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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, as 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, as 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

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

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

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

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

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

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

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

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

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

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

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
The Canadian government has been saddled with getting the best possible deal for the country with U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could
The Canadian government has been saddled with getting the best possible deal for the country with U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

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

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

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

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

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

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

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

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

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

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

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

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

Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)
Opinion | July 9, 2025
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Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)

Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)
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Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military
Opinion | July 9, 2025
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Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson have been called to testify before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson have been called to testify before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.
Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The messaging from the federal government regarding the Canada Disability Benefit’s intended purpose has been inconsistent, writes Amanda Therrien. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The messaging from the federal government regarding the Canada Disability Benefit’s intended purpose has been inconsistent, writes Amanda Therrien. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

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

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy
Opinion | July 7, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy

Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy
typewriter
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Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Liberal housing strategy will need ‘both carrots and sticks’ to break through affordable housing stalemate: observers

  • The Liberals should abandon the idea of public lands as a revenue resource and go-all in on affordability, says CHRA's Ray Sullivan.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 1, 2024
Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Minister Sean Fraser speaks to reporters as he arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on April 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal housing strategy will need ‘both carrots and sticks’ to break through affordable housing stalemate: observers

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 1, 2024
  • The Liberals should abandon the idea of public lands as a revenue resource and go-all in on affordability, says CHRA's Ray Sullivan.

Liberal housing strategy will need ‘both carrots and sticks’ to break through affordable housing stalemate: observers

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 1, 2024
  • The Liberals should abandon the idea of public lands as a revenue resource and go-all in on affordability, says CHRA's Ray Sullivan.
Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Minister Sean Fraser speaks to reporters as he arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on April 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandemic ‘supply shocks’ could indicate need for more agile monetary policy, says former BoC deputy

  • The current monetary policy framework agreement between the federal government and the Bank of Canada, which lays out the mandate of the central bank,
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 1, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said she fully respects ‘the independence of the Bank of Canada as it delivers on its mandate to return inflation to target,' back in September 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandemic ‘supply shocks’ could indicate need for more agile monetary policy, says former BoC deputy

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 1, 2024
  • The current monetary policy framework agreement between the federal government and the Bank of Canada, which lays out the mandate of the central bank,

Pandemic ‘supply shocks’ could indicate need for more agile monetary policy, says former BoC deputy

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 1, 2024
  • The current monetary policy framework agreement between the federal government and the Bank of Canada, which lays out the mandate of the central bank,
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said she fully respects ‘the independence of the Bank of Canada as it delivers on its mandate to return inflation to target,' back in September 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s pledged forced labour bill should follow U.S. example banning Xinjiang imports, says Uyghur advocate

  • Since banning imported goods made with forced labour in 2020, Canada has yet to stop a single shipment.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 1, 2024
The 2024 budget renewed Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan's plan to table legislaton targeting forced labour by the end of this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s pledged forced labour bill should follow U.S. example banning Xinjiang imports, says Uyghur advocate

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 1, 2024
  • Since banning imported goods made with forced labour in 2020, Canada has yet to stop a single shipment.

Canada’s pledged forced labour bill should follow U.S. example banning Xinjiang imports, says Uyghur advocate

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 1, 2024
  • Since banning imported goods made with forced labour in 2020, Canada has yet to stop a single shipment.
The 2024 budget renewed Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan's plan to table legislaton targeting forced labour by the end of this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Senate shouldn’t stand in the way of its own progress

  • The Senate is an antiquated institution that remains—at its core—a place where an unelected group of Canadians (who must be property owners) can have
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 1, 2024
Current Senate rules favour the government and opposition despite the majority of Senators—more than 80 per cent of the 96 Senators—not being associated with either group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Senate shouldn’t stand in the way of its own progress

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 1, 2024
  • The Senate is an antiquated institution that remains—at its core—a place where an unelected group of Canadians (who must be property owners) can have

The Senate shouldn’t stand in the way of its own progress

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 1, 2024
  • The Senate is an antiquated institution that remains—at its core—a place where an unelected group of Canadians (who must be property owners) can have
Current Senate rules favour the government and opposition despite the majority of Senators—more than 80 per cent of the 96 Senators—not being associated with either group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Campus crackdowns earning a failing grade

  • Student encampments protesting the genocide in Gaza will surely pack a political punch that will rankle the sensitivities of the Laurentian elites.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 1, 2024
A student encampment at McGill University, joining others across the continent. The next generation of power concentration is using its privilege to fight for the lives of people being slaughtered halfway across the globe, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CTV News

Campus crackdowns earning a failing grade

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 1, 2024
  • Student encampments protesting the genocide in Gaza will surely pack a political punch that will rankle the sensitivities of the Laurentian elites.

