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‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
Former Conservative Senate leader and past party president Don Plett, pictured on the Hill on May 7, 2025, is not ruling out a potential run for national council at the January biennial policy convention in Calgary. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative
Former Conservative Senate leader and past party president Don Plett, pictured on the Hill on May 7, 2025, is not ruling out a potential run for national council at the January biennial policy convention in Calgary. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada signs a ‘far-reaching’ defence pact with the EU

  • Plus, the public safety minister marks the 40th anniversary of the Air India 1985 terrorist attack in Ireland.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney met leaders from the European Union at the G7 summit in Alberta recently, and will see them again today. Picture courtesy of Ursula von der Leyen/X

Canada signs a ‘far-reaching’ defence pact with the EU

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 23, 2025
  • Plus, the public safety minister marks the 40th anniversary of the Air India 1985 terrorist attack in Ireland.

Canada signs a ‘far-reaching’ defence pact with the EU

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 23, 2025
  • Plus, the public safety minister marks the 40th anniversary of the Air India 1985 terrorist attack in Ireland.
Prime Minister Mark Carney met leaders from the European Union at the G7 summit in Alberta recently, and will see them again today. Picture courtesy of Ursula von der Leyen/X

Government’s border security bill draws heavy criticism from civil rights groups

  • Mark Carney's Liberal government is 'showing itself to be the most anti-privacy government in Canada that we've seen in decades,' says UOttawa professor Michael
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 23, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree told the House on June 11 that Bill C-2 would 'go after transnational child sex offenders' and also 'choke off organized crime's illegal profits with a crackdown on money laundering,' and 'grant our border officer provisions to search export containers and stop auto theft rings.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government’s border security bill draws heavy criticism from civil rights groups

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 23, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government is 'showing itself to be the most anti-privacy government in Canada that we've seen in decades,' says UOttawa professor Michael

Government’s border security bill draws heavy criticism from civil rights groups

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 23, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government is 'showing itself to be the most anti-privacy government in Canada that we've seen in decades,' says UOttawa professor Michael
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree told the House on June 11 that Bill C-2 would 'go after transnational child sex offenders' and also 'choke off organized crime's illegal profits with a crackdown on money laundering,' and 'grant our border officer provisions to search export containers and stop auto theft rings.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-5 will likely gut environmental protections, in the name of the economy

  • The House should have held off on passing the second part of Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act. It should have allowed MPs, Indigenous
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, hold a press conference in the West Block on June 6, 2025, to speak about his government’s One Canadian Economy: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-5 will likely gut environmental protections, in the name of the economy

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 23, 2025
  • The House should have held off on passing the second part of Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act. It should have allowed MPs, Indigenous

Bill C-5 will likely gut environmental protections, in the name of the economy

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 23, 2025
  • The House should have held off on passing the second part of Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act. It should have allowed MPs, Indigenous
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, hold a press conference in the West Block on June 6, 2025, to speak about his government’s One Canadian Economy: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

  • In a free society, the office never sanctifies the man. But the man can disgrace the office, and U.S. President Donald Trump has definitely disgraced
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. The only question that remains about Trump's presidency is how much damage it can do to the U.S. and the world before it is over, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 23, 2025
  • In a free society, the office never sanctifies the man. But the man can disgrace the office, and U.S. President Donald Trump has definitely disgraced

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 23, 2025
  • In a free society, the office never sanctifies the man. But the man can disgrace the office, and U.S. President Donald Trump has definitely disgraced
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. The only question that remains about Trump's presidency is how much damage it can do to the U.S. and the world before it is over, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Carney’s riding high right now, but his real tests are yet to come

  • Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 23, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, front left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Carney’s riding high right now, but his real tests are yet to come

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 23, 2025
  • Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will

Carney’s riding high right now, but his real tests are yet to come

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 23, 2025
  • Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will
European Council President Antonio Costa, front left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Does Doug Ford want Pierre Poilievre’s job?

