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Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,
Opinion | May 7, 2025

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Opinion | May 7, 2025
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.
Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid was named environment and climate change minister before the election. Protecting nature can’t just be the job of one department, writes Megan Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid was named environment and climate change minister before the election. Protecting nature can’t just be the job of one department, writes Megan Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.
Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
Canada must continue to invest in research, innovation, and Indigenous-led forestry solutions to maintain our great forest heritage, write Kate Lindsay, Étienne Bélanger, and Darren Sleep. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.
Canada must continue to invest in research, innovation, and Indigenous-led forestry solutions to maintain our great forest heritage, write Kate Lindsay, Étienne Bélanger, and Darren Sleep. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.
Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
We must not squander this multi-generational opportunity by treating critical minerals as just another commodity boom, writes Marilyn Spink. Unsplash photograph by Tobias Kleeb

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.
We must not squander this multi-generational opportunity by treating critical minerals as just another commodity boom, writes Marilyn Spink. Unsplash photograph by Tobias Kleeb

As the climate changes, so does my world

  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman

As the climate changes, so does my world

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.

As the climate changes, so does my world

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
After 15 years in the Red Chamber, Conservative Senator Don Plett will be retiring on May 14. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos
After 15 years in the Red Chamber, Conservative Senator Don Plett will be retiring on May 14. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump was full of praise for Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington yesterday. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump was full of praise for Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington yesterday. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at The White House on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at The White House on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney faces Trump

  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, and three of his cabinet ministers are in Washington, D.C., to talk trade and tariffs with the U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces Trump

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.

Carney faces Trump

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, and three of his cabinet ministers are in Washington, D.C., to talk trade and tariffs with the U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
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Momentum builds in Cubans’ struggle for democracy—it’s time for direct Canadian support, less duplicity

  • What is the logic of championing human rights and decrying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while propping up their closest ally in the Western Hemisphere?
Opinion | BY ORLANDO GUTIéRREZ BORONAT | July 19, 2023
Dr. Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat, third right, joined Conservative MPs including national defence critic James Bezan, far left, deputy leader Melissa Lantsman, finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong, far right, on the Hill on June 21. Handout photograph

Momentum builds in Cubans’ struggle for democracy—it’s time for direct Canadian support, less duplicity

Opinion | BY ORLANDO GUTIéRREZ BORONAT | July 19, 2023
  • What is the logic of championing human rights and decrying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while propping up their closest ally in the Western Hemisphere?

Momentum builds in Cubans’ struggle for democracy—it’s time for direct Canadian support, less duplicity

Opinion | BY ORLANDO GUTIéRREZ BORONAT | July 19, 2023
  • What is the logic of championing human rights and decrying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while propping up their closest ally in the Western Hemisphere?
Dr. Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat, third right, joined Conservative MPs including national defence critic James Bezan, far left, deputy leader Melissa Lantsman, finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong, far right, on the Hill on June 21. Handout photograph

The federal public service needs to adapt to a new political reality, and stat

  • Senior leadership should stop lamenting what was, and start adapting to what is, trading deference for critique and creativity; and old hierarchies for mission-driven
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 19, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. Internally, the public service functions as a tightly-wound hierarchy. Externally, it's steered by the political power of the relevant minister and commands of the PMO, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The federal public service needs to adapt to a new political reality, and stat

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 19, 2023
  • Senior leadership should stop lamenting what was, and start adapting to what is, trading deference for critique and creativity; and old hierarchies for mission-driven

The federal public service needs to adapt to a new political reality, and stat

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 19, 2023
  • Senior leadership should stop lamenting what was, and start adapting to what is, trading deference for critique and creativity; and old hierarchies for mission-driven
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. Internally, the public service functions as a tightly-wound hierarchy. Externally, it's steered by the political power of the relevant minister and commands of the PMO, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spain’s Santiago Abascal could be Franco’s ghost

  • Western European nations tend to dance to the same drummer, so is the rise (if you can call it that) of Spain's Vox party
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 19, 2023
Santiago Abascal, the leader of Spain’s far-right Vox Party, pictured in 2018, is the bogeyman in the July 23 snap election there. Some delusional panic-mongers see him as the Second Coming of dictator Francisco Franco, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Spain’s Santiago Abascal could be Franco’s ghost

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 19, 2023
  • Western European nations tend to dance to the same drummer, so is the rise (if you can call it that) of Spain's Vox party

Spain’s Santiago Abascal could be Franco’s ghost

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 19, 2023
  • Western European nations tend to dance to the same drummer, so is the rise (if you can call it that) of Spain's Vox party
Santiago Abascal, the leader of Spain’s far-right Vox Party, pictured in 2018, is the bogeyman in the July 23 snap election there. Some delusional panic-mongers see him as the Second Coming of dictator Francisco Franco, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 19, 2023
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is once again under heightened pressure to pass back-to-work legislation for striking port workers in British Columbia, after the workers' union gave notice that they would be returning to the picket line this coming weekend. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 19, 2023

