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Carney vs. the chiefs

  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with First Nations chiefs today to address opposition to his new major projects fast-tracking law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney vs. the chiefs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.

Carney vs. the chiefs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with First Nations chiefs today to address opposition to his new major projects fast-tracking law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 
Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The notion of Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' turns a blind eye to the bottom line and the health of our planet, writes Jory Cohen. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House by Daniel Torok

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The notion of Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' turns a blind eye to the bottom line and the health of our planet, writes Jory Cohen. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House by Daniel Torok

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.
Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
Through law reform suited to the information age, from statutes to standards to codes of practice, Canada should strive to engage productively with Hong Kong. Even from a human rights perspective, there is much to be gained in helping Hong Kong reframe its narrative toward broader issues of public interest. Photograph courtesy of Bernard Spragg

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.
Through law reform suited to the information age, from statutes to standards to codes of practice, Canada should strive to engage productively with Hong Kong. Even from a human rights perspective, there is much to be gained in helping Hong Kong reframe its narrative toward broader issues of public interest. Photograph courtesy of Bernard Spragg

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.
News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
The Treasury Board Secretariat, led by President Shafqat Ali, acts as the public service employer, handling administrative oversight of spending and regulation, among other responsibilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
The Treasury Board Secretariat, led by President Shafqat Ali, acts as the public service employer, handling administrative oversight of spending and regulation, among other responsibilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

  • Hopefully, Canadians will speak up and not allow the government to ignore key issues, despite the timing of these dead-of-summer consultations.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 16, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne launched the 2025 budget consultations on July 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 16, 2025
  • Hopefully, Canadians will speak up and not allow the government to ignore key issues, despite the timing of these dead-of-summer consultations.

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 16, 2025
  • Hopefully, Canadians will speak up and not allow the government to ignore key issues, despite the timing of these dead-of-summer consultations.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne launched the 2025 budget consultations on July 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre knows that this—sadly—is when you start building the narrative of Prime Minister Mark Carney as the wealthy, self-interested, effete leader, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre knows that this—sadly—is when you start building the narrative of Prime Minister Mark Carney as the wealthy, self-interested, effete leader, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have finally changed his tune on the Russians because Russian President Vladimir Putin has run circles around the self-appointed great dealmaker, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have finally changed his tune on the Russians because Russian President Vladimir Putin has run circles around the self-appointed great dealmaker, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

  • India and Canada should see each other not as hesitant allies, but as natural partners for resilient growth.
Opinion | BY NADIRA HAMID | July 16, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney meet alongside the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 17. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

Opinion | BY NADIRA HAMID | July 16, 2025
  • India and Canada should see each other not as hesitant allies, but as natural partners for resilient growth.

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

Opinion | BY NADIRA HAMID | July 16, 2025
  • India and Canada should see each other not as hesitant allies, but as natural partners for resilient growth.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney meet alongside the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 17. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

  • Positive Nutrition encourages individuals to view eating as an opportunity to nourish the body and mind by focusing on the abundance of nutrients and
Opinion | BY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN | July 16, 2025
A shift in approach would not only better address individual health, but would also encourage a more inclusive and positive societal relationship with food, write Jacques Shore and Suzanne Sabourin. Pexels photograph by August de Richelieu

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

Opinion | BY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN | July 16, 2025
  • Positive Nutrition encourages individuals to view eating as an opportunity to nourish the body and mind by focusing on the abundance of nutrients and

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

Opinion | BY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN | July 16, 2025
  • Positive Nutrition encourages individuals to view eating as an opportunity to nourish the body and mind by focusing on the abundance of nutrients and
A shift in approach would not only better address individual health, but would also encourage a more inclusive and positive societal relationship with food, write Jacques Shore and Suzanne Sabourin. Pexels photograph by August de Richelieu

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, centre, and Heather McPherson, right, plan to nominate UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, left, for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of X and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and
NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, centre, and Heather McPherson, right, plan to nominate UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, left, for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of X and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up on Sept. 2. The House and Senate finance committees both passed motions urging his reappointment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up on Sept. 2. The House and Senate finance committees both passed motions urging his reappointment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency, which also has a secretary of state assigned to its oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency, which also has a secretary of state assigned to its oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has filled some key staff positions in his new ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has filled some key staff positions in his new ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. To secure our future, we need to act by engaging with those nations ready to do business with us, writes Kumaran Nadesan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. To secure our future, we need to act by engaging with those nations ready to do business with us, writes Kumaran Nadesan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The value of strategic praise

