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‘It’s like a war zone’: Secretary of State Belanger says Saskatchewan wildfires are leaving ‘traumatic and depressing’ losses in their wake

  • As wildfires continue to ravage Northern Saskatchewan and Western Canada, Belanger says his constituents are demonstrating ‘incredible resilience’ as they continue to fight flames
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 22, 2025
Wildfires in Manitoba, left, have prompted the province to declare a state of emergency, as have those in Saskatchewan, like in Denare Beach, bottom right, where Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger's home riding has faced 'devastation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of the Manitoba government, Buckley Belanger

‘It’s like a war zone’: Secretary of State Belanger says Saskatchewan wildfires are leaving ‘traumatic and depressing’ losses in their wake

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 22, 2025
  • As wildfires continue to ravage Northern Saskatchewan and Western Canada, Belanger says his constituents are demonstrating ‘incredible resilience’ as they continue to fight flames

‘It’s like a war zone’: Secretary of State Belanger says Saskatchewan wildfires are leaving ‘traumatic and depressing’ losses in their wake

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 22, 2025
  • As wildfires continue to ravage Northern Saskatchewan and Western Canada, Belanger says his constituents are demonstrating ‘incredible resilience’ as they continue to fight flames
Wildfires in Manitoba, left, have prompted the province to declare a state of emergency, as have those in Saskatchewan, like in Denare Beach, bottom right, where Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger's home riding has faced 'devastation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of the Manitoba government, Buckley Belanger

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

  • Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
The media centre for the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., was located on Tunnel Mountain at the Banff Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
  • Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
  • Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and
The media centre for the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., was located on Tunnel Mountain at the Banff Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

‘Survivors are waiting for it’: Sen. Boyer reintroduces bill to criminalize forced, coerced sterilizations

  • Boyer says she hopes the Senate's previous study of her bill tackling forced and coerced sterilizations will speed up its passage in the Upper
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 20, 2025
Senators Éric Forest and Yvonne Boyer
Senators Éric Forest and Yvonne Boyer
ISG Senator Yvonne Boyer says she hopes the current iteration of Bill S-228 will move from the Chamber to the House ‘very soon,’ as she has been ’working on [it] for a number of years.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Survivors are waiting for it’: Sen. Boyer reintroduces bill to criminalize forced, coerced sterilizations

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 20, 2025
  • Boyer says she hopes the Senate's previous study of her bill tackling forced and coerced sterilizations will speed up its passage in the Upper

‘Survivors are waiting for it’: Sen. Boyer reintroduces bill to criminalize forced, coerced sterilizations

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 20, 2025
  • Boyer says she hopes the Senate's previous study of her bill tackling forced and coerced sterilizations will speed up its passage in the Upper
Senators Éric Forest and Yvonne Boyer
ISG Senator Yvonne Boyer says she hopes the current iteration of Bill S-228 will move from the Chamber to the House ‘very soon,’ as she has been ’working on [it] for a number of years.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC refers two new procurement fraud cases to RCMP; feds take GC Strategies, subcontractor to court over billing practices

  • The department says it is 'actively pursuing the recovery of illegitimate amounts billed to the government and referring cases to the RCMP for criminal
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 19, 2025
Government Transformation and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound's department has reached agreements with some firms to reimburse approximately $4-million, of which $3-million has already been repaid to the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC refers two new procurement fraud cases to RCMP; feds take GC Strategies, subcontractor to court over billing practices

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 19, 2025
  • The department says it is 'actively pursuing the recovery of illegitimate amounts billed to the government and referring cases to the RCMP for criminal

PSPC refers two new procurement fraud cases to RCMP; feds take GC Strategies, subcontractor to court over billing practices

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 19, 2025
  • The department says it is 'actively pursuing the recovery of illegitimate amounts billed to the government and referring cases to the RCMP for criminal
Government Transformation and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound's department has reached agreements with some firms to reimburse approximately $4-million, of which $3-million has already been repaid to the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

