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Carney steps into the fray

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

Carney steps into the fray

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

Carney steps into the fray

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

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

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

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

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Opinion | May 5, 2025
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Carney holds his first post-election presser

  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
Opinion | April 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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The Grey Cup should be a symbol of unity

  • As more Quebecers play and follow the game, the Alouettes’ victory and the CFL will be celebrated across the province. The very least the
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 22, 2023
After winning the Grey Cup on Nov. 19, Montreal Alouettes’ Marc-Antoine Dequoy passionately decried the lack of respect for the French language at the game. RDS screenshot courtesy of CBC News

The Grey Cup should be a symbol of unity

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 22, 2023
  • As more Quebecers play and follow the game, the Alouettes’ victory and the CFL will be celebrated across the province. The very least the

The Grey Cup should be a symbol of unity

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 22, 2023
  • As more Quebecers play and follow the game, the Alouettes’ victory and the CFL will be celebrated across the province. The very least the
After winning the Grey Cup on Nov. 19, Montreal Alouettes’ Marc-Antoine Dequoy passionately decried the lack of respect for the French language at the game. RDS screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Gaza genocide should be a wake-up call, says CJPME letter writer

  • Re: “On Israel-Gaza, Canada must rise to the humanity of the moment,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 20, p. 15). As a person who studied
Opinion | November 22, 2023

Gaza genocide should be a wake-up call, says CJPME letter writer

Opinion | November 22, 2023
  • Re: “On Israel-Gaza, Canada must rise to the humanity of the moment,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 20, p. 15). As a person who studied

Gaza genocide should be a wake-up call, says CJPME letter writer

Opinion | November 22, 2023
  • Re: “On Israel-Gaza, Canada must rise to the humanity of the moment,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 20, p. 15). As a person who studied

One party is responsible for preventing further deaths in Gaza: Williams

  • Re: “In the Israel-Palestine crisis, preventing mass atrocities is key,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 15, p. 9). Farida Deif claims that Canada has “failed
Opinion | November 22, 2023

One party is responsible for preventing further deaths in Gaza: Williams

Opinion | November 22, 2023
  • Re: “In the Israel-Palestine crisis, preventing mass atrocities is key,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 15, p. 9). Farida Deif claims that Canada has “failed

One party is responsible for preventing further deaths in Gaza: Williams

Opinion | November 22, 2023
  • Re: “In the Israel-Palestine crisis, preventing mass atrocities is key,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 15, p. 9). Farida Deif claims that Canada has “failed

Fixing Canada’s problems will remain an uphill struggle until voters start holding provinces accountable

  • The provinces have been unwilling to step in and use their authority over municipalities to fix the housing problem, and now they’re worried about
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 22, 2023
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is one of the provincial leaders who has accused the Trudeau government of jurisdictional creep. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fixing Canada’s problems will remain an uphill struggle until voters start holding provinces accountable

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 22, 2023
  • The provinces have been unwilling to step in and use their authority over municipalities to fix the housing problem, and now they’re worried about

Fixing Canada’s problems will remain an uphill struggle until voters start holding provinces accountable

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 22, 2023
  • The provinces have been unwilling to step in and use their authority over municipalities to fix the housing problem, and now they’re worried about
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is one of the provincial leaders who has accused the Trudeau government of jurisdictional creep. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Arctic disputes won’t all be solved with more arms

  • There are less militaristic and less costly ways to assert sovereignty over Canada’s North and enhance world peace.
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | November 22, 2023
A CC-177 Globemaster arrives in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, on Feb. 13, 2016. The rapid pace of climate change means that mounting threats other than Russia and China need urgent attention, writes Erika Simpson. DND photograph by MCpl Louis Brunet

Arctic disputes won’t all be solved with more arms

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | November 22, 2023
  • There are less militaristic and less costly ways to assert sovereignty over Canada’s North and enhance world peace.

Arctic disputes won’t all be solved with more arms

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | November 22, 2023
  • There are less militaristic and less costly ways to assert sovereignty over Canada’s North and enhance world peace.
A CC-177 Globemaster arrives in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, on Feb. 13, 2016. The rapid pace of climate change means that mounting threats other than Russia and China need urgent attention, writes Erika Simpson. DND photograph by MCpl Louis Brunet

Canadians deserve equitable access to psychedelic-assisted therapy

  • Supporting our veterans requires research and immediate investment to improve the lives of those who served on our behalf and the millions of people
Opinion | BY BEN LIGHTBURN | November 22, 2023
Mark Holland
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland speaks to reporters in Ottawa on June 21. Advancements in clinical trials clearly demonstrate the promise of psychedelic medicines as an effective therapeutic treatment, writes Ben Lightburn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians deserve equitable access to psychedelic-assisted therapy

