Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

Latest Paper
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | Latest Paper
Subscribe Now

TRENDING:

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.

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

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

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

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

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

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

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reading the election tea leaves

  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
Reading the tea leaves of an election is complicated, for the real analysis will begin when the results shake down since several judicial recounts may change the final outcome, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Toa Heftiba

Reading the election tea leaves

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to

Reading the election tea leaves

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to
Reading the tea leaves of an election is complicated, for the real analysis will begin when the results shake down since several judicial recounts may change the final outcome, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Toa Heftiba

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina

Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery

  • Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared.
Opinion | BY JAMES OLSON | May 7, 2025
It’s imperative we change how we educate engineers to prepare them to serve Canada for today’s many increasingly complex challenges, writes James Olson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Ted McGrath

Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery

Opinion | BY JAMES OLSON | May 7, 2025
  • Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared.

Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery

Opinion | BY JAMES OLSON | May 7, 2025
  • Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared.
It’s imperative we change how we educate engineers to prepare them to serve Canada for today’s many increasingly complex challenges, writes James Olson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Ted McGrath

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.
Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
The threats facing us now due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs necessitate a forward-looking rather than rearward-looking perspective, write Daniel Rosenbloom and Steven Bernstein. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.
Donald Trump
The threats facing us now due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs necessitate a forward-looking rather than rearward-looking perspective, write Daniel Rosenbloom and Steven Bernstein. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy

  • The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.
Opinion | BY JULIA SAWATZKY | May 7, 2025
Asthma patients’ needs underscore the urgency for addressing air emissions underreporting and actualizing the federal government’s previous promises to support rigorous investigation of environmental health risks in impacted communities, writes Julia Sawatzky. Unsplash photograph by CNordic Nordic

Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy

Opinion | BY JULIA SAWATZKY | May 7, 2025
  • The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.

Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy

Opinion | BY JULIA SAWATZKY | May 7, 2025
  • The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.
Asthma patients’ needs underscore the urgency for addressing air emissions underreporting and actualizing the federal government’s previous promises to support rigorous investigation of environmental health risks in impacted communities, writes Julia Sawatzky. Unsplash photograph by CNordic Nordic

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

  • The 144-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 144-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 144-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
Three-term Nova Scotia Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, left, pictured with then-Green MP Mike Morrice, who was defeated in the federal election, has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'
Three-term Nova Scotia Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, left, pictured with then-Green MP Mike Morrice, who was defeated in the federal election, has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

  • We are now entering an era that breaks from decades of integration with American markets, and demands a new kind of economic independence.
Opinion | BY DEREK J. PATTERSON | May 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to oversee a full-spectrum shift in how Canada approaches development, and a clear break from the thinking that has shaped Ottawa for decades, writes Derek J. Patterson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

Opinion | BY DEREK J. PATTERSON | May 6, 2025
  • We are now entering an era that breaks from decades of integration with American markets, and demands a new kind of economic independence.

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

Opinion | BY DEREK J. PATTERSON | May 6, 2025
  • We are now entering an era that breaks from decades of integration with American markets, and demands a new kind of economic independence.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to oversee a full-spectrum shift in how Canada approaches development, and a clear break from the thinking that has shaped Ottawa for decades, writes Derek J. Patterson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet the U.S. president at the White House on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet the U.S. president at the White House on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure
Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
As economic conditions continue to evolve, small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and financially resilient, write Andrew Moor, Jason Rosen, Karim Nanji, and Steve Boms. Pexels photograph by Lukas

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure
As economic conditions continue to evolve, small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and financially resilient, write Andrew Moor, Jason Rosen, Karim Nanji, and Steve Boms. Pexels photograph by Lukas

Women’s safety is economic policy—what our next government must do now

  • We need a dedicated minister of women and gender equality, and sustained investments to strengthen Canada’s non-profit and social infrastructure.
Opinion | BY ANURADHA DUGAL, ALINE NIZIGAMA | May 5, 2025
In every crisis we’ve faced, violence against women has risen. We should be ready. But we’re not, write Anuradha Dugal, and Aline Nizigama. Unsplash photograph by Joice Kelly

Women’s safety is economic policy—what our next government must do now

Opinion | BY ANURADHA DUGAL, ALINE NIZIGAMA | May 5, 2025
  • We need a dedicated minister of women and gender equality, and sustained investments to strengthen Canada’s non-profit and social infrastructure.

