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Carney steps into the fray

  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Opinion | May 5, 2025
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Carney holds his first post-election presser

  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
Opinion | April 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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First Nations-led committee looks to avoid past mistakes in payout of $23.3-billion child welfare settlement

  • The federal government can transfer the lump sum to third-party administrators as early as February 2024, with cheques going out to some First Nations
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 13, 2023
Cindy Woodhouse
Cindy Woodhouse
Newly elected AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse, seen here in Ottawa on Dec. 7, was the AFN's chief negotiator for the historic First Nations child welfare settlement. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

First Nations-led committee looks to avoid past mistakes in payout of $23.3-billion child welfare settlement

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 13, 2023
  • The federal government can transfer the lump sum to third-party administrators as early as February 2024, with cheques going out to some First Nations

First Nations-led committee looks to avoid past mistakes in payout of $23.3-billion child welfare settlement

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 13, 2023
  • The federal government can transfer the lump sum to third-party administrators as early as February 2024, with cheques going out to some First Nations
Cindy Woodhouse
Newly elected AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse, seen here in Ottawa on Dec. 7, was the AFN's chief negotiator for the historic First Nations child welfare settlement. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Speaker Fergus should not resign

  • There is a saying: 'To err is human, to blame is politics.' The proceedings of the House of Commons have become too much about
Opinion | BY PAUL G. THOMAS | December 13, 2023
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus appears before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Dec. 11, 2023, where he was grilled by MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Speaker Fergus should not resign

Opinion | BY PAUL G. THOMAS | December 13, 2023
  • There is a saying: 'To err is human, to blame is politics.' The proceedings of the House of Commons have become too much about

Speaker Fergus should not resign

Opinion | BY PAUL G. THOMAS | December 13, 2023
  • There is a saying: 'To err is human, to blame is politics.' The proceedings of the House of Commons have become too much about
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus appears before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Dec. 11, 2023, where he was grilled by MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal and NDP strategists say flexibility on pharmacare timelines, dissent a sign of pact’s longevity, not limitations

  • As the NDP chalks up a win on the rollout of dental care, strategist Cam Holmstrom says if the Liberals can’t get pharmacare on
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 13, 2023
NDP MPs Lori Idlout, left, and Leah Gazan both voted against a fall economic statement motion on Nov. 30, with the full support of their caucus and leader, to send a clear message to the Liberal government that it isn't doing enough to address the housing and infrastructure gap in Indigenous communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal and NDP strategists say flexibility on pharmacare timelines, dissent a sign of pact’s longevity, not limitations

News | BY STUART BENSON | December 13, 2023
  • As the NDP chalks up a win on the rollout of dental care, strategist Cam Holmstrom says if the Liberals can’t get pharmacare on

Liberal and NDP strategists say flexibility on pharmacare timelines, dissent a sign of pact’s longevity, not limitations

News | BY STUART BENSON | December 13, 2023
  • As the NDP chalks up a win on the rollout of dental care, strategist Cam Holmstrom says if the Liberals can’t get pharmacare on
NDP MPs Lori Idlout, left, and Leah Gazan both voted against a fall economic statement motion on Nov. 30, with the full support of their caucus and leader, to send a clear message to the Liberal government that it isn't doing enough to address the housing and infrastructure gap in Indigenous communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Political will and departmental culture change needed to reform foreign service, says Senate committee chair

  • The current fiscal constraints underpinning the federal government clash with a new report calling for a reinvestment in Canada's foreign service.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 13, 2023
Independent Senator Peter Boehm, left, and Progressive Senator Peter Harder serve as chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the Senate Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee, which recently tabled a report calling for reforms in Canada's foreign service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Political will and departmental culture change needed to reform foreign service, says Senate committee chair

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 13, 2023
  • The current fiscal constraints underpinning the federal government clash with a new report calling for a reinvestment in Canada's foreign service.

