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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Much ado about nothing in Iran

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

Much ado about nothing in Iran

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

Much ado about nothing in Iran

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

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

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

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

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

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

Israel marks national day

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

Israel marks national day

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

Israel marks national day

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

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

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

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

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

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

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

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

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

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

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

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Senate reconvenes

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

The Senate reconvenes

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

The Senate reconvenes

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

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

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

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

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

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

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

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

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

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

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

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

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

Speaking for a forgotten people

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

Speaking for a forgotten people

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

Speaking for a forgotten people

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

Members’ statements from June 20

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

Members’ statements from June 20

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

Members’ statements from June 20

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

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

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

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

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The next forever war

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

The next forever war

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

The next forever war

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

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

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

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

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

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative
Former Conservative Senate leader and past party president Don Plett, pictured on the Hill on May 7, 2025, is not ruling out a potential run for national council at the January biennial policy convention in Calgary. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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‘The energy is electric’: Conservative Party’s new comms director says she was ‘moved and impacted’ by ‘heroes’ of ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, according to past tweets, blog posts

  • Plus, former chief of Curve Lake First Nation Emily Whetung-MacInnes joins the ranks of Proof Strategies as senior adviser for Indigenous relations, and CTV
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 14, 2022
New Conservative Party communications director Sarah Fischer pictured honking a truck horn during the Freedom Convoy occupation on Jan. 30. 'There’s no other place in the world I would rather be right now than in downtown Ottawa. The energy is electric, people are hopeful and you can see smiling faces everywhere you look,' she wrote. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter

‘The energy is electric’: Conservative Party’s new comms director says she was ‘moved and impacted’ by ‘heroes’ of ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, according to past tweets, blog posts

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 14, 2022
  • Plus, former chief of Curve Lake First Nation Emily Whetung-MacInnes joins the ranks of Proof Strategies as senior adviser for Indigenous relations, and CTV

‘The energy is electric’: Conservative Party’s new comms director says she was ‘moved and impacted’ by ‘heroes’ of ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, according to past tweets, blog posts

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 14, 2022
  • Plus, former chief of Curve Lake First Nation Emily Whetung-MacInnes joins the ranks of Proof Strategies as senior adviser for Indigenous relations, and CTV
New Conservative Party communications director Sarah Fischer pictured honking a truck horn during the Freedom Convoy occupation on Jan. 30. 'There’s no other place in the world I would rather be right now than in downtown Ottawa. The energy is electric, people are hopeful and you can see smiling faces everywhere you look,' she wrote. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter

So I went to the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner for the first time in 38 years, and I don’t think it should be cancelled

  • Having a DJ spin records is a new twist that gets my endorsement, especially since The Hill Times crew tore up the dance floor.
Opinion | BY PAUL PARK | November 14, 2022
Mike Lecouteur and Marie Vastel, pictured on Oct. 22, 2022, co-hosting the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner, the first one in three years. Photograph courtesy of Tonda MacCharles/Twitter

So I went to the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner for the first time in 38 years, and I don’t think it should be cancelled

Opinion | BY PAUL PARK | November 14, 2022
  • Having a DJ spin records is a new twist that gets my endorsement, especially since The Hill Times crew tore up the dance floor.

So I went to the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner for the first time in 38 years, and I don’t think it should be cancelled

Opinion | BY PAUL PARK | November 14, 2022
  • Having a DJ spin records is a new twist that gets my endorsement, especially since The Hill Times crew tore up the dance floor.
Mike Lecouteur and Marie Vastel, pictured on Oct. 22, 2022, co-hosting the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner, the first one in three years. Photograph courtesy of Tonda MacCharles/Twitter

Feds should increase International Assistance Envelope by $1.9-billion over next three years: Lebeau

  • I am so weary of watching the news from around the world. It is simply depressing. I needed some good news and found it
Opinion | November 14, 2022

Feds should increase International Assistance Envelope by $1.9-billion over next three years: Lebeau

Opinion | November 14, 2022
  • I am so weary of watching the news from around the world. It is simply depressing. I needed some good news and found it

Feds should increase International Assistance Envelope by $1.9-billion over next three years: Lebeau

Opinion | November 14, 2022
  • I am so weary of watching the news from around the world. It is simply depressing. I needed some good news and found it

Is the federal government preparing to undermine our whistleblowing system, again?

