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Freeland pushes for a win at internal trade summit

  • Plus, Jeglic calls for five changes to federal procurement.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 8, 2025
Minister Chrystia Freeland is taking part in a high-profile meeting on internal trade in Quebec City today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland pushes for a win at internal trade summit

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 8, 2025
  • Plus, Jeglic calls for five changes to federal procurement.

Freeland pushes for a win at internal trade summit

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 8, 2025
  • Plus, Jeglic calls for five changes to federal procurement.
Minister Chrystia Freeland is taking part in a high-profile meeting on internal trade in Quebec City today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

  • Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.
Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | July 7, 2025
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. First Nations cannot be the only group held back by outdated legislation, and an unaccountable bureaucracy, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | July 7, 2025
  • Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | July 7, 2025
  • Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. First Nations cannot be the only group held back by outdated legislation, and an unaccountable bureaucracy, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

  • The government needs to have a 'national conversation' about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5's criteria, says Anna Johnston, a
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in a June 26 press release that the One Canadian Economy Act 'will help attract investment in big nation-building projects that create good-paying jobs, connect our country, and ultimately reduce our reliance on the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The government needs to have a 'national conversation' about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5's criteria, says Anna Johnston, a

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The government needs to have a 'national conversation' about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5's criteria, says Anna Johnston, a
Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in a June 26 press release that the One Canadian Economy Act 'will help attract investment in big nation-building projects that create good-paying jobs, connect our country, and ultimately reduce our reliance on the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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)

Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life
Opinion | July 7, 2025
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typewriter
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Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life

Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life
typewriter
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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
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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

Major projects beget major challenges

  • Mark Carney has demonstrated sure-footedness and confidence in his vision of transforming Canada’s economic fundamentals. However, many of the high cards in his quest
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney , pictured on May 25, 2025, on the Hill, is promising dramatic productivity growth and to build the fastest growing economy in the G7. These are high bars, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Major projects beget major challenges

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 7, 2025
  • Mark Carney has demonstrated sure-footedness and confidence in his vision of transforming Canada’s economic fundamentals. However, many of the high cards in his quest

Major projects beget major challenges

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 7, 2025
  • Mark Carney has demonstrated sure-footedness and confidence in his vision of transforming Canada’s economic fundamentals. However, many of the high cards in his quest
Prime Minister Mark Carney , pictured on May 25, 2025, on the Hill, is promising dramatic productivity growth and to build the fastest growing economy in the G7. These are high bars, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,
Painted woman
Painted woman
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is hosting a webinar: 'AI Policy in Canada: A Unique Path Between the EU and U.S.,' exploring key legislative developments, evolving regulatory frameworks, and their implications for innovation, privacy, equity, and global competitiveness. Monday, July 7, at 1 p.m. ET happening online. Register via Eventbrite. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,
Painted woman
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is hosting a webinar: 'AI Policy in Canada: A Unique Path Between the EU and U.S.,' exploring key legislative developments, evolving regulatory frameworks, and their implications for innovation, privacy, equity, and global competitiveness. Monday, July 7, at 1 p.m. ET happening online. Register via Eventbrite. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than
Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the lessons have not been learned in terms of preventing future disasters, writes Bruce Campbell. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than
Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the lessons have not been learned in terms of preventing future disasters, writes Bruce Campbell. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, 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. Carney has defended eliminating the DST, saying negotiations had restarted with the U.S. as of June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, 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. Carney has defended eliminating the DST, saying negotiations had restarted with the U.S. as of June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.
Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
Gregor Robertson, a first-time MP and a former mayor of Vancouver, B.C., is now tasked with working on solutions to Canada's housing crisis as minister in charge of the file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.
Gregor Robertson, a first-time MP and a former mayor of Vancouver, B.C., is now tasked with working on solutions to Canada's housing crisis as minister in charge of the file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's department is responsible for drawing up budgets, fiscal updates, and providing advice to the cabinet about the fiscal and economic ramifications of federal policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's department is responsible for drawing up budgets, fiscal updates, and providing advice to the cabinet about the fiscal and economic ramifications of federal policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
The key fact in any discussion about climate refugees is that the tropical countries—like the South Pacific island of Tuvalu—will be hit sooner and harder than those closer to the poles, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles
The key fact in any discussion about climate refugees is that the tropical countries—like the South Pacific island of Tuvalu—will be hit sooner and harder than those closer to the poles, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Under pressure

  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Yellowknife today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Under pressure

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.

Under pressure

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Yellowknife today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.
Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
Before turning to politics, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was chair of Hydro One Limited, which is Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.
Before turning to politics, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was chair of Hydro One Limited, which is Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
Canadian Heritage estimated that 58,000 people came through LeBreton Flats on Canada Day, and 8,000 visited LeBreton Flats for the noon show. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Canadian Heritage estimated that 58,000 people came through LeBreton Flats on Canada Day, and 8,000 visited LeBreton Flats for the noon show. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney cannot let defence spending stand-in for a foreign policy strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney cannot let defence spending stand-in for a foreign policy strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from
Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa Azin to Parliament Hill on March 5, 2024. Noboa, now in his second term, is focused on transformation, writes Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. This includes a focus on making Ecuador more globally connected and strengthening institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa Azin to Parliament Hill on March 5, 2024. Noboa, now in his second term, is focused on transformation, writes Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. This includes a focus on making Ecuador more globally connected and strengthening institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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‘A churn that never stops’: Trudeau shuffles nine senior bureaucrats

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Politics This Morning: Drop that cider!

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

Politics This Morning: Drop that cider!

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

Politics This Morning: Drop that cider!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disconnect between political priorities and service delivery

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

Disconnect between political priorities and service delivery

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

Disconnect between political priorities and service delivery

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Supply chains: reduce the bullwhip effect and increase visibility

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

Supply chains: reduce the bullwhip effect and increase visibility

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

Supply chains: reduce the bullwhip effect and increase visibility

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Don’t underestimate Poilievre 

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

Don’t underestimate Poilievre 

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

Don’t underestimate Poilievre 

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

The online abuse and harassment of women in politics must stop

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

The online abuse and harassment of women in politics must stop

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

The online abuse and harassment of women in politics must stop

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

Political leaders and the great multicultural experiment

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

Political leaders and the great multicultural experiment

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

Political leaders and the great multicultural experiment

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

Immigrants face crisis of the withering Canadian dream

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

Immigrants face crisis of the withering Canadian dream

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

Immigrants face crisis of the withering Canadian dream

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photo of the Day

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

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The joke wears thin: Boris quits

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

The joke wears thin: Boris quits

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

The joke wears thin: Boris quits

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

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

  • My daughter is one of the scientists measuring and modelling climate change patterns, and repeatedly warning us that storms like the one that caused
Opinion | July 13, 2022

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

Opinion | July 13, 2022
  • My daughter is one of the scientists measuring and modelling climate change patterns, and repeatedly warning us that storms like the one that caused

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

Opinion | July 13, 2022
  • My daughter is one of the scientists measuring and modelling climate change patterns, and repeatedly warning us that storms like the one that caused

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