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Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce the date of the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta today, as per the National Post. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce the date of the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta today, as per the National Post. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups

  • Bill C-5's two major components seek to address internal trade barriers, and to fast-track national interest projects.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on June 20, 2025, in the Commons foyer after Bill C-5 passed in the House. Carney is flanked by Liberal MPs, and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, Crown- Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 30, 2025
  • Bill C-5's two major components seek to address internal trade barriers, and to fast-track national interest projects.

Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 30, 2025
  • Bill C-5's two major components seek to address internal trade barriers, and to fast-track national interest projects.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on June 20, 2025, in the Commons foyer after Bill C-5 passed in the House. Carney is flanked by Liberal MPs, and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, Crown- Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

  • The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 30, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre on May 2, 2025. Carney appears to have a capacity for risk, and is expected to demand the same of the public service, writes Rose LeMay. This will have to include proper consequences for bureaucrats who make bad decisions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 30, 2025
  • The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 30, 2025
  • The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre on May 2, 2025. Carney appears to have a capacity for risk, and is expected to demand the same of the public service, writes Rose LeMay. This will have to include proper consequences for bureaucrats who make bad decisions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
Pierre Poilievre will have his leadership reviewed at the Conservative Party's biennial policy convention in Calgary, Alta., between Jan. 29-31, 2026. The party will also elect new 20 national councillors at the event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.
Pierre Poilievre will have his leadership reviewed at the Conservative Party's biennial policy convention in Calgary, Alta., between Jan. 29-31, 2026. The party will also elect new 20 national councillors at the event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Worried about Bill C-5’s effect on environment, Indigenous Peoples, future generations: letter writer

  • This is likely too late, but I am writing to urge Senators to support amendments to Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, in
Opinion | June 30, 2025
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typewriter
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Worried about Bill C-5’s effect on environment, Indigenous Peoples, future generations: letter writer

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • This is likely too late, but I am writing to urge Senators to support amendments to Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, in

Worried about Bill C-5’s effect on environment, Indigenous Peoples, future generations: letter writer

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • This is likely too late, but I am writing to urge Senators to support amendments to Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, in
typewriter
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Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get

  • Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
If tolerance of others sets Canadians apart from Americans like U.S. President Donald Trump, this country’s national priorities also have a story to tell, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
  • Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil

Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
  • Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil
If tolerance of others sets Canadians apart from Americans like U.S. President Donald Trump, this country’s national priorities also have a story to tell, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

  • The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the West Block on June 5, 2025. Carney has extricated himself from the clutches of the avaricious U.S. president, by promising to spend five per cent of Canada's GDP on defence, but he now faces the biggest test of his professional career: his credibility, writes Doug Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
  • The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
  • The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the West Block on June 5, 2025. Carney has extricated himself from the clutches of the avaricious U.S. president, by promising to spend five per cent of Canada's GDP on defence, but he now faces the biggest test of his professional career: his credibility, writes Doug Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new leader for the public service

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Michael Sabia will be the next Clerk of the Privy Council, effective July 7. Sabia will join Carney
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | June 30, 2025
Michael Sabia, who starts his new job as Clerk of the Privy Council Office on July 7, is an agent of change in his own right. Both his private sector leadership experience, and his time as the deputy minister of finance during the COVID-19 pandemic, have given him a wealth of experience as an outside-the-box thinker who gets things done. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new leader for the public service

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | June 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Michael Sabia will be the next Clerk of the Privy Council, effective July 7. Sabia will join Carney

A new leader for the public service

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | June 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Michael Sabia will be the next Clerk of the Privy Council, effective July 7. Sabia will join Carney
Michael Sabia, who starts his new job as Clerk of the Privy Council Office on July 7, is an agent of change in his own right. Both his private sector leadership experience, and his time as the deputy minister of finance during the COVID-19 pandemic, have given him a wealth of experience as an outside-the-box thinker who gets things done. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians are offering Carney a lot of rope in these early days

  • The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is still doing well in public opinion polls, despite some of his controversial and contentious moves, so far, Susan Riley writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians are offering Carney a lot of rope in these early days

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
  • The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.

