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By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh   

  • Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted,
Opinion | BY GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
Rail capacity has long been an intractable issue across Canada. In Alberta, about 55 per cent of non-pipeline exports are shipped by rail. Exporters say they face an uncompetitive rail environment and limited capacity, writes Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Tony Hisgett, Flickr.com

By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh   

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted,

By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh   

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted,
Rail capacity has long been an intractable issue across Canada. In Alberta, about 55 per cent of non-pipeline exports are shipped by rail. Exporters say they face an uncompetitive rail environment and limited capacity, writes Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Tony Hisgett, Flickr.com

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking
Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
With global instability mounting and growing threats from south of the border, the stakes for Canada’s economy and our ability to compete have never been higher. Image courtesy of Pexels/Avijit Singh

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking
With global instability mounting and growing threats from south of the border, the stakes for Canada’s economy and our ability to compete have never been higher. Image courtesy of Pexels/Avijit Singh

‘He’s using us’: independent byelection candidates say ‘frustration’ getting ‘louder’ over Poilievre parachuting into Alberta riding

  • Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest Tory seats in the country to try to punch his ticket back to Parliament Hill, but
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 19, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is hoping to secure a seat in the House this August, but his competition doesn’t think he should be so confident about his chances in the upcoming byelection. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘He’s using us’: independent byelection candidates say ‘frustration’ getting ‘louder’ over Poilievre parachuting into Alberta riding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 19, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest Tory seats in the country to try to punch his ticket back to Parliament Hill, but

‘He’s using us’: independent byelection candidates say ‘frustration’ getting ‘louder’ over Poilievre parachuting into Alberta riding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 19, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest Tory seats in the country to try to punch his ticket back to Parliament Hill, but
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is hoping to secure a seat in the House this August, but his competition doesn’t think he should be so confident about his chances in the upcoming byelection. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

  • On a hot summer night on July 9, lawn bowlers came out to the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa’s Civic Hospital neighbourhood to
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
The Lawn Summer Nights celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, with an event on July 9 that raised $11,619 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
  • On a hot summer night on July 9, lawn bowlers came out to the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa’s Civic Hospital neighbourhood to

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
  • On a hot summer night on July 9, lawn bowlers came out to the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa’s Civic Hospital neighbourhood to
The Lawn Summer Nights celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, with an event on July 9 that raised $11,619 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ministers update public on wildfires

  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is among the cabinet members holding a presser on wildfires today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Ministers update public on wildfires

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.

Ministers update public on wildfires

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is among the cabinet members holding a presser on wildfires today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens 

  • How well is the government meeting its diversity targets? The 2023-24 Employment Equity report offers a window into federal efforts to bring about change.
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 17, 2025
The 2023-24 employment equity report is likely to be the last analysis occurring during a period of growth in the core public service, as the government embarks on a spending review across all departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens 

Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 17, 2025
  • How well is the government meeting its diversity targets? The 2023-24 Employment Equity report offers a window into federal efforts to bring about change.

Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens 

Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 17, 2025
  • How well is the government meeting its diversity targets? The 2023-24 Employment Equity report offers a window into federal efforts to bring about change.
The 2023-24 employment equity report is likely to be the last analysis occurring during a period of growth in the core public service, as the government embarks on a spending review across all departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
A new report from Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux reports the number of full-time public servants has ballooned from 335,000 in In 2006-07 to 445,000 in 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the
A new report from Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux reports the number of full-time public servants has ballooned from 335,000 in In 2006-07 to 445,000 in 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

  • A proposed system of parallel reviews aims to disallow anti-competitive mergers or collaborations, but could block transactions that benefit airline passengers and likely reduce
Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | July 17, 2025
If economies of scale allow large airlines to operate more efficiently than small ones, airline passengers may well be better off when two airlines merge, writes Matthew Lau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | July 17, 2025
  • A proposed system of parallel reviews aims to disallow anti-competitive mergers or collaborations, but could block transactions that benefit airline passengers and likely reduce