Opinion | BY BEN LIGHTBURN | November 22, 2023
  • Supporting our veterans requires research and immediate investment to improve the lives of those who served on our behalf and the millions of people

Canadians deserve equitable access to psychedelic-assisted therapy

Opinion | BY BEN LIGHTBURN | November 22, 2023
  • Supporting our veterans requires research and immediate investment to improve the lives of those who served on our behalf and the millions of people
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland speaks to reporters in Ottawa on June 21. Advancements in clinical trials clearly demonstrate the promise of psychedelic medicines as an effective therapeutic treatment, writes Ben Lightburn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The reformed Senate in the eye of the storm over Bill C-234

  • The narrative to put pressure on ‘Liberal Senators’ to pass the bill is a nice political line, but the clarion call would result in
Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR ANDREW CARDOZO | November 22, 2023
Federal Conservatives are trying to brand the Senators appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as ‘Liberal Senators.’ It’s an easy political trick, but it diminishes the whole system, writes Sen. Andrew Cardozo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The reformed Senate in the eye of the storm over Bill C-234

Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR ANDREW CARDOZO | November 22, 2023
  • The narrative to put pressure on ‘Liberal Senators’ to pass the bill is a nice political line, but the clarion call would result in

The reformed Senate in the eye of the storm over Bill C-234

Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR ANDREW CARDOZO | November 22, 2023
  • The narrative to put pressure on ‘Liberal Senators’ to pass the bill is a nice political line, but the clarion call would result in
Federal Conservatives are trying to brand the Senators appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as ‘Liberal Senators.’ It’s an easy political trick, but it diminishes the whole system, writes Sen. Andrew Cardozo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

So much to do and so little time for Canada to up its defence game

  • Chronic underfunding of defence, diplomacy, and development have left us on the geopolitical margins, unable to bring influence to bear when needed.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | November 22, 2023
Maj.-Gen. Darcy Molstad, deputy commander, Canadian Joint Operations Command, left; Jonathan Quinn, director general, Continental Defence Policy; and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre attend a House National Defence Committee meeting on March 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

So much to do and so little time for Canada to up its defence game

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | November 22, 2023
  • Chronic underfunding of defence, diplomacy, and development have left us on the geopolitical margins, unable to bring influence to bear when needed.

So much to do and so little time for Canada to up its defence game

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | November 22, 2023
  • Chronic underfunding of defence, diplomacy, and development have left us on the geopolitical margins, unable to bring influence to bear when needed.
Maj.-Gen. Darcy Molstad, deputy commander, Canadian Joint Operations Command, left; Jonathan Quinn, director general, Continental Defence Policy; and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre attend a House National Defence Committee meeting on March 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NATO’s new strategy and the Canadian defence industry

  • The least Canada could do to contribute to collective security is step up in a meaningful way and help NATO meet its industrial production
Opinion | BY NICOLAS TODD | November 22, 2023
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in July 2019. Canada needs to take this new NATO defence industrial agenda seriously, though there is little evidence this is the case, writes Nicolas Todd. Photograph courtesy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization/Flickr

NATO’s new strategy and the Canadian defence industry

Opinion | BY NICOLAS TODD | November 22, 2023
  • The least Canada could do to contribute to collective security is step up in a meaningful way and help NATO meet its industrial production

NATO’s new strategy and the Canadian defence industry

Opinion | BY NICOLAS TODD | November 22, 2023
  • The least Canada could do to contribute to collective security is step up in a meaningful way and help NATO meet its industrial production
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in July 2019. Canada needs to take this new NATO defence industrial agenda seriously, though there is little evidence this is the case, writes Nicolas Todd. Photograph courtesy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization/Flickr

‘Trailblazer’ MP Kirsty Duncan honoured at science policy conference

  • Plus, the Coalition for a Better Future heads will dig into the economy with an Edmonton audience, former U.K. PM Boris Johnson is the
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 22, 2023
Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan, second from right, received an award at the Canadian Science Policy Conference on Nov. 15. Mehrdad Hariri, CEO of the Canadian Science Policy Conference, left, fellow Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield, and House Speaker Greg Fergus were in attendance. Photograph courtesy of Kirsty Duncan's office

‘Trailblazer’ MP Kirsty Duncan honoured at science policy conference

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 22, 2023
  • Plus, the Coalition for a Better Future heads will dig into the economy with an Edmonton audience, former U.K. PM Boris Johnson is the

‘Trailblazer’ MP Kirsty Duncan honoured at science policy conference

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | November 22, 2023
  • Plus, the Coalition for a Better Future heads will dig into the economy with an Edmonton audience, former U.K. PM Boris Johnson is the
Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan, second from right, received an award at the Canadian Science Policy Conference on Nov. 15. Mehrdad Hariri, CEO of the Canadian Science Policy Conference, left, fellow Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield, and House Speaker Greg Fergus were in attendance. Photograph courtesy of Kirsty Duncan's office