Canadians are offering Carney a lot of rope in these early days

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
  • The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is still doing well in public opinion polls, despite some of his controversial and contentious moves, so far, Susan Riley writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, right, with PSG Senator Duncan Wilson. The 'status quo does not change on its own' says Wells, warning there is still work to do to address 2SLGBTQIA+ equality in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kristopher Wells

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, right, with PSG Senator Duncan Wilson. The 'status quo does not change on its own' says Wells, warning there is still work to do to address 2SLGBTQIA+ equality in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kristopher Wells

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

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's One Canadian Economy Act, which the government has touted as a necessary solution to kickstart Canada's economy, has passed the Senate after only two days of debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's One Canadian Economy Act, which the government has touted as a necessary solution to kickstart Canada's economy, has passed the Senate after only two days of debate. 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.’

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is
Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
In these complex times, where targeted violence and threats against the public are so multi-various in nature, we must continually adapt to the dynamic threat landscape via a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, write John McCoy and Michael King. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is
In these complex times, where targeted violence and threats against the public are so multi-various in nature, we must continually adapt to the dynamic threat landscape via a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, write John McCoy and Michael King. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

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

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the defence and security agreement between Canada-EU will 'help deliver on capability targets more quickly and economically.' The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the defence and security agreement between Canada-EU will 'help deliver on capability targets more quickly and economically.' The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Israel marks national day

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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
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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

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. 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

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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
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New bill pushes for accountability from platforms that won’t police themselves

  • The Online Harms Act would create room for the government to step in to the mess that is online forums, where people can hurl
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 28, 2024
There have been a few instances in Canada where legislation like this could’ve saved a young girl’s life, writes Erica Ifill. Pexels photograph by Alex Green

New bill pushes for accountability from platforms that won’t police themselves

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 28, 2024
  • The Online Harms Act would create room for the government to step in to the mess that is online forums, where people can hurl

New bill pushes for accountability from platforms that won’t police themselves

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 28, 2024
  • The Online Harms Act would create room for the government to step in to the mess that is online forums, where people can hurl
There have been a few instances in Canada where legislation like this could’ve saved a young girl’s life, writes Erica Ifill. Pexels photograph by Alex Green

Does travel change us for the better?

  • Travel is the world's largest industry, and bound to have an impact on our environment, our economies, our societies, and our lives.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 28, 2024
Piazza Archimede, in Ortigia, Sicily. Andrew Caddell writes that he returned from his first trip to Italy at the age 17 a different person. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Does travel change us for the better?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 28, 2024
  • Travel is the world's largest industry, and bound to have an impact on our environment, our economies, our societies, and our lives.

Does travel change us for the better?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 28, 2024
  • Travel is the world's largest industry, and bound to have an impact on our environment, our economies, our societies, and our lives.
Piazza Archimede, in Ortigia, Sicily. Andrew Caddell writes that he returned from his first trip to Italy at the age 17 a different person. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

A dire nursing shortage, private-sector windfall profits all part of Ford’s disastrous approach to Ontario health care

  • Bill 124 contributed to a mass exodus of front-line nurses, creating of a unique opportunity for private-nurse-hiring agencies to realize a huge windfall of
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 28, 2024
Ontario Premier Doug Ford finally scrapped Bill 124 last week, but not before it contributed to the deterioration of some of the health-care services Ontarians count on, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A dire nursing shortage, private-sector windfall profits all part of Ford’s disastrous approach to Ontario health care

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 28, 2024
  • Bill 124 contributed to a mass exodus of front-line nurses, creating of a unique opportunity for private-nurse-hiring agencies to realize a huge windfall of

A dire nursing shortage, private-sector windfall profits all part of Ford’s disastrous approach to Ontario health care

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 28, 2024
  • Bill 124 contributed to a mass exodus of front-line nurses, creating of a unique opportunity for private-nurse-hiring agencies to realize a huge windfall of
Ontario Premier Doug Ford finally scrapped Bill 124 last week, but not before it contributed to the deterioration of some of the health-care services Ontarians count on, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Single-payer pharmacare plan remains the best option, says Toronto reader

  • Re: “In strengthening Canada’s health care, we must maintain employer-sponsored drug plans,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 21).  I have just read Carolyne Eagan’s article
Opinion | February 28, 2024