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | July 17, 2025
  • A proposed system of parallel reviews aims to disallow anti-competitive mergers or collaborations, but could block transactions that benefit airline passengers and likely reduce
If economies of scale allow large airlines to operate more efficiently than small ones, airline passengers may well be better off when two airlines merge, writes Matthew Lau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

  • There is no reason for panic about population decline. Instead, we should focus on promoting reproductive agency, and preparing for an aging society. 
Opinion | BY CéLINE DELACROIX | July 16, 2025
Contrary to the assumptions of traditional economic models, living standards can continue to rise even as the population gradually declines, writes Céline Delacroix. Pexels photograph by Matilda Wormwood

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

Opinion | BY CéLINE DELACROIX | July 16, 2025
  • There is no reason for panic about population decline. Instead, we should focus on promoting reproductive agency, and preparing for an aging society. 

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

Opinion | BY CéLINE DELACROIX | July 16, 2025
  • There is no reason for panic about population decline. Instead, we should focus on promoting reproductive agency, and preparing for an aging society. 
Contrary to the assumptions of traditional economic models, living standards can continue to rise even as the population gradually declines, writes Céline Delacroix. Pexels photograph by Matilda Wormwood

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

  • Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has seven confirmed staffers officially working in her office as of mid-July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has seven confirmed staffers officially working in her office as of mid-July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

  • Severe cuts to the budgets of UN humanitarian agencies, including those dealing with refugees and children, have set off panic through the organization.
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 16, 2025
Bob Rae is Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 16, 2025
  • Severe cuts to the budgets of UN humanitarian agencies, including those dealing with refugees and children, have set off panic through the organization.

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 16, 2025
  • Severe cuts to the budgets of UN humanitarian agencies, including those dealing with refugees and children, have set off panic through the organization.
Bob Rae is Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

  • The government has shared limited information about trade negotiations with the prime minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says one of its members.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Independent Senator Hassan Yussuff is a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney's 19-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • The government has shared limited information about trade negotiations with the prime minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says one of its members.

Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • The government has shared limited information about trade negotiations with the prime minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says one of its members.
Independent Senator Hassan Yussuff is a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney's 19-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed increased trade and defence links to Europe as part of diversification efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near
Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed increased trade and defence links to Europe as part of diversification efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

  • Both Canada and Germany are 'challenged' by the Trump's administration's 'new understanding' of transatlantic relations, says Norbert Lammert.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Norbert Lammert was president of Germany's Bundestag from 2005 to 2017. He now serves as chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Both Canada and Germany are 'challenged' by the Trump's administration's 'new understanding' of transatlantic relations, says Norbert Lammert.

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Both Canada and Germany are 'challenged' by the Trump's administration's 'new understanding' of transatlantic relations, says Norbert Lammert.
Norbert Lammert was president of Germany's Bundestag from 2005 to 2017. He now serves as chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Talking to Trump requires Canada to have some sort of leverage: Heale

  • Re: “Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far,” (The Hill Times, July 7, p. 8).
Opinion | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
It makes sense for Prime Minister Mark Carney to give on some smaller issues, and to promise other things that won't be delivered until after U.S. President Donald Trump's term has ended, writes Ronald Heale. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Talking to Trump requires Canada to have some sort of leverage: Heale

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far,” (The Hill Times, July 7, p. 8).

Talking to Trump requires Canada to have some sort of leverage: Heale

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far,” (The Hill Times, July 7, p. 8).
Mark Carney
It makes sense for Prime Minister Mark Carney to give on some smaller issues, and to promise other things that won't be delivered until after U.S. President Donald Trump's term has ended, writes Ronald Heale. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).
Opinion | July 16, 2025

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the provincial and territorial premiers to discuss the nation's response to the latest tariff action from U.S. President Donald Trump in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the provincial and territorial premiers to discuss the nation's response to the latest tariff action from U.S. President Donald Trump in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First Nations dial up the pressure

  • Plus, a look at the Justice Department’s plan for the coming year.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will hold a press conference in Ottawa ahead of her meeting with the prime minister tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First Nations dial up the pressure

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, a look at the Justice Department’s plan for the coming year.