  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
Opinion | July 14, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
typewriter
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G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, 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 in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
European Council President Antonio Costa, 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 in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
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Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri should have been brought to trial for 9/11, not assassinated

  • HALIFAX—For all those Americans and others who are celebrating the assassination of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, they should take time to reflect on these
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 8, 2022
Osama bin Laden, left, pictured on Nov. 8, 2001, with his adviser Ayman al-Zawahiri during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir. The CIA assassinated bin Laden in a raid in 2011, and al-Zawahiri was killed on July 31, 2022, when his house in Kabul, Afghanistan, was hit with a Hellfire missile drone strike. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri should have been brought to trial for 9/11, not assassinated

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 8, 2022
  • HALIFAX—For all those Americans and others who are celebrating the assassination of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, they should take time to reflect on these

Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri should have been brought to trial for 9/11, not assassinated

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 8, 2022
  • HALIFAX—For all those Americans and others who are celebrating the assassination of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, they should take time to reflect on these
Osama bin Laden, left, pictured on Nov. 8, 2001, with his adviser Ayman al-Zawahiri during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir. The CIA assassinated bin Laden in a raid in 2011, and al-Zawahiri was killed on July 31, 2022, when his house in Kabul, Afghanistan, was hit with a Hellfire missile drone strike. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

When a prime minister can’t even go into a pub without attacks

  • When Stephen Harper was prime minister, he popped into The Prescott tavern in Ottawa’s Little Italy neighbourhood for one of their famous meatball sandwiches.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 8, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured two weeks ago with Lone Oak Brewery Pub staff in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

When a prime minister can’t even go into a pub without attacks

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 8, 2022
  • When Stephen Harper was prime minister, he popped into The Prescott tavern in Ottawa’s Little Italy neighbourhood for one of their famous meatball sandwiches.

When a prime minister can’t even go into a pub without attacks

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 8, 2022
  • When Stephen Harper was prime minister, he popped into The Prescott tavern in Ottawa’s Little Italy neighbourhood for one of their famous meatball sandwiches.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured two weeks ago with Lone Oak Brewery Pub staff in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Why the Pope’s words continue to reverberate

  • The lasting impacts of the papal visit will continue to reverberate. It provoked some difficult reflections in churches and among Catholics across the country.
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 8, 2022
Willie Littlechild, pictured here on July 25, 2022, in Maskwacîs, Alta., where he was born, listening to Pope Francis officially apologize to Indigenous people for the Catholic Church's role in running the residential schools in Canada for more than 100 years. Photograph courtesy of PMO/photograph by Adam Scotti

Why the Pope’s words continue to reverberate

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 8, 2022
  • The lasting impacts of the papal visit will continue to reverberate. It provoked some difficult reflections in churches and among Catholics across the country.

Why the Pope’s words continue to reverberate

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | August 8, 2022
  • The lasting impacts of the papal visit will continue to reverberate. It provoked some difficult reflections in churches and among Catholics across the country.
Willie Littlechild, pictured here on July 25, 2022, in Maskwacîs, Alta., where he was born, listening to Pope Francis officially apologize to Indigenous people for the Catholic Church's role in running the residential schools in Canada for more than 100 years. Photograph courtesy of PMO/photograph by Adam Scotti

Politics This Morning: Privacy committee begins study of RCMP use of spyware

  • Good Monday morning, The House Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee will hear from new federal privacy commissioner PHILIPPE DUFRESNE and from Public
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will appear before the House Privacy Committee today, alongside senior RCMP officers, to answer questions about the RCMP's use of spyware to obtain information from cellphones and other devices. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Privacy committee begins study of RCMP use of spyware

  • Good Monday morning, The House Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee will hear from new federal privacy commissioner PHILIPPE DUFRESNE and from Public

Politics This Morning: Privacy committee begins study of RCMP use of spyware

  • Good Monday morning, The House Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee will hear from new federal privacy commissioner PHILIPPE DUFRESNE and from Public
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will appear before the House Privacy Committee today, alongside senior RCMP officers, to answer questions about the RCMP's use of spyware to obtain information from cellphones and other devices. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

While we wait, the planet continues to be assaulted: Robinson

  • The Canadian Criminal Code defines assault, in part, as to cause bodily harm to the complainant. This involves actions that may be direct or
Opinion | August 8, 2022

While we wait, the planet continues to be assaulted: Robinson

Opinion | August 8, 2022
  • The Canadian Criminal Code defines assault, in part, as to cause bodily harm to the complainant. This involves actions that may be direct or

