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Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
Senators will have one more chance to weigh in on the government's major projects fast-track bill when third reading debate begins today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.
Senators will have one more chance to weigh in on the government's major projects fast-track bill when third reading debate begins today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

  • Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
On the Middle East, Prime Minister Mark Carney is no ideologue, nor does he appear interested in his predecessor’s optics-heavy style. Carney seems more calibrated, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 25, 2025
  • Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 25, 2025
  • Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.
Mark Carney
On the Middle East, Prime Minister Mark Carney is no ideologue, nor does he appear interested in his predecessor’s optics-heavy style. Carney seems more calibrated, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
Karen Hogan
Karen Hogan
One of Auditor General Karen Hogan’s latest reports found that the F-35 procurement jumped $8.7-billion over the budget outlined two years before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
Karen Hogan
One of Auditor General Karen Hogan’s latest reports found that the F-35 procurement jumped $8.7-billion over the budget outlined two years before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

  • Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
Pianist Tamás Török performs for an intimate fundraising dinner and recital at Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar's official residence on June 20. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony
Pianist Tamás Török performs for an intimate fundraising dinner and recital at Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar's official residence on June 20. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

  • Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to
Opinion | BY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS | June 25, 2025
To secure Canada's national water and economic security, we need coherent federal-provincial partnership and barrier-free markets, writes Soula Chronopoulos. Unsplash photograph by Yoann Boyer

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

Opinion | BY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS | June 25, 2025
  • Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

Opinion | BY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS | June 25, 2025
  • Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to
To secure Canada's national water and economic security, we need coherent federal-provincial partnership and barrier-free markets, writes Soula Chronopoulos. Unsplash photograph by Yoann Boyer

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad will facilitate a dialogue around the Indian Residential School system, education, awareness, and healing at Library and Archives Canada on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

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

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad will facilitate a dialogue around the Indian Residential School system, education, awareness, and healing at Library and Archives Canada on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

If Carney wants to transform the economy, he needs to fix the housing crisis

  • Whether it’s attracting investment, ensuring labour mobility, or improving productivity, housing is what makes economic growth and transformation possible.
Opinion | BY TIM RICHTER, PEDRO BARATA, JANICE MYERS, RAY SULLIVAN | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson committed to bring in a housing plan with a level of ambition not seen since the Second World War, write Housing Canada Coalition representatives. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

If Carney wants to transform the economy, he needs to fix the housing crisis

Opinion | BY TIM RICHTER, PEDRO BARATA, JANICE MYERS, RAY SULLIVAN | June 25, 2025
  • Whether it’s attracting investment, ensuring labour mobility, or improving productivity, housing is what makes economic growth and transformation possible.

If Carney wants to transform the economy, he needs to fix the housing crisis

Opinion | BY TIM RICHTER, PEDRO BARATA, JANICE MYERS, RAY SULLIVAN | June 25, 2025
  • Whether it’s attracting investment, ensuring labour mobility, or improving productivity, housing is what makes economic growth and transformation possible.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson committed to bring in a housing plan with a level of ambition not seen since the Second World War, write Housing Canada Coalition representatives. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Carney says Indigenous traditions are key to protecting nature—Métis climate leadership offers a path forward

  • As wildfires increasingly impact the Métis Homeland, drawing on the wisdom of our ancestors offers sustainable, culturally grounded solutions for the future.
Opinion | BY VICTORIA PRUDEN | June 25, 2025
Métis Crossing in Alberta, with the Sturgeon County wildfire burning nearby on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Métis National Council

Carney says Indigenous traditions are key to protecting nature—Métis climate leadership offers a path forward

Opinion | BY VICTORIA PRUDEN | June 25, 2025
  • As wildfires increasingly impact the Métis Homeland, drawing on the wisdom of our ancestors offers sustainable, culturally grounded solutions for the future.

