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Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. 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

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

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

Pancake flops and a looming by-election: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Pancake flops and a looming by-election: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator

Pancake flops and a looming by-election: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

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

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

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

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

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

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

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

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will appear at the Laurier Club Stampede reception in Calgary on July 5. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
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Poilievre’s communication record shows corporate lobbyists shouldn’t panic, say lobbyists

  • Pierre Poilievre took aim at 'utterly useless' corporate lobbyists in a speech in March, but some lobbyists argue this is 'political theatre.'
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 15, 2024
Speaking to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on March 8, 2024, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre criticized corporate lobbyists in Ottawa as 'utterly useless in advancing any common sense interests for the people on the ground.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s communication record shows corporate lobbyists shouldn’t panic, say lobbyists

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 15, 2024
  • Pierre Poilievre took aim at 'utterly useless' corporate lobbyists in a speech in March, but some lobbyists argue this is 'political theatre.'

Poilievre’s communication record shows corporate lobbyists shouldn’t panic, say lobbyists

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 15, 2024
  • Pierre Poilievre took aim at 'utterly useless' corporate lobbyists in a speech in March, but some lobbyists argue this is 'political theatre.'
Speaking to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on March 8, 2024, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre criticized corporate lobbyists in Ottawa as 'utterly useless in advancing any common sense interests for the people on the ground.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre is fundraising and advertising aggressively before next election call and limits set in

  • With weekly hauls seeking donations of up to $1,725 and that kind of cash coming in, Pierre Poilievre will able to keep spending without
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 15, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and design by Neena Singhal

Poilievre is fundraising and advertising aggressively before next election call and limits set in

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 15, 2024
  • With weekly hauls seeking donations of up to $1,725 and that kind of cash coming in, Pierre Poilievre will able to keep spending without

Poilievre is fundraising and advertising aggressively before next election call and limits set in

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 15, 2024
  • With weekly hauls seeking donations of up to $1,725 and that kind of cash coming in, Pierre Poilievre will able to keep spending without
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and design by Neena Singhal

Thousands of border security workers heading towards strike votes

  • Strike votes have commenced, and are running from April 10 to May 15 across the country.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 15, 2024
Treasury Board President Anita Anand. The federal government says it is committed to reaching an agreement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada that 'is fair for employees and reasonable for Canadians.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thousands of border security workers heading towards strike votes

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 15, 2024
  • Strike votes have commenced, and are running from April 10 to May 15 across the country.

Thousands of border security workers heading towards strike votes

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 15, 2024
  • Strike votes have commenced, and are running from April 10 to May 15 across the country.
Treasury Board President Anita Anand. The federal government says it is committed to reaching an agreement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada that 'is fair for employees and reasonable for Canadians.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environmental groups urge an end to fossil fuel subsidies in two reports outlining Canada’s oil and gas financing

  • The government gave at least $18.553-billion in financial support in 2023 to fossil fuel and petrochemical firms, including $8-billion worth of loan guarantees for the
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 15, 2024
The top fossil fuel financiers between 2020 and 2022 were Canada at $10.9-billion per year, Korea at $10-billion per year, and Japan at $6.9-billion per year. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Environmental groups urge an end to fossil fuel subsidies in two reports outlining Canada’s oil and gas financing

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 15, 2024
  • The government gave at least $18.553-billion in financial support in 2023 to fossil fuel and petrochemical firms, including $8-billion worth of loan guarantees for the

Environmental groups urge an end to fossil fuel subsidies in two reports outlining Canada’s oil and gas financing

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 15, 2024
  • The government gave at least $18.553-billion in financial support in 2023 to fossil fuel and petrochemical firms, including $8-billion worth of loan guarantees for the
The top fossil fuel financiers between 2020 and 2022 were Canada at $10.9-billion per year, Korea at $10-billion per year, and Japan at $6.9-billion per year. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Feds, provinces and territories prepare as projections warn wildfire season could ‘be more explosive’ than 2023’s record fires

  • Dry conditions continue across much of the country, and above average temperatures are expected this spring, while modelling for rainfall is less certain.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 15, 2024
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says 'we can expect that the wildfire season will start sooner and end later and potentially be more explosive.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds, provinces and territories prepare as projections warn wildfire season could ‘be more explosive’ than 2023’s record fires

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 15, 2024
  • Dry conditions continue across much of the country, and above average temperatures are expected this spring, while modelling for rainfall is less certain.

