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Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

  • The Senate must not be a pale imitation of the House. Freeing it from political-party affiliations helps mitigate that risk.
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER | May 13, 2025
Today’s Red Chamber is an essential guardrail against the takeover of our democracy by any one political party or ideological group, writes Sen. Stan Kutcher. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER | May 13, 2025
  • The Senate must not be a pale imitation of the House. Freeing it from political-party affiliations helps mitigate that risk.

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER | May 13, 2025
  • The Senate must not be a pale imitation of the House. Freeing it from political-party affiliations helps mitigate that risk.
Today’s Red Chamber is an essential guardrail against the takeover of our democracy by any one political party or ideological group, writes Sen. Stan Kutcher. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals
Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
As we head into renewed trade discussions with the U.S., their need for critical minerals provides Canada the chance to align economic strategy with national security and climate objectives, writes Mark Selby. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals
As we head into renewed trade discussions with the U.S., their need for critical minerals provides Canada the chance to align economic strategy with national security and climate objectives, writes Mark Selby. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Martial pride on parade

  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer was elected as the interim leader in the House at last week's Conservative Party caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer was elected as the interim leader in the House at last week's Conservative Party caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney pulls off mission impossible

  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are not buddies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are not buddies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
Steven MacKinnon
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Calls to list IRGC as terrorist entity re-emerge as Tories take four-year push to Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Amid increasing protests in Iran after the death of a women in custody, Conservative MPs are renewing their calls to list the Islamic Revolutionary
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 5, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino voted in support of listing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity in 2018, but have been silent on why a listing has not taken place. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Calls to list IRGC as terrorist entity re-emerge as Tories take four-year push to Foreign Affairs Committee

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 5, 2022
  • Amid increasing protests in Iran after the death of a women in custody, Conservative MPs are renewing their calls to list the Islamic Revolutionary

Calls to list IRGC as terrorist entity re-emerge as Tories take four-year push to Foreign Affairs Committee

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 5, 2022
  • Amid increasing protests in Iran after the death of a women in custody, Conservative MPs are renewing their calls to list the Islamic Revolutionary
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino voted in support of listing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity in 2018, but have been silent on why a listing has not taken place. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

PSAC calls for legislative change to address ‘second-class’ treatment of Precinct workers

  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada, the country’s largest public service union, has called out the federal government for what is says is the
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 5, 2022
Public Service Alliance of Canada members held a demonstration outside of the Prime Minster's Office in Ottawa on Feb. 28, 2020, to raise attention surrounding ongoing problems with the Phoenix Pay System issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSAC calls for legislative change to address ‘second-class’ treatment of Precinct workers

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 5, 2022
  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada, the country’s largest public service union, has called out the federal government for what is says is the

PSAC calls for legislative change to address ‘second-class’ treatment of Precinct workers

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 5, 2022
  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada, the country’s largest public service union, has called out the federal government for what is says is the
Public Service Alliance of Canada members held a demonstration outside of the Prime Minster's Office in Ottawa on Feb. 28, 2020, to raise attention surrounding ongoing problems with the Phoenix Pay System issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When it comes to funding zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, it’s time for Canada to step on the gas

  • Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) has ambitious targets to bring down greenhouse gas emissions from on-road vehicles, especially for trucks and buses. The
Opinion | BY ADAM THORN | October 5, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne arrives at the West Block on Sept. 21. Pembina Institute preliminary research suggests that a policy to increase vehicle supply will be needed if the federal government wants to come close to meeting its commitments for zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, writes Adam Thorn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When it comes to funding zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, it’s time for Canada to step on the gas

Opinion | BY ADAM THORN | October 5, 2022
  • Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) has ambitious targets to bring down greenhouse gas emissions from on-road vehicles, especially for trucks and buses. The

When it comes to funding zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, it’s time for Canada to step on the gas