Carney says Indigenous traditions are key to protecting nature—Métis climate leadership offers a path forward

Opinion | BY VICTORIA PRUDEN | June 25, 2025
  • As wildfires increasingly impact the Métis Homeland, drawing on the wisdom of our ancestors offers sustainable, culturally grounded solutions for the future.
Métis Crossing in Alberta, with the Sturgeon County wildfire burning nearby on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Métis National Council

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
A tour guide speaks with tourists at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in July 2024. Canadians have decided collectively to avoid travelling to the United States, and for Canada’s domestic tourism industry, it's shaping up to be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.
A tour guide speaks with tourists at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in July 2024. Canadians have decided collectively to avoid travelling to the United States, and for Canada’s domestic tourism industry, it's shaping up to be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives, NDP should make the most of the summer recess

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 25, 2025
Conservatives Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The NDP’s biggest challenge over the coming months is figuring out what their leadership race looks like, and who might contest it, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservatives, NDP should make the most of the summer recess

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan

Conservatives, NDP should make the most of the summer recess

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan
Conservatives Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The NDP’s biggest challenge over the coming months is figuring out what their leadership race looks like, and who might contest it, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Time to get off the omnibus, Carney

  • At a time like now—with faith in government eroding globally, and abuses of power going unchecked—such use of omnibus legislation is disheartening and counterproductive,
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet have introduced a number of omnibus bills which have been pushed through Parliament at breakneck pace. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to get off the omnibus, Carney

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 25, 2025
  • At a time like now—with faith in government eroding globally, and abuses of power going unchecked—such use of omnibus legislation is disheartening and counterproductive,

Time to get off the omnibus, Carney

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 25, 2025
  • At a time like now—with faith in government eroding globally, and abuses of power going unchecked—such use of omnibus legislation is disheartening and counterproductive,
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet have introduced a number of omnibus bills which have been pushed through Parliament at breakneck pace. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
The Senate Conservative caucus, now led by Quebec Senator Leo Housakos, recently added three new Senators to its ranks—its first new members since 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons
The Senate Conservative caucus, now led by Quebec Senator Leo Housakos, recently added three new Senators to its ranks—its first new members since 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Action, not words’ needed to cool potential long, hot One Canadian protest summer, says Liberal strategist

  • Despite an adjustment to the Liberals’ ‘public-facing’ message on Bill C-5, Nishnawbe Aski First Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says their approach has been
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 24, 2025
Amid growing threats of a renewed Idle No More summer, Prime Minister Mark Carney held a press conference following Bill C-5's passage through the House of Commons on June 20 to clarify and emphasize that 'free, prior, and informed consent' is 'embedded in the plan.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Action, not words’ needed to cool potential long, hot One Canadian protest summer, says Liberal strategist

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 24, 2025
  • Despite an adjustment to the Liberals’ ‘public-facing’ message on Bill C-5, Nishnawbe Aski First Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says their approach has been

‘Action, not words’ needed to cool potential long, hot One Canadian protest summer, says Liberal strategist

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 24, 2025
  • Despite an adjustment to the Liberals’ ‘public-facing’ message on Bill C-5, Nishnawbe Aski First Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says their approach has been
Amid growing threats of a renewed Idle No More summer, Prime Minister Mark Carney held a press conference following Bill C-5's passage through the House of Commons on June 20 to clarify and emphasize that 'free, prior, and informed consent' is 'embedded in the plan.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in Indigenous education is an investment in Canada’s future

  • Continued investment in Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous-led initiatives isn’t just about equity, but also about creating intelligent policy which will result in sustainable prosperity
Opinion | BY MIKE DEGAGNé | June 24, 2025
Supporting young learners not only enables them to succeed, but also provides quantifiable benefits to their communities and to Canada, writes Mike DeGagné. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in Indigenous education is an investment in Canada’s future

Opinion | BY MIKE DEGAGNé | June 24, 2025
  • Continued investment in Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous-led initiatives isn’t just about equity, but also about creating intelligent policy which will result in sustainable prosperity

Investing in Indigenous education is an investment in Canada’s future

Opinion | BY MIKE DEGAGNé | June 24, 2025
  • Continued investment in Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous-led initiatives isn’t just about equity, but also about creating intelligent policy which will result in sustainable prosperity
Supporting young learners not only enables them to succeed, but also provides quantifiable benefits to their communities and to Canada, writes Mike DeGagné. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The next forever war

  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Why did Iran start enriching uranium past the 3.5 per cent limit that it accepted in the 2015 deal? Because U.S. President Donald Trump tore up that deal in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

