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New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' building on leaders' commitments.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' building on leaders' commitments.

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' building on leaders' commitments.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.
Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
Part of the Hudson Bay shoreline in Churchill, Man. Port Nelson is more accessible in the winter, and several port facilities could be built to handle all sorts of commodities, writes Dorothy Dobbie. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.
Part of the Hudson Bay shoreline in Churchill, Man. Port Nelson is more accessible in the winter, and several port facilities could be built to handle all sorts of commodities, writes Dorothy Dobbie. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The world could use more like Musgrave

  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
Sharon Musgrave
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
Not everyone who sits in the Senate agrees with each other, but they share a belief that this country is worth the hard work, writes ISG Senator Farah Mohamed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across
Not everyone who sits in the Senate agrees with each other, but they share a belief that this country is worth the hard work, writes ISG Senator Farah Mohamed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Action must follow Canada’s tone shift on Gaza

  • History will judge Canada’s response over Gaza; it will not be enough to point to statements of concern, or empty ultimatums.
Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. It’s too early to tell whether the Canadian government’s May statement signals a meaningful shift toward a 'human rights first' approach to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, writes Ketty Nivyabandi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Action must follow Canada’s tone shift on Gaza

Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | July 9, 2025
  • History will judge Canada’s response over Gaza; it will not be enough to point to statements of concern, or empty ultimatums.

Action must follow Canada’s tone shift on Gaza

Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | July 9, 2025
  • History will judge Canada’s response over Gaza; it will not be enough to point to statements of concern, or empty ultimatums.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. It’s too early to tell whether the Canadian government’s May statement signals a meaningful shift toward a 'human rights first' approach to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, writes Ketty Nivyabandi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic tells reporters that there needs to be a major overhaul of Canada's $37-billion procurement system to fix persistent issues on July 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic tells reporters that there needs to be a major overhaul of Canada's $37-billion procurement system to fix persistent issues on July 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland pushes for a win at internal trade summit

  • Plus, Jeglic calls for five changes to federal procurement.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 8, 2025
Minister Chrystia Freeland is taking part in a high-profile meeting on internal trade in Quebec City today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland pushes for a win at internal trade summit

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 8, 2025
  • Plus, Jeglic calls for five changes to federal procurement.

Freeland pushes for a win at internal trade summit

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 8, 2025
  • Plus, Jeglic calls for five changes to federal procurement.
Minister Chrystia Freeland is taking part in a high-profile meeting on internal trade in Quebec City today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

  • Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.
Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | July 7, 2025
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. First Nations cannot be the only group held back by outdated legislation, and an unaccountable bureaucracy, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | July 7, 2025
  • Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | July 7, 2025
  • Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. First Nations cannot be the only group held back by outdated legislation, and an unaccountable bureaucracy, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
Chrystia Freelan
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said in an Intergovernmental Affairs press release on June 26 that the One Canadian Economy Act 'marks a historic milestone in creating a stronger, more inclusive Canada—one where Indigenous partnership is not only valued, but is fundamental to every step of development.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said in an Intergovernmental Affairs press release on June 26 that the One Canadian Economy Act 'marks a historic milestone in creating a stronger, more inclusive Canada—one where Indigenous partnership is not only valued, but is fundamental to every step of development.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

  • The government needs to have a 'national conversation' about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5's criteria, says Anna Johnston, a
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in a June 26 press release that the One Canadian Economy Act 'will help attract investment in big nation-building projects that create good-paying jobs, connect our country, and ultimately reduce our reliance on the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The government needs to have a 'national conversation' about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5's criteria, says Anna Johnston, a

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The government needs to have a 'national conversation' about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5's criteria, says Anna Johnston, a
Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in a June 26 press release that the One Canadian Economy Act 'will help attract investment in big nation-building projects that create good-paying jobs, connect our country, and ultimately reduce our reliance on the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life
Opinion | July 7, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life

Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Between 80 and 90 Conservative riding association members for Mississauga–Erin Mills, Ont., attended the June 25 annual general meeting. Many party members chanted 'shame, shame, shame' after a GTA regional organizer disqualified a slate of 30 candidates from running for the riding's board of directors. Photograph supplied by a Conservative Party member

