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Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

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FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
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First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
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Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
Liberal and Conservative Party supporters gather outside the federal leaders' debate venue in Montreal on April 17. Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's 'very concerned' about the future of the Leaders’ Debates Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.
Liberal and Conservative Party supporters gather outside the federal leaders' debate venue in Montreal on April 17. Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's 'very concerned' about the future of the Leaders’ Debates Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The world could use more like Musgrave

  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
Sharon Musgrave
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Panel: ‘Reforming Access to Information’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025, the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and
First Nations chiefs, proxies, council members, regional chiefs, and technicians are invited to a virtual dialogue on the federal government’s amended Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act on Thursday, July 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Panel: ‘Reforming Access to Information’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025, the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and

Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Panel: ‘Reforming Access to Information’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025, the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and
First Nations chiefs, proxies, council members, regional chiefs, and technicians are invited to a virtual dialogue on the federal government’s amended Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act on Thursday, July 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military
Opinion | July 9, 2025
Image courtesy of Pexels

Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military

Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military
Image courtesy of Pexels

Pancake flops and a looming byelection: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Pancake flops and a looming byelection: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator

Pancake flops and a looming byelection: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Long live the Dalai Lama

  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

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

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

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

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

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

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • My daughter is one of the scientists measuring and modelling climate change patterns and repeatedly warning us that storms like the one that caused
Opinion | July 18, 2022
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, pictured June 13, 2022, on the Hill. Letter writer Alison Hobbs is urging the federal government to do more to fight climate change by also designing smarter cities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need smarter, more compact cities, EV infrastructure, and improved railway networks

Opinion | July 18, 2022
  • My daughter is one of the scientists measuring and modelling climate change patterns and repeatedly warning us that storms like the one that caused

We need smarter, more compact cities, EV infrastructure, and improved railway networks

Opinion | July 18, 2022
  • My daughter is one of the scientists measuring and modelling climate change patterns and repeatedly warning us that storms like the one that caused
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, pictured June 13, 2022, on the Hill. Letter writer Alison Hobbs is urging the federal government to do more to fight climate change by also designing smarter cities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Giddy-up: Calgary Stampede attracts politicos in cowboy hats, denim and plaid, and some big ol’ belt buckles

  • Loads of MPs, party leaders, political staffers, lobbyists, and the prime minister took part in the time-honoured tradition that is the Calgary Stampede last
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 18, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, top left, Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre alongside Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, Conservative MP Pat Kelly, and interim Conservative Party leader Candice Bergen. The Calgary Stampede returned in full force in 2022. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Giddy-up: Calgary Stampede attracts politicos in cowboy hats, denim and plaid, and some big ol’ belt buckles

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 18, 2022
  • Loads of MPs, party leaders, political staffers, lobbyists, and the prime minister took part in the time-honoured tradition that is the Calgary Stampede last

Giddy-up: Calgary Stampede attracts politicos in cowboy hats, denim and plaid, and some big ol’ belt buckles

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 18, 2022
  • Loads of MPs, party leaders, political staffers, lobbyists, and the prime minister took part in the time-honoured tradition that is the Calgary Stampede last
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, top left, Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre alongside Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, Conservative MP Pat Kelly, and interim Conservative Party leader Candice Bergen. The Calgary Stampede returned in full force in 2022. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Canada needs a united Conservative Party of Canada, not a divided one

  • The ongoing Conservative leadership election is the party’s third in seven years. During this time, it has lost three successive federal elections to the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 18, 2022
Conservative MPs Pierre Polievre, left, and Leslyn Lewis, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, former Ontario MPP Roman Baber, and Conservative MP Scott Aitchison are in the running to become the next federal Conservative leader. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Canada needs a united Conservative Party of Canada, not a divided one

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 18, 2022
  • The ongoing Conservative leadership election is the party’s third in seven years. During this time, it has lost three successive federal elections to the

Canada needs a united Conservative Party of Canada, not a divided one

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 18, 2022
  • The ongoing Conservative leadership election is the party’s third in seven years. During this time, it has lost three successive federal elections to the
Conservative MPs Pierre Polievre, left, and Leslyn Lewis, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, former Ontario MPP Roman Baber, and Conservative MP Scott Aitchison are in the running to become the next federal Conservative leader. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Supply chains aren’t going to fix themselves

  • Canada’s supply chain, particularly essentials like food, building materials, and consumer goods, took a beating with unrelenting disruptions that came as a result of
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP MELISSA LANTSMAN | July 18, 2022
Ottawa International Airport, pictured on Jan. 24, 2019. The continued problems that we face in Canada when it comes to our international trade show that Canada is not committed to fully supporting importers, exporters, and manufacturers and that we need to do more to implement the lessons we learned from the pandemic, says Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Supply chains aren’t going to fix themselves

