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Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet will be sworn in at Rideau Hall today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet will be sworn in at Rideau Hall today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘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

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.
Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
Naturopathic doctors are a key part of a holistic, modern health-care system, providing evidence-based care that intentionally holds space for traditional knowledge, write Gemma Beierback, and Jenny Gardipy. Unsplash photograph by Content Pixie

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.
Naturopathic doctors are a key part of a holistic, modern health-care system, providing evidence-based care that intentionally holds space for traditional knowledge, write Gemma Beierback, and Jenny Gardipy. Unsplash photograph by Content Pixie

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

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

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

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
Mike Pompeo, pictured when he was U.S. Secretary of State in Ottawa for a bilateral meeting on Aug. 22, 2019, will be back in town to headline CANSEC on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's
Mike Pompeo, pictured when he was U.S. Secretary of State in Ottawa for a bilateral meeting on Aug. 22, 2019, will be back in town to headline CANSEC on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

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

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. 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

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

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

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

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

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,
Opinion | May 7, 2025

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Opinion | May 7, 2025
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Politics This Morning: Winner of the Block 2 design competition to be named today

  • Good Monday morning, The prime minister will meet with the mayor of Regina, SANDRA MASTERS, in Ottawa at 2 p.m. An important section of
Minister of Public Services and Procurement Filomena Tassi will announce the winner of the design competition for the block that runs along Wellington Street, across from the south end of the parliamentary lawn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Winner of the Block 2 design competition to be named today

  • Good Monday morning, The prime minister will meet with the mayor of Regina, SANDRA MASTERS, in Ottawa at 2 p.m. An important section of

Politics This Morning: Winner of the Block 2 design competition to be named today

  • Good Monday morning, The prime minister will meet with the mayor of Regina, SANDRA MASTERS, in Ottawa at 2 p.m. An important section of
Minister of Public Services and Procurement Filomena Tassi will announce the winner of the design competition for the block that runs along Wellington Street, across from the south end of the parliamentary lawn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A ‘Parliamentary Precinct family reunion’: Politics and the Pen in person for first time in two years

  • Fifty of Ottawa’s finest political writers are dusting off their tuxedos and ball gowns, readying their sharpies, and practising their autographs as the city’s
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 16, 2022
The Politics and the Pen gala held inside the Fairmont Château Laurier Hotel ballroom in May, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

A ‘Parliamentary Precinct family reunion’: Politics and the Pen in person for first time in two years

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 16, 2022
  • Fifty of Ottawa’s finest political writers are dusting off their tuxedos and ball gowns, readying their sharpies, and practising their autographs as the city’s

A ‘Parliamentary Precinct family reunion’: Politics and the Pen in person for first time in two years

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 16, 2022
  • Fifty of Ottawa’s finest political writers are dusting off their tuxedos and ball gowns, readying their sharpies, and practising their autographs as the city’s
The Politics and the Pen gala held inside the Fairmont Château Laurier Hotel ballroom in May, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Poilievre gives Trudeau a reason to stick around

  • HALIFAX—By any normal measure, Justin Trudeau ought to be planning for a career path change.   Not many people in federal politics win the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 16, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured attending the Yom HaShoah Commemoration Service at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa on April 28. Trudeau may have hit his best-before date in politics, writes Michael Harris, unless he faces another opponent who plays into his hands. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Poilievre gives Trudeau a reason to stick around

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 16, 2022
  • HALIFAX—By any normal measure, Justin Trudeau ought to be planning for a career path change.   Not many people in federal politics win the

Poilievre gives Trudeau a reason to stick around

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 16, 2022
  • HALIFAX—By any normal measure, Justin Trudeau ought to be planning for a career path change.   Not many people in federal politics win the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured attending the Yom HaShoah Commemoration Service at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa on April 28. Trudeau may have hit his best-before date in politics, writes Michael Harris, unless he faces another opponent who plays into his hands. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Federal ministers, MPs, and staff working on high-stakes Ontario election

  • Cabinet ministers, backbench MPs, exempt ministerial staffers and MP office staffers from all parties are helping out Ontario provincial candidates in the high-stakes June
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 16, 2022
The Doug Ford Progressive Conservatives are seeking a new mandate in the Ontario provincial election. Most polls last week suggested they will be re-elected with a majority government in the June 2 election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal ministers, MPs, and staff working on high-stakes Ontario election

