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‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
Joel Lightbound
Joel Lightbound
Government Transformation, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound previously said the rules, 'the roles, and the responsibilities of everyone in the procurement process across departments need to be very clear.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
Joel Lightbound
Government Transformation, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound previously said the rules, 'the roles, and the responsibilities of everyone in the procurement process across departments need to be very clear.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will appear at the Laurier Club Stampede reception in Calgary on July 5. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will appear at the Laurier Club Stampede reception in Calgary on July 5. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Caroline Xavier
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now
Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, 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. Building a brain economy will require co-ordination across departments, write Jennie Z. Young and Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, 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. Building a brain economy will require co-ordination across departments, write Jennie Z. Young and Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House and Senate steering committee members named

  • All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.
List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Marc Miller, clockwise from top left, Karina Gould, and Ahmed Hussen are all chairing House committees, as is Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu. Red Chamber chairs include Pierre Dalphond (PSG), Rob Black (CSG), Michael MacDonald (CPC), and Hassan Yussuff (ISG). The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Jake Wright

House and Senate steering committee members named

List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.

House and Senate steering committee members named

List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Marc Miller, clockwise from top left, Karina Gould, and Ahmed Hussen are all chairing House committees, as is Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu. Red Chamber chairs include Pierre Dalphond (PSG), Rob Black (CSG), Michael MacDonald (CPC), and Hassan Yussuff (ISG). The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Jake Wright

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that
Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlance, pictured, is the sponsor of the One Canadian Economy Act. As G7 nations race to secure global capital, Canada risks falling behind, unless we act now. We must act with equal urgency and ambition if we want to be competitive, write Stéphane Paquet and Jacquie Griffiths. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that
Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlance, pictured, is the sponsor of the One Canadian Economy Act. As G7 nations race to secure global capital, Canada risks falling behind, unless we act now. We must act with equal urgency and ambition if we want to be competitive, write Stéphane Paquet and Jacquie Griffiths. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Queer Senators now outnumber MPs on Pride Caucus, as group looks to include allies

  • Having a historic six openly queer Senators 'comfortable' with their identities and 'not shy to say that they're out' is a step forward for
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 3, 2025
The Senators who sit on the Canadian Pride Caucus are Duncan Wilson, top left, Kristopher Wells, Kim Pate, René Cormier, bottom left, Marnie McBean, and Martine Hébert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Queer Senators now outnumber MPs on Pride Caucus, as group looks to include allies

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 3, 2025
  • Having a historic six openly queer Senators 'comfortable' with their identities and 'not shy to say that they're out' is a step forward for

Queer Senators now outnumber MPs on Pride Caucus, as group looks to include allies

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 3, 2025
  • Having a historic six openly queer Senators 'comfortable' with their identities and 'not shy to say that they're out' is a step forward for
The Senators who sit on the Canadian Pride Caucus are Duncan Wilson, top left, Kristopher Wells, Kim Pate, René Cormier, bottom left, Marnie McBean, and Martine Hébert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Senate of Canada

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 2, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty is being given a large injection of funds to right the ship in his department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 2, 2025
  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 2, 2025
  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'
Defence Minister David McGuinty is being given a large injection of funds to right the ship in his department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
NDP MP Heather McPherson is mulling a bid for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.
NDP MP Heather McPherson is mulling a bid for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The North is Canada’s microcosm

  • Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
Kathleen Lake in Kluane National Park, with King's Throne in the distance. Government is the mainstay of the Yukon economy, followed by tourism and mining, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

The North is Canada’s microcosm

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
  • Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for

The North is Canada’s microcosm

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
  • Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for
Kathleen Lake in Kluane National Park, with King's Throne in the distance. Government is the mainstay of the Yukon economy, followed by tourism and mining, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

The failed $5-billion program the feds can’t shake

  • With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
Alex Benay, the associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada in whose lap this mess has landed, estimated on June 23 that the cost of fixing and replacing Phoenix would be $5.1-billion, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The failed $5-billion program the feds can’t shake

