneuf-Jacques-Cartier, Que., says if Pierre Poilievre wins the leadership election and does not pivot to the centre, he will have to consider his options whether he wants to stay in the caucus or not. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

Higher federal target needed to curtail fertilizer emissions, says environmental organization

  • An ambitious target set by the federal government to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with fertilizer doesn’t go far enough, according to an
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 14, 2022
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced a $1.6-million investment on July 4 towards an Alberta-based technology development company to help develop a technology to produce high-efficiency fertilizers made with organic carbon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Higher federal target needed to curtail fertilizer emissions, says environmental organization

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 14, 2022
  • An ambitious target set by the federal government to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with fertilizer doesn’t go far enough, according to an

Higher federal target needed to curtail fertilizer emissions, says environmental organization

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 14, 2022
  • An ambitious target set by the federal government to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with fertilizer doesn’t go far enough, according to an
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced a $1.6-million investment on July 4 towards an Alberta-based technology development company to help develop a technology to produce high-efficiency fertilizers made with organic carbon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: New Air Force boss takes the reins

  • Good Friday morning, The Royal Canadian Air Force is officially getting a new commanding officer today. Lieutenant-General ERIC KENNY will receive command of the
Members of Royal Canadian Air Force’s 436 Transport Squadron and Canadian Rangers pictured evacuating residents of the Pikangikum First Nation onboard a CC-130J Hercules during Operation LENTUS, 10 July 2019. Department of National Defence photograph by Cpl. Ken Beliwicz

Politics This Morning: New Air Force boss takes the reins

  • Good Friday morning, The Royal Canadian Air Force is officially getting a new commanding officer today. Lieutenant-General ERIC KENNY will receive command of the

Politics This Morning: New Air Force boss takes the reins

  • Good Friday morning, The Royal Canadian Air Force is officially getting a new commanding officer today. Lieutenant-General ERIC KENNY will receive command of the
Members of Royal Canadian Air Force’s 436 Transport Squadron and Canadian Rangers pictured evacuating residents of the Pikangikum First Nation onboard a CC-130J Hercules during Operation LENTUS, 10 July 2019. Department of National Defence photograph by Cpl. Ken Beliwicz

How to deal with bad polls

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—When it comes to dealing with bad polls, today’s politicians could learn a thing or two from a Roman Emperor who lived about
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 11, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with his family on July 1, 2022, at the Canada Day celebration in Ottawa, has been polling badly lately, painting a bleak picture for his government. A recent Abacus poll indicated that 51 per cent of Canadians have a negative view of his government, the highest number ever recorded since the Liberals were elected in 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

How to deal with bad polls

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 11, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—When it comes to dealing with bad polls, today’s politicians could learn a thing or two from a Roman Emperor who lived about

How to deal with bad polls

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 11, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—When it comes to dealing with bad polls, today’s politicians could learn a thing or two from a Roman Emperor who lived about
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with his family on July 1, 2022, at the Canada Day celebration in Ottawa, has been polling badly lately, painting a bleak picture for his government. A recent Abacus poll indicated that 51 per cent of Canadians have a negative view of his government, the highest number ever recorded since the Liberals were elected in 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Anniversaries matter, and NAFTA (CUSMA) is approaching the big ’30’

  • Anniversaries are a time for both reflection and forward planning. And NAFTA, now the CUSMA, is approaching such a major milestone, with the preliminary
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | August 11, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. As Canada plans its trade agenda for the next decade, there are five possible shifts in the global economy that we should consider, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anniversaries matter, and NAFTA (CUSMA) is approaching the big ’30’

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | August 11, 2022
  • Anniversaries are a time for both reflection and forward planning. And NAFTA, now the CUSMA, is approaching such a major milestone, with the preliminary

Anniversaries matter, and NAFTA (CUSMA) is approaching the big ’30’

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | August 11, 2022
  • Anniversaries are a time for both reflection and forward planning. And NAFTA, now the CUSMA, is approaching such a major milestone, with the preliminary
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. As Canada plans its trade agenda for the next decade, there are five possible shifts in the global economy that we should consider, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly’s intervention to ban handgun imports ‘a significant and creative measure,’ says gun control advocate

