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Unemployment stats for April incoming

  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
Steven MacKinnon
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?

  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's defeat in Carleton, Ont., reflects a deeper dissonance between his polarizing persona and what a growing share of the electorate expects from national leadership, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 8, 2025
  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more

Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 8, 2025
  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's defeat in Carleton, Ont., reflects a deeper dissonance between his polarizing persona and what a growing share of the electorate expects from national leadership, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

India and Israel on parallel tracks

  • Both confrontations were set off by mass murders by terrorists whose goal was to start a war that drew the world’s attention back to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 8, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, runs a Hindu-nationalist agenda, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a hard-right coalition, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

India and Israel on parallel tracks

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 8, 2025
  • Both confrontations were set off by mass murders by terrorists whose goal was to start a war that drew the world’s attention back to

India and Israel on parallel tracks

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 8, 2025
  • Both confrontations were set off by mass murders by terrorists whose goal was to start a war that drew the world’s attention back to
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, runs a Hindu-nationalist agenda, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a hard-right coalition, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAUMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAUMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAUMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.
News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, top left, Yasir Naqvi, Julie Dzerowicz, Taleeb Noormohamed, Darren Fisher, Joanne Thompson, bottom left, and Rachel Bendayan, Conservative MP Anna Roberts, and Liberal MPs Steven Guilbeault and Patrick Weiler recorded the highest winning margin increases on April 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of House of Commons

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, top left, Yasir Naqvi, Julie Dzerowicz, Taleeb Noormohamed, Darren Fisher, Joanne Thompson, bottom left, and Rachel Bendayan, Conservative MP Anna Roberts, and Liberal MPs Steven Guilbeault and Patrick Weiler recorded the highest winning margin increases on April 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of House of Commons

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

  • Plus, how Canada can navigate the India-Pakistan crisis.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 8, 2025
Pictured: activists protest abortion at a rally on Parliament Hill in 2023. The annual March for Life will take place on the Hill again today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 8, 2025
  • Plus, how Canada can navigate the India-Pakistan crisis.

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 8, 2025
  • Plus, how Canada can navigate the India-Pakistan crisis.
Pictured: activists protest abortion at a rally on Parliament Hill in 2023. The annual March for Life will take place on the Hill again today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

  • Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 
Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
In his first post-election press conference, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ‘protect the programs that save families thousands of dollars per year, including pharmacare.’

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
  • Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
  • Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 
Mark Carney
In his first post-election press conference, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ‘protect the programs that save families thousands of dollars per year, including pharmacare.’

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

  • Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | May 7, 2025
The Sons of Scotland Pipe Band performs for guests at Qatar’s national day reception at the Westin Hotel on Dec. 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | May 7, 2025
  • Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | May 7, 2025
  • Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times
The Sons of Scotland Pipe Band performs for guests at Qatar’s national day reception at the Westin Hotel on Dec. 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request  

  • DND blames the loss of the memo on 'poor information management practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Defence Minister Bill Blair has pledged that DND will better adhere to the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • DND blames the loss of the memo on 'poor information management practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • DND blames the loss of the memo on 'poor information management practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Defence Minister Bill Blair has pledged that DND will better adhere to the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reading the election tea leaves

  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
Reading the tea leaves of an election is complicated, for the real analysis will begin when the results shake down since several judicial recounts may change the final outcome, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Toa Heftiba

Reading the election tea leaves

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to

Reading the election tea leaves

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to
Reading the tea leaves of an election is complicated, for the real analysis will begin when the results shake down since several judicial recounts may change the final outcome, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Toa Heftiba

The man who lost his seat will soon return

  • It will be interesting to see how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—once back in his parliamentary role—chooses to position his party as the Liberals try
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
It’s not clear what would motivate Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to back off the anti-Liberal crusade he has been profiting off of for years, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The man who lost his seat will soon return

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 7, 2025
  • It will be interesting to see how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—once back in his parliamentary role—chooses to position his party as the Liberals try

The man who lost his seat will soon return

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 7, 2025
  • It will be interesting to see how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—once back in his parliamentary role—chooses to position his party as the Liberals try
Pierre Poilievre
It’s not clear what would motivate Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to back off the anti-Liberal crusade he has been profiting off of for years, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina

Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery

  • Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared.
Opinion | BY JAMES OLSON | May 7, 2025
It’s imperative we change how we educate engineers to prepare them to serve Canada for today’s many increasingly complex challenges, writes James Olson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Ted McGrath

Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery

Opinion | BY JAMES OLSON | May 7, 2025
  • Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared.

Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery

Opinion | BY JAMES OLSON | May 7, 2025
  • Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared.
It’s imperative we change how we educate engineers to prepare them to serve Canada for today’s many increasingly complex challenges, writes James Olson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Ted McGrath

Climate, costs, and cold truths: rethinking northern policy

  • Northern and Indigenous voices are essential to national and international climate change, infrastructure, and security conversations.
Opinion | BY PSG SEN. MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON | May 7, 2025
Tuktuuyaqtuuq (or Tuk for short) is an Inuvialuit Hamlet located on the shores of the Arctic Ocean at the tip of the Northwest Territories. It is one of the most climate-vulnerable communities in Canada, according to PSG Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson. Photograph courtesy of Margaret Dawn Anderson

Climate, costs, and cold truths: rethinking northern policy

Opinion | BY PSG SEN. MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON | May 7, 2025
  • Northern and Indigenous voices are essential to national and international climate change, infrastructure, and security conversations.

Climate, costs, and cold truths: rethinking northern policy

Opinion | BY PSG SEN. MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON | May 7, 2025
  • Northern and Indigenous voices are essential to national and international climate change, infrastructure, and security conversations.
Tuktuuyaqtuuq (or Tuk for short) is an Inuvialuit Hamlet located on the shores of the Arctic Ocean at the tip of the Northwest Territories. It is one of the most climate-vulnerable communities in Canada, according to PSG Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson. Photograph courtesy of Margaret Dawn Anderson

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.
Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
The threats facing us now due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs necessitate a forward-looking rather than rearward-looking perspective, write Daniel Rosenbloom and Steven Bernstein. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.
Donald Trump
The threats facing us now due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs necessitate a forward-looking rather than rearward-looking perspective, write Daniel Rosenbloom and Steven Bernstein. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy

  • The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.
Opinion | BY JULIA SAWATZKY | May 7, 2025
Asthma patients’ needs underscore the urgency for addressing air emissions underreporting and actualizing the federal government’s previous promises to support rigorous investigation of environmental health risks in impacted communities, writes Julia Sawatzky. Unsplash photograph by CNordic Nordic

Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy

Opinion | BY JULIA SAWATZKY | May 7, 2025
  • The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.

Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy

Opinion | BY JULIA SAWATZKY | May 7, 2025
  • The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.
Asthma patients’ needs underscore the urgency for addressing air emissions underreporting and actualizing the federal government’s previous promises to support rigorous investigation of environmental health risks in impacted communities, writes Julia Sawatzky. Unsplash photograph by CNordic Nordic

Green, red, and blue

  • Economic realities, post-COVID inflation, cost of living, and now U.S. President Donald Trump’s MAGA economic warfare are all fuelling a renewed neoliberal surge.
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Expect a very squishy climate plan with expanding fossil fuel production instead of the needed managed decline from Prime Minister Mark Carney, writes Bill Henderson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Green, red, and blue

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | May 7, 2025
  • Economic realities, post-COVID inflation, cost of living, and now U.S. President Donald Trump’s MAGA economic warfare are all fuelling a renewed neoliberal surge.

Green, red, and blue

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | May 7, 2025
  • Economic realities, post-COVID inflation, cost of living, and now U.S. President Donald Trump’s MAGA economic warfare are all fuelling a renewed neoliberal surge.
Mark Carney
Expect a very squishy climate plan with expanding fossil fuel production instead of the needed managed decline from Prime Minister Mark Carney, writes Bill Henderson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
Three-term Nova Scotia Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, left, pictured with then-Green MP Mike Morrice, who was defeated in the federal election, has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'
Three-term Nova Scotia Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, left, pictured with then-Green MP Mike Morrice, who was defeated in the federal election, has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

  • We are now entering an era that breaks from decades of integration with American markets, and demands a new kind of economic independence.
Opinion | BY DEREK J. PATTERSON | May 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to oversee a full-spectrum shift in how Canada approaches development, and a clear break from the thinking that has shaped Ottawa for decades, writes Derek J. Patterson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

Opinion | BY DEREK J. PATTERSON | May 6, 2025
  • We are now entering an era that breaks from decades of integration with American markets, and demands a new kind of economic independence.