While we wait, the planet continues to be assaulted: Robinson

Opinion | August 8, 2022
  • The Canadian Criminal Code defines assault, in part, as to cause bodily harm to the complainant. This involves actions that may be direct or

On a lighter note: Jean Charest, Michèle Dionne play The Newlywed Game

  • Conservative Party leadership candidate Jean Charest and his wife, Michèle Dionne, recently took part in the time-honoured test to judge just how well a
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 8, 2022
Love is in the air: Conservative Party leadership candidate Jean Charest and his wife, Michèle Dionne. They have been married since 1980 and first met when they were teenagers in Sherbrooke, Que. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

On a lighter note: Jean Charest, Michèle Dionne play The Newlywed Game

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 8, 2022
  • Conservative Party leadership candidate Jean Charest and his wife, Michèle Dionne, recently took part in the time-honoured test to judge just how well a

On a lighter note: Jean Charest, Michèle Dionne play The Newlywed Game

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 8, 2022
  • Conservative Party leadership candidate Jean Charest and his wife, Michèle Dionne, recently took part in the time-honoured test to judge just how well a
Love is in the air: Conservative Party leadership candidate Jean Charest and his wife, Michèle Dionne. They have been married since 1980 and first met when they were teenagers in Sherbrooke, Que. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Pope’s apology disappointing, but opens a never-imagined conversation, like ‘when the Berlin Wall came down,’ say Indigenous Parliamentarians

  • For Senator Mary Jane McCallum⁠—the only residential school survivor in the Red Chamber⁠—the Pope’s apology in Canada left her disappointed for its failure to
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 5, 2022
Pope Francis issued an official apology on July 25, 2022, in Maskwacîs, Alta., to residential school survivors for the Catholic Church's role in running the majority of the schools in Canada for more than a century. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Pope’s apology disappointing, but opens a never-imagined conversation, like ‘when the Berlin Wall came down,’ say Indigenous Parliamentarians

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 5, 2022
  • For Senator Mary Jane McCallum⁠—the only residential school survivor in the Red Chamber⁠—the Pope’s apology in Canada left her disappointed for its failure to

Pope’s apology disappointing, but opens a never-imagined conversation, like ‘when the Berlin Wall came down,’ say Indigenous Parliamentarians

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 5, 2022
  • For Senator Mary Jane McCallum⁠—the only residential school survivor in the Red Chamber⁠—the Pope’s apology in Canada left her disappointed for its failure to
Pope Francis issued an official apology on July 25, 2022, in Maskwacîs, Alta., to residential school survivors for the Catholic Church's role in running the majority of the schools in Canada for more than a century. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Politics This Morning: Checking in on MAID in Canada

  • Good Friday morning, Barring any surprises, late-night press releases, or vehicular crashes on the Hill, it’s looking like a slow day in Canadian politics.
Carolyn Bennett
Carolyn Bennett
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett and Minster of Health Jean-Yves Duclos are overseeing an effort to prepare the medical community for a newly-expanded medical assistance in dying regime. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Checking in on MAID in Canada

  • Good Friday morning, Barring any surprises, late-night press releases, or vehicular crashes on the Hill, it’s looking like a slow day in Canadian politics.

Politics This Morning: Checking in on MAID in Canada

  • Good Friday morning, Barring any surprises, late-night press releases, or vehicular crashes on the Hill, it’s looking like a slow day in Canadian politics.
Carolyn Bennett
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett and Minster of Health Jean-Yves Duclos are overseeing an effort to prepare the medical community for a newly-expanded medical assistance in dying regime. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

While Poilievre, Lewis each pay $50,000 to snub last leadership debate, Charest shows up, but optics weren’t great ‘with the tier-two leadership aspirants,’ says Nanos

  • Without ever naming his chief rival for the leadership of the Conservative Party, Jean Charest attacked Pierre Poilievre from his opening remarks of the
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 5, 2022
Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre, left, and Leslyn Lewis took a pass on the campaign’s third and final official leadership debate on Aug. 3, while Jean Charest, Roman Baber, and Scott Aitchison met at a roundtable in Ottawa for the event. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handouts

While Poilievre, Lewis each pay $50,000 to snub last leadership debate, Charest shows up, but optics weren’t great ‘with the tier-two leadership aspirants,’ says Nanos

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 5, 2022
  • Without ever naming his chief rival for the leadership of the Conservative Party, Jean Charest attacked Pierre Poilievre from his opening remarks of the

