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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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Sri Lanka’s new envoy talks renewed engagement, Canadian assistance amid collapse of government

  • Days before Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned against a backdrop of a growing economic crisis and protracted protests, the country’s new high commissioner in
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 11, 2022
Sri Lankan High Commissioner Harsha Kumara Navaratne said he expects to hold his posting in Ottawa for only a year. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Sri Lanka’s new envoy talks renewed engagement, Canadian assistance amid collapse of government

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 11, 2022
  • Days before Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned against a backdrop of a growing economic crisis and protracted protests, the country’s new high commissioner in

Sri Lanka’s new envoy talks renewed engagement, Canadian assistance amid collapse of government

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 11, 2022
  • Days before Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned against a backdrop of a growing economic crisis and protracted protests, the country’s new high commissioner in
Sri Lankan High Commissioner Harsha Kumara Navaratne said he expects to hold his posting in Ottawa for only a year. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

End of blanket blood ban sends message of acceptance

  • Thirty years ago, we were at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis. My first partner died of an AIDS-related illness in 1993 and, like many others in my
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ROBERT OLIPHANT | May 11, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—alongside Liberal colleagues Seamus O’Regan, left, Randy Boissonnault, Pascale St-Onge, Jean-Yves Duclos, and Rob Oliphant—including announced on April 28 that our blood regulations will finally fully reflect current science and Canadian attitudes, writes Oliphant. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

End of blanket blood ban sends message of acceptance

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ROBERT OLIPHANT | May 11, 2022
  • Thirty years ago, we were at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis. My first partner died of an AIDS-related illness in 1993 and, like many others in my

End of blanket blood ban sends message of acceptance

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ROBERT OLIPHANT | May 11, 2022
  • Thirty years ago, we were at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis. My first partner died of an AIDS-related illness in 1993 and, like many others in my
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—alongside Liberal colleagues Seamus O’Regan, left, Randy Boissonnault, Pascale St-Onge, Jean-Yves Duclos, and Rob Oliphant—including announced on April 28 that our blood regulations will finally fully reflect current science and Canadian attitudes, writes Oliphant. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Cyberbullying more common for adults than children during pandemic, say experts

  • Cyberbullying among children may have decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but adults in the workplace may be at greater risk, according to experts. “I
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 11, 2022
Justice Minister David Lametti announced the members of an expert advisory group on online safety on March 30 as the next step for the federal government in developing legislation to address harmful online content. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cyberbullying more common for adults than children during pandemic, say experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 11, 2022
  • Cyberbullying among children may have decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but adults in the workplace may be at greater risk, according to experts. “I

Cyberbullying more common for adults than children during pandemic, say experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 11, 2022
  • Cyberbullying among children may have decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but adults in the workplace may be at greater risk, according to experts. “I
Justice Minister David Lametti announced the members of an expert advisory group on online safety on March 30 as the next step for the federal government in developing legislation to address harmful online content. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stop relying on the RCMP to police itself

  • Canada’s national police force is unwilling or unable to make the changes needed to stop the long-standing, well-documented trend of violence against women. That’s
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 11, 2022
The goal of the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action is to ‘raise the alarm in a very pointed way’ to the self-described feminist Liberal government, which co-author Pam Palmater says has not done enough since coming to power in 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stop relying on the RCMP to police itself

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 11, 2022
  • Canada’s national police force is unwilling or unable to make the changes needed to stop the long-standing, well-documented trend of violence against women. That’s

Stop relying on the RCMP to police itself

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 11, 2022
  • Canada’s national police force is unwilling or unable to make the changes needed to stop the long-standing, well-documented trend of violence against women. That’s
The goal of the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action is to ‘raise the alarm in a very pointed way’ to the self-described feminist Liberal government, which co-author Pam Palmater says has not done enough since coming to power in 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

COVID-19 changed bullying, and it’s time for governments to respond

  • According to Statistics Canada, 75 per cent of Canadians report having used the internet more often since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly
Opinion | BY RYAN BROLL | May 11, 2022
Canada has received poor scorecards across international rankings for at least 15 years, meaning that an entire generation of Canadian students has progressed from kindergarten through high school with little progress being made, writes Ryan Broll. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

COVID-19 changed bullying, and it’s time for governments to respond

Opinion | BY RYAN BROLL | May 11, 2022
  • According to Statistics Canada, 75 per cent of Canadians report having used the internet more often since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly

COVID-19 changed bullying, and it’s time for governments to respond

Opinion | BY RYAN BROLL | May 11, 2022
  • According to Statistics Canada, 75 per cent of Canadians report having used the internet more often since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly
Canada has received poor scorecards across international rankings for at least 15 years, meaning that an entire generation of Canadian students has progressed from kindergarten through high school with little progress being made, writes Ryan Broll. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Time for Tory leadership race to climb out of the sewer