  • In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in
Opinion | BY WILLIAM MORRISON | June 19, 2025
The Toronto-Quebec City corridor comprises 42 per cent of the national population and 43 per cent of the labour force. Political support for high-speed rail extends across both federal Liberal and Conservative parties as evidenced in their recent election platforms, writes William Morrison. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

Opinion | BY WILLIAM MORRISON | June 19, 2025
  • In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in

High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

Opinion | BY WILLIAM MORRISON | June 19, 2025
  • In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in
The Toronto-Quebec City corridor comprises 42 per cent of the national population and 43 per cent of the labour force. Political support for high-speed rail extends across both federal Liberal and Conservative parties as evidenced in their recent election platforms, writes William Morrison. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Less siloed thinking will result in opportunities for a better Arctic

  • Issues of Arctic sovereignty, security, and economic development received significant attention during the federal election, but the window of opportunity for meaningful change in
Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | June 19, 2025
Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney are seen in West Block on June 6, 2025. With a new government and prime minister, there is a timely opportunity to advance a vision for a prosperous, secure, and sovereign Arctic, writes Tom Henheffer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Less siloed thinking will result in opportunities for a better Arctic

Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | June 19, 2025
  • Issues of Arctic sovereignty, security, and economic development received significant attention during the federal election, but the window of opportunity for meaningful change in

Less siloed thinking will result in opportunities for a better Arctic

Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | June 19, 2025
  • Issues of Arctic sovereignty, security, and economic development received significant attention during the federal election, but the window of opportunity for meaningful change in
Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney are seen in West Block on June 6, 2025. With a new government and prime minister, there is a timely opportunity to advance a vision for a prosperous, secure, and sovereign Arctic, writes Tom Henheffer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hungary delights with anniversary concert

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 19, 2025
Pianist Balázs János was the star performer at a concert for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Liszt Academy at the Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre on May 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Hungary delights with anniversary concert

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 19, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Hungary delights with anniversary concert

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 19, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Pianist Balázs János was the star performer at a concert for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Liszt Academy at the Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre on May 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 19, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's supply management bill quickly passed through both the House and Senate. 'We won,' he declared on June 18 as the bill awaits royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 19, 2025
  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 19, 2025
  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's supply management bill quickly passed through both the House and Senate. 'We won,' he declared on June 18 as the bill awaits royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Netanyahu’s wars are movies on repeat

  • Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 19, 2025
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs photograph by Haim Zach 

Netanyahu’s wars are movies on repeat

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 19, 2025
  • Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell

Netanyahu’s wars are movies on repeat

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 19, 2025
  • Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs photograph by Haim Zach 

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
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‘Unfortunate errors’ in Global Affairs contracts were ‘administrative oversight,’ MPs hear

  • 'There's nothing in here that signals any kind of wrongdoing, misuse of funds … nothing to actually indicate that we weren't able to provide
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 16, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly might be invited by a parliamentary committee to testify on the findings of a Global Affairs Canada internal audit on government contracting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unfortunate errors’ in Global Affairs contracts were ‘administrative oversight,’ MPs hear

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 16, 2024
  • 'There's nothing in here that signals any kind of wrongdoing, misuse of funds … nothing to actually indicate that we weren't able to provide

‘Unfortunate errors’ in Global Affairs contracts were ‘administrative oversight,’ MPs hear

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 16, 2024
  • 'There's nothing in here that signals any kind of wrongdoing, misuse of funds … nothing to actually indicate that we weren't able to provide
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly might be invited by a parliamentary committee to testify on the findings of a Global Affairs Canada internal audit on government contracting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs kick off study on Winnipeg lab docs

  • Plus, help The Hill Times find the best staffers on Parliament Hill.
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard will testify before a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MPs kick off study on Winnipeg lab docs

  • Plus, help The Hill Times find the best staffers on Parliament Hill.