First Nations dial up the pressure

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, a look at the Justice Department’s plan for the coming year.
Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will hold a press conference in Ottawa ahead of her meeting with the prime minister tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
The political honeymoon Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has enjoyed since the election may have left them unprepared for the strength of the opposition they now face, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils
The political honeymoon Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has enjoyed since the election may have left them unprepared for the strength of the opposition they now face, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

  • Meanwhile, workers continue to haul bedrock out from under the historic Centre Block building as part of excavations that will reach 23 metres below
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
Five cranes currently surround Centre Block. Three sit inside the Parliament Welcome Centre pit to facilitate construction of the new underground complex, with two flanking Centre Block's east and west ends to haul material in and out of its internal courtyards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Meanwhile, workers continue to haul bedrock out from under the historic Centre Block building as part of excavations that will reach 23 metres below

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Meanwhile, workers continue to haul bedrock out from under the historic Centre Block building as part of excavations that will reach 23 metres below
Five cranes currently surround Centre Block. Three sit inside the Parliament Welcome Centre pit to facilitate construction of the new underground complex, with two flanking Centre Block's east and west ends to haul material in and out of its internal courtyards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today to discuss the latest, looming deadline for U.S.-Canada trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today to discuss the latest, looming deadline for U.S.-Canada trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
Solar panels
Solar panels
Volume production and technical innovations have brought the price of solar panels down so low that China is exporting them in huge quantities even to developing countries, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
Solar panels
Volume production and technical innovations have brought the price of solar panels down so low that China is exporting them in huge quantities even to developing countries, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

  • Highly restrictive bid criteria made competition 'impossible' for Canadian and European companies to secure the contract for military night-vision goggles, says a filing from
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 14, 2025
David McGuinty
David McGuinty
Defence Minister David McGuinty said he would 'look into' the terms of the contract before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal called for the government to put a hold on the procurement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 14, 2025
  • Highly restrictive bid criteria made competition 'impossible' for Canadian and European companies to secure the contract for military night-vision goggles, says a filing from

Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 14, 2025
  • Highly restrictive bid criteria made competition 'impossible' for Canadian and European companies to secure the contract for military night-vision goggles, says a filing from
David McGuinty
Defence Minister David McGuinty said he would 'look into' the terms of the contract before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal called for the government to put a hold on the procurement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of
Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
Tim Hodgson
Tim Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and the government should reconsider the decision and require a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Vista coal mine expansion, writes Stephen Wilton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of
Tim Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and the government should reconsider the decision and require a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Vista coal mine expansion, writes Stephen Wilton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Foreign interference a ‘stain’ on Canada’s electoral processes, but did not undermine 2019, 2021 elections, says Hogue

  • The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference released its preliminary report on May 3, finding that while evidence of foreign-state-led election interference did occur in
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 3, 2024
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2024. She said if left unchecked, foreign interference threats could further reduce Canadians' trust in the resilience of our democratic institutions. 'The cat is now out of the proverbial bag.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign interference a ‘stain’ on Canada’s electoral processes, but did not undermine 2019, 2021 elections, says Hogue

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 3, 2024
  • The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference released its preliminary report on May 3, finding that while evidence of foreign-state-led election interference did occur in

Foreign interference a ‘stain’ on Canada’s electoral processes, but did not undermine 2019, 2021 elections, says Hogue

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 3, 2024
  • The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference released its preliminary report on May 3, finding that while evidence of foreign-state-led election interference did occur in
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2024. She said if left unchecked, foreign interference threats could further reduce Canadians' trust in the resilience of our democratic institutions. 'The cat is now out of the proverbial bag.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Hogue report on the table

  • Plus, one political leader goes lobster fishing. Can you guess who?
Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue will release her first report on the impact of foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Hogue report on the table

  • Plus, one political leader goes lobster fishing. Can you guess who?

