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Nick Redekop is a reporter and columnist for The Niagara Independent. He has previously worked in municipal, provincial, and federal politics.

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, right, with PSG Senator Duncan Wilson. The 'status quo does not change on its own' says Wells, warning there is still work to do to address 2SLGBTQIA+ equality in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kristopher Wells

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, right, with PSG Senator Duncan Wilson. The 'status quo does not change on its own' says Wells, warning there is still work to do to address 2SLGBTQIA+ equality in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kristopher Wells

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
CBC News: Politics legend Don Newman, right, reunites with the former Cape Breton-ese voice in his head, Sharon Musgrave, at the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26, to celebrate her retirement after more than three decades with the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades
CBC News: Politics legend Don Newman, right, reunites with the former Cape Breton-ese voice in his head, Sharon Musgrave, at the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26, to celebrate her retirement after more than three decades with the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's One Canadian Economy Act, which the government has touted as a necessary solution to kickstart Canada's economy, has passed the Senate after only two days of debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's One Canadian Economy Act, which the government has touted as a necessary solution to kickstart Canada's economy, has passed the Senate after only two days of debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons
Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The 'Golden Dome' proposal is not merely expensive; it is strategically unsound and technically unreliable, writes Cesar Jaramillo. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The 'Golden Dome' proposal is not merely expensive; it is strategically unsound and technically unreliable, writes Cesar Jaramillo. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is
Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
In these complex times, where targeted violence and threats against the public are so multi-various in nature, we must continually adapt to the dynamic threat landscape via a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, write John McCoy and Michael King. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is
In these complex times, where targeted violence and threats against the public are so multi-various in nature, we must continually adapt to the dynamic threat landscape via a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, write John McCoy and Michael King. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

Much ado about nothing in Iran

  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
It took U.S. President Donald Trump a long time to realize that he had been played by the Israeli prime minister, but it won’t last because he cannot bear the idea that he was outsmarted, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

Much ado about nothing in Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.

Much ado about nothing in Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
It took U.S. President Donald Trump a long time to realize that he had been played by the Israeli prime minister, but it won’t last because he cannot bear the idea that he was outsmarted, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the defence and security agreement between Canada-EU will 'help deliver on capability targets more quickly and economically.' The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the defence and security agreement between Canada-EU will 'help deliver on capability targets more quickly and economically.' The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Israel marks national day

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed delivers a toast at his country’s national day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Israel marks national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Israel marks national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed delivers a toast at his country’s national day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The Senate reconvenes

  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
Senators will return to action today, with the summer adjournment looming and a final vote on Bill C-5 coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Senate reconvenes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.

The Senate reconvenes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.
Senators will return to action today, with the summer adjournment looming and a final vote on Bill C-5 coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney blows the roof off inertia-bound Ottawa, but there’s no guarantee of success

  • Canada’s highly decentralized federation requires time, energy, and good fortune to reach consensus.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
It remains to be seen whether Prime Minister Mark Carney's government can make all this work in a timeframe that complies with his refreshing, unconventional campaign to rapidly bring the country together to start building a stronger, more independent economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney blows the roof off inertia-bound Ottawa, but there’s no guarantee of success

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 25, 2025
  • Canada’s highly decentralized federation requires time, energy, and good fortune to reach consensus.

Carney blows the roof off inertia-bound Ottawa, but there’s no guarantee of success

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 25, 2025
  • Canada’s highly decentralized federation requires time, energy, and good fortune to reach consensus.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
It remains to be seen whether Prime Minister Mark Carney's government can make all this work in a timeframe that complies with his refreshing, unconventional campaign to rapidly bring the country together to start building a stronger, more independent economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Speaking for a forgotten people

  • The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | June 25, 2025
A European Union humanitarian aid worker in Gaza in February 2025. There is a compelling reason for Canada to be a relentless champion of international law today as it is applied and thwarted in rulings on the illegal occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, and the International Court of Justice rulings, writes Jim Creskey. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid

Speaking for a forgotten people

Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | June 25, 2025
  • The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.

