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Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
Senators will have one more chance to weigh in on the government's major projects fast-track bill when third reading debate begins today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.
Senators will have one more chance to weigh in on the government's major projects fast-track bill when third reading debate begins today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

  • Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
On the Middle East, Prime Minister Mark Carney is no ideologue, nor does he appear interested in his predecessor’s optics-heavy style. Carney seems more calibrated, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 25, 2025
  • Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 25, 2025
  • Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.
Mark Carney
On the Middle East, Prime Minister Mark Carney is no ideologue, nor does he appear interested in his predecessor’s optics-heavy style. Carney seems more calibrated, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
Karen Hogan
Karen Hogan
One of Auditor General Karen Hogan’s latest reports found that the F-35 procurement jumped $8.7-billion over the budget outlined two years before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
Karen Hogan
One of Auditor General Karen Hogan’s latest reports found that the F-35 procurement jumped $8.7-billion over the budget outlined two years before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

  • Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
Pianist Tamás Török performs for an intimate fundraising dinner and recital at Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar's official residence on June 20. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony
Pianist Tamás Török performs for an intimate fundraising dinner and recital at Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar's official residence on June 20. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

  • Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to
Opinion | BY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS | June 25, 2025
To secure Canada's national water and economic security, we need coherent federal-provincial partnership and barrier-free markets, writes Soula Chronopoulos. Unsplash photograph by Yoann Boyer

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

Opinion | BY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS | June 25, 2025
  • Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

Opinion | BY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS | June 25, 2025
  • Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to
To secure Canada's national water and economic security, we need coherent federal-provincial partnership and barrier-free markets, writes Soula Chronopoulos. Unsplash photograph by Yoann Boyer

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad will facilitate a dialogue around the Indian Residential School system, education, awareness, and healing at Library and Archives Canada on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad will facilitate a dialogue around the Indian Residential School system, education, awareness, and healing at Library and Archives Canada on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

If Carney wants to transform the economy, he needs to fix the housing crisis

  • Whether it’s attracting investment, ensuring labour mobility, or improving productivity, housing is what makes economic growth and transformation possible.
Opinion | BY TIM RICHTER, PEDRO BARATA, JANICE MYERS, RAY SULLIVAN | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson committed to bring in a housing plan with a level of ambition not seen since the Second World War, write Housing Canada Coalition representatives. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

If Carney wants to transform the economy, he needs to fix the housing crisis

Opinion | BY TIM RICHTER, PEDRO BARATA, JANICE MYERS, RAY SULLIVAN | June 25, 2025
  • Whether it’s attracting investment, ensuring labour mobility, or improving productivity, housing is what makes economic growth and transformation possible.

If Carney wants to transform the economy, he needs to fix the housing crisis

Opinion | BY TIM RICHTER, PEDRO BARATA, JANICE MYERS, RAY SULLIVAN | June 25, 2025
  • Whether it’s attracting investment, ensuring labour mobility, or improving productivity, housing is what makes economic growth and transformation possible.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson committed to bring in a housing plan with a level of ambition not seen since the Second World War, write Housing Canada Coalition representatives. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Carney says Indigenous traditions are key to protecting nature—Métis climate leadership offers a path forward

  • As wildfires increasingly impact the Métis Homeland, drawing on the wisdom of our ancestors offers sustainable, culturally grounded solutions for the future.
Opinion | BY VICTORIA PRUDEN | June 25, 2025
Métis Crossing in Alberta, with the Sturgeon County wildfire burning nearby on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Métis National Council

Carney says Indigenous traditions are key to protecting nature—Métis climate leadership offers a path forward

Opinion | BY VICTORIA PRUDEN | June 25, 2025
  • As wildfires increasingly impact the Métis Homeland, drawing on the wisdom of our ancestors offers sustainable, culturally grounded solutions for the future.