  • A successor to Joe Friday must be appointed who will be motivated to protect the public, not to shield the government from embarrassment.
Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | November 14, 2022
The Privy Council Office has issued a call for applicants for Canada's integrity commissioner, which seems designed to achieve the same result again, argues David Hutton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is the federal government preparing to undermine our whistleblowing system, again?

Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | November 14, 2022
  • A successor to Joe Friday must be appointed who will be motivated to protect the public, not to shield the government from embarrassment.

Is the federal government preparing to undermine our whistleblowing system, again?

Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | November 14, 2022
  • A successor to Joe Friday must be appointed who will be motivated to protect the public, not to shield the government from embarrassment.
The Privy Council Office has issued a call for applicants for Canada's integrity commissioner, which seems designed to achieve the same result again, argues David Hutton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Twitter plays a ‘significant’ role in Canada’s democracy, and government must do more to regulate in face of Musk’s ‘roller-coaster,’ say observers

  • A researcher from an organization that teaches civic literacy says that changes to the verification system on Twitter are one of the 'most urgent'
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 11, 2022
Since concluding his $44-billion acquisition of Twitter on Oct. 27, Elon Musk's Twitter feed has been 'a roller-coaster' of new ideas and directions that he may take the company, say observers. Photograph by Daniel Oberhaus courtesy of Flickr

Twitter plays a ‘significant’ role in Canada’s democracy, and government must do more to regulate in face of Musk’s ‘roller-coaster,’ say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 11, 2022
  • A researcher from an organization that teaches civic literacy says that changes to the verification system on Twitter are one of the 'most urgent'

Twitter plays a ‘significant’ role in Canada’s democracy, and government must do more to regulate in face of Musk’s ‘roller-coaster,’ say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 11, 2022
  • A researcher from an organization that teaches civic literacy says that changes to the verification system on Twitter are one of the 'most urgent'
Since concluding his $44-billion acquisition of Twitter on Oct. 27, Elon Musk's Twitter feed has been 'a roller-coaster' of new ideas and directions that he may take the company, say observers. Photograph by Daniel Oberhaus courtesy of Flickr

Politics This Morning: Lest we forget

  • Good Friday morning, It’s Remembrance Day. Veterans Minister LAWRENCE MACAULAY and Governor General MARY SIMON will represent the government during the memorial ceremony at
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 11, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion's Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial will begin at around 10:30 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Lest we forget

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 11, 2022
  • Good Friday morning, It’s Remembrance Day. Veterans Minister LAWRENCE MACAULAY and Governor General MARY SIMON will represent the government during the memorial ceremony at

Politics This Morning: Lest we forget

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 11, 2022
  • Good Friday morning, It’s Remembrance Day. Veterans Minister LAWRENCE MACAULAY and Governor General MARY SIMON will represent the government during the memorial ceremony at
The Royal Canadian Legion's Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial will begin at around 10:30 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will expanding Canada’s plutonium interests support the peaceful use of nuclear energy?

  • Small modular reactors are not going to solve these problems. On the contrary, adding plutonium separation to the Canadian nuclear industry's repertoire will create
Opinion | BY M.V. RAMANA AND SUSAN O’DONNELL | November 10, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on the Hill, addressed an international conference in Washington, D.C., on nuclear power on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will expanding Canada’s plutonium interests support the peaceful use of nuclear energy?

Opinion | BY M.V. RAMANA AND SUSAN O’DONNELL | November 10, 2022
  • Small modular reactors are not going to solve these problems. On the contrary, adding plutonium separation to the Canadian nuclear industry's repertoire will create

Will expanding Canada’s plutonium interests support the peaceful use of nuclear energy?