Feds, provinces and territories prepare as projections warn wildfire season could ‘be more explosive’ than 2023’s record fires

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 15, 2024
  • Dry conditions continue across much of the country, and above average temperatures are expected this spring, while modelling for rainfall is less certain.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says 'we can expect that the wildfire season will start sooner and end later and potentially be more explosive.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau and Poilievre aren’t focused on what needs to be done

  • Canada urgently needs a bold growth strategy if we are to face the future with confidence, rather than channelling down into a despairing view
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 15, 2024
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on Feb. 6, 2024, will table the federal budget on April 16 at 4 p.m. in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau and Poilievre aren’t focused on what needs to be done

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 15, 2024
  • Canada urgently needs a bold growth strategy if we are to face the future with confidence, rather than channelling down into a despairing view

Trudeau and Poilievre aren’t focused on what needs to be done

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 15, 2024
  • Canada urgently needs a bold growth strategy if we are to face the future with confidence, rather than channelling down into a despairing view
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on Feb. 6, 2024, will table the federal budget on April 16 at 4 p.m. in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hard to see the ‘big picture’: Canada must improve how budget and estimates are presented, say public finance experts

  • Many experts say the budget should be presented before the main estimates, possibly on a fixed annual date. Liberal MP John McKay says MPs
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 15, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Treasury Board President Anita Anand, left, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who will present the 2024 budget on April 16. Public finance experts say there's room to better organize that data and integrate it with the estimates, which are Anand's responsibility. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hard to see the ‘big picture’: Canada must improve how budget and estimates are presented, say public finance experts

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 15, 2024
  • Many experts say the budget should be presented before the main estimates, possibly on a fixed annual date. Liberal MP John McKay says MPs

Hard to see the ‘big picture’: Canada must improve how budget and estimates are presented, say public finance experts

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 15, 2024
  • Many experts say the budget should be presented before the main estimates, possibly on a fixed annual date. Liberal MP John McKay says MPs
Chrystia Freeland
Treasury Board President Anita Anand, left, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who will present the 2024 budget on April 16. Public finance experts say there's room to better organize that data and integrate it with the estimates, which are Anand's responsibility. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

India’s eroding democratic values questions its reliability as an ally to Canada

  • Given the escalating dangers facing the Rohingya and other Muslim refugees, it is critical for the international community, including Canada, to demand accountability from
Opinion | BY AIDEN ALEXIO | April 15, 2024
Liberal MPs Sukh Dhaliwal, left, and Chandra Arya. Arya has expressed support for India, lobbying against Dhaliwal's motion M-112 with the argument that its adoption could negatively impact Canada-India relations. Arya contends that Hindu-Canadians are in favour of maintaining strong ties between Canada and India. The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster and Sam Garcia

India’s eroding democratic values questions its reliability as an ally to Canada

Opinion | BY AIDEN ALEXIO | April 15, 2024
  • Given the escalating dangers facing the Rohingya and other Muslim refugees, it is critical for the international community, including Canada, to demand accountability from

India’s eroding democratic values questions its reliability as an ally to Canada

Opinion | BY AIDEN ALEXIO | April 15, 2024
  • Given the escalating dangers facing the Rohingya and other Muslim refugees, it is critical for the international community, including Canada, to demand accountability from
Liberal MPs Sukh Dhaliwal, left, and Chandra Arya. Arya has expressed support for India, lobbying against Dhaliwal's motion M-112 with the argument that its adoption could negatively impact Canada-India relations. Arya contends that Hindu-Canadians are in favour of maintaining strong ties between Canada and India. The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster and Sam Garcia

Why wait for disasters to strike to draw on research evidence?

  • We need to strengthen the evidence-support system by taking stock of what we already have and building on these strengths. Political staffers from all
Opinion | BY JOHN N. LAVIS AND KERRY WADDELL | April 15, 2024
Wildfires won’t be the last disaster Canada faces. If the Global Evidence Commission’s work these past few years has taught us anything, it is that we are more effective at using evidence to inform advisory and decision-making processes than in the previous 30 years. Photograph courtesy Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc, 2023 DND-MDN Canada

Why wait for disasters to strike to draw on research evidence?

Opinion | BY JOHN N. LAVIS AND KERRY WADDELL | April 15, 2024
  • We need to strengthen the evidence-support system by taking stock of what we already have and building on these strengths. Political staffers from all

Why wait for disasters to strike to draw on research evidence?