Carney says Indigenous traditions are key to protecting nature—Métis climate leadership offers a path forward

Opinion | BY VICTORIA PRUDEN | June 25, 2025
  • As wildfires increasingly impact the Métis Homeland, drawing on the wisdom of our ancestors offers sustainable, culturally grounded solutions for the future.
Métis Crossing in Alberta, with the Sturgeon County wildfire burning nearby on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Métis National Council

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
A tour guide speaks with tourists at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in July 2024. Canadians have decided collectively to avoid travelling to the United States, and for Canada’s domestic tourism industry, it's shaping up to be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.
A tour guide speaks with tourists at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in July 2024. Canadians have decided collectively to avoid travelling to the United States, and for Canada’s domestic tourism industry, it's shaping up to be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives, NDP should make the most of the summer recess

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 25, 2025
Conservatives Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The NDP’s biggest challenge over the coming months is figuring out what their leadership race looks like, and who might contest it, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservatives, NDP should make the most of the summer recess

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan

Conservatives, NDP should make the most of the summer recess

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan
Conservatives Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies. The NDP’s biggest challenge over the coming months is figuring out what their leadership race looks like, and who might contest it, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Time to get off the omnibus, Carney

  • At a time like now—with faith in government eroding globally, and abuses of power going unchecked—such use of omnibus legislation is disheartening and counterproductive,
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet have introduced a number of omnibus bills which have been pushed through Parliament at breakneck pace. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to get off the omnibus, Carney

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 25, 2025
  • At a time like now—with faith in government eroding globally, and abuses of power going unchecked—such use of omnibus legislation is disheartening and counterproductive,

Time to get off the omnibus, Carney

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 25, 2025
  • At a time like now—with faith in government eroding globally, and abuses of power going unchecked—such use of omnibus legislation is disheartening and counterproductive,
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet have introduced a number of omnibus bills which have been pushed through Parliament at breakneck pace. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
The Senate Conservative caucus, now led by Quebec Senator Leo Housakos, recently added three new Senators to its ranks—its first new members since 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons
The Senate Conservative caucus, now led by Quebec Senator Leo Housakos, recently added three new Senators to its ranks—its first new members since 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Action, not words’ needed to cool potential long, hot One Canadian protest summer, says Liberal strategist

  • Despite an adjustment to the Liberals’ ‘public-facing’ message on Bill C-5, Nishnawbe Aski First Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says their approach has been
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 24, 2025
Amid growing threats of a renewed Idle No More summer, Prime Minister Mark Carney held a press conference following Bill C-5's passage through the House of Commons on June 20 to clarify and emphasize that 'free, prior, and informed consent' is 'embedded in the plan.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Action, not words’ needed to cool potential long, hot One Canadian protest summer, says Liberal strategist

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 24, 2025
  • Despite an adjustment to the Liberals’ ‘public-facing’ message on Bill C-5, Nishnawbe Aski First Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says their approach has been

‘Action, not words’ needed to cool potential long, hot One Canadian protest summer, says Liberal strategist

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 24, 2025
  • Despite an adjustment to the Liberals’ ‘public-facing’ message on Bill C-5, Nishnawbe Aski First Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says their approach has been
Amid growing threats of a renewed Idle No More summer, Prime Minister Mark Carney held a press conference following Bill C-5's passage through the House of Commons on June 20 to clarify and emphasize that 'free, prior, and informed consent' is 'embedded in the plan.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in Indigenous education is an investment in Canada’s future

  • Continued investment in Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous-led initiatives isn’t just about equity, but also about creating intelligent policy which will result in sustainable prosperity
Opinion | BY MIKE DEGAGNé | June 24, 2025
Supporting young learners not only enables them to succeed, but also provides quantifiable benefits to their communities and to Canada, writes Mike DeGagné. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in Indigenous education is an investment in Canada’s future

Opinion | BY MIKE DEGAGNé | June 24, 2025
  • Continued investment in Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous-led initiatives isn’t just about equity, but also about creating intelligent policy which will result in sustainable prosperity

Investing in Indigenous education is an investment in Canada’s future

Opinion | BY MIKE DEGAGNé | June 24, 2025
  • Continued investment in Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous-led initiatives isn’t just about equity, but also about creating intelligent policy which will result in sustainable prosperity
Supporting young learners not only enables them to succeed, but also provides quantifiable benefits to their communities and to Canada, writes Mike DeGagné. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The next forever war