  • Some polls are showing Doug Ford and his party are polling 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, but if the polls start
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 23, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured at a first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on March 21, 2025, is riding high in public opinion right now and is 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, according to a June 10 Abacus Data poll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Does Doug Ford want Pierre Poilievre’s job?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 23, 2025
  • Some polls are showing Doug Ford and his party are polling 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, but if the polls start

Does Doug Ford want Pierre Poilievre’s job?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 23, 2025
  • Some polls are showing Doug Ford and his party are polling 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, but if the polls start
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured at a first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on March 21, 2025, is riding high in public opinion right now and is 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, according to a June 10 Abacus Data poll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer

  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025), readers should know that the referenced
Opinion | June 23, 2025
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Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer

Opinion | June 23, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025), readers should know that the referenced

Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer

Opinion | June 23, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025), readers should know that the referenced
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Canadian International Council hosts talk on economic diversification in the age of Trump on June 25

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister Carney to visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague,
The Canadian International Council hosts a webinar, 'Is the Pivot Possible? Evaluating Economic Diversification Options in the Age of Trump,' pictured, featuring former co-CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Paul Evans, and retired diplomat and host of the Global Exchange podcast Colin Robertson on Wednesday, June 25.

Canadian International Council hosts talk on economic diversification in the age of Trump on June 25

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister Carney to visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague,

Canadian International Council hosts talk on economic diversification in the age of Trump on June 25

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister Carney to visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague,
The Canadian International Council hosts a webinar, 'Is the Pivot Possible? Evaluating Economic Diversification Options in the Age of Trump,' pictured, featuring former co-CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Paul Evans, and retired diplomat and host of the Global Exchange podcast Colin Robertson on Wednesday, June 25.

‘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

All three levels of government must play their part in building up Canada’s supply chains

  • We need strong and resilient supply chains more than ever. This requires co-ordinated action from all levels of government to reduce duplication, fast-track critical
Opinion | BY LINDSAY KISLOCK | June 20, 2025
Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured in Ottawa on March 21, 2025, have stressed the need to increase interprovincial trade. But there are obstacles at the municipal level that must be dealt with, writes Lindsay Kislock. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All three levels of government must play their part in building up Canada’s supply chains

Opinion | BY LINDSAY KISLOCK | June 20, 2025
  • We need strong and resilient supply chains more than ever. This requires co-ordinated action from all levels of government to reduce duplication, fast-track critical

All three levels of government must play their part in building up Canada’s supply chains

Opinion | BY LINDSAY KISLOCK | June 20, 2025
  • We need strong and resilient supply chains more than ever. This requires co-ordinated action from all levels of government to reduce duplication, fast-track critical
Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured in Ottawa on March 21, 2025, have stressed the need to increase interprovincial trade. But there are obstacles at the municipal level that must be dealt with, writes Lindsay Kislock. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s sweeping, omnibus bills called both undemocratic, and meeting the moment

  • Some say bills that address more than one topic should be banned altogether, while others say it’s necessary to deliver legislation quickly during a
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on June 19, 2025. Outspoken Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says MPs don't make laws in Parliament for one government, or one prime minister. 'The laws we pass are binding on all future governments. Even a time-limited law like this one establishes a precedent.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s sweeping, omnibus bills called both undemocratic, and meeting the moment

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 20, 2025
  • Some say bills that address more than one topic should be banned altogether, while others say it’s necessary to deliver legislation quickly during a

Carney’s sweeping, omnibus bills called both undemocratic, and meeting the moment

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 20, 2025
  • Some say bills that address more than one topic should be banned altogether, while others say it’s necessary to deliver legislation quickly during a
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on June 19, 2025. Outspoken Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says MPs don't make laws in Parliament for one government, or one prime minister. 'The laws we pass are binding on all future governments. Even a time-limited law like this one establishes a precedent.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

Canada overlooking Africa in quest to diversify trade

  • Debt is eating up a growing portion of the continent’s revenue. And, when cuts to foreign aid happen at the same time as new
Opinion | BY ELISE LEGAULT | June 19, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
By partnering with African countries, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada can help shape a more just, prosperous, and interconnected global economy, writes Elise Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada overlooking Africa in quest to diversify trade