Opinion | BY M.V. RAMANA AND SUSAN O’DONNELL | November 10, 2022
  • Small modular reactors are not going to solve these problems. On the contrary, adding plutonium separation to the Canadian nuclear industry's repertoire will create
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on the Hill, addressed an international conference in Washington, D.C., on nuclear power on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Among the worst in the world’: environmental advocates slam outsized oil and gas company influence in Canada’s COP27 delegation

  • The official Canadian delegation to the 27th UN Climate Conference is made up of approximately 335 people, but one critic says many civil society
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 10, 2022
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here on Sept. 15, is leading Canada's 300-plus person official delegation to COP27 in Egypt from Nov. 6 to Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Among the worst in the world’: environmental advocates slam outsized oil and gas company influence in Canada’s COP27 delegation

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 10, 2022
  • The official Canadian delegation to the 27th UN Climate Conference is made up of approximately 335 people, but one critic says many civil society

‘Among the worst in the world’: environmental advocates slam outsized oil and gas company influence in Canada’s COP27 delegation

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 10, 2022
  • The official Canadian delegation to the 27th UN Climate Conference is made up of approximately 335 people, but one critic says many civil society
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here on Sept. 15, is leading Canada's 300-plus person official delegation to COP27 in Egypt from Nov. 6 to Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Choosing the party leader: should it be left to the caucus?

  • While a party's parliamentary caucus may be the best body to decide when a leader should go, its members are not necessarily the best
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | November 10, 2022
Former British prime minister Liz Truss, left, resigned last month after only 44 days in office after her failed attempt to reorient the government's economic agenda, and current British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia and Flickr

Choosing the party leader: should it be left to the caucus?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | November 10, 2022
  • While a party's parliamentary caucus may be the best body to decide when a leader should go, its members are not necessarily the best

Choosing the party leader: should it be left to the caucus?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | November 10, 2022
  • While a party's parliamentary caucus may be the best body to decide when a leader should go, its members are not necessarily the best
Former British prime minister Liz Truss, left, resigned last month after only 44 days in office after her failed attempt to reorient the government's economic agenda, and current British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia and Flickr

Canadians are in continuing denial of climate change

  • Are there no climate leaders who recognize the degree of climate danger and our responsibility as a major fossil fuel producer?
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | November 10, 2022
A Canadian climate mitigation plan that doesn’t regulate a wind-down of fossil fuel production and mandate increased protection of forests and other ecosystems important to climate mitigation is continuing denial and appeasement, writes Bill Henderson. Photograph courtesy of James Wheeler/University of Victoria

Canadians are in continuing denial of climate change

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | November 10, 2022
  • Are there no climate leaders who recognize the degree of climate danger and our responsibility as a major fossil fuel producer?

Canadians are in continuing denial of climate change

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | November 10, 2022
  • Are there no climate leaders who recognize the degree of climate danger and our responsibility as a major fossil fuel producer?
A Canadian climate mitigation plan that doesn’t regulate a wind-down of fossil fuel production and mandate increased protection of forests and other ecosystems important to climate mitigation is continuing denial and appeasement, writes Bill Henderson. Photograph courtesy of James Wheeler/University of Victoria

Poor animal welfare a root cause of climate and biodiversity threats

  • As the world gathers to address the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, improving animal welfare can provide Canada with ample opportunities
Opinion | BY MELISSA MATLOW | November 10, 2022
Parliament should also pass Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s, pictured right, Bill C-293, the Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention Act, to address the key drivers of pandemic risk, including wildlife markets, the commercial wildlife trade, industrial animal agriculture and antimicrobial resistance, writes Melissa Matlow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poor animal welfare a root cause of climate and biodiversity threats

Opinion | BY MELISSA MATLOW | November 10, 2022
  • As the world gathers to address the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, improving animal welfare can provide Canada with ample opportunities

Poor animal welfare a root cause of climate and biodiversity threats

Opinion | BY MELISSA MATLOW | November 10, 2022
  • As the world gathers to address the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, improving animal welfare can provide Canada with ample opportunities
Parliament should also pass Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s, pictured right, Bill C-293, the Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention Act, to address the key drivers of pandemic risk, including wildlife markets, the commercial wildlife trade, industrial animal agriculture and antimicrobial resistance, writes Melissa Matlow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Communications staff change-ups for four ministers

  • Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has a new press secretary, but recently bade farewell to his communications director, as did Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 10, 2022
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, left, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan, and Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough have all seen changes to their communications teams this fall. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Communications staff change-ups for four ministers

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 10, 2022
  • Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has a new press secretary, but recently bade farewell to his communications director, as did Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.