Opinion | BY ADAM THORN | October 5, 2022
  • Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) has ambitious targets to bring down greenhouse gas emissions from on-road vehicles, especially for trucks and buses. The
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne arrives at the West Block on Sept. 21. Pembina Institute preliminary research suggests that a policy to increase vehicle supply will be needed if the federal government wants to come close to meeting its commitments for zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, writes Adam Thorn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let the momentum to close the digital divide lag

  • While the pandemic has shown vulnerabilities in the health-care system, it has also exposed digital inequities. Many of the ways in which our society
Opinion | BY TANYA O’CALLAGHAN | October 5, 2022
The pandemic has accelerated our transition to a digital future and communities that don’t have adequate access to online services are in danger of being left behind, writes Tanya O’Callaghan. Pexels photograph by Andrea De Santis

Don’t let the momentum to close the digital divide lag

Opinion | BY TANYA O’CALLAGHAN | October 5, 2022
  • While the pandemic has shown vulnerabilities in the health-care system, it has also exposed digital inequities. Many of the ways in which our society

Don’t let the momentum to close the digital divide lag

Opinion | BY TANYA O’CALLAGHAN | October 5, 2022
  • While the pandemic has shown vulnerabilities in the health-care system, it has also exposed digital inequities. Many of the ways in which our society
The pandemic has accelerated our transition to a digital future and communities that don’t have adequate access to online services are in danger of being left behind, writes Tanya O’Callaghan. Pexels photograph by Andrea De Santis

Canada needs its rare disease strategy to get the health-care system back on track

  • It has been a year since I left Europe to lead Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease’s operations in Canada. During this time, I have immersed
Opinion | BY CHRISTIAN HANSEN | October 5, 2022
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos’ mandate letter from the prime minister directs him to move forward on a national strategy on high-cost drugs for rare diseases. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs its rare disease strategy to get the health-care system back on track

Opinion | BY CHRISTIAN HANSEN | October 5, 2022
  • It has been a year since I left Europe to lead Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease’s operations in Canada. During this time, I have immersed

Canada needs its rare disease strategy to get the health-care system back on track

Opinion | BY CHRISTIAN HANSEN | October 5, 2022
  • It has been a year since I left Europe to lead Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease’s operations in Canada. During this time, I have immersed
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos’ mandate letter from the prime minister directs him to move forward on a national strategy on high-cost drugs for rare diseases. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: GST bill on the fast track

  • Good Wednesday morning, MPs will once again meet in their caucuses this morning to plan for the days and weeks ahead. In Parliament The
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 5, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's bill to temporarily send extra cash to low-income Canadians is on easy street, with plans for an expedited path through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: GST bill on the fast track

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 5, 2022
  • Good Wednesday morning, MPs will once again meet in their caucuses this morning to plan for the days and weeks ahead. In Parliament The

Politics This Morning: GST bill on the fast track

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 5, 2022
  • Good Wednesday morning, MPs will once again meet in their caucuses this morning to plan for the days and weeks ahead. In Parliament The
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's bill to temporarily send extra cash to low-income Canadians is on easy street, with plans for an expedited path through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Backing blithely into the storm

  • OTTAWA—In a season of confusion, denial, and self-defeating causes, the man who will be leading Quebec again has been a standout. Last week, while
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 5, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault, left, Alberta United Conservative Party leadership front-runner Danielle Smith, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are championing self-defeating causes, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

Backing blithely into the storm

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 5, 2022
  • OTTAWA—In a season of confusion, denial, and self-defeating causes, the man who will be leading Quebec again has been a standout. Last week, while

Backing blithely into the storm

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 5, 2022
  • OTTAWA—In a season of confusion, denial, and self-defeating causes, the man who will be leading Quebec again has been a standout. Last week, while
Quebec Premier François Legault, left, Alberta United Conservative Party leadership front-runner Danielle Smith, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are championing self-defeating causes, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

‘Keep going’: Legault’s victory message suggests he’ll seek ‘more liberty’ and ‘more leeway’ with Ottawa, say observers