Politics This Morning: MPs kick off study on Winnipeg lab docs

  • Plus, help The Hill Times find the best staffers on Parliament Hill.
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard will testify before a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fifty years after Canada’s plutonium mishap in India, is history repeating itself?

  • On May 18, 1974, India shocked the world by conducting a test atomic bomb explosion of plutonium, obtained from a ‘peaceful’ research reactor that
Opinion | BY SUSAN O’DONNELL AND GORDON EDWARDS | May 15, 2024
In 2021, U.S. non-proliferation experts sent an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressing concern that Canada ‘will undermine the global nuclear weapons non-proliferation regime’ following a funding decision for a company working on technology to extract plutonium from used nuclear fuel. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fifty years after Canada’s plutonium mishap in India, is history repeating itself?

Opinion | BY SUSAN O’DONNELL AND GORDON EDWARDS | May 15, 2024
  • On May 18, 1974, India shocked the world by conducting a test atomic bomb explosion of plutonium, obtained from a ‘peaceful’ research reactor that

Fifty years after Canada’s plutonium mishap in India, is history repeating itself?

Opinion | BY SUSAN O’DONNELL AND GORDON EDWARDS | May 15, 2024
  • On May 18, 1974, India shocked the world by conducting a test atomic bomb explosion of plutonium, obtained from a ‘peaceful’ research reactor that
In 2021, U.S. non-proliferation experts sent an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressing concern that Canada ‘will undermine the global nuclear weapons non-proliferation regime’ following a funding decision for a company working on technology to extract plutonium from used nuclear fuel. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comms staff on the move: new press secretaries for Champagne, Sudds

  • Plus, Audrey Champoux has taken over as communications director to Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne following Laurie Bouchard’s return to the PMO.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 15, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Families Minister Jenna Sudds have all seen communications staff changes of late. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Comms staff on the move: new press secretaries for Champagne, Sudds

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 15, 2024
  • Plus, Audrey Champoux has taken over as communications director to Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne following Laurie Bouchard’s return to the PMO.

Comms staff on the move: new press secretaries for Champagne, Sudds

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 15, 2024
  • Plus, Audrey Champoux has taken over as communications director to Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne following Laurie Bouchard’s return to the PMO.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Families Minister Jenna Sudds have all seen communications staff changes of late. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Tulips brighten dreary downtown day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 15, 2024
A woman hides from the rain under an umbrella as she walks down Elgin Street in downtown Ottawa on May 14, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tulips brighten dreary downtown day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 15, 2024

Tulips brighten dreary downtown day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 15, 2024
A woman hides from the rain under an umbrella as she walks down Elgin Street in downtown Ottawa on May 14, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parties should ‘govern themselves’ but must better regulate nominations and voter data, says former candidate Maddeaux

  • Digital privacy expert Colin Bennett says complaints of improper use of Conservative voter lists in the York region riding contest offer a ‘real-life example’
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 15, 2024
Then-Conservative nomination candidate Sabrina Maddeaux, second from right, canvasses with members of her team in the riding of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, Ont., while seeking her party’s nomination there. Photograph courtesy of X

Parties should ‘govern themselves’ but must better regulate nominations and voter data, says former candidate Maddeaux

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 15, 2024
  • Digital privacy expert Colin Bennett says complaints of improper use of Conservative voter lists in the York region riding contest offer a ‘real-life example’

Parties should ‘govern themselves’ but must better regulate nominations and voter data, says former candidate Maddeaux

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 15, 2024
  • Digital privacy expert Colin Bennett says complaints of improper use of Conservative voter lists in the York region riding contest offer a ‘real-life example’
Then-Conservative nomination candidate Sabrina Maddeaux, second from right, canvasses with members of her team in the riding of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, Ont., while seeking her party’s nomination there. Photograph courtesy of X

Poilievre’s notwithstanding clause gambit 

  • If Pierre Poilievre keeps his focus on fixing the economy, his side musings about how he might use the notwithstanding clause likely won’t raise
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 15, 2024
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at a press conference on April 16, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s notwithstanding clause gambit 