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

Opinion | BY DEREK J. PATTERSON | May 6, 2025
  • We are now entering an era that breaks from decades of integration with American markets, and demands a new kind of economic independence.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to oversee a full-spectrum shift in how Canada approaches development, and a clear break from the thinking that has shaped Ottawa for decades, writes Derek J. Patterson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ small-donor army slays Conservatives’ $28M fundraising behemoth, but Tory donors not likely to surrender, say strategists

  • Despite raising less than half of the Conservatives' first-quarter fundraising total, the Liberals were buoyed to a party-best of $13.7-million with more than 90
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 6, 2025
The Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre, centre, had another massive first-quarter fundraising total, but their war chest was outnumbered by the Liberals' haul from small donors led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, as the NDP under Jagmeet Singh lagged behind. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Liberals’ small-donor army slays Conservatives’ $28M fundraising behemoth, but Tory donors not likely to surrender, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 6, 2025
  • Despite raising less than half of the Conservatives' first-quarter fundraising total, the Liberals were buoyed to a party-best of $13.7-million with more than 90

Liberals’ small-donor army slays Conservatives’ $28M fundraising behemoth, but Tory donors not likely to surrender, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 6, 2025
  • Despite raising less than half of the Conservatives' first-quarter fundraising total, the Liberals were buoyed to a party-best of $13.7-million with more than 90
The Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre, centre, had another massive first-quarter fundraising total, but their war chest was outnumbered by the Liberals' haul from small donors led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, as the NDP under Jagmeet Singh lagged behind. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet the U.S. president at the White House on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet the U.S. president at the White House on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure
Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
As economic conditions continue to evolve, small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and financially resilient, write Andrew Moor, Jason Rosen, Karim Nanji, and Steve Boms. Pexels photograph by Lukas

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure
As economic conditions continue to evolve, small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and financially resilient, write Andrew Moor, Jason Rosen, Karim Nanji, and Steve Boms. Pexels photograph by Lukas

When Republican presidents used to love us

  • Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan warned in 1988 in one of his famous weekly radio addresses: 'We should beware of the demagogs who are
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | May 5, 2025
Then prime minister Brian Mulroney, second left, Mila Mulroney, then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, and Nancy Reagan, singing When Irish Eyes Are Smiling at the Shamrock Summit in Quebec City, held March 17-18, 1985. Photograph courtesy of the White House

When Republican presidents used to love us

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | May 5, 2025
  • Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan warned in 1988 in one of his famous weekly radio addresses: 'We should beware of the demagogs who are

When Republican presidents used to love us

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | May 5, 2025
  • Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan warned in 1988 in one of his famous weekly radio addresses: 'We should beware of the demagogs who are
Then prime minister Brian Mulroney, second left, Mila Mulroney, then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, and Nancy Reagan, singing When Irish Eyes Are Smiling at the Shamrock Summit in Quebec City, held March 17-18, 1985. Photograph courtesy of the White House
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Main estimates asks jump 3.8 per cent to reach $449.2-billion in budgetary spending

  • Comparing the 2023-24 and 2024-25 main estimates, The Hill Times identified 30 departments and agencies for which spending authorizations will change by $100-million or
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 11, 2024
Treasury Board President Anita Anand speaks with reporters on her way in to a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Feb. 28, the day before she tabled the main estimates for 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Main estimates asks jump 3.8 per cent to reach $449.2-billion in budgetary spending

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 11, 2024
  • Comparing the 2023-24 and 2024-25 main estimates, The Hill Times identified 30 departments and agencies for which spending authorizations will change by $100-million or

Main estimates asks jump 3.8 per cent to reach $449.2-billion in budgetary spending

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 11, 2024
  • Comparing the 2023-24 and 2024-25 main estimates, The Hill Times identified 30 departments and agencies for which spending authorizations will change by $100-million or
Treasury Board President Anita Anand speaks with reporters on her way in to a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Feb. 28, the day before she tabled the main estimates for 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Israel-Gaza: ‘no boots on the ground’

  • In late January, before the International Court of Justice agreed to consider genocide charges against Israel, an average of 147 trucks a day were
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 11, 2024
More to the point, if Joe Biden really wanted the Palestinians to have food, he would order the Israelis to let them have it or face losing American support with arms, money and the regular loan of the U.S. veto at the UN Security Council. But he can’t bring himself to do that, no matter what Israel does, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Israel-Gaza: ‘no boots on the ground’