  • OTTAWA—Apologies. Yet another commentator is going to wade into last week’s Conservative leadership debate hosted by the Canada Strong and Free Network, formerly the
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 11, 2022
Uber-partisan fanboys and girls or anger-infused Liberal haters might love it when the apparent leading contender Pierre Poilievre repetitively and rudely went after Jean Charest, but most reasonable people are left scratching their heads about the ability of the Conservative Party to govern, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Tory leadership race to climb out of the sewer

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 11, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Apologies. Yet another commentator is going to wade into last week’s Conservative leadership debate hosted by the Canada Strong and Free Network, formerly the

Time for Tory leadership race to climb out of the sewer

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 11, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Apologies. Yet another commentator is going to wade into last week’s Conservative leadership debate hosted by the Canada Strong and Free Network, formerly the
Uber-partisan fanboys and girls or anger-infused Liberal haters might love it when the apparent leading contender Pierre Poilievre repetitively and rudely went after Jean Charest, but most reasonable people are left scratching their heads about the ability of the Conservative Party to govern, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservative leadership candidates square off

  • Good Wednesday morning, MPs will meet in their caucuses as usual this morning. If they’re smart, they’ll have some comfy shoes and extra snacks
The candidates to be the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada will square off in an English-language debate tonight. Clockwise from top left: Pierre Poilievre, Jean Charest, Patrick Brown, Roman Baber, Scott Aitchison, and Leslyn Lewis. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Conservative leadership candidates square off

  • Good Wednesday morning, MPs will meet in their caucuses as usual this morning. If they’re smart, they’ll have some comfy shoes and extra snacks

Politics This Morning: Conservative leadership candidates square off

  • Good Wednesday morning, MPs will meet in their caucuses as usual this morning. If they’re smart, they’ll have some comfy shoes and extra snacks
The candidates to be the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada will square off in an English-language debate tonight. Clockwise from top left: Pierre Poilievre, Jean Charest, Patrick Brown, Roman Baber, Scott Aitchison, and Leslyn Lewis. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Sam Garcia

The wait for pharmacare has gone on long enough

  • When the NDP and the Liberals signed their confidence-and-supply agreement in March, one element that generated a lot of excitement was a pharmacare plan.
Opinion | BY JOEL LEXCHIN | May 11, 2022
The 2022 budget tabled by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on April 7, barely mentioned pharmacare, prompting more than 1,000 experts in health care and public policy to sign a letter calling on the government to increase the pace and scope of its commitment to national pharmacare. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The wait for pharmacare has gone on long enough

Opinion | BY JOEL LEXCHIN | May 11, 2022
  • When the NDP and the Liberals signed their confidence-and-supply agreement in March, one element that generated a lot of excitement was a pharmacare plan.

The wait for pharmacare has gone on long enough

Opinion | BY JOEL LEXCHIN | May 11, 2022
  • When the NDP and the Liberals signed their confidence-and-supply agreement in March, one element that generated a lot of excitement was a pharmacare plan.
The 2022 budget tabled by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on April 7, barely mentioned pharmacare, prompting more than 1,000 experts in health care and public policy to sign a letter calling on the government to increase the pace and scope of its commitment to national pharmacare. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No room for hall monitors in fight against anti-abortion crusade

  • OTTAWA—New York Times opinion writer Jay Caspian Kang tweeted about the frustration of everyone who selflessly fights for the expansion of civil and human rights: “We
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 11, 2022
Protestors gathered outside Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's house on May 9. Screenshot courtesy of Politico

No room for hall monitors in fight against anti-abortion crusade

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 11, 2022
  • OTTAWA—New York Times opinion writer Jay Caspian Kang tweeted about the frustration of everyone who selflessly fights for the expansion of civil and human rights: “We

No room for hall monitors in fight against anti-abortion crusade

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 11, 2022
  • OTTAWA—New York Times opinion writer Jay Caspian Kang tweeted about the frustration of everyone who selflessly fights for the expansion of civil and human rights: “We
Protestors gathered outside Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's house on May 9. Screenshot courtesy of Politico

COVID-19 paused a lot of things, but not cyberbullying

  • COVID-19 has been the top global story since 2020. When the pandemic began, people quickly moved to working online from home. School-aged and university
Opinion | BY DIMA ALHADIDI | May 11, 2022
Cyberbullying can have serious effects on youth including depression, change in eating habits and sleep patterns, low self-esteem, and violently acting out, writes Dima Alhadidi. Pexels photograph by Keira Burton