Speaking for a forgotten people

Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | June 25, 2025
  • The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.
A European Union humanitarian aid worker in Gaza in February 2025. There is a compelling reason for Canada to be a relentless champion of international law today as it is applied and thwarted in rulings on the illegal occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, and the International Court of Justice rulings, writes Jim Creskey. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid

Members’ statements from June 20

  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount
Opinion | June 25, 2025

Members’ statements from June 20

Opinion | June 25, 2025
  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount

Members’ statements from June 20

Opinion | June 25, 2025
  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount

Carney talks turkey at NATO

  • Plus, new inflation data, and what public servants think of their jobs.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend a NATO summit focused on defence spending today in the Netherlands. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks turkey at NATO

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 24, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data, and what public servants think of their jobs.

Carney talks turkey at NATO

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 24, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data, and what public servants think of their jobs.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend a NATO summit focused on defence spending today in the Netherlands. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

  • The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | June 23, 2025
Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney shuffled his senior ranks—a first wave of appointments seen as an early step in retooling the leadership to drive his top priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | June 23, 2025
  • The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | June 23, 2025
  • The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney shuffled his senior ranks—a first wave of appointments seen as an early step in retooling the leadership to drive his top priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, says an AI virtual agent, or 'Ava,' has been trained by compensation advisers for the past year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, says an AI virtual agent, or 'Ava,' has been trained by compensation advisers for the past year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to walk the walk

  • A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
There's an ongoing review of Canada’s acquisition of 88 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen

Time to walk the walk

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
  • A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.

Time to walk the walk

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
  • A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.
There's an ongoing review of Canada’s acquisition of 88 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

  • For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 23, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, and Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson have further fleshed out their respective ministerial teams. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 23, 2025
  • For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 23, 2025
  • For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.
Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, and Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson have further fleshed out their respective ministerial teams. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
Karen Hogan
Karen Hogan
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s June 10 report showed federal organizations 'frequently did not demonstrate value for money' in professional services contracts awarded to GC Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.
Karen Hogan
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s June 10 report showed federal organizations 'frequently did not demonstrate value for money' in professional services contracts awarded to GC Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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CJPME opinion piece bases false claim on skewed data

  • The opinion piece “Canadians recognize what their leaders won’t: Israel practices apartheid” contains an appalling misrepresentation of a recent survey.  Despite the title and
Opinion | September 18, 2023

CJPME opinion piece bases false claim on skewed data

Opinion | September 18, 2023
  • The opinion piece “Canadians recognize what their leaders won’t: Israel practices apartheid” contains an appalling misrepresentation of a recent survey.  Despite the title and

CJPME opinion piece bases false claim on skewed data

Opinion | September 18, 2023
  • The opinion piece “Canadians recognize what their leaders won’t: Israel practices apartheid” contains an appalling misrepresentation of a recent survey.  Despite the title and

MacGregor’s success is more than ‘luck’

  • Roy MacGregor was a small-town kid from Ontario's backwoods who made it big in Canada's media world. In Paper Trails, he tells the story
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | September 18, 2023
Roy MacGregor: 'There have, over that half-century of journalism, been blown jet engines, threatening weapons at Oka, a snowstorm on James Bay that forced us to take shelter for three days on a barren island, physical threats from unhappy athletes—and more fun than I ever should have imagined.' Photograph courtesy of Random House Canada/Fred Lum

MacGregor’s success is more than ‘luck’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | September 18, 2023
  • Roy MacGregor was a small-town kid from Ontario's backwoods who made it big in Canada's media world. In Paper Trails, he tells the story

MacGregor’s success is more than ‘luck’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | September 18, 2023
  • Roy MacGregor was a small-town kid from Ontario's backwoods who made it big in Canada's media world. In Paper Trails, he tells the story
Roy MacGregor: 'There have, over that half-century of journalism, been blown jet engines, threatening weapons at Oka, a snowstorm on James Bay that forced us to take shelter for three days on a barren island, physical threats from unhappy athletes—and more fun than I ever should have imagined.' Photograph courtesy of Random House Canada/Fred Lum