The next forever war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week

The next forever war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week
Donald Trump
Why did Iran start enriching uranium past the 3.5 per cent limit that it accepted in the 2015 deal? Because U.S. President Donald Trump tore up that deal in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Capitalizing on the capital: Ottawa has defence hub potential

  • The need for economic renewal in Ottawa and defence modernization for Canada creates a generational opportunity to designate the city as Canada’s Defence Innovation
Opinion | BY SONYA SHOREY, SUELING CHING | June 23, 2025
As the capital of a G7 country, Ottawa must reflect the strength and ambition of the nation it represents, write Sonya Shorey and Sueling Ching. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Capitalizing on the capital: Ottawa has defence hub potential

Opinion | BY SONYA SHOREY, SUELING CHING | June 23, 2025
  • The need for economic renewal in Ottawa and defence modernization for Canada creates a generational opportunity to designate the city as Canada’s Defence Innovation

Capitalizing on the capital: Ottawa has defence hub potential

Opinion | BY SONYA SHOREY, SUELING CHING | June 23, 2025
  • The need for economic renewal in Ottawa and defence modernization for Canada creates a generational opportunity to designate the city as Canada’s Defence Innovation
As the capital of a G7 country, Ottawa must reflect the strength and ambition of the nation it represents, write Sonya Shorey and Sueling Ching. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The G7’s HIV/AIDS response wanes precisely when global leadership is required

  • When G8 leaders came together in 2002, Canada committed to defeat HIV/AIDS. Today, the G7 must reinvigorate its effort to end the pandemic.
Opinion | BY JULIO MONTANER | June 23, 2025
We have a responsibility to share our concerns with G7 states, and encourage them to work together to avoid the global collapse of the HIV/AIDS effort, writes Julio Montaner. Unsplash photograph by Bermix Studio

The G7’s HIV/AIDS response wanes precisely when global leadership is required

Opinion | BY JULIO MONTANER | June 23, 2025
  • When G8 leaders came together in 2002, Canada committed to defeat HIV/AIDS. Today, the G7 must reinvigorate its effort to end the pandemic.

The G7’s HIV/AIDS response wanes precisely when global leadership is required

Opinion | BY JULIO MONTANER | June 23, 2025
  • When G8 leaders came together in 2002, Canada committed to defeat HIV/AIDS. Today, the G7 must reinvigorate its effort to end the pandemic.
We have a responsibility to share our concerns with G7 states, and encourage them to work together to avoid the global collapse of the HIV/AIDS effort, writes Julio Montaner. Unsplash photograph by Bermix Studio

‘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
typewriter
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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.
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On Israel-Gaza, Canada must rise to the humanity of the moment

  • Abuses committed by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups are war crimes and belong before the International Criminal Court. However egregious, they do not
Opinion | BY FRANçOIS CRéPEAU, LEILANI FARHA, ALEX NEVE, SENATOR KIM PATE | November 15, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has failed, in both words and actions, to equally champion the rights of Palestinians, write the François Crépeau, Leilani Farha, Alex Neve, and ISG Senator Kim Pate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On Israel-Gaza, Canada must rise to the humanity of the moment

Opinion | BY FRANçOIS CRéPEAU, LEILANI FARHA, ALEX NEVE, SENATOR KIM PATE | November 15, 2023
  • Abuses committed by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups are war crimes and belong before the International Criminal Court. However egregious, they do not

On Israel-Gaza, Canada must rise to the humanity of the moment

Opinion | BY FRANçOIS CRéPEAU, LEILANI FARHA, ALEX NEVE, SENATOR KIM PATE | November 15, 2023
  • Abuses committed by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups are war crimes and belong before the International Criminal Court. However egregious, they do not
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has failed, in both words and actions, to equally champion the rights of Palestinians, write the François Crépeau, Leilani Farha, Alex Neve, and ISG Senator Kim Pate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP-backed petition on trans rights surges as Tory Leader Poilievre strikes out at ‘Trudeau’s radical gender ideology’

  • Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah says advocates and organizations serving Canada’s trans and gender-diverse community fear their hard-won progress could all be lost with a change in
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 15, 2023
NDP MP Randall Garrison sponsored a petition calling on the federal government to implement the 29 policy recommendations contained in a white paper on the status of trans and gender diverse Canadians' rights he released this past June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP-backed petition on trans rights surges as Tory Leader Poilievre strikes out at ‘Trudeau’s radical gender ideology’