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 11, 2024
  • In late January, before the International Court of Justice agreed to consider genocide charges against Israel, an average of 147 trucks a day were

Israel-Gaza: ‘no boots on the ground’

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 11, 2024
  • In late January, before the International Court of Justice agreed to consider genocide charges against Israel, an average of 147 trucks a day were
More to the point, if Joe Biden really wanted the Palestinians to have food, he would order the Israelis to let them have it or face losing American support with arms, money and the regular loan of the U.S. veto at the UN Security Council. But he can’t bring himself to do that, no matter what Israel does, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Celebrating the ties that bind our Commonwealth family

  • Bound together by our many connections and inspired by our incredible diversity, Commonwealth members are a strong and respected voice in the world, capable
Opinion | BY DAVID CAMERON | March 11, 2024
Flags in Parliament Square, London, U.K., for Commonwealth Day 2020. Photograph courtesy of the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office

Celebrating the ties that bind our Commonwealth family

Opinion | BY DAVID CAMERON | March 11, 2024
  • Bound together by our many connections and inspired by our incredible diversity, Commonwealth members are a strong and respected voice in the world, capable

Celebrating the ties that bind our Commonwealth family

Opinion | BY DAVID CAMERON | March 11, 2024
  • Bound together by our many connections and inspired by our incredible diversity, Commonwealth members are a strong and respected voice in the world, capable
Flags in Parliament Square, London, U.K., for Commonwealth Day 2020. Photograph courtesy of the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office

Tackling humanitarian disaster takes guts, not words

  • If Justin Trudeau wants to see pro-Palestinian protesters as the problem, and not this immoral war, he should look at what's happening to U.S.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 11, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government have played the moral lightweight in the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tackling humanitarian disaster takes guts, not words

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 11, 2024
  • If Justin Trudeau wants to see pro-Palestinian protesters as the problem, and not this immoral war, he should look at what's happening to U.S.

Tackling humanitarian disaster takes guts, not words

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | March 11, 2024
  • If Justin Trudeau wants to see pro-Palestinian protesters as the problem, and not this immoral war, he should look at what's happening to U.S.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government have played the moral lightweight in the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Only 89 of 156 Liberal MPs have so far been nominated for next election, a year after deadline

  • Nine cabinet ministers and the national caucus chair still have not met the nomination conditions, raising questions how many Liberal MPs are not seeking
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 11, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the Liberal caucus. The nomination deadline for Liberal MPs was March 2023, but one year on, only 89 of 156 incumbents have been nominated for the next federal election. The Liberal Party, however, says MPs can request more extensions from the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Only 89 of 156 Liberal MPs have so far been nominated for next election, a year after deadline

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 11, 2024
  • Nine cabinet ministers and the national caucus chair still have not met the nomination conditions, raising questions how many Liberal MPs are not seeking

Only 89 of 156 Liberal MPs have so far been nominated for next election, a year after deadline

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 11, 2024
  • Nine cabinet ministers and the national caucus chair still have not met the nomination conditions, raising questions how many Liberal MPs are not seeking
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the Liberal caucus. The nomination deadline for Liberal MPs was March 2023, but one year on, only 89 of 156 incumbents have been nominated for the next federal election. The Liberal Party, however, says MPs can request more extensions from the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘There’s a lot of trauma’: N.W.T. braces for another tough fire season as governments look for lessons from 2023 response

  • More than two thirds of Northwest Territories residents were evacuated during the 2023 wildfire season. Premier R.J. Simpson says last summer’s experience is ‘fresh
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 11, 2024
The 2023 wildfire season was the Northwest Territories' worst on record. Photograph courtesy of N.W.T. Fire

‘There’s a lot of trauma’: N.W.T. braces for another tough fire season as governments look for lessons from 2023 response

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 11, 2024
  • More than two thirds of Northwest Territories residents were evacuated during the 2023 wildfire season. Premier R.J. Simpson says last summer’s experience is ‘fresh

‘There’s a lot of trauma’: N.W.T. braces for another tough fire season as governments look for lessons from 2023 response

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 11, 2024
  • More than two thirds of Northwest Territories residents were evacuated during the 2023 wildfire season. Premier R.J. Simpson says last summer’s experience is ‘fresh
The 2023 wildfire season was the Northwest Territories' worst on record. Photograph courtesy of N.W.T. Fire

