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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.

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

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

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

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

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

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

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

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

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

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

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

  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life
Opinion | July 7, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

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

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

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life
typewriter
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Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Major projects beget major challenges

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

Major projects beget major challenges

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

Major projects beget major challenges

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

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

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

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

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

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

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

  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Carney has defended eliminating the DST, saying negotiations had restarted with the U.S. as of June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Carney has defended eliminating the DST, saying negotiations had restarted with the U.S. as of June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now
Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Building a brain economy will require co-ordination across departments, write Jennie Z. Young and Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

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

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Building a brain economy will require co-ordination across departments, write Jennie Z. Young and Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House and Senate steering committee members named

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

House and Senate steering committee members named

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

House and Senate steering committee members named

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

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
The key fact in any discussion about climate refugees is that the tropical countries—like the South Pacific island of Tuvalu—will be hit sooner and harder than those closer to the poles, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles
The key fact in any discussion about climate refugees is that the tropical countries—like the South Pacific island of Tuvalu—will be hit sooner and harder than those closer to the poles, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

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

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

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

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.
Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
Before turning to politics, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was chair of Hydro One Limited, which is Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.
Before turning to politics, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was chair of Hydro One Limited, which is Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The North is Canada’s microcosm

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

The North is Canada’s microcosm

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

The North is Canada’s microcosm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Calgary Stampede kicks off on July 4

  • SATURDAY, JULY 5 Canada First Stampede Barbecue—The Conservative Party of Canada hosts its Canada First Stampede Barbecue at the Calgary Stampede. Saturday, July 5,
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife, Anaida, at the 2024 Calgary Stampede. This year's Stampede takes place July 4-13, and on July 5, the Conservative Party is hosting a Canada First Stampede Barbecue. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

Calgary Stampede kicks off on July 4

  • SATURDAY, JULY 5 Canada First Stampede Barbecue—The Conservative Party of Canada hosts its Canada First Stampede Barbecue at the Calgary Stampede. Saturday, July 5,

Calgary Stampede kicks off on July 4

  • SATURDAY, JULY 5 Canada First Stampede Barbecue—The Conservative Party of Canada hosts its Canada First Stampede Barbecue at the Calgary Stampede. Saturday, July 5,
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife, Anaida, at the 2024 Calgary Stampede. This year's Stampede takes place July 4-13, and on July 5, the Conservative Party is hosting a Canada First Stampede Barbecue. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

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

AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

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

AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

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

Canadians’ right to a healthy environment is already being tested

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

Canadians’ right to a healthy environment is already being tested

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

Canadians’ right to a healthy environment is already being tested

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

Canadians are coming together, and Indigenous people can’t be left out 

  • Indigenous leaders have called the feds’ recent Bill C-5 push a 'huge step backward' in the Crown-Indigenous relationship.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and cabinet have their work cut out to prove they are committed to continuing to walk the path toward true reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians are coming together, and Indigenous people can’t be left out 

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 2, 2025
  • Indigenous leaders have called the feds’ recent Bill C-5 push a 'huge step backward' in the Crown-Indigenous relationship.

Canadians are coming together, and Indigenous people can’t be left out 

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 2, 2025
  • Indigenous leaders have called the feds’ recent Bill C-5 push a 'huge step backward' in the Crown-Indigenous relationship.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and cabinet have their work cut out to prove they are committed to continuing to walk the path toward true reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Taiwan: ignore China’s conniptions

  • The primary U.S. role should be to ensure that Taiwan urgently rebuilds its military defences, ignoring all Chinese threats and imprecations. Avoiding a Chinese-American
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 13, 2023
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, left, had a courtesy meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan on April 5 in California. Beijing reacted by issuing a 'stern warning' to the United States, and then 'encircled' the island (its own words) with Chinese fighters, bombers, naval destroyers, and missile boats. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Taiwan: ignore China’s conniptions

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 13, 2023
  • The primary U.S. role should be to ensure that Taiwan urgently rebuilds its military defences, ignoring all Chinese threats and imprecations. Avoiding a Chinese-American

Taiwan: ignore China’s conniptions

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 13, 2023
  • The primary U.S. role should be to ensure that Taiwan urgently rebuilds its military defences, ignoring all Chinese threats and imprecations. Avoiding a Chinese-American
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, left, had a courtesy meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan on April 5 in California. Beijing reacted by issuing a 'stern warning' to the United States, and then 'encircled' the island (its own words) with Chinese fighters, bombers, naval destroyers, and missile boats. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Hajdu’s office wants Alberta government to ‘do a lot more’ on Indigenous child welfare agreements

  • Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller met with provincial cabinet ministers in Ontario and Alberta to mark agreements to
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2023
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu's office says it is "very grateful" the Alberta government came to the table to sign a recent agreement on Indigenous child welfare, but said the relationship on this file has been 'much, much rockier' than with Ontario, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hajdu’s office wants Alberta government to ‘do a lot more’ on Indigenous child welfare agreements

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2023
  • Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller met with provincial cabinet ministers in Ontario and Alberta to mark agreements to

Hajdu’s office wants Alberta government to ‘do a lot more’ on Indigenous child welfare agreements

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2023
  • Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller met with provincial cabinet ministers in Ontario and Alberta to mark agreements to
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu's office says it is "very grateful" the Alberta government came to the table to sign a recent agreement on Indigenous child welfare, but said the relationship on this file has been 'much, much rockier' than with Ontario, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: PBO weighs in on budget 2023

  • Plus, MPs are in Taiwan.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 13, 2023
Canada's parliamentary budget officer will release a report today on 'key issues arising from' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's latest budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: PBO weighs in on budget 2023

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 13, 2023
  • Plus, MPs are in Taiwan.

Politics This Morning: PBO weighs in on budget 2023

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 13, 2023
  • Plus, MPs are in Taiwan.
Canada's parliamentary budget officer will release a report today on 'key issues arising from' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's latest budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former MPs talk about the ‘tug of war’ between personal and party politics on new Samara Centre podcast

  • In the latest episode, former Liberal MP Adam Vaughan said it 'became really weird to have your voice taken from you' if the party
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 12, 2023
Former MPs Adam Vaughan, left, Catherine McKenna, Peter Kent, and Robert-Falcon Ouellette share their personal stories in the podcast series Humans of the House presented by the Samara Centre for Democracy. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Sam Garcia, and Andrew Meade

Former MPs talk about the ‘tug of war’ between personal and party politics on new Samara Centre podcast

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 12, 2023
  • In the latest episode, former Liberal MP Adam Vaughan said it 'became really weird to have your voice taken from you' if the party

Former MPs talk about the ‘tug of war’ between personal and party politics on new Samara Centre podcast

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 12, 2023
  • In the latest episode, former Liberal MP Adam Vaughan said it 'became really weird to have your voice taken from you' if the party
Former MPs Adam Vaughan, left, Catherine McKenna, Peter Kent, and Robert-Falcon Ouellette share their personal stories in the podcast series Humans of the House presented by the Samara Centre for Democracy. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Sam Garcia, and Andrew Meade

No movement on pharmacare calls Liberal-NDP deal into question

  • Without pharmacare, Justin Trudeau cannot claim to have delivered transformative change in Canada’s health-care system, and Jagmeet Singh cannot claim to have used his
Opinion | BY DANIELLE MARTIN,NIK BARRY-SHAW | April 12, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, shakes hands with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2019. The fate of pharmacare in Canada—and the Liberal-NDP agreement—can be decided by the prime minister's ability to put daylight between his government and the powerful pharmaceutical and insurance industries, write Dr. Danielle Martin and Nik Barry-Shaw. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No movement on pharmacare calls Liberal-NDP deal into question

Opinion | BY DANIELLE MARTIN,NIK BARRY-SHAW | April 12, 2023
  • Without pharmacare, Justin Trudeau cannot claim to have delivered transformative change in Canada’s health-care system, and Jagmeet Singh cannot claim to have used his

No movement on pharmacare calls Liberal-NDP deal into question

Opinion | BY DANIELLE MARTIN,NIK BARRY-SHAW | April 12, 2023
  • Without pharmacare, Justin Trudeau cannot claim to have delivered transformative change in Canada’s health-care system, and Jagmeet Singh cannot claim to have used his
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, shakes hands with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2019. The fate of pharmacare in Canada—and the Liberal-NDP agreement—can be decided by the prime minister's ability to put daylight between his government and the powerful pharmaceutical and insurance industries, write Dr. Danielle Martin and Nik Barry-Shaw. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s budget missed a big inflation-fighting measure: energy efficiency

  • Without greater efficiency in how we consume energy, federal support for riskier ‘clean’ energy will not only fail to deliver big emission reductions, but
Opinion | BY JOHANNE WHITMORE,PIERRE-OLIVIER PINEAU,FRANçOIS DELORME | April 12, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. The cheapest energy to counter inflation is the energy we don’t need, write Johanne Whitmore, Pierre-Olivier Pineau, and François Delorme. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s budget missed a big inflation-fighting measure: energy efficiency