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 15, 2023
  • Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah says advocates and organizations serving Canada’s trans and gender-diverse community fear their hard-won progress could all be lost with a change in

NDP-backed petition on trans rights surges as Tory Leader Poilievre strikes out at ‘Trudeau’s radical gender ideology’

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 15, 2023
  • Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah says advocates and organizations serving Canada’s trans and gender-diverse community fear their hard-won progress could all be lost with a change in
NDP MP Randall Garrison sponsored a petition calling on the federal government to implement the 29 policy recommendations contained in a white paper on the status of trans and gender diverse Canadians' rights he released this past June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prevent, protect, prosecute, partnership: go back to basics on fighting hate, says Cotler

  • Elected officials also have a role to play in lowering the temperature when it comes to the spread of hate and inflamed tensions, says
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 15, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed on Nov. 9 what he called a 'terrifying' rise in antisemitism and 'unacceptable' Islamophobia in the wake of a pair of shootings at two Jewish day schools and the firebombing of a synagogue and Jewish community centre in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prevent, protect, prosecute, partnership: go back to basics on fighting hate, says Cotler

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 15, 2023
  • Elected officials also have a role to play in lowering the temperature when it comes to the spread of hate and inflamed tensions, says

Prevent, protect, prosecute, partnership: go back to basics on fighting hate, says Cotler

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 15, 2023
  • Elected officials also have a role to play in lowering the temperature when it comes to the spread of hate and inflamed tensions, says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed on Nov. 9 what he called a 'terrifying' rise in antisemitism and 'unacceptable' Islamophobia in the wake of a pair of shootings at two Jewish day schools and the firebombing of a synagogue and Jewish community centre in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With deep divisions on Israel-Hamas war, could foreign policy become a ballot-box issue?

  • 'I think foreign policy will be a bigger issue in this election than it has been in the last several elections,' says pollster Frank
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 15, 2023
Federal leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, have spent the last several months contesting domestic issues, but the Israel-Hamas war has put foreign policy at centre stage. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

With deep divisions on Israel-Hamas war, could foreign policy become a ballot-box issue?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 15, 2023
  • 'I think foreign policy will be a bigger issue in this election than it has been in the last several elections,' says pollster Frank

With deep divisions on Israel-Hamas war, could foreign policy become a ballot-box issue?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 15, 2023
  • 'I think foreign policy will be a bigger issue in this election than it has been in the last several elections,' says pollster Frank
Federal leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, have spent the last several months contesting domestic issues, but the Israel-Hamas war has put foreign policy at centre stage. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada’s climate cred is on the line

  • In a Nov. 10 letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a quintet of provincial premiers reiterated their call for a broader carveout on the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 15, 2023
Canadians are eager for something to happen (even if they’re less than eager to pay for it) to save the planet. Unsplash photograph by Guillaume Jaillet

Canada’s climate cred is on the line

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 15, 2023
  • In a Nov. 10 letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a quintet of provincial premiers reiterated their call for a broader carveout on the

Canada’s climate cred is on the line

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 15, 2023
  • In a Nov. 10 letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a quintet of provincial premiers reiterated their call for a broader carveout on the
Canadians are eager for something to happen (even if they’re less than eager to pay for it) to save the planet. Unsplash photograph by Guillaume Jaillet

The revolution will not be televised—it will be on TikTok

  • TikTok is the place for youth, for racialized communities, to speak on issues that are routinely left on the cutting-room floor by narrow-minded mainstream
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 15, 2023
This is the first TikTok war since the platform became a cultural and political zeitgeist, affording the space and time to comment on political and social trends, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Solen Feyissa

The revolution will not be televised—it will be on TikTok

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 15, 2023
  • TikTok is the place for youth, for racialized communities, to speak on issues that are routinely left on the cutting-room floor by narrow-minded mainstream

The revolution will not be televised—it will be on TikTok

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | November 15, 2023
  • TikTok is the place for youth, for racialized communities, to speak on issues that are routinely left on the cutting-room floor by narrow-minded mainstream
This is the first TikTok war since the platform became a cultural and political zeitgeist, affording the space and time to comment on political and social trends, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Solen Feyissa