‘Baby-steps’ pharmacare a test of our humanity and of our political leaders

  • If the proposals survive, this national pharmacare intro-package should fill open gaps for many insulin-dependent diabetics, especially those with Type 1 diabetes. But there
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 11, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The final argument against what's otherwise a compassionate and affordable initiative from a reluctant federal government is that paying for medication for diabetics could be a slippery slope. But isn't that a slope we want to be on, asks Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Baby-steps’ pharmacare a test of our humanity and of our political leaders

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 11, 2024
  • If the proposals survive, this national pharmacare intro-package should fill open gaps for many insulin-dependent diabetics, especially those with Type 1 diabetes. But there

‘Baby-steps’ pharmacare a test of our humanity and of our political leaders

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 11, 2024
  • If the proposals survive, this national pharmacare intro-package should fill open gaps for many insulin-dependent diabetics, especially those with Type 1 diabetes. But there
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The final argument against what's otherwise a compassionate and affordable initiative from a reluctant federal government is that paying for medication for diabetics could be a slippery slope. But isn't that a slope we want to be on, asks Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2024: looming federal election and lingering virtual comms contribute to dynamic advocacy

  • Broad cross-party outreach, convincing decision-makers that issues are important to them, and being brief are all key to great government relations, say lobbyists.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND SERGIY SLIPCHENKO | March 11, 2024
Part of effective advocacy in 2024 means preparing for a possible shakeup from the approaching federal election, and taking advantage of virtual communication tools, which are now used less frequently since the pandemic's height, but haven’t gone away entirely, say lobbyists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2024: looming federal election and lingering virtual comms contribute to dynamic advocacy

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND SERGIY SLIPCHENKO | March 11, 2024
  • Broad cross-party outreach, convincing decision-makers that issues are important to them, and being brief are all key to great government relations, say lobbyists.

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2024: looming federal election and lingering virtual comms contribute to dynamic advocacy

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND SERGIY SLIPCHENKO | March 11, 2024
  • Broad cross-party outreach, convincing decision-makers that issues are important to them, and being brief are all key to great government relations, say lobbyists.
Part of effective advocacy in 2024 means preparing for a possible shakeup from the approaching federal election, and taking advantage of virtual communication tools, which are now used less frequently since the pandemic's height, but haven’t gone away entirely, say lobbyists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We’re stuck in much lower global innovation rankings

  • But no one, it seems, has actually calculated what it would take to make Canada a world leader in innovation. 
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 11, 2024
The Council of Canadian Innovators says in the April 16 federal budget Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured, should allow the Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credit to boost taxable capital to $70-million. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We’re stuck in much lower global innovation rankings

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 11, 2024
  • But no one, it seems, has actually calculated what it would take to make Canada a world leader in innovation. 

We’re stuck in much lower global innovation rankings

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 11, 2024
  • But no one, it seems, has actually calculated what it would take to make Canada a world leader in innovation. 
The Council of Canadian Innovators says in the April 16 federal budget Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured, should allow the Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credit to boost taxable capital to $70-million. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supporting the prosperity and success of Black entrepreneurs

  • It's up to us to take strong measures to prevent our Black entrepreneurs from joining other horizons to develop their businesses and, more broadly,
Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR AMINA GERBA | March 11, 2024
The possibilities for improving the lot of Black entrepreneurs are manifold. Implementing them requires two things: awareness of the obstacles they face, and the will to end them, writes Senator Amina Gerba. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supporting the prosperity and success of Black entrepreneurs

Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR AMINA GERBA | March 11, 2024
  • It's up to us to take strong measures to prevent our Black entrepreneurs from joining other horizons to develop their businesses and, more broadly,

Supporting the prosperity and success of Black entrepreneurs

Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR AMINA GERBA | March 11, 2024
  • It's up to us to take strong measures to prevent our Black entrepreneurs from joining other horizons to develop their businesses and, more broadly,
The possibilities for improving the lot of Black entrepreneurs are manifold. Implementing them requires two things: awareness of the obstacles they face, and the will to end them, writes Senator Amina Gerba. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Team Canada’ approach needed for emergency responses

  • The provinces, territories, and municipalities have planned ahead for the coming fire season with the experience of the last one still fresh in their
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 11, 2024
A wildfire burns in the Northwest Territories in 2023. Photograph courtesy of N.W.T. Fire