Opinion | BY JOHANNE WHITMORE,PIERRE-OLIVIER PINEAU,FRANçOIS DELORME | April 12, 2023
  • Without greater efficiency in how we consume energy, federal support for riskier ‘clean’ energy will not only fail to deliver big emission reductions, but

Canada’s budget missed a big inflation-fighting measure: energy efficiency

Opinion | BY JOHANNE WHITMORE,PIERRE-OLIVIER PINEAU,FRANçOIS DELORME | April 12, 2023
  • Without greater efficiency in how we consume energy, federal support for riskier ‘clean’ energy will not only fail to deliver big emission reductions, but
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. The cheapest energy to counter inflation is the energy we don’t need, write Johanne Whitmore, Pierre-Olivier Pineau, and François Delorme. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Good Friday Agreement at 25

  • It’s hardly surprising that Joe Biden, of Irish Catholic descent, is starting his Irish visit in Northern Ireland, and that he is not planning
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 12, 2023
American President Joe Biden, pictured with First Lady Jill Biden, is visiting Northern Ireland from April 11-12. Many good people are striving to head off a collapse of the historic Good Friday Agreement, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Good Friday Agreement at 25

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 12, 2023
  • It’s hardly surprising that Joe Biden, of Irish Catholic descent, is starting his Irish visit in Northern Ireland, and that he is not planning

Good Friday Agreement at 25

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 12, 2023
  • It’s hardly surprising that Joe Biden, of Irish Catholic descent, is starting his Irish visit in Northern Ireland, and that he is not planning
American President Joe Biden, pictured with First Lady Jill Biden, is visiting Northern Ireland from April 11-12. Many good people are striving to head off a collapse of the historic Good Friday Agreement, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Improving rail safety is a journey that never ends

  • Some of the dozens of measures introduced since the Lac Mégantic, Que., tragedy a decade ago include stringent tank car requirements, speed restrictions, key
Opinion | BY BOB MASTERSON | April 12, 2023
Canada's chemical industry is heavily invested in rail safety, writes Bob Masterson, president and CEO of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada. Flickr photo by Tony Hisgett

Improving rail safety is a journey that never ends

Opinion | BY BOB MASTERSON | April 12, 2023
  • Some of the dozens of measures introduced since the Lac Mégantic, Que., tragedy a decade ago include stringent tank car requirements, speed restrictions, key

Improving rail safety is a journey that never ends

Opinion | BY BOB MASTERSON | April 12, 2023
  • Some of the dozens of measures introduced since the Lac Mégantic, Que., tragedy a decade ago include stringent tank car requirements, speed restrictions, key
Canada's chemical industry is heavily invested in rail safety, writes Bob Masterson, president and CEO of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada. Flickr photo by Tony Hisgett

CRA lawyers say Muslim charity audit ‘only reasonable action’ given available information

  • After the Muslim Association of Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency had their days in court, national security expert Huda Mukbil says feds' risk
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 12, 2023
The Muslim Association of Canada ‘has not raised credible evidence that it was unfairly targeted by the CRA, nor that in conducting the audit, the CRA treated MAC any differently than it would another charity,’ government lawyers told the Ontario Superior Court. Photograph courtesy of Obert Madondo/Flickr

CRA lawyers say Muslim charity audit ‘only reasonable action’ given available information

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 12, 2023
  • After the Muslim Association of Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency had their days in court, national security expert Huda Mukbil says feds' risk

CRA lawyers say Muslim charity audit ‘only reasonable action’ given available information

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 12, 2023
  • After the Muslim Association of Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency had their days in court, national security expert Huda Mukbil says feds' risk
The Muslim Association of Canada ‘has not raised credible evidence that it was unfairly targeted by the CRA, nor that in conducting the audit, the CRA treated MAC any differently than it would another charity,’ government lawyers told the Ontario Superior Court. Photograph courtesy of Obert Madondo/Flickr

From Macdonald to Trudeau II: History podcaster reimagines Canadian prime ministers as 80s rockstars using AI

  • Plus, former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes looking to win Toronto's top job, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Opposition Leader Rachel Notley, and Calgary Mayor
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 12, 2023
In AI-generated images, from left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former prime ministers Brian Mulroney and Kim Campbell. Images courtesy of Craig Baird/Twitter

From Macdonald to Trudeau II: History podcaster reimagines Canadian prime ministers as 80s rockstars using AI

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 12, 2023
  • Plus, former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes looking to win Toronto's top job, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Opposition Leader Rachel Notley, and Calgary Mayor