  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Why did Iran start enriching uranium past the 3.5 per cent limit that it accepted in the 2015 deal? Because U.S. President Donald Trump tore up that deal in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

The next forever war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week

The next forever war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week
Donald Trump
Why did Iran start enriching uranium past the 3.5 per cent limit that it accepted in the 2015 deal? Because U.S. President Donald Trump tore up that deal in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Capitalizing on the capital: Ottawa has defence hub potential

  • The need for economic renewal in Ottawa and defence modernization for Canada creates a generational opportunity to designate the city as Canada’s Defence Innovation
Opinion | BY SONYA SHOREY, SUELING CHING | June 23, 2025
As the capital of a G7 country, Ottawa must reflect the strength and ambition of the nation it represents, write Sonya Shorey and Sueling Ching. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Capitalizing on the capital: Ottawa has defence hub potential

Opinion | BY SONYA SHOREY, SUELING CHING | June 23, 2025
  • The need for economic renewal in Ottawa and defence modernization for Canada creates a generational opportunity to designate the city as Canada’s Defence Innovation

Capitalizing on the capital: Ottawa has defence hub potential

Opinion | BY SONYA SHOREY, SUELING CHING | June 23, 2025
  • The need for economic renewal in Ottawa and defence modernization for Canada creates a generational opportunity to designate the city as Canada’s Defence Innovation
As the capital of a G7 country, Ottawa must reflect the strength and ambition of the nation it represents, write Sonya Shorey and Sueling Ching. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The G7’s HIV/AIDS response wanes precisely when global leadership is required

  • When G8 leaders came together in 2002, Canada committed to defeat HIV/AIDS. Today, the G7 must reinvigorate its effort to end the pandemic.
Opinion | BY JULIO MONTANER | June 23, 2025
We have a responsibility to share our concerns with G7 states, and encourage them to work together to avoid the global collapse of the HIV/AIDS effort, writes Julio Montaner. Unsplash photograph by Bermix Studio

The G7’s HIV/AIDS response wanes precisely when global leadership is required

Opinion | BY JULIO MONTANER | June 23, 2025
  • When G8 leaders came together in 2002, Canada committed to defeat HIV/AIDS. Today, the G7 must reinvigorate its effort to end the pandemic.

The G7’s HIV/AIDS response wanes precisely when global leadership is required

Opinion | BY JULIO MONTANER | June 23, 2025
  • When G8 leaders came together in 2002, Canada committed to defeat HIV/AIDS. Today, the G7 must reinvigorate its effort to end the pandemic.
We have a responsibility to share our concerns with G7 states, and encourage them to work together to avoid the global collapse of the HIV/AIDS effort, writes Julio Montaner. Unsplash photograph by Bermix Studio

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
Former Conservative Senate leader and past party president Don Plett, pictured on the Hill on May 7, 2025, is not ruling out a potential run for national council at the January biennial policy convention in Calgary. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative
Former Conservative Senate leader and past party president Don Plett, pictured on the Hill on May 7, 2025, is not ruling out a potential run for national council at the January biennial policy convention in Calgary. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada signs a ‘far-reaching’ defence pact with the EU

  • Plus, the public safety minister marks the 40th anniversary of the Air India 1985 terrorist attack in Ireland.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney met leaders from the European Union at the G7 summit in Alberta recently, and will see them again today. Picture courtesy of Ursula von der Leyen/X

Canada signs a ‘far-reaching’ defence pact with the EU

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 23, 2025
  • Plus, the public safety minister marks the 40th anniversary of the Air India 1985 terrorist attack in Ireland.