Earnscliffe, Métropolitain, iPolitics to host fall sitting shindig Tuesday night

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 18 House Resumes Sitting—The House will resume sitting on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks (Sept. 18-Oct. 6), and
Earnscliffe Strategies, Métropolitain Brasserie, and iPolitics host the 2023 Housewarming on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. ET at the Métropolitain Brasserie, 700 Sussex Dr. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Earnscliffe, Métropolitain, iPolitics to host fall sitting shindig Tuesday night

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 18 House Resumes Sitting—The House will resume sitting on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks (Sept. 18-Oct. 6), and

Earnscliffe, Métropolitain, iPolitics to host fall sitting shindig Tuesday night

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 18 House Resumes Sitting—The House will resume sitting on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks (Sept. 18-Oct. 6), and
Earnscliffe Strategies, Métropolitain Brasserie, and iPolitics host the 2023 Housewarming on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. ET at the Métropolitain Brasserie, 700 Sussex Dr. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Atlantic support shifting away from Liberals as voters’ sentiments fail to reach Ottawa, says NDP candidate

  • ‘Sometimes I think people feel like it's not St. John's East’s voice in Ottawa, but it's Ottawa’s voice in St. John’s East,’ said NDP
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 15, 2023
NDP candidate Mary Shortall, front row right, is pictured with Newfoundland & Labrador NDP Leader Jim Dinn and a group of supporters during a summer canvassing blitz in the riding of St. John's East. Photograph by Amanda Will courtesy of St. John's East NDP Association

Atlantic support shifting away from Liberals as voters’ sentiments fail to reach Ottawa, says NDP candidate

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 15, 2023
  • ‘Sometimes I think people feel like it's not St. John's East’s voice in Ottawa, but it's Ottawa’s voice in St. John’s East,’ said NDP

Atlantic support shifting away from Liberals as voters’ sentiments fail to reach Ottawa, says NDP candidate

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 15, 2023
  • ‘Sometimes I think people feel like it's not St. John's East’s voice in Ottawa, but it's Ottawa’s voice in St. John’s East,’ said NDP
NDP candidate Mary Shortall, front row right, is pictured with Newfoundland & Labrador NDP Leader Jim Dinn and a group of supporters during a summer canvassing blitz in the riding of St. John's East. Photograph by Amanda Will courtesy of St. John's East NDP Association

Today is the International Day of Democracy: it’s time for Canada to step up

  • There is multi-party consensus that Canada should be supporting global democratic development.
Opinion | BY TOM CORMIER | September 15, 2023
Sept. 15 is recognized as the International Day of Democracy. Now more than ever, global democracy needs international support, writes Tom Cormier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Today is the International Day of Democracy: it’s time for Canada to step up

Opinion | BY TOM CORMIER | September 15, 2023
  • There is multi-party consensus that Canada should be supporting global democratic development.

Today is the International Day of Democracy: it’s time for Canada to step up

Opinion | BY TOM CORMIER | September 15, 2023
  • There is multi-party consensus that Canada should be supporting global democratic development.
Sept. 15 is recognized as the International Day of Democracy. Now more than ever, global democracy needs international support, writes Tom Cormier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Housing policy afoot

  • Plus, Canadian trade ministers gather.
A housing development project in Findlay Creek, Ottawa. Both the prime minister and leader of the opposition are promising stronger incentives for municipalities to approve the construction of more housing within their boundaries. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Housing policy afoot

  • Plus, Canadian trade ministers gather.

Politics This Morning: Housing policy afoot

  • Plus, Canadian trade ministers gather.
A housing development project in Findlay Creek, Ottawa. Both the prime minister and leader of the opposition are promising stronger incentives for municipalities to approve the construction of more housing within their boundaries. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Women peace-builders: an investment Canada cannot afford to overlook

  • Investing in women peacebuilders is not just a moral and effective thing to do, it's a good financial investment we cannot afford to overlook.
Opinion | BY RACHEL WARDEN | September 14, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters outside a cabinet meeting in the West Block on May 9, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Women peace-builders: an investment Canada cannot afford to overlook

Opinion | BY RACHEL WARDEN | September 14, 2023
  • Investing in women peacebuilders is not just a moral and effective thing to do, it's a good financial investment we cannot afford to overlook.

