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‘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

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

Israel marks national day

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

Israel marks national day

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

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

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

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

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

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

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

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

Carney blows the roof off inertia-bound Ottawa, but there’s no guarantee of success

  • Canada’s highly decentralized federation requires time, energy, and good fortune to reach consensus.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
It remains to be seen whether Prime Minister Mark Carney's government can make all this work in a timeframe that complies with his refreshing, unconventional campaign to rapidly bring the country together to start building a stronger, more independent economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney blows the roof off inertia-bound Ottawa, but there’s no guarantee of success

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 25, 2025
  • Canada’s highly decentralized federation requires time, energy, and good fortune to reach consensus.

Carney blows the roof off inertia-bound Ottawa, but there’s no guarantee of success

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 25, 2025
  • Canada’s highly decentralized federation requires time, energy, and good fortune to reach consensus.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
It remains to be seen whether Prime Minister Mark Carney's government can make all this work in a timeframe that complies with his refreshing, unconventional campaign to rapidly bring the country together to start building a stronger, more independent economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Speaking for a forgotten people

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

Speaking for a forgotten people

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

Speaking for a forgotten people

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

Members’ statements from June 20

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

Members’ statements from June 20

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

Members’ statements from June 20

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

Carney talks turkey at NATO

  • Plus, new inflation data, and what public servants think of their jobs.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend a NATO summit focused on defence spending today in the Netherlands. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks turkey at NATO

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 24, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data, and what public servants think of their jobs.

Carney talks turkey at NATO

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 24, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data, and what public servants think of their jobs.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend a NATO summit focused on defence spending today in the Netherlands. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

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

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

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

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Time to walk the walk

  • A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
There's an ongoing review of Canada’s acquisition of 88 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen

Time to walk the walk

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
  • A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.

Time to walk the walk

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
  • A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.
There's an ongoing review of Canada’s acquisition of 88 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

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

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

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

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • The Union of Taxation Employees, which represents more than 35,000 workers at the Canadian Revenue Agency, have declared an impasse in contract negotiations with
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 7, 2022
Union of Taxation Employees national president Marc Brière, left, and Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward. 'Come next spring, we could potentially have 170,000 federal public sector workers in a legal strike position,' says Aylward. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Union of Taxation Employees latest PSAC group to declare impasse in negotiations with feds

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 7, 2022
  • The Union of Taxation Employees, which represents more than 35,000 workers at the Canadian Revenue Agency, have declared an impasse in contract negotiations with

Union of Taxation Employees latest PSAC group to declare impasse in negotiations with feds

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 7, 2022
  • The Union of Taxation Employees, which represents more than 35,000 workers at the Canadian Revenue Agency, have declared an impasse in contract negotiations with
Union of Taxation Employees national president Marc Brière, left, and Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward. 'Come next spring, we could potentially have 170,000 federal public sector workers in a legal strike position,' says Aylward. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ongoing uncertainty about prices will deter new drug launches in Canada

  • In April, the federal minister of health announced that the government would not proceed with two of three major pieces in its new regulatory guidelines for the Patented Medicine
Opinion | BY NIGEL RAWSON AND BRETT SKINNER | September 7, 2022
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos speaks at an Aug. 23 press conference in Ottawa. Canada’s attractiveness as a marketplace for new medicines has already diminished as a result of uncertainty about the PMPRB changes, write Nigel Rawson and Brett Skinner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ongoing uncertainty about prices will deter new drug launches in Canada

Opinion | BY NIGEL RAWSON AND BRETT SKINNER | September 7, 2022
  • In April, the federal minister of health announced that the government would not proceed with two of three major pieces in its new regulatory guidelines for the Patented Medicine

Ongoing uncertainty about prices will deter new drug launches in Canada

Opinion | BY NIGEL RAWSON AND BRETT SKINNER | September 7, 2022
  • In April, the federal minister of health announced that the government would not proceed with two of three major pieces in its new regulatory guidelines for the Patented Medicine
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos speaks at an Aug. 23 press conference in Ottawa. Canada’s attractiveness as a marketplace for new medicines has already diminished as a result of uncertainty about the PMPRB changes, write Nigel Rawson and Brett Skinner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s leaders should be confronting, not encouraging, the rage movement and its anti-progressive haters