Political will and departmental culture change needed to reform foreign service, says Senate committee chair

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 13, 2023
  • The current fiscal constraints underpinning the federal government clash with a new report calling for a reinvestment in Canada's foreign service.
Independent Senator Peter Boehm, left, and Progressive Senator Peter Harder serve as chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the Senate Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee, which recently tabled a report calling for reforms in Canada's foreign service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House committee travel grounded as some Liberal chairs blame Conservatives

  • Only 11 out of 60 budgeted committee trips have gone ahead since the start of the current Parliament.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 13, 2023
Liberal MP Ken McDonald, left, Conservative MP Kelly McCauley, and Liberal MPs René Arseneault, Lena Metlege Diab, and Fayçal El-Khoury are chairs of House committees and a subcommittee that have had travel plans stalled by lack of House consent. Photograph courtesy of X and Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

House committee travel grounded as some Liberal chairs blame Conservatives

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 13, 2023
  • Only 11 out of 60 budgeted committee trips have gone ahead since the start of the current Parliament.

House committee travel grounded as some Liberal chairs blame Conservatives

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 13, 2023
  • Only 11 out of 60 budgeted committee trips have gone ahead since the start of the current Parliament.
Liberal MP Ken McDonald, left, Conservative MP Kelly McCauley, and Liberal MPs René Arseneault, Lena Metlege Diab, and Fayçal El-Khoury are chairs of House committees and a subcommittee that have had travel plans stalled by lack of House consent. Photograph courtesy of X and Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

House committee trips that have been granted a travel budget in the 44th Parliament, so far

  • Only 11 of the 60 planned House committee trips that received a travel budget conducted their trips.
List | BY NEIL MOSS | December 13, 2023
Few committees have received the House's blessing to conduct planned and budgeted trips. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House committee trips that have been granted a travel budget in the 44th Parliament, so far

List | BY NEIL MOSS | December 13, 2023
  • Only 11 of the 60 planned House committee trips that received a travel budget conducted their trips.

House committee trips that have been granted a travel budget in the 44th Parliament, so far

List | BY NEIL MOSS | December 13, 2023
  • Only 11 of the 60 planned House committee trips that received a travel budget conducted their trips.
Few committees have received the House's blessing to conduct planned and budgeted trips. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Class is not to be dismissed

  • The divisions in society are economically driven, and result in political divisions whereby those who feel left behind will become more disengaged and hopeless
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 13, 2023
For too long we’ve believed that the ruling class running game on us to discourage non-elites from organizing for better wages and benefits is far beyond of the realm of possibilities, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Piotr Makowski

Class is not to be dismissed

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 13, 2023
  • The divisions in society are economically driven, and result in political divisions whereby those who feel left behind will become more disengaged and hopeless

Class is not to be dismissed

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 13, 2023
  • The divisions in society are economically driven, and result in political divisions whereby those who feel left behind will become more disengaged and hopeless
For too long we’ve believed that the ruling class running game on us to discourage non-elites from organizing for better wages and benefits is far beyond of the realm of possibilities, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Piotr Makowski

‘We’re just not able to do what is necessary’: procurement ombud pitches funding boost as cases rise

  • The Office of the Procurement Ombudsman’s budget has remained relatively static since 2008, and with a record number of cases and high inflation, Alexander
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 13, 2023
Procurement Ombudsman Alexander Jeglic’s, left, annual report was tabled in the House on Oct. 16 by Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. Photograph courtesy of the OPO and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re just not able to do what is necessary’: procurement ombud pitches funding boost as cases rise

News | BY IREM KOCA | December 13, 2023
  • The Office of the Procurement Ombudsman’s budget has remained relatively static since 2008, and with a record number of cases and high inflation, Alexander

‘We’re just not able to do what is necessary’: procurement ombud pitches funding boost as cases rise