Communications staff change-ups for four ministers

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 10, 2022
  • Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has a new press secretary, but recently bade farewell to his communications director, as did Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, left, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan, and Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough have all seen changes to their communications teams this fall. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

China’s old ultra-high growth rate is never coming back

  • China’s three decades of super-charged growth began in the early 1980s, and its last year of double-digit growth was 2010.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 10, 2022
It’s not clear that Chinese President Xi Jinping and his allies have taken on board the fact that the old ultra-high growth rate is never coming back, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photography by Aykut Unlupinar courtesy of G20 Turkey

China’s old ultra-high growth rate is never coming back

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 10, 2022
  • China’s three decades of super-charged growth began in the early 1980s, and its last year of double-digit growth was 2010.

China’s old ultra-high growth rate is never coming back

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 10, 2022
  • China’s three decades of super-charged growth began in the early 1980s, and its last year of double-digit growth was 2010.
It’s not clear that Chinese President Xi Jinping and his allies have taken on board the fact that the old ultra-high growth rate is never coming back, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photography by Aykut Unlupinar courtesy of G20 Turkey

Green leadership candidates debate competing visions to rejuvenate the party

  • Six leadership candidates debated their positions to help Green Party members decide if their next leader can rebuild and unify the party from outside
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 10, 2022
Green MP Elizabeth May, left, Anna Keenan, and Sarah Gabrielle Baron are three of the six Green Party leadership candidates who took part in a virtual debate on Nov. 9. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Green leadership candidates debate competing visions to rejuvenate the party

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 10, 2022
  • Six leadership candidates debated their positions to help Green Party members decide if their next leader can rebuild and unify the party from outside

Green leadership candidates debate competing visions to rejuvenate the party

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 10, 2022
  • Six leadership candidates debated their positions to help Green Party members decide if their next leader can rebuild and unify the party from outside
Green MP Elizabeth May, left, Anna Keenan, and Sarah Gabrielle Baron are three of the six Green Party leadership candidates who took part in a virtual debate on Nov. 9. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Wilkinson speaking to energy crowd in Boston

  • Good Thursday morning, First thing’s first: PTM slipped up yesterday, incorrectly identifying PATTY HAJDU—not JOYCE MURRAY—as the fisheries minister. Apologies for the error. Parliament
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will give a speech today at a conference focused on North American energy issues. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Wilkinson speaking to energy crowd in Boston

  • Good Thursday morning, First thing’s first: PTM slipped up yesterday, incorrectly identifying PATTY HAJDU—not JOYCE MURRAY—as the fisheries minister. Apologies for the error. Parliament

Politics This Morning: Wilkinson speaking to energy crowd in Boston

  • Good Thursday morning, First thing’s first: PTM slipped up yesterday, incorrectly identifying PATTY HAJDU—not JOYCE MURRAY—as the fisheries minister. Apologies for the error. Parliament
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will give a speech today at a conference focused on North American energy issues. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Closing a Charter loophole

  • So that’s the lesson for all those who oppose the notwithstanding clause. Maybe you can’t close that loophole in the court of law, but
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 10, 2022
Ontario Doug Ford, pictured on Oct. 17, 2022, at Nokia in Kanata, Ont., recently buckled on his threat to use the notwithstanding clause to pre-emptively protect a law his government had enacted banning the province’s education workers from going on strike. Apparently, he miscalculated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Closing a Charter loophole

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 10, 2022
  • So that’s the lesson for all those who oppose the notwithstanding clause. Maybe you can’t close that loophole in the court of law, but