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 15, 2024
  • If Pierre Poilievre keeps his focus on fixing the economy, his side musings about how he might use the notwithstanding clause likely won’t raise

Poilievre’s notwithstanding clause gambit 

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 15, 2024
  • If Pierre Poilievre keeps his focus on fixing the economy, his side musings about how he might use the notwithstanding clause likely won’t raise
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at a press conference on April 16, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Women On Site claim their space at old boys’ Rideau Club

  • Women and Gender Minister Marci Ien celebrated Build a Dream’s 10 years of supporting women in the trades with a $900,000 anniversary gift.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 15, 2024
Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien, left, Nour Hachem, Build a Dream's president and founder, and Liberal MP Chris Bittle, at the Rideau Club on May 9. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Women On Site claim their space at old boys’ Rideau Club

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 15, 2024
  • Women and Gender Minister Marci Ien celebrated Build a Dream’s 10 years of supporting women in the trades with a $900,000 anniversary gift.

Women On Site claim their space at old boys’ Rideau Club

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 15, 2024
  • Women and Gender Minister Marci Ien celebrated Build a Dream’s 10 years of supporting women in the trades with a $900,000 anniversary gift.
Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien, left, Nour Hachem, Build a Dream's president and founder, and Liberal MP Chris Bittle, at the Rideau Club on May 9. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Why common mitigation efforts are not solutions to the climate crisis

  • Climate warming in any year is the result of cumulative carbon emissions over the previous 50 to 100 years, so any process that allows
Opinion | BY GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT | May 15, 2024
A forest fire in Mistissini, Que., on June 12. Last year's wildfire season was the most destructive on record. Some of the most common climate change solutions are inadequate because we no longer have the luxury of time, write Geoff Strong and Richard van der Jagt. Photograph courtesy of Department of National Defence/Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc

Why common mitigation efforts are not solutions to the climate crisis

Opinion | BY GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT | May 15, 2024
  • Climate warming in any year is the result of cumulative carbon emissions over the previous 50 to 100 years, so any process that allows

Why common mitigation efforts are not solutions to the climate crisis

Opinion | BY GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT | May 15, 2024
  • Climate warming in any year is the result of cumulative carbon emissions over the previous 50 to 100 years, so any process that allows
A forest fire in Mistissini, Que., on June 12. Last year's wildfire season was the most destructive on record. Some of the most common climate change solutions are inadequate because we no longer have the luxury of time, write Geoff Strong and Richard van der Jagt. Photograph courtesy of Department of National Defence/Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc

EV investments paving the way for Canada and Japan’s ‘new chapter’: ambassador

  • Honda and Asahi Kasei’s new projects will be a game-changer, and are proof that Canada and Japan are taking a new direction in EV
Opinion | BY KANJI YAMANOUCHI | May 15, 2024
One of Japan's leading comprehensive chemical manufacturers announced on May 14 a $1.6-billion investment in Ontario, responding to the increasing demand in North American supply chains for zero-emission vehicles, writes Kanji Yamanouchi. Unsplash photograph by Maxim Hopman

EV investments paving the way for Canada and Japan’s ‘new chapter’: ambassador

Opinion | BY KANJI YAMANOUCHI | May 15, 2024
  • Honda and Asahi Kasei’s new projects will be a game-changer, and are proof that Canada and Japan are taking a new direction in EV

EV investments paving the way for Canada and Japan’s ‘new chapter’: ambassador

Opinion | BY KANJI YAMANOUCHI | May 15, 2024
  • Honda and Asahi Kasei’s new projects will be a game-changer, and are proof that Canada and Japan are taking a new direction in EV
One of Japan's leading comprehensive chemical manufacturers announced on May 14 a $1.6-billion investment in Ontario, responding to the increasing demand in North American supply chains for zero-emission vehicles, writes Kanji Yamanouchi. Unsplash photograph by Maxim Hopman