  • The government’s move to ban the import of most legal handguns as of Aug. 19 came as a surprise both to gun control advocates
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 11, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is using her authority over import permits to ban the import of most handguns as of Aug. 19, as a stopgap measure until the government’s proposed regulations freezing the sale, transfer, and import of handguns can take effect in the fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly’s intervention to ban handgun imports ‘a significant and creative measure,’ says gun control advocate

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 11, 2022
  • The government’s move to ban the import of most legal handguns as of Aug. 19 came as a surprise both to gun control advocates

Joly’s intervention to ban handgun imports ‘a significant and creative measure,’ says gun control advocate

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 11, 2022
  • The government’s move to ban the import of most legal handguns as of Aug. 19 came as a surprise both to gun control advocates
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is using her authority over import permits to ban the import of most handguns as of Aug. 19, as a stopgap measure until the government’s proposed regulations freezing the sale, transfer, and import of handguns can take effect in the fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There’s no energy security without net zero

  • Nobody ever said the energy transition would be easy, but few likely imagined it would be this chaotic. In retrospect, it was probably tempting
Opinion | BY ALISON CRETNEY | August 11, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said 'there is no energy transition without critical minerals, and this is why critical mineral supply chain resilience is an increasing priority for advanced economies.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There’s no energy security without net zero

Opinion | BY ALISON CRETNEY | August 11, 2022
  • Nobody ever said the energy transition would be easy, but few likely imagined it would be this chaotic. In retrospect, it was probably tempting

There’s no energy security without net zero

Opinion | BY ALISON CRETNEY | August 11, 2022
  • Nobody ever said the energy transition would be easy, but few likely imagined it would be this chaotic. In retrospect, it was probably tempting
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said 'there is no energy transition without critical minerals, and this is why critical mineral supply chain resilience is an increasing priority for advanced economies.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must decriminalize aid to Afghanistan to save lives

  • It’s been almost a year since the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Before that, Afghanistan was already a country where 19.7 million people faced severe
Opinion | BY ASUNTHA CHARLES AND REYHANA PATEL | August 11, 2022
Conflict, COVID-19 and climate change have pushed millions of people in Afghanistan to the edge of starvation. Today, Canadian organizations of diverse backgrounds, faiths, and creeds have had enough. We have united in launching the ‘Aid for Afghanistan’ public campaign to remove these barriers, including the amendment of the Criminal Code, to allow humanitarian organizations to resume their programs. To date, the Government of Canada has not provided assurances to minimize Canadian humanitarian organizations’ risks, write Asuntha Charles and Reyhana Patel. Photograph courtesy of Herat, Afghanistan/World Vision

Canada must decriminalize aid to Afghanistan to save lives

Opinion | BY ASUNTHA CHARLES AND REYHANA PATEL | August 11, 2022
  • It’s been almost a year since the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Before that, Afghanistan was already a country where 19.7 million people faced severe

Canada must decriminalize aid to Afghanistan to save lives

Opinion | BY ASUNTHA CHARLES AND REYHANA PATEL | August 11, 2022
  • It’s been almost a year since the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Before that, Afghanistan was already a country where 19.7 million people faced severe
Conflict, COVID-19 and climate change have pushed millions of people in Afghanistan to the edge of starvation. Today, Canadian organizations of diverse backgrounds, faiths, and creeds have had enough. We have united in launching the ‘Aid for Afghanistan’ public campaign to remove these barriers, including the amendment of the Criminal Code, to allow humanitarian organizations to resume their programs. To date, the Government of Canada has not provided assurances to minimize Canadian humanitarian organizations’ risks, write Asuntha Charles and Reyhana Patel. Photograph courtesy of Herat, Afghanistan/World Vision

Politics This Morning: The sounds of science

  • Good Thursday morning, Scientists and their sympathizers are taking to Parliament Hill today, to deliver a letter with a 60-plus metre-long collection of nearly
Parliament Hill, pictured on Aug. 3. A rally for researchers is expected to descend on the Hill today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: The sounds of science