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 16, 2022
  • Cabinet ministers, backbench MPs, exempt ministerial staffers and MP office staffers from all parties are helping out Ontario provincial candidates in the high-stakes June

Federal ministers, MPs, and staff working on high-stakes Ontario election

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 16, 2022
  • Cabinet ministers, backbench MPs, exempt ministerial staffers and MP office staffers from all parties are helping out Ontario provincial candidates in the high-stakes June
The Doug Ford Progressive Conservatives are seeking a new mandate in the Ontario provincial election. Most polls last week suggested they will be re-elected with a majority government in the June 2 election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I wrote it because Canadians have forgotten Flora MacDonald’: Geoffrey Stevens

  • Following the 1979 election, what I needed most was to get out of Ottawa and away from the crazy, swirling rumour mill during the
FeatureBY FLORA MACDONALD & GEOFFREY STEVENS | May 16, 2022
Flora MacDonald, pictured in 2010 and who died in 2015, was Canada's first female foreign affairs minister. Geoffrey Stevens says MacDonald's final decades were remarkable. 'This high-profile cabinet minister disappeared from public view. She became an unpaid volunteer working in refugee camps in Africa and Asia, in an international campaign to preserve the watersheds of the great rivers of Tibet, and as a teacher and builder of schools and hospitals in remote mountain villages of Afghanistan.' The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright

‘I wrote it because Canadians have forgotten Flora MacDonald’: Geoffrey Stevens

FeatureBY FLORA MACDONALD & GEOFFREY STEVENS | May 16, 2022
  • Following the 1979 election, what I needed most was to get out of Ottawa and away from the crazy, swirling rumour mill during the

‘I wrote it because Canadians have forgotten Flora MacDonald’: Geoffrey Stevens

FeatureBY FLORA MACDONALD & GEOFFREY STEVENS | May 16, 2022
  • Following the 1979 election, what I needed most was to get out of Ottawa and away from the crazy, swirling rumour mill during the
Flora MacDonald, pictured in 2010 and who died in 2015, was Canada's first female foreign affairs minister. Geoffrey Stevens says MacDonald's final decades were remarkable. 'This high-profile cabinet minister disappeared from public view. She became an unpaid volunteer working in refugee camps in Africa and Asia, in an international campaign to preserve the watersheds of the great rivers of Tibet, and as a teacher and builder of schools and hospitals in remote mountain villages of Afghanistan.' The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright

Canada missing out on lucrative IP economy

  • The upsurge in world oil prices, driven by the shut off of supplies from Russia, the world’s second biggest oil exporter, is benefitting Canada’s
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 16, 2022
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, writes David Crane, has been writing big cheques to pay foreign automakers to produce electric vehicles here, but the intellectually property will  be owned outside Canada and the gains will flow to other countries.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada missing out on lucrative IP economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 16, 2022
  • The upsurge in world oil prices, driven by the shut off of supplies from Russia, the world’s second biggest oil exporter, is benefitting Canada’s

Canada missing out on lucrative IP economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 16, 2022
  • The upsurge in world oil prices, driven by the shut off of supplies from Russia, the world’s second biggest oil exporter, is benefitting Canada’s
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, writes David Crane, has been writing big cheques to pay foreign automakers to produce electric vehicles here, but the intellectually property will  be owned outside Canada and the gains will flow to other countries.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We should never underestimate China,’ say authors of The Two Michaels, Blanchfield and Hampson

  • TEN DAYS AFTER BEING detained by Canadian authorities in Vancouver, and one day after Michael Kovrig was detained, Trump said publicly he “would certainly
FeatureBY MIKE BLANCHFIELD AND FEN HAMPSON | May 16, 2022
Co-author Mike Blanchfield, pictured. 'We wanted to shine the light on an important case of two Canadians who were arrested and imprisoned in China as time was marching on and there seemed little prospect of their being released.' The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

‘We should never underestimate China,’ say authors of The Two Michaels, Blanchfield and Hampson

FeatureBY MIKE BLANCHFIELD AND FEN HAMPSON | May 16, 2022
  • TEN DAYS AFTER BEING detained by Canadian authorities in Vancouver, and one day after Michael Kovrig was detained, Trump said publicly he “would certainly

‘We should never underestimate China,’ say authors of The Two Michaels, Blanchfield and Hampson