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
  • With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a

The failed $5-billion program the feds can’t shake

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
  • With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
Alex Benay, the associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada in whose lap this mess has landed, estimated on June 23 that the cost of fixing and replacing Phoenix would be $5.1-billion, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recent HT articles are fresh air in stale media landscape, says reader

  • I had decided to cancel my subscription to The Hill Times, but the recent articles by Bhagwant Sandhu (“As the U.S. follows Israel into
Opinion | July 2, 2025
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Recent HT articles are fresh air in stale media landscape, says reader

Opinion | July 2, 2025
  • I had decided to cancel my subscription to The Hill Times, but the recent articles by Bhagwant Sandhu (“As the U.S. follows Israel into

Recent HT articles are fresh air in stale media landscape, says reader

Opinion | July 2, 2025
  • I had decided to cancel my subscription to The Hill Times, but the recent articles by Bhagwant Sandhu (“As the U.S. follows Israel into
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AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

  • If Canada wants to turn its G7 presidency into something lasting, AI is a clear test.
Opinion | BY ALEXANDER LANDRY, BRENDAN CONWAY-SMITH | July 2, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon is sworn in to cabinet on May 13. Appointing a minister of AI is a welcome signal, but it is no substitute for real ambition, write Alexander Landry and Brendan Conway-Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

Opinion | BY ALEXANDER LANDRY, BRENDAN CONWAY-SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • If Canada wants to turn its G7 presidency into something lasting, AI is a clear test.

AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

Opinion | BY ALEXANDER LANDRY, BRENDAN CONWAY-SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • If Canada wants to turn its G7 presidency into something lasting, AI is a clear test.
Evan Solomon
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon is sworn in to cabinet on May 13. Appointing a minister of AI is a welcome signal, but it is no substitute for real ambition, write Alexander Landry and Brendan Conway-Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadians’ right to a healthy environment is already being tested

  • Canada is deciding whether and how to regulate a class of toxic substances known as PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances), more commonly known as 'forever chemicals.'
Opinion | BY LYNDIA DERNIS, JANE MCARTHUR | July 2, 2025
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. PFAS are a test of whether our laws and political systems can finally prioritize human health over harmful products and outdated industry practices, write Dr. Lyndia Dernis and Dr. Jane McArthur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians’ right to a healthy environment is already being tested

Opinion | BY LYNDIA DERNIS, JANE MCARTHUR | July 2, 2025
  • Canada is deciding whether and how to regulate a class of toxic substances known as PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances), more commonly known as 'forever chemicals.'

Canadians’ right to a healthy environment is already being tested

Opinion | BY LYNDIA DERNIS, JANE MCARTHUR | July 2, 2025
  • Canada is deciding whether and how to regulate a class of toxic substances known as PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances), more commonly known as 'forever chemicals.'
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. PFAS are a test of whether our laws and political systems can finally prioritize human health over harmful products and outdated industry practices, write Dr. Lyndia Dernis and Dr. Jane McArthur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Turning goals into results

  • In a country of many competing interests and multiple governments, getting them all to co-ordinate their activities to achieve the ambitious goals outlined at
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre. Canada's ambitious goals will require major initiatives by all levels of government, and by the private sector, as well as co-ordination between sectors if they are to be achieved efficiently and in a timely manner, writes Michael Hatfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Turning goals into results

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • In a country of many competing interests and multiple governments, getting them all to co-ordinate their activities to achieve the ambitious goals outlined at

Turning goals into results

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • In a country of many competing interests and multiple governments, getting them all to co-ordinate their activities to achieve the ambitious goals outlined at
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre. Canada's ambitious goals will require major initiatives by all levels of government, and by the private sector, as well as co-ordination between sectors if they are to be achieved efficiently and in a timely manner, writes Michael Hatfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No apologies for that one’: recently retired Senator Marc Gold talks nine years in the Chamber