Saving the Canadian Armed Forces: a missed opportunity

  • The government has had many years to restructure the CAF, but instead, on the domestic level, we are currently left with an underfunded, ill-equipped,
Opinion | BY BLOC MP CHRISTINE NORMANDIN | November 22, 2023
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces Talon Company conduct a live-fire exercise at Camp Adazi, Latvia, during Operation Reassurance on April 14. The war in Ukraine has led to a new public support for increased defence investments, which the government squandered, writes Christine Normandin. Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Armed Forces

Saving the Canadian Armed Forces: a missed opportunity

Opinion | BY BLOC MP CHRISTINE NORMANDIN | November 22, 2023
  • The government has had many years to restructure the CAF, but instead, on the domestic level, we are currently left with an underfunded, ill-equipped,

Saving the Canadian Armed Forces: a missed opportunity

Opinion | BY BLOC MP CHRISTINE NORMANDIN | November 22, 2023
  • The government has had many years to restructure the CAF, but instead, on the domestic level, we are currently left with an underfunded, ill-equipped,
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces Talon Company conduct a live-fire exercise at Camp Adazi, Latvia, during Operation Reassurance on April 14. The war in Ukraine has led to a new public support for increased defence investments, which the government squandered, writes Christine Normandin. Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Armed Forces

The significant and existential threat to Arctic sovereignty from climate change

  • Strong, Secure, and Engaged had no new initiatives to increase natural disaster fighting capabilities, leaving the women and men in the Armed Forces without
Opinion | BY NDP MP LINDSAY MATHYSSEN | November 22, 2023
We need to invest in our frontline of defence in the Arctic by increasing funds to our Canadian Rangers, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and for the well-being of Arctic communities, writes Lindsay Mathyssen. DND photograph by Master Sailor Dan Bard

The significant and existential threat to Arctic sovereignty from climate change

Opinion | BY NDP MP LINDSAY MATHYSSEN | November 22, 2023
  • Strong, Secure, and Engaged had no new initiatives to increase natural disaster fighting capabilities, leaving the women and men in the Armed Forces without

The significant and existential threat to Arctic sovereignty from climate change

Opinion | BY NDP MP LINDSAY MATHYSSEN | November 22, 2023
  • Strong, Secure, and Engaged had no new initiatives to increase natural disaster fighting capabilities, leaving the women and men in the Armed Forces without
We need to invest in our frontline of defence in the Arctic by increasing funds to our Canadian Rangers, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and for the well-being of Arctic communities, writes Lindsay Mathyssen. DND photograph by Master Sailor Dan Bard

Waiting for the new defence policy

  • So much more could have been done to provide Canadians with a clearer roadmap of defence and security issues as well as our place
Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | November 22, 2023
With high expectations on the defence policy update, National Defence Minister Bill Blair definitely has his work cut out for him, writes David Pratt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Waiting for the new defence policy

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | November 22, 2023
  • So much more could have been done to provide Canadians with a clearer roadmap of defence and security issues as well as our place

Waiting for the new defence policy

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | November 22, 2023
  • So much more could have been done to provide Canadians with a clearer roadmap of defence and security issues as well as our place
With high expectations on the defence policy update, National Defence Minister Bill Blair definitely has his work cut out for him, writes David Pratt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM Trudeau hosts EU leaders in St. John’s Nov. 23-24

  • TUESDAY, NOV. 21—THURSDAY, NOV. 23 Conference: ‘Indigenomics on Bay Street’—The Indigenomics on Bay Street Conference is the largest national Indigenous economy-focused gathering of changemakers,
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, will be among the European Union leaders Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host in St. John’s, N.L., for the Canada-EU Leaders' Summit on Nov. 23-24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM Trudeau hosts EU leaders in St. John’s Nov. 23-24

  • TUESDAY, NOV. 21—THURSDAY, NOV. 23 Conference: ‘Indigenomics on Bay Street’—The Indigenomics on Bay Street Conference is the largest national Indigenous economy-focused gathering of changemakers,

PM Trudeau hosts EU leaders in St. John’s Nov. 23-24

  • TUESDAY, NOV. 21—THURSDAY, NOV. 23 Conference: ‘Indigenomics on Bay Street’—The Indigenomics on Bay Street Conference is the largest national Indigenous economy-focused gathering of changemakers,
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, will be among the European Union leaders Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host in St. John’s, N.L., for the Canada-EU Leaders' Summit on Nov. 23-24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Not so far out, man: Senators urge research into psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans

  • A large-scale research program on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is a moral imperative to help former soldiers affected by PTSD.
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DAVID RICHARDS, CONSERVATIVE SENATOR PIERRE-HUGUES BOISVENU | November 22, 2023
The mental injuries some soldiers receive are in a class by themselves, and shed light on why it is so difficult to get successful results from conventional treatment, write Senators David Richards and Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu. Unsplash photograph by Priscilla Du Preez

Not so far out, man: Senators urge research into psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DAVID RICHARDS, CONSERVATIVE SENATOR PIERRE-HUGUES BOISVENU | November 22, 2023
  • A large-scale research program on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is a moral imperative to help former soldiers affected by PTSD.