Single-payer pharmacare plan remains the best option, says Toronto reader

Opinion | February 28, 2024
  • Re: “In strengthening Canada’s health care, we must maintain employer-sponsored drug plans,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 21).  I have just read Carolyne Eagan’s article

Single-payer pharmacare plan remains the best option, says Toronto reader

Opinion | February 28, 2024
  • Re: “In strengthening Canada’s health care, we must maintain employer-sponsored drug plans,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 21).  I have just read Carolyne Eagan’s article

Wildlife without boundaries

  • Migratory wildlife species are a shared responsibility, and we need to co-ordinate our actions with international partners to help species on the move.
Opinion | BY DAN KRAUS | February 28, 2024
Canada was missing from talks on the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species, and that’s more than a shame because things have certainly not improved for these species over the past half-century, writes Dan Kraus. Pexels photograph by Ali Kazal

Wildlife without boundaries

Opinion | BY DAN KRAUS | February 28, 2024
  • Migratory wildlife species are a shared responsibility, and we need to co-ordinate our actions with international partners to help species on the move.

Wildlife without boundaries

Opinion | BY DAN KRAUS | February 28, 2024
  • Migratory wildlife species are a shared responsibility, and we need to co-ordinate our actions with international partners to help species on the move.
Canada was missing from talks on the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species, and that’s more than a shame because things have certainly not improved for these species over the past half-century, writes Dan Kraus. Pexels photograph by Ali Kazal

Avoid language that casts ‘moral judgments’ in news stories: CJPME analyst

  • Re: “Palestinian Canadians losing hope, taking drastic measures as Gaza visa program fails to bring loved ones to safety,”(The Hill Times, Feb. 21, p.
Opinion | February 28, 2024

Avoid language that casts ‘moral judgments’ in news stories: CJPME analyst

Opinion | February 28, 2024
  • Re: “Palestinian Canadians losing hope, taking drastic measures as Gaza visa program fails to bring loved ones to safety,”(The Hill Times, Feb. 21, p.

Avoid language that casts ‘moral judgments’ in news stories: CJPME analyst

Opinion | February 28, 2024
  • Re: “Palestinian Canadians losing hope, taking drastic measures as Gaza visa program fails to bring loved ones to safety,”(The Hill Times, Feb. 21, p.

Italian PM Meloni touches down in Toronto, meets with PM Trudeau on March 2

  • MONDAY, FEB. 26—THURSDAY, FEB. 29 WTO Ministerial Conference—International Trade, Export Promotion, and Economic Development Minister Mary Ng will attend the 13th World Trade Organization
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will arrive in Toronto on March 2 for her first official visit to Canada. State Chancellery of the Republic of Latvia photograph by Gatis Rozenfelds

Italian PM Meloni touches down in Toronto, meets with PM Trudeau on March 2

  • MONDAY, FEB. 26—THURSDAY, FEB. 29 WTO Ministerial Conference—International Trade, Export Promotion, and Economic Development Minister Mary Ng will attend the 13th World Trade Organization

Italian PM Meloni touches down in Toronto, meets with PM Trudeau on March 2

  • MONDAY, FEB. 26—THURSDAY, FEB. 29 WTO Ministerial Conference—International Trade, Export Promotion, and Economic Development Minister Mary Ng will attend the 13th World Trade Organization
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will arrive in Toronto on March 2 for her first official visit to Canada. State Chancellery of the Republic of Latvia photograph by Gatis Rozenfelds

A year later, none of the $1.5B for rare disease has flowed to patients

  • Further delays risk undermining the health and well-being of the very patients the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases was intended to assist.
Opinion | BY DAVID RENWICK | February 28, 2024
Mark Holland
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland speaks to reporters in West Block on Jan. 31. Bilateral agreements to transfer funds under the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases to increase drug access as well as diagnostic and screening capacity haven’t yet been signed, writes David Renwick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A year later, none of the $1.5B for rare disease has flowed to patients

Opinion | BY DAVID RENWICK | February 28, 2024
  • Further delays risk undermining the health and well-being of the very patients the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases was intended to assist.