While Poilievre, Lewis each pay $50,000 to snub last leadership debate, Charest shows up, but optics weren’t great ‘with the tier-two leadership aspirants,’ says Nanos

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 5, 2022
  • Without ever naming his chief rival for the leadership of the Conservative Party, Jean Charest attacked Pierre Poilievre from his opening remarks of the
Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre, left, and Leslyn Lewis took a pass on the campaign’s third and final official leadership debate on Aug. 3, while Jean Charest, Roman Baber, and Scott Aitchison met at a roundtable in Ottawa for the event. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handouts

Poilievre and the Harper effect

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Former prime minister Stephen Harper recently did a huge favour for every political pundit in the country. During the dog days of summer,
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 4, 2022
Harper picks his favourite to win: Former prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured in his video posted on Facebook and Twitter on July 25, 2022, endorsing Pierre Poilievre for leader of the Conservative Party. If Poilievre ends up winning the leadership, the torch will have been passed. Maybe then, Harper will finally disappear into the background; maybe then the 'Harper effect' will come to an end, writes Gerry Nicholls. Screen capture images courtesy of Stephen Harper's Facebook

Poilievre and the Harper effect

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 4, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Former prime minister Stephen Harper recently did a huge favour for every political pundit in the country. During the dog days of summer,

Poilievre and the Harper effect

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 4, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Former prime minister Stephen Harper recently did a huge favour for every political pundit in the country. During the dog days of summer,
Harper picks his favourite to win: Former prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured in his video posted on Facebook and Twitter on July 25, 2022, endorsing Pierre Poilievre for leader of the Conservative Party. If Poilievre ends up winning the leadership, the torch will have been passed. Maybe then, Harper will finally disappear into the background; maybe then the 'Harper effect' will come to an end, writes Gerry Nicholls. Screen capture images courtesy of Stephen Harper's Facebook

‘Outplayed and outmaneuvered’: Joly, Wilkinson spar with opposition MPs over Russian turbine decision

  • Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Yulia Kovaliv says Canada’s attempt to call Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “bluff” has “obviously failed” following the controversial decision to
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 4, 2022
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson defended the government's decision to authorize a Canadian company to break sanctions against Russia in order to return turbines to Germany during their Aug. 4 testimony at the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Outplayed and outmaneuvered’: Joly, Wilkinson spar with opposition MPs over Russian turbine decision

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 4, 2022
  • Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Yulia Kovaliv says Canada’s attempt to call Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “bluff” has “obviously failed” following the controversial decision to

‘Outplayed and outmaneuvered’: Joly, Wilkinson spar with opposition MPs over Russian turbine decision

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 4, 2022
  • Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Yulia Kovaliv says Canada’s attempt to call Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “bluff” has “obviously failed” following the controversial decision to
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson defended the government's decision to authorize a Canadian company to break sanctions against Russia in order to return turbines to Germany during their Aug. 4 testimony at the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada’s blood supply must not be put at risk to benefit surging for-profit plasma collection

  • Voluntary blood donations are down in Canada. With a loss of more than 30,000 donors in the past two years, the Canadian Blood Services
Opinion | BY MICHèLE BRILL-EDWARDS | August 4, 2022
The solution is clear. Intervention to protect our future blood supply system is needed urgently, writes Michèle Brill-Edwards. Photograph courtesy of Rawpixel

Canada’s blood supply must not be put at risk to benefit surging for-profit plasma collection

Opinion | BY MICHèLE BRILL-EDWARDS | August 4, 2022
  • Voluntary blood donations are down in Canada. With a loss of more than 30,000 donors in the past two years, the Canadian Blood Services

Canada’s blood supply must not be put at risk to benefit surging for-profit plasma collection

Opinion | BY MICHèLE BRILL-EDWARDS | August 4, 2022
  • Voluntary blood donations are down in Canada. With a loss of more than 30,000 donors in the past two years, the Canadian Blood Services
The solution is clear. Intervention to protect our future blood supply system is needed urgently, writes Michèle Brill-Edwards. Photograph courtesy of Rawpixel

