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Oliver M. Brandes, Richard Farthing-Nichol, Michael Miltenberger, and Merrell-Ann Phare

Oliver M. Brandes is the associate director at the University of Victoria’s Centre for Global Studies and co-director of the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance. He is also a founding member and chair of the Forum for Leadership on Water. Richard Farthing-Nichol is the director of the Forum for Leadership on Water and a project manager at the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources. Michael Miltenberger served in the Northwest Territories Legislature from 1995-2015, 14 of those years as a cabinet minister. He is currently the principal of North Raven. Merrell-Ann Phare is a lawyer, author, and founding executive director of the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources. She currently serves as a commissioner of the International Joint Commission.

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
CBC News: Politics legend Don Newman, right, reunites with the former Cape Breton-ese voice in his head, Sharon Musgrave, at the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26, to celebrate her retirement after more than three decades with the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades
CBC News: Politics legend Don Newman, right, reunites with the former Cape Breton-ese voice in his head, Sharon Musgrave, at the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26, to celebrate her retirement after more than three decades with the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service

  • Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly willing to discipline top bureaucrats who aren’t meeting his standards and delivering on his 'nation-building' agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
  • Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome

Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
  • Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly willing to discipline top bureaucrats who aren’t meeting his standards and delivering on his 'nation-building' agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons
Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The 'Golden Dome' proposal is not merely expensive; it is strategically unsound and technically unreliable, writes Cesar Jaramillo. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The 'Golden Dome' proposal is not merely expensive; it is strategically unsound and technically unreliable, writes Cesar Jaramillo. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

  • Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
Wildfire in Nopiming
Wildfire in Nopiming
Wildfires burning across the country, including in Manitoba, pictured, have experts and governments looking to solutions to improve future wildfire responses. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again
Wildfire in Nopiming
Wildfires burning across the country, including in Manitoba, pictured, have experts and governments looking to solutions to improve future wildfire responses. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Much ado about nothing in Iran

  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
It took U.S. President Donald Trump a long time to realize that he had been played by the Israeli prime minister, but it won’t last because he cannot bear the idea that he was outsmarted, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

Much ado about nothing in Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.

Much ado about nothing in Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
It took U.S. President Donald Trump a long time to realize that he had been played by the Israeli prime minister, but it won’t last because he cannot bear the idea that he was outsmarted, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
Senators will have one more chance to weigh in on the government's major projects fast-track bill when third reading debate begins today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.
Senators will have one more chance to weigh in on the government's major projects fast-track bill when third reading debate begins today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Israel marks national day

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed delivers a toast at his country’s national day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Israel marks national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Israel marks national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed delivers a toast at his country’s national day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
Karen Hogan
Karen Hogan
One of Auditor General Karen Hogan’s latest reports found that the F-35 procurement jumped $8.7-billion over the budget outlined two years before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
Karen Hogan
One of Auditor General Karen Hogan’s latest reports found that the F-35 procurement jumped $8.7-billion over the budget outlined two years before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad will facilitate a dialogue around the Indian Residential School system, education, awareness, and healing at Library and Archives Canada on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad will facilitate a dialogue around the Indian Residential School system, education, awareness, and healing at Library and Archives Canada on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The Senate reconvenes

  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
Senators will return to action today, with the summer adjournment looming and a final vote on Bill C-5 coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Senate reconvenes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.

The Senate reconvenes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.
Senators will return to action today, with the summer adjournment looming and a final vote on Bill C-5 coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
A tour guide speaks with tourists at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in July 2024. Canadians have decided collectively to avoid travelling to the United States, and for Canada’s domestic tourism industry, it's shaping up to be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.
A tour guide speaks with tourists at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in July 2024. Canadians have decided collectively to avoid travelling to the United States, and for Canada’s domestic tourism industry, it's shaping up to be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Speaking for a forgotten people

  • The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | June 25, 2025
A European Union humanitarian aid worker in Gaza in February 2025. There is a compelling reason for Canada to be a relentless champion of international law today as it is applied and thwarted in rulings on the illegal occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, and the International Court of Justice rulings, writes Jim Creskey. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid

Speaking for a forgotten people

Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | June 25, 2025
  • The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.