Opinion | BY ELISE LEGAULT | June 19, 2025
  • Debt is eating up a growing portion of the continent’s revenue. And, when cuts to foreign aid happen at the same time as new

Canada overlooking Africa in quest to diversify trade

Opinion | BY ELISE LEGAULT | June 19, 2025
  • Debt is eating up a growing portion of the continent’s revenue. And, when cuts to foreign aid happen at the same time as new
Mark Carney
By partnering with African countries, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada can help shape a more just, prosperous, and interconnected global economy, writes Elise Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scrapping net-zero commitments step in right direction for CPPIB

  • The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s objective should not be climate activism or other environmental or social concerns, but risk-adjusted financial returns.
Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | June 19, 2025
Perhaps with the net-zero objective out of the way, the CPPIB can rein in some of the administrative and management expenses associated with pursuing net-zero, writes Matthew Lau. Pexels photograph by Mike Chai

Scrapping net-zero commitments step in right direction for CPPIB

Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | June 19, 2025
  • The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s objective should not be climate activism or other environmental or social concerns, but risk-adjusted financial returns.

Scrapping net-zero commitments step in right direction for CPPIB

Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | June 19, 2025
  • The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s objective should not be climate activism or other environmental or social concerns, but risk-adjusted financial returns.
Perhaps with the net-zero objective out of the way, the CPPIB can rein in some of the administrative and management expenses associated with pursuing net-zero, writes Matthew Lau. Pexels photograph by Mike Chai

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 

The cyber bill is back

  • Plus, the auditor general testifies before a House committee.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 19, 2025
Gary Anandasangaree
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has resurrected a major bill on cyber and telecommunications security from the last Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The cyber bill is back

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 19, 2025
  • Plus, the auditor general testifies before a House committee.

The cyber bill is back

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 19, 2025
  • Plus, the auditor general testifies before a House committee.
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has resurrected a major bill on cyber and telecommunications security from the last Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New minister Lightbound plans to tap AI to help to fix procurement, government efficiency woes

  • With billions of dollars on the line and intense public scrutiny, Government Transformation and Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound says adopting new
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 18, 2025
New Government Transformation and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joel Lightbound says he will prioritize the use of AI to streamline the government procurement process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New minister Lightbound plans to tap AI to help to fix procurement, government efficiency woes

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 18, 2025
  • With billions of dollars on the line and intense public scrutiny, Government Transformation and Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound says adopting new

New minister Lightbound plans to tap AI to help to fix procurement, government efficiency woes

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 18, 2025
  • With billions of dollars on the line and intense public scrutiny, Government Transformation and Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound says adopting new
New Government Transformation and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joel Lightbound says he will prioritize the use of AI to streamline the government procurement process. 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

Two more ministers, two secs of state lock in chief of staff picks 

  • Hursh Jaswal is once again a chief of staff, this time to Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu, left, Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai, and Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr have all named their chiefs of staff. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Two more ministers, two secs of state lock in chief of staff picks 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Hursh Jaswal is once again a chief of staff, this time to Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai.

Two more ministers, two secs of state lock in chief of staff picks 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Hursh Jaswal is once again a chief of staff, this time to Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai.
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu, left, Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai, and Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr have all named their chiefs of staff. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report

  • In its 2024 annual report, the Military Police Complaints Commission urges the government to change the laws governing the office of the Canadian Forces
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 18, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty did not respond to requests for comment after a watchdog report said the laws governing the Military Police Complaints Commission need to change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 18, 2025
  • In its 2024 annual report, the Military Police Complaints Commission urges the government to change the laws governing the office of the Canadian Forces

Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 18, 2025
  • In its 2024 annual report, the Military Police Complaints Commission urges the government to change the laws governing the office of the Canadian Forces
Defence Minister David McGuinty did not respond to requests for comment after a watchdog report said the laws governing the Military Police Complaints Commission need to change. 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