  • Quebec Premier François Legault swept into a second term on the evening of Oct. 3, and took to the stage for his victory speech
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 4, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault was re-elected on Oct. 3 for his second term, securing a massive majority in Quebec's National Assembly. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Keep going’: Legault’s victory message suggests he’ll seek ‘more liberty’ and ‘more leeway’ with Ottawa, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 4, 2022
  • Quebec Premier François Legault swept into a second term on the evening of Oct. 3, and took to the stage for his victory speech

‘Keep going’: Legault’s victory message suggests he’ll seek ‘more liberty’ and ‘more leeway’ with Ottawa, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 4, 2022
  • Quebec Premier François Legault swept into a second term on the evening of Oct. 3, and took to the stage for his victory speech
Quebec Premier François Legault was re-elected on Oct. 3 for his second term, securing a massive majority in Quebec's National Assembly. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canada needs to step up’: better department-level reporting needed on sustainable targets with Canada’s biodiversity ‘at serious risk,’ audit finds

  • The government is offering incomplete, untimely, and inconsistent updates on Canada’s progress fulfilling Ottawa’s sustainable development strategy with many departments are failing to offer
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 4, 2022
Canada's Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Jerry DeMarco, pictured in April 2022, released five new reports on Oct. 4. The reports examine progress on Canada's federal sustainable development strategy, including how some departments are implementing them, finding reporting gaps. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Canada needs to step up’: better department-level reporting needed on sustainable targets with Canada’s biodiversity ‘at serious risk,’ audit finds

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 4, 2022
  • The government is offering incomplete, untimely, and inconsistent updates on Canada’s progress fulfilling Ottawa’s sustainable development strategy with many departments are failing to offer

‘Canada needs to step up’: better department-level reporting needed on sustainable targets with Canada’s biodiversity ‘at serious risk,’ audit finds

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 4, 2022
  • The government is offering incomplete, untimely, and inconsistent updates on Canada’s progress fulfilling Ottawa’s sustainable development strategy with many departments are failing to offer
Canada's Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Jerry DeMarco, pictured in April 2022, released five new reports on Oct. 4. The reports examine progress on Canada's federal sustainable development strategy, including how some departments are implementing them, finding reporting gaps. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: DeMarco goes nuclear

  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada’s environment commissioner is making public a series of reports today about the government’s performance on specific environmental files. JERRY DEMARCO,
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 4, 2022
Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco will release his fall reports today, covering topics that include nuclear waste management and aquatic species at risk. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: DeMarco goes nuclear

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 4, 2022
  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada’s environment commissioner is making public a series of reports today about the government’s performance on specific environmental files. JERRY DEMARCO,

Politics This Morning: DeMarco goes nuclear

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 4, 2022
  • Good Tuesday morning, Canada’s environment commissioner is making public a series of reports today about the government’s performance on specific environmental files. JERRY DEMARCO,
Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco will release his fall reports today, covering topics that include nuclear waste management and aquatic species at risk. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It’s time for Parliament to pay attention to crypto

  • This week, the House of Commons is expected to continue second reading debate on Bill C-249, An Act respecting the encouragement of the growth
Opinion | BY MORVA ROHANI | October 3, 2022
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner introduced her private member’s bill—C-249, Encouraging the Growth of the Cryptoasset Sector Act—on April 5. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It’s time for Parliament to pay attention to crypto

Opinion | BY MORVA ROHANI | October 3, 2022
  • This week, the House of Commons is expected to continue second reading debate on Bill C-249, An Act respecting the encouragement of the growth

It’s time for Parliament to pay attention to crypto

Opinion | BY MORVA ROHANI | October 3, 2022
  • This week, the House of Commons is expected to continue second reading debate on Bill C-249, An Act respecting the encouragement of the growth
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner introduced her private member’s bill—C-249, Encouraging the Growth of the Cryptoasset Sector Act—on April 5. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Staff changes for Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu

  • There are a number of notable staffing changes to catch up on in Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu’s office, where, most recently, Kaitlyn Peters
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 3, 2022
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured during a June 3 press conference in Gatineau, Que., on the first anniversary of the release of the National Action Plan for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Staff changes for Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 3, 2022
  • There are a number of notable staffing changes to catch up on in Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu’s office, where, most recently, Kaitlyn Peters