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP MELISSA LANTSMAN | July 18, 2022
  • Canada’s supply chain, particularly essentials like food, building materials, and consumer goods, took a beating with unrelenting disruptions that came as a result of

Supply chains aren’t going to fix themselves

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP MELISSA LANTSMAN | July 18, 2022
  • Canada’s supply chain, particularly essentials like food, building materials, and consumer goods, took a beating with unrelenting disruptions that came as a result of
Ottawa International Airport, pictured on Jan. 24, 2019. The continued problems that we face in Canada when it comes to our international trade show that Canada is not committed to fully supporting importers, exporters, and manufacturers and that we need to do more to implement the lessons we learned from the pandemic, says Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Health-care advocates, premiers calling for urgent first ministers’ meeting to address challenges facing system’s sustainability

  • Following a two-day summit by provincial premiers who are calling for more federal health-care transfers to address a system increasingly in crisis, health-care advocates
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 18, 2022
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, B.C. Premier John Horgan, and Quebec Premier François Legault pictured during a July 12 press conference following the conclusion of 2022 summer meeting of the Council of the Federation. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Health-care advocates, premiers calling for urgent first ministers’ meeting to address challenges facing system’s sustainability

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 18, 2022
  • Following a two-day summit by provincial premiers who are calling for more federal health-care transfers to address a system increasingly in crisis, health-care advocates

Health-care advocates, premiers calling for urgent first ministers’ meeting to address challenges facing system’s sustainability

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 18, 2022
  • Following a two-day summit by provincial premiers who are calling for more federal health-care transfers to address a system increasingly in crisis, health-care advocates
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, B.C. Premier John Horgan, and Quebec Premier François Legault pictured during a July 12 press conference following the conclusion of 2022 summer meeting of the Council of the Federation. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Surrey, B.C., mayoral contest shaping up to be ‘mother of all battles,’ say some candidates and political insiders

  • With three current and former MPs, all known for their organizational and fundraising prowess, expected to duke it out in Surrey’s coming mayoral contest,
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 18, 2022
Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal, left, former NDP MP and current B.C. MLA Jinny Sims, and former Liberal MP Gordie Hogg are some of the expected candidates to seek the Surrey City's top political job in the October municipal election. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia

Surrey, B.C., mayoral contest shaping up to be ‘mother of all battles,’ say some candidates and political insiders

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 18, 2022
  • With three current and former MPs, all known for their organizational and fundraising prowess, expected to duke it out in Surrey’s coming mayoral contest,

Surrey, B.C., mayoral contest shaping up to be ‘mother of all battles,’ say some candidates and political insiders

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 18, 2022
  • With three current and former MPs, all known for their organizational and fundraising prowess, expected to duke it out in Surrey’s coming mayoral contest,
Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal, left, former NDP MP and current B.C. MLA Jinny Sims, and former Liberal MP Gordie Hogg are some of the expected candidates to seek the Surrey City's top political job in the October municipal election. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia

World’s only surviving multilateral nuclear weapons treaty is on the verge of collapse

  • EDMONTON—Joe Biden is ineffectual. Vladimir Putin is demented. Donald Trump is ubiquitous. Antonio Guterres is invisible. Jens Stoltenberg reigns. Political leadership in the world
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 18, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 30, in Ottawa. Does anybody care that the world’s only surviving multilateral nuclear weapons treaty—the one designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons around the world—is on the verge of collapse, writes Douglas Roche.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

World’s only surviving multilateral nuclear weapons treaty is on the verge of collapse

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 18, 2022
  • EDMONTON—Joe Biden is ineffectual. Vladimir Putin is demented. Donald Trump is ubiquitous. Antonio Guterres is invisible. Jens Stoltenberg reigns. Political leadership in the world

World’s only surviving multilateral nuclear weapons treaty is on the verge of collapse

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 18, 2022
  • EDMONTON—Joe Biden is ineffectual. Vladimir Putin is demented. Donald Trump is ubiquitous. Antonio Guterres is invisible. Jens Stoltenberg reigns. Political leadership in the world
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 30, in Ottawa. Does anybody care that the world’s only surviving multilateral nuclear weapons treaty—the one designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons around the world—is on the verge of collapse, writes Douglas Roche.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When it comes to food, energy and medicine, Canada needs to be more self-reliant