Politics This Morning: Hogue report on the table

  • Plus, one political leader goes lobster fishing. Can you guess who?
Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue will release her first report on the impact of foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Growth has stalled in Canada

  • Canada’s productivity performance is weak, our innovation is inadequate, and we seem too pessimistic about the future. 
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 2, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freland recently boasted Canada is ‘driving the kind of economic growth that will ensure every generation of Canadians can reach their full potential.’ I am not convinced, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Growth has stalled in Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 2, 2024
  • Canada’s productivity performance is weak, our innovation is inadequate, and we seem too pessimistic about the future. 

Growth has stalled in Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 2, 2024
  • Canada’s productivity performance is weak, our innovation is inadequate, and we seem too pessimistic about the future. 
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freland recently boasted Canada is ‘driving the kind of economic growth that will ensure every generation of Canadians can reach their full potential.’ I am not convinced, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disgruntled demagogue or holier-than-thou PM? These are your options, Canada

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre keeps digging himself into an ever-constricting corner as an extremist ideologue, motivated by derision and reactionary dogma.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 2, 2024
Lucky for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trending even lower on personal likeability than he is The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Disgruntled demagogue or holier-than-thou PM? These are your options, Canada

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 2, 2024
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre keeps digging himself into an ever-constricting corner as an extremist ideologue, motivated by derision and reactionary dogma.

Disgruntled demagogue or holier-than-thou PM? These are your options, Canada

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 2, 2024
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre keeps digging himself into an ever-constricting corner as an extremist ideologue, motivated by derision and reactionary dogma.
Lucky for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trending even lower on personal likeability than he is The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Federal procurement already feeling blowback from ArriveCan scandal, say experts

  • As the government grapples with the repercussions of the ArriveCan debacle, industry experts say over-scrutiny in the process will likely slow down business.
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 2, 2024
On March 20, Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced new measures to prevent misconduct in federal procurement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal procurement already feeling blowback from ArriveCan scandal, say experts

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 2, 2024
  • As the government grapples with the repercussions of the ArriveCan debacle, industry experts say over-scrutiny in the process will likely slow down business.

Federal procurement already feeling blowback from ArriveCan scandal, say experts

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 2, 2024
  • As the government grapples with the repercussions of the ArriveCan debacle, industry experts say over-scrutiny in the process will likely slow down business.
On March 20, Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced new measures to prevent misconduct in federal procurement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-29 an attack on Inuit self-determination

  • A national council for reconciliation will be an ineffectual body duplicating work that Indigenous representative groups are already undertaking with the federal government.
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | May 2, 2024
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree sponsored Bill C-29, which achieved royal assent on April 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-29 an attack on Inuit self-determination

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | May 2, 2024
  • A national council for reconciliation will be an ineffectual body duplicating work that Indigenous representative groups are already undertaking with the federal government.

Bill C-29 an attack on Inuit self-determination

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | May 2, 2024
  • A national council for reconciliation will be an ineffectual body duplicating work that Indigenous representative groups are already undertaking with the federal government.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree sponsored Bill C-29, which achieved royal assent on April 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Europe is not leading a charge to the right

  • Americans may elect Donald Trump this November, and Canadians may elect Pierre Poilievre next year, but Europe is not leading a charge to the
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 2, 2024
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, left, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and France Front National Leader Marine Le Pen. Each country is doing a good job of invoking the quote that history repeats itself first as tragedy, and then as farce. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, European Union

Europe is not leading a charge to the right

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 2, 2024
  • Americans may elect Donald Trump this November, and Canadians may elect Pierre Poilievre next year, but Europe is not leading a charge to the

Europe is not leading a charge to the right

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 2, 2024
  • Americans may elect Donald Trump this November, and Canadians may elect Pierre Poilievre next year, but Europe is not leading a charge to the
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, left, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and France Front National Leader Marine Le Pen. Each country is doing a good job of invoking the quote that history repeats itself first as tragedy, and then as farce. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, European Union

