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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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Advocates call for federal commissioner for children and youth, after UN report expresses serious concerns

  • Children’s advocates are renewing their call for Ottawa to establish a federal commissioner for children and youth, after a recent United Nations report reinforced
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 13, 2022
Families Minister Karina Gould, seen here responding to the auditor general’s May 2022 reports, is reviewing the UN committee's report and will 'continue to consider all options to advance the status of children,' according to a spokesperson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates call for federal commissioner for children and youth, after UN report expresses serious concerns

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 13, 2022
  • Children’s advocates are renewing their call for Ottawa to establish a federal commissioner for children and youth, after a recent United Nations report reinforced

Advocates call for federal commissioner for children and youth, after UN report expresses serious concerns

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 13, 2022
  • Children’s advocates are renewing their call for Ottawa to establish a federal commissioner for children and youth, after a recent United Nations report reinforced
Families Minister Karina Gould, seen here responding to the auditor general’s May 2022 reports, is reviewing the UN committee's report and will 'continue to consider all options to advance the status of children,' according to a spokesperson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No matter what side you back, war is a crime

  • OTTAWA—The western media coverage of one of the most recent developments in the war in Ukraine once again serves to illustrate a total lack
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 13, 2022
In the West, we justifiably regard Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as an illegal aggression against a sovereign state, and the Russians cite the same international laws, which do not extend prisoner-of-war status to foreign mercenaries. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News

No matter what side you back, war is a crime

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 13, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The western media coverage of one of the most recent developments in the war in Ukraine once again serves to illustrate a total lack

No matter what side you back, war is a crime

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 13, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The western media coverage of one of the most recent developments in the war in Ukraine once again serves to illustrate a total lack
In the West, we justifiably regard Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as an illegal aggression against a sovereign state, and the Russians cite the same international laws, which do not extend prisoner-of-war status to foreign mercenaries. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News

The pink tide is rising in Latin America

  • LONDON, U.K.—”Corruption isn’t fought with slogans on TikTok,” complained veteran Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro. But social media can win elections, and a right-wing
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 13, 2022
Going into the first round of the presidential election last month, candidate Gustavo Petro, pictured, was well ahead of the establishment candidate, Federico Gutierrez—but the runner-up was actually Rodolfo Hernández, whose social media skills make him a real threat to Petro, writes Gwynne Dyer. Juan Manuel Herrera/Organization of American States photograph courtesy of Flickr

The pink tide is rising in Latin America

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 13, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—”Corruption isn’t fought with slogans on TikTok,” complained veteran Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro. But social media can win elections, and a right-wing

The pink tide is rising in Latin America

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 13, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—”Corruption isn’t fought with slogans on TikTok,” complained veteran Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro. But social media can win elections, and a right-wing
Going into the first round of the presidential election last month, candidate Gustavo Petro, pictured, was well ahead of the establishment candidate, Federico Gutierrez—but the runner-up was actually Rodolfo Hernández, whose social media skills make him a real threat to Petro, writes Gwynne Dyer. Juan Manuel Herrera/Organization of American States photograph courtesy of Flickr

Staff additions bring Emergency Preparedness Minister Blair’s team to 13

  • Queen’s Privy Council President and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair now has a total of 13 political staff on his roster, with his most
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 13, 2022
Queen's Privy Council President and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, pictured at the Château Laurier on May 30 during an announcement of new gun-control legislation which includes a freeze on the buying, selling, and importing of handguns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Staff additions bring Emergency Preparedness Minister Blair’s team to 13

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 13, 2022
  • Queen’s Privy Council President and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair now has a total of 13 political staff on his roster, with his most

Staff additions bring Emergency Preparedness Minister Blair’s team to 13

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 13, 2022
  • Queen’s Privy Council President and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair now has a total of 13 political staff on his roster, with his most
Queen's Privy Council President and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, pictured at the Château Laurier on May 30 during an announcement of new gun-control legislation which includes a freeze on the buying, selling, and importing of handguns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Globalization and finding a happy medium

  • TORONTO— The war in Ukraine clearly shows that globalization is alive, though not well. Rising threats of a world food crisis, along with soaring
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 13, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 6. In a world of secular stagnation, governments will find themselves unable to deliver on promises of healthcare and pensions and workers will see a shrinkage in living standards, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Globalization and finding a happy medium