Closing a Charter loophole

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 10, 2022
  • So that’s the lesson for all those who oppose the notwithstanding clause. Maybe you can’t close that loophole in the court of law, but
Ontario Doug Ford, pictured on Oct. 17, 2022, at Nokia in Kanata, Ont., recently buckled on his threat to use the notwithstanding clause to pre-emptively protect a law his government had enacted banning the province’s education workers from going on strike. Apparently, he miscalculated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Powerful women, powerful voices: NAC rolls out the red carpet to celebrate women in the arts

  • Party Central got a chance to play paparazzo this weekend while some of the most powerful women voices in Canadian arts and politics walked
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | November 9, 2022
Jann Arden performs alongside the National Arts Centre orchestra, led by guest conductor Elizabeth Baird, at the first NAC Gala in three years on Nov. 5. Photograph courtesy of George Pimentel photography

Powerful women, powerful voices: NAC rolls out the red carpet to celebrate women in the arts

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | November 9, 2022
  • Party Central got a chance to play paparazzo this weekend while some of the most powerful women voices in Canadian arts and politics walked

Powerful women, powerful voices: NAC rolls out the red carpet to celebrate women in the arts

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | November 9, 2022
  • Party Central got a chance to play paparazzo this weekend while some of the most powerful women voices in Canadian arts and politics walked
Jann Arden performs alongside the National Arts Centre orchestra, led by guest conductor Elizabeth Baird, at the first NAC Gala in three years on Nov. 5. Photograph courtesy of George Pimentel photography

House urges Senate to review practices in light of interpreter injury concerns

  • While the Senate no longer has an agreement in place to allow for hybrid proceedings, committee witnesses can still appear remotely.
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 9, 2022
Interpreters at work in booths during a Feb. 16, 2021, press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House urges Senate to review practices in light of interpreter injury concerns

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 9, 2022
  • While the Senate no longer has an agreement in place to allow for hybrid proceedings, committee witnesses can still appear remotely.

House urges Senate to review practices in light of interpreter injury concerns

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 9, 2022
  • While the Senate no longer has an agreement in place to allow for hybrid proceedings, committee witnesses can still appear remotely.
Interpreters at work in booths during a Feb. 16, 2021, press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Marine a key part of reaching Canada’s net-zero goals

  • By transitioning the transportation sector from trucks and cars—the biggest emitters—to marine cargo vessels, Canada can significantly reduce overall emissions and make significant steps
Opinion | BY BRUCE BURROWS | November 9, 2022
A seafarer aboard a Canada Steamship Lines vessel. Canada must make additional investments in new vessels and add port capabilities to realize this potential and harness the environmental benefits that marine shipping can deliver, writes Bruce Burrows. Photograph courtesy of Canada Steamship Lines.

Marine a key part of reaching Canada’s net-zero goals

Opinion | BY BRUCE BURROWS | November 9, 2022
  • By transitioning the transportation sector from trucks and cars—the biggest emitters—to marine cargo vessels, Canada can significantly reduce overall emissions and make significant steps

Marine a key part of reaching Canada’s net-zero goals

Opinion | BY BRUCE BURROWS | November 9, 2022
  • By transitioning the transportation sector from trucks and cars—the biggest emitters—to marine cargo vessels, Canada can significantly reduce overall emissions and make significant steps
A seafarer aboard a Canada Steamship Lines vessel. Canada must make additional investments in new vessels and add port capabilities to realize this potential and harness the environmental benefits that marine shipping can deliver, writes Bruce Burrows. Photograph courtesy of Canada Steamship Lines.

Taiwan hosts national day party

  • Guests were treated to a traditional lion dance at Taiwan’s national day reception at the ChâteauLaurier on Oct. 5.The Hill Times photograph by Sam

Taiwan hosts national day party

  • Guests were treated to a traditional lion dance at Taiwan’s national day reception at the ChâteauLaurier on Oct. 5.The Hill Times photograph by Sam

Taiwan hosts national day party

  • Guests were treated to a traditional lion dance at Taiwan’s national day reception at the ChâteauLaurier on Oct. 5.The Hill Times photograph by Sam

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