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

  • Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 18, 2025
Rebecca Alty was sworn in as Crown-Indigenous relations minister at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent
Rebecca Alty was sworn in as Crown-Indigenous relations minister at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Elbows up’ shouldn’t mean Parliaments hands are tied

  • Co-operation and collaboration are always welcome in Parliament, but that spirit of working together should be used for enhancing, not ignoring, legislation.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 18, 2025
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith recently called out his own party during debate on Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Elbows up’ shouldn’t mean Parliaments hands are tied

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 18, 2025
  • Co-operation and collaboration are always welcome in Parliament, but that spirit of working together should be used for enhancing, not ignoring, legislation.

‘Elbows up’ shouldn’t mean Parliaments hands are tied

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 18, 2025
  • Co-operation and collaboration are always welcome in Parliament, but that spirit of working together should be used for enhancing, not ignoring, legislation.
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith recently called out his own party during debate on Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act. 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

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

  • Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | June 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
There’s an early signal that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new government may be willing to sidestep key accountability mechanisms that are essential to responsible governance, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | June 18, 2025
  • Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | June 18, 2025
  • Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself
Mark Carney
There’s an early signal that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new government may be willing to sidestep key accountability mechanisms that are essential to responsible governance, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

That’s what dictators do

  • This plunge into totalitarian-style histrionics is just a minor manifestation of the upheaval in public norms radiating across the U.S. from Trump’s White House.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 18, 2025
Only five months into his new term, U.S. President Donald Trump has indeed moved quite a ways down the road to his own version of one-man rule, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

That’s what dictators do

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 18, 2025
  • This plunge into totalitarian-style histrionics is just a minor manifestation of the upheaval in public norms radiating across the U.S. from Trump’s White House.

That’s what dictators do

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 18, 2025
  • This plunge into totalitarian-style histrionics is just a minor manifestation of the upheaval in public norms radiating across the U.S. from Trump’s White House.
Only five months into his new term, U.S. President Donald Trump has indeed moved quite a ways down the road to his own version of one-man rule, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
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The nurses and docs are not okay

  • The health-care system is still in a state of crisis, and we have starved health care in Canada so that COVID hit it like
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 30, 2023
Canada's federal Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured. Ottawa will argue that it can’t do this because health care is a provincial/territorial mandate. It’s time to call out this fraud. Ottawa could choose to set the standard by funding Indigenous health to succeed, and to pressure provinces and territories to do similarly, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The nurses and docs are not okay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 30, 2023
  • The health-care system is still in a state of crisis, and we have starved health care in Canada so that COVID hit it like

The nurses and docs are not okay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | October 30, 2023
  • The health-care system is still in a state of crisis, and we have starved health care in Canada so that COVID hit it like
Canada's federal Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured. Ottawa will argue that it can’t do this because health care is a provincial/territorial mandate. It’s time to call out this fraud. Ottawa could choose to set the standard by funding Indigenous health to succeed, and to pressure provinces and territories to do similarly, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Santa Claus and Girl Guides of Canada part ways

  • Santa Claus isn’t a religious symbol. He is the jolly, red-clad fellow who lumbers down chimneys to distribute gifts to children. He arguably has more to
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 30, 2023
Santa Claus is coming to town: A news item last week revealed that a Girl Guides inclusivity policy prohibits members from joining any Santa Claus parade across the country. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Santa Claus and Girl Guides of Canada part ways

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 30, 2023
  • Santa Claus isn’t a religious symbol. He is the jolly, red-clad fellow who lumbers down chimneys to distribute gifts to children. He arguably has more to

Santa Claus and Girl Guides of Canada part ways

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 30, 2023
  • Santa Claus isn’t a religious symbol. He is the jolly, red-clad fellow who lumbers down chimneys to distribute gifts to children. He arguably has more to
Santa Claus is coming to town: A news item last week revealed that a Girl Guides inclusivity policy prohibits members from joining any Santa Claus parade across the country. Image courtesy of Pixabay