A year later, none of the $1.5B for rare disease has flowed to patients

Opinion | BY DAVID RENWICK | February 28, 2024
  • Further delays risk undermining the health and well-being of the very patients the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases was intended to assist.
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland speaks to reporters in West Block on Jan. 31. Bilateral agreements to transfer funds under the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases to increase drug access as well as diagnostic and screening capacity haven’t yet been signed, writes David Renwick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The critical moment for carbon removal in Canada is now

  • We cannot expect to have an at-scale carbon-removal industry ready to help reach our climate goals unless we start building it today.
Opinion | BY NA’IM MERCHANT | February 28, 2024
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson launched the Carbon Management Strategy in September 2023, and we must invest thoughtfully in this emerging suite of climate solutions, writes Na’im Merchant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The critical moment for carbon removal in Canada is now

Opinion | BY NA’IM MERCHANT | February 28, 2024
  • We cannot expect to have an at-scale carbon-removal industry ready to help reach our climate goals unless we start building it today.

The critical moment for carbon removal in Canada is now

Opinion | BY NA’IM MERCHANT | February 28, 2024
  • We cannot expect to have an at-scale carbon-removal industry ready to help reach our climate goals unless we start building it today.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson launched the Carbon Management Strategy in September 2023, and we must invest thoughtfully in this emerging suite of climate solutions, writes Na’im Merchant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Navigating the future: Canada’s economic imperative in the net-zero transition

  • Transforming our energy systems to net zero is as much about economic survival and competitiveness as it is about environmental responsibility.
Opinion | BY MOE KABBARA | February 28, 2024
Alberta is staring down the barrel of needing to move away from its traditional fossil fuel income, but Premier Danielle Smith and the province have a suite of options to build on its existing strengths to transform its economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Navigating the future: Canada’s economic imperative in the net-zero transition

Opinion | BY MOE KABBARA | February 28, 2024
  • Transforming our energy systems to net zero is as much about economic survival and competitiveness as it is about environmental responsibility.

Navigating the future: Canada’s economic imperative in the net-zero transition

Opinion | BY MOE KABBARA | February 28, 2024
  • Transforming our energy systems to net zero is as much about economic survival and competitiveness as it is about environmental responsibility.
Alberta is staring down the barrel of needing to move away from its traditional fossil fuel income, but Premier Danielle Smith and the province have a suite of options to build on its existing strengths to transform its economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To accelerate a transition to low-emissions electricity, Canada should look to governance innovation

  • Governance innovation and community involvement are often overlooked as methods to bring together different actors to provide both social acceptance and investment in electricity
Opinion | BY CHRISTINA HOICKA | February 28, 2024
Staying on track or even accelerating a low-carbon energy transition requires overcoming simultaneous economic, technological, and social challenges, writes Christina Hoicka. Unsplash photograph by Diz Play

To accelerate a transition to low-emissions electricity, Canada should look to governance innovation

Opinion | BY CHRISTINA HOICKA | February 28, 2024
  • Governance innovation and community involvement are often overlooked as methods to bring together different actors to provide both social acceptance and investment in electricity

To accelerate a transition to low-emissions electricity, Canada should look to governance innovation

Opinion | BY CHRISTINA HOICKA | February 28, 2024
  • Governance innovation and community involvement are often overlooked as methods to bring together different actors to provide both social acceptance and investment in electricity
Staying on track or even accelerating a low-carbon energy transition requires overcoming simultaneous economic, technological, and social challenges, writes Christina Hoicka. Unsplash photograph by Diz Play

Innovation in the energy space requires chaotic thinking and an appetite for risk

  • Focusing solely on capitalism for corporations that have been hyper-focused on self-serving profits is costing Canadians dearly.
Opinion | BY KAREN ZIEGLER | February 28, 2024
Growing government involvement in innovation programs by running them from within the bureaucracy does not create the equal opportunity Canadians deserve, writes Karen Ziegler. Unsplash photograph by Sammie Chaffin

Innovation in the energy space requires chaotic thinking and an appetite for risk

Opinion | BY KAREN ZIEGLER | February 28, 2024
  • Focusing solely on capitalism for corporations that have been hyper-focused on self-serving profits is costing Canadians dearly.