Women peace-builders: an investment Canada cannot afford to overlook

Opinion | BY RACHEL WARDEN | September 14, 2023
  • Investing in women peacebuilders is not just a moral and effective thing to do, it's a good financial investment we cannot afford to overlook.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters outside a cabinet meeting in the West Block on May 9, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s got a pessimism problem

  • After looking at some recent polls, it's clear that when it comes to attracting younger voters, the Liberals are lagging in third place.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 14, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa shortly after shuffling his cabinet on July 26, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s got a pessimism problem

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 14, 2023
  • After looking at some recent polls, it's clear that when it comes to attracting younger voters, the Liberals are lagging in third place.

Trudeau’s got a pessimism problem

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 14, 2023
  • After looking at some recent polls, it's clear that when it comes to attracting younger voters, the Liberals are lagging in third place.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa shortly after shuffling his cabinet on July 26, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How summer shaped the fall sitting: old issues with new focus, and shifting party dynamics

  • While the key policy themes in Parliament are largely unchanged from June to September, some will re-emerge in autumn with sharper or more urgent
Opinion | BY YAROSLAV BARAN | September 14, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have equally prioritized the theme of housing throughout the summer, writes Yaroslav Baran. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

How summer shaped the fall sitting: old issues with new focus, and shifting party dynamics

Opinion | BY YAROSLAV BARAN | September 14, 2023
  • While the key policy themes in Parliament are largely unchanged from June to September, some will re-emerge in autumn with sharper or more urgent

How summer shaped the fall sitting: old issues with new focus, and shifting party dynamics

Opinion | BY YAROSLAV BARAN | September 14, 2023
  • While the key policy themes in Parliament are largely unchanged from June to September, some will re-emerge in autumn with sharper or more urgent
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have equally prioritized the theme of housing throughout the summer, writes Yaroslav Baran. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ontario government locking in long-term dependence on gas plants despite federal clean electricity timelines

  • The province’s energy plan does not set a timeline for phasing out fossil fuels from its electricity grid, says one environmental advocate.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 14, 2023
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, seen here in Ottawa on Feb. 7, has said the federal government's timeline for phasing out fossil fuels from provincial electricity grids is too ambitious. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ontario government locking in long-term dependence on gas plants despite federal clean electricity timelines

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 14, 2023
  • The province’s energy plan does not set a timeline for phasing out fossil fuels from its electricity grid, says one environmental advocate.

Ontario government locking in long-term dependence on gas plants despite federal clean electricity timelines

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 14, 2023
  • The province’s energy plan does not set a timeline for phasing out fossil fuels from its electricity grid, says one environmental advocate.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, seen here in Ottawa on Feb. 7, has said the federal government's timeline for phasing out fossil fuels from provincial electricity grids is too ambitious. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The impact of the climate crisis on women

  • Efforts to reduce gendered fallout of climate change need to happen alongside investments in cleaner fuels, greener transportation, and carbon removal systems.
Opinion | BY PAULETTE SENIOR | September 14, 2023
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien, left, and Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault. Emergency-driven food and housing insecurities prove most difficult for women with young and elderly dependents and lower incomes, writes Paulette Senior. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The impact of the climate crisis on women

Opinion | BY PAULETTE SENIOR | September 14, 2023
  • Efforts to reduce gendered fallout of climate change need to happen alongside investments in cleaner fuels, greener transportation, and carbon removal systems.

The impact of the climate crisis on women

Opinion | BY PAULETTE SENIOR | September 14, 2023
  • Efforts to reduce gendered fallout of climate change need to happen alongside investments in cleaner fuels, greener transportation, and carbon removal systems.
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien, left, and Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault. Emergency-driven food and housing insecurities prove most difficult for women with young and elderly dependents and lower incomes, writes Paulette Senior. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Discrimination, silence and oppression do not belong in a modernized Senate

  • The Senate wears its modernization as a badge of honour. Yet, this progress has not been profound enough to meaningfully improve the antiquated institution that's
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | September 14, 2023
Senators on the Senate's on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, pictured on the Hill Sept. 21, 2022. Non-Affiliated Senator Mary Jane McCallum says non-affiliated Senators are not granted seats on committees, relying on the goodwill of established Senate groups and caucuses to get seats, which she says is unfair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Discrimination, silence and oppression do not belong in a modernized Senate