Speaking for a forgotten people

Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | June 25, 2025
  • The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.
A European Union humanitarian aid worker in Gaza in February 2025. There is a compelling reason for Canada to be a relentless champion of international law today as it is applied and thwarted in rulings on the illegal occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, and the International Court of Justice rulings, writes Jim Creskey. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid

Members’ statements from June 20

  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount
Opinion | June 25, 2025

Members’ statements from June 20

Opinion | June 25, 2025
  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount

Members’ statements from June 20

Opinion | June 25, 2025
  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
The Senate Conservative caucus, now led by Quebec Senator Leo Housakos, recently added three new Senators to its ranks—its first new members since 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons
The Senate Conservative caucus, now led by Quebec Senator Leo Housakos, recently added three new Senators to its ranks—its first new members since 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

  • The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | June 23, 2025
Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney shuffled his senior ranks—a first wave of appointments seen as an early step in retooling the leadership to drive his top priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | June 23, 2025
  • The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | June 23, 2025
  • The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney shuffled his senior ranks—a first wave of appointments seen as an early step in retooling the leadership to drive his top priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, says an AI virtual agent, or 'Ava,' has been trained by compensation advisers for the past year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, says an AI virtual agent, or 'Ava,' has been trained by compensation advisers for the past year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The next forever war

  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Why did Iran start enriching uranium past the 3.5 per cent limit that it accepted in the 2015 deal? Because U.S. President Donald Trump tore up that deal in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

The next forever war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week

The next forever war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week
Donald Trump
Why did Iran start enriching uranium past the 3.5 per cent limit that it accepted in the 2015 deal? Because U.S. President Donald Trump tore up that deal in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

  • For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 23, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, and Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson have further fleshed out their respective ministerial teams. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 23, 2025
  • For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 23, 2025
  • For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.
Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, and Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson have further fleshed out their respective ministerial teams. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
Karen Hogan
Karen Hogan
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s June 10 report showed federal organizations 'frequently did not demonstrate value for money' in professional services contracts awarded to GC Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.
Karen Hogan
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s June 10 report showed federal organizations 'frequently did not demonstrate value for money' in professional services contracts awarded to GC Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
Former Conservative Senate leader and past party president Don Plett, pictured on the Hill on May 7, 2025, is not ruling out a potential run for national council at the January biennial policy convention in Calgary. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative
Former Conservative Senate leader and past party president Don Plett, pictured on the Hill on May 7, 2025, is not ruling out a potential run for national council at the January biennial policy convention in Calgary. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | August 18, 2023
Green Party leader Elizabeth May holds a press conference in West Block on Aug. 18, 2023, to speak about her examination of documents related to David Johnston’s report on foreign election interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | August 18, 2023

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | August 18, 2023
Green Party leader Elizabeth May holds a press conference in West Block on Aug. 18, 2023, to speak about her examination of documents related to David Johnston’s report on foreign election interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Critics worry Canada’s approach to pandemic treaty marks continued gap between ‘rhetoric’ and ‘reality’ on vaccine equity

  • ‘In situations where lives are at risk … humanity has to trump profit,' says NDP MP Heather McPherson.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 18, 2023
NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson said 'the worry' is Canada will take a similar approach on the pandemic treaty as it did on the TRIPS waiver during COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Critics worry Canada’s approach to pandemic treaty marks continued gap between ‘rhetoric’ and ‘reality’ on vaccine equity

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 18, 2023
  • ‘In situations where lives are at risk … humanity has to trump profit,' says NDP MP Heather McPherson.