From Macdonald to Trudeau II: History podcaster reimagines Canadian prime ministers as 80s rockstars using AI

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 12, 2023
  • Plus, former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes looking to win Toronto's top job, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Opposition Leader Rachel Notley, and Calgary Mayor
In AI-generated images, from left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former prime ministers Brian Mulroney and Kim Campbell. Images courtesy of Craig Baird/Twitter

Long road ahead to complete U.K. accession to Canada’s Pacific Rim trade deal

  • The legislative timeline to pass the U.K.'s accession protocol is expected to take a minimum of 18 months for all CPTPP members.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 12, 2023
With the U.K. set to become the first country to accede to Canada's Pacific Rim trade deal, International Trade Minister Mary Ng will have to stickhandle its parliamentary passage amid sectoral skirmishes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Long road ahead to complete U.K. accession to Canada’s Pacific Rim trade deal

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 12, 2023
  • The legislative timeline to pass the U.K.'s accession protocol is expected to take a minimum of 18 months for all CPTPP members.

Long road ahead to complete U.K. accession to Canada’s Pacific Rim trade deal

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 12, 2023
  • The legislative timeline to pass the U.K.'s accession protocol is expected to take a minimum of 18 months for all CPTPP members.
With the U.K. set to become the first country to accede to Canada's Pacific Rim trade deal, International Trade Minister Mary Ng will have to stickhandle its parliamentary passage amid sectoral skirmishes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Continued public service travel cuts could threaten Canada’s international engagement, say experts

  • The 2023 budget aims for public service travel cuts to compose a 'portion' of a 15 per cent reduction in professional services and travel.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 12, 2023
Grounded?: Departments that rely on travel to perform their duties have seen travel expenditures rise again following the drop associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Continued public service travel cuts could threaten Canada’s international engagement, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 12, 2023
  • The 2023 budget aims for public service travel cuts to compose a 'portion' of a 15 per cent reduction in professional services and travel.

Continued public service travel cuts could threaten Canada’s international engagement, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 12, 2023
  • The 2023 budget aims for public service travel cuts to compose a 'portion' of a 15 per cent reduction in professional services and travel.
Grounded?: Departments that rely on travel to perform their duties have seen travel expenditures rise again following the drop associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Clarity, not clicks, should be focus of Telford testimony

  • On April 14, the prime minister’s chief of staff, Katie Telford, will make her long-awaited appearance before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 12, 2023
The prime minister’s chief of staff, Katie Telford, will testify before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on April 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Clarity, not clicks, should be focus of Telford testimony

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 12, 2023
  • On April 14, the prime minister’s chief of staff, Katie Telford, will make her long-awaited appearance before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee to

Clarity, not clicks, should be focus of Telford testimony

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 12, 2023
  • On April 14, the prime minister’s chief of staff, Katie Telford, will make her long-awaited appearance before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee to
The prime minister’s chief of staff, Katie Telford, will testify before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on April 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PMPRB vacancies offer an opportunity for a course correction

  • The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board just needs to stop trying to push an agenda and go back to doing its job as an
Opinion | BY JASON FIELD | April 12, 2023
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was acting in the best interest of Canadians when he proactively reached out to fulfill the Patent Act requirements after the PMPRB refused to consult him directly, writes Jason Field. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PMPRB vacancies offer an opportunity for a course correction

Opinion | BY JASON FIELD | April 12, 2023
  • The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board just needs to stop trying to push an agenda and go back to doing its job as an

PMPRB vacancies offer an opportunity for a course correction

Opinion | BY JASON FIELD | April 12, 2023
  • The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board just needs to stop trying to push an agenda and go back to doing its job as an
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was acting in the best interest of Canadians when he proactively reached out to fulfill the Patent Act requirements after the PMPRB refused to consult him directly, writes Jason Field. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A uniquely Canadian national embarrassment

  • It’s been obvious for many years that Canadians resent spending on the prime minister’s residence, labelling it self-indulgent and wasteful.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 12, 2023
The deterioration of 24 Sussex Drive reflects Canada’s innate regional divisions and the resentment of centralized power in a very decentralized, regionally oriented federal system, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Kevin Philipupillai

A uniquely Canadian national embarrassment

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 12, 2023
  • It’s been obvious for many years that Canadians resent spending on the prime minister’s residence, labelling it self-indulgent and wasteful.