Opinion | BY JOHN N. LAVIS AND KERRY WADDELL | April 15, 2024
  • We need to strengthen the evidence-support system by taking stock of what we already have and building on these strengths. Political staffers from all
Wildfires won’t be the last disaster Canada faces. If the Global Evidence Commission’s work these past few years has taught us anything, it is that we are more effective at using evidence to inform advisory and decision-making processes than in the previous 30 years. Photograph courtesy Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc, 2023 DND-MDN Canada

Canada’s salute to militarism is sad

  • Mélanie Joly is heir to some great Canadians initiatives for peace: Lester Pearson on peacekeeping in the Suez Canal, Jean Chrétien in keeping Canada out
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | April 15, 2024
Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters in the West Block on May 9, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s salute to militarism is sad

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | April 15, 2024
  • Mélanie Joly is heir to some great Canadians initiatives for peace: Lester Pearson on peacekeeping in the Suez Canal, Jean Chrétien in keeping Canada out

Canada’s salute to militarism is sad

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | April 15, 2024
  • Mélanie Joly is heir to some great Canadians initiatives for peace: Lester Pearson on peacekeeping in the Suez Canal, Jean Chrétien in keeping Canada out
Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters in the West Block on May 9, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign Interference Commission testimony raises more questions than answers

  • What was most interesting was what wasn’t said, or rather what couldn’t be said.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 15, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared at the Foreign Interference Commission on April 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign Interference Commission testimony raises more questions than answers

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 15, 2024
  • What was most interesting was what wasn’t said, or rather what couldn’t be said.

Foreign Interference Commission testimony raises more questions than answers

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 15, 2024
  • What was most interesting was what wasn’t said, or rather what couldn’t be said.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared at the Foreign Interference Commission on April 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House Health Committee calls for a national breast implant registry

  • Canada is the only G7 country without a national breast implant registry. March 29 marked the 120-day deadline for the government to respond to
FeatureBY MAGDELENE CRESKEY | April 15, 2024
Health Minister Mark Holland told the House Health Committee last month that he was committed to creating a breast implant registry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House Health Committee calls for a national breast implant registry

FeatureBY MAGDELENE CRESKEY | April 15, 2024
  • Canada is the only G7 country without a national breast implant registry. March 29 marked the 120-day deadline for the government to respond to

House Health Committee calls for a national breast implant registry

FeatureBY MAGDELENE CRESKEY | April 15, 2024
  • Canada is the only G7 country without a national breast implant registry. March 29 marked the 120-day deadline for the government to respond to
Health Minister Mark Holland told the House Health Committee last month that he was committed to creating a breast implant registry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Wagner honoured with France’s highest distinction

  • Plus, former House Speaker John Fraser dies, Donner Prize finalists announced, former Liberal cabinet minister Iona Campagnolo dies at 91, CAF member Capt. Sean
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 15, 2024
French prime minister Gabriel Attal presented Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner with the insignia of Commander of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest honour. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Wagner honoured with France’s highest distinction

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 15, 2024
  • Plus, former House Speaker John Fraser dies, Donner Prize finalists announced, former Liberal cabinet minister Iona Campagnolo dies at 91, CAF member Capt. Sean

Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Wagner honoured with France’s highest distinction

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 15, 2024
  • Plus, former House Speaker John Fraser dies, Donner Prize finalists announced, former Liberal cabinet minister Iona Campagnolo dies at 91, CAF member Capt. Sean
French prime minister Gabriel Attal presented Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner with the insignia of Commander of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest honour. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Jurisdiction, shmurisdiction

  • Plus, a recap of the Press Gallery Dinner for those who instead opted to attend Melissa Lantsman's birthday party.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will release the government's Budget 2024 tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Jurisdiction, shmurisdiction

  • Plus, a recap of the Press Gallery Dinner for those who instead opted to attend Melissa Lantsman's birthday party.