‘Politicians work in a fishbowl environment:’ MPs should talk about scaling back the role of officers of Parliament, says Savoie

  • It’s the job of Parliament to hold parliamentarians to account, not officers of Parliament, says Donald Savoie. He also says cabinet minsters should be
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 30, 2023
Donald Savoie is Canada Research Chair in Public Administration and Governance at the Université de Moncton. He says eight out of 10 Offices of Parliament should be eliminated, and parliamentary standing committees should be empowered to hold politicians to account. The Hill Times photograph by Abbas Rana

‘Politicians work in a fishbowl environment:’ MPs should talk about scaling back the role of officers of Parliament, says Savoie

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 30, 2023
  • It’s the job of Parliament to hold parliamentarians to account, not officers of Parliament, says Donald Savoie. He also says cabinet minsters should be

‘Politicians work in a fishbowl environment:’ MPs should talk about scaling back the role of officers of Parliament, says Savoie

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 30, 2023
  • It’s the job of Parliament to hold parliamentarians to account, not officers of Parliament, says Donald Savoie. He also says cabinet minsters should be
Donald Savoie is Canada Research Chair in Public Administration and Governance at the Université de Moncton. He says eight out of 10 Offices of Parliament should be eliminated, and parliamentary standing committees should be empowered to hold politicians to account. The Hill Times photograph by Abbas Rana

Freeland’s economic update needs to be realistic and honest

  • Canada has put off facing reality for too long; we cannot take our future for granted any longer. We need a government—and a country—that
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 30, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's upcoming fiscal outlook is a critical part of the budget process because, if done properly, it sets out the framework for policy choices in next year’s budget, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s economic update needs to be realistic and honest

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 30, 2023
  • Canada has put off facing reality for too long; we cannot take our future for granted any longer. We need a government—and a country—that

Freeland’s economic update needs to be realistic and honest

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 30, 2023
  • Canada has put off facing reality for too long; we cannot take our future for granted any longer. We need a government—and a country—that
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's upcoming fiscal outlook is a critical part of the budget process because, if done properly, it sets out the framework for policy choices in next year’s budget, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The next chapter for the Liberal Party

  • If the next Liberal leader is able to bring the party back to the political centre, the party has a chance of being re-elected.
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR PERCY DOWNE | October 30, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the CARICOM-Canada Summit in Ottawa on Oct. 19. The reason Canadians should be interested in the Liberal Party's inner workings is because its the only party with a realistic chance of stopping a government led by Poilievre, writes Senator Percy Downe. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The next chapter for the Liberal Party

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR PERCY DOWNE | October 30, 2023
  • If the next Liberal leader is able to bring the party back to the political centre, the party has a chance of being re-elected.

The next chapter for the Liberal Party

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR PERCY DOWNE | October 30, 2023
  • If the next Liberal leader is able to bring the party back to the political centre, the party has a chance of being re-elected.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the CARICOM-Canada Summit in Ottawa on Oct. 19. The reason Canadians should be interested in the Liberal Party's inner workings is because its the only party with a realistic chance of stopping a government led by Poilievre, writes Senator Percy Downe. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

It’s time for action in Canada’s fight against superbugs

  • Canada could transform from global laggard to a global leader in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. 
Opinion | BY MICHAEL LONG | October 30, 2023
Canada’s Auditor General Karen Hogan, pictured in this file photo, released a report on Oct. 19 concluding that the federal government has not done enough to protect Canadians from the spread of antimicrobial resistant pathogens, commonly known as 'superbugs.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time for action in Canada’s fight against superbugs

Opinion | BY MICHAEL LONG | October 30, 2023
  • Canada could transform from global laggard to a global leader in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. 