Privacy law needs an update

  • The following is an excerpt from The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy, by Ignacio Cofone, published by Cambridge University Press,
FeatureBY IGNACIO COFONE | May 2, 2024
Ignacio Cofone, author of The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy, writes 'privacy law is built on false behavioural assumptions that treat it, for the most part, like traditional two-party commercial exchanges.' Photograph courtesy of Cambridge University Press

Privacy law needs an update

FeatureBY IGNACIO COFONE | May 2, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy, by Ignacio Cofone, published by Cambridge University Press,

Privacy law needs an update

FeatureBY IGNACIO COFONE | May 2, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy, by Ignacio Cofone, published by Cambridge University Press,
Ignacio Cofone, author of The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy, writes 'privacy law is built on false behavioural assumptions that treat it, for the most part, like traditional two-party commercial exchanges.' Photograph courtesy of Cambridge University Press

Politics This Morning: Talking to Americans

  • Plus, Pierre Poilievre heads to TO’s ‘largest private social club’ to drum up cash.
Canada's Ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman, speaking to U.S. Ambassador David Cohen in Canada last year. Hillman is helping the Canadian Chamber of Commerce to build bridges with U.S. powerbrokers in Washington today. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Talking to Americans

  • Plus, Pierre Poilievre heads to TO’s ‘largest private social club’ to drum up cash.

Politics This Morning: Talking to Americans

  • Plus, Pierre Poilievre heads to TO’s ‘largest private social club’ to drum up cash.
Canada's Ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman, speaking to U.S. Ambassador David Cohen in Canada last year. Hillman is helping the Canadian Chamber of Commerce to build bridges with U.S. powerbrokers in Washington today. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Momentum is building for new homeownership solutions in Canada

  • People locked out of homeownership are desperate for innovative solutions.
Opinion | BY ROB RICHARDS | May 1, 2024
While this year's budget can be commended for efforts to create more affordable rental housing, there must be more action on attainable homeownership from Housing Minister Sean Fraser and the federal government, writes Rob Richards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Momentum is building for new homeownership solutions in Canada

Opinion | BY ROB RICHARDS | May 1, 2024
  • People locked out of homeownership are desperate for innovative solutions.

Momentum is building for new homeownership solutions in Canada

Opinion | BY ROB RICHARDS | May 1, 2024
  • People locked out of homeownership are desperate for innovative solutions.
While this year's budget can be commended for efforts to create more affordable rental housing, there must be more action on attainable homeownership from Housing Minister Sean Fraser and the federal government, writes Rob Richards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tory MP Thomas returns to the House

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 1, 2024
Conservative MP Rachael Thomas arrives May 1 for QP, where she challenged House Speaker Greg Fergus for kicking her out of the Chamber the day before. Thomas withdrew her use of the word ‘disgraceful’ to describe the Speaker, but still got the boot, as did Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, later that day, after calling the PM a ‘wacko.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tory MP Thomas returns to the House

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 1, 2024

Tory MP Thomas returns to the House

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 1, 2024
Conservative MP Rachael Thomas arrives May 1 for QP, where she challenged House Speaker Greg Fergus for kicking her out of the Chamber the day before. Thomas withdrew her use of the word ‘disgraceful’ to describe the Speaker, but still got the boot, as did Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, later that day, after calling the PM a ‘wacko.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliamentarians and politicos play dress up at CMPA wrap party

  • The Canadian Media Producers Association hosted its post-lobby day reception at the Château Laurier on April 30. It was fun.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 1, 2024
CMPA President and CEO Reynolds Mastin, left, and Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, right, pose with Paw Patrol's Officer Chase at the Canadian Media Producers Hill Day reception at the Château Laurier on April 30. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Parliamentarians and politicos play dress up at CMPA wrap party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 1, 2024
  • The Canadian Media Producers Association hosted its post-lobby day reception at the Château Laurier on April 30. It was fun.