Liberal pandering hasn’t opened Pandora’s box of voter support

  • According to a recent Abacus Data poll, only 13 per cent of respondents said the policy changes on carbon pricing will make them more
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 15, 2023
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a news conference on Oct. 26 announcing the carbon-price exemption with Atlantic MPs as his backdrop, it was hard not to see this as a special political deal for this influential group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal pandering hasn’t opened Pandora’s box of voter support

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 15, 2023
  • According to a recent Abacus Data poll, only 13 per cent of respondents said the policy changes on carbon pricing will make them more

Liberal pandering hasn’t opened Pandora’s box of voter support

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | November 15, 2023
  • According to a recent Abacus Data poll, only 13 per cent of respondents said the policy changes on carbon pricing will make them more
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a news conference on Oct. 26 announcing the carbon-price exemption with Atlantic MPs as his backdrop, it was hard not to see this as a special political deal for this influential group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Marc Garneau would have been the right PM for these times

  • If the former Liberal MP had a brand, it was ‘consistency’—which Canada could use right now.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 15, 2023
In these perilous times, former Liberal MP Marc Garneau, an engineer with a military background and respect from Americans, would been a calm hand on the tiller, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Marc Garneau would have been the right PM for these times

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 15, 2023
  • If the former Liberal MP had a brand, it was ‘consistency’—which Canada could use right now.

Marc Garneau would have been the right PM for these times

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 15, 2023
  • If the former Liberal MP had a brand, it was ‘consistency’—which Canada could use right now.
In these perilous times, former Liberal MP Marc Garneau, an engineer with a military background and respect from Americans, would been a calm hand on the tiller, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Still losing the war on climate change all these years later

  • The likelihood of the carbon tax becoming a game-changing problem for the government was advanced by the prime minister’s failure to effectively explain to
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 15, 2023
The price on carbon has emerged as a major symbolic liability for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Still losing the war on climate change all these years later

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 15, 2023
  • The likelihood of the carbon tax becoming a game-changing problem for the government was advanced by the prime minister’s failure to effectively explain to

Still losing the war on climate change all these years later

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 15, 2023
  • The likelihood of the carbon tax becoming a game-changing problem for the government was advanced by the prime minister’s failure to effectively explain to
The price on carbon has emerged as a major symbolic liability for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals look to press committee colleagues on Alberta’s pension proposal

  • After two unsuccessful attempts were met with a filibuster, Liberal MPs say a Finance Committee motion to celebrate the CPP will return.
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 15, 2023
Liberal MP Rachel Bendayan has twice presented a motion at the House Finance Committee that opposes Alberta’s pension plan exit. The motion will again be put forward at the committee’s Nov. 20 meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals look to press committee colleagues on Alberta’s pension proposal

News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 15, 2023
  • After two unsuccessful attempts were met with a filibuster, Liberal MPs say a Finance Committee motion to celebrate the CPP will return.

Liberals look to press committee colleagues on Alberta’s pension proposal

News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 15, 2023
  • After two unsuccessful attempts were met with a filibuster, Liberal MPs say a Finance Committee motion to celebrate the CPP will return.
Liberal MP Rachel Bendayan has twice presented a motion at the House Finance Committee that opposes Alberta’s pension plan exit. The motion will again be put forward at the committee’s Nov. 20 meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We can manage predictable radiation: Canadian Nuclear Society

  • Re: “Radiation ‘a dangerous health hazard so let’s be truly informed about it,’ writes Geary,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 30, p. 8). We thank
Opinion | November 15, 2023

We can manage predictable radiation: Canadian Nuclear Society

Opinion | November 15, 2023
  • Re: “Radiation ‘a dangerous health hazard so let’s be truly informed about it,’ writes Geary,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 30, p. 8). We thank

We can manage predictable radiation: Canadian Nuclear Society

Opinion | November 15, 2023
  • Re: “Radiation ‘a dangerous health hazard so let’s be truly informed about it,’ writes Geary,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 30, p. 8). We thank

Palestinians deserve better than the indifference of everyone who purports to support them during conflicts: Toronto lawyer

  • Re: “Canada has become indifferent to Palestinian suffering,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 8, p. 10). I read with interest Grace Batchoun’s recent article in
Opinion | November 15, 2023