  • Appointed as a Senator in November 2016, Gold has been the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber since 2020. He officially retired on June
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
Now-retired Quebec senator Marc Gold has no regrets about taking the 'plunge' and applying to sit in the Senate in 2016, and says he leaves proud and feeling good about what he leaves behind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No apologies for that one’: recently retired Senator Marc Gold talks nine years in the Chamber

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
  • Appointed as a Senator in November 2016, Gold has been the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber since 2020. He officially retired on June

‘No apologies for that one’: recently retired Senator Marc Gold talks nine years in the Chamber

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
  • Appointed as a Senator in November 2016, Gold has been the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber since 2020. He officially retired on June
Now-retired Quebec senator Marc Gold has no regrets about taking the 'plunge' and applying to sit in the Senate in 2016, and says he leaves proud and feeling good about what he leaves behind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
On June 9, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada would spend and extra $9-billion on defence this fiscal year, to finally reach the military alliance's then-two per cent of GDP spending target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.
Mark Carney
On June 9, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada would spend and extra $9-billion on defence this fiscal year, to finally reach the military alliance's then-two per cent of GDP spending target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

  • An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with U.S. President Donald Trump at the recent G7 Summit in Alberta. Carney has indicated that defence infrastructure investment could include things like the development of Canada's critical minerals, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
  • An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
  • An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with U.S. President Donald Trump at the recent G7 Summit in Alberta. Carney has indicated that defence infrastructure investment could include things like the development of Canada's critical minerals, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

  • With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, is facing calls for her resignation after a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
  • With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
  • With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, is facing calls for her resignation after a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands
Opinion | June 30, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands

Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

  • Dr. Theresa Tam has left the job of chief public health officer after eight years. Her successor will have to contend with a change
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 30, 2025
Theresa Tam
Theresa Tam
Dr. Theresa Tam was Canada’s chief public health officer between June 26, 2017, and June 20, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 30, 2025
  • Dr. Theresa Tam has left the job of chief public health officer after eight years. Her successor will have to contend with a change

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 30, 2025
  • Dr. Theresa Tam has left the job of chief public health officer after eight years. Her successor will have to contend with a change
Theresa Tam
Dr. Theresa Tam was Canada’s chief public health officer between June 26, 2017, and June 20, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

  • I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
In a press conference on June 20, 2025, in the West Block, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, said his government would organize full-day summits with Indigenous rights holders, leadership and experts, that will take place this summer, to discuss Bill C-5. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, also spoke at the press conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
  • I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
  • I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting
Prime Minister Mark Carney
In a press conference on June 20, 2025, in the West Block, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, said his government would organize full-day summits with Indigenous rights holders, leadership and experts, that will take place this summer, to discuss Bill C-5. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, also spoke at the press conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart
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Politics This Morning: PM and European Commission president to tour Canadian Forces base before attending joint session of Parliament

  • Plus, former senator Lillian Eva Dyck returns to discuss sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act that continues to affect First Nations women and their
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 7, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen here on March 6 speaking at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual general meeting, will take European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on a tour of CFB Kingston and a critical minerals supplier before returning to Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: PM and European Commission president to tour Canadian Forces base before attending joint session of Parliament

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 7, 2023
  • Plus, former senator Lillian Eva Dyck returns to discuss sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act that continues to affect First Nations women and their

Politics This Morning: PM and European Commission president to tour Canadian Forces base before attending joint session of Parliament

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 7, 2023
  • Plus, former senator Lillian Eva Dyck returns to discuss sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act that continues to affect First Nations women and their
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen here on March 6 speaking at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual general meeting, will take European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on a tour of CFB Kingston and a critical minerals supplier before returning to Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Experts welcome Rouleau’s call to combat misinformation, say ‘whole-of-society approach’ needed

  • The current information landscape is a feedback loop where 'you come for the ideology, and you stay despite the science-free lunacy,’ says health misinformation
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 6, 2023
One of Justice Paul Rouleau's 56 recommendations in the Public Order Emergency Commission report calls on governments to address the 'serious challenges' of misinformation, disinformation, and online harms. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Experts welcome Rouleau’s call to combat misinformation, say ‘whole-of-society approach’ needed