Staff changes for Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 3, 2022
  • There are a number of notable staffing changes to catch up on in Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu’s office, where, most recently, Kaitlyn Peters
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured during a June 3 press conference in Gatineau, Que., on the first anniversary of the release of the National Action Plan for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian soldiers play a key role in domestic disasters—but they shouldn’t

  • OTTAWA—In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, the Canadian military was quick to deploy more than 700 personnel to the Atlantic provinces to assist
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 3, 2022
Rescue swimmers and other members of HMCS Margaret Brooke remove debris from the shoreline in La Poile, Nfld., on Sept. 29. The all-too-familiar response in the face of the growing number of natural disasters isn’t an effective use of highly trained, specialized combat troops, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Cpl. Kuzma

Canadian soldiers play a key role in domestic disasters—but they shouldn’t

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 3, 2022
  • OTTAWA—In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, the Canadian military was quick to deploy more than 700 personnel to the Atlantic provinces to assist

Canadian soldiers play a key role in domestic disasters—but they shouldn’t

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 3, 2022
  • OTTAWA—In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, the Canadian military was quick to deploy more than 700 personnel to the Atlantic provinces to assist
Rescue swimmers and other members of HMCS Margaret Brooke remove debris from the shoreline in La Poile, Nfld., on Sept. 29. The all-too-familiar response in the face of the growing number of natural disasters isn’t an effective use of highly trained, specialized combat troops, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Cpl. Kuzma

Centre Block demolition work reaches a pinnacle (four, to be exact)

  • Almost three years in, demolition work continues inside the historic Centre Block building—now focused on high-heritage spaces on the second, third, and fourth floors—and
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 3, 2022
The Centre Block building and the growing excavation pit being dug in front of it are pictured on Aug. 29. Project planners are gearing up to begin excavations underneath the building itself in order to complete seismic upgrades and connect to the underground Parliament Welcome Centre. Photograph courtesy of PSPC

Centre Block demolition work reaches a pinnacle (four, to be exact)

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 3, 2022
  • Almost three years in, demolition work continues inside the historic Centre Block building—now focused on high-heritage spaces on the second, third, and fourth floors—and

Centre Block demolition work reaches a pinnacle (four, to be exact)

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 3, 2022
  • Almost three years in, demolition work continues inside the historic Centre Block building—now focused on high-heritage spaces on the second, third, and fourth floors—and
The Centre Block building and the growing excavation pit being dug in front of it are pictured on Aug. 29. Project planners are gearing up to begin excavations underneath the building itself in order to complete seismic upgrades and connect to the underground Parliament Welcome Centre. Photograph courtesy of PSPC

The failure of Canadian toxics law in Canada means fewer cancerous substances in the air, but more on the ground

  • Whether used for industrial, commercial, or other purposes, cancer-causing heavy metals like arsenic, lead, and mercury compounds, or organic chemicals like benzene, are not
Opinion | BY JOSEPH F. CASTRILLI AND FE DE LEON | October 3, 2022
The legislative solution is to make pollution-prevention planning mandatory for all cancer-causing agents listed in CEPA, and forbid pollution abatement as a substitute, write Joseph F. Castrilli and Fe de Leon. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

The failure of Canadian toxics law in Canada means fewer cancerous substances in the air, but more on the ground

Opinion | BY JOSEPH F. CASTRILLI AND FE DE LEON | October 3, 2022
  • Whether used for industrial, commercial, or other purposes, cancer-causing heavy metals like arsenic, lead, and mercury compounds, or organic chemicals like benzene, are not

The failure of Canadian toxics law in Canada means fewer cancerous substances in the air, but more on the ground

Opinion | BY JOSEPH F. CASTRILLI AND FE DE LEON | October 3, 2022
  • Whether used for industrial, commercial, or other purposes, cancer-causing heavy metals like arsenic, lead, and mercury compounds, or organic chemicals like benzene, are not
The legislative solution is to make pollution-prevention planning mandatory for all cancer-causing agents listed in CEPA, and forbid pollution abatement as a substitute, write Joseph F. Castrilli and Fe de Leon. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Photo of the Day