Innovation in the energy space requires chaotic thinking and an appetite for risk

Opinion | BY KAREN ZIEGLER | February 28, 2024
  • Focusing solely on capitalism for corporations that have been hyper-focused on self-serving profits is costing Canadians dearly.
Growing government involvement in innovation programs by running them from within the bureaucracy does not create the equal opportunity Canadians deserve, writes Karen Ziegler. Unsplash photograph by Sammie Chaffin

Cleaning and greening Canada’s energy sector

  • An accelerated transformation to clean, renewably sourced energy is fundamental to our sustainable future.
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ | February 28, 2024
Independent Senator Rosa Galvez, pictured right test-driving an electric vehicle on Parliament Hill in 2017, introduced Bill S-243, the Climate-Aligned Finance Act, in March 2022. The Hill Times file photograph

Cleaning and greening Canada’s energy sector

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ | February 28, 2024
  • An accelerated transformation to clean, renewably sourced energy is fundamental to our sustainable future.

Cleaning and greening Canada’s energy sector

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ | February 28, 2024
  • An accelerated transformation to clean, renewably sourced energy is fundamental to our sustainable future.
Independent Senator Rosa Galvez, pictured right test-driving an electric vehicle on Parliament Hill in 2017, introduced Bill S-243, the Climate-Aligned Finance Act, in March 2022. The Hill Times file photograph

Carbon capture and hydrogen: a Canadian power couple

  • We possess well-developed advantages to help underpin growth in the hydrogen industry, such as our water, low-emission electricity, natural gas, CCUS, and extensive energy
Opinion | BY JACOB IRVING | February 28, 2024
If International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol was allowed to pick more than one future-forward technology for Canada, hydrogen would have figured highly as well as carbon capture use and storage, writes Jacob Irving. International Atomic Energy Agency photograph by Dean Calma

Carbon capture and hydrogen: a Canadian power couple

Opinion | BY JACOB IRVING | February 28, 2024
  • We possess well-developed advantages to help underpin growth in the hydrogen industry, such as our water, low-emission electricity, natural gas, CCUS, and extensive energy

Carbon capture and hydrogen: a Canadian power couple

Opinion | BY JACOB IRVING | February 28, 2024
  • We possess well-developed advantages to help underpin growth in the hydrogen industry, such as our water, low-emission electricity, natural gas, CCUS, and extensive energy
If International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol was allowed to pick more than one future-forward technology for Canada, hydrogen would have figured highly as well as carbon capture use and storage, writes Jacob Irving. International Atomic Energy Agency photograph by Dean Calma

The Greener Homes Grant sent the right signal at the right time—it’s vital it gets a reboot

  • The broader Greener Homes Initiative is smart political calculus that combines support for Canadians, emissions reductions, and job creation in one tidy package.
Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, JANA ELBRECHT | February 28, 2024
With buildings representing one of the few sectors of the Canadian economy where emissions are still increasing, the climate upsides to the home energy efficiency program are obvious, write Rachel Doran and Jana Elbrecht. Pexels photograph by Polina Chistyakova

The Greener Homes Grant sent the right signal at the right time—it’s vital it gets a reboot

Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, JANA ELBRECHT | February 28, 2024
  • The broader Greener Homes Initiative is smart political calculus that combines support for Canadians, emissions reductions, and job creation in one tidy package.

The Greener Homes Grant sent the right signal at the right time—it’s vital it gets a reboot

Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, JANA ELBRECHT | February 28, 2024
  • The broader Greener Homes Initiative is smart political calculus that combines support for Canadians, emissions reductions, and job creation in one tidy package.
With buildings representing one of the few sectors of the Canadian economy where emissions are still increasing, the climate upsides to the home energy efficiency program are obvious, write Rachel Doran and Jana Elbrecht. Pexels photograph by Polina Chistyakova

Harness the potential of hydrogen to empower Canada’s future

  • The production and use of hydrogen in Canada not only promises environmental benefits, but also holds the key to job creation and economic prosperity.
Opinion | BY POOYA TALEBI, MOHD ADNAN KHAN | February 28, 2024
To unlock private sector involvement in hydrogen initiatives, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and the government should work together with different stakeholders to develop strategic plans that leverage regional resources, infrastructure, know-how, and expertise, write Pooya Talebi and Mohd Adnan Khan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harness the potential of hydrogen to empower Canada’s future

Opinion | BY POOYA TALEBI, MOHD ADNAN KHAN | February 28, 2024
  • The production and use of hydrogen in Canada not only promises environmental benefits, but also holds the key to job creation and economic prosperity.