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 13, 2022
  • TORONTO— The war in Ukraine clearly shows that globalization is alive, though not well. Rising threats of a world food crisis, along with soaring

Globalization and finding a happy medium

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 13, 2022
  • TORONTO— The war in Ukraine clearly shows that globalization is alive, though not well. Rising threats of a world food crisis, along with soaring
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 6. In a world of secular stagnation, governments will find themselves unable to deliver on promises of healthcare and pensions and workers will see a shrinkage in living standards, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lessons from Cobalt for Ontario’s Ring of Fire

  • The Westminster Parliament boasts more than a few noteworthy prime ministers who were writers worth reading. Prime ministers Winston Churchill and Benjamin Disraeli stand
FeatureBY JIM CRESKEY | June 13, 2022
Charlie Angus' eighth book, the very readable Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower, belongs in the category of Canadian history that isn't taught in school but should be, writes Jim Creskey. Image courtesy of House of Anansi Press and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Lessons from Cobalt for Ontario’s Ring of Fire

FeatureBY JIM CRESKEY | June 13, 2022
  • The Westminster Parliament boasts more than a few noteworthy prime ministers who were writers worth reading. Prime ministers Winston Churchill and Benjamin Disraeli stand

Lessons from Cobalt for Ontario’s Ring of Fire

FeatureBY JIM CRESKEY | June 13, 2022
  • The Westminster Parliament boasts more than a few noteworthy prime ministers who were writers worth reading. Prime ministers Winston Churchill and Benjamin Disraeli stand
Charlie Angus' eighth book, the very readable Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower, belongs in the category of Canadian history that isn't taught in school but should be, writes Jim Creskey. Image courtesy of House of Anansi Press and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada’s Arctic is warming faster than expected

  • CHURCHILL, MAN.—Hudson Bay, second in size only to the Bay of Bengal, brings the Arctic deep into Canada. I live in Churchill, a tiny
Opinion | BY DIANE BECKETT | June 13, 2022
In less than half a century the average annual temperature of the Arctic has warmed by more than 3 C, which is three times as fast as the rest of the planet, writes Diane Beckett. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Canada’s Arctic is warming faster than expected

Opinion | BY DIANE BECKETT | June 13, 2022
  • CHURCHILL, MAN.—Hudson Bay, second in size only to the Bay of Bengal, brings the Arctic deep into Canada. I live in Churchill, a tiny

Canada’s Arctic is warming faster than expected

Opinion | BY DIANE BECKETT | June 13, 2022
  • CHURCHILL, MAN.—Hudson Bay, second in size only to the Bay of Bengal, brings the Arctic deep into Canada. I live in Churchill, a tiny
In less than half a century the average annual temperature of the Arctic has warmed by more than 3 C, which is three times as fast as the rest of the planet, writes Diane Beckett. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

A comprehensive and accountable framework for climate success

  • As we near the one-year anniversary of the Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act receiving royal assent, it is an appropriate time to highlight our Liberal government’s
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP FRANCIS SCARPALEGGIA | June 13, 2022
On May 16, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault launched a public consultation to develop Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy. The government’s discussion paper for this consultation highlights five key areas where efforts will need to be deployed to allow for effective adaptation, including disaster resilience, writes Francis Scarpaleggia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A comprehensive and accountable framework for climate success

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP FRANCIS SCARPALEGGIA | June 13, 2022
  • As we near the one-year anniversary of the Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act receiving royal assent, it is an appropriate time to highlight our Liberal government’s

A comprehensive and accountable framework for climate success

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP FRANCIS SCARPALEGGIA | June 13, 2022
  • As we near the one-year anniversary of the Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act receiving royal assent, it is an appropriate time to highlight our Liberal government’s
On May 16, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault launched a public consultation to develop Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy. The government’s discussion paper for this consultation highlights five key areas where efforts will need to be deployed to allow for effective adaptation, including disaster resilience, writes Francis Scarpaleggia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is ignoring opportunities to become a real global energy leader

  • Canada is a top-five energy producer and is considered a global energy leader. Our energy sector is a key driver that supports jobs, funds
Opinion | BY RYAN BULLOCK | June 13, 2022
To capture the full potential of bioenergy, Canada needs to collaborate with Indigenous governments, communities, and Indigenous businesses, writes Ryan Bullock. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Canada is ignoring opportunities to become a real global energy leader