Campus crackdowns earning a failing grade

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 1, 2024
  • Student encampments protesting the genocide in Gaza will surely pack a political punch that will rankle the sensitivities of the Laurentian elites.
A student encampment at McGill University, joining others across the continent. The next generation of power concentration is using its privilege to fight for the lives of people being slaughtered halfway across the globe, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of CTV News

The call of Canadian decency

  • Though not a politician, Bob Cole arguably had a more potent pulpit than many a frontbencher in the House of Commons.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 1, 2024
In this time of division, disrespect, and disruption, our nation is poorer without Saturday nights with hockey broadcaster Bob Cole, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of Sportsnet

The call of Canadian decency

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 1, 2024
  • Though not a politician, Bob Cole arguably had a more potent pulpit than many a frontbencher in the House of Commons.

The call of Canadian decency

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 1, 2024
  • Though not a politician, Bob Cole arguably had a more potent pulpit than many a frontbencher in the House of Commons.
In this time of division, disrespect, and disruption, our nation is poorer without Saturday nights with hockey broadcaster Bob Cole, writes Tim Powers. Screenshot courtesy of Sportsnet

The populist charade

  • The strange part is that the populists seem to take it for granted that their voters won’t notice that they’ve voted against their own
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 1, 2024
Former U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson, left, former U.S. president Donald Trump, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Pippa Fowles, photograph by Gage Skidmore, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The populist charade

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 1, 2024
  • The strange part is that the populists seem to take it for granted that their voters won’t notice that they’ve voted against their own

The populist charade

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 1, 2024
  • The strange part is that the populists seem to take it for granted that their voters won’t notice that they’ve voted against their own
Former U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson, left, former U.S. president Donald Trump, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Pippa Fowles, photograph by Gage Skidmore, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There’s a reason the budget didn’t help the Liberals

  • Canadians are tired of enormous deficits, they don’t like being bribed with their own money, and there is fatigue with the PM as the
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 1, 2024
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and the rest of the Liberals may now be reassessing their shameless profligacy and wondering why there is no payback for their ‘generosity,’ writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

There’s a reason the budget didn’t help the Liberals

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 1, 2024
  • Canadians are tired of enormous deficits, they don’t like being bribed with their own money, and there is fatigue with the PM as the

There’s a reason the budget didn’t help the Liberals

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 1, 2024
  • Canadians are tired of enormous deficits, they don’t like being bribed with their own money, and there is fatigue with the PM as the
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and the rest of the Liberals may now be reassessing their shameless profligacy and wondering why there is no payback for their ‘generosity,’ writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A structured, predictable, and transparent approach to seizing Russian state assets to help Ukraine

  • Bill S-278 would enable Canada to act decisively against state assets involved in grave breaches of international peace and security.
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR RATNA OMIDVAR | May 1, 2024
Last October, Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar tabled Bill S-278, which brings the mechanism of confiscation into accordance with international law as outlined by the World Refugee and Migration Council. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A structured, predictable, and transparent approach to seizing Russian state assets to help Ukraine

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR RATNA OMIDVAR | May 1, 2024
  • Bill S-278 would enable Canada to act decisively against state assets involved in grave breaches of international peace and security.

A structured, predictable, and transparent approach to seizing Russian state assets to help Ukraine

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR RATNA OMIDVAR | May 1, 2024
  • Bill S-278 would enable Canada to act decisively against state assets involved in grave breaches of international peace and security.
Last October, Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar tabled Bill S-278, which brings the mechanism of confiscation into accordance with international law as outlined by the World Refugee and Migration Council. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

You can’t fight racism by entrenching racism: letter writer

  • The Ontario Speaker’s decision to ban the keffiyeh in the provincial legislature is anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, and blatantly regressive for a province that purports to
Opinion | May 1, 2024

You can’t fight racism by entrenching racism: letter writer

Opinion | May 1, 2024
  • The Ontario Speaker’s decision to ban the keffiyeh in the provincial legislature is anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, and blatantly regressive for a province that purports to

You can’t fight racism by entrenching racism: letter writer

Opinion | May 1, 2024
  • The Ontario Speaker’s decision to ban the keffiyeh in the provincial legislature is anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, and blatantly regressive for a province that purports to