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they
Between 80 and 90 Conservative riding association members for Mississauga–Erin Mills, Ont., attended the June 25 annual general meeting. Many party members chanted 'shame, shame, shame' after a GTA regional organizer disqualified a slate of 30 candidates from running for the riding's board of directors. Photograph supplied by a Conservative Party member

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Major projects beget major challenges

  • Mark Carney has demonstrated sure-footedness and confidence in his vision of transforming Canada’s economic fundamentals. However, many of the high cards in his quest
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney , pictured on May 25, 2025, on the Hill, is promising dramatic productivity growth and to build the fastest growing economy in the G7. These are high bars, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Major projects beget major challenges

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 7, 2025
  • Mark Carney has demonstrated sure-footedness and confidence in his vision of transforming Canada’s economic fundamentals. However, many of the high cards in his quest

Major projects beget major challenges

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 7, 2025
  • Mark Carney has demonstrated sure-footedness and confidence in his vision of transforming Canada’s economic fundamentals. However, many of the high cards in his quest
Prime Minister Mark Carney , pictured on May 25, 2025, on the Hill, is promising dramatic productivity growth and to build the fastest growing economy in the G7. These are high bars, writes Nelson Wiseman. 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

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
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. Carney has defended eliminating the DST, saying negotiations had restarted with the U.S. as of June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for
Mark Carney
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. Carney has defended eliminating the DST, saying negotiations had restarted with the U.S. as of June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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In Ukraine, the generals are not the problem

  • This point always arrives in any war that does not achieve instant victory for one side or the other, when frustration and exhaustion begin
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 14, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, fired General Valerii Zaluzhny, suggesting he’s reached the point in the war against Russian where he is hoping for a miracle, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of the Ukraine Ministry of Defence

In Ukraine, the generals are not the problem

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 14, 2024
  • This point always arrives in any war that does not achieve instant victory for one side or the other, when frustration and exhaustion begin

In Ukraine, the generals are not the problem

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 14, 2024
  • This point always arrives in any war that does not achieve instant victory for one side or the other, when frustration and exhaustion begin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, fired General Valerii Zaluzhny, suggesting he’s reached the point in the war against Russian where he is hoping for a miracle, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of the Ukraine Ministry of Defence

Is a Prime Minister Poilievre fit for purpose in the 21st century?

  • It may be instructive to look at what Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s predecessor Stephen Harper has said to glean what Poilievre’s inherited ‘populist conservatism’
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | February 14, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, has hinted that he would be guided by much the same philosophy as former prime minister Stephen Harper. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Is a Prime Minister Poilievre fit for purpose in the 21st century?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | February 14, 2024
  • It may be instructive to look at what Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s predecessor Stephen Harper has said to glean what Poilievre’s inherited ‘populist conservatism’

Is a Prime Minister Poilievre fit for purpose in the 21st century?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | February 14, 2024
  • It may be instructive to look at what Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s predecessor Stephen Harper has said to glean what Poilievre’s inherited ‘populist conservatism’
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, has hinted that he would be guided by much the same philosophy as former prime minister Stephen Harper. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada is on track to cure Type 1 diabetes, and we can get there with the right support

  • Research innovation is becoming increasingly competitive in the post-pandemic world, and Canada is at risk of losing its foothold.
Opinion | BY SARAH LINKLATER | February 14, 2024
As research around the world brings us closer to cures for Type 1 diabetes, we cannot afford to abandon the progress we have made in Canada, writes Sarah Linklater. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

Canada is on track to cure Type 1 diabetes, and we can get there with the right support

Opinion | BY SARAH LINKLATER | February 14, 2024
  • Research innovation is becoming increasingly competitive in the post-pandemic world, and Canada is at risk of losing its foothold.