  • Good Thursday morning, Scientists and their sympathizers are taking to Parliament Hill today, to deliver a letter with a 60-plus metre-long collection of nearly

Politics This Morning: The sounds of science

  • Good Thursday morning, Scientists and their sympathizers are taking to Parliament Hill today, to deliver a letter with a 60-plus metre-long collection of nearly
Parliament Hill, pictured on Aug. 3. A rally for researchers is expected to descend on the Hill today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Get back to foreign policy basics, ditch faulty approach on Ukraine

  • OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is at the lowest point in the polls he’s ever been. According to a recent Abacus Data survey, only 31
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | August 10, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers, pictured on Feb. 24 announcing measures following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, have alternated between wanting a regime change in Russia and strengthening the NATO alliance to consolidating democracy in Ukraine, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Get back to foreign policy basics, ditch faulty approach on Ukraine

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | August 10, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is at the lowest point in the polls he’s ever been. According to a recent Abacus Data survey, only 31

Get back to foreign policy basics, ditch faulty approach on Ukraine

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | August 10, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is at the lowest point in the polls he’s ever been. According to a recent Abacus Data survey, only 31
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers, pictured on Feb. 24 announcing measures following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, have alternated between wanting a regime change in Russia and strengthening the NATO alliance to consolidating democracy in Ukraine, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Staffing updates for Treasury Board President Mona Fortier

  • It’s been a while since Hill Climbers checked in on Treasury Board President Mona Fortier’s team, and there are a number of staff developments
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 10, 2022
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, pictured at the U.S. Embassy's June 24 event to celebrate the Fourth of July. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Staffing updates for Treasury Board President Mona Fortier

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 10, 2022
  • It’s been a while since Hill Climbers checked in on Treasury Board President Mona Fortier’s team, and there are a number of staff developments

Staffing updates for Treasury Board President Mona Fortier

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 10, 2022
  • It’s been a while since Hill Climbers checked in on Treasury Board President Mona Fortier’s team, and there are a number of staff developments
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, pictured at the U.S. Embassy's June 24 event to celebrate the Fourth of July. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Influx of women into nuclear disarmament gives us hope, unless they work for a NATO country

  • EDMONTON—At 10 a.m. on Aug. 4, the fourth day of the month-long Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, Canadian Ambassador Leslie Norton stepped to the
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | August 10, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, Defence Minister Anita Anand, and Canadian Ambassador Leslie Norton. Despite the enormous danger to the world from the aggressive nuclear modernization programs of the nuclear powers, who intend to spend billions of dollars to retain their nuclear arsenals for the rest of this century, the Canadian government still refuses to support comprehensive, time-bound negotiations for the elimination of nuclear weapons, writes Douglas Roche. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy Flickr, and Commons Wikimedia

Influx of women into nuclear disarmament gives us hope, unless they work for a NATO country

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | August 10, 2022
  • EDMONTON—At 10 a.m. on Aug. 4, the fourth day of the month-long Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, Canadian Ambassador Leslie Norton stepped to the

Influx of women into nuclear disarmament gives us hope, unless they work for a NATO country

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | August 10, 2022
  • EDMONTON—At 10 a.m. on Aug. 4, the fourth day of the month-long Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, Canadian Ambassador Leslie Norton stepped to the
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, Defence Minister Anita Anand, and Canadian Ambassador Leslie Norton. Despite the enormous danger to the world from the aggressive nuclear modernization programs of the nuclear powers, who intend to spend billions of dollars to retain their nuclear arsenals for the rest of this century, the Canadian government still refuses to support comprehensive, time-bound negotiations for the elimination of nuclear weapons, writes Douglas Roche. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy Flickr, and Commons Wikimedia

Long waits for asylum create bleak reality for refugees

  • They were relatively civilized middle-class Europeans who looked more like the family living next door than the refugees Western nations have become so accustomed
Opinion | BY HERMONA KULUBERHAN | August 10, 2022
When Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced measures in March that would fast-track the arrival of an unlimited number of Ukrainian asylum seekers, many wondered why the same quick action couldn’t be taken for the refugees who have languished in the system for years, writes Hermona Kuluberhan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Long waits for asylum create bleak reality for refugees