Leaders should highlight Poilievre’s political shortcomings, says Ottawa reader

  • Re: “The personal transformation of Pierre Poilievre,” (The Hill Times, April 24, p. 9). I nearly wrote in after reading the April 22 editorial,
Opinion | May 1, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses his caucus in the West Block on March 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders should highlight Poilievre’s political shortcomings, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | May 1, 2024
  • Re: “The personal transformation of Pierre Poilievre,” (The Hill Times, April 24, p. 9). I nearly wrote in after reading the April 22 editorial,

Leaders should highlight Poilievre’s political shortcomings, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | May 1, 2024
  • Re: “The personal transformation of Pierre Poilievre,” (The Hill Times, April 24, p. 9). I nearly wrote in after reading the April 22 editorial,
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses his caucus in the West Block on March 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

War raging on Earth threatens co-operation among the stars

  • The following is an excerpt from Who Owns Outer Space? International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space, one of five finalists for
FeatureBY MICHAEL BYERS, AARON BOLEY | May 1, 2024
Who Owns Outer Space? draws attention to the many risks that are linked to the deployment of very large numbers of new satellites, and the growing rivalries among leading spacefaring nations and corporations, writes the Donner Prize Foundation. Image courtesy of Cambridge University Press

War raging on Earth threatens co-operation among the stars

FeatureBY MICHAEL BYERS, AARON BOLEY | May 1, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from Who Owns Outer Space? International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space, one of five finalists for

War raging on Earth threatens co-operation among the stars

FeatureBY MICHAEL BYERS, AARON BOLEY | May 1, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from Who Owns Outer Space? International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space, one of five finalists for
Who Owns Outer Space? draws attention to the many risks that are linked to the deployment of very large numbers of new satellites, and the growing rivalries among leading spacefaring nations and corporations, writes the Donner Prize Foundation. Image courtesy of Cambridge University Press

Latest budget a big step for Canada’s financial services ecosystem

  • The government will finally advance Canada towards consumer-driven finance when it tables legislation signalled in April’s budget.
Opinion | BY STEVEN BOMS | May 1, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
The consumer-driven banking framework in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2024 budget presents an important advancement in financial services, writes Steven Boms. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Latest budget a big step for Canada’s financial services ecosystem

Opinion | BY STEVEN BOMS | May 1, 2024
  • The government will finally advance Canada towards consumer-driven finance when it tables legislation signalled in April’s budget.

Latest budget a big step for Canada’s financial services ecosystem

Opinion | BY STEVEN BOMS | May 1, 2024
  • The government will finally advance Canada towards consumer-driven finance when it tables legislation signalled in April’s budget.
Chrystia Freeland
The consumer-driven banking framework in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2024 budget presents an important advancement in financial services, writes Steven Boms. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians need more assurance and enablement in financial services 

  • The consumer-driven banking framework will help Canadians manage their credit cards, apply for loans, and save for their futures much more easily.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TALBOTT | May 1, 2024
Once Canadians can see their whole financial picture in one place, consumer-driven banking will immediately and materially improve Canadians’ finances, writes Scott Talbott. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Canadians need more assurance and enablement in financial services 

Opinion | BY SCOTT TALBOTT | May 1, 2024
  • The consumer-driven banking framework will help Canadians manage their credit cards, apply for loans, and save for their futures much more easily.

Canadians need more assurance and enablement in financial services 

Opinion | BY SCOTT TALBOTT | May 1, 2024
  • The consumer-driven banking framework will help Canadians manage their credit cards, apply for loans, and save for their futures much more easily.
Once Canadians can see their whole financial picture in one place, consumer-driven banking will immediately and materially improve Canadians’ finances, writes Scott Talbott. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

A look at inflation, banking, and monetary policy in Canada

  • There have always been conflicting objectives for the financial and monetary sides of the economy.
Opinion | BY MEHMET DALKIR | May 1, 2024
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland stop for a photo before the 2024 budget is tabled in the House of Commons on April 16. A common misconception is that the Bank of Canada always follows the government around elections, but that perception that will eventually fade with time, writes Mehmet Dalkir. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A look at inflation, banking, and monetary policy in Canada

Opinion | BY MEHMET DALKIR | May 1, 2024
  • There have always been conflicting objectives for the financial and monetary sides of the economy.