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | September 14, 2023
  • The Senate wears its modernization as a badge of honour. Yet, this progress has not been profound enough to meaningfully improve the antiquated institution that's

Discrimination, silence and oppression do not belong in a modernized Senate

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | September 14, 2023
  • The Senate wears its modernization as a badge of honour. Yet, this progress has not been profound enough to meaningfully improve the antiquated institution that's
Senators on the Senate's on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, pictured on the Hill Sept. 21, 2022. Non-Affiliated Senator Mary Jane McCallum says non-affiliated Senators are not granted seats on committees, relying on the goodwill of established Senate groups and caucuses to get seats, which she says is unfair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: The Prime Minister of Everything

  • Plus, Pierre Poilievre heads to northern B.C.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre support the use of carrots and sticks, respectively, to prod municipalities into allowing more construction of high-density housing. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: The Prime Minister of Everything

  • Plus, Pierre Poilievre heads to northern B.C.

Politics This Morning: The Prime Minister of Everything

  • Plus, Pierre Poilievre heads to northern B.C.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre support the use of carrots and sticks, respectively, to prod municipalities into allowing more construction of high-density housing. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Setting terms of foreign interference inquiry cools political temperature on process but not substance, say observers

  • ‘How we're going to get answers may be cooled down, but the subject matter itself is still very much a live wire,’ says former
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 13, 2023
On Sept. 7, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced that the major federal parties had reached an agreement on the terms and commissioner for a public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Setting terms of foreign interference inquiry cools political temperature on process but not substance, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 13, 2023
  • ‘How we're going to get answers may be cooled down, but the subject matter itself is still very much a live wire,’ says former

Setting terms of foreign interference inquiry cools political temperature on process but not substance, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 13, 2023
  • ‘How we're going to get answers may be cooled down, but the subject matter itself is still very much a live wire,’ says former
On Sept. 7, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced that the major federal parties had reached an agreement on the terms and commissioner for a public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal government should champion, not hinder, Canadian aerospace with aircraft procurement

  • If our own government won’t give Canadian firms a chance to compete for the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project, how can we expect allied governments
Opinion | BY MEHRAN EBRAHIMI, CHRISTIAN MOREAU, WALID HEJAZI | September 13, 2023
The Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Aurora CP-140 maritime patrol fleet should be a generational opportunity for Canadian aerospace firms, write Mehran Ebrahimi, Christian Moreau, and Walid Hejazi. Photograph courtesy of DND

Federal government should champion, not hinder, Canadian aerospace with aircraft procurement

Opinion | BY MEHRAN EBRAHIMI, CHRISTIAN MOREAU, WALID HEJAZI | September 13, 2023
  • If our own government won’t give Canadian firms a chance to compete for the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project, how can we expect allied governments

Federal government should champion, not hinder, Canadian aerospace with aircraft procurement

Opinion | BY MEHRAN EBRAHIMI, CHRISTIAN MOREAU, WALID HEJAZI | September 13, 2023
  • If our own government won’t give Canadian firms a chance to compete for the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project, how can we expect allied governments
The Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Aurora CP-140 maritime patrol fleet should be a generational opportunity for Canadian aerospace firms, write Mehran Ebrahimi, Christian Moreau, and Walid Hejazi. Photograph courtesy of DND

How we can actually achieve national pharmacare

  • Between us and a good quality universal drug insurance plan lie four problems, all of which matter right now.
Opinion | BY CHRIS BONNETT | September 13, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured, is trying to leverage a national pharmacare program out of his party's supply-and-confidence agreement with the government. The NDP, and perhaps the Liberals, have just one model in mind: a fully public drug plan, writes Chris Bonnett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How we can actually achieve national pharmacare

Opinion | BY CHRIS BONNETT | September 13, 2023
  • Between us and a good quality universal drug insurance plan lie four problems, all of which matter right now.