Opinion | BY RYAN BULLOCK | June 13, 2022
  • Canada is a top-five energy producer and is considered a global energy leader. Our energy sector is a key driver that supports jobs, funds

Canada is ignoring opportunities to become a real global energy leader

Opinion | BY RYAN BULLOCK | June 13, 2022
  • Canada is a top-five energy producer and is considered a global energy leader. Our energy sector is a key driver that supports jobs, funds
To capture the full potential of bioenergy, Canada needs to collaborate with Indigenous governments, communities, and Indigenous businesses, writes Ryan Bullock. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Ford’s brand strength, low public appetite for change key to PC win in Ontario, say politicos

  • The strength of the ‘Ford brand’ that easily overmatched what the Ontario Liberals and NDP had on offer, combined with a low-key communications and
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 13, 2022
Ontario premier Doug Ford pictured during a press conference in Ottawa after a meeting of Canada’s Premiers on Sept. 18, 2020. Ford's PC party won a decisive majority victory on June 2, picking up seven seats from their previous majority win. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford’s brand strength, low public appetite for change key to PC win in Ontario, say politicos

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 13, 2022
  • The strength of the ‘Ford brand’ that easily overmatched what the Ontario Liberals and NDP had on offer, combined with a low-key communications and

Ford’s brand strength, low public appetite for change key to PC win in Ontario, say politicos

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 13, 2022
  • The strength of the ‘Ford brand’ that easily overmatched what the Ontario Liberals and NDP had on offer, combined with a low-key communications and
Ontario premier Doug Ford pictured during a press conference in Ottawa after a meeting of Canada’s Premiers on Sept. 18, 2020. Ford's PC party won a decisive majority victory on June 2, picking up seven seats from their previous majority win. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘There’s a new billboard in Times Square’: Neil Macdonald posts pic for his late brother Norm’s new Netflix special

  • Neil Macdonald, a longtime former CBC National reporter who is married to CTV News’ parliamentary bureau chief Joyce Napier, posted on Facebook on June
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 13, 2022
'There's a big new billboard in Times Square,' Neil Macdonald, a former CBC National reporter on the Hill, posted on Facebook on June 2. His late brother, comedian Norm Macdonald of SNL fame, has a new Netflix special out, released on May 30. Photograph courtesy of Neil Macdonald's Facebook/LoriJo Hoekstra

‘There’s a new billboard in Times Square’: Neil Macdonald posts pic for his late brother Norm’s new Netflix special

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 13, 2022
  • Neil Macdonald, a longtime former CBC National reporter who is married to CTV News’ parliamentary bureau chief Joyce Napier, posted on Facebook on June

‘There’s a new billboard in Times Square’: Neil Macdonald posts pic for his late brother Norm’s new Netflix special

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 13, 2022
  • Neil Macdonald, a longtime former CBC National reporter who is married to CTV News’ parliamentary bureau chief Joyce Napier, posted on Facebook on June
'There's a big new billboard in Times Square,' Neil Macdonald, a former CBC National reporter on the Hill, posted on Facebook on June 2. His late brother, comedian Norm Macdonald of SNL fame, has a new Netflix special out, released on May 30. Photograph courtesy of Neil Macdonald's Facebook/LoriJo Hoekstra

Typically apolitical National Prayer Breakfast results in partisan quips about vaccine politics

  • One of the longest-running annual events on Parliament Hill–attended by the biggest names in Canadian politics sitting shoulder to shoulder–returned for the first time
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 13, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on May 31, 2022, at the National Prayer Breakfast alongside interim Conservative Party Leader Candice Bergen at the Delta hotel in Ottawa. The Hill Times' photography by Andrew Meade

Typically apolitical National Prayer Breakfast results in partisan quips about vaccine politics

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 13, 2022
  • One of the longest-running annual events on Parliament Hill–attended by the biggest names in Canadian politics sitting shoulder to shoulder–returned for the first time

Typically apolitical National Prayer Breakfast results in partisan quips about vaccine politics

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 13, 2022
  • One of the longest-running annual events on Parliament Hill–attended by the biggest names in Canadian politics sitting shoulder to shoulder–returned for the first time
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on May 31, 2022, at the National Prayer Breakfast alongside interim Conservative Party Leader Candice Bergen at the Delta hotel in Ottawa. The Hill Times' photography by Andrew Meade