Canada is on track to cure Type 1 diabetes, and we can get there with the right support

Opinion | BY SARAH LINKLATER | February 14, 2024
  • Research innovation is becoming increasingly competitive in the post-pandemic world, and Canada is at risk of losing its foothold.
As research around the world brings us closer to cures for Type 1 diabetes, we cannot afford to abandon the progress we have made in Canada, writes Sarah Linklater. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

Port of Montreal: a long history of crime—and a lack of adequate responses

  • Organized crime and the inability on the part of elected leaders and bureaucrats to take the issue seriously has made Canada the source for
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 14, 2024
Justice Minister Arif Virani speaks at a press conference at the National Summit on Combatting Auto Theft on Feb. 8. Finally doing something about stolen cars leaving from the country’s large ports will require a lot more than gathering people around a table in Ottawa to talk it over, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Port of Montreal: a long history of crime—and a lack of adequate responses

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 14, 2024
  • Organized crime and the inability on the part of elected leaders and bureaucrats to take the issue seriously has made Canada the source for

Port of Montreal: a long history of crime—and a lack of adequate responses

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 14, 2024
  • Organized crime and the inability on the part of elected leaders and bureaucrats to take the issue seriously has made Canada the source for
Justice Minister Arif Virani speaks at a press conference at the National Summit on Combatting Auto Theft on Feb. 8. Finally doing something about stolen cars leaving from the country’s large ports will require a lot more than gathering people around a table in Ottawa to talk it over, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Systemic change needed to recognize harms of antisemitism in the public service

  • Unfortunately, the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force’s utter inability to earnestly interface with the challenges that are innate to Jewish identity and to
Opinion | BY WILLIAM BARCLAY | February 14, 2024
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan, right, holds a press conference on the release of the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force’s final report, with task force chair Adelle Blackett on Dec. 11, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Systemic change needed to recognize harms of antisemitism in the public service

Opinion | BY WILLIAM BARCLAY | February 14, 2024
  • Unfortunately, the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force’s utter inability to earnestly interface with the challenges that are innate to Jewish identity and to

Systemic change needed to recognize harms of antisemitism in the public service

Opinion | BY WILLIAM BARCLAY | February 14, 2024
  • Unfortunately, the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force’s utter inability to earnestly interface with the challenges that are innate to Jewish identity and to
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan, right, holds a press conference on the release of the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force’s final report, with task force chair Adelle Blackett on Dec. 11, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public summit on hybrid Parliaments happens on Feb. 15

  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14 House Sitting—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House will sit until Friday,
In 2020, the House of Commons Chamber was outfitted to allow MPs to take part in hybrid proceedings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Equal Voice, Abacus Data, and StrategyCorp will host the first public summit on the Modernizing Legislatures project on Thursday, Feb. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public summit on hybrid Parliaments happens on Feb. 15

  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14 House Sitting—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House will sit until Friday,

Public summit on hybrid Parliaments happens on Feb. 15

  • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14 House Sitting—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House will sit until Friday,
In 2020, the House of Commons Chamber was outfitted to allow MPs to take part in hybrid proceedings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Equal Voice, Abacus Data, and StrategyCorp will host the first public summit on the Modernizing Legislatures project on Thursday, Feb. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stop patching holes in our health-care system and rebuild the ship

  • We continue to work within and build upon a framework that does not serve Canadians, and the costs of this on both individual and
Opinion | BY SHAUNA CRONIN | February 14, 2024
The mental health sector is not short on solutions, but those solutions are met with barriers that inhibit innovation, writes Shauna Cronin. Unsplash photograph by Matthew Ball

Stop patching holes in our health-care system and rebuild the ship

Opinion | BY SHAUNA CRONIN | February 14, 2024
  • We continue to work within and build upon a framework that does not serve Canadians, and the costs of this on both individual and

Stop patching holes in our health-care system and rebuild the ship

Opinion | BY SHAUNA CRONIN | February 14, 2024
  • We continue to work within and build upon a framework that does not serve Canadians, and the costs of this on both individual and
The mental health sector is not short on solutions, but those solutions are met with barriers that inhibit innovation, writes Shauna Cronin. Unsplash photograph by Matthew Ball

Why are the Liberals abandoning hungry children across Canada?

  • The feds have failed to create or allocate funding to a national school food program in recent budgets, despite the urgent and growing need
Opinion | BY NDP MP DON DAVIES | February 14, 2024
The benefits of a national school food program are well documented and widely acknowledged, writes Don Davies. Pexels photograph by Katerina Holmes

Why are the Liberals abandoning hungry children across Canada?