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 6, 2023
  • The current information landscape is a feedback loop where 'you come for the ideology, and you stay despite the science-free lunacy,’ says health misinformation

Experts welcome Rouleau’s call to combat misinformation, say ‘whole-of-society approach’ needed

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 6, 2023
  • The current information landscape is a feedback loop where 'you come for the ideology, and you stay despite the science-free lunacy,’ says health misinformation
One of Justice Paul Rouleau's 56 recommendations in the Public Order Emergency Commission report calls on governments to address the 'serious challenges' of misinformation, disinformation, and online harms. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let earthquake shake hopes for peace in war-weary Syria

  • The international community must conquer donor fatigue and provide a full-scale humanitarian response in Syria.
Opinion | BY ANNE DELORME | March 6, 2023
Protesters on Downing Street in London, U.K., call for the opening of humanitarian corridors in northwest Syria on Feb. 11. Photograph courtesy of Steve Eason/Flickr

Don’t let earthquake shake hopes for peace in war-weary Syria

Opinion | BY ANNE DELORME | March 6, 2023
  • The international community must conquer donor fatigue and provide a full-scale humanitarian response in Syria.

Don’t let earthquake shake hopes for peace in war-weary Syria

Opinion | BY ANNE DELORME | March 6, 2023
  • The international community must conquer donor fatigue and provide a full-scale humanitarian response in Syria.
Protesters on Downing Street in London, U.K., call for the opening of humanitarian corridors in northwest Syria on Feb. 11. Photograph courtesy of Steve Eason/Flickr

In an imperfect world, a total Ukrainian victory isn’t feasible

  • The choice is either a large-scale ethnic cleansing or a permanent fixed security presence sitting atop a hostile civilian population.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 6, 2023
If Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy achieves his goal of driving all Russian invaders from his country’s territory, that may in fact preclude any chance of a lasting peace in the region, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/President of Ukraine

In an imperfect world, a total Ukrainian victory isn’t feasible

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 6, 2023
  • The choice is either a large-scale ethnic cleansing or a permanent fixed security presence sitting atop a hostile civilian population.

In an imperfect world, a total Ukrainian victory isn’t feasible

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 6, 2023
  • The choice is either a large-scale ethnic cleansing or a permanent fixed security presence sitting atop a hostile civilian population.
If Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy achieves his goal of driving all Russian invaders from his country’s territory, that may in fact preclude any chance of a lasting peace in the region, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/President of Ukraine

It’s on all of us to curb anti-democratic trends

  • Programs and initiatives that are context-dependent, local, and plentiful provide alternatives to the digital divide and our growing polarization through action and collective power.
Opinion | BY SAMANTHA REUSCH, HABON ALI | March 6, 2023
Without substantial and ongoing domestic investment in democracy here, we remain vulnerable to the same threats at home that we fight abroad and limit our credibility in supporting international efforts, write Samantha Reusch and Habon Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s on all of us to curb anti-democratic trends

Opinion | BY SAMANTHA REUSCH, HABON ALI | March 6, 2023
  • Programs and initiatives that are context-dependent, local, and plentiful provide alternatives to the digital divide and our growing polarization through action and collective power.

It’s on all of us to curb anti-democratic trends

Opinion | BY SAMANTHA REUSCH, HABON ALI | March 6, 2023
  • Programs and initiatives that are context-dependent, local, and plentiful provide alternatives to the digital divide and our growing polarization through action and collective power.
Without substantial and ongoing domestic investment in democracy here, we remain vulnerable to the same threats at home that we fight abroad and limit our credibility in supporting international efforts, write Samantha Reusch and Habon Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada ready to hear from a new wave of water leaders?