Foreign influence registry ‘more than a positive step forward,’ but not far enough, say diaspora groups

  • Though welcomed, Bill C-70 falls short of the gold standard some were hoping to see Canada adopt, and the registry won't capture the
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 15, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled the Countering Foreign Interference Act in the House on May 6. The bill would create a new 'country-agnostic' foreign influence and transparency registry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign influence registry ‘more than a positive step forward,’ but not far enough, say diaspora groups

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 15, 2024
  • Though welcomed, Bill C-70 falls short of the gold standard some were hoping to see Canada adopt, and the registry won't capture the

Foreign influence registry ‘more than a positive step forward,’ but not far enough, say diaspora groups

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 15, 2024
  • Though welcomed, Bill C-70 falls short of the gold standard some were hoping to see Canada adopt, and the registry won't capture the
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled the Countering Foreign Interference Act in the House on May 6. The bill would create a new 'country-agnostic' foreign influence and transparency registry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military revisiting beartrap necessity as feds explore Arctic ship chopper capabilities

  • The initial decision to not include the securing device on the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships limits the ability for big helicopters to be
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 15, 2024
HMCS Harry DeWolf passes a 25-storey tall iceberg in Nunavut's southern Davis Strait in August 2023. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Pte Brendan Gamache

Military revisiting beartrap necessity as feds explore Arctic ship chopper capabilities

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 15, 2024
  • The initial decision to not include the securing device on the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships limits the ability for big helicopters to be

Military revisiting beartrap necessity as feds explore Arctic ship chopper capabilities

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 15, 2024
  • The initial decision to not include the securing device on the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships limits the ability for big helicopters to be
HMCS Harry DeWolf passes a 25-storey tall iceberg in Nunavut's southern Davis Strait in August 2023. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Pte Brendan Gamache

House Foreign Affairs Committee offers no advice to reverse foreign service ‘atrophy’

  • A Senate committee previously presented 29 recommendations to the government to fix Canada's diplomatic capacity.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 15, 2024
The second parliamentary report on Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's department was tabled on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House Foreign Affairs Committee offers no advice to reverse foreign service ‘atrophy’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 15, 2024
  • A Senate committee previously presented 29 recommendations to the government to fix Canada's diplomatic capacity.

House Foreign Affairs Committee offers no advice to reverse foreign service ‘atrophy’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 15, 2024
  • A Senate committee previously presented 29 recommendations to the government to fix Canada's diplomatic capacity.
The second parliamentary report on Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's department was tabled on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Police brutality is a feature of democratic Canada, not a bug

  • Once the ruling class sniffs change and dissent, they send in their goons to force those opposing actors to fall in line.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 15, 2024
It is quite plausible that the police in both Edmonton and Calgary violated the students’ Charter rights by forcibly removing them from their university campus encampments, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Police brutality is a feature of democratic Canada, not a bug

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 15, 2024
  • Once the ruling class sniffs change and dissent, they send in their goons to force those opposing actors to fall in line.

Police brutality is a feature of democratic Canada, not a bug

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 15, 2024
  • Once the ruling class sniffs change and dissent, they send in their goons to force those opposing actors to fall in line.
It is quite plausible that the police in both Edmonton and Calgary violated the students’ Charter rights by forcibly removing them from their university campus encampments, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Now is the workplace of our discontent

  • In what’s becoming an increasingly frequent scenario, the federal government is at odds with its unionized employees. This time around, the ire stems from
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 15, 2024
Striking Public Service Alliance of Canada members block the Portage Bridge between Gatineau and Ottawa on April 28, 2023. PSAC has promised the government a 'summer of discontent' in response to an increased back-to-office mandate of three days per week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Now is the workplace of our discontent

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 15, 2024
  • In what’s becoming an increasingly frequent scenario, the federal government is at odds with its unionized employees. This time around, the ire stems from