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 19, 2023
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is once again under heightened pressure to pass back-to-work legislation for striking port workers in British Columbia, after the workers' union gave notice that they would be returning to the picket line this coming weekend. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need federal legislation to fight online hate in Canada

  • According to Statistics Canada, members of the Jewish community were the target of 55 per cent of all religiously motivated hate crimes, although accounting
Opinion | BY RICHARD MARCEAU | July 19, 2023
Richard Marceau, pictured at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, in March 2023. Earlier this year, I posted a short tweet about enjoying my morning run in Jerusalem. That simple post provoked a veritable avalanche of cyber-hate, with more than a few mentions that I should be sent to Auschwitz, he writes. Photograph courtesy of Richard Marceau

We need federal legislation to fight online hate in Canada

Opinion | BY RICHARD MARCEAU | July 19, 2023
  • According to Statistics Canada, members of the Jewish community were the target of 55 per cent of all religiously motivated hate crimes, although accounting

We need federal legislation to fight online hate in Canada

Opinion | BY RICHARD MARCEAU | July 19, 2023
  • According to Statistics Canada, members of the Jewish community were the target of 55 per cent of all religiously motivated hate crimes, although accounting
Richard Marceau, pictured at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, in March 2023. Earlier this year, I posted a short tweet about enjoying my morning run in Jerusalem. That simple post provoked a veritable avalanche of cyber-hate, with more than a few mentions that I should be sent to Auschwitz, he writes. Photograph courtesy of Richard Marceau

ACORN Canada calls on federal government to support alternatives to predatory loans

  • The government should work with Canada's big banks to provide fair credit options to borrowers who would otherwise have to turn to bad actors,
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 19, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's March 2023 budget included a promise to lower the criminal rate of interest from 60 per cent to 35 per cent annually. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

ACORN Canada calls on federal government to support alternatives to predatory loans

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 19, 2023
  • The government should work with Canada's big banks to provide fair credit options to borrowers who would otherwise have to turn to bad actors,

ACORN Canada calls on federal government to support alternatives to predatory loans

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 19, 2023
  • The government should work with Canada's big banks to provide fair credit options to borrowers who would otherwise have to turn to bad actors,
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's March 2023 budget included a promise to lower the criminal rate of interest from 60 per cent to 35 per cent annually. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should send clearer message to labour movement when it comes to critical infrastructure: Beatty

  • Anti-scab legislation is 'priority No. 1' for the labour movement, but unions aren't relying on the Liberal-NDP supply-and-confidence agreement when it comes to strike
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 19, 2023
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan gave the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and the B.C. Maritime Employers Association 24 hours to agree to a mediated deal on July 12, with the union and employer coming to an agreement with 10 minutes to spare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should send clearer message to labour movement when it comes to critical infrastructure: Beatty

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 19, 2023
  • Anti-scab legislation is 'priority No. 1' for the labour movement, but unions aren't relying on the Liberal-NDP supply-and-confidence agreement when it comes to strike

Feds should send clearer message to labour movement when it comes to critical infrastructure: Beatty

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 19, 2023
  • Anti-scab legislation is 'priority No. 1' for the labour movement, but unions aren't relying on the Liberal-NDP supply-and-confidence agreement when it comes to strike
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan gave the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and the B.C. Maritime Employers Association 24 hours to agree to a mediated deal on July 12, with the union and employer coming to an agreement with 10 minutes to spare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stampede pic a staffing ‘error,’ say Tory pundits, but repeated incidents fuel skepticism of Poilievre’s commitment to LGBTQ+ rights

  • ‘Once is chance, twice is a coincidence, and three times a pattern,’ says former Liberal Party staffer Greg MacEachern.
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 19, 2023
Above left: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Eric Green wearing a 'straight pride' T-shirt during the Conservatives' annual pancake breakfast at the Calgary Stampede in Alberta on July 8. Above right: Tory MP Jasraj Singh Hallan, left, was criticized for posing with individuals wearing shirts bearing anti-LGBTQ+ slogans at the event. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and Facebook

Stampede pic a staffing ‘error,’ say Tory pundits, but repeated incidents fuel skepticism of Poilievre’s commitment to LGBTQ+ rights

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 19, 2023
  • ‘Once is chance, twice is a coincidence, and three times a pattern,’ says former Liberal Party staffer Greg MacEachern.