Conservative leadership candidates expected to challenge eligibility of ‘thousands and thousands and thousands’ of rivals’ party memberships

  • Conservative Party president Rob Batherson denies claims that the party is six to eight weeks behind in processing memberships, and says the leadership election
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 13, 2022
The waiting game: The leadership campaigns of Pierre Poilievre, clockwise from top left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber are eagerly awaiting for the membership lists. Some are speculating that rival candidates will challenge memberships of thousands of each other's supporters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Conservative leadership candidates expected to challenge eligibility of ‘thousands and thousands and thousands’ of rivals’ party memberships

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 13, 2022
  • Conservative Party president Rob Batherson denies claims that the party is six to eight weeks behind in processing memberships, and says the leadership election

Conservative leadership candidates expected to challenge eligibility of ‘thousands and thousands and thousands’ of rivals’ party memberships

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 13, 2022
  • Conservative Party president Rob Batherson denies claims that the party is six to eight weeks behind in processing memberships, and says the leadership election
The waiting game: The leadership campaigns of Pierre Poilievre, clockwise from top left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber are eagerly awaiting for the membership lists. Some are speculating that rival candidates will challenge memberships of thousands of each other's supporters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Bolder climate action is needed in Canada

  • U.S. President Joe Biden recently announced that the United States will use the Defence Production Act to accelerate manufacturing of solar panels, power grid
Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | June 13, 2022
Continued subsidies to the oil and gas sector delay climate action and divert resources from the investments we need to make in renewable energy transition and support for workers and communities, writes NDP MP Laurel Collins. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Bolder climate action is needed in Canada

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | June 13, 2022
  • U.S. President Joe Biden recently announced that the United States will use the Defence Production Act to accelerate manufacturing of solar panels, power grid

Bolder climate action is needed in Canada

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | June 13, 2022
  • U.S. President Joe Biden recently announced that the United States will use the Defence Production Act to accelerate manufacturing of solar panels, power grid
Continued subsidies to the oil and gas sector delay climate action and divert resources from the investments we need to make in renewable energy transition and support for workers and communities, writes NDP MP Laurel Collins. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Senator Black to host Hill reception for ‘exceptional’ Canadian whiskies on June 15

  • MONDAY, JUNE 13 House Sitting—The House will sit June 13-June 23. It will break for the summer on June 23 and will return on
Canadian Senators Group Senator Rob Black (Ontario), pictured with then-Senator Diane Griffin, in partnership with the Grain Farmers of Ontario, Quebec Grain Farmers, the Atlantic Grains Council, and Spirits Canada, is hosting a reception for MPs and Senators to meet grains and oilseed farmers and sample some exceptional Canadian whiskies made from Canada’s finest grains. The reception will take place on June 15, from 4-8 p.m. in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Black to host Hill reception for ‘exceptional’ Canadian whiskies on June 15

  • MONDAY, JUNE 13 House Sitting—The House will sit June 13-June 23. It will break for the summer on June 23 and will return on

Senator Black to host Hill reception for ‘exceptional’ Canadian whiskies on June 15

  • MONDAY, JUNE 13 House Sitting—The House will sit June 13-June 23. It will break for the summer on June 23 and will return on
Canadian Senators Group Senator Rob Black (Ontario), pictured with then-Senator Diane Griffin, in partnership with the Grain Farmers of Ontario, Quebec Grain Farmers, the Atlantic Grains Council, and Spirits Canada, is hosting a reception for MPs and Senators to meet grains and oilseed farmers and sample some exceptional Canadian whiskies made from Canada’s finest grains. The reception will take place on June 15, from 4-8 p.m. in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can innovation support right relationship with Earth?

  • It is clear (to many, if not most) that the root cause of climate change and biodiversity loss is the wholesale appropriation of nature
Opinion | BY KRIS DUBRAWSKI | June 13, 2022
The most pragmatic thing we can do to support nature in innovation is to develop and hold ourselves accountable to broader metrics that support synergies between humans and nature, writes Kris Dubrawski, assistant professor and Canada Research Chair in Civil Engineering and Geography at the University of Victoria. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Can innovation support right relationship with Earth?

Opinion | BY KRIS DUBRAWSKI | June 13, 2022
  • It is clear (to many, if not most) that the root cause of climate change and biodiversity loss is the wholesale appropriation of nature

Can innovation support right relationship with Earth?