Opinion | BY HERMONA KULUBERHAN | August 10, 2022
  • They were relatively civilized middle-class Europeans who looked more like the family living next door than the refugees Western nations have become so accustomed

Long waits for asylum create bleak reality for refugees

Opinion | BY HERMONA KULUBERHAN | August 10, 2022
  • They were relatively civilized middle-class Europeans who looked more like the family living next door than the refugees Western nations have become so accustomed
When Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced measures in March that would fast-track the arrival of an unlimited number of Ukrainian asylum seekers, many wondered why the same quick action couldn’t be taken for the refugees who have languished in the system for years, writes Hermona Kuluberhan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

Bill Graham, pictured in 2006 when he was the interim Liberal leader following Paul Martin’s defeat. Graham, a former federal Liberal foreign affairs minister and defence minister, died on Sunday, Aug. 7, at the 83, of cancer. The Hill Times file photograph

From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives

Bill Graham, pictured in 2006 when he was the interim Liberal leader following Paul Martin’s defeat. Graham, a former federal Liberal foreign affairs minister and defence minister, died on Sunday, Aug. 7, at the 83, of cancer. The Hill Times file photograph

Ten years after the ‘death of evidence,’ scientists again march on Parliament Hill

  • Ten years ago, thousands of scientists and their supporters marched through Ottawa to Parliament Hill in the “death of evidence” rally. Some wore white
Opinion | BY FARAH QAISER AND RACHAEL MAXWELL | August 10, 2022
Scientists protest the Harper government on July 10, 2012, with a mock funeral through downtown Ottawa marking 'the death of evidence.' These rallies helped renew attention to the role of science in government, write Farah Qaiser and Rachael Maxwell. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ten years after the ‘death of evidence,’ scientists again march on Parliament Hill

Opinion | BY FARAH QAISER AND RACHAEL MAXWELL | August 10, 2022
  • Ten years ago, thousands of scientists and their supporters marched through Ottawa to Parliament Hill in the “death of evidence” rally. Some wore white

Ten years after the ‘death of evidence,’ scientists again march on Parliament Hill

Opinion | BY FARAH QAISER AND RACHAEL MAXWELL | August 10, 2022
  • Ten years ago, thousands of scientists and their supporters marched through Ottawa to Parliament Hill in the “death of evidence” rally. Some wore white
Scientists protest the Harper government on July 10, 2012, with a mock funeral through downtown Ottawa marking 'the death of evidence.' These rallies helped renew attention to the role of science in government, write Farah Qaiser and Rachael Maxwell. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Belgium fêtes national day, Peru celebrates independence

  • Belgian Ambassador Patrick Van Gheeldelivers a speech in the backyard of hisofficial residence in Ottawa during areception to mark Belgium’s national dayon July 21.The

Belgium fêtes national day, Peru celebrates independence

  • Belgian Ambassador Patrick Van Gheeldelivers a speech in the backyard of hisofficial residence in Ottawa during areception to mark Belgium’s national dayon July 21.The

Belgium fêtes national day, Peru celebrates independence

  • Belgian Ambassador Patrick Van Gheeldelivers a speech in the backyard of hisofficial residence in Ottawa during areception to mark Belgium’s national dayon July 21.The

Photo of the Day

News | August 10, 2022
Overarching theme: A collage of some of the many arches featured on buildings throughout the Parliamentary precinct. The top and centre left arches are found on the western side of West Block, with the building’s Mackenzie King entrance pictured far right. Arches along the Peace Tower are seen bottom left, and an arch above the Victoria Building’s entrance is pictured bottom centre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

News | August 10, 2022

Photo of the Day

News | August 10, 2022
Overarching theme: A collage of some of the many arches featured on buildings throughout the Parliamentary precinct. The top and centre left arches are found on the western side of West Block, with the building’s Mackenzie King entrance pictured far right. Arches along the Peace Tower are seen bottom left, and an arch above the Victoria Building’s entrance is pictured bottom centre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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