FeatureBY MIKE BLANCHFIELD AND FEN HAMPSON | May 16, 2022
  • TEN DAYS AFTER BEING detained by Canadian authorities in Vancouver, and one day after Michael Kovrig was detained, Trump said publicly he “would certainly
Co-author Mike Blanchfield, pictured. 'We wanted to shine the light on an important case of two Canadians who were arrested and imprisoned in China as time was marching on and there seemed little prospect of their being released.' The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

‘Growing political polarization will make it increasingly difficult to reach political consensus on our best paths forward’: Poloz 

  • A particularly interesting situation occurs when two tectonic plates are grinding past each other. Much of the time, the plates drift in this way
FeatureBY STEPHEN POLOZ | May 16, 2022
Stephen Poloz, pictured on May 1, 2020, at a press conference on the Hill. 'Failing to meet this challenge is likely to strain many of the foundations we hold dear, placing extraordinary demands on our political leadership. Indeed, the next age of uncertainty will demand longer-term thinking not only by companies and individuals, but by governments, besides.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Growing political polarization will make it increasingly difficult to reach political consensus on our best paths forward’: Poloz 

FeatureBY STEPHEN POLOZ | May 16, 2022
  • A particularly interesting situation occurs when two tectonic plates are grinding past each other. Much of the time, the plates drift in this way

‘Growing political polarization will make it increasingly difficult to reach political consensus on our best paths forward’: Poloz 

FeatureBY STEPHEN POLOZ | May 16, 2022
  • A particularly interesting situation occurs when two tectonic plates are grinding past each other. Much of the time, the plates drift in this way
Stephen Poloz, pictured on May 1, 2020, at a press conference on the Hill. 'Failing to meet this challenge is likely to strain many of the foundations we hold dear, placing extraordinary demands on our political leadership. Indeed, the next age of uncertainty will demand longer-term thinking not only by companies and individuals, but by governments, besides.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why do Conservatives hate public television?

  • At the Tory leadership debate in Edmonton last Wednesday, the mere mention of the word CBC elicited boos. Loud shouts and hisses were quickly
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 16, 2022
According to TVO's Steve Paikin, Doug Ford, pictured on Parliament Hill in 2019, will be the first premier in 50 years not to do an interview with him. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why do Conservatives hate public television?

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 16, 2022
  • At the Tory leadership debate in Edmonton last Wednesday, the mere mention of the word CBC elicited boos. Loud shouts and hisses were quickly

Why do Conservatives hate public television?

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 16, 2022
  • At the Tory leadership debate in Edmonton last Wednesday, the mere mention of the word CBC elicited boos. Loud shouts and hisses were quickly
According to TVO's Steve Paikin, Doug Ford, pictured on Parliament Hill in 2019, will be the first premier in 50 years not to do an interview with him. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The uncomfortable fact about liberal democracies

  • Western media coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine has made it easy to overlook an uncomfortable fact: since the end of the Cold War,
Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | May 16, 2022
The efforts of liberal democracies to force their beliefs on the rest of the world benefit from convenient historical amnesia, like Canada's history of forcing Indigenous children to residential schools—where thousands died. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured here during Families of Sisters in Spirit Vigil on Oct. 4, 2017. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

The uncomfortable fact about liberal democracies

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | May 16, 2022
  • Western media coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine has made it easy to overlook an uncomfortable fact: since the end of the Cold War,

The uncomfortable fact about liberal democracies

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | May 16, 2022
  • Western media coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine has made it easy to overlook an uncomfortable fact: since the end of the Cold War,
The efforts of liberal democracies to force their beliefs on the rest of the world benefit from convenient historical amnesia, like Canada's history of forcing Indigenous children to residential schools—where thousands died. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured here during Families of Sisters in Spirit Vigil on Oct. 4, 2017. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Ontario election will be a test on how upset Canadians are with incumbents and affordability issues, say some MPs and Nanos

  • The June 2 Ontario provincial election will be a case study for how upset Canadians are with incumbent politicians about inflation and affordability issues,
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 16, 2022
Canadians are uncertain about their economic future and the Ontario provincial election is a test of how unhappy they are with incumbents on affordability issues, say some politicos. Ontarians will vote on June 2 whether they want to give Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a second mandate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ontario election will be a test on how upset Canadians are with incumbents and affordability issues, say some MPs and Nanos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 16, 2022
  • The June 2 Ontario provincial election will be a case study for how upset Canadians are with incumbent politicians about inflation and affordability issues,