Politics This Morning: Jurisdiction, shmurisdiction

  • Plus, a recap of the Press Gallery Dinner for those who instead opted to attend Melissa Lantsman's birthday party.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will release the government's Budget 2024 tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Simply fictional’ that Netanyahu didn’t try to protect aid workers in Gaza, says letter writer

  • Regarding last Monday’s editorial cartoon (The Hill Times, April 8) by Michael de Adder. Some editorial cartoons are meant to comment on current events,
Opinion | April 15, 2024
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‘Simply fictional’ that Netanyahu didn’t try to protect aid workers in Gaza, says letter writer

Opinion | April 15, 2024
  • Regarding last Monday’s editorial cartoon (The Hill Times, April 8) by Michael de Adder. Some editorial cartoons are meant to comment on current events,

‘Simply fictional’ that Netanyahu didn’t try to protect aid workers in Gaza, says letter writer

Opinion | April 15, 2024
  • Regarding last Monday’s editorial cartoon (The Hill Times, April 8) by Michael de Adder. Some editorial cartoons are meant to comment on current events,
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Why doesn’t Michael Harris cry out for Hamas to surrender and release the Israeli hostages, asks letter-writer Alan Williams

  • Re: “Who can stop Benjamin Netanyahu?” (The Hill Times, April 8, by Michael Harris). I want to thank Michael Harris. The double-standard that he
Opinion | April 15, 2024
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Why doesn’t Michael Harris cry out for Hamas to surrender and release the Israeli hostages, asks letter-writer Alan Williams

Opinion | April 15, 2024
  • Re: “Who can stop Benjamin Netanyahu?” (The Hill Times, April 8, by Michael Harris). I want to thank Michael Harris. The double-standard that he

Why doesn’t Michael Harris cry out for Hamas to surrender and release the Israeli hostages, asks letter-writer Alan Williams

Opinion | April 15, 2024
  • Re: “Who can stop Benjamin Netanyahu?” (The Hill Times, April 8, by Michael Harris). I want to thank Michael Harris. The double-standard that he
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Freeland releases budget Tuesday, April 16, at 4 p.m. in the House

  • MONDAY, APRIL 15 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House will sit until
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will table the 2024 federal budget on Tuesday, April 16 at 4 p.m. ET in the House of Commons. The Department of Finance will host an embargoed reading and press conference for media prior to the tabling. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland releases budget Tuesday, April 16, at 4 p.m. in the House

  • MONDAY, APRIL 15 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House will sit until

Freeland releases budget Tuesday, April 16, at 4 p.m. in the House

  • MONDAY, APRIL 15 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House will sit until
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will table the 2024 federal budget on Tuesday, April 16 at 4 p.m. ET in the House of Commons. The Department of Finance will host an embargoed reading and press conference for media prior to the tabling. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s budget should focus on housing, ending homelessness, writes Ottawa reader

  • More and more people are homeless in Ottawa and across Canada due to the rapidly increasing cost of housing. In the federal budget on
Opinion | April 15, 2024

Freeland’s budget should focus on housing, ending homelessness, writes Ottawa reader

Opinion | April 15, 2024
  • More and more people are homeless in Ottawa and across Canada due to the rapidly increasing cost of housing. In the federal budget on

Freeland’s budget should focus on housing, ending homelessness, writes Ottawa reader

Opinion | April 15, 2024
  • More and more people are homeless in Ottawa and across Canada due to the rapidly increasing cost of housing. In the federal budget on

Conservatives gather at Canada Strong and Free Network conference

  • Politicians, columnists, politicos, and some of the biggest names in the “Movement Conservatism” descended on the Westin Hotel on April 10 to kick off
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | April 12, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivers a keynote address at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives gather at Canada Strong and Free Network conference

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | April 12, 2024
  • Politicians, columnists, politicos, and some of the biggest names in the “Movement Conservatism” descended on the Westin Hotel on April 10 to kick off

Conservatives gather at Canada Strong and Free Network conference

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | April 12, 2024
  • Politicians, columnists, politicos, and some of the biggest names in the “Movement Conservatism” descended on the Westin Hotel on April 10 to kick off
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivers a keynote address at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Polls are bullshit’ Broadbent Progress Summit hears as politicos talk of potential NDP ‘collapse’

  • ‘Nobody can say what's going to happen in an election campaign a year away, or even a week away, based on polls,’ says Anne
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 12, 2024
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it's his job to tell working-class Canadians that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is lying to them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Polls are bullshit’ Broadbent Progress Summit hears as politicos talk of potential NDP ‘collapse’

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 12, 2024
  • ‘Nobody can say what's going to happen in an election campaign a year away, or even a week away, based on polls,’ says Anne

‘Polls are bullshit’ Broadbent Progress Summit hears as politicos talk of potential NDP ‘collapse’

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | April 12, 2024
  • ‘Nobody can say what's going to happen in an election campaign a year away, or even a week away, based on polls,’ says Anne
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it's his job to tell working-class Canadians that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is lying to them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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