Canada signs a ‘far-reaching’ defence pact with the EU

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 23, 2025
  • Plus, the public safety minister marks the 40th anniversary of the Air India 1985 terrorist attack in Ireland.
Prime Minister Mark Carney met leaders from the European Union at the G7 summit in Alberta recently, and will see them again today. Picture courtesy of Ursula von der Leyen/X

Government’s border security bill draws heavy criticism from civil rights groups

  • Mark Carney's Liberal government is 'showing itself to be the most anti-privacy government in Canada that we've seen in decades,' says UOttawa professor Michael
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 23, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree told the House on June 11 that Bill C-2 would 'go after transnational child sex offenders' and also 'choke off organized crime's illegal profits with a crackdown on money laundering,' and 'grant our border officer provisions to search export containers and stop auto theft rings.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government’s border security bill draws heavy criticism from civil rights groups

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 23, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government is 'showing itself to be the most anti-privacy government in Canada that we've seen in decades,' says UOttawa professor Michael

Government’s border security bill draws heavy criticism from civil rights groups

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 23, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government is 'showing itself to be the most anti-privacy government in Canada that we've seen in decades,' says UOttawa professor Michael
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree told the House on June 11 that Bill C-2 would 'go after transnational child sex offenders' and also 'choke off organized crime's illegal profits with a crackdown on money laundering,' and 'grant our border officer provisions to search export containers and stop auto theft rings.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-5 will likely gut environmental protections, in the name of the economy

  • The House should have held off on passing the second part of Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act. It should have allowed MPs, Indigenous
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, hold a press conference in the West Block on June 6, 2025, to speak about his government’s One Canadian Economy: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-5 will likely gut environmental protections, in the name of the economy

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 23, 2025
  • The House should have held off on passing the second part of Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act. It should have allowed MPs, Indigenous

Bill C-5 will likely gut environmental protections, in the name of the economy

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 23, 2025
  • The House should have held off on passing the second part of Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act. It should have allowed MPs, Indigenous
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, hold a press conference in the West Block on June 6, 2025, to speak about his government’s One Canadian Economy: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

  • In a free society, the office never sanctifies the man. But the man can disgrace the office, and U.S. President Donald Trump has definitely disgraced
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. The only question that remains about Trump's presidency is how much damage it can do to the U.S. and the world before it is over, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 23, 2025
  • In a free society, the office never sanctifies the man. But the man can disgrace the office, and U.S. President Donald Trump has definitely disgraced

It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 23, 2025
  • In a free society, the office never sanctifies the man. But the man can disgrace the office, and U.S. President Donald Trump has definitely disgraced
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. The only question that remains about Trump's presidency is how much damage it can do to the U.S. and the world before it is over, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Carney’s riding high right now, but his real tests are yet to come

  • Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 23, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, front left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Carney’s riding high right now, but his real tests are yet to come

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 23, 2025
  • Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will

Carney’s riding high right now, but his real tests are yet to come

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 23, 2025
  • Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will
European Council President Antonio Costa, front left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Does Doug Ford want Pierre Poilievre’s job?

  • Some polls are showing Doug Ford and his party are polling 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, but if the polls start
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 23, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured at a first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on March 21, 2025, is riding high in public opinion right now and is 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, according to a June 10 Abacus Data poll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Does Doug Ford want Pierre Poilievre’s job?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 23, 2025
  • Some polls are showing Doug Ford and his party are polling 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, but if the polls start

Does Doug Ford want Pierre Poilievre’s job?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 23, 2025
  • Some polls are showing Doug Ford and his party are polling 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, but if the polls start
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured at a first ministers' meeting in Ottawa on March 21, 2025, is riding high in public opinion right now and is 21 points ahead of the Ontario provincial Liberals, according to a June 10 Abacus Data poll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer

  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025), readers should know that the referenced
Opinion | June 23, 2025
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Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer

Opinion | June 23, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025), readers should know that the referenced

Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer

Opinion | June 23, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025), readers should know that the referenced
typewriter
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Canadian International Council hosts talk on economic diversification in the age of Trump on June 25

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister Carney to visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague,
The Canadian International Council hosts a webinar, 'Is the Pivot Possible? Evaluating Economic Diversification Options in the Age of Trump,' pictured, featuring former co-CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Paul Evans, and retired diplomat and host of the Global Exchange podcast Colin Robertson on Wednesday, June 25.