  • OTTAWA—It’s hard not to laugh at the guy in the tin foil crown, cargo shorts, and dishwashing gloves holding forth in front of a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 7, 2022
The United People of Canada supporters gather outside their location in the former St. Brigid’s church in Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood on Aug. 25, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s leaders should be confronting, not encouraging, the rage movement and its anti-progressive haters

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 7, 2022
  • OTTAWA—It’s hard not to laugh at the guy in the tin foil crown, cargo shorts, and dishwashing gloves holding forth in front of a

Canada’s leaders should be confronting, not encouraging, the rage movement and its anti-progressive haters

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 7, 2022
  • OTTAWA—It’s hard not to laugh at the guy in the tin foil crown, cargo shorts, and dishwashing gloves holding forth in front of a
The United People of Canada supporters gather outside their location in the former St. Brigid’s church in Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood on Aug. 25, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electoral reform the way to save democracy, says B.C. letter writer

  • The B.C. Liberals and the federal Conservatives have something in common: they will never form another government until they bury their contempt for democracy.
Opinion | September 7, 2022

Electoral reform the way to save democracy, says B.C. letter writer

Opinion | September 7, 2022
  • The B.C. Liberals and the federal Conservatives have something in common: they will never form another government until they bury their contempt for democracy.

Electoral reform the way to save democracy, says B.C. letter writer

Opinion | September 7, 2022
  • The B.C. Liberals and the federal Conservatives have something in common: they will never form another government until they bury their contempt for democracy.

Limited hope for resolution to historic Canada-U.S. softwood lumber spat, say stakeholders, MPs

  • As Ottawa embarks on a trade challenge of American countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports, there is a glimmer of hope that both
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 6, 2022
International Trade Minister Mary Ng launched a Chapter 10 dispute under CUSMA on Aug. 29 against the U.S.'s countervailing tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Limited hope for resolution to historic Canada-U.S. softwood lumber spat, say stakeholders, MPs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 6, 2022
  • As Ottawa embarks on a trade challenge of American countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports, there is a glimmer of hope that both

Limited hope for resolution to historic Canada-U.S. softwood lumber spat, say stakeholders, MPs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 6, 2022
  • As Ottawa embarks on a trade challenge of American countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports, there is a glimmer of hope that both
International Trade Minister Mary Ng launched a Chapter 10 dispute under CUSMA on Aug. 29 against the U.S.'s countervailing tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Deadline for Conservative leadership ballots arrives

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU released a statement Sunday expressing shock and devastation at the series of stabbings by two suspects in
Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, seen here with rivals Roman Baber and Jean Charest at the first debate of the campaign in May 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Deadline for Conservative leadership ballots arrives

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU released a statement Sunday expressing shock and devastation at the series of stabbings by two suspects in

Politics This Morning: Deadline for Conservative leadership ballots arrives

  • Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU released a statement Sunday expressing shock and devastation at the series of stabbings by two suspects in
Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, seen here with rivals Roman Baber and Jean Charest at the first debate of the campaign in May 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The calls are still coming from inside the base

  • OTTAWA—On Aug. 29, the Royal Canadian Air Force issued a brief and bizarre press release. The official missive advised the media that a change
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 5, 2022
A change of command ceremony scheduled for CFB Bagotville last week was delayed after statements made during an event to pick pilot call-signs triggered an investigation. DND photograph by Corporal Louis Gagné

The calls are still coming from inside the base

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 5, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On Aug. 29, the Royal Canadian Air Force issued a brief and bizarre press release. The official missive advised the media that a change

The calls are still coming from inside the base

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 5, 2022
  • OTTAWA—On Aug. 29, the Royal Canadian Air Force issued a brief and bizarre press release. The official missive advised the media that a change
A change of command ceremony scheduled for CFB Bagotville last week was delayed after statements made during an event to pick pilot call-signs triggered an investigation. DND photograph by Corporal Louis Gagné