Parliamentarians and politicos play dress up at CMPA wrap party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 1, 2024
  • The Canadian Media Producers Association hosted its post-lobby day reception at the Château Laurier on April 30. It was fun.
CMPA President and CEO Reynolds Mastin, left, and Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, right, pose with Paw Patrol's Officer Chase at the Canadian Media Producers Hill Day reception at the Château Laurier on April 30. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Budget a stride forward for mental health as a federal priority 

  • The $500-million promised to youth mental health is a pledge of solidarity with community organizations dedicated to tirelessly providing services and support.
Opinion | BY DAVE GALLSON | May 1, 2024
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Ya’ara Saks speaks with reporters April 30. Budget 2024 is a launching point for the federal government to work with the mental health community and take concrete action, writes Dave Gallson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget a stride forward for mental health as a federal priority 

Opinion | BY DAVE GALLSON | May 1, 2024
  • The $500-million promised to youth mental health is a pledge of solidarity with community organizations dedicated to tirelessly providing services and support.

Budget a stride forward for mental health as a federal priority 

Opinion | BY DAVE GALLSON | May 1, 2024
  • The $500-million promised to youth mental health is a pledge of solidarity with community organizations dedicated to tirelessly providing services and support.
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Ya’ara Saks speaks with reporters April 30. Budget 2024 is a launching point for the federal government to work with the mental health community and take concrete action, writes Dave Gallson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal talk of provincial clawbacks a tactic to distract from ‘insultingly low’ disability benefit, say advocates

  • ‘People with disabilities were led to believe this program would lift them out of poverty,’ says social policy expert John Stapleton, but none believed
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 1, 2024
Kamal Khera
Kamal Khera
When defending the Liberals' benefit plan, Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera has repeated the budget's language, calling on provinces and territories not to claw it back from recipients." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal talk of provincial clawbacks a tactic to distract from ‘insultingly low’ disability benefit, say advocates

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 1, 2024
  • ‘People with disabilities were led to believe this program would lift them out of poverty,’ says social policy expert John Stapleton, but none believed

Liberal talk of provincial clawbacks a tactic to distract from ‘insultingly low’ disability benefit, say advocates

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 1, 2024
  • ‘People with disabilities were led to believe this program would lift them out of poverty,’ says social policy expert John Stapleton, but none believed
Kamal Khera
When defending the Liberals' benefit plan, Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera has repeated the budget's language, calling on provinces and territories not to claw it back from recipients." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health care is more than treatment—it’s time to get serious about disease prevention

  • The big news in health care these days is national pharmacare. This is surely welcome news for those of us living with any chronic
Opinion | BY PAMELA VALENTINE | May 1, 2024
Mark Holland
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland holds a press conference at Ottawa's Centretown Community Health Centre on Feb. 29. By investing our health-research dollars in a laser-focused way, we could actually be able to prevent future MS cases, writes Pamela Valentine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health care is more than treatment—it’s time to get serious about disease prevention

Opinion | BY PAMELA VALENTINE | May 1, 2024
  • The big news in health care these days is national pharmacare. This is surely welcome news for those of us living with any chronic

Health care is more than treatment—it’s time to get serious about disease prevention

Opinion | BY PAMELA VALENTINE | May 1, 2024
  • The big news in health care these days is national pharmacare. This is surely welcome news for those of us living with any chronic
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland holds a press conference at Ottawa's Centretown Community Health Centre on Feb. 29. By investing our health-research dollars in a laser-focused way, we could actually be able to prevent future MS cases, writes Pamela Valentine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The blue dichotomy: corporatization of Canada’s oceans

  • The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s January 2024 redfish allocations in the Gulf of St. Lawrence will directly and deliberately take security away
Opinion | BY COURTNEY LANGILLE | May 1, 2024
Diane Lebouthillie
Diane Lebouthillie
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier and the federal government have a distinct and critical role to manage and protect Canada’s fisheries and oceans, writes Courtney Langille. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The blue dichotomy: corporatization of Canada’s oceans