A look at inflation, banking, and monetary policy in Canada

Opinion | BY MEHMET DALKIR | May 1, 2024
  • There have always been conflicting objectives for the financial and monetary sides of the economy.
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland stop for a photo before the 2024 budget is tabled in the House of Commons on April 16. A common misconception is that the Bank of Canada always follows the government around elections, but that perception that will eventually fade with time, writes Mehmet Dalkir. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliamentary basketball tourney is a slam dunk for Christie Lake Kids

  • Plus, news from the embassies of Japan, the Netherlands, and Poland; Sen. Varone, MP Fisher and ex-MP Lametti all join new groups; and John
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 1, 2024
Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi, front left, NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, Liberal MP Terry Beech and NDP MP Peter Julian were among the participants at the 2023 Christie Lake Kids Parliamentary Basketball Tournament. Christie Lake Kids photograph by Amy MacDonald

Parliamentary basketball tourney is a slam dunk for Christie Lake Kids

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 1, 2024
  • Plus, news from the embassies of Japan, the Netherlands, and Poland; Sen. Varone, MP Fisher and ex-MP Lametti all join new groups; and John

Parliamentary basketball tourney is a slam dunk for Christie Lake Kids

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 1, 2024
  • Plus, news from the embassies of Japan, the Netherlands, and Poland; Sen. Varone, MP Fisher and ex-MP Lametti all join new groups; and John
Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi, front left, NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, Liberal MP Terry Beech and NDP MP Peter Julian were among the participants at the 2023 Christie Lake Kids Parliamentary Basketball Tournament. Christie Lake Kids photograph by Amy MacDonald

Politics This Morning: Freeland’s budget goes to a vote

  • Plus, Anand’s office mum on return-to-office increase.
MPs will wrap up their debate on Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's annual budget, and hold a vote on it this evening. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland’s budget goes to a vote

  • Plus, Anand’s office mum on return-to-office increase.

Politics This Morning: Freeland’s budget goes to a vote

  • Plus, Anand’s office mum on return-to-office increase.
MPs will wrap up their debate on Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's annual budget, and hold a vote on it this evening. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lessons in fighting inflation from the post-pandemic economic aftermath

  • Central banks, particularly those with a stated goal of price stability, must act decisively and swiftly in response to inflation to preserve their credibility.
Opinion | BY CARLOS YéPEZ | May 1, 2024
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem. The BoC's lack of foresight in tackling rising inflation early meant that when it decided to put the brakes on inflation, it had to do so more aggressively, leading to higher interest rates, writes Carlos Yépez. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lessons in fighting inflation from the post-pandemic economic aftermath

Opinion | BY CARLOS YéPEZ | May 1, 2024
  • Central banks, particularly those with a stated goal of price stability, must act decisively and swiftly in response to inflation to preserve their credibility.

Lessons in fighting inflation from the post-pandemic economic aftermath

Opinion | BY CARLOS YéPEZ | May 1, 2024
  • Central banks, particularly those with a stated goal of price stability, must act decisively and swiftly in response to inflation to preserve their credibility.
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem. The BoC's lack of foresight in tackling rising inflation early meant that when it decided to put the brakes on inflation, it had to do so more aggressively, leading to higher interest rates, writes Carlos Yépez. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Central bank independence must remain a priority

  • Politicians have many competing priorities, and may not always place a high enough importance on low and stable inflation.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL BURT, PEDRO ANTUNES | May 1, 2024
Then-finance minister Bill Morneau, left, and then-Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz arrive at a press conference in Ottawa on March 27, 2020. The symbolism of the central bank governor and federal finance minister appearing together may have inadvertently politicized the Bank of Canada, write Michael Burt and Pedro Antunes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Central bank independence must remain a priority

Opinion | BY MICHAEL BURT, PEDRO ANTUNES | May 1, 2024
  • Politicians have many competing priorities, and may not always place a high enough importance on low and stable inflation.

Central bank independence must remain a priority

Opinion | BY MICHAEL BURT, PEDRO ANTUNES | May 1, 2024
  • Politicians have many competing priorities, and may not always place a high enough importance on low and stable inflation.
Then-finance minister Bill Morneau, left, and then-Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz arrive at a press conference in Ottawa on March 27, 2020. The symbolism of the central bank governor and federal finance minister appearing together may have inadvertently politicized the Bank of Canada, write Michael Burt and Pedro Antunes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicians should let the Bank of Canada do its job

  • The general consensus among economists is that central bank independence is necessary for good inflation control.
Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILLIAMSON | May 1, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's criticisms of the Bank of Canada are reckless, even more so for being ill-informed, writes Stephen Williamson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicians should let the Bank of Canada do its job

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILLIAMSON | May 1, 2024
  • The general consensus among economists is that central bank independence is necessary for good inflation control.

Politicians should let the Bank of Canada do its job

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILLIAMSON | May 1, 2024
  • The general consensus among economists is that central bank independence is necessary for good inflation control.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's criticisms of the Bank of Canada are reckless, even more so for being ill-informed, writes Stephen Williamson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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