How we can actually achieve national pharmacare

Opinion | BY CHRIS BONNETT | September 13, 2023
  • Between us and a good quality universal drug insurance plan lie four problems, all of which matter right now.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured, is trying to leverage a national pharmacare program out of his party's supply-and-confidence agreement with the government. The NDP, and perhaps the Liberals, have just one model in mind: a fully public drug plan, writes Chris Bonnett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lightyears away, another ocean exists

  • It’s a triumph (‘We found life!’), and at the same time no surprise at all (‘What did you expect to find?’).
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 13, 2023
This artist's impression shows the planet K2-18b, its host star and an accompanying planet. Planet K2-18b is 8.6 times bigger than Earth, but it has an atmosphere containing carbon dioxide and methane, both commonly emitted by living things—and also dimethyl sulphide, a trace gas that is definitely a strong ‘biomarker’ for life. Courtesy of ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser

Lightyears away, another ocean exists

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 13, 2023
  • It’s a triumph (‘We found life!’), and at the same time no surprise at all (‘What did you expect to find?’).

Lightyears away, another ocean exists

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 13, 2023
  • It’s a triumph (‘We found life!’), and at the same time no surprise at all (‘What did you expect to find?’).
This artist's impression shows the planet K2-18b, its host star and an accompanying planet. Planet K2-18b is 8.6 times bigger than Earth, but it has an atmosphere containing carbon dioxide and methane, both commonly emitted by living things—and also dimethyl sulphide, a trace gas that is definitely a strong ‘biomarker’ for life. Courtesy of ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser

Governments must change how they deliver health care

  • The focus has long been on the belief that more doctors and nurses equals better health care. While they're the backbone of the system,
Opinion | BY JIMMY YANG | September 13, 2023
Then-Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, right, looks on as Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, speaks at a June 19, 2023, press conference. Our health providers need better tools to do their jobs, and foster greater collaboration in the sector, writes Jimmy Yang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governments must change how they deliver health care

Opinion | BY JIMMY YANG | September 13, 2023
  • The focus has long been on the belief that more doctors and nurses equals better health care. While they're the backbone of the system,

Governments must change how they deliver health care

Opinion | BY JIMMY YANG | September 13, 2023
  • The focus has long been on the belief that more doctors and nurses equals better health care. While they're the backbone of the system,
Then-Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, right, looks on as Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, speaks at a June 19, 2023, press conference. Our health providers need better tools to do their jobs, and foster greater collaboration in the sector, writes Jimmy Yang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds can no longer ignore devastation from substance use in the North

  • Northern-specific data is necessary to ensure the federal government is not swayed by popular southern theories.
Opinion | BY LAWRIE CRAWFORD | September 13, 2023
There is no national data for jurisdictional comparisons to build understanding about the patterns of consumption and their consequences across the country, and politicians need to stop putting their head in the sand about the role of alcohol and its deadly harm, writes Lawrie Crawford. Unsplash photograph by Wyron A

Feds can no longer ignore devastation from substance use in the North

Opinion | BY LAWRIE CRAWFORD | September 13, 2023
  • Northern-specific data is necessary to ensure the federal government is not swayed by popular southern theories.

Feds can no longer ignore devastation from substance use in the North

Opinion | BY LAWRIE CRAWFORD | September 13, 2023
  • Northern-specific data is necessary to ensure the federal government is not swayed by popular southern theories.
There is no national data for jurisdictional comparisons to build understanding about the patterns of consumption and their consequences across the country, and politicians need to stop putting their head in the sand about the role of alcohol and its deadly harm, writes Lawrie Crawford. Unsplash photograph by Wyron A

One year in, Poilievre’s party-unity efforts on point, say pundits, Tory delegates

  • In addition to the leader's tone, the path to the next federal election will also be carved by the Conservative Party's newly elected national
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, ABBAS RANA | September 13, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivers the keynote address at the party's policy convention in Québec City on Sept. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

One year in, Poilievre’s party-unity efforts on point, say pundits, Tory delegates

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, ABBAS RANA | September 13, 2023
  • In addition to the leader's tone, the path to the next federal election will also be carved by the Conservative Party's newly elected national

One year in, Poilievre’s party-unity efforts on point, say pundits, Tory delegates

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, ABBAS RANA | September 13, 2023
  • In addition to the leader's tone, the path to the next federal election will also be carved by the Conservative Party's newly elected national
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivers the keynote address at the party's policy convention in Québec City on Sept. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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