‘Team Canada’ approach needed for emergency responses

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 11, 2024
  • The provinces, territories, and municipalities have planned ahead for the coming fire season with the experience of the last one still fresh in their

‘Team Canada’ approach needed for emergency responses

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 11, 2024
  • The provinces, territories, and municipalities have planned ahead for the coming fire season with the experience of the last one still fresh in their
A wildfire burns in the Northwest Territories in 2023. Photograph courtesy of N.W.T. Fire

When ‘support for Ukraine is softening elsewhere, it’s important for Canada to remain stalwart’ in its aid says ex-foreign policy adviser to the PM

  • Andrea Charron with the University of Manitoba expressed concern with Western fatigue in the Ukraine war, saying 'supporting Ukraine is protecting the West, and
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 11, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ottawa last year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When ‘support for Ukraine is softening elsewhere, it’s important for Canada to remain stalwart’ in its aid says ex-foreign policy adviser to the PM

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 11, 2024
  • Andrea Charron with the University of Manitoba expressed concern with Western fatigue in the Ukraine war, saying 'supporting Ukraine is protecting the West, and

When ‘support for Ukraine is softening elsewhere, it’s important for Canada to remain stalwart’ in its aid says ex-foreign policy adviser to the PM

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 11, 2024
  • Andrea Charron with the University of Manitoba expressed concern with Western fatigue in the Ukraine war, saying 'supporting Ukraine is protecting the West, and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ottawa last year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Political cartoonist de Adder launches new strip following departure from The Washington Post, he will be keynote speaker at Kesterton Lecture in Ottawa on March 20

  • Plus, The Globe's Bob Fife and Steve Chase win Ross Munro Award, Perrin Beatty to step down in August, Bloc MP Yves Perron says
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 11, 2024
Canadian artist and political cartoonist Michael de Adder, left, and his March 4 cartoon 'Justice delayed.' Photograph courtesy of Nicole Lapierre Photography, Image courtesy of X

Political cartoonist de Adder launches new strip following departure from The Washington Post, he will be keynote speaker at Kesterton Lecture in Ottawa on March 20

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 11, 2024
  • Plus, The Globe's Bob Fife and Steve Chase win Ross Munro Award, Perrin Beatty to step down in August, Bloc MP Yves Perron says

Political cartoonist de Adder launches new strip following departure from The Washington Post, he will be keynote speaker at Kesterton Lecture in Ottawa on March 20

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 11, 2024
  • Plus, The Globe's Bob Fife and Steve Chase win Ross Munro Award, Perrin Beatty to step down in August, Bloc MP Yves Perron says
Canadian artist and political cartoonist Michael de Adder, left, and his March 4 cartoon 'Justice delayed.' Photograph courtesy of Nicole Lapierre Photography, Image courtesy of X

Politics This Morning: The politics of prison

  • Plus, The Hill Times lists the top lobbyists in 2024.
MPs will debate a motion at committee today to call former public safety minister Marco Mendicino and others to testify about transfers of high-profile prisoners to medium-security prisons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: The politics of prison

  • Plus, The Hill Times lists the top lobbyists in 2024.

Politics This Morning: The politics of prison

  • Plus, The Hill Times lists the top lobbyists in 2024.
MPs will debate a motion at committee today to call former public safety minister Marco Mendicino and others to testify about transfers of high-profile prisoners to medium-security prisons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Humanitarian crisis was created by Hamas: Alan Williams

  • Re: “Minister Hussen needs to reverse his UNRWA decision, or resign, or both,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 290. Washim Ahmed seems to conflate two
Opinion | March 11, 2024
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Humanitarian crisis was created by Hamas: Alan Williams

Opinion | March 11, 2024
  • Re: “Minister Hussen needs to reverse his UNRWA decision, or resign, or both,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 290. Washim Ahmed seems to conflate two

Humanitarian crisis was created by Hamas: Alan Williams

Opinion | March 11, 2024
  • Re: “Minister Hussen needs to reverse his UNRWA decision, or resign, or both,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 290. Washim Ahmed seems to conflate two
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Poilievre’s politics is out of place in this century: Tom McElroy

  • Re: “Lantsman calls Poilievre’s remarks on trans women ‘the position of the Conservative Party’,” (The Hill Times, by Chelsea Nash, March 1, 2024). The
Opinion | March 11, 2024
Image courtesy of Pexels