Women’s safety is economic policy—what our next government must do now

Opinion | BY ANURADHA DUGAL, ALINE NIZIGAMA | May 5, 2025
  • We need a dedicated minister of women and gender equality, and sustained investments to strengthen Canada’s non-profit and social infrastructure.
In every crisis we’ve faced, violence against women has risen. We should be ready. But we’re not, write Anuradha Dugal, and Aline Nizigama. Unsplash photograph by Joice Kelly

Carney steps into the fray

  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Protecting country against Trump requires a ‘robust public service,’ say unions after Liberal election win

  • Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
The Liberals under Prime Minister Mark Carney have promised reviews of government spending and efficiency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Protecting country against Trump requires a ‘robust public service,’ say unions after Liberal election win

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 5, 2025
  • Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.

Protecting country against Trump requires a ‘robust public service,’ say unions after Liberal election win

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 5, 2025
  • Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
Mark Carney
The Liberals under Prime Minister Mark Carney have promised reviews of government spending and efficiency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Houston tests the waters

  • Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston did not confirm a leadership bid in his CTV interview, but did respond 'in French' that he was studying
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 5, 2025
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, pictured, confirmed details of a Globe and Mail article which stated that senior Pierre Poilievre official Jenni Byrne sent multiple texts threatening the premier after he distanced himself from the federal Conservatives during the last provincial election, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Houston tests the waters

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 5, 2025
  • Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston did not confirm a leadership bid in his CTV interview, but did respond 'in French' that he was studying

Houston tests the waters

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 5, 2025
  • Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston did not confirm a leadership bid in his CTV interview, but did respond 'in French' that he was studying
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, pictured, confirmed details of a Globe and Mail article which stated that senior Pierre Poilievre official Jenni Byrne sent multiple texts threatening the premier after he distanced himself from the federal Conservatives during the last provincial election, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
More Stories

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

Disconnect between political priorities and service delivery

  • OTTAWA—The disconnect between government commitments and its ability to deliver on targets and service levels has never been clearer as the immigration and passport
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 14, 2022
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on April 25, 2022, before the Special Committee on Afghanistan on the Hill, indicated that the 2023-25 plan will likely include a target of 500,000 new permanent residents by the end of the plan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Disconnect between political priorities and service delivery

Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The disconnect between government commitments and its ability to deliver on targets and service levels has never been clearer as the immigration and passport

Disconnect between political priorities and service delivery

Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The disconnect between government commitments and its ability to deliver on targets and service levels has never been clearer as the immigration and passport
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on April 25, 2022, before the Special Committee on Afghanistan on the Hill, indicated that the 2023-25 plan will likely include a target of 500,000 new permanent residents by the end of the plan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The ‘apparently unstoppable global drift to climate catastrophe,’ indeed

  • GIBSONS, B.C.—Following the release of the three Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment reports and the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, climate change dropped
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | July 14, 2022
A view of the oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alta., pictured in 2008. The 'energy transition' has given way to energy security, while war has added to increasingly harmful weather in lowering agriculture production globally, writes Bill Henderson The Hill Times file photograph

The ‘apparently unstoppable global drift to climate catastrophe,’ indeed

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | July 14, 2022
  • GIBSONS, B.C.—Following the release of the three Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment reports and the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, climate change dropped

The ‘apparently unstoppable global drift to climate catastrophe,’ indeed

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | July 14, 2022
  • GIBSONS, B.C.—Following the release of the three Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment reports and the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, climate change dropped
A view of the oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alta., pictured in 2008. The 'energy transition' has given way to energy security, while war has added to increasingly harmful weather in lowering agriculture production globally, writes Bill Henderson The Hill Times file photograph

Supply chains: reduce the bullwhip effect and increase visibility

  • The supply chain disruptions we are facing today did not start with the pandemic. Like so many other recent phenomena, the pandemic revealed the
Opinion | BY STEPHEN THOMSON | July 14, 2022
To envision a world with reliable and sustainable supply chains, data must be accessible, affordable, and trustworthy, says Stephen Thomson, director of the Centre for Supply Chain Innovation. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Supply chains: reduce the bullwhip effect and increase visibility