Ontario election will be a test on how upset Canadians are with incumbents and affordability issues, say some MPs and Nanos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 16, 2022
  • The June 2 Ontario provincial election will be a case study for how upset Canadians are with incumbent politicians about inflation and affordability issues,
Canadians are uncertain about their economic future and the Ontario provincial election is a test of how unhappy they are with incumbents on affordability issues, say some politicos. Ontarians will vote on June 2 whether they want to give Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a second mandate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I ended up being treated as the ‘Indian’ in the cabinet’: Wilson-Raybould

  • I went to Ottawa hoping to be an Indigenous woman in the cabinet and contribute teachings and learnings from the Indigenous experience in this
FeatureBY JODY WILSON-RAYBOULD | May 16, 2022
Jody Wilson Raybould, pictured Feb. 27, 2019, appearing before the House Justice Committee on the Hill to give her testimony about the SNC-Lavalin affair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I ended up being treated as the ‘Indian’ in the cabinet’: Wilson-Raybould

FeatureBY JODY WILSON-RAYBOULD | May 16, 2022
  • I went to Ottawa hoping to be an Indigenous woman in the cabinet and contribute teachings and learnings from the Indigenous experience in this

‘I ended up being treated as the ‘Indian’ in the cabinet’: Wilson-Raybould

FeatureBY JODY WILSON-RAYBOULD | May 16, 2022
  • I went to Ottawa hoping to be an Indigenous woman in the cabinet and contribute teachings and learnings from the Indigenous experience in this
Jody Wilson Raybould, pictured Feb. 27, 2019, appearing before the House Justice Committee on the Hill to give her testimony about the SNC-Lavalin affair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Groups return to ‘invaluable’ in-person advocacy on the Hill after years lobbying behind screens

  • The return of in-person lobby days in Ottawa continued in May, with representatives of organizations glad to be back on Parliament Hill to pursue
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 16, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne appeared in the most communication reports, among cabinet members, between April and May 12, according to a search of the federal lobbyists' registry on May 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Groups return to ‘invaluable’ in-person advocacy on the Hill after years lobbying behind screens

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 16, 2022
  • The return of in-person lobby days in Ottawa continued in May, with representatives of organizations glad to be back on Parliament Hill to pursue

Groups return to ‘invaluable’ in-person advocacy on the Hill after years lobbying behind screens

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 16, 2022
  • The return of in-person lobby days in Ottawa continued in May, with representatives of organizations glad to be back on Parliament Hill to pursue
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne appeared in the most communication reports, among cabinet members, between April and May 12, according to a search of the federal lobbyists' registry on May 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Modernization of CSIS Act ‘long overdue’ say national security experts

  • National security experts—and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service itself—are calling for major updates to the CSIS Act, first passed in 1984. The Act should
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 15, 2022
Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) David Vigneault, pictured during a press conference on July 16, 2020. According to CSIS's 2021 annual report, 'the CSIS Act has never been comprehensively reviewed, and has not adequately evolved to meet the challenges of today’s complex global threat environment.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Modernization of CSIS Act ‘long overdue’ say national security experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 15, 2022
  • National security experts—and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service itself—are calling for major updates to the CSIS Act, first passed in 1984. The Act should

Modernization of CSIS Act ‘long overdue’ say national security experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 15, 2022
  • National security experts—and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service itself—are calling for major updates to the CSIS Act, first passed in 1984. The Act should
Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) David Vigneault, pictured during a press conference on July 16, 2020. According to CSIS's 2021 annual report, 'the CSIS Act has never been comprehensively reviewed, and has not adequately evolved to meet the challenges of today’s complex global threat environment.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New blood donation policy still targets queer men and trans women, advocates argue

  • Many members of Canada’s LGBTQ2S+ community celebrated when Health Canada announced that it would finally be ending the nation’s discriminatory ban on donations from
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 13, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in West Block on April 28, 2022, where Trudeau announced Health Canada's approval of a Canadian Blood Services’ policy change to eliminate the three-month donor deferral period for gay and bisexual men and other LGBTQ2S+ community members. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New blood donation policy still targets queer men and trans women, advocates argue

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 13, 2022
  • Many members of Canada’s LGBTQ2S+ community celebrated when Health Canada announced that it would finally be ending the nation’s discriminatory ban on donations from

New blood donation policy still targets queer men and trans women, advocates argue