COVID-19 paused a lot of things, but not cyberbullying

Opinion | BY DIMA ALHADIDI | May 11, 2022
  • COVID-19 has been the top global story since 2020. When the pandemic began, people quickly moved to working online from home. School-aged and university

COVID-19 paused a lot of things, but not cyberbullying

Opinion | BY DIMA ALHADIDI | May 11, 2022
  • COVID-19 has been the top global story since 2020. When the pandemic began, people quickly moved to working online from home. School-aged and university
Cyberbullying can have serious effects on youth including depression, change in eating habits and sleep patterns, low self-esteem, and violently acting out, writes Dima Alhadidi. Pexels photograph by Keira Burton

On cybersecurity, we must truly work together

  • Canada is under an unprecedented cyber siege and without immediate action, our standard of living and economic future is in jeopardy. The evidence is
Opinion | BY ISAAC STRALEY | May 11, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne recently announced an $80-million investment in a new Cyber Security Innovation Network, but real progress is going to take more than funding, writes Isaac Straley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On cybersecurity, we must truly work together

Opinion | BY ISAAC STRALEY | May 11, 2022
  • Canada is under an unprecedented cyber siege and without immediate action, our standard of living and economic future is in jeopardy. The evidence is

On cybersecurity, we must truly work together

Opinion | BY ISAAC STRALEY | May 11, 2022
  • Canada is under an unprecedented cyber siege and without immediate action, our standard of living and economic future is in jeopardy. The evidence is
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne recently announced an $80-million investment in a new Cyber Security Innovation Network, but real progress is going to take more than funding, writes Isaac Straley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada prepared for advanced cyberattacks?

  • Escalating tensions from the Ukrainian-Russian war have exponentially increased the risk of cyberattacks on Canadians and their western allies, leaving critical infrastructure and business
Opinion | BY LISA KEARNEY | May 11, 2022
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino can leverage non-traditional talent pools from underrepresented groups, like women, who make up only 10 per cent of the cybersecurity workforce here in Canada, writes Lisa Kearney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada prepared for advanced cyberattacks?

Opinion | BY LISA KEARNEY | May 11, 2022
  • Escalating tensions from the Ukrainian-Russian war have exponentially increased the risk of cyberattacks on Canadians and their western allies, leaving critical infrastructure and business

Is Canada prepared for advanced cyberattacks?

Opinion | BY LISA KEARNEY | May 11, 2022
  • Escalating tensions from the Ukrainian-Russian war have exponentially increased the risk of cyberattacks on Canadians and their western allies, leaving critical infrastructure and business
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino can leverage non-traditional talent pools from underrepresented groups, like women, who make up only 10 per cent of the cybersecurity workforce here in Canada, writes Lisa Kearney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New border control bill doesn’t strike a balance between security and civil liberties, says Sen. Simons

  • A government bill aiming to set a new threshold for allowing border guards to search a traveller’s personal devices is going in the wrong
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 11, 2022
Bill S-7, which would allow border officers to search personal electronic devices and would impose a new legal test that determines when they can do so, has been introduced in the Senate, but Sen. Paula Simons says the bar isn't set high enough. Photograph courtesy of Paula Simons’ office and Unsplash photograph by Chris Ried

New border control bill doesn’t strike a balance between security and civil liberties, says Sen. Simons

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 11, 2022
  • A government bill aiming to set a new threshold for allowing border guards to search a traveller’s personal devices is going in the wrong

New border control bill doesn’t strike a balance between security and civil liberties, says Sen. Simons

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 11, 2022
  • A government bill aiming to set a new threshold for allowing border guards to search a traveller’s personal devices is going in the wrong
Bill S-7, which would allow border officers to search personal electronic devices and would impose a new legal test that determines when they can do so, has been introduced in the Senate, but Sen. Paula Simons says the bar isn't set high enough. Photograph courtesy of Paula Simons’ office and Unsplash photograph by Chris Ried

Provincial election the time to step up for Ontario’s elders

  • It’s time to address healthy aging, deteriorating access to health care, and better home care and long-term care—and this provincial election is the moment
Opinion | May 11, 2022

Provincial election the time to step up for Ontario’s elders

Opinion | May 11, 2022
  • It’s time to address healthy aging, deteriorating access to health care, and better home care and long-term care—and this provincial election is the moment

Provincial election the time to step up for Ontario’s elders

Opinion | May 11, 2022
  • It’s time to address healthy aging, deteriorating access to health care, and better home care and long-term care—and this provincial election is the moment

PS Fillmore to make funding announcement at Stem Cell Network event on May 12

  • TUESDAY, MAY 10—THURSDAY, MAY 12 Imagine Canada on the Hill—Between May 10-12, charitable sector leaders from across Canada will be meeting with Parliamentarians, online
Andy Fillmore, parliamentary secretary to the minister of innovation, science and industry, will make a funding announcement at a luncheon hosted by Canada’s Stem Cell Network on Thursday, May 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PS Fillmore to make funding announcement at Stem Cell Network event on May 12