Comms staff changes for ministers Lebouthillier, Boissonnault

  • National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier and Tourism and Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault have both recently made changes to their communications staff lineups. Director
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 5, 2022
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, left, is down a director of communications, and Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault has a new press secretary on board. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Comms staff changes for ministers Lebouthillier, Boissonnault

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 5, 2022
  • National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier and Tourism and Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault have both recently made changes to their communications staff lineups. Director

Comms staff changes for ministers Lebouthillier, Boissonnault

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 5, 2022
  • National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier and Tourism and Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault have both recently made changes to their communications staff lineups. Director
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, left, is down a director of communications, and Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault has a new press secretary on board. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

A landslide victory for Poilievre can unite the Conservative Party

  • Buckle up: federal politics is about to get a lot more interesting. For us regular House of Commons and all-things-Ottawa followers, September normally shakes
Opinion | BY LAURA KURKIMAKI | September 5, 2022
While the Conservative leadership race has been scrappy to say the least, Pierre Poilievre has always had the most transparent path to victory—and that was before he sold more than 300,000 memberships, writes Laura Kurkimaki. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A landslide victory for Poilievre can unite the Conservative Party

Opinion | BY LAURA KURKIMAKI | September 5, 2022
  • Buckle up: federal politics is about to get a lot more interesting. For us regular House of Commons and all-things-Ottawa followers, September normally shakes

A landslide victory for Poilievre can unite the Conservative Party

Opinion | BY LAURA KURKIMAKI | September 5, 2022
  • Buckle up: federal politics is about to get a lot more interesting. For us regular House of Commons and all-things-Ottawa followers, September normally shakes
While the Conservative leadership race has been scrappy to say the least, Pierre Poilievre has always had the most transparent path to victory—and that was before he sold more than 300,000 memberships, writes Laura Kurkimaki. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Healthy Indigenous communities require healthy housing

  • During COVID, across Canada Indigenous communities were instructed to stay home in housing conditions known to be actively hazardous to Indigenous families health. Two
Opinion | BY JORDAN KOE | September 5, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2022 budget focused heavily on housing, including $4.3-billion to address the long known disaster that is Indigenous community housing. An investment of this size has the potential to both function as a stimulus to Indigenous communities, nurture capacity building, and create generative and sustainable approaches to housing security, writes Jordan Koe.

Healthy Indigenous communities require healthy housing

Opinion | BY JORDAN KOE | September 5, 2022
  • During COVID, across Canada Indigenous communities were instructed to stay home in housing conditions known to be actively hazardous to Indigenous families health. Two

Healthy Indigenous communities require healthy housing

Opinion | BY JORDAN KOE | September 5, 2022
  • During COVID, across Canada Indigenous communities were instructed to stay home in housing conditions known to be actively hazardous to Indigenous families health. Two
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2022 budget focused heavily on housing, including $4.3-billion to address the long known disaster that is Indigenous community housing. An investment of this size has the potential to both function as a stimulus to Indigenous communities, nurture capacity building, and create generative and sustainable approaches to housing security, writes Jordan Koe.

Russia, an empire undergoing decolonization

  • The Communists claimed to be anti-imperialist, and even abstained from using Russian nationalist tropes it was easy for Russians to think the Soviet Union
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 5, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Aug. 30, was hated by most older Russians because the Soviet Union, the country they were born into, broke apart on his watch. His current successor, Vladimir Putin, pictured, is now waging a war to put it back together writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Russia, an empire undergoing decolonization

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 5, 2022
  • The Communists claimed to be anti-imperialist, and even abstained from using Russian nationalist tropes it was easy for Russians to think the Soviet Union

Russia, an empire undergoing decolonization

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 5, 2022
  • The Communists claimed to be anti-imperialist, and even abstained from using Russian nationalist tropes it was easy for Russians to think the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Aug. 30, was hated by most older Russians because the Soviet Union, the country they were born into, broke apart on his watch. His current successor, Vladimir Putin, pictured, is now waging a war to put it back together writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Disinformation has a long history in Canada