Poilievre’s politics is out of place in this century: Tom McElroy

Opinion | March 11, 2024
  • Re: “Lantsman calls Poilievre’s remarks on trans women ‘the position of the Conservative Party’,” (The Hill Times, by Chelsea Nash, March 1, 2024). The

Poilievre’s politics is out of place in this century: Tom McElroy

Opinion | March 11, 2024
  • Re: “Lantsman calls Poilievre’s remarks on trans women ‘the position of the Conservative Party’,” (The Hill Times, by Chelsea Nash, March 1, 2024). The
Image courtesy of Pexels

Martin Baron digs into The Washington Post

  • As the senior news executive at The Washington Post, Martin Baron was a key member of that establishment press. His newsroom was a thorn in
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | March 11, 2024
Martin Baron, former editor of The Washington Post, and author of Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Martin Baron digs into The Washington Post

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | March 11, 2024
  • As the senior news executive at The Washington Post, Martin Baron was a key member of that establishment press. His newsroom was a thorn in

Martin Baron digs into The Washington Post

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | March 11, 2024
  • As the senior news executive at The Washington Post, Martin Baron was a key member of that establishment press. His newsroom was a thorn in
Martin Baron, former editor of The Washington Post, and author of Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Cohen to deliver keynote on U.S.-Canada cross border collaboration in life science and technology

  • MONDAY, MARCH 11 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is on break
U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen will deliver a keynote address on 'U.S-Canada Cross Border Collaboration in Life Sciences and Technology,' on Friday, March 15, at 11 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cohen to deliver keynote on U.S.-Canada cross border collaboration in life science and technology

  • MONDAY, MARCH 11 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is on break

Cohen to deliver keynote on U.S.-Canada cross border collaboration in life science and technology

  • MONDAY, MARCH 11 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is on break
U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen will deliver a keynote address on 'U.S-Canada Cross Border Collaboration in Life Sciences and Technology,' on Friday, March 15, at 11 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Some Liberal MPs say Durham byelection result a ‘canary in the coal mine’ and ‘high time to re-examine some of our most basic assumptions’

  • The next election is not scheduled until October 2025, and political dynamics could be very different then versus now, says Dan Arnold, a former
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 8, 2024
Conservative candidate Jamil Jivani won last week's Durham, Ont., byelection by a comfortable margin of 35 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Some Liberal MPs say Durham byelection result a ‘canary in the coal mine’ and ‘high time to re-examine some of our most basic assumptions’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 8, 2024
  • The next election is not scheduled until October 2025, and political dynamics could be very different then versus now, says Dan Arnold, a former

Some Liberal MPs say Durham byelection result a ‘canary in the coal mine’ and ‘high time to re-examine some of our most basic assumptions’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 8, 2024
  • The next election is not scheduled until October 2025, and political dynamics could be very different then versus now, says Dan Arnold, a former
Conservative candidate Jamil Jivani won last week's Durham, Ont., byelection by a comfortable margin of 35 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s feminist policies have failed Palestinian women and girls

  • Canada’s stance on Gaza must embody its commitment to gender equality, including gender-responsive humanitarian aid that addresses the unique needs of women and girls
Opinion | BY KATHERINE BULLOCK, TAZEEN HASAN, NAWEL HAMIDI | March 8, 2024
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. The suspension of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) by Canada and other international donors has dealt a devastating blow to the already fragile lives of Palestinian women and children, write Katherine Bullock, Tazeen Hasan, and Nawel Hamidi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s feminist policies have failed Palestinian women and girls

Opinion | BY KATHERINE BULLOCK, TAZEEN HASAN, NAWEL HAMIDI | March 8, 2024
  • Canada’s stance on Gaza must embody its commitment to gender equality, including gender-responsive humanitarian aid that addresses the unique needs of women and girls

Trudeau’s feminist policies have failed Palestinian women and girls

Opinion | BY KATHERINE BULLOCK, TAZEEN HASAN, NAWEL HAMIDI | March 8, 2024
  • Canada’s stance on Gaza must embody its commitment to gender equality, including gender-responsive humanitarian aid that addresses the unique needs of women and girls
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. The suspension of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) by Canada and other international donors has dealt a devastating blow to the already fragile lives of Palestinian women and children, write Katherine Bullock, Tazeen Hasan, and Nawel Hamidi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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