Opinion | BY STEPHEN THOMSON | July 14, 2022
  • The supply chain disruptions we are facing today did not start with the pandemic. Like so many other recent phenomena, the pandemic revealed the

Supply chains: reduce the bullwhip effect and increase visibility

Opinion | BY STEPHEN THOMSON | July 14, 2022
  • The supply chain disruptions we are facing today did not start with the pandemic. Like so many other recent phenomena, the pandemic revealed the
To envision a world with reliable and sustainable supply chains, data must be accessible, affordable, and trustworthy, says Stephen Thomson, director of the Centre for Supply Chain Innovation. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Politics This Morning: How the feds can squash the health-care beef

  • Good Thursday morning, It’s another slow day in Canadian politics. The Conservative leadership race will grind on; ministers will make funding announcements; social media
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Alex Munter, the CEO of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland pictured at a press conference at the hospital in October, 2021. The federal government is once again facing calls from provincial premiers to send more money their way to pay for health care. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: How the feds can squash the health-care beef

  • Good Thursday morning, It’s another slow day in Canadian politics. The Conservative leadership race will grind on; ministers will make funding announcements; social media

Politics This Morning: How the feds can squash the health-care beef

  • Good Thursday morning, It’s another slow day in Canadian politics. The Conservative leadership race will grind on; ministers will make funding announcements; social media
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Alex Munter, the CEO of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland pictured at a press conference at the hospital in October, 2021. The federal government is once again facing calls from provincial premiers to send more money their way to pay for health care. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t underestimate Poilievre 

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said, “Those who have knowledge, don’t predict. Those who predict, don’t have knowledge.”  This saying perfectly sums up
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 13, 2022
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, pictured May 5, 2022, at the first leadership debate at the Canada Strong and Free Network’s conference in Ottawa. Perhaps Canadians would reject Poilievre's message today, but the question is, will they reject it in two or three years?  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t underestimate Poilievre 

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 13, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said, “Those who have knowledge, don’t predict. Those who predict, don’t have knowledge.”  This saying perfectly sums up

Don’t underestimate Poilievre 

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 13, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said, “Those who have knowledge, don’t predict. Those who predict, don’t have knowledge.”  This saying perfectly sums up
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, pictured May 5, 2022, at the first leadership debate at the Canada Strong and Free Network’s conference in Ottawa. Perhaps Canadians would reject Poilievre's message today, but the question is, will they reject it in two or three years?  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The online abuse and harassment of women in politics must stop

  • Many Canadians believe we have a better track record on women’s participation in politics than the facts warrant. A record number of women became
Opinion | BY HEIDI TWOREK | July 13, 2022
MPs and Senators, pictured in the House of Commons Chamber for a special joint session of Parliament on March 15. As a collective, MPs don’t reflect the Canadian population that they are elected to serve and that needs to change, writes Heidi Tworek. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The online abuse and harassment of women in politics must stop

Opinion | BY HEIDI TWOREK | July 13, 2022
  • Many Canadians believe we have a better track record on women’s participation in politics than the facts warrant. A record number of women became

The online abuse and harassment of women in politics must stop

Opinion | BY HEIDI TWOREK | July 13, 2022
  • Many Canadians believe we have a better track record on women’s participation in politics than the facts warrant. A record number of women became
MPs and Senators, pictured in the House of Commons Chamber for a special joint session of Parliament on March 15. As a collective, MPs don’t reflect the Canadian population that they are elected to serve and that needs to change, writes Heidi Tworek. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Political leaders and the great multicultural experiment

  • LONDON, U.K.—Here’s an interesting fact. Only 14 per cent of people in England and Wales are Black, Asian, mixed, or other (i.e. non-white). Yet
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 13, 2022
Rishi Sunak, left, Kemi Badenoch, Nadhim Zahawi, and Suella Braverman represent four of the eight candidates vying to replace disgraced British prime minister Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party—and therefore the new prime minister, writes Gwynne Dyer. Chris McAndrew photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Political leaders and the great multicultural experiment

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 13, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—Here’s an interesting fact. Only 14 per cent of people in England and Wales are Black, Asian, mixed, or other (i.e. non-white). Yet