  • OTTAWA—A recent Ekos survey of Canadians found a disturbing relation between the amount of disinformation an individual agrees with, and the level of support
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 5, 2022
A 'freedom movement' supporter wields a sign that reads 'monkey pox' but crosses out 'pox' and instead reads 'monkey business' at a 'freedom' rally in Ottawa on July 1, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disinformation has a long history in Canada

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 5, 2022
  • OTTAWA—A recent Ekos survey of Canadians found a disturbing relation between the amount of disinformation an individual agrees with, and the level of support

Disinformation has a long history in Canada

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 5, 2022
  • OTTAWA—A recent Ekos survey of Canadians found a disturbing relation between the amount of disinformation an individual agrees with, and the level of support
A 'freedom movement' supporter wields a sign that reads 'monkey pox' but crosses out 'pox' and instead reads 'monkey business' at a 'freedom' rally in Ottawa on July 1, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s innovation strategy must pay mind to intellectual property

  • TORONTO—The Trudeau government seems to be working around the clock to dream up new programs, one after another, for a more innovative economy. That
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 5, 2022
International Trade and Small Business Minister Mary Ng recently announced the Global Hypergrowth Project or GHP, which will select and help up to 15 small-size corporate winners, chosen by a panel from the venture capital industry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s innovation strategy must pay mind to intellectual property

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 5, 2022
  • TORONTO—The Trudeau government seems to be working around the clock to dream up new programs, one after another, for a more innovative economy. That

Canada’s innovation strategy must pay mind to intellectual property

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 5, 2022
  • TORONTO—The Trudeau government seems to be working around the clock to dream up new programs, one after another, for a more innovative economy. That
International Trade and Small Business Minister Mary Ng recently announced the Global Hypergrowth Project or GHP, which will select and help up to 15 small-size corporate winners, chosen by a panel from the venture capital industry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We cannot rely solely on police to address disinformation and hate

  • Last week, 48 media organizations signed an open letter asking the government to address the growing problem of harassment and abuse facing primarily women
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 5, 2022

We cannot rely solely on police to address disinformation and hate

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 5, 2022
  • Last week, 48 media organizations signed an open letter asking the government to address the growing problem of harassment and abuse facing primarily women

We cannot rely solely on police to address disinformation and hate

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 5, 2022
  • Last week, 48 media organizations signed an open letter asking the government to address the growing problem of harassment and abuse facing primarily women

Why Donald Trump won’t end up in court over Mar-a-Lago raid findings

  • HALIFAX—So now the world has seen a photograph of government documents, dozens marked “top secret,” that were seized by the FBI from ex-U.S. president
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 5, 2022
Donald Trump, pictured, has already signalled to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland that his followers are angry. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

Why Donald Trump won’t end up in court over Mar-a-Lago raid findings

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 5, 2022
  • HALIFAX—So now the world has seen a photograph of government documents, dozens marked “top secret,” that were seized by the FBI from ex-U.S. president

Why Donald Trump won’t end up in court over Mar-a-Lago raid findings

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 5, 2022
  • HALIFAX—So now the world has seen a photograph of government documents, dozens marked “top secret,” that were seized by the FBI from ex-U.S. president
Donald Trump, pictured, has already signalled to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland that his followers are angry. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

Canada silent as Israel raids Palestinian human rights offices in West Bank

  • The recent Israeli raid on a Palestinian human rights office reminded me that Israel employed vague, secret evidence in 2021 to categorize six Palestinian
Opinion | September 5, 2022

Canada silent as Israel raids Palestinian human rights offices in West Bank

Opinion | September 5, 2022
  • The recent Israeli raid on a Palestinian human rights office reminded me that Israel employed vague, secret evidence in 2021 to categorize six Palestinian

Canada silent as Israel raids Palestinian human rights offices in West Bank

Opinion | September 5, 2022
  • The recent Israeli raid on a Palestinian human rights office reminded me that Israel employed vague, secret evidence in 2021 to categorize six Palestinian