Opinion | BY NDP MP DON DAVIES | February 14, 2024
  • The feds have failed to create or allocate funding to a national school food program in recent budgets, despite the urgent and growing need

Why are the Liberals abandoning hungry children across Canada?

Opinion | BY NDP MP DON DAVIES | February 14, 2024
  • The feds have failed to create or allocate funding to a national school food program in recent budgets, despite the urgent and growing need
The benefits of a national school food program are well documented and widely acknowledged, writes Don Davies. Pexels photograph by Katerina Holmes

The federal government is failing Canadian health research

  • Canada risks losing out by inadequately investing in health researchers working to unlock new discoveries.
Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | February 14, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2024 budget is a critical test of the federal government’s commitment to the future and whether it wants to build on past success in life sciences, writes Paul-Émile Cloutier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The federal government is failing Canadian health research

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | February 14, 2024
  • Canada risks losing out by inadequately investing in health researchers working to unlock new discoveries.

The federal government is failing Canadian health research

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | February 14, 2024
  • Canada risks losing out by inadequately investing in health researchers working to unlock new discoveries.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2024 budget is a critical test of the federal government’s commitment to the future and whether it wants to build on past success in life sciences, writes Paul-Émile Cloutier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Iiyika’kimaat in Indigenous health: a call for change and empowerment

  • A physician who witnesses the realities of an often-inadequate health system for Indigenous communities urges the federal government to implement Truth and Reconciliation Calls
Opinion | BY LANA POTTS | February 14, 2024
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Dec. 13, 2023. Indigenous communities should have the power and resources to design and implement their health-care strategies and control their health systems in alignment with their cultural values, writes Lana Potts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Iiyika’kimaat in Indigenous health: a call for change and empowerment

Opinion | BY LANA POTTS | February 14, 2024
  • A physician who witnesses the realities of an often-inadequate health system for Indigenous communities urges the federal government to implement Truth and Reconciliation Calls

Iiyika’kimaat in Indigenous health: a call for change and empowerment

Opinion | BY LANA POTTS | February 14, 2024
  • A physician who witnesses the realities of an often-inadequate health system for Indigenous communities urges the federal government to implement Truth and Reconciliation Calls
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Dec. 13, 2023. Indigenous communities should have the power and resources to design and implement their health-care strategies and control their health systems in alignment with their cultural values, writes Lana Potts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harness the current momentum to shift the health workforce from a position of crisis to one of strength

  • The government can reframe the issue by focusing on the demand side of work instead of on the domestic supply of labour.
Opinion | BY ZAYNA KHAYAT | February 14, 2024
Mark Holland
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland speaks to reporters in Ottawa on Jan 30. The growth in demand for health care is expected to outpace taxation’s ability to finance the labour-driven supply of services, writes Zayna Khayat. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harness the current momentum to shift the health workforce from a position of crisis to one of strength

Opinion | BY ZAYNA KHAYAT | February 14, 2024
  • The government can reframe the issue by focusing on the demand side of work instead of on the domestic supply of labour.

Harness the current momentum to shift the health workforce from a position of crisis to one of strength

Opinion | BY ZAYNA KHAYAT | February 14, 2024
  • The government can reframe the issue by focusing on the demand side of work instead of on the domestic supply of labour.
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland speaks to reporters in Ottawa on Jan 30. The growth in demand for health care is expected to outpace taxation’s ability to finance the labour-driven supply of services, writes Zayna Khayat. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time health-care workers learned how to work in teams

  • We need to reorganize the work of health-care workers to better use their expertise, reduce duplication, and enhance the co-ordination of care experienced outside
Opinion | BY IVY LYNN BOURGEAULT, IVY OANDASAN | February 14, 2024
No one practitioner can do it all because this no longer fits the reality of the kind of health issues people face today, write Ivy Bourgeault and Ivy Oandasan. Unsplash photograph by Luis Melendez

It’s time health-care workers learned how to work in teams

Opinion | BY IVY LYNN BOURGEAULT, IVY OANDASAN | February 14, 2024
  • We need to reorganize the work of health-care workers to better use their expertise, reduce duplication, and enhance the co-ordination of care experienced outside