Opinion | BY COURTNEY LANGILLE | May 1, 2024
  • The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s January 2024 redfish allocations in the Gulf of St. Lawrence will directly and deliberately take security away

The blue dichotomy: corporatization of Canada’s oceans

Opinion | BY COURTNEY LANGILLE | May 1, 2024
  • The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s January 2024 redfish allocations in the Gulf of St. Lawrence will directly and deliberately take security away
Diane Lebouthillie
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier and the federal government have a distinct and critical role to manage and protect Canada’s fisheries and oceans, writes Courtney Langille. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal housing strategy will need ‘both carrots and sticks’ to break through affordable housing stalemate: observers

  • The Liberals should abandon the idea of public lands as a revenue resource and go-all in on affordability, says CHRA's Ray Sullivan.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 1, 2024
Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Minister Sean Fraser speaks to reporters as he arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on April 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal housing strategy will need ‘both carrots and sticks’ to break through affordable housing stalemate: observers

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 1, 2024
  • The Liberals should abandon the idea of public lands as a revenue resource and go-all in on affordability, says CHRA's Ray Sullivan.

Liberal housing strategy will need ‘both carrots and sticks’ to break through affordable housing stalemate: observers

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 1, 2024
  • The Liberals should abandon the idea of public lands as a revenue resource and go-all in on affordability, says CHRA's Ray Sullivan.
Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Minister Sean Fraser speaks to reporters as he arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on April 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandemic ‘supply shocks’ could indicate need for more agile monetary policy, says former BoC deputy

  • The current monetary policy framework agreement between the federal government and the Bank of Canada, which lays out the mandate of the central bank,
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 1, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said she fully respects ‘the independence of the Bank of Canada as it delivers on its mandate to return inflation to target,' back in September 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandemic ‘supply shocks’ could indicate need for more agile monetary policy, says former BoC deputy

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 1, 2024
  • The current monetary policy framework agreement between the federal government and the Bank of Canada, which lays out the mandate of the central bank,

Pandemic ‘supply shocks’ could indicate need for more agile monetary policy, says former BoC deputy

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 1, 2024
  • The current monetary policy framework agreement between the federal government and the Bank of Canada, which lays out the mandate of the central bank,
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said she fully respects ‘the independence of the Bank of Canada as it delivers on its mandate to return inflation to target,' back in September 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s pledged forced labour bill should follow U.S. example banning Xinjiang imports, says Uyghur advocate

  • Since banning imported goods made with forced labour in 2020, Canada has yet to stop a single shipment.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 1, 2024
The 2024 budget renewed Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan's plan to table legislaton targeting forced labour by the end of this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s pledged forced labour bill should follow U.S. example banning Xinjiang imports, says Uyghur advocate

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 1, 2024
  • Since banning imported goods made with forced labour in 2020, Canada has yet to stop a single shipment.

Canada’s pledged forced labour bill should follow U.S. example banning Xinjiang imports, says Uyghur advocate

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 1, 2024
  • Since banning imported goods made with forced labour in 2020, Canada has yet to stop a single shipment.
The 2024 budget renewed Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan's plan to table legislaton targeting forced labour by the end of this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Senate shouldn’t stand in the way of its own progress

  • The Senate is an antiquated institution that remains—at its core—a place where an unelected group of Canadians (who must be property owners) can have
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 1, 2024
Current Senate rules favour the government and opposition despite the majority of Senators—more than 80 per cent of the 96 Senators—not being associated with either group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Senate shouldn’t stand in the way of its own progress

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 1, 2024
  • The Senate is an antiquated institution that remains—at its core—a place where an unelected group of Canadians (who must be property owners) can have

The Senate shouldn’t stand in the way of its own progress

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 1, 2024
  • The Senate is an antiquated institution that remains—at its core—a place where an unelected group of Canadians (who must be property owners) can have
Current Senate rules favour the government and opposition despite the majority of Senators—more than 80 per cent of the 96 Senators—not being associated with either group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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