Not so far out, man: Senators urge research into psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR DAVID RICHARDS, CONSERVATIVE SENATOR PIERRE-HUGUES BOISVENU | November 22, 2023
  • A large-scale research program on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is a moral imperative to help former soldiers affected by PTSD.
The mental injuries some soldiers receive are in a class by themselves, and shed light on why it is so difficult to get successful results from conventional treatment, write Senators David Richards and Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu. Unsplash photograph by Priscilla Du Preez

Politics This Morning: Spy chief talks research with China

  • Plus, Minister Champagne has news for Canada’s astronauts.
CSIS director David Vigneault will testify before the House Science and Research Committee today as it prepares to wrap its study of research partnerships with China. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Spy chief talks research with China

  • Plus, Minister Champagne has news for Canada’s astronauts.

Politics This Morning: Spy chief talks research with China

  • Plus, Minister Champagne has news for Canada’s astronauts.
CSIS director David Vigneault will testify before the House Science and Research Committee today as it prepares to wrap its study of research partnerships with China. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making a mark: Speaker Fergus’ bid to improve decorum in the House

  • The Speaker recently circulated a draft proposal outlining how existing House rules around parliamentary recognition will be applied, which could be released as soon
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 22, 2023
House Speaker Greg Fergus in his second-floor West Block office on Nov. 15, seated in front of a stylized portrait of the Commons Chamber by Anthony Batten. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Making a mark: Speaker Fergus’ bid to improve decorum in the House

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 22, 2023
  • The Speaker recently circulated a draft proposal outlining how existing House rules around parliamentary recognition will be applied, which could be released as soon

Making a mark: Speaker Fergus’ bid to improve decorum in the House

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 22, 2023
  • The Speaker recently circulated a draft proposal outlining how existing House rules around parliamentary recognition will be applied, which could be released as soon
House Speaker Greg Fergus in his second-floor West Block office on Nov. 15, seated in front of a stylized portrait of the Commons Chamber by Anthony Batten. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Freeland highlights plans to address affordability and build new homes, but only within context of a ‘responsible fiscal plan’

  • The fall economic statement, tabled in the House of Commons on Nov. 21, included no mention of the agreement between the Liberals and NDP
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 21, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference before tabling the fall economic statement on Nov. 21. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland highlights plans to address affordability and build new homes, but only within context of a ‘responsible fiscal plan’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 21, 2023
  • The fall economic statement, tabled in the House of Commons on Nov. 21, included no mention of the agreement between the Liberals and NDP

Freeland highlights plans to address affordability and build new homes, but only within context of a ‘responsible fiscal plan’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 21, 2023
  • The fall economic statement, tabled in the House of Commons on Nov. 21, included no mention of the agreement between the Liberals and NDP
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference before tabling the fall economic statement on Nov. 21. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Pennies from heaven

  • Plus, new inflation data, and the NCC does some ‘splainin’ at committee.
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will release her fall update on the economy at 4 p.m. in the House today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Pennies from heaven

  • Plus, new inflation data, and the NCC does some ‘splainin’ at committee.

Politics This Morning: Pennies from heaven

  • Plus, new inflation data, and the NCC does some ‘splainin’ at committee.
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will release her fall update on the economy at 4 p.m. in the House today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Setting the record straight on the firearms legislation

  • Canadians concerned about gun violence and the encroachment of American-style ‘right to bear arms’ attitudes should pay attention as Bill C-21 works it way
Opinion | BY AMANDA DALE | November 20, 2023
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc holds a press conference in Ottawa on Sept. 18. Bill C-21 isn’t perfect, but it is well worth supporting without amending its interlocking and mutually supporting elements, writes Amanda Dale. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Setting the record straight on the firearms legislation

Opinion | BY AMANDA DALE | November 20, 2023
  • Canadians concerned about gun violence and the encroachment of American-style ‘right to bear arms’ attitudes should pay attention as Bill C-21 works it way

Setting the record straight on the firearms legislation

Opinion | BY AMANDA DALE | November 20, 2023
  • Canadians concerned about gun violence and the encroachment of American-style ‘right to bear arms’ attitudes should pay attention as Bill C-21 works it way
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc holds a press conference in Ottawa on Sept. 18. Bill C-21 isn’t perfect, but it is well worth supporting without amending its interlocking and mutually supporting elements, writes Amanda Dale. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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