Liberal MP Arielle Kayabaga speaks at an Oct. 3 announcement with Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen, where the government launched a search for an organization to administer the Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund. Ottawa will invest up to $200-million in the fund, which is dedicated to supporting Black-led charities and social purpose organizations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

Liberal MP Arielle Kayabaga speaks at an Oct. 3 announcement with Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen, where the government launched a search for an organization to administer the Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund. Ottawa will invest up to $200-million in the fund, which is dedicated to supporting Black-led charities and social purpose organizations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate change clashing with human speed limit

  • LONDON, U.K.—I’m writing this on a plane to Greenland—well, actually, on a plane to Denmark, because there’s no way to get to Greenland by
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 3, 2022
What holds glaciers back is the friction between the ice and the bottom of the ocean. Warmer ocean currents are eating away at the base of the glaciers and effectively detaching them from the bottom, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Climate change clashing with human speed limit

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 3, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—I’m writing this on a plane to Greenland—well, actually, on a plane to Denmark, because there’s no way to get to Greenland by

Climate change clashing with human speed limit

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 3, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—I’m writing this on a plane to Greenland—well, actually, on a plane to Denmark, because there’s no way to get to Greenland by
What holds glaciers back is the friction between the ice and the bottom of the ocean. Warmer ocean currents are eating away at the base of the glaciers and effectively detaching them from the bottom, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Hill reporter Smith says Conservatives ‘have gone to war with the media’ following his tumultuous tweet

  • Following a controversial tweet that attracted national attention and spawned a flurry of activity between the Conservatives, the Parliamentary Press Gallery, and the House
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 3, 2022
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, left, Conservative MP Andrew Scheer, and freelance journalist and member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dale Smith. In the House of Commons last week, Genuis said 'the process by which violence is incited against public officials is one in which comments are made that do incite violence that may or may not be serious, but then others pick up on them.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Hill reporter Smith says Conservatives ‘have gone to war with the media’ following his tumultuous tweet

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 3, 2022
  • Following a controversial tweet that attracted national attention and spawned a flurry of activity between the Conservatives, the Parliamentary Press Gallery, and the House

Hill reporter Smith says Conservatives ‘have gone to war with the media’ following his tumultuous tweet

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 3, 2022
  • Following a controversial tweet that attracted national attention and spawned a flurry of activity between the Conservatives, the Parliamentary Press Gallery, and the House
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, left, Conservative MP Andrew Scheer, and freelance journalist and member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dale Smith. In the House of Commons last week, Genuis said 'the process by which violence is incited against public officials is one in which comments are made that do incite violence that may or may not be serious, but then others pick up on them.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Diplomatic push between Morocco and Israel does not represent ‘peace’: Bueckert

  • Re: “Peace in the Middle East is blooming,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 26). In devising his list of the shared ties and interests between Morocco
Opinion | October 3, 2022

Diplomatic push between Morocco and Israel does not represent ‘peace’: Bueckert

Opinion | October 3, 2022
  • Re: “Peace in the Middle East is blooming,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 26). In devising his list of the shared ties and interests between Morocco

Diplomatic push between Morocco and Israel does not represent ‘peace’: Bueckert

Opinion | October 3, 2022
  • Re: “Peace in the Middle East is blooming,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 26). In devising his list of the shared ties and interests between Morocco

Catastrophic weather seriously impacts our global community, says letter writer

  • We are currently living through a mix of catastrophic weather and related environmental events that seriously impact our global community. If we look at
Opinion | October 3, 2022

Catastrophic weather seriously impacts our global community, says letter writer

Opinion | October 3, 2022
  • We are currently living through a mix of catastrophic weather and related environmental events that seriously impact our global community. If we look at

Catastrophic weather seriously impacts our global community, says letter writer

Opinion | October 3, 2022
  • We are currently living through a mix of catastrophic weather and related environmental events that seriously impact our global community. If we look at

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