  • While Canada has had a Feminist International Assistance Policy since 2017, little attention has been paid to elevating the voices of women and girls
Opinion | BY ANDREA MAY ROWE, CORINNE SCHUSTER-WALLACE | March 6, 2023
A new generation of leaders is stepping up to the challenge to increase diversity in sustainable water management for equitable decisions that leave no one behind and protect those most vulnerable to water-related extremes, write Andrea May Rowe and Corinne Schuster-Wallace. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Is Canada ready to hear from a new wave of water leaders?

Opinion | BY ANDREA MAY ROWE, CORINNE SCHUSTER-WALLACE | March 6, 2023
  • While Canada has had a Feminist International Assistance Policy since 2017, little attention has been paid to elevating the voices of women and girls

Is Canada ready to hear from a new wave of water leaders?

Opinion | BY ANDREA MAY ROWE, CORINNE SCHUSTER-WALLACE | March 6, 2023
  • While Canada has had a Feminist International Assistance Policy since 2017, little attention has been paid to elevating the voices of women and girls
A new generation of leaders is stepping up to the challenge to increase diversity in sustainable water management for equitable decisions that leave no one behind and protect those most vulnerable to water-related extremes, write Andrea May Rowe and Corinne Schuster-Wallace. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

‘Partygate’ inquiry lead turned Labour Party hire: a dastardly plot?

  • Sue Gray’s civil service exit to take the job as Labour Party leader Keir Starmer’s chief of staff caused shock and horror throughout Whitehall.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 6, 2023
The report by former senior civil servant Sue Gray, left, could take perhaps 25 per cent of the credit for bringing Boris Johnson down, but no more, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Flickr

‘Partygate’ inquiry lead turned Labour Party hire: a dastardly plot?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 6, 2023
  • Sue Gray’s civil service exit to take the job as Labour Party leader Keir Starmer’s chief of staff caused shock and horror throughout Whitehall.

‘Partygate’ inquiry lead turned Labour Party hire: a dastardly plot?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 6, 2023
  • Sue Gray’s civil service exit to take the job as Labour Party leader Keir Starmer’s chief of staff caused shock and horror throughout Whitehall.
The report by former senior civil servant Sue Gray, left, could take perhaps 25 per cent of the credit for bringing Boris Johnson down, but no more, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Flickr

A foreign interference registry would protect Canadians from the long reach of threats abroad

  • Diaspora communities are often the victims of foreign intimidation and interference actions, with fear of retaliation often causing people to self-censor, even in Canada.
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | March 6, 2023
Cindy Termorshuizen, associate deputy minister of foreign affairs, left, and Jody Thomas, national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister, answer questions about foreign election interference at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on March 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A foreign interference registry would protect Canadians from the long reach of threats abroad

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | March 6, 2023
  • Diaspora communities are often the victims of foreign intimidation and interference actions, with fear of retaliation often causing people to self-censor, even in Canada.

A foreign interference registry would protect Canadians from the long reach of threats abroad

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | March 6, 2023
  • Diaspora communities are often the victims of foreign intimidation and interference actions, with fear of retaliation often causing people to self-censor, even in Canada.
Cindy Termorshuizen, associate deputy minister of foreign affairs, left, and Jody Thomas, national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister, answer questions about foreign election interference at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on March 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Achieving a just transition for northern and remote communities

  • Canada’s Arctic has the potential to be just as developed as its circumpolar neighbours, but Ottawa needs to understand how best to help with
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | March 6, 2023
A plane landing in Iqaluit, Nunavut, pictured. If we want to move forward with a truly 'just transition' then Canada needs to ensure that it is just for northern and remote communities who face multiple barriers to acquire, construct and maintain alternative energy sources, writes Senator Dennis Patterson of the Canadian Senators Group. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Achieving a just transition for northern and remote communities

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | March 6, 2023
  • Canada’s Arctic has the potential to be just as developed as its circumpolar neighbours, but Ottawa needs to understand how best to help with