Palestinians deserve better than the indifference of everyone who purports to support them during conflicts: Toronto lawyer

Opinion | November 15, 2023
  • Re: “Canada has become indifferent to Palestinian suffering,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 8, p. 10). I read with interest Grace Batchoun’s recent article in

Palestinians deserve better than the indifference of everyone who purports to support them during conflicts: Toronto lawyer

Opinion | November 15, 2023
  • Re: “Canada has become indifferent to Palestinian suffering,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 8, p. 10). I read with interest Grace Batchoun’s recent article in

CJPME ignoring reality of Hamas-Israel conflict, writes CIJA rep

  • Re: “Canada has become indifferent to Palestinian suffering,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 8, p. 10). On Nov. 8, the co-founder of Canadians for Justice
Opinion | November 15, 2023

CJPME ignoring reality of Hamas-Israel conflict, writes CIJA rep

Opinion | November 15, 2023
  • Re: “Canada has become indifferent to Palestinian suffering,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 8, p. 10). On Nov. 8, the co-founder of Canadians for Justice

CJPME ignoring reality of Hamas-Israel conflict, writes CIJA rep

Opinion | November 15, 2023
  • Re: “Canada has become indifferent to Palestinian suffering,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 8, p. 10). On Nov. 8, the co-founder of Canadians for Justice

Keep housing out of premiers’ control: Halifax reader

  • Whatever we do we must never allow the premiers to have any control over housing again. They, along with federal politicians, brought us to
Opinion | November 15, 2023
An apartment building on Somerset Street in Ottawa is pictured on Sept. 15, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Keep housing out of premiers’ control: Halifax reader

Opinion | November 15, 2023
  • Whatever we do we must never allow the premiers to have any control over housing again. They, along with federal politicians, brought us to

Keep housing out of premiers’ control: Halifax reader

Opinion | November 15, 2023
  • Whatever we do we must never allow the premiers to have any control over housing again. They, along with federal politicians, brought us to
An apartment building on Somerset Street in Ottawa is pictured on Sept. 15, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s a privilege to be inclusive, says chaplain

  • Re: “Prayers should be part of Remembrance Day,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 9). As a United Church of Canada minister with 45 years of
Opinion | November 15, 2023
The goal of inclusive language is not to exclude the listener by language which alienates the listener from the chaplain, writes Rev. David Shearman. Unsplash photograph by Jon Tyson

It’s a privilege to be inclusive, says chaplain

Opinion | November 15, 2023
  • Re: “Prayers should be part of Remembrance Day,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 9). As a United Church of Canada minister with 45 years of

It’s a privilege to be inclusive, says chaplain

Opinion | November 15, 2023
  • Re: “Prayers should be part of Remembrance Day,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 9). As a United Church of Canada minister with 45 years of
The goal of inclusive language is not to exclude the listener by language which alienates the listener from the chaplain, writes Rev. David Shearman. Unsplash photograph by Jon Tyson

Canada’s role in Ukraine’s strife showcases solidarity beyond borders

  • Canada is an important voice within the international community, and its stance contributes to the deterrence of actions similar to Russia’s in the future.
Opinion | BY OLENA CHUPRYNSKA | November 15, 2023
Ukrainian Volodomyr Zelenskyy, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hold a joint press conference in Ottawa on Sept. 22. The ongoing partnership between Canada and Ukraine has proven to be important for both countries and has significant potential to expand, writes Olena Chuprynska. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s role in Ukraine’s strife showcases solidarity beyond borders

Opinion | BY OLENA CHUPRYNSKA | November 15, 2023
  • Canada is an important voice within the international community, and its stance contributes to the deterrence of actions similar to Russia’s in the future.