News | BY IREM KOCA | December 13, 2023
  • The Office of the Procurement Ombudsman’s budget has remained relatively static since 2008, and with a record number of cases and high inflation, Alexander
Procurement Ombudsman Alexander Jeglic’s, left, annual report was tabled in the House on Oct. 16 by Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. Photograph courtesy of the OPO and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Yes, Virginia, there is inequity in Canada

  • Over the last number of weeks, a variety of MPs have been making hay out of the idea that the Canadian Human Rights Commission
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 13, 2023
Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan is chair of the Senate’s Human Rights Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Yes, Virginia, there is inequity in Canada

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 13, 2023
  • Over the last number of weeks, a variety of MPs have been making hay out of the idea that the Canadian Human Rights Commission

Yes, Virginia, there is inequity in Canada

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 13, 2023
  • Over the last number of weeks, a variety of MPs have been making hay out of the idea that the Canadian Human Rights Commission
Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan is chair of the Senate’s Human Rights Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Canada enters its fifth year of COVID and its aftermath, will the economic and political turmoil finally begin to recede?

  • More than anything, the Liberals have been hurt by the affordability crunch as the cost of living reached heights most Canadians have never seen.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 13, 2023
Despite all its efforts to protect Canadians since early 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government can’t seem to escape most of the blame for the seemingly never-ending trials and tribulations of the pandemic, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Canada enters its fifth year of COVID and its aftermath, will the economic and political turmoil finally begin to recede?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 13, 2023
  • More than anything, the Liberals have been hurt by the affordability crunch as the cost of living reached heights most Canadians have never seen.

As Canada enters its fifth year of COVID and its aftermath, will the economic and political turmoil finally begin to recede?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 13, 2023
  • More than anything, the Liberals have been hurt by the affordability crunch as the cost of living reached heights most Canadians have never seen.
Despite all its efforts to protect Canadians since early 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government can’t seem to escape most of the blame for the seemingly never-ending trials and tribulations of the pandemic, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Letter makes our point that well-managed radiation isn’t harmful in small doses, says Nuclear Society

  • Re: “Canadians should be afraid of radiation: Frank Greening,” (The Hill Times, Dec. 4, p. 8). In his letter to the editor, Frank Greening
Opinion | December 13, 2023

Letter makes our point that well-managed radiation isn’t harmful in small doses, says Nuclear Society

Opinion | December 13, 2023
  • Re: “Canadians should be afraid of radiation: Frank Greening,” (The Hill Times, Dec. 4, p. 8). In his letter to the editor, Frank Greening

Letter makes our point that well-managed radiation isn’t harmful in small doses, says Nuclear Society

Opinion | December 13, 2023
  • Re: “Canadians should be afraid of radiation: Frank Greening,” (The Hill Times, Dec. 4, p. 8). In his letter to the editor, Frank Greening

How to celebrate Hanukkah with a view of Jewish history

  • On the first night of Hanukkah, I proudly and demurely lit my menorah with my husband. I did so with a kind of humbling
Opinion | December 13, 2023
Should we do to others what others have hatefully done unto us, asks Devon Spier. Unsplash photograph by Gaelle Marcel

How to celebrate Hanukkah with a view of Jewish history

Opinion | December 13, 2023
  • On the first night of Hanukkah, I proudly and demurely lit my menorah with my husband. I did so with a kind of humbling

How to celebrate Hanukkah with a view of Jewish history

Opinion | December 13, 2023
  • On the first night of Hanukkah, I proudly and demurely lit my menorah with my husband. I did so with a kind of humbling
Should we do to others what others have hatefully done unto us, asks Devon Spier. Unsplash photograph by Gaelle Marcel

Fergus failed the Speaker test, and must step down: Monte McMurchy

  • Allow me these thoughts concerning the recent public behaviour of House Speaker Greg Fergus, who, in Speaker regalia, addressed via video another Parliamentarian. The
Opinion | December 13, 2023
House Speaker Greg Fergus made a mistake, but the office of the Speaker is bigger than any one person, writes Monte McMurchy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fergus failed the Speaker test, and must step down: Monte McMurchy