Now is the workplace of our discontent

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 15, 2024
  • In what’s becoming an increasingly frequent scenario, the federal government is at odds with its unionized employees. This time around, the ire stems from
Striking Public Service Alliance of Canada members block the Portage Bridge between Gatineau and Ottawa on April 28, 2023. PSAC has promised the government a 'summer of discontent' in response to an increased back-to-office mandate of three days per week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Today, the truth may not set you free

  • Ideology and propaganda overwhelm discourse, which is disheartening for those who believe in public debate based on genuine evidence.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 15, 2024
As journalists die and the media shrinks, we are left with social media propaganda to inform us, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Today, the truth may not set you free

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 15, 2024
  • Ideology and propaganda overwhelm discourse, which is disheartening for those who believe in public debate based on genuine evidence.

Today, the truth may not set you free

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 15, 2024
  • Ideology and propaganda overwhelm discourse, which is disheartening for those who believe in public debate based on genuine evidence.
As journalists die and the media shrinks, we are left with social media propaganda to inform us, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Political disconnect leaving Liberals far behind

  • It’s not at all clear that the Trudeau Liberals are playing the same game as their opponents.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 15, 2024
Canadians are angry and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s central argument that government can be a force to help the public solve its problems seems to be increasingly going unheard, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Political disconnect leaving Liberals far behind

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 15, 2024
  • It’s not at all clear that the Trudeau Liberals are playing the same game as their opponents.

Political disconnect leaving Liberals far behind

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 15, 2024
  • It’s not at all clear that the Trudeau Liberals are playing the same game as their opponents.
Canadians are angry and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s central argument that government can be a force to help the public solve its problems seems to be increasingly going unheard, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rex Murphy: rollicking, rowdy, and uproarious

  • Commentator and writer Rex Murphy, who died on May 9, was the gold standard of no-holds-barred analysis.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 15, 2024
Rex Murphy’s passion for Newfoundland and Labrador, and Canada is something difficult to replicate, but crucial to emulate, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Rex Murphy: rollicking, rowdy, and uproarious

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 15, 2024
  • Commentator and writer Rex Murphy, who died on May 9, was the gold standard of no-holds-barred analysis.

Rex Murphy: rollicking, rowdy, and uproarious

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 15, 2024
  • Commentator and writer Rex Murphy, who died on May 9, was the gold standard of no-holds-barred analysis.
Rex Murphy’s passion for Newfoundland and Labrador, and Canada is something difficult to replicate, but crucial to emulate, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Campus protesters misinformed: Toronto reader

  • Re: “Thanks to our courageous students, says Vancouver reader,” (The Hill Times, May 8, p. 8). Paule Houle, who wrote a letter praising students
Opinion | May 15, 2024

Campus protesters misinformed: Toronto reader

Opinion | May 15, 2024
  • Re: “Thanks to our courageous students, says Vancouver reader,” (The Hill Times, May 8, p. 8). Paule Houle, who wrote a letter praising students

Campus protesters misinformed: Toronto reader

Opinion | May 15, 2024
  • Re: “Thanks to our courageous students, says Vancouver reader,” (The Hill Times, May 8, p. 8). Paule Houle, who wrote a letter praising students

Consequences for civil disobedience rooted in context, says CJPME rep

  • Re: “The right to protest doesn’t come without consequences,” (The Hill Times, May 8, p. 6). Andrew Caddell’s recent column baselessly asserts that “the
Opinion | May 15, 2024

Consequences for civil disobedience rooted in context, says CJPME rep

Opinion | May 15, 2024
  • Re: “The right to protest doesn’t come without consequences,” (The Hill Times, May 8, p. 6). Andrew Caddell’s recent column baselessly asserts that “the

Consequences for civil disobedience rooted in context, says CJPME rep

Opinion | May 15, 2024
  • Re: “The right to protest doesn’t come without consequences,” (The Hill Times, May 8, p. 6). Andrew Caddell’s recent column baselessly asserts that “the

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