Stampede pic a staffing ‘error,’ say Tory pundits, but repeated incidents fuel skepticism of Poilievre’s commitment to LGBTQ+ rights

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 19, 2023
  • ‘Once is chance, twice is a coincidence, and three times a pattern,’ says former Liberal Party staffer Greg MacEachern.
Above left: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Eric Green wearing a 'straight pride' T-shirt during the Conservatives' annual pancake breakfast at the Calgary Stampede in Alberta on July 8. Above right: Tory MP Jasraj Singh Hallan, left, was criticized for posing with individuals wearing shirts bearing anti-LGBTQ+ slogans at the event. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and Facebook

Baran, Surkes appointed practitioners in residence at Carleton University’s political management program

  • Plus, the prime minister makes some senior federal public service moves, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his wife Gurkiran Kaur are expecting another
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 19, 2023
Pendulum Group co-founder Yaroslav Baran, left, and Compass Rose strategic adviser Marci Surkes have been appointed as practitioners in residence at Carleton University's Riddell Graduate Program. Photographs courtesy of the Pendulum Group and Twitter

Baran, Surkes appointed practitioners in residence at Carleton University’s political management program

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 19, 2023
  • Plus, the prime minister makes some senior federal public service moves, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his wife Gurkiran Kaur are expecting another

Baran, Surkes appointed practitioners in residence at Carleton University’s political management program

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 19, 2023
  • Plus, the prime minister makes some senior federal public service moves, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his wife Gurkiran Kaur are expecting another
Pendulum Group co-founder Yaroslav Baran, left, and Compass Rose strategic adviser Marci Surkes have been appointed as practitioners in residence at Carleton University's Riddell Graduate Program. Photographs courtesy of the Pendulum Group and Twitter

Global Affairs knows it needs to embrace risk and become nimble, but can it change?

  • A Global Affairs discussion paper keyed in on the need to strengthen the role of Canadian mission heads around the globe, as observers note
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 19, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly provided an update of the foreign service review to Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners posted around the world on June 6 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global Affairs knows it needs to embrace risk and become nimble, but can it change?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 19, 2023
  • A Global Affairs discussion paper keyed in on the need to strengthen the role of Canadian mission heads around the globe, as observers note

Global Affairs knows it needs to embrace risk and become nimble, but can it change?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 19, 2023
  • A Global Affairs discussion paper keyed in on the need to strengthen the role of Canadian mission heads around the globe, as observers note
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly provided an update of the foreign service review to Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners posted around the world on June 6 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global Affairs gauged ‘very likely’ chance of another breach weeks after 2022 cyberattack: docs

  • 'These attacks will continue to happen and the best we can do is create networks and systems with layered defences to make it harder,
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 19, 2023
Global Affairs Canada, headquartered in the Pearson Building, has been quiet about details regarding a January 2022 cyberattack. The Hill Times file photograph

Global Affairs gauged ‘very likely’ chance of another breach weeks after 2022 cyberattack: docs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 19, 2023
  • 'These attacks will continue to happen and the best we can do is create networks and systems with layered defences to make it harder,

Global Affairs gauged ‘very likely’ chance of another breach weeks after 2022 cyberattack: docs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 19, 2023
  • 'These attacks will continue to happen and the best we can do is create networks and systems with layered defences to make it harder,
Global Affairs Canada, headquartered in the Pearson Building, has been quiet about details regarding a January 2022 cyberattack. The Hill Times file photograph

Keep the heat on to address the climate crisis

  • This week international locales recorded some of the highest temperatures to ever be measured, providing yet another bat to the face of how important
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 19, 2023
A wildfire burns southeast of Edson, Alta. Canadians’ attention to climate change can’t fade once the flames get put out. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Alberta

Keep the heat on to address the climate crisis

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 19, 2023
  • This week international locales recorded some of the highest temperatures to ever be measured, providing yet another bat to the face of how important

Keep the heat on to address the climate crisis

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 19, 2023
  • This week international locales recorded some of the highest temperatures to ever be measured, providing yet another bat to the face of how important
A wildfire burns southeast of Edson, Alta. Canadians’ attention to climate change can’t fade once the flames get put out. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Alberta

The curse of unserious politicians

  • Imagine how far along we’d be as a society if we didn’t have these time-wasters holding us back. It’s maddening and frustrating.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 19, 2023
After revealing himself to be a capable politician following the Conservative leadership race, Pierre Poilievre squandered his political capital by reducing himself to his own meme, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The curse of unserious politicians

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 19, 2023
  • Imagine how far along we’d be as a society if we didn’t have these time-wasters holding us back. It’s maddening and frustrating.

The curse of unserious politicians

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 19, 2023
  • Imagine how far along we’d be as a society if we didn’t have these time-wasters holding us back. It’s maddening and frustrating.
After revealing himself to be a capable politician following the Conservative leadership race, Pierre Poilievre squandered his political capital by reducing himself to his own meme, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The construction holiday is an unusual Quebec tradition

  • This is one of those rare times a government decree is embraced.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 19, 2023
Seen from outside, the construction holiday makes no sense in terms of productivity, efficiency of capital, human resources or competition within the building trades and industry alone, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Ümit Yıldırım

The construction holiday is an unusual Quebec tradition

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 19, 2023
  • This is one of those rare times a government decree is embraced.