Critics worry Canada’s approach to pandemic treaty marks continued gap between ‘rhetoric’ and ‘reality’ on vaccine equity

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 18, 2023
  • ‘In situations where lives are at risk … humanity has to trump profit,' says NDP MP Heather McPherson.
NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson said 'the worry' is Canada will take a similar approach on the pandemic treaty as it did on the TRIPS waiver during COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For Joyce Napier, chronicler of her time, this is not the end

  • The former parliamentary bureau chief for CTV was laid off in June, one day before her 66th birthday.
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | August 18, 2023
Joyce Napier moderates a panel hosted on online hate and harassment directed at journalists, hosted by Carleton University in December 2022. Napier faced a good deal of harassment at the beginning of her career, too, and described it as 'part of the job' at the time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For Joyce Napier, chronicler of her time, this is not the end

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | August 18, 2023
  • The former parliamentary bureau chief for CTV was laid off in June, one day before her 66th birthday.

For Joyce Napier, chronicler of her time, this is not the end

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | August 18, 2023
  • The former parliamentary bureau chief for CTV was laid off in June, one day before her 66th birthday.
Joyce Napier moderates a panel hosted on online hate and harassment directed at journalists, hosted by Carleton University in December 2022. Napier faced a good deal of harassment at the beginning of her career, too, and described it as 'part of the job' at the time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Evacuating Yellowknife   

  • Plus, Mark Holland talks about the future of health care.
Yellowknife's 47th Street, pictured in 2018. The capital of the Northwest Territories is being evacuated, as wildfires threaten to overrun the city. Photogragh by Jack L, courtesy of Flickr

Politics This Morning: Evacuating Yellowknife   

  • Plus, Mark Holland talks about the future of health care.

Politics This Morning: Evacuating Yellowknife   

  • Plus, Mark Holland talks about the future of health care.
Yellowknife's 47th Street, pictured in 2018. The capital of the Northwest Territories is being evacuated, as wildfires threaten to overrun the city. Photogragh by Jack L, courtesy of Flickr

Potential scenarios for when Trump meets justice

  • The Georgia indictments only added 13 more criminal charges to make a grand total of 91, but Georgia is different.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 17, 2023
Donald Trump pictured on the campaign trail in 2020. While many believe the indictments against Trump are strengthening his support among his 'core' supporters, that won't be enough to win the next general election, writes Gwynne Dyer. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Potential scenarios for when Trump meets justice

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 17, 2023
  • The Georgia indictments only added 13 more criminal charges to make a grand total of 91, but Georgia is different.

Potential scenarios for when Trump meets justice

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 17, 2023
  • The Georgia indictments only added 13 more criminal charges to make a grand total of 91, but Georgia is different.
Donald Trump pictured on the campaign trail in 2020. While many believe the indictments against Trump are strengthening his support among his 'core' supporters, that won't be enough to win the next general election, writes Gwynne Dyer. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Renewable energy industry warns of ‘brain drain’ to the United States if Alberta government doesn’t reverse its moratorium

  • Alberta’s pause on approvals for new solar and wind projects comes as the United States marks the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act,
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 17, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, seen here in Ottawa on March 23, has imposed a temporary moratorium on new wind and solar energy projects in the province. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Renewable energy industry warns of ‘brain drain’ to the United States if Alberta government doesn’t reverse its moratorium

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 17, 2023
  • Alberta’s pause on approvals for new solar and wind projects comes as the United States marks the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act,

Renewable energy industry warns of ‘brain drain’ to the United States if Alberta government doesn’t reverse its moratorium

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 17, 2023
  • Alberta’s pause on approvals for new solar and wind projects comes as the United States marks the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act,
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, seen here in Ottawa on March 23, has imposed a temporary moratorium on new wind and solar energy projects in the province. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fears of nuclear meltdown and war over the Black Sea should push global community to action

  • A new route to peace, like a proposed U.N. Emergency Peace Service, could be used to protect Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | August 17, 2023
More people are rejecting the idea that men at the apex of power, such as Russian President Vladimir Putin, should control the fate of billions of people with one person’s decision to use nukes, writes Erika Simpson. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Fears of nuclear meltdown and war over the Black Sea should push global community to action

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | August 17, 2023
  • A new route to peace, like a proposed U.N. Emergency Peace Service, could be used to protect Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.