  • TUESDAY, MAY 10—THURSDAY, MAY 12 Imagine Canada on the Hill—Between May 10-12, charitable sector leaders from across Canada will be meeting with Parliamentarians, online

PS Fillmore to make funding announcement at Stem Cell Network event on May 12

  • TUESDAY, MAY 10—THURSDAY, MAY 12 Imagine Canada on the Hill—Between May 10-12, charitable sector leaders from across Canada will be meeting with Parliamentarians, online
Andy Fillmore, parliamentary secretary to the minister of innovation, science and industry, will make a funding announcement at a luncheon hosted by Canada’s Stem Cell Network on Thursday, May 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reasons for and methods of protest as varied as the people who participate, says Ottawa reader

  • There are just shy of 195 countries in the world with membership in the United Nations. Therefore, you have about 195 reasons to protest
Opinion | May 11, 2022

Reasons for and methods of protest as varied as the people who participate, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | May 11, 2022
  • There are just shy of 195 countries in the world with membership in the United Nations. Therefore, you have about 195 reasons to protest

Reasons for and methods of protest as varied as the people who participate, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | May 11, 2022
  • There are just shy of 195 countries in the world with membership in the United Nations. Therefore, you have about 195 reasons to protest

Canada is not immune to cyberattacks

  • One of the surprises of the war in Ukraine is how small a role cyberattacks have played both in Russia’s actions within Ukraine and
Opinion | BY DAVID SKILLICORN | May 11, 2022
The Communications Security Establishment, headed by chief Shelly Bruce, has worked hard over the past decade to secure the government’s presence in cyberspace, with departments themselves motivated by several high-profile attacks, writes David Skillicorn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is not immune to cyberattacks

Opinion | BY DAVID SKILLICORN | May 11, 2022
  • One of the surprises of the war in Ukraine is how small a role cyberattacks have played both in Russia’s actions within Ukraine and

Canada is not immune to cyberattacks

Opinion | BY DAVID SKILLICORN | May 11, 2022
  • One of the surprises of the war in Ukraine is how small a role cyberattacks have played both in Russia’s actions within Ukraine and
The Communications Security Establishment, headed by chief Shelly Bruce, has worked hard over the past decade to secure the government’s presence in cyberspace, with departments themselves motivated by several high-profile attacks, writes David Skillicorn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tributes from MPs pour in for former House Speaker John Bosley

  • The very last Speaker of the House of Commons to be directly appointed to the position by a prime minister before secret ballot voting
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 11, 2022
John Bosley, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1984 to 1986 and MP for Don Valley West from 1979 to 1993, died on April 28. 'No greater honour can be conferred upon one of us than to be chosen by one’s peers to be their presiding officer,' said Bosley in the House of Commons following his nomination by former prime minister Brian Mulroney. Photographs courtesy of Speaker of the House of Commons Twitter

Tributes from MPs pour in for former House Speaker John Bosley

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 11, 2022
  • The very last Speaker of the House of Commons to be directly appointed to the position by a prime minister before secret ballot voting

Tributes from MPs pour in for former House Speaker John Bosley

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 11, 2022
  • The very last Speaker of the House of Commons to be directly appointed to the position by a prime minister before secret ballot voting
John Bosley, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1984 to 1986 and MP for Don Valley West from 1979 to 1993, died on April 28. 'No greater honour can be conferred upon one of us than to be chosen by one’s peers to be their presiding officer,' said Bosley in the House of Commons following his nomination by former prime minister Brian Mulroney. Photographs courtesy of Speaker of the House of Commons Twitter

‘A first step’: $2B health-care top up welcomed, but better collaboration needed to tackle challenges, say experts

  • Health industry experts are largely welcoming Bill C-17, which would see a $2-billion infusion of federal cash shared between every province and territory meant
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 10, 2022
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos visited the University of Ottawa Nursing School on March 25, where he announced $2-billion in proposed spending to help reduce surgical backlogs created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘A first step’: $2B health-care top up welcomed, but better collaboration needed to tackle challenges, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 10, 2022
  • Health industry experts are largely welcoming Bill C-17, which would see a $2-billion infusion of federal cash shared between every province and territory meant

‘A first step’: $2B health-care top up welcomed, but better collaboration needed to tackle challenges, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 10, 2022
  • Health industry experts are largely welcoming Bill C-17, which would see a $2-billion infusion of federal cash shared between every province and territory meant
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos visited the University of Ottawa Nursing School on March 25, where he announced $2-billion in proposed spending to help reduce surgical backlogs created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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