  • Before COVID-19, we saw how international disputes can wreak havoc. China, for instance, abruptly cancelled billions of dollars of canola imports from Canada, sending
Opinion | BY JIM KEON | July 18, 2022
For the past number of years, generic medicine suppliers—those that produce the vast majority of Canadians’ daily prescriptions—have been warning that our domestic production is heavily reliant on active pharmaceutical ingredients produced in India and China. Image courtesy of Flickr

When it comes to food, energy and medicine, Canada needs to be more self-reliant

Opinion | BY JIM KEON | July 18, 2022
  • Before COVID-19, we saw how international disputes can wreak havoc. China, for instance, abruptly cancelled billions of dollars of canola imports from Canada, sending

When it comes to food, energy and medicine, Canada needs to be more self-reliant

Opinion | BY JIM KEON | July 18, 2022
  • Before COVID-19, we saw how international disputes can wreak havoc. China, for instance, abruptly cancelled billions of dollars of canola imports from Canada, sending
For the past number of years, generic medicine suppliers—those that produce the vast majority of Canadians’ daily prescriptions—have been warning that our domestic production is heavily reliant on active pharmaceutical ingredients produced in India and China. Image courtesy of Flickr

No silos here: supply chain challenges impact businesses of all types

  • It is no secret that supply chains, both domestic and global, are under serious strain. We are seeing it in just about every sector
Opinion | BY JARRED COHEN | July 18, 2022
Canada needs to ensure that any regulations do not put Canadian business at an international disadvantage by being out of step with our global trading partners, says Jarred Cohen, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce policy adviser for agriculture. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

No silos here: supply chain challenges impact businesses of all types

Opinion | BY JARRED COHEN | July 18, 2022
  • It is no secret that supply chains, both domestic and global, are under serious strain. We are seeing it in just about every sector

No silos here: supply chain challenges impact businesses of all types

Opinion | BY JARRED COHEN | July 18, 2022
  • It is no secret that supply chains, both domestic and global, are under serious strain. We are seeing it in just about every sector
Canada needs to ensure that any regulations do not put Canadian business at an international disadvantage by being out of step with our global trading partners, says Jarred Cohen, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce policy adviser for agriculture. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Commitment required to repair broken supply chain

  • “Supply chain” became a household word in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world emerged from the pandemic, increasing consumer demand
Opinion | BY DR. CONNIE VAN DER BYL AND JORDEN DYE | July 18, 2022
Fixing Canada's supply chains will not be a simple task, nor one that can be completed in a single government term, says Dr. Connie Van der Byl and Jorden Dye. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Commitment required to repair broken supply chain

Opinion | BY DR. CONNIE VAN DER BYL AND JORDEN DYE | July 18, 2022
  • “Supply chain” became a household word in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world emerged from the pandemic, increasing consumer demand

Commitment required to repair broken supply chain

Opinion | BY DR. CONNIE VAN DER BYL AND JORDEN DYE | July 18, 2022
  • “Supply chain” became a household word in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world emerged from the pandemic, increasing consumer demand
Fixing Canada's supply chains will not be a simple task, nor one that can be completed in a single government term, says Dr. Connie Van der Byl and Jorden Dye. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Here’s hoping feds’ Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program can really create positive change

  • CALGARY—An inclusive infrastructure plan begins by being truly inclusive. The federal government’s Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program was touted to be the
Opinion | BY JUNG-SUK (JS) RYU | July 18, 2022
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure Dominic LeBlanc, pictured June 14, 2022, is responsible for the federal government’s Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program which was touted to be the first of its kind—a five-year investment of $1.5-billion towards green and accessible retrofits and new builds, without the necessity of any intergovernmental agreement in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s hoping feds’ Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program can really create positive change

Opinion | BY JUNG-SUK (JS) RYU | July 18, 2022
  • CALGARY—An inclusive infrastructure plan begins by being truly inclusive. The federal government’s Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program was touted to be the

Here’s hoping feds’ Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program can really create positive change

Opinion | BY JUNG-SUK (JS) RYU | July 18, 2022
  • CALGARY—An inclusive infrastructure plan begins by being truly inclusive. The federal government’s Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program was touted to be the
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure Dominic LeBlanc, pictured June 14, 2022, is responsible for the federal government’s Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program which was touted to be the first of its kind—a five-year investment of $1.5-billion towards green and accessible retrofits and new builds, without the necessity of any intergovernmental agreement in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supply chain fragility is a national security issue, and it should be addressed accordingly