The construction holiday is an unusual Quebec tradition

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 19, 2023
  • This is one of those rare times a government decree is embraced.
Seen from outside, the construction holiday makes no sense in terms of productivity, efficiency of capital, human resources or competition within the building trades and industry alone, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Ümit Yıldırım

The curious case of Ottawa’s housing bubble backstop

  • The cost of helping mortgage holders avoid the pain of higher interest rates will be borne by all consumers as the banks pass the
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 19, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says new Financial Consumer Agency of Canada rules are about ensuring the ‘support that banks and other financial institutions should be providing to Canadians who are struggling with rising mortgage payments.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The curious case of Ottawa’s housing bubble backstop

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 19, 2023
  • The cost of helping mortgage holders avoid the pain of higher interest rates will be borne by all consumers as the banks pass the

The curious case of Ottawa’s housing bubble backstop

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 19, 2023
  • The cost of helping mortgage holders avoid the pain of higher interest rates will be borne by all consumers as the banks pass the
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says new Financial Consumer Agency of Canada rules are about ensuring the ‘support that banks and other financial institutions should be providing to Canadians who are struggling with rising mortgage payments.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must focus on the rapid deployment of renewable energy: Kairos rep 

  • Re: “Climate solutions are cost- and quality-of-living fixes,” (The Hill Times, July 5, p. 6). The fires in Canada touch all of us. Some
Opinion | July 19, 2023
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on April 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must focus on the rapid deployment of renewable energy: Kairos rep 

Opinion | July 19, 2023
  • Re: “Climate solutions are cost- and quality-of-living fixes,” (The Hill Times, July 5, p. 6). The fires in Canada touch all of us. Some

Canada must focus on the rapid deployment of renewable energy: Kairos rep 

Opinion | July 19, 2023
  • Re: “Climate solutions are cost- and quality-of-living fixes,” (The Hill Times, July 5, p. 6). The fires in Canada touch all of us. Some
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on April 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dyer wrong about Israel’s ‘malice,’ and should look inward, says Calgary reader

  • Re: “Israel is ‘mowing the lawn’ again, but with malice aforethought,” (The Hill Times, July 6). Israel’s military operation in Jenin resulted in not
Opinion | July 19, 2023

Dyer wrong about Israel’s ‘malice,’ and should look inward, says Calgary reader

Opinion | July 19, 2023
  • Re: “Israel is ‘mowing the lawn’ again, but with malice aforethought,” (The Hill Times, July 6). Israel’s military operation in Jenin resulted in not

Dyer wrong about Israel’s ‘malice,’ and should look inward, says Calgary reader

Opinion | July 19, 2023
  • Re: “Israel is ‘mowing the lawn’ again, but with malice aforethought,” (The Hill Times, July 6). Israel’s military operation in Jenin resulted in not

Calgary Heritage voters head to the polls on July 24

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again
Votes in Calgary Heritage, Alta., will choose a successor to former Conservative MP Bob Benzen on July 24. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and photograph courtesy of Flickr/Can Pac Swire

Calgary Heritage voters head to the polls on July 24

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again

Calgary Heritage voters head to the polls on July 24

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again
Votes in Calgary Heritage, Alta., will choose a successor to former Conservative MP Bob Benzen on July 24. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and photograph courtesy of Flickr/Can Pac Swire

Let’s get serious about the federal framework to reduce recidivism

  • In the absence of a plan, there are concerning problems that urgently need to be addressed if this government is serious about tackling recidivism
Opinion | BY CATHERINE LATIMER | July 19, 2023
Marco Mendicino
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino pledged he’d introduce a plan to implement the Federal Framework to Reduce Recidivism by this past June, but no such plan has materialized, writes Catherine Latimer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s get serious about the federal framework to reduce recidivism

Opinion | BY CATHERINE LATIMER | July 19, 2023
  • In the absence of a plan, there are concerning problems that urgently need to be addressed if this government is serious about tackling recidivism

Let’s get serious about the federal framework to reduce recidivism

Opinion | BY CATHERINE LATIMER | July 19, 2023
  • In the absence of a plan, there are concerning problems that urgently need to be addressed if this government is serious about tackling recidivism
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino pledged he’d introduce a plan to implement the Federal Framework to Reduce Recidivism by this past June, but no such plan has materialized, writes Catherine Latimer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Ministers meet to talk farming in Fredericton

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

Politics This Morning: Ministers meet to talk farming in Fredericton

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

Politics This Morning: Ministers meet to talk farming in Fredericton

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

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