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 13, 2022
  • Many members of Canada’s LGBTQ2S+ community celebrated when Health Canada announced that it would finally be ending the nation’s discriminatory ban on donations from
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in West Block on April 28, 2022, where Trudeau announced Health Canada's approval of a Canadian Blood Services’ policy change to eliminate the three-month donor deferral period for gay and bisexual men and other LGBTQ2S+ community members. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: parade of ministers visit B.C. to lift the curtain on wildfire season

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU will meet with Princess MARGRIET of the Netherlands and her husband Professor PIETER VAN VOLLENHOVEN as they
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair will join Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu in Vancouver to lead a briefing on this year's wildfire season. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: parade of ministers visit B.C. to lift the curtain on wildfire season

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU will meet with Princess MARGRIET of the Netherlands and her husband Professor PIETER VAN VOLLENHOVEN as they

Politics This Morning: parade of ministers visit B.C. to lift the curtain on wildfire season

  • Good Friday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU will meet with Princess MARGRIET of the Netherlands and her husband Professor PIETER VAN VOLLENHOVEN as they
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair will join Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu in Vancouver to lead a briefing on this year's wildfire season. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Read all about it: Immigration Minister Fraser’s new 17-member team

  • Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser’s new office is now 17 staff strong, and includes a slate of five regional advisers, two of
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2022
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser—who is currently dealing with an immigration backlog of over two million applications—is pictured ahead of his testimony at the House Special Committee on Afghanistan on April 25, where he answered questions about the resettlement of displaced Afghans in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Read all about it: Immigration Minister Fraser’s new 17-member team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2022
  • Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser’s new office is now 17 staff strong, and includes a slate of five regional advisers, two of

Read all about it: Immigration Minister Fraser’s new 17-member team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2022
  • Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser’s new office is now 17 staff strong, and includes a slate of five regional advisers, two of
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser—who is currently dealing with an immigration backlog of over two million applications—is pictured ahead of his testimony at the House Special Committee on Afghanistan on April 25, where he answered questions about the resettlement of displaced Afghans in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Will feds keep their promise to crack down on predatory lending?

  • “It’s easy to get the loan, but that’s where the nice part ends, and the financial nightmare begins,” says Sal Costa, a member of
Opinion | BY LYDIA LOMO | May 12, 2022
After years of fair banking campaigning, ACORN Canada secured a commitment from the Trudeau government—both in the Liberals’ election platform as well as now in the mandate letter of Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland—to crack down on predatory lending by lowering the criminal interest rate. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia

Will feds keep their promise to crack down on predatory lending?

Opinion | BY LYDIA LOMO | May 12, 2022
  • “It’s easy to get the loan, but that’s where the nice part ends, and the financial nightmare begins,” says Sal Costa, a member of

Will feds keep their promise to crack down on predatory lending?

Opinion | BY LYDIA LOMO | May 12, 2022
  • “It’s easy to get the loan, but that’s where the nice part ends, and the financial nightmare begins,” says Sal Costa, a member of
After years of fair banking campaigning, ACORN Canada secured a commitment from the Trudeau government—both in the Liberals’ election platform as well as now in the mandate letter of Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland—to crack down on predatory lending by lowering the criminal interest rate. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia

No big winners or losers in curious Conservative leadership debate, say strategists

  • During Wednesday’s first official Conservative leadership debate, several candidates had “their sights set on trying to blunt Pierre Poilievre’s momentum,” despite a “boring” format
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 12, 2022
Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre, clockwise from top left, Jean Charest, Patrick Brown, Roman Baber, Scott Aitchison, and Leslyn Lewis appeared together on stage for the first time in the leadership race at the first official English-language debate held on May 11 in Edmonton. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Sam Garcia

No big winners or losers in curious Conservative leadership debate, say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 12, 2022
  • During Wednesday’s first official Conservative leadership debate, several candidates had “their sights set on trying to blunt Pierre Poilievre’s momentum,” despite a “boring” format

No big winners or losers in curious Conservative leadership debate, say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 12, 2022
  • During Wednesday’s first official Conservative leadership debate, several candidates had “their sights set on trying to blunt Pierre Poilievre’s momentum,” despite a “boring” format
Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre, clockwise from top left, Jean Charest, Patrick Brown, Roman Baber, Scott Aitchison, and Leslyn Lewis appeared together on stage for the first time in the leadership race at the first official English-language debate held on May 11 in Edmonton. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Sam Garcia

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