Opinion | December 13, 2023
  • Allow me these thoughts concerning the recent public behaviour of House Speaker Greg Fergus, who, in Speaker regalia, addressed via video another Parliamentarian. The

Fergus failed the Speaker test, and must step down: Monte McMurchy

Opinion | December 13, 2023
  • Allow me these thoughts concerning the recent public behaviour of House Speaker Greg Fergus, who, in Speaker regalia, addressed via video another Parliamentarian. The
House Speaker Greg Fergus made a mistake, but the office of the Speaker is bigger than any one person, writes Monte McMurchy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada championing Indigenous rights in Ukraine’s struggle against Russia

  • Canada's extensive experience in interacting with its Indigenous representatives can be valuable for Ukraine which is still in the early stages of restoring the
Opinion | BY EMIR MUSTAFAIEV | December 13, 2023
Crimean Tatar children attend a 2016 event commemorating the Tatar deportations in Kyiv, Ukraine. The occupation of Crimea and the subsequent full-scale war heightened the Indigenous issues for Ukraine, capturing Canada's attention, writes Emir Mustafaiev. Photograph courtesy of Adam Jones/Flickr

Canada championing Indigenous rights in Ukraine’s struggle against Russia

Opinion | BY EMIR MUSTAFAIEV | December 13, 2023
  • Canada's extensive experience in interacting with its Indigenous representatives can be valuable for Ukraine which is still in the early stages of restoring the

Canada championing Indigenous rights in Ukraine’s struggle against Russia

Opinion | BY EMIR MUSTAFAIEV | December 13, 2023
  • Canada's extensive experience in interacting with its Indigenous representatives can be valuable for Ukraine which is still in the early stages of restoring the
Crimean Tatar children attend a 2016 event commemorating the Tatar deportations in Kyiv, Ukraine. The occupation of Crimea and the subsequent full-scale war heightened the Indigenous issues for Ukraine, capturing Canada's attention, writes Emir Mustafaiev. Photograph courtesy of Adam Jones/Flickr

Feds must take action in 2024 budget to help Canadian music creators now

  • Copyright Act updates will create a more equitable and fair copyright regime in Canada.
Opinion | BY LOU RAGANIN, FLORENCE KHORIATY | December 13, 2023
Current legislation should be changed so Canadian music creators can be fairly and equitably compensated when a sound recording is used in movies, television, and other audio-visual content, write Lou Raganin and Florence Khoriaty. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Feds must take action in 2024 budget to help Canadian music creators now

Opinion | BY LOU RAGANIN, FLORENCE KHORIATY | December 13, 2023
  • Copyright Act updates will create a more equitable and fair copyright regime in Canada.

Feds must take action in 2024 budget to help Canadian music creators now

Opinion | BY LOU RAGANIN, FLORENCE KHORIATY | December 13, 2023
  • Copyright Act updates will create a more equitable and fair copyright regime in Canada.
Current legislation should be changed so Canadian music creators can be fairly and equitably compensated when a sound recording is used in movies, television, and other audio-visual content, write Lou Raganin and Florence Khoriaty. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Freeland hosts finance ministers as House rises on Dec. 15

  • WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13 House Sitting—The House is scheduled to sit until Friday, Dec. 15, and it’s scheduled to return again on Monday, Jan. 29,
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
As the House of Commons clears out for the winter break, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will play host to the country’s finance ministers for their annual meeting in Toronto on Dec. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland hosts finance ministers as House rises on Dec. 15

  • WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13 House Sitting—The House is scheduled to sit until Friday, Dec. 15, and it’s scheduled to return again on Monday, Jan. 29,