Charest could win the next election for the Conservatives, Poilievre can’t 

  • After remaining neutral in the past two Conservative leadership campaigns, former party leader and prime minister Stephen Harper recently announced his support for Pierre
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | August 4, 2022
Networking at the Calgary Stampede: Jean Charest, left, greeting a woman, and Pierre Poilievre with a supporter, both pictured at the Calgary Stampede last month. A closer analysis of a recent Angus Reid poll reveals that Charest has the support needed to return the Conservatives to power, while Poilievre would continue the legacy of defeat started by Harper in 2015 and continued under the leadership of Andrew Scheer and Erin O’Toole, writes Michael Hatfield. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Charest could win the next election for the Conservatives, Poilievre can’t 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | August 4, 2022
  • After remaining neutral in the past two Conservative leadership campaigns, former party leader and prime minister Stephen Harper recently announced his support for Pierre

Charest could win the next election for the Conservatives, Poilievre can’t 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | August 4, 2022
  • After remaining neutral in the past two Conservative leadership campaigns, former party leader and prime minister Stephen Harper recently announced his support for Pierre
Networking at the Calgary Stampede: Jean Charest, left, greeting a woman, and Pierre Poilievre with a supporter, both pictured at the Calgary Stampede last month. A closer analysis of a recent Angus Reid poll reveals that Charest has the support needed to return the Conservatives to power, while Poilievre would continue the legacy of defeat started by Harper in 2015 and continued under the leadership of Andrew Scheer and Erin O’Toole, writes Michael Hatfield. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Taiwan: Nancy Pelosi’s last hurrah

  • LONDON, U.K.—Nancy Pelosi’s brief visit to Taiwan this week caused great, if somewhat confected, anger in Beijing, but the Chinese Communist regime was not
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 4, 2022
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's brief visit to Taiwan this week caused great anger in Beijing, but the Chinese Communist regime was not her main target, writes Gwynne Dyer. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidmore

Taiwan: Nancy Pelosi’s last hurrah

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 4, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—Nancy Pelosi’s brief visit to Taiwan this week caused great, if somewhat confected, anger in Beijing, but the Chinese Communist regime was not

Taiwan: Nancy Pelosi’s last hurrah

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 4, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—Nancy Pelosi’s brief visit to Taiwan this week caused great, if somewhat confected, anger in Beijing, but the Chinese Communist regime was not
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's brief visit to Taiwan this week caused great anger in Beijing, but the Chinese Communist regime was not her main target, writes Gwynne Dyer. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidmore

Politics This Morning: Joly, Wilkinson testify on gas turbines

  • Good Thursday morning, It’s shaping up to be a muggy day in Ottawa. If you’re out and about, bring an umbrella because you might
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will testify today before a House of Commons committee studying her government's decision to authorize a Canadian company to break sanctions against Russia, in order to help out Germany. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will also be testifying. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Joly, Wilkinson testify on gas turbines

  • Good Thursday morning, It’s shaping up to be a muggy day in Ottawa. If you’re out and about, bring an umbrella because you might

Politics This Morning: Joly, Wilkinson testify on gas turbines

  • Good Thursday morning, It’s shaping up to be a muggy day in Ottawa. If you’re out and about, bring an umbrella because you might
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will testify today before a House of Commons committee studying her government's decision to authorize a Canadian company to break sanctions against Russia, in order to help out Germany. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will also be testifying. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For campaigns looking to turn support into seats in Parliament, not all ‘ethnic communities’ are created equal

  • The conventional wisdom around the potential for so-called “ethnic voting blocs” to swing elections is often overstated, but “parties make a big mistake when
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 3, 2022
When Harjit Sajjan, now minister of international development, was first elected in 2015, he was one of four Sikh cabinet ministers and 17 Sikh MPs, highlighting the Sikh community's success in Canada's political landscape. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For campaigns looking to turn support into seats in Parliament, not all ‘ethnic communities’ are created equal

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 3, 2022
  • The conventional wisdom around the potential for so-called “ethnic voting blocs” to swing elections is often overstated, but “parties make a big mistake when

For campaigns looking to turn support into seats in Parliament, not all ‘ethnic communities’ are created equal

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 3, 2022
  • The conventional wisdom around the potential for so-called “ethnic voting blocs” to swing elections is often overstated, but “parties make a big mistake when
When Harjit Sajjan, now minister of international development, was first elected in 2015, he was one of four Sikh cabinet ministers and 17 Sikh MPs, highlighting the Sikh community's success in Canada's political landscape. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Raitt’s coalition pushes for economic growth, and warns ‘disorderly transition’ spells ‘disaster’ for future generations

  • Politicians and parties need to focus more attention on how to reshape Canada’s economy for the long term, rather than the sort of “how-to-gain-a-vote”
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 3, 2022
Lisa Raitt, then Conservative deputy leader of the Conservatives, pictured speaking with reporters in January 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Raitt’s coalition pushes for economic growth, and warns ‘disorderly transition’ spells ‘disaster’ for future generations