Harness the potential of hydrogen to empower Canada’s future

Opinion | BY POOYA TALEBI, MOHD ADNAN KHAN | February 28, 2024
  • The production and use of hydrogen in Canada not only promises environmental benefits, but also holds the key to job creation and economic prosperity.
To unlock private sector involvement in hydrogen initiatives, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and the government should work together with different stakeholders to develop strategic plans that leverage regional resources, infrastructure, know-how, and expertise, write Pooya Talebi and Mohd Adnan Khan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Curtailing CO2 emissions doesn’t mean cutting or capping oil and gas

  • Only Canada can marry the requirement for hydrocarbons to power the world’s economic growth with the ability to contain carbon dioxide.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP GEORGE CHAHAL | February 28, 2024
Canadian expertise has been driving the energy market around the world for decades. There is no reason we should stop being experts and selling our products, writes George Chahal. Pexels photograph by Kostas Dimopoulos

Curtailing CO2 emissions doesn’t mean cutting or capping oil and gas

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP GEORGE CHAHAL | February 28, 2024
  • Only Canada can marry the requirement for hydrocarbons to power the world’s economic growth with the ability to contain carbon dioxide.

Curtailing CO2 emissions doesn’t mean cutting or capping oil and gas

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP GEORGE CHAHAL | February 28, 2024
  • Only Canada can marry the requirement for hydrocarbons to power the world’s economic growth with the ability to contain carbon dioxide.
Canadian expertise has been driving the energy market around the world for decades. There is no reason we should stop being experts and selling our products, writes George Chahal. Pexels photograph by Kostas Dimopoulos

Tory MP Stephanie Kusie meets with U.S. politician and Cuban exiles in Miami

  • Also, six women working on Centre Block's big reno will speak on March 7, Navigator's Graham Fox is heading to Hydro-Québec, and Conservative MP
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 28, 2024
U.S. Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar, left, Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, and the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance's Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 22. Photograph courtesy of Business Wire

Tory MP Stephanie Kusie meets with U.S. politician and Cuban exiles in Miami

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 28, 2024
  • Also, six women working on Centre Block's big reno will speak on March 7, Navigator's Graham Fox is heading to Hydro-Québec, and Conservative MP

Tory MP Stephanie Kusie meets with U.S. politician and Cuban exiles in Miami

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 28, 2024
  • Also, six women working on Centre Block's big reno will speak on March 7, Navigator's Graham Fox is heading to Hydro-Québec, and Conservative MP
U.S. Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar, left, Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, and the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance's Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 22. Photograph courtesy of Business Wire

Politics This Morning: One tweet from life in the clink

  • Plus, the PBO updates us on military spending.
Justice Minister Arif Virani is shepherding a complex and controversial new bill through the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: One tweet from life in the clink

  • Plus, the PBO updates us on military spending.

Politics This Morning: One tweet from life in the clink

  • Plus, the PBO updates us on military spending.
Justice Minister Arif Virani is shepherding a complex and controversial new bill through the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BOIE approves more Centre Block design decisions related to accessibility, lobbies, and more

  • Among the proposals given the go-ahead by the BOIE on Feb. 15 was a pitch to create a space for centralized simultaneous interpretation for
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 28, 2024
Deputy House Speaker and Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont, the current chair of the MP working group on Hill renovation plans, presented a set of Centre Block design-related recommendations to the Board of Internal Economy on Feb. 15. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

BOIE approves more Centre Block design decisions related to accessibility, lobbies, and more

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 28, 2024
  • Among the proposals given the go-ahead by the BOIE on Feb. 15 was a pitch to create a space for centralized simultaneous interpretation for

BOIE approves more Centre Block design decisions related to accessibility, lobbies, and more

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 28, 2024
  • Among the proposals given the go-ahead by the BOIE on Feb. 15 was a pitch to create a space for centralized simultaneous interpretation for
Deputy House Speaker and Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont, the current chair of the MP working group on Hill renovation plans, presented a set of Centre Block design-related recommendations to the Board of Internal Economy on Feb. 15. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

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