  • Toilet paper, baby formula, computer chips…Canadians have worried about the potential shortage of these and many other products since the beginning of the pandemic;
Opinion | BY FEYZA G. SAHINYAZAN | July 18, 2022
The roadmap of Canada's supply chain resilience should follow technological advancements and build tomorrow's supply chains, writes Dr. Feyza G. Sahinyazan. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Supply chain fragility is a national security issue, and it should be addressed accordingly

Opinion | BY FEYZA G. SAHINYAZAN | July 18, 2022
  • Toilet paper, baby formula, computer chips…Canadians have worried about the potential shortage of these and many other products since the beginning of the pandemic;

Supply chain fragility is a national security issue, and it should be addressed accordingly

Opinion | BY FEYZA G. SAHINYAZAN | July 18, 2022
  • Toilet paper, baby formula, computer chips…Canadians have worried about the potential shortage of these and many other products since the beginning of the pandemic;
The roadmap of Canada's supply chain resilience should follow technological advancements and build tomorrow's supply chains, writes Dr. Feyza G. Sahinyazan. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

We need to work co-operatively with Indigenous people to fight climate change, writes Mukerjee

  • After reading the June 13 environment policy briefing in The Hill Times, I could not but be impressed by the concern shown for climate
Opinion | July 18, 2022

We need to work co-operatively with Indigenous people to fight climate change, writes Mukerjee

Opinion | July 18, 2022
  • After reading the June 13 environment policy briefing in The Hill Times, I could not but be impressed by the concern shown for climate

We need to work co-operatively with Indigenous people to fight climate change, writes Mukerjee

Opinion | July 18, 2022
  • After reading the June 13 environment policy briefing in The Hill Times, I could not but be impressed by the concern shown for climate

Conservative ‘fundraising juggernaut’ stampedes into summer donations

  • Conservatives led the way in fundraising in the first quarter of 2022, but the Liberals say they are counting on the busy summer months
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | July 18, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and interim Green Party Leader Amita Kuttner. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Conservative ‘fundraising juggernaut’ stampedes into summer donations

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | July 18, 2022
  • Conservatives led the way in fundraising in the first quarter of 2022, but the Liberals say they are counting on the busy summer months

Conservative ‘fundraising juggernaut’ stampedes into summer donations

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | July 18, 2022
  • Conservatives led the way in fundraising in the first quarter of 2022, but the Liberals say they are counting on the busy summer months
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and interim Green Party Leader Amita Kuttner. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

‘A churn that never stops’: Trudeau shuffles nine senior bureaucrats

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent shakeup of the senior public service promotes nine bureaucrats, bolstering impressive resumes of some rising in the ranks to
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2022
Janice Charette, left, is the current Clerk of the Privy Council. After last week’s senior public servant shuffle, her new deputy deputy minister for immigration, refugees, and citizenship is Christiane Fox, while Gina Wilson is now the top bureaucrat at Indigenous Services. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file photographs

‘A churn that never stops’: Trudeau shuffles nine senior bureaucrats

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent shakeup of the senior public service promotes nine bureaucrats, bolstering impressive resumes of some rising in the ranks to

‘A churn that never stops’: Trudeau shuffles nine senior bureaucrats

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent shakeup of the senior public service promotes nine bureaucrats, bolstering impressive resumes of some rising in the ranks to
Janice Charette, left, is the current Clerk of the Privy Council. After last week’s senior public servant shuffle, her new deputy deputy minister for immigration, refugees, and citizenship is Christiane Fox, while Gina Wilson is now the top bureaucrat at Indigenous Services. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file photographs

‘Being referred to as an old piece of wood’ in Poilievre video ‘not all that complimentary’: Hugh Segal

  • “Look at these scars,” says Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, pointing to a wooden post in a cottage that appears in an
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 15, 2022
Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre's 'Reclaim' video had more than 164,000 views on YouTube. It begins as a rugged paean for the wonders of wood, but it's really about the Ottawa MP’s ideas about the path he would like to put Canada on should he become prime minister. Screen capture courtesy of Pierre Poilievre's video

‘Being referred to as an old piece of wood’ in Poilievre video ‘not all that complimentary’: Hugh Segal

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 15, 2022
  • “Look at these scars,” says Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, pointing to a wooden post in a cottage that appears in an

‘Being referred to as an old piece of wood’ in Poilievre video ‘not all that complimentary’: Hugh Segal

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 15, 2022
  • “Look at these scars,” says Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, pointing to a wooden post in a cottage that appears in an
Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre's 'Reclaim' video had more than 164,000 views on YouTube. It begins as a rugged paean for the wonders of wood, but it's really about the Ottawa MP’s ideas about the path he would like to put Canada on should he become prime minister. Screen capture courtesy of Pierre Poilievre's video

Politics This Morning: Drop that cider!