A uniquely Canadian national embarrassment

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 12, 2023
  • It’s been obvious for many years that Canadians resent spending on the prime minister’s residence, labelling it self-indulgent and wasteful.
The deterioration of 24 Sussex Drive reflects Canada’s innate regional divisions and the resentment of centralized power in a very decentralized, regionally oriented federal system, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Kevin Philipupillai

We want honesty about nuclear waste, says Saskatchewan reader

  • Re: “Don’t mislead on waste plans: Canadian Nuclear Society,” (The Hill Times, April 5, p. 8). Neil Alexander and Guy Hotte claim that Kevin
Opinion | April 12, 2023

We want honesty about nuclear waste, says Saskatchewan reader

Opinion | April 12, 2023
  • Re: “Don’t mislead on waste plans: Canadian Nuclear Society,” (The Hill Times, April 5, p. 8). Neil Alexander and Guy Hotte claim that Kevin

We want honesty about nuclear waste, says Saskatchewan reader

Opinion | April 12, 2023
  • Re: “Don’t mislead on waste plans: Canadian Nuclear Society,” (The Hill Times, April 5, p. 8). Neil Alexander and Guy Hotte claim that Kevin

Don’t paper over level of risk from nuclear waste: Air Alliance director

  • Re: “Don’t mislead on waste plans: Canadian Nuclear Society,” (The Hill Times, April 5, p. 8). More happy talk from nuclear advocates is not
Opinion | April 12, 2023
An anti-nuclear sign on a farm in South Bruce, Ont., next to the proposed site of a deep geological repository for high-level nuclear waste. Photograph courtesy of Michelle Stein

Don’t paper over level of risk from nuclear waste: Air Alliance director

Opinion | April 12, 2023
  • Re: “Don’t mislead on waste plans: Canadian Nuclear Society,” (The Hill Times, April 5, p. 8). More happy talk from nuclear advocates is not

Don’t paper over level of risk from nuclear waste: Air Alliance director

Opinion | April 12, 2023
  • Re: “Don’t mislead on waste plans: Canadian Nuclear Society,” (The Hill Times, April 5, p. 8). More happy talk from nuclear advocates is not
An anti-nuclear sign on a farm in South Bruce, Ont., next to the proposed site of a deep geological repository for high-level nuclear waste. Photograph courtesy of Michelle Stein

Buying ammunition together will help bring a just peace in Ukraine

  • On March 20, European leaders agreed to a three-track proposal to work together and supply Ukraine with the ammunition it so urgently needs.
Opinion | BY JOSEP BORRELL FONTELLES | April 12, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the city of Bucha on April 4, 2022. History and justice are on the side of Ukraine, but we need to accelerate the march of history, writes Josep Borrell Fontelles. Photograph courtesy of the President of Ukraine/Flickr

Buying ammunition together will help bring a just peace in Ukraine

Opinion | BY JOSEP BORRELL FONTELLES | April 12, 2023
  • On March 20, European leaders agreed to a three-track proposal to work together and supply Ukraine with the ammunition it so urgently needs.

Buying ammunition together will help bring a just peace in Ukraine

Opinion | BY JOSEP BORRELL FONTELLES | April 12, 2023
  • On March 20, European leaders agreed to a three-track proposal to work together and supply Ukraine with the ammunition it so urgently needs.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the city of Bucha on April 4, 2022. History and justice are on the side of Ukraine, but we need to accelerate the march of history, writes Josep Borrell Fontelles. Photograph courtesy of the President of Ukraine/Flickr

Freeland heads to Washington to talk economics on April 12

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 House Not Sitting—The House is on a break this week and will return on Monday, April 17. It will sit for
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is taking the “Made-in-Canada” budget to an American audience as the keynote speaker at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, D.C., on April 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Freeland heads to Washington to talk economics on April 12

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 House Not Sitting—The House is on a break this week and will return on Monday, April 17. It will sit for

Freeland heads to Washington to talk economics on April 12

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 House Not Sitting—The House is on a break this week and will return on Monday, April 17. It will sit for
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is taking the “Made-in-Canada” budget to an American audience as the keynote speaker at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, D.C., on April 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: We’re going striking?

  • Plus, Chrystia Freeland rubs shoulders in D.C.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 12, 2023
Mona Fortier leads the Treasury Board, which is once again navigating a labour dispute with a public servants' union. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: We’re going striking?

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 12, 2023
  • Plus, Chrystia Freeland rubs shoulders in D.C.

Politics This Morning: We’re going striking?

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 12, 2023
  • Plus, Chrystia Freeland rubs shoulders in D.C.
Mona Fortier leads the Treasury Board, which is once again navigating a labour dispute with a public servants' union. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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