Canadian International Council hosts talk on economic diversification in the age of Trump on June 25

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister Carney to visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague,

Canadian International Council hosts talk on economic diversification in the age of Trump on June 25

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister Carney to visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague,
The Canadian International Council hosts a webinar, 'Is the Pivot Possible? Evaluating Economic Diversification Options in the Age of Trump,' pictured, featuring former co-CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Paul Evans, and retired diplomat and host of the Global Exchange podcast Colin Robertson on Wednesday, June 25.
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Important first steps to build a 21st century transit network

  • To ensure investments in transit succeed, federal policy-makers must prevent existing service from disappearing while bringing local land use policy along for the ride.
Opinion | BY MATT PALM | November 14, 2022
New transit infrastructure can also yield better results when paired with better land use policy, writes Matthew Palm, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Important first steps to build a 21st century transit network

Opinion | BY MATT PALM | November 14, 2022
  • To ensure investments in transit succeed, federal policy-makers must prevent existing service from disappearing while bringing local land use policy along for the ride.

Important first steps to build a 21st century transit network

Opinion | BY MATT PALM | November 14, 2022
  • To ensure investments in transit succeed, federal policy-makers must prevent existing service from disappearing while bringing local land use policy along for the ride.
New transit infrastructure can also yield better results when paired with better land use policy, writes Matthew Palm, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

A sustainable, long-term transportation plan is essential for a competitive and resilient economy

  • Such a plan should include a corridor strategy to target infrastructure bottlenecks and improve innovation in the industry.
Opinion | BY LINDSAY KISLOCK | November 14, 2022
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, pictured Oct. 26, 2022, on the Hill. A sustainable long-term transportation plan needs to look beyond the immediate horizon and ensure investment in projects and technologies that will help us meet tomorrow’s climate and trade goals, writes Lindsay Kislock. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A sustainable, long-term transportation plan is essential for a competitive and resilient economy

Opinion | BY LINDSAY KISLOCK | November 14, 2022
  • Such a plan should include a corridor strategy to target infrastructure bottlenecks and improve innovation in the industry.

A sustainable, long-term transportation plan is essential for a competitive and resilient economy

Opinion | BY LINDSAY KISLOCK | November 14, 2022
  • Such a plan should include a corridor strategy to target infrastructure bottlenecks and improve innovation in the industry.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, pictured Oct. 26, 2022, on the Hill. A sustainable long-term transportation plan needs to look beyond the immediate horizon and ensure investment in projects and technologies that will help us meet tomorrow’s climate and trade goals, writes Lindsay Kislock. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government should hold social media companies accountable for hate, harassment

  • Online is not different from the real world; it is the real world.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 14, 2022
Social media companies like Twitter, Facebook, and others have long used the defence of being mere vehicles for communication—as if they were the postal service, or a phone company, but they are much more actively involved in the spread of information than they might claim. Photograph courtesy of Pixelkult on Pixabay

Government should hold social media companies accountable for hate, harassment

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 14, 2022
  • Online is not different from the real world; it is the real world.

Government should hold social media companies accountable for hate, harassment

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 14, 2022
  • Online is not different from the real world; it is the real world.
Social media companies like Twitter, Facebook, and others have long used the defence of being mere vehicles for communication—as if they were the postal service, or a phone company, but they are much more actively involved in the spread of information than they might claim. Photograph courtesy of Pixelkult on Pixabay

Social media regulation, better police co-ordination key to resolving increasingly toxic, hateful political environment, say experts

  • There's no easy solution around confronting the uptick in hate and harassment directed towards Parliamentarians. But after this steady ramp-up, MPs, Senators, and insiders
News | BY CHELSEA NASH, MIKE LAPOINTE | November 14, 2022
Freedom Convoy supporters carry and wear "F*ck Trudeau" flags along Metcalfe Street on Feb. 12, 2022. Over the last five to seven years, hate and harassment have spread into relatively obscure constituencies, and MPs are now facing this all the time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Social media regulation, better police co-ordination key to resolving increasingly toxic, hateful political environment, say experts