It’s time health-care workers learned how to work in teams

Opinion | BY IVY LYNN BOURGEAULT, IVY OANDASAN | February 14, 2024
  • We need to reorganize the work of health-care workers to better use their expertise, reduce duplication, and enhance the co-ordination of care experienced outside
No one practitioner can do it all because this no longer fits the reality of the kind of health issues people face today, write Ivy Bourgeault and Ivy Oandasan. Unsplash photograph by Luis Melendez

How to achieve accountability in long-term care

  • It is impossible for provincial/territorial residents to hold their governments accountable for their responsibilities in LTC if the data available are biased, and the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL WOLFSON | February 14, 2024
Canadian Armed Forces members help with meals and provide care to residents at the Grace Dart Extended Care Centre in Montreal, as part of Operation Laser on May 8, 2020. DND photograph by Cpl. Genevieve Beaulieu

How to achieve accountability in long-term care

Opinion | BY MICHAEL WOLFSON | February 14, 2024
  • It is impossible for provincial/territorial residents to hold their governments accountable for their responsibilities in LTC if the data available are biased, and the

How to achieve accountability in long-term care

Opinion | BY MICHAEL WOLFSON | February 14, 2024
  • It is impossible for provincial/territorial residents to hold their governments accountable for their responsibilities in LTC if the data available are biased, and the
Canadian Armed Forces members help with meals and provide care to residents at the Grace Dart Extended Care Centre in Montreal, as part of Operation Laser on May 8, 2020. DND photograph by Cpl. Genevieve Beaulieu

Cancer will strike almost half of all Canadians in their lifetime

  • A challenge of this magnitude requires a national response, and the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is a unique model of collaboration that is working
Opinion | BY JEFF ZWEIG, CRAIG EARLE | February 14, 2024
The partnership approach works because the provinces, territories, and people from across Canada jointly contribute to our national cancer strategy, write Jeff Zweig and Craig Earle. Unsplash photograph by the National Cancer Institute

Cancer will strike almost half of all Canadians in their lifetime

Opinion | BY JEFF ZWEIG, CRAIG EARLE | February 14, 2024
  • A challenge of this magnitude requires a national response, and the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is a unique model of collaboration that is working

Cancer will strike almost half of all Canadians in their lifetime

Opinion | BY JEFF ZWEIG, CRAIG EARLE | February 14, 2024
  • A challenge of this magnitude requires a national response, and the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is a unique model of collaboration that is working
The partnership approach works because the provinces, territories, and people from across Canada jointly contribute to our national cancer strategy, write Jeff Zweig and Craig Earle. Unsplash photograph by the National Cancer Institute

Working together for a healthy workforce

  • While the federal government can provide leadership and support, collaboration with provincial and territorial governments is crucial.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP SEAN CASEY | February 14, 2024
A 2023 federal plan centres priority areas essential to a healthy care workforce, including recruiting and training more workers, retaining professionals, and modernizing the system, writes Sean Casey. Pexels photograph by Zakir Rushanly

Working together for a healthy workforce

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP SEAN CASEY | February 14, 2024
  • While the federal government can provide leadership and support, collaboration with provincial and territorial governments is crucial.

Working together for a healthy workforce

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP SEAN CASEY | February 14, 2024
  • While the federal government can provide leadership and support, collaboration with provincial and territorial governments is crucial.
A 2023 federal plan centres priority areas essential to a healthy care workforce, including recruiting and training more workers, retaining professionals, and modernizing the system, writes Sean Casey. Pexels photograph by Zakir Rushanly

Needed: less science hype!

  • Now, more than ever, we need trustworthy science that is grounded in rigorous methods, and science communication that is balanced and accurate.
Opinion | BY TIMOTHY CAULFIELD | February 14, 2024
Yes, science is exciting, but how we talk about science matters, especially in this era of health misinformation, writes Timothy Caulfield. Unsplash photograph by Ambreen Hasan

Needed: less science hype!

Opinion | BY TIMOTHY CAULFIELD | February 14, 2024
  • Now, more than ever, we need trustworthy science that is grounded in rigorous methods, and science communication that is balanced and accurate.

Needed: less science hype!