Political leaders and the great multicultural experiment

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 13, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—Here’s an interesting fact. Only 14 per cent of people in England and Wales are Black, Asian, mixed, or other (i.e. non-white). Yet
Rishi Sunak, left, Kemi Badenoch, Nadhim Zahawi, and Suella Braverman represent four of the eight candidates vying to replace disgraced British prime minister Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party—and therefore the new prime minister, writes Gwynne Dyer. Chris McAndrew photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Immigrants face crisis of the withering Canadian dream

  • As Canadians, we often talk with pride about how welcoming we are to new immigrants. Unfortunately, that’s not the impression many newcomers have of
Opinion | BY CLAUDIA HEPBURN AND IRFHAN RAWJI | July 13, 2022
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured reviewing material at a committee meeting on April 25. Business and charitable sector leaders, and all levels of government, need to consider what more we can do together to avoid an exodus of talented immigrants, write Claudia Hepburn and Irfhan Rawji. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Immigrants face crisis of the withering Canadian dream

Opinion | BY CLAUDIA HEPBURN AND IRFHAN RAWJI | July 13, 2022
  • As Canadians, we often talk with pride about how welcoming we are to new immigrants. Unfortunately, that’s not the impression many newcomers have of

Immigrants face crisis of the withering Canadian dream

Opinion | BY CLAUDIA HEPBURN AND IRFHAN RAWJI | July 13, 2022
  • As Canadians, we often talk with pride about how welcoming we are to new immigrants. Unfortunately, that’s not the impression many newcomers have of
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured reviewing material at a committee meeting on April 25. Business and charitable sector leaders, and all levels of government, need to consider what more we can do together to avoid an exodus of talented immigrants, write Claudia Hepburn and Irfhan Rawji. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberal MP Sahota eyeing Brampton mayoral race, with Brown ‘leaning’ towards running again

  • Deputy Government Whip Ruby Sahota is considering a run to become the mayor of Brampton, Ont., in a race where she could face off
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 13, 2022
Three-term Liberal MP Ruby Sahota, left, and two-term former Liberal MP Ramesh Sangha are considering whether they will challenge Patrick Brown for the Brampton mayor spot in the upcoming municipal elections on Oct. 24. Brown has not declared, but a spokesperson says he is 'leaning' towards running again. The Hill Times file photographs

Liberal MP Sahota eyeing Brampton mayoral race, with Brown ‘leaning’ towards running again

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 13, 2022
  • Deputy Government Whip Ruby Sahota is considering a run to become the mayor of Brampton, Ont., in a race where she could face off

Liberal MP Sahota eyeing Brampton mayoral race, with Brown ‘leaning’ towards running again

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 13, 2022
  • Deputy Government Whip Ruby Sahota is considering a run to become the mayor of Brampton, Ont., in a race where she could face off
Three-term Liberal MP Ruby Sahota, left, and two-term former Liberal MP Ramesh Sangha are considering whether they will challenge Patrick Brown for the Brampton mayor spot in the upcoming municipal elections on Oct. 24. Brown has not declared, but a spokesperson says he is 'leaning' towards running again. The Hill Times file photographs

Photo of the Day

The Centre Block building, which has been closed for renovations since the end of 2018, is pictured behind a construction fence on July 12. A 23-metre-deep pit is being dug in front of the 100-year-old building to house the new underground Parliament Welcome Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

The Centre Block building, which has been closed for renovations since the end of 2018, is pictured behind a construction fence on July 12. A 23-metre-deep pit is being dug in front of the 100-year-old building to house the new underground Parliament Welcome Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ukraine pushes for speedy completion of updated trade agreement with Canada as talks resume

  • Amid the ongoing Russian invasion, Ukraine is pushing Canada to resume trade negotiations and finalize a modernized agreement expeditiously. The two countries agreed to
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 13, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, with International Trade Minister Mary Ng and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Chief negotiators for the CUFTA met for the first time on the margins of the WTO ministerial meeting in Geneva in June. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garica and photograph courtesy of Twitter

Ukraine pushes for speedy completion of updated trade agreement with Canada as talks resume