Fears of nuclear meltdown and war over the Black Sea should push global community to action

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | August 17, 2023
  • A new route to peace, like a proposed U.N. Emergency Peace Service, could be used to protect Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.
More people are rejecting the idea that men at the apex of power, such as Russian President Vladimir Putin, should control the fate of billions of people with one person’s decision to use nukes, writes Erika Simpson. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

New citizens’ services minister needs cash to drag Canada into the digital age

  • Modernizing how the federal government operates is as critical to citizens and businesses as it is complex for its senior officials to deliver.
Opinion | BY KELLY HUTCHINSON | August 17, 2023
Citizens' Services Minister Terry Beech's top marching order will be easing Canadians' frustrations over excessive delays and access to basic government services like passports or immigration assistance, writes Kelly Hutchinson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New citizens’ services minister needs cash to drag Canada into the digital age

Opinion | BY KELLY HUTCHINSON | August 17, 2023
  • Modernizing how the federal government operates is as critical to citizens and businesses as it is complex for its senior officials to deliver.

New citizens’ services minister needs cash to drag Canada into the digital age

Opinion | BY KELLY HUTCHINSON | August 17, 2023
  • Modernizing how the federal government operates is as critical to citizens and businesses as it is complex for its senior officials to deliver.
Citizens' Services Minister Terry Beech's top marching order will be easing Canadians' frustrations over excessive delays and access to basic government services like passports or immigration assistance, writes Kelly Hutchinson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The art of deflecting political attacks 

  • Be ready for combat once you enter the political arena, because no matter how nice you are, someone will always find a way to
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 17, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters during a scrum in West Block. One key principle when defending yourself is to never repeat an opponent's attack, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The art of deflecting political attacks 

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 17, 2023
  • Be ready for combat once you enter the political arena, because no matter how nice you are, someone will always find a way to

The art of deflecting political attacks 

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | August 17, 2023
  • Be ready for combat once you enter the political arena, because no matter how nice you are, someone will always find a way to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters during a scrum in West Block. One key principle when defending yourself is to never repeat an opponent's attack, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Fixing health care

  • Plus, Mélanie Joly raises cash at a corporate HQ.
Canada's premiers are responsible for delivering most of the health care provided in Canada. Physicians and researchers are gathering in Ottawa today to talk about how to fix those faltering health systems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Fixing health care

  • Plus, Mélanie Joly raises cash at a corporate HQ.

Politics This Morning: Fixing health care

  • Plus, Mélanie Joly raises cash at a corporate HQ.
Canada's premiers are responsible for delivering most of the health care provided in Canada. Physicians and researchers are gathering in Ottawa today to talk about how to fix those faltering health systems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Latest inflation data reinforce Conservative messaging: ‘the battle is not finished,’ say observers

  • Inflation is ‘significant’ and ‘steady,’ and early gains may have come quicker than what remains to be achieved on the path to two per
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 16, 2023
Treasury Board President Anita Anand, left, has asked ministers to submit their plans for spending cuts by Oct. 2, after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's 2023 budget called for a $15-billion reduction in spending over five years. Persistent inflation has led many economists to call for the government to rein-in spending. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Latest inflation data reinforce Conservative messaging: ‘the battle is not finished,’ say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 16, 2023
  • Inflation is ‘significant’ and ‘steady,’ and early gains may have come quicker than what remains to be achieved on the path to two per

Latest inflation data reinforce Conservative messaging: ‘the battle is not finished,’ say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 16, 2023
  • Inflation is ‘significant’ and ‘steady,’ and early gains may have come quicker than what remains to be achieved on the path to two per
Treasury Board President Anita Anand, left, has asked ministers to submit their plans for spending cuts by Oct. 2, after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's 2023 budget called for a $15-billion reduction in spending over five years. Persistent inflation has led many economists to call for the government to rein-in spending. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The economy isn’t broken, but things are changing and we have to keep up

  • To change the channel on Poilievre, Trudeau and his cabinet should show foresight and foreign policy realism, starting with scouting emerging markets for Canadian
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | August 16, 2023
It is odd that Justin Trudeau and his new cabinet, pictured in the background, is expected to crank up messaging on the economy when we already have one of the strongest economies in the G7, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The economy isn’t broken, but things are changing and we have to keep up