Freeland hosts finance ministers as House rises on Dec. 15

  • WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13 House Sitting—The House is scheduled to sit until Friday, Dec. 15, and it’s scheduled to return again on Monday, Jan. 29,
Chrystia Freeland
As the House of Commons clears out for the winter break, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will play host to the country’s finance ministers for their annual meeting in Toronto on Dec. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tradition of political riff on classic Christmas poem just not in the cards this year

  • Plus, Hill Times alumni Lee Berthiaume among six former press gallery honoured on Dec. 8, House Speaker to breakfast with the mayor on Dec.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 13, 2023
Since 2019, Liberal MP Anthony Housefather, left, has presented a funny political version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas on the last sitting day in the House, a tradition he picked up from former Liberal MP Roger Cuzner, who is now a Senator. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Tradition of political riff on classic Christmas poem just not in the cards this year

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 13, 2023
  • Plus, Hill Times alumni Lee Berthiaume among six former press gallery honoured on Dec. 8, House Speaker to breakfast with the mayor on Dec.

Tradition of political riff on classic Christmas poem just not in the cards this year

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 13, 2023
  • Plus, Hill Times alumni Lee Berthiaume among six former press gallery honoured on Dec. 8, House Speaker to breakfast with the mayor on Dec.
Since 2019, Liberal MP Anthony Housefather, left, has presented a funny political version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas on the last sitting day in the House, a tradition he picked up from former Liberal MP Roger Cuzner, who is now a Senator. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: She’s making her list, and checking the price

  • Plus, the ‘web giants’ testify.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has begun her consultations for the spring budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: She’s making her list, and checking the price

  • Plus, the ‘web giants’ testify.

Politics This Morning: She’s making her list, and checking the price

  • Plus, the ‘web giants’ testify.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has begun her consultations for the spring budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Long waits on feds’ responses to written questions prompts support for Senate rule review

  • House rules provide for a committee review if written questions go unanswered after 45 days, and impose a four-question limit per MP, but the
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 13, 2023
A recent exchange between Government Representative in the Senate Marc Gold, left, and Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett put a spotlight on the long waits for government responses to written questions in the Red Chamber. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Long waits on feds’ responses to written questions prompts support for Senate rule review

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 13, 2023
  • House rules provide for a committee review if written questions go unanswered after 45 days, and impose a four-question limit per MP, but the

Long waits on feds’ responses to written questions prompts support for Senate rule review

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 13, 2023
  • House rules provide for a committee review if written questions go unanswered after 45 days, and impose a four-question limit per MP, but the
A recent exchange between Government Representative in the Senate Marc Gold, left, and Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett put a spotlight on the long waits for government responses to written questions in the Red Chamber. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Illusion’ of Speaker’s impartiality difficult to maintain in Parliament of party loyalists, says Westminster expert Lagassé

  • 'We take two steps forward and five steps back’: Operation Black Vote Canada says racialized Canadians are ‘fed up’ with pattern of mistreatment and
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 12, 2023
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus testified before the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Dec. 11 as part of its study on whether his decision to record a tribute video for the outgoing interim Ontario Liberal leader while wearing his Speaker's robe constitutes a breach of his duties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Illusion’ of Speaker’s impartiality difficult to maintain in Parliament of party loyalists, says Westminster expert Lagassé

News | BY STUART BENSON | December 12, 2023
  • 'We take two steps forward and five steps back’: Operation Black Vote Canada says racialized Canadians are ‘fed up’ with pattern of mistreatment and

‘Illusion’ of Speaker’s impartiality difficult to maintain in Parliament of party loyalists, says Westminster expert Lagassé

News | BY STUART BENSON | December 12, 2023
  • 'We take two steps forward and five steps back’: Operation Black Vote Canada says racialized Canadians are ‘fed up’ with pattern of mistreatment and
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus testified before the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Dec. 11 as part of its study on whether his decision to record a tribute video for the outgoing interim Ontario Liberal leader while wearing his Speaker's robe constitutes a breach of his duties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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