Canada’s role in Ukraine’s strife showcases solidarity beyond borders

Opinion | BY OLENA CHUPRYNSKA | November 15, 2023
  • Canada is an important voice within the international community, and its stance contributes to the deterrence of actions similar to Russia’s in the future.
Ukrainian Volodomyr Zelenskyy, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hold a joint press conference in Ottawa on Sept. 22. The ongoing partnership between Canada and Ukraine has proven to be important for both countries and has significant potential to expand, writes Olena Chuprynska. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the Israel-Palestine crisis, preventing mass atrocities is key

  • Canada can make clear that the lives of Palestinians and Israelis are equally valuable, and that both are entitled to dignity, freedom, and protection
Opinion | BY FARIDA DEIF | November 15, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly speaks to reporters in Ottawa on Sept. 18. Despite the need for justice and accountability, Canada has shown no sign of revisiting its opposition to the International Criminal Court exercising any jurisdiction over serious crimes committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, writes Farida Deif. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the Israel-Palestine crisis, preventing mass atrocities is key

Opinion | BY FARIDA DEIF | November 15, 2023
  • Canada can make clear that the lives of Palestinians and Israelis are equally valuable, and that both are entitled to dignity, freedom, and protection

In the Israel-Palestine crisis, preventing mass atrocities is key

Opinion | BY FARIDA DEIF | November 15, 2023
  • Canada can make clear that the lives of Palestinians and Israelis are equally valuable, and that both are entitled to dignity, freedom, and protection
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly speaks to reporters in Ottawa on Sept. 18. Despite the need for justice and accountability, Canada has shown no sign of revisiting its opposition to the International Criminal Court exercising any jurisdiction over serious crimes committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, writes Farida Deif. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Few Canadians understood how this country’s refugee system worked better than Peter Showler

  • Peter Showler, who died on Oct. 30 at the age of 79, was the real deal. A former Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | November 15, 2023
Peter Showler (Feb. 17, 1944-Oct. 30, 2023) was, among many other things, a refugee advocate with the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, former chair of the Immigration and Refugee Board, and a dear friend, writes Jim Creskey. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane

Few Canadians understood how this country’s refugee system worked better than Peter Showler

Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | November 15, 2023
  • Peter Showler, who died on Oct. 30 at the age of 79, was the real deal. A former Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

Few Canadians understood how this country’s refugee system worked better than Peter Showler

Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | November 15, 2023
  • Peter Showler, who died on Oct. 30 at the age of 79, was the real deal. A former Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Peter Showler (Feb. 17, 1944-Oct. 30, 2023) was, among many other things, a refugee advocate with the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, former chair of the Immigration and Refugee Board, and a dear friend, writes Jim Creskey. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane

Veteran political reporter Denis Ferland dies at 66 following lengthy battle with cancer

  • Plus, American race car driver Marc Miller recently learned he shares his name with Canada’s immigration minister Marc Miller, and Nova Scotia Senator Paul
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 15, 2023
Longtime political journalist Denis Ferland, who covered federal politics with Radio-Canada for 21 years, has died at the age of 66. Screenshot courtesy of CBC/Radio-Canada

Veteran political reporter Denis Ferland dies at 66 following lengthy battle with cancer

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 15, 2023
  • Plus, American race car driver Marc Miller recently learned he shares his name with Canada’s immigration minister Marc Miller, and Nova Scotia Senator Paul

Veteran political reporter Denis Ferland dies at 66 following lengthy battle with cancer

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 15, 2023
  • Plus, American race car driver Marc Miller recently learned he shares his name with Canada’s immigration minister Marc Miller, and Nova Scotia Senator Paul
Longtime political journalist Denis Ferland, who covered federal politics with Radio-Canada for 21 years, has died at the age of 66. Screenshot courtesy of CBC/Radio-Canada

Down by the Bay: PM Trudeau attends APEC meeting in San Francisco, Nov. 15-17

  • MONDAY, NOV. 13—WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15 Canadian Science Policy Conference—The Canadian Science Policy Centre hosts its 15th Canadian Science Policy Conference from Nov. 13-15. Participants
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will lead the Canadian delegation attending the three-day APEC leaders' meeting in San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 15-17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Down by the Bay: PM Trudeau attends APEC meeting in San Francisco, Nov. 15-17

  • MONDAY, NOV. 13—WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15 Canadian Science Policy Conference—The Canadian Science Policy Centre hosts its 15th Canadian Science Policy Conference from Nov. 13-15. Participants

Down by the Bay: PM Trudeau attends APEC meeting in San Francisco, Nov. 15-17

  • MONDAY, NOV. 13—WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15 Canadian Science Policy Conference—The Canadian Science Policy Centre hosts its 15th Canadian Science Policy Conference from Nov. 13-15. Participants
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will lead the Canadian delegation attending the three-day APEC leaders' meeting in San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 15-17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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