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | August 16, 2023
  • To change the channel on Poilievre, Trudeau and his cabinet should show foresight and foreign policy realism, starting with scouting emerging markets for Canadian

The economy isn’t broken, but things are changing and we have to keep up

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | August 16, 2023
  • To change the channel on Poilievre, Trudeau and his cabinet should show foresight and foreign policy realism, starting with scouting emerging markets for Canadian
It is odd that Justin Trudeau and his new cabinet, pictured in the background, is expected to crank up messaging on the economy when we already have one of the strongest economies in the G7, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘If this was a poker game, this is a big tell’: Conservative ads go all-in on softening Poilievre’s sharp edges, say politicos

  • Former Tory campaign director Fred DeLorey says Liberals have made a ‘huge strategic mistake’ by allowing Poilievre to define himself first.
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 16, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, arrives for his first caucus meeting as party leader on Sept. 12, 2022, with his wife Anaida, and son and Cruz. Nearly a year later, Poilievre is counting on both to help him rebrand as a softer-edged family man as part of a multi-million dollar ad campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘If this was a poker game, this is a big tell’: Conservative ads go all-in on softening Poilievre’s sharp edges, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 16, 2023
  • Former Tory campaign director Fred DeLorey says Liberals have made a ‘huge strategic mistake’ by allowing Poilievre to define himself first.

‘If this was a poker game, this is a big tell’: Conservative ads go all-in on softening Poilievre’s sharp edges, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 16, 2023
  • Former Tory campaign director Fred DeLorey says Liberals have made a ‘huge strategic mistake’ by allowing Poilievre to define himself first.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, arrives for his first caucus meeting as party leader on Sept. 12, 2022, with his wife Anaida, and son and Cruz. Nearly a year later, Poilievre is counting on both to help him rebrand as a softer-edged family man as part of a multi-million dollar ad campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A ‘neutron bomb’ to the industry: newsrooms begin feeling impact of Meta ban, call for Competition Bureau inquiry and end to C-18 standoff

  • The lost engagement with its audience due to Meta’s ban 'is a blow in ways other than just pure numbers,' says The Tyee's David
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 16, 2023
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says the federal government will continue to 'stand our ground' in its fight over Bill C-18, as newsrooms grapple with the possibility of a future without Meta or Google. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A ‘neutron bomb’ to the industry: newsrooms begin feeling impact of Meta ban, call for Competition Bureau inquiry and end to C-18 standoff

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 16, 2023
  • The lost engagement with its audience due to Meta’s ban 'is a blow in ways other than just pure numbers,' says The Tyee's David

A ‘neutron bomb’ to the industry: newsrooms begin feeling impact of Meta ban, call for Competition Bureau inquiry and end to C-18 standoff

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 16, 2023
  • The lost engagement with its audience due to Meta’s ban 'is a blow in ways other than just pure numbers,' says The Tyee's David
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says the federal government will continue to 'stand our ground' in its fight over Bill C-18, as newsrooms grapple with the possibility of a future without Meta or Google. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators raise concerns about Bloc’s ‘flawed’ supply management bill

  • Bill C-282 passed the House of Commons at third reading 262-51, arriving in the Senate just prior to the Chamber rising for the summer.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 16, 2023
The Bloc Québécois' Bill C-282 to ban supply management concessions in trade negotiations received wide-spread support in the House of Commons. Photograph courtesy of PixaBay

Senators raise concerns about Bloc’s ‘flawed’ supply management bill

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 16, 2023
  • Bill C-282 passed the House of Commons at third reading 262-51, arriving in the Senate just prior to the Chamber rising for the summer.