It’s time for action in Canada’s fight against superbugs

Opinion | BY MICHAEL LONG | October 30, 2023
  • Canada could transform from global laggard to a global leader in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. 
Canada’s Auditor General Karen Hogan, pictured in this file photo, released a report on Oct. 19 concluding that the federal government has not done enough to protect Canadians from the spread of antimicrobial resistant pathogens, commonly known as 'superbugs.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Joly to deliver foreign policy speech as Israel commences ground invasion of Gaza

  • Plus, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem will answer questions about the cost of housing at the House Finance Committee.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, seen here on Oct. 19, will deliver a speech in Toronto today about Canada's approach to diplomacy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Joly to deliver foreign policy speech as Israel commences ground invasion of Gaza

  • Plus, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem will answer questions about the cost of housing at the House Finance Committee.

Politics This Morning: Joly to deliver foreign policy speech as Israel commences ground invasion of Gaza

  • Plus, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem will answer questions about the cost of housing at the House Finance Committee.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, seen here on Oct. 19, will deliver a speech in Toronto today about Canada's approach to diplomacy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Boring and rowdy a terrible combination for House’s Question Period

  • Anyone unfortunate enough to happen upon Question Period in the last few weeks could be forgiven for thinking their screen was glitching or caught
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 30, 2023
If MPs are content with the status quo, there should be no objection to changing the Standing Orders to train the House’s cameras on those doing the heckling and interrupting proceedings in West Block each day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Boring and rowdy a terrible combination for House’s Question Period

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 30, 2023
  • Anyone unfortunate enough to happen upon Question Period in the last few weeks could be forgiven for thinking their screen was glitching or caught

Boring and rowdy a terrible combination for House’s Question Period

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 30, 2023
  • Anyone unfortunate enough to happen upon Question Period in the last few weeks could be forgiven for thinking their screen was glitching or caught
If MPs are content with the status quo, there should be no objection to changing the Standing Orders to train the House’s cameras on those doing the heckling and interrupting proceedings in West Block each day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Arkells song pays tribute to long-time Liberal staffer Trevor Harrison who died of a brain tumour last year

  • Plus, Ontario Senator and former Privy Council clerk Ian Shugart dies at 66, parliamentary reporter Anja Karadeglija announces departure from the the National Post,
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 30, 2023
Liberal staffer Trevor Harrison, left, who died at the age of 36 last year of a brain tumour, and Canadian band the Arkells, who pay tribute to Harrison in their new song Life Is. Photographs courtesy of Karen Harrison, Facebook

New Arkells song pays tribute to long-time Liberal staffer Trevor Harrison who died of a brain tumour last year

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 30, 2023
  • Plus, Ontario Senator and former Privy Council clerk Ian Shugart dies at 66, parliamentary reporter Anja Karadeglija announces departure from the the National Post,

New Arkells song pays tribute to long-time Liberal staffer Trevor Harrison who died of a brain tumour last year

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 30, 2023
  • Plus, Ontario Senator and former Privy Council clerk Ian Shugart dies at 66, parliamentary reporter Anja Karadeglija announces departure from the the National Post,
Liberal staffer Trevor Harrison, left, who died at the age of 36 last year of a brain tumour, and Canadian band the Arkells, who pay tribute to Harrison in their new song Life Is. Photographs courtesy of Karen Harrison, Facebook

Division in Liberal caucus also apparent throughout Canada, says letter writer

  • Re: “Caucus divisions on Israel-Hamas war show strain for Liberals, say insiders,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 25). I read with interest your coverage of
Opinion | October 30, 2023

Division in Liberal caucus also apparent throughout Canada, says letter writer

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • Re: “Caucus divisions on Israel-Hamas war show strain for Liberals, say insiders,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 25). I read with interest your coverage of

Division in Liberal caucus also apparent throughout Canada, says letter writer

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • Re: “Caucus divisions on Israel-Hamas war show strain for Liberals, say insiders,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 25). I read with interest your coverage of

No moral equivalencies between Palestinian terrorist organizations and Israeli army: Honest Reporting Canada

  • In his Oct. 25 letter to the editor, Dan Freeman-Maloy, director of strategic operations for the Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle
Opinion | October 30, 2023

No moral equivalencies between Palestinian terrorist organizations and Israeli army: Honest Reporting Canada