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 13, 2022
  • Amid the ongoing Russian invasion, Ukraine is pushing Canada to resume trade negotiations and finalize a modernized agreement expeditiously. The two countries agreed to

Ukraine pushes for speedy completion of updated trade agreement with Canada as talks resume

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 13, 2022
  • Amid the ongoing Russian invasion, Ukraine is pushing Canada to resume trade negotiations and finalize a modernized agreement expeditiously. The two countries agreed to
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, with International Trade Minister Mary Ng and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Chief negotiators for the CUFTA met for the first time on the margins of the WTO ministerial meeting in Geneva in June. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garica and photograph courtesy of Twitter

The joke wears thin: Boris quits

  • OTTAWA—They used to argue in Britain over whether Boris Johnson really favoured Brexit or whether he jumped into the 2016 referendum on the United
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 13, 2022
Outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers his resignation statement outside 10 Downing Street on July 7. Johnson helped give rise to Brexit, sold it to Britons in 2016, and got the keys to 10 Downing Street to finally make the separation with the EU happen. Which he did. But, after only three years, he is giving up as prime minister, writes Les Whittington. Photograph by Tim Hammond courtesy of No 10 Downing Street's Flickr

The joke wears thin: Boris quits

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 13, 2022
  • OTTAWA—They used to argue in Britain over whether Boris Johnson really favoured Brexit or whether he jumped into the 2016 referendum on the United

The joke wears thin: Boris quits

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 13, 2022
  • OTTAWA—They used to argue in Britain over whether Boris Johnson really favoured Brexit or whether he jumped into the 2016 referendum on the United
Outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers his resignation statement outside 10 Downing Street on July 7. Johnson helped give rise to Brexit, sold it to Britons in 2016, and got the keys to 10 Downing Street to finally make the separation with the EU happen. Which he did. But, after only three years, he is giving up as prime minister, writes Les Whittington. Photograph by Tim Hammond courtesy of No 10 Downing Street's Flickr

We need green thinking, not more highways, says Ottawa reader

  • 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 13, 2022

We need green thinking, not more highways, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 13, 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 green thinking, not more highways, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 13, 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

‘It’s real, it’s serious, and it’s prevalent’: Parliamentarians, experts call for more funding, research into long COVID

  • With most public health restrictions across the country already lifted and officials confirming Canada is headed towards, or already in, a seventh wave of
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 13, 2022
Independent Senator Stan Kutcher, left, and NDP MP Don Davies. The NDP recently called for the establishment of a national long COVID strategy, including increased funding for research and a national registry. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kutcher's office, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s real, it’s serious, and it’s prevalent’: Parliamentarians, experts call for more funding, research into long COVID

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 13, 2022
  • With most public health restrictions across the country already lifted and officials confirming Canada is headed towards, or already in, a seventh wave of

‘It’s real, it’s serious, and it’s prevalent’: Parliamentarians, experts call for more funding, research into long COVID

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 13, 2022
  • With most public health restrictions across the country already lifted and officials confirming Canada is headed towards, or already in, a seventh wave of
Independent Senator Stan Kutcher, left, and NDP MP Don Davies. The NDP recently called for the establishment of a national long COVID strategy, including increased funding for research and a national registry. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kutcher's office, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nova Scotia is the ‘in’ place to be

  • YARMOUTH, N.S.—Tim Houston is ebullient. “We are rockin’ and rollin’ here. The economy is booming, we have topped up on our immigration numbers the
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 13, 2022
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, pictured during a visit to Ottawa on Nov. 22, 2021, is presiding over an unprecedented growth in his province, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nova Scotia is the ‘in’ place to be

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 13, 2022
  • YARMOUTH, N.S.—Tim Houston is ebullient. “We are rockin’ and rollin’ here. The economy is booming, we have topped up on our immigration numbers the

Nova Scotia is the ‘in’ place to be

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 13, 2022
  • YARMOUTH, N.S.—Tim Houston is ebullient. “We are rockin’ and rollin’ here. The economy is booming, we have topped up on our immigration numbers the
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, pictured during a visit to Ottawa on Nov. 22, 2021, is presiding over an unprecedented growth in his province, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

News

Get free news updates

Opinion

Submit a guest opinion article

resources

Follow us

Advertise

get help

Subscribe
CloseMenu