Achieving a just transition for northern and remote communities

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | March 6, 2023
  • Canada’s Arctic has the potential to be just as developed as its circumpolar neighbours, but Ottawa needs to understand how best to help with
A plane landing in Iqaluit, Nunavut, pictured. If we want to move forward with a truly 'just transition' then Canada needs to ensure that it is just for northern and remote communities who face multiple barriers to acquire, construct and maintain alternative energy sources, writes Senator Dennis Patterson of the Canadian Senators Group. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

NDP MP Angus to rock ‘n’ roll all night long for St. Patrick’s Day shindig at Whiskeyjack’s in Haileybury

  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council to host an invite-only event, Catherine McKenna to speak at The Walrus Talks, Tom d'Aquino to discuss his book,
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 6, 2023
Play it again, Charlie: NDP MP, author and musician Charlie Angus will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day in style when he takes the stage at Whiskeyjack Beer Company in Haileybury, Ont., on March 17. Photograph courtesy of Raul Rincon

NDP MP Angus to rock ‘n’ roll all night long for St. Patrick’s Day shindig at Whiskeyjack’s in Haileybury

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 6, 2023
  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council to host an invite-only event, Catherine McKenna to speak at The Walrus Talks, Tom d'Aquino to discuss his book,

NDP MP Angus to rock ‘n’ roll all night long for St. Patrick’s Day shindig at Whiskeyjack’s in Haileybury

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 6, 2023
  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council to host an invite-only event, Catherine McKenna to speak at The Walrus Talks, Tom d'Aquino to discuss his book,
Play it again, Charlie: NDP MP, author and musician Charlie Angus will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day in style when he takes the stage at Whiskeyjack Beer Company in Haileybury, Ont., on March 17. Photograph courtesy of Raul Rincon

On China’s meddling, ‘there’s a massive cost to standing still,’ and Trudeau needs to ‘get ahead of the story,’ say Liberal MPs, pollsters 

  • Trying to keep the issue of Chinese meddling in elections to parliamentary committees is the same 'playbook' the Liberals used for the SNC-Lavalin scandal,
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 6, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under intense pressure to call an inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections. The Procedure and House Affairs Committee last week adopted a non-binding motion calling on the government to hold a public inquiry on this issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On China’s meddling, ‘there’s a massive cost to standing still,’ and Trudeau needs to ‘get ahead of the story,’ say Liberal MPs, pollsters 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 6, 2023
  • Trying to keep the issue of Chinese meddling in elections to parliamentary committees is the same 'playbook' the Liberals used for the SNC-Lavalin scandal,

On China’s meddling, ‘there’s a massive cost to standing still,’ and Trudeau needs to ‘get ahead of the story,’ say Liberal MPs, pollsters 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 6, 2023
  • Trying to keep the issue of Chinese meddling in elections to parliamentary committees is the same 'playbook' the Liberals used for the SNC-Lavalin scandal,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under intense pressure to call an inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections. The Procedure and House Affairs Committee last week adopted a non-binding motion calling on the government to hold a public inquiry on this issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why I’m not hyperventilating over China’s alleged interference in Canadian elections

  • To be sure, getting to the bottom of potential foreign influence on Canadian politics is an important matter. But no one should pretend that the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 6, 2023
Commissioner of Canada Elections Caroline Simard, left, and Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, right, pictured March 2, 2023, at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee. Simard's office has launched an investigation into alleged foreign interference in the last two federal election campaigns in response to media reports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why I’m not hyperventilating over China’s alleged interference in Canadian elections

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 6, 2023
  • To be sure, getting to the bottom of potential foreign influence on Canadian politics is an important matter. But no one should pretend that the

Why I’m not hyperventilating over China’s alleged interference in Canadian elections

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 6, 2023
  • To be sure, getting to the bottom of potential foreign influence on Canadian politics is an important matter. But no one should pretend that the
Commissioner of Canada Elections Caroline Simard, left, and Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, right, pictured March 2, 2023, at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee. Simard's office has launched an investigation into alleged foreign interference in the last two federal election campaigns in response to media reports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaks on China’s interference attempts ‘deeply damaging to Canadian democracy’: former CSE official

  • Neither the Conservatives or Liberals are helping to restore confidence in Canada’s elections by engaging in partisan politics.
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 6, 2023
Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Cindy Termorshuizen, left, and National Security and Intelligence Adviser to the Prime Minister Jody Thomas answered questions on foreign election interference at the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on March 1, 2023. The Hill Times by Andrew Meade

Leaks on China’s interference attempts ‘deeply damaging to Canadian democracy’: former CSE official

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 6, 2023
  • Neither the Conservatives or Liberals are helping to restore confidence in Canada’s elections by engaging in partisan politics.