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 3, 2022
  • Politicians and parties need to focus more attention on how to reshape Canada’s economy for the long term, rather than the sort of “how-to-gain-a-vote”

Raitt’s coalition pushes for economic growth, and warns ‘disorderly transition’ spells ‘disaster’ for future generations

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 3, 2022
  • Politicians and parties need to focus more attention on how to reshape Canada’s economy for the long term, rather than the sort of “how-to-gain-a-vote”
Lisa Raitt, then Conservative deputy leader of the Conservatives, pictured speaking with reporters in January 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for a culture shift where disability inclusion is concerned

  • As the pandemic lingers, Canadian employers are experiencing a human resources crunch, now commonly referred to as “the great resignation.” Adequate staffing and training
Opinion | BY YAZMINE LAROCHE | August 3, 2022
Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough at a media availability on June 2 after tabling the Canada Disability Benefit bill. Disability inclusion is more than adding persons with disabilities to the workforce. It’s a cultural shift that prioritizes creating an environment where every employee can flourish to their highest potential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for a culture shift where disability inclusion is concerned

Opinion | BY YAZMINE LAROCHE | August 3, 2022
  • As the pandemic lingers, Canadian employers are experiencing a human resources crunch, now commonly referred to as “the great resignation.” Adequate staffing and training

Time for a culture shift where disability inclusion is concerned

Opinion | BY YAZMINE LAROCHE | August 3, 2022
  • As the pandemic lingers, Canadian employers are experiencing a human resources crunch, now commonly referred to as “the great resignation.” Adequate staffing and training
Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough at a media availability on June 2 after tabling the Canada Disability Benefit bill. Disability inclusion is more than adding persons with disabilities to the workforce. It’s a cultural shift that prioritizes creating an environment where every employee can flourish to their highest potential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supporting and empowering immigrants will only help Quebec’s prosperity

  • Four billion dollars. That’s how much the Government of Quebec is spending to attract 170,000 workers over the next four years to address critical
Opinion | BY OUMAR DICKO | August 3, 2022
To ensure skilled foreign workers come to Quebec and stay in Quebec, we need to make it easier for them to find and access supports that empower them, writes Oumar Dicko. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Supporting and empowering immigrants will only help Quebec’s prosperity

Opinion | BY OUMAR DICKO | August 3, 2022
  • Four billion dollars. That’s how much the Government of Quebec is spending to attract 170,000 workers over the next four years to address critical

Supporting and empowering immigrants will only help Quebec’s prosperity

Opinion | BY OUMAR DICKO | August 3, 2022
  • Four billion dollars. That’s how much the Government of Quebec is spending to attract 170,000 workers over the next four years to address critical
To ensure skilled foreign workers come to Quebec and stay in Quebec, we need to make it easier for them to find and access supports that empower them, writes Oumar Dicko. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Canada’s claims to lead the globe on gender equality ring hollow

  • The prime minister may boast about his gender-equal federal cabinet, but Canada is tumbling down the global rankings for women’s representation in Parliament. Women
Opinion | BY JENNIFER M. PISCOPO | August 3, 2022
On Nov. 4, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau swore in his first gender-balanced cabinet. From left: then-attorney general and minister of justice Jody Wilson-Raybould; then-minister of global affairs Stéphane Dion; Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland; then-minister if immigration John McCallum, then-public service and procurement minister Judy Foote, and Minister of Veterans Affairs Lawrence MacAulay. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada’s claims to lead the globe on gender equality ring hollow

Opinion | BY JENNIFER M. PISCOPO | August 3, 2022
  • The prime minister may boast about his gender-equal federal cabinet, but Canada is tumbling down the global rankings for women’s representation in Parliament. Women

Canada’s claims to lead the globe on gender equality ring hollow

Opinion | BY JENNIFER M. PISCOPO | August 3, 2022
  • The prime minister may boast about his gender-equal federal cabinet, but Canada is tumbling down the global rankings for women’s representation in Parliament. Women
On Nov. 4, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau swore in his first gender-balanced cabinet. From left: then-attorney general and minister of justice Jody Wilson-Raybould; then-minister of global affairs Stéphane Dion; Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland; then-minister if immigration John McCallum, then-public service and procurement minister Judy Foote, and Minister of Veterans Affairs Lawrence MacAulay. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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