  • Good Friday morning, The political news cycle has perked up a bit in time for today’s Politics This Morning.  Let’s start with Parliament. Two
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured addressing the crowd at the Laurier Club’s garden party in Ottawa on June 13, 2022. Freeland's department announced yesterday that a House of Commons amendment to her budget implementation bill had accidentally outlawed the possession of Canadian-made cider and mead. The government plans to correct the error 'at a future date.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Drop that cider!

  • Good Friday morning, The political news cycle has perked up a bit in time for today’s Politics This Morning.  Let’s start with Parliament. Two

Politics This Morning: Drop that cider!

  • Good Friday morning, The political news cycle has perked up a bit in time for today’s Politics This Morning.  Let’s start with Parliament. Two
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured addressing the crowd at the Laurier Club’s garden party in Ottawa on June 13, 2022. Freeland's department announced yesterday that a House of Commons amendment to her budget implementation bill had accidentally outlawed the possession of Canadian-made cider and mead. The government plans to correct the error 'at a future date.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recapitalizing Canada’s military should also be a key part of our innovation strategy

  • TORONTO—Defence Minister Anita Anand’s announcement of $4.9-billion of federal spending to upgrade North American air defence, along with an expected $40-billion of new spending
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2022
Minister of National Defence Anita Anand scrums with reporters at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on June 1, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recapitalizing Canada’s military should also be a key part of our innovation strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2022
  • TORONTO—Defence Minister Anita Anand’s announcement of $4.9-billion of federal spending to upgrade North American air defence, along with an expected $40-billion of new spending

Recapitalizing Canada’s military should also be a key part of our innovation strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2022
  • TORONTO—Defence Minister Anita Anand’s announcement of $4.9-billion of federal spending to upgrade North American air defence, along with an expected $40-billion of new spending
Minister of National Defence Anita Anand scrums with reporters at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on June 1, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They don’t want us,’ says Patrick Brown supporter ‘disenfranchised and disregarded’ by Conservative Party

  • Supporters of ousted Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown, including new Canadians who were participating for the first time in a leadership election, say they
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 14, 2022
The Conservative Party leadership race started with six candidates, clockwise from top left: Pierre Poilievre, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber. Before Brown's disqualification, his campaign relied heavily on reaching out to immigrant communities. His former rivals will now try to woo these voters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and handouts

‘They don’t want us,’ says Patrick Brown supporter ‘disenfranchised and disregarded’ by Conservative Party

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 14, 2022
  • Supporters of ousted Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown, including new Canadians who were participating for the first time in a leadership election, say they

‘They don’t want us,’ says Patrick Brown supporter ‘disenfranchised and disregarded’ by Conservative Party

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 14, 2022
  • Supporters of ousted Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown, including new Canadians who were participating for the first time in a leadership election, say they
The Conservative Party leadership race started with six candidates, clockwise from top left: Pierre Poilievre, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber. Before Brown's disqualification, his campaign relied heavily on reaching out to immigrant communities. His former rivals will now try to woo these voters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and handouts

CRTC, in the eye of many storms, enters a new era

  • OTTAW—Hardly a day goes by without the CRTC being in the news. Never have the demands on and expectations of the federal broadcast and
Opinion | BY ANDREW CARDOZO | July 14, 2022
On the Rogers disruption, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, right, pictured June 8 on the Hill, was the first one to step in, summoning the telecom CEOs to a meeting to hear the outrage of Canadians and talk about how they would avoid the chaos going forward. He gave them three issues to figure out with a 60-day deadline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CRTC, in the eye of many storms, enters a new era

Opinion | BY ANDREW CARDOZO | July 14, 2022
  • OTTAW—Hardly a day goes by without the CRTC being in the news. Never have the demands on and expectations of the federal broadcast and

CRTC, in the eye of many storms, enters a new era

Opinion | BY ANDREW CARDOZO | July 14, 2022
  • OTTAW—Hardly a day goes by without the CRTC being in the news. Never have the demands on and expectations of the federal broadcast and
On the Rogers disruption, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, right, pictured June 8 on the Hill, was the first one to step in, summoning the telecom CEOs to a meeting to hear the outrage of Canadians and talk about how they would avoid the chaos going forward. He gave them three issues to figure out with a 60-day deadline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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