Leaks on China’s interference attempts ‘deeply damaging to Canadian democracy’: former CSE official

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 6, 2023
  • Neither the Conservatives or Liberals are helping to restore confidence in Canada’s elections by engaging in partisan politics.
Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Cindy Termorshuizen, left, and National Security and Intelligence Adviser to the Prime Minister Jody Thomas answered questions on foreign election interference at the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on March 1, 2023. The Hill Times by Andrew Meade

The emotional tax of being Indigenous in Canada

  • There are reconciliation expectations on governments, Crown corporations and all citizen-serving entities. Some are actually legal requirements—ensure the safety of Indigenous workers and leaders. Some
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 6, 2023
Rose LeMay: 'The quickest way to ensure reconciliation is a failure in your company is to not prioritize it as a strategic priority.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The emotional tax of being Indigenous in Canada

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 6, 2023
  • There are reconciliation expectations on governments, Crown corporations and all citizen-serving entities. Some are actually legal requirements—ensure the safety of Indigenous workers and leaders. Some

The emotional tax of being Indigenous in Canada

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 6, 2023
  • There are reconciliation expectations on governments, Crown corporations and all citizen-serving entities. Some are actually legal requirements—ensure the safety of Indigenous workers and leaders. Some
Rose LeMay: 'The quickest way to ensure reconciliation is a failure in your company is to not prioritize it as a strategic priority.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anderson meeting shows Conservatives give ‘a nod and a wink’ to far-right elements, says anti-hate group founder

  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this latest story cycle is 'great grist for the mill for the Liberals to motivate their base and to do
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON | March 6, 2023
Conservative MPs Colin Carrie, left, Leslyn Lewis, German politician Christine Anderson, and MP Dean Allison. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Anderson meeting shows Conservatives give ‘a nod and a wink’ to far-right elements, says anti-hate group founder

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON | March 6, 2023
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this latest story cycle is 'great grist for the mill for the Liberals to motivate their base and to do

Anderson meeting shows Conservatives give ‘a nod and a wink’ to far-right elements, says anti-hate group founder

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON | March 6, 2023
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this latest story cycle is 'great grist for the mill for the Liberals to motivate their base and to do
Conservative MPs Colin Carrie, left, Leslyn Lewis, German politician Christine Anderson, and MP Dean Allison. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Ottawa plays Inspector Gadget

  • Some favour a formal, independent inquiry by an esteemed retired jurist into alleged Chinese interference in our last two federal elections but it, too,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 6, 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Is Canadian democracy in imminent danger of being undermined by shadowy operatives reporting to China's president? Nonsense, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa plays Inspector Gadget

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 6, 2023
  • Some favour a formal, independent inquiry by an esteemed retired jurist into alleged Chinese interference in our last two federal elections but it, too,

Ottawa plays Inspector Gadget

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 6, 2023
  • Some favour a formal, independent inquiry by an esteemed retired jurist into alleged Chinese interference in our last two federal elections but it, too,
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Is Canadian democracy in imminent danger of being undermined by shadowy operatives reporting to China's president? Nonsense, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre will need to win a clear majority in next election or Trudeau could stay in power with support of left-of-centre parties, say politicos