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, MIKE LAPOINTE | November 14, 2022
  • There's no easy solution around confronting the uptick in hate and harassment directed towards Parliamentarians. But after this steady ramp-up, MPs, Senators, and insiders

Social media regulation, better police co-ordination key to resolving increasingly toxic, hateful political environment, say experts

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, MIKE LAPOINTE | November 14, 2022
  • There's no easy solution around confronting the uptick in hate and harassment directed towards Parliamentarians. But after this steady ramp-up, MPs, Senators, and insiders
Freedom Convoy supporters carry and wear "F*ck Trudeau" flags along Metcalfe Street on Feb. 12, 2022. Over the last five to seven years, hate and harassment have spread into relatively obscure constituencies, and MPs are now facing this all the time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s the extremism, stupid’: U.S. midterms prove Poilievre’s Conservatives will have to moderate views if they want to win the next election, say political insiders

  • The red wave failed to materialize in the U.S. because rather than focusing on need for change, American people wondered if they could take
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 14, 2022
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Sept. 13, 2022, on the Hill. A key lesson for Poilievre from last week's U.S. midterms is that Canadians will have to feel comfortable with his party's policies if he wants to form government after the next federal election, says Richard Johnston of the University of British Columbia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s the extremism, stupid’: U.S. midterms prove Poilievre’s Conservatives will have to moderate views if they want to win the next election, say political insiders

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 14, 2022
  • The red wave failed to materialize in the U.S. because rather than focusing on need for change, American people wondered if they could take

‘It’s the extremism, stupid’: U.S. midterms prove Poilievre’s Conservatives will have to moderate views if they want to win the next election, say political insiders

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 14, 2022
  • The red wave failed to materialize in the U.S. because rather than focusing on need for change, American people wondered if they could take
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured Sept. 13, 2022, on the Hill. A key lesson for Poilievre from last week's U.S. midterms is that Canadians will have to feel comfortable with his party's policies if he wants to form government after the next federal election, says Richard Johnston of the University of British Columbia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House of Commons is back for five weeks, breaks on Dec. 16

  • MONDAY, NOV. 14  House Sitting—The House returns on Monday, Nov. 14, and will sit for five straight weeks, Nov. 14-Dec. 16, every weekday. And
Bloc Québécois MP Sebastien Lemire, pictured on Sept. 20, 2022, arriving outside West Block before Question Period. The House is back this week and will sit for five straight weeks every weekday until it breaks on Dec. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House of Commons is back for five weeks, breaks on Dec. 16

  • MONDAY, NOV. 14  House Sitting—The House returns on Monday, Nov. 14, and will sit for five straight weeks, Nov. 14-Dec. 16, every weekday. And

House of Commons is back for five weeks, breaks on Dec. 16

  • MONDAY, NOV. 14  House Sitting—The House returns on Monday, Nov. 14, and will sit for five straight weeks, Nov. 14-Dec. 16, every weekday. And
Bloc Québécois MP Sebastien Lemire, pictured on Sept. 20, 2022, arriving outside West Block before Question Period. The House is back this week and will sit for five straight weeks every weekday until it breaks on Dec. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The energy is electric’: Conservative Party’s new comms director says she was ‘moved and impacted’ by ‘heroes’ of ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, according to past tweets, blog posts

  • Plus, former chief of Curve Lake First Nation Emily Whetung-MacInnes joins the ranks of Proof Strategies as senior adviser for Indigenous relations, and CTV
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 14, 2022
New Conservative Party communications director Sarah Fischer pictured honking a truck horn during the Freedom Convoy occupation on Jan. 30. 'There’s no other place in the world I would rather be right now than in downtown Ottawa. The energy is electric, people are hopeful and you can see smiling faces everywhere you look,' she wrote. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter

‘The energy is electric’: Conservative Party’s new comms director says she was ‘moved and impacted’ by ‘heroes’ of ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, according to past tweets, blog posts

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 14, 2022
  • Plus, former chief of Curve Lake First Nation Emily Whetung-MacInnes joins the ranks of Proof Strategies as senior adviser for Indigenous relations, and CTV