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • In his Oct. 25 letter to the editor, Dan Freeman-Maloy, director of strategic operations for the Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle

No moral equivalencies between Palestinian terrorist organizations and Israeli army: Honest Reporting Canada

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • In his Oct. 25 letter to the editor, Dan Freeman-Maloy, director of strategic operations for the Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle

The Hill Times’ Neil Moss offers a balanced look at Liberal caucus divisions over Israel-Hamas Gaza Strip war, writes Beckett

  • Re: “Caucus divisions on Israel-Hamas war show strain for Liberals, say insiders,” (The Hill Times, Oct 25). I wish to thank Hill Times reporter
Opinion | October 30, 2023

The Hill Times’ Neil Moss offers a balanced look at Liberal caucus divisions over Israel-Hamas Gaza Strip war, writes Beckett

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • Re: “Caucus divisions on Israel-Hamas war show strain for Liberals, say insiders,” (The Hill Times, Oct 25). I wish to thank Hill Times reporter

The Hill Times’ Neil Moss offers a balanced look at Liberal caucus divisions over Israel-Hamas Gaza Strip war, writes Beckett

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • Re: “Caucus divisions on Israel-Hamas war show strain for Liberals, say insiders,” (The Hill Times, Oct 25). I wish to thank Hill Times reporter

CJPME’s representative seems hell-bent on misconstruing Israel, writes B’nai Brith’s Barclay

  • Re: “Narrow-minded bias threatens to tear at the national fabric, says CJPME rep,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 25, letter to the editor from Dan
Opinion | October 30, 2023

CJPME’s representative seems hell-bent on misconstruing Israel, writes B’nai Brith’s Barclay

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • Re: “Narrow-minded bias threatens to tear at the national fabric, says CJPME rep,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 25, letter to the editor from Dan

CJPME’s representative seems hell-bent on misconstruing Israel, writes B’nai Brith’s Barclay

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • Re: “Narrow-minded bias threatens to tear at the national fabric, says CJPME rep,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 25, letter to the editor from Dan

Radiation ‘a dangerous health hazard so let’s be truly informed about it,’ writes Geary

  • Re: “Nuclear power isn’t really so scary when you understand it,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, by Neil Alexander and Doddy Kastany). Understandably, the job
Opinion | October 30, 2023

Radiation ‘a dangerous health hazard so let’s be truly informed about it,’ writes Geary

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • Re: “Nuclear power isn’t really so scary when you understand it,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, by Neil Alexander and Doddy Kastany). Understandably, the job

Radiation ‘a dangerous health hazard so let’s be truly informed about it,’ writes Geary

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • Re: “Nuclear power isn’t really so scary when you understand it,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, by Neil Alexander and Doddy Kastany). Understandably, the job

Barbarism of Hamas can’t be ‘contextualized’ into being okay: Howard Sapers

  • I read the Oct. 18, 2023, opinion pieces by Joseph Ingram and Erica Ifill with dismay. While both columns (briefly) acknowledge that Hamas murdered Israelis,
Opinion | October 30, 2023

Barbarism of Hamas can’t be ‘contextualized’ into being okay: Howard Sapers

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • I read the Oct. 18, 2023, opinion pieces by Joseph Ingram and Erica Ifill with dismay. While both columns (briefly) acknowledge that Hamas murdered Israelis,

Barbarism of Hamas can’t be ‘contextualized’ into being okay: Howard Sapers

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • I read the Oct. 18, 2023, opinion pieces by Joseph Ingram and Erica Ifill with dismay. While both columns (briefly) acknowledge that Hamas murdered Israelis,

Foreign Affairs Minister Joly to deliver speech at Economic Club in Toronto on Oct. 30

  • MONDAY, OCT. 30 House Sitting—The House will sit for two consecutive weeks (Oct. 30-Nov. 10). It will break for one week (Nov. 13-17) and
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured recently on the Hill, will deliver remarks at a lunch event hosted by the Economic Club of Canada. Monday, Oct. 30, at 11:45 a.m. ET at the Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign Affairs Minister Joly to deliver speech at Economic Club in Toronto on Oct. 30