Opinion | BY KRIS DUBRAWSKI | June 13, 2022
  • It is clear (to many, if not most) that the root cause of climate change and biodiversity loss is the wholesale appropriation of nature
The most pragmatic thing we can do to support nature in innovation is to develop and hold ourselves accountable to broader metrics that support synergies between humans and nature, writes Kris Dubrawski, assistant professor and Canada Research Chair in Civil Engineering and Geography at the University of Victoria. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Federal rebates not enough to help Canadians with costly transition to zero-emission vehicles, say Cons, NDP

  • The Liberal government’s target date for when all vehicles sold in Canada must be zero-emissions won’t be achievable without stronger purchasing incentives to help
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 13, 2022
David Lametti, then-parliamentary secretary to the innovation minister, left, and then-innovation minister Navdeep Bains, pictured on June 7, 2017, testing out an electric car on the Hill that uses hydrogen power cells. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Federal rebates not enough to help Canadians with costly transition to zero-emission vehicles, say Cons, NDP

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 13, 2022
  • The Liberal government’s target date for when all vehicles sold in Canada must be zero-emissions won’t be achievable without stronger purchasing incentives to help

Federal rebates not enough to help Canadians with costly transition to zero-emission vehicles, say Cons, NDP

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 13, 2022
  • The Liberal government’s target date for when all vehicles sold in Canada must be zero-emissions won’t be achievable without stronger purchasing incentives to help
David Lametti, then-parliamentary secretary to the innovation minister, left, and then-innovation minister Navdeep Bains, pictured on June 7, 2017, testing out an electric car on the Hill that uses hydrogen power cells. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Last thing anyone wants is chaos at Canada’s largest airport

  • OTTAWA—To mask or not to mask. That is the question. As the provinces move to end requirements for wearing masks in public places, the
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 13, 2022
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, pictured May 16, 2022, on the Hill, has been working double overtime, trying to ensure that security and airport screening hires are made and trained quickly. He announced the hiring of 865 more screening employees, who must go through training before they are fully operational. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last thing anyone wants is chaos at Canada’s largest airport

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 13, 2022
  • OTTAWA—To mask or not to mask. That is the question. As the provinces move to end requirements for wearing masks in public places, the

Last thing anyone wants is chaos at Canada’s largest airport

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 13, 2022
  • OTTAWA—To mask or not to mask. That is the question. As the provinces move to end requirements for wearing masks in public places, the
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, pictured May 16, 2022, on the Hill, has been working double overtime, trying to ensure that security and airport screening hires are made and trained quickly. He announced the hiring of 865 more screening employees, who must go through training before they are fully operational. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Massive infrastructure and capacity gaps with regard to clean drinking water

  • As the heat of summer bears down on Ottawa, I reach for a glass of water and take a moment to reflect on the
Opinion | BY DENNIS PATTERSON | June 13, 2022
While water delivery is largely a provincial/territorial issue, we need to recognize that Nunavut lacks the own-source revenues required to address such a major issue, writes CSG Senator Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Massive infrastructure and capacity gaps with regard to clean drinking water

Opinion | BY DENNIS PATTERSON | June 13, 2022
  • As the heat of summer bears down on Ottawa, I reach for a glass of water and take a moment to reflect on the

Massive infrastructure and capacity gaps with regard to clean drinking water

Opinion | BY DENNIS PATTERSON | June 13, 2022
  • As the heat of summer bears down on Ottawa, I reach for a glass of water and take a moment to reflect on the
While water delivery is largely a provincial/territorial issue, we need to recognize that Nunavut lacks the own-source revenues required to address such a major issue, writes CSG Senator Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Politics This Morning: Canada-China relations back in the spotlight

  • Good Monday morning, The prime minister will be in Ottawa for private meetings and for a Liberal party donor appreciation event at 7:30 p.m.,
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has named her advisory committee on Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy. Meanwhile, the special committee on Canada-China relations will choose its chair today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada-China relations back in the spotlight

  • Good Monday morning, The prime minister will be in Ottawa for private meetings and for a Liberal party donor appreciation event at 7:30 p.m.,

Politics This Morning: Canada-China relations back in the spotlight

  • Good Monday morning, The prime minister will be in Ottawa for private meetings and for a Liberal party donor appreciation event at 7:30 p.m.,
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has named her advisory committee on Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy. Meanwhile, the special committee on Canada-China relations will choose its chair today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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