‘The energy is electric’: Conservative Party’s new comms director says she was ‘moved and impacted’ by ‘heroes’ of ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, according to past tweets, blog posts

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 14, 2022
  • Plus, former chief of Curve Lake First Nation Emily Whetung-MacInnes joins the ranks of Proof Strategies as senior adviser for Indigenous relations, and CTV
New Conservative Party communications director Sarah Fischer pictured honking a truck horn during the Freedom Convoy occupation on Jan. 30. 'There’s no other place in the world I would rather be right now than in downtown Ottawa. The energy is electric, people are hopeful and you can see smiling faces everywhere you look,' she wrote. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter

So I went to the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner for the first time in 38 years, and I don’t think it should be cancelled

  • Having a DJ spin records is a new twist that gets my endorsement, especially since The Hill Times crew tore up the dance floor.
Opinion | BY PAUL PARK | November 14, 2022
Mike Lecouteur and Marie Vastel, pictured on Oct. 22, 2022, co-hosting the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner, the first one in three years. Photograph courtesy of Tonda MacCharles/Twitter

So I went to the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner for the first time in 38 years, and I don’t think it should be cancelled

Opinion | BY PAUL PARK | November 14, 2022
  • Having a DJ spin records is a new twist that gets my endorsement, especially since The Hill Times crew tore up the dance floor.

So I went to the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner for the first time in 38 years, and I don’t think it should be cancelled

Opinion | BY PAUL PARK | November 14, 2022
  • Having a DJ spin records is a new twist that gets my endorsement, especially since The Hill Times crew tore up the dance floor.
Mike Lecouteur and Marie Vastel, pictured on Oct. 22, 2022, co-hosting the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner, the first one in three years. Photograph courtesy of Tonda MacCharles/Twitter

Feds should increase International Assistance Envelope by $1.9-billion over next three years: Lebeau

  • I am so weary of watching the news from around the world. It is simply depressing. I needed some good news and found it
Opinion | November 14, 2022

Feds should increase International Assistance Envelope by $1.9-billion over next three years: Lebeau

Opinion | November 14, 2022
  • I am so weary of watching the news from around the world. It is simply depressing. I needed some good news and found it

Feds should increase International Assistance Envelope by $1.9-billion over next three years: Lebeau

Opinion | November 14, 2022
  • I am so weary of watching the news from around the world. It is simply depressing. I needed some good news and found it

Is the federal government preparing to undermine our whistleblowing system, again?

  • A successor to Joe Friday must be appointed who will be motivated to protect the public, not to shield the government from embarrassment.
Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | November 14, 2022
The Privy Council Office has issued a call for applicants for Canada's integrity commissioner, which seems designed to achieve the same result again, argues David Hutton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is the federal government preparing to undermine our whistleblowing system, again?

Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | November 14, 2022
  • A successor to Joe Friday must be appointed who will be motivated to protect the public, not to shield the government from embarrassment.

Is the federal government preparing to undermine our whistleblowing system, again?

Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | November 14, 2022
  • A successor to Joe Friday must be appointed who will be motivated to protect the public, not to shield the government from embarrassment.
The Privy Council Office has issued a call for applicants for Canada's integrity commissioner, which seems designed to achieve the same result again, argues David Hutton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Twitter plays a ‘significant’ role in Canada’s democracy, and government must do more to regulate in face of Musk’s ‘roller-coaster,’ say observers

  • A researcher from an organization that teaches civic literacy says that changes to the verification system on Twitter are one of the 'most urgent'
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 11, 2022
Since concluding his $44-billion acquisition of Twitter on Oct. 27, Elon Musk's Twitter feed has been 'a roller-coaster' of new ideas and directions that he may take the company, say observers. Photograph by Daniel Oberhaus courtesy of Flickr

Twitter plays a ‘significant’ role in Canada’s democracy, and government must do more to regulate in face of Musk’s ‘roller-coaster,’ say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 11, 2022
  • A researcher from an organization that teaches civic literacy says that changes to the verification system on Twitter are one of the 'most urgent'

Twitter plays a ‘significant’ role in Canada’s democracy, and government must do