  • MONDAY, OCT. 30 House Sitting—The House will sit for two consecutive weeks (Oct. 30-Nov. 10). It will break for one week (Nov. 13-17) and

Foreign Affairs Minister Joly to deliver speech at Economic Club in Toronto on Oct. 30

  • MONDAY, OCT. 30 House Sitting—The House will sit for two consecutive weeks (Oct. 30-Nov. 10). It will break for one week (Nov. 13-17) and
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured recently on the Hill, will deliver remarks at a lunch event hosted by the Economic Club of Canada. Monday, Oct. 30, at 11:45 a.m. ET at the Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Whisky drinks with the CFA and Hungary’s National Day house party

  • The Canadian Federation of Agriculture hosted a whisky cocktail reception on Oct. 24, followed by a celebration of Hungary's National Day at Birkett Castle
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 27, 2023
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAuley received a warm welcome from attendees upon arrival at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture's Hill Day Reception on Oct. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Whisky drinks with the CFA and Hungary’s National Day house party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 27, 2023
  • The Canadian Federation of Agriculture hosted a whisky cocktail reception on Oct. 24, followed by a celebration of Hungary's National Day at Birkett Castle

Whisky drinks with the CFA and Hungary’s National Day house party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 27, 2023
  • The Canadian Federation of Agriculture hosted a whisky cocktail reception on Oct. 24, followed by a celebration of Hungary's National Day at Birkett Castle
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAuley received a warm welcome from attendees upon arrival at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture's Hill Day Reception on Oct. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Conservative and Bloc MPs want answers from RCMP on its SNC-Lavalin assessment

  • The Conservative ethics critic and the Bloc Québécois vice-chair of the House Ethics Committee want to bring back RCMP officials who were unable to
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 27, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is 'depriving a parliamentary committee from investigating,' the RCMP assessment of the SNC-Lavalin affair during Question Period on Oct. 25. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative and Bloc MPs want answers from RCMP on its SNC-Lavalin assessment

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 27, 2023
  • The Conservative ethics critic and the Bloc Québécois vice-chair of the House Ethics Committee want to bring back RCMP officials who were unable to

Conservative and Bloc MPs want answers from RCMP on its SNC-Lavalin assessment

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 27, 2023
  • The Conservative ethics critic and the Bloc Québécois vice-chair of the House Ethics Committee want to bring back RCMP officials who were unable to
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is 'depriving a parliamentary committee from investigating,' the RCMP assessment of the SNC-Lavalin affair during Question Period on Oct. 25. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Poilievre rallies on The Rock

  • Plus, Marc Miller will unveil a new effort to protect international students from fraud.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is holding a political rally in downtown St. John's, N.L., tonight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Poilievre rallies on The Rock

  • Plus, Marc Miller will unveil a new effort to protect international students from fraud.

Politics This Morning: Poilievre rallies on The Rock

  • Plus, Marc Miller will unveil a new effort to protect international students from fraud.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is holding a political rally in downtown St. John's, N.L., tonight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal government not directly involved in paying out compensation in record $23-billion First Nations child welfare settlement

  • A Federal Court judge has approved payments of at least $40,000 each for the approximately 300,000 First Nations children and family members affected by
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 26, 2023
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, seen here attending a summit on Indigenous mental health on Oct. 25, says the $23-billion settlement is the largest in Canadian history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal government not directly involved in paying out compensation in record $23-billion First Nations child welfare settlement

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 26, 2023
  • A Federal Court judge has approved payments of at least $40,000 each for the approximately 300,000 First Nations children and family members affected by

Federal government not directly involved in paying out compensation in record $23-billion First Nations child welfare settlement

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 26, 2023
  • A Federal Court judge has approved payments of at least $40,000 each for the approximately 300,000 First Nations children and family members affected by
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, seen here attending a summit on Indigenous mental health on Oct. 25, says the $23-billion settlement is the largest in Canadian history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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