  • The three left-of-centre parties tried to unseat Stephen Harper's Conservatives after the 2008 election, and they could prevent Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from forming
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 6, 2023
If the Conservatives want to form government, they will have to win a clear majority, or the three left of centre political parties will try to prevent Pierre Poilievre, pictured in Ottawa, from becoming prime minister, says pollster and former PC strategist Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre will need to win a clear majority in next election or Trudeau could stay in power with support of left-of-centre parties, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 6, 2023
  • The three left-of-centre parties tried to unseat Stephen Harper's Conservatives after the 2008 election, and they could prevent Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from forming

Poilievre will need to win a clear majority in next election or Trudeau could stay in power with support of left-of-centre parties, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 6, 2023
  • The three left-of-centre parties tried to unseat Stephen Harper's Conservatives after the 2008 election, and they could prevent Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from forming
If the Conservatives want to form government, they will have to win a clear majority, or the three left of centre political parties will try to prevent Pierre Poilievre, pictured in Ottawa, from becoming prime minister, says pollster and former PC strategist Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals are going to have to tread very carefully on their handling of leaked CSIS allegations

  • To suggest a Chinese-Canadian politician is a mouthpiece for Beijing displays a gross misunderstanding of our political system. Every politician in the country has to
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 6, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Hill scrum on Feb. 15, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals are going to have to tread very carefully on their handling of leaked CSIS allegations

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 6, 2023
  • To suggest a Chinese-Canadian politician is a mouthpiece for Beijing displays a gross misunderstanding of our political system. Every politician in the country has to

Liberals are going to have to tread very carefully on their handling of leaked CSIS allegations

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 6, 2023
  • To suggest a Chinese-Canadian politician is a mouthpiece for Beijing displays a gross misunderstanding of our political system. Every politician in the country has to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Hill scrum on Feb. 15, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Putin’s nuclear brinkmanship and the demise of arms control

  • Vladimir Putin’s irresponsible actions should not only remind the world of the coercive risks inherent in nuclear weapons, but also of the imperative to
Opinion | BY PAUL MEYER | March 6, 2023
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin’s nuclear scare campaign is particularly disturbing because it comes in a context which has witnessed the gradual dismantlement over the last decade of existing bilateral and multilateral arms control frameworks, writes Paul Meyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Putin’s nuclear brinkmanship and the demise of arms control

Opinion | BY PAUL MEYER | March 6, 2023
  • Vladimir Putin’s irresponsible actions should not only remind the world of the coercive risks inherent in nuclear weapons, but also of the imperative to

Putin’s nuclear brinkmanship and the demise of arms control

Opinion | BY PAUL MEYER | March 6, 2023
  • Vladimir Putin’s irresponsible actions should not only remind the world of the coercive risks inherent in nuclear weapons, but also of the imperative to
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin’s nuclear scare campaign is particularly disturbing because it comes in a context which has witnessed the gradual dismantlement over the last decade of existing bilateral and multilateral arms control frameworks, writes Paul Meyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Big growth in wind and solar in 2022, but much more needed to hit feds’ climate goals, say renewable energy advocates

  • The Canadian Renewable Energy Association argues that a growth rate of five gigawatts of new wind and solar energy annually is needed for Canada
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 6, 2023
Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured. Clean Energy Canada argues that achieving net zero by 2050 will require Canada to roughly double its electricity capacity to meet the demand. To reach net-zero, wind and solar capacity would likely need to make up between 34 per cent and 72 per cent of installed electricity by 2050. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big growth in wind and solar in 2022, but much more needed to hit feds’ climate goals, say renewable energy advocates

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 6, 2023
  • The Canadian Renewable Energy Association argues that a growth rate of five gigawatts of new wind and solar energy annually is needed for Canada

Big growth in wind and solar in 2022, but much more needed to hit feds’ climate goals, say renewable energy advocates

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 6, 2023
  • The Canadian Renewable Energy Association argues that a growth rate of five gigawatts of new wind and solar energy annually is needed for Canada
Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured. Clean Energy Canada argues that achieving net zero by 2050 will require Canada to roughly double its electricity capacity to meet the demand. To reach net-zero, wind and solar capacity would likely need to make up between 34 per cent and 72 per cent of installed electricity by 2050. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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