Senators raise concerns about Bloc’s ‘flawed’ supply management bill

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 16, 2023
  • Bill C-282 passed the House of Commons at third reading 262-51, arriving in the Senate just prior to the Chamber rising for the summer.
The Bloc Québécois' Bill C-282 to ban supply management concessions in trade negotiations received wide-spread support in the House of Commons. Photograph courtesy of PixaBay

New MP Majumdar brings extensive foreign policy credentials to Ottawa

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's focus on domestic issues could create extra leeway for his caucus' foreign policy team to operate, suggests Royal Military College
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 16, 2023
Conservative MP-elect Shuvaloy Majumdar, right, is the newest member of Pierre Poilievre's caucus after winning the Calgary Heritage, Alta., byelection on July 24. Photograph courtesy of Shuvaloy Majumdar's Facebook

New MP Majumdar brings extensive foreign policy credentials to Ottawa

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 16, 2023
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's focus on domestic issues could create extra leeway for his caucus' foreign policy team to operate, suggests Royal Military College

New MP Majumdar brings extensive foreign policy credentials to Ottawa

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 16, 2023
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's focus on domestic issues could create extra leeway for his caucus' foreign policy team to operate, suggests Royal Military College
Conservative MP-elect Shuvaloy Majumdar, right, is the newest member of Pierre Poilievre's caucus after winning the Calgary Heritage, Alta., byelection on July 24. Photograph courtesy of Shuvaloy Majumdar's Facebook

Feds’ anti-racism work is a thin gruel

  • There are no real efforts to improve the experiences of Black and racialized people within the IRCC system, or in their policies, programs, and
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | August 16, 2023
Under then-minister Sean Fraser, the anti-racism work within Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada has been minimal and miniscule, and not of a serious nature, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ anti-racism work is a thin gruel

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | August 16, 2023
  • There are no real efforts to improve the experiences of Black and racialized people within the IRCC system, or in their policies, programs, and

Feds’ anti-racism work is a thin gruel

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | August 16, 2023
  • There are no real efforts to improve the experiences of Black and racialized people within the IRCC system, or in their policies, programs, and
Under then-minister Sean Fraser, the anti-racism work within Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada has been minimal and miniscule, and not of a serious nature, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Barbie movie is fun, but it’s not The Feminine Mystique

  • I would like to believe Barbie the doll had some role in inspiring young women, but I am sure the real feminist movement changed
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 16, 2023
The box-office hit Barbie has taken on a life of its own, thanks to an awkward feminist plotline, and the reaction of conservative commentators in the United States, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Brecht Bug/Flickr

The Barbie movie is fun, but it’s not The Feminine Mystique

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 16, 2023
  • I would like to believe Barbie the doll had some role in inspiring young women, but I am sure the real feminist movement changed

The Barbie movie is fun, but it’s not The Feminine Mystique

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 16, 2023
  • I would like to believe Barbie the doll had some role in inspiring young women, but I am sure the real feminist movement changed
The box-office hit Barbie has taken on a life of its own, thanks to an awkward feminist plotline, and the reaction of conservative commentators in the United States, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Brecht Bug/Flickr

Politics This Morning: The action’s Down East

  • Plus, it’s document dump day in the House of Commons.
Health Minister Mark Holland is among two ministers and two party leaders in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: The action’s Down East

  • Plus, it’s document dump day in the House of Commons.

Politics This Morning: The action’s Down East

  • Plus, it’s document dump day in the House of Commons.
Health Minister Mark Holland is among two ministers and two party leaders in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As we remember Hugh Segal, let’s hope his example rubs off

  • The late former senator is being so fondly remembered today because he stands out as having been an authentic figure in a political environment
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 16, 2023
Former senator Hugh Segal leaves the National Press Building in Ottawa in 2008. Segal worked hard to make the case for whatever he championed, but he did it with kindness, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

As we remember Hugh Segal, let’s hope his example rubs off

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 16, 2023
  • The late former senator is being so fondly remembered today because he stands out as having been an authentic figure in a political environment

As we remember Hugh Segal, let’s hope his example rubs off

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 16, 2023
  • The late former senator is being so fondly remembered today because he stands out as having been an authentic figure in a political environment
Former senator Hugh Segal leaves the National Press Building in Ottawa in 2008. Segal worked hard to make the case for whatever he championed, but he did it with kindness, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

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