Peter MacKay will make it to the podium on leadership election night—one way or another

  • Peter MacKay will make a speech to the Conservative Party on leadership night, but not the one he might have once hoped he’d be
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 5, 2022
Peter MacKay takes to the stage alongside then-Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer and his wife, Jill Scheer, at the 2018 Conservative Party convention. A former leadership contender himself, MacKay will be the guest speaker at the announcement of the new Conservative leader on Sept. 10. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Peter MacKay will make it to the podium on leadership election night—one way or another

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 5, 2022
  • Peter MacKay will make a speech to the Conservative Party on leadership night, but not the one he might have once hoped he’d be

Peter MacKay will make it to the podium on leadership election night—one way or another

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 5, 2022
  • Peter MacKay will make a speech to the Conservative Party on leadership night, but not the one he might have once hoped he’d be
Peter MacKay takes to the stage alongside then-Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer and his wife, Jill Scheer, at the 2018 Conservative Party convention. A former leadership contender himself, MacKay will be the guest speaker at the announcement of the new Conservative leader on Sept. 10. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Feds vs. the federalist: lacking any serious competition in the province, Legault may cast Trudeau as boogeyman to motivate his base

  • As Quebec officially entered campaign season on Aug. 28, most experts and early polls seem to agree Premier François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ)
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 5, 2022
With the Coalition Avenir Québec's François Legault polling higher than both of his party's closest two rivals combined, the CAQ is expected to take a second majority government on Oct. 3. The Hill Times file photograph

Feds vs. the federalist: lacking any serious competition in the province, Legault may cast Trudeau as boogeyman to motivate his base

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 5, 2022
  • As Quebec officially entered campaign season on Aug. 28, most experts and early polls seem to agree Premier François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ)

Feds vs. the federalist: lacking any serious competition in the province, Legault may cast Trudeau as boogeyman to motivate his base

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 5, 2022
  • As Quebec officially entered campaign season on Aug. 28, most experts and early polls seem to agree Premier François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ)
With the Coalition Avenir Québec's François Legault polling higher than both of his party's closest two rivals combined, the CAQ is expected to take a second majority government on Oct. 3. The Hill Times file photograph

Profanity hurled at Deputy PM Freeland part of ‘darkening trend of aggression,’ as ‘tenor, tone’ of political debate has degraded, say experts

  • Following yet another incident where a high-profile Canadian politician faced verbal harassment—in this case, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland accosted outside an Alberta city
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 5, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, right, is the latest political leader to be on the receiving end of profanity and aggression. The incident, in which a man yelled at her and followed her up to an elevator, was captured on video and shared on social media. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and Screenshot courtesy of Twitter

Profanity hurled at Deputy PM Freeland part of ‘darkening trend of aggression,’ as ‘tenor, tone’ of political debate has degraded, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 5, 2022
  • Following yet another incident where a high-profile Canadian politician faced verbal harassment—in this case, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland accosted outside an Alberta city

Profanity hurled at Deputy PM Freeland part of ‘darkening trend of aggression,’ as ‘tenor, tone’ of political debate has degraded, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 5, 2022
  • Following yet another incident where a high-profile Canadian politician faced verbal harassment—in this case, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland accosted outside an Alberta city
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, right, is the latest political leader to be on the receiving end of profanity and aggression. The incident, in which a man yelled at her and followed her up to an elevator, was captured on video and shared on social media. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and Screenshot courtesy of Twitter

NDP caucus retreat kicks off this week

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 5 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting right now. The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It
The NDP caucus—pictured in 2018—begins its four-day retreat this week to plan for the upcoming session of Parliament at the Hotel Halifax.

NDP caucus retreat kicks off this week

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 5 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting right now. The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It

NDP caucus retreat kicks off this week

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 5 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting right now. The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It
The NDP caucus—pictured in 2018—begins its four-day retreat this week to plan for the upcoming session of Parliament at the Hotel Halifax.

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