Opinion | BY TIMOTHY CAULFIELD | February 14, 2024
  • Now, more than ever, we need trustworthy science that is grounded in rigorous methods, and science communication that is balanced and accurate.
Yes, science is exciting, but how we talk about science matters, especially in this era of health misinformation, writes Timothy Caulfield. Unsplash photograph by Ambreen Hasan

Solutions exist, but only if leaders are willing to listen to health-care professionals

  • Experts have offered a range of explanations for the current crises with actionable solutions, and if we listened to them, we could have been
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN | February 14, 2024
Health-care professionals are urging us to reduce barriers to accreditation and transferring foreign credentials, modernize record-keeping, and improve our data collection and analysis, among other things, writes Jenica Atwin. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Solutions exist, but only if leaders are willing to listen to health-care professionals

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN | February 14, 2024
  • Experts have offered a range of explanations for the current crises with actionable solutions, and if we listened to them, we could have been

Solutions exist, but only if leaders are willing to listen to health-care professionals

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN | February 14, 2024
  • Experts have offered a range of explanations for the current crises with actionable solutions, and if we listened to them, we could have been
Health-care professionals are urging us to reduce barriers to accreditation and transferring foreign credentials, modernize record-keeping, and improve our data collection and analysis, among other things, writes Jenica Atwin. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Politicos mourn former Tory MP Daryl Kramp, father of current MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman

  • Also, former foreign affairs deputy minister Marta Morgan joins the C.D. Howe Institute, the Green Party welcomes a new deputy leader, and ex-health minister
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 14, 2024
Then-Conservative MP Daryl Kramp, left, his wife Carol Ann Kramp, and then-Conservative MPs Brian Jean and Sylvie Boucher at the party's 2008 convention. Daryl Kramp died on Feb. 8. The Hill Times file photograph

Politicos mourn former Tory MP Daryl Kramp, father of current MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 14, 2024
  • Also, former foreign affairs deputy minister Marta Morgan joins the C.D. Howe Institute, the Green Party welcomes a new deputy leader, and ex-health minister

Politicos mourn former Tory MP Daryl Kramp, father of current MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 14, 2024
  • Also, former foreign affairs deputy minister Marta Morgan joins the C.D. Howe Institute, the Green Party welcomes a new deputy leader, and ex-health minister
Then-Conservative MP Daryl Kramp, left, his wife Carol Ann Kramp, and then-Conservative MPs Brian Jean and Sylvie Boucher at the party's 2008 convention. Daryl Kramp died on Feb. 8. The Hill Times file photograph

Politics This Morning: Trudeau talks Gaza ceasefire with Jordan’s king

  • Plus, StatsCan has a check-up on Canadians’ trust in institutions.
King Abdullah II of Jordan, pictured during a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2019. The two are scheduled to meet again in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau talks Gaza ceasefire with Jordan’s king

  • Plus, StatsCan has a check-up on Canadians’ trust in institutions.

Politics This Morning: Trudeau talks Gaza ceasefire with Jordan’s king

  • Plus, StatsCan has a check-up on Canadians’ trust in institutions.
King Abdullah II of Jordan, pictured during a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2019. The two are scheduled to meet again in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stepping into Centre Block: coming months will be key to maintaining ‘construction momentum,’ says PSPC’s Garrett

  • The Hill Times got an exclusive tour of the Centre Block site on Feb. 7.
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 14, 2024
Accompanied by officials from Public Services and Procurement Canada, The Hill Times' Feb. 7 tour of Centre Block started from the west entrance and covered the sub-basement up to the sixth floor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stepping into Centre Block: coming months will be key to maintaining ‘construction momentum,’ says PSPC’s Garrett

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 14, 2024
  • The Hill Times got an exclusive tour of the Centre Block site on Feb. 7.

Stepping into Centre Block: coming months will be key to maintaining ‘construction momentum,’ says PSPC’s Garrett

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 14, 2024
  • The Hill Times got an exclusive tour of the Centre Block site on Feb. 7.
Accompanied by officials from Public Services and Procurement Canada, The Hill Times' Feb. 7 tour of Centre Block started from the west entrance and covered the sub-basement up to the sixth floor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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