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What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up on Sept. 2. The House and Senate finance committees both passed motions urging his reappointment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up on Sept. 2. The House and Senate finance committees both passed motions urging his reappointment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency, which also has a secretary of state assigned to its oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency, which also has a secretary of state assigned to its oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has filled some key staff positions in his new ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has filled some key staff positions in his new ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. To secure our future, we need to act by engaging with those nations ready to do business with us, writes Kumaran Nadesan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. To secure our future, we need to act by engaging with those nations ready to do business with us, writes Kumaran Nadesan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The value of strategic praise

  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
Opinion | July 14, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
Former justice minister David Lametti, pictured in 2022, returns to the Hill on July 14 as the prime minister's principal secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper
Former justice minister David Lametti, pictured in 2022, returns to the Hill on July 14 as the prime minister's principal secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
The Red Chamber currently seats 103 Senators, just two seats shy of its capacity, after a slate of new Senators were appointed in the last couple of years. This may be putting strain on the office of the Senate Ethics Officer, which says it is having difficulty keeping up with Senator requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with
The Red Chamber currently seats 103 Senators, just two seats shy of its capacity, after a slate of new Senators were appointed in the last couple of years. This may be putting strain on the office of the Senate Ethics Officer, which says it is having difficulty keeping up with Senator requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure
Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s current approach of appeasing our fossil fuel-producing provinces is based on short-term logic, writes Andy Hira. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s current approach of appeasing our fossil fuel-producing provinces is based on short-term logic, writes Andy Hira. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
After April’s election resulted in a devastating loss for the NDP, the party appointed Don Davies as interim leader. Now, New Democrats prepare for a leadership race while battling infighting among party management and grassroots supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the
Don Davies
After April’s election resulted in a devastating loss for the NDP, the party appointed Don Davies as interim leader. Now, New Democrats prepare for a leadership race while battling infighting among party management and grassroots supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Musk, Trump, and Mao

  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
Most American political analysts have dismissed the electoral prospects of Elon Musk’s new political party, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

Musk, Trump, and Mao

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of

Musk, Trump, and Mao

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of
Most American political analysts have dismissed the electoral prospects of Elon Musk’s new political party, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

AFN tackles C-5

  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has called a forum for First Nations leaders today on the government's Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AFN tackles C-5

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.

AFN tackles C-5

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has called a forum for First Nations leaders today on the government's Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.
Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
Part of the Hudson Bay shoreline in Churchill, Man. Port Nelson is more accessible in the winter, and several port facilities could be built to handle all sorts of commodities, writes Dorothy Dobbie. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.
Part of the Hudson Bay shoreline in Churchill, Man. Port Nelson is more accessible in the winter, and several port facilities could be built to handle all sorts of commodities, writes Dorothy Dobbie. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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A foreign interference registry would protect Canadians from the long reach of threats abroad

  • Diaspora communities are often the victims of foreign intimidation and interference actions, with fear of retaliation often causing people to self-censor, even in Canada.
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | March 6, 2023
Cindy Termorshuizen, associate deputy minister of foreign affairs, left, and Jody Thomas, national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister, answer questions about foreign election interference at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on March 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A foreign interference registry would protect Canadians from the long reach of threats abroad

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | March 6, 2023
  • Diaspora communities are often the victims of foreign intimidation and interference actions, with fear of retaliation often causing people to self-censor, even in Canada.

A foreign interference registry would protect Canadians from the long reach of threats abroad

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | March 6, 2023
  • Diaspora communities are often the victims of foreign intimidation and interference actions, with fear of retaliation often causing people to self-censor, even in Canada.
Cindy Termorshuizen, associate deputy minister of foreign affairs, left, and Jody Thomas, national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister, answer questions about foreign election interference at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on March 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Achieving a just transition for northern and remote communities

  • Canada’s Arctic has the potential to be just as developed as its circumpolar neighbours, but Ottawa needs to understand how best to help with
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | March 6, 2023
A plane landing in Iqaluit, Nunavut, pictured. If we want to move forward with a truly 'just transition' then Canada needs to ensure that it is just for northern and remote communities who face multiple barriers to acquire, construct and maintain alternative energy sources, writes Senator Dennis Patterson of the Canadian Senators Group. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Achieving a just transition for northern and remote communities

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | March 6, 2023
  • Canada’s Arctic has the potential to be just as developed as its circumpolar neighbours, but Ottawa needs to understand how best to help with

Achieving a just transition for northern and remote communities

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | March 6, 2023
  • Canada’s Arctic has the potential to be just as developed as its circumpolar neighbours, but Ottawa needs to understand how best to help with
A plane landing in Iqaluit, Nunavut, pictured. If we want to move forward with a truly 'just transition' then Canada needs to ensure that it is just for northern and remote communities who face multiple barriers to acquire, construct and maintain alternative energy sources, writes Senator Dennis Patterson of the Canadian Senators Group. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

NDP MP Angus to rock ‘n’ roll all night long for St. Patrick’s Day shindig at Whiskeyjack’s in Haileybury

  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council to host an invite-only event, Catherine McKenna to speak at The Walrus Talks, Tom d'Aquino to discuss his book,
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 6, 2023
Play it again, Charlie: NDP MP, author and musician Charlie Angus will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day in style when he takes the stage at Whiskeyjack Beer Company in Haileybury, Ont., on March 17. Photograph courtesy of Raul Rincon

NDP MP Angus to rock ‘n’ roll all night long for St. Patrick’s Day shindig at Whiskeyjack’s in Haileybury

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 6, 2023
  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council to host an invite-only event, Catherine McKenna to speak at The Walrus Talks, Tom d'Aquino to discuss his book,

NDP MP Angus to rock ‘n’ roll all night long for St. Patrick’s Day shindig at Whiskeyjack’s in Haileybury

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 6, 2023
  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council to host an invite-only event, Catherine McKenna to speak at The Walrus Talks, Tom d'Aquino to discuss his book,
Play it again, Charlie: NDP MP, author and musician Charlie Angus will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day in style when he takes the stage at Whiskeyjack Beer Company in Haileybury, Ont., on March 17. Photograph courtesy of Raul Rincon

On China’s meddling, ‘there’s a massive cost to standing still,’ and Trudeau needs to ‘get ahead of the story,’ say Liberal MPs, pollsters 

  • Trying to keep the issue of Chinese meddling in elections to parliamentary committees is the same 'playbook' the Liberals used for the SNC-Lavalin scandal,
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 6, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under intense pressure to call an inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections. The Procedure and House Affairs Committee last week adopted a non-binding motion calling on the government to hold a public inquiry on this issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On China’s meddling, ‘there’s a massive cost to standing still,’ and Trudeau needs to ‘get ahead of the story,’ say Liberal MPs, pollsters 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 6, 2023
  • Trying to keep the issue of Chinese meddling in elections to parliamentary committees is the same 'playbook' the Liberals used for the SNC-Lavalin scandal,

On China’s meddling, ‘there’s a massive cost to standing still,’ and Trudeau needs to ‘get ahead of the story,’ say Liberal MPs, pollsters 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 6, 2023
  • Trying to keep the issue of Chinese meddling in elections to parliamentary committees is the same 'playbook' the Liberals used for the SNC-Lavalin scandal,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under intense pressure to call an inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections. The Procedure and House Affairs Committee last week adopted a non-binding motion calling on the government to hold a public inquiry on this issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why I’m not hyperventilating over China’s alleged interference in Canadian elections

  • To be sure, getting to the bottom of potential foreign influence on Canadian politics is an important matter. But no one should pretend that the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 6, 2023
Commissioner of Canada Elections Caroline Simard, left, and Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, right, pictured March 2, 2023, at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee. Simard's office has launched an investigation into alleged foreign interference in the last two federal election campaigns in response to media reports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why I’m not hyperventilating over China’s alleged interference in Canadian elections

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 6, 2023
  • To be sure, getting to the bottom of potential foreign influence on Canadian politics is an important matter. But no one should pretend that the

Why I’m not hyperventilating over China’s alleged interference in Canadian elections

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 6, 2023
  • To be sure, getting to the bottom of potential foreign influence on Canadian politics is an important matter. But no one should pretend that the
Commissioner of Canada Elections Caroline Simard, left, and Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, right, pictured March 2, 2023, at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee. Simard's office has launched an investigation into alleged foreign interference in the last two federal election campaigns in response to media reports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaks on China’s interference attempts ‘deeply damaging to Canadian democracy’: former CSE official

  • Neither the Conservatives or Liberals are helping to restore confidence in Canada’s elections by engaging in partisan politics.
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 6, 2023
Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Cindy Termorshuizen, left, and National Security and Intelligence Adviser to the Prime Minister Jody Thomas answered questions on foreign election interference at the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on March 1, 2023. The Hill Times by Andrew Meade

Leaks on China’s interference attempts ‘deeply damaging to Canadian democracy’: former CSE official

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 6, 2023
  • Neither the Conservatives or Liberals are helping to restore confidence in Canada’s elections by engaging in partisan politics.

Leaks on China’s interference attempts ‘deeply damaging to Canadian democracy’: former CSE official

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 6, 2023
  • Neither the Conservatives or Liberals are helping to restore confidence in Canada’s elections by engaging in partisan politics.
Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Cindy Termorshuizen, left, and National Security and Intelligence Adviser to the Prime Minister Jody Thomas answered questions on foreign election interference at the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on March 1, 2023. The Hill Times by Andrew Meade

The emotional tax of being Indigenous in Canada

  • There are reconciliation expectations on governments, Crown corporations and all citizen-serving entities. Some are actually legal requirements—ensure the safety of Indigenous workers and leaders. Some
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 6, 2023
Rose LeMay: 'The quickest way to ensure reconciliation is a failure in your company is to not prioritize it as a strategic priority.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The emotional tax of being Indigenous in Canada

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 6, 2023
  • There are reconciliation expectations on governments, Crown corporations and all citizen-serving entities. Some are actually legal requirements—ensure the safety of Indigenous workers and leaders. Some

The emotional tax of being Indigenous in Canada

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 6, 2023
  • There are reconciliation expectations on governments, Crown corporations and all citizen-serving entities. Some are actually legal requirements—ensure the safety of Indigenous workers and leaders. Some
Rose LeMay: 'The quickest way to ensure reconciliation is a failure in your company is to not prioritize it as a strategic priority.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anderson meeting shows Conservatives give ‘a nod and a wink’ to far-right elements, says anti-hate group founder

  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this latest story cycle is 'great grist for the mill for the Liberals to motivate their base and to do
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON | March 6, 2023
Conservative MPs Colin Carrie, left, Leslyn Lewis, German politician Christine Anderson, and MP Dean Allison. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Anderson meeting shows Conservatives give ‘a nod and a wink’ to far-right elements, says anti-hate group founder

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON | March 6, 2023
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this latest story cycle is 'great grist for the mill for the Liberals to motivate their base and to do

Anderson meeting shows Conservatives give ‘a nod and a wink’ to far-right elements, says anti-hate group founder

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON | March 6, 2023
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this latest story cycle is 'great grist for the mill for the Liberals to motivate their base and to do
Conservative MPs Colin Carrie, left, Leslyn Lewis, German politician Christine Anderson, and MP Dean Allison. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Ottawa plays Inspector Gadget

  • Some favour a formal, independent inquiry by an esteemed retired jurist into alleged Chinese interference in our last two federal elections but it, too,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 6, 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Is Canadian democracy in imminent danger of being undermined by shadowy operatives reporting to China's president? Nonsense, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa plays Inspector Gadget

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 6, 2023
  • Some favour a formal, independent inquiry by an esteemed retired jurist into alleged Chinese interference in our last two federal elections but it, too,

Ottawa plays Inspector Gadget

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 6, 2023
  • Some favour a formal, independent inquiry by an esteemed retired jurist into alleged Chinese interference in our last two federal elections but it, too,
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Is Canadian democracy in imminent danger of being undermined by shadowy operatives reporting to China's president? Nonsense, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre will need to win a clear majority in next election or Trudeau could stay in power with support of left-of-centre parties, say politicos

  • The three left-of-centre parties tried to unseat Stephen Harper's Conservatives after the 2008 election, and they could prevent Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from forming
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 6, 2023
If the Conservatives want to form government, they will have to win a clear majority, or the three left of centre political parties will try to prevent Pierre Poilievre, pictured in Ottawa, from becoming prime minister, says pollster and former PC strategist Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre will need to win a clear majority in next election or Trudeau could stay in power with support of left-of-centre parties, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 6, 2023
  • The three left-of-centre parties tried to unseat Stephen Harper's Conservatives after the 2008 election, and they could prevent Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from forming

Poilievre will need to win a clear majority in next election or Trudeau could stay in power with support of left-of-centre parties, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 6, 2023
  • The three left-of-centre parties tried to unseat Stephen Harper's Conservatives after the 2008 election, and they could prevent Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from forming
If the Conservatives want to form government, they will have to win a clear majority, or the three left of centre political parties will try to prevent Pierre Poilievre, pictured in Ottawa, from becoming prime minister, says pollster and former PC strategist Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals are going to have to tread very carefully on their handling of leaked CSIS allegations

  • To suggest a Chinese-Canadian politician is a mouthpiece for Beijing displays a gross misunderstanding of our political system. Every politician in the country has to
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 6, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Hill scrum on Feb. 15, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals are going to have to tread very carefully on their handling of leaked CSIS allegations

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 6, 2023
  • To suggest a Chinese-Canadian politician is a mouthpiece for Beijing displays a gross misunderstanding of our political system. Every politician in the country has to

Liberals are going to have to tread very carefully on their handling of leaked CSIS allegations

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 6, 2023
  • To suggest a Chinese-Canadian politician is a mouthpiece for Beijing displays a gross misunderstanding of our political system. Every politician in the country has to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Hill scrum on Feb. 15, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Putin’s nuclear brinkmanship and the demise of arms control

  • Vladimir Putin’s irresponsible actions should not only remind the world of the coercive risks inherent in nuclear weapons, but also of the imperative to
Opinion | BY PAUL MEYER | March 6, 2023
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin’s nuclear scare campaign is particularly disturbing because it comes in a context which has witnessed the gradual dismantlement over the last decade of existing bilateral and multilateral arms control frameworks, writes Paul Meyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Putin’s nuclear brinkmanship and the demise of arms control

Opinion | BY PAUL MEYER | March 6, 2023
  • Vladimir Putin’s irresponsible actions should not only remind the world of the coercive risks inherent in nuclear weapons, but also of the imperative to

Putin’s nuclear brinkmanship and the demise of arms control

Opinion | BY PAUL MEYER | March 6, 2023
  • Vladimir Putin’s irresponsible actions should not only remind the world of the coercive risks inherent in nuclear weapons, but also of the imperative to
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin’s nuclear scare campaign is particularly disturbing because it comes in a context which has witnessed the gradual dismantlement over the last decade of existing bilateral and multilateral arms control frameworks, writes Paul Meyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Big growth in wind and solar in 2022, but much more needed to hit feds’ climate goals, say renewable energy advocates

  • The Canadian Renewable Energy Association argues that a growth rate of five gigawatts of new wind and solar energy annually is needed for Canada
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 6, 2023
Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured. Clean Energy Canada argues that achieving net zero by 2050 will require Canada to roughly double its electricity capacity to meet the demand. To reach net-zero, wind and solar capacity would likely need to make up between 34 per cent and 72 per cent of installed electricity by 2050. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big growth in wind and solar in 2022, but much more needed to hit feds’ climate goals, say renewable energy advocates

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 6, 2023
  • The Canadian Renewable Energy Association argues that a growth rate of five gigawatts of new wind and solar energy annually is needed for Canada

Big growth in wind and solar in 2022, but much more needed to hit feds’ climate goals, say renewable energy advocates

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 6, 2023
  • The Canadian Renewable Energy Association argues that a growth rate of five gigawatts of new wind and solar energy annually is needed for Canada
Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured. Clean Energy Canada argues that achieving net zero by 2050 will require Canada to roughly double its electricity capacity to meet the demand. To reach net-zero, wind and solar capacity would likely need to make up between 34 per cent and 72 per cent of installed electricity by 2050. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Freeland’s next budget has to be an honest one

  • This cannot be another lost opportunity, because Canada can’t really afford that. Our future is at stake.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 6, 2023
In the 2023 federal budget, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland needs to deliver an honest budget, one that is up front with Canadians on the challenges we face and fully transparent on the state of the nation’s finances. An honest budget would also acknowledge that we will need to raise taxes, and soon, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Freeland’s next budget has to be an honest one

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 6, 2023
  • This cannot be another lost opportunity, because Canada can’t really afford that. Our future is at stake.

Why Freeland’s next budget has to be an honest one

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 6, 2023
  • This cannot be another lost opportunity, because Canada can’t really afford that. Our future is at stake.
In the 2023 federal budget, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland needs to deliver an honest budget, one that is up front with Canadians on the challenges we face and fully transparent on the state of the nation’s finances. An honest budget would also acknowledge that we will need to raise taxes, and soon, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where will all the land come from?

  • Adding the land requirements for renewable energy, biodiversity conservation, less-intensive farming, and two billion trees equals 469,273 square kilometres or 72 per cent of
Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | March 6, 2023

Where will all the land come from?

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | March 6, 2023
  • Adding the land requirements for renewable energy, biodiversity conservation, less-intensive farming, and two billion trees equals 469,273 square kilometres or 72 per cent of

Where will all the land come from?

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | March 6, 2023
  • Adding the land requirements for renewable energy, biodiversity conservation, less-intensive farming, and two billion trees equals 469,273 square kilometres or 72 per cent of

Responsible advertising of food and beverage products to children: a shared goal, a shared solution

  • Industry’s innovative code and guide provide Health Canada with the chance to deliver immediately on one of its top priorities under the Healthy Eating Strategy at no cost to Canadian
Opinion | BY RON LUND | March 6, 2023
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, right. Canadian food and beverage companies and advertisers created one of the world's most comprehensive and progressive ad review requirements. So why has Bill C-252, the Prohibition of Food and Beverage Marketing Directed at Children, been tabled in the House, asks Ron Lund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Responsible advertising of food and beverage products to children: a shared goal, a shared solution

Opinion | BY RON LUND | March 6, 2023
  • Industry’s innovative code and guide provide Health Canada with the chance to deliver immediately on one of its top priorities under the Healthy Eating Strategy at no cost to Canadian

Responsible advertising of food and beverage products to children: a shared goal, a shared solution

Opinion | BY RON LUND | March 6, 2023
  • Industry’s innovative code and guide provide Health Canada with the chance to deliver immediately on one of its top priorities under the Healthy Eating Strategy at no cost to Canadian
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, right. Canadian food and beverage companies and advertisers created one of the world's most comprehensive and progressive ad review requirements. So why has Bill C-252, the Prohibition of Food and Beverage Marketing Directed at Children, been tabled in the House, asks Ron Lund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Renewable energy and economic reconciliation: Indigenous people as key stakeholders

  • Decarbonization of the Canadian economy will present countless opportunities that will need to address the specific contexts of the Indigenous communities involved.
Opinion | BY RICKY FONTAINE, MICHèLE AUDETTE | March 6, 2023
Protesters, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020, demonstrating against the Coastal Gas Pipeline. The federal government must lead by example and ensure that its own institutions are engaged in economic reconciliation, crucial for the creation and sharing of wealth across the country, write PSG Senator Michèle Audette and Ricky Fontaine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Renewable energy and economic reconciliation: Indigenous people as key stakeholders

Opinion | BY RICKY FONTAINE, MICHèLE AUDETTE | March 6, 2023
  • Decarbonization of the Canadian economy will present countless opportunities that will need to address the specific contexts of the Indigenous communities involved.

Renewable energy and economic reconciliation: Indigenous people as key stakeholders

Opinion | BY RICKY FONTAINE, MICHèLE AUDETTE | March 6, 2023
  • Decarbonization of the Canadian economy will present countless opportunities that will need to address the specific contexts of the Indigenous communities involved.
Protesters, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020, demonstrating against the Coastal Gas Pipeline. The federal government must lead by example and ensure that its own institutions are engaged in economic reconciliation, crucial for the creation and sharing of wealth across the country, write PSG Senator Michèle Audette and Ricky Fontaine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electric mobility: a more inclusive approach is needed for lower income households

  • Purchasing electric vehicles is still unattainable to many Canadians — or even viewed as a luxury product.
Opinion | BY CLARA KAYSER-BRIL AND JOHANNE WHITMORE | March 6, 2023
For more equity and efficiency, ZEV incentives should be tied to income to ensure they help those most in need of them, writes Clara Kayser-Bril, a sustainable energy consultant, and Johanne Whitmore, Senior Researcher with the HEC Montréal Chair in Energy Sector Management. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Electric mobility: a more inclusive approach is needed for lower income households

Opinion | BY CLARA KAYSER-BRIL AND JOHANNE WHITMORE | March 6, 2023
  • Purchasing electric vehicles is still unattainable to many Canadians — or even viewed as a luxury product.

Electric mobility: a more inclusive approach is needed for lower income households

Opinion | BY CLARA KAYSER-BRIL AND JOHANNE WHITMORE | March 6, 2023
  • Purchasing electric vehicles is still unattainable to many Canadians — or even viewed as a luxury product.
For more equity and efficiency, ZEV incentives should be tied to income to ensure they help those most in need of them, writes Clara Kayser-Bril, a sustainable energy consultant, and Johanne Whitmore, Senior Researcher with the HEC Montréal Chair in Energy Sector Management. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Languages in self-governing First Nation communities critically endangered, it’s time to act

  • Work cannot wait until the economy improves or inflation is under control—by then, many more speakers will have been lost. If Canada’s relationship with
Opinion | BY JACKSON LAFFERTY | March 6, 2023
Red Sky Performance dancers perform during the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the Canadian Museum of History on Sept. 30, 2019. For Indigenous peoples, revitalizing their native languages is one of the most critical elements of self-determination and healing, writes Jackson Lafferty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Languages in self-governing First Nation communities critically endangered, it’s time to act

Opinion | BY JACKSON LAFFERTY | March 6, 2023
  • Work cannot wait until the economy improves or inflation is under control—by then, many more speakers will have been lost. If Canada’s relationship with

Languages in self-governing First Nation communities critically endangered, it’s time to act

Opinion | BY JACKSON LAFFERTY | March 6, 2023
  • Work cannot wait until the economy improves or inflation is under control—by then, many more speakers will have been lost. If Canada’s relationship with
Red Sky Performance dancers perform during the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the Canadian Museum of History on Sept. 30, 2019. For Indigenous peoples, revitalizing their native languages is one of the most critical elements of self-determination and healing, writes Jackson Lafferty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Google executives to answer questions about blocking news content, and much more going on today in federal politics

  • Plus, the House will vote on an NDP motion expressing disappointment in the PM’s openness to the expansion of for-profit clinics in Ontario.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 6, 2023
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, seen here on Feb. 2 at the Canadian Media Producers Association conference, says Canadians 'Canadians won’t be intimidated' by Google's decision to block news content in some cases. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Google executives to answer questions about blocking news content, and much more going on today in federal politics

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 6, 2023
  • Plus, the House will vote on an NDP motion expressing disappointment in the PM’s openness to the expansion of for-profit clinics in Ontario.

Politics This Morning: Google executives to answer questions about blocking news content, and much more going on today in federal politics

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 6, 2023
  • Plus, the House will vote on an NDP motion expressing disappointment in the PM’s openness to the expansion of for-profit clinics in Ontario.
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, seen here on Feb. 2 at the Canadian Media Producers Association conference, says Canadians 'Canadians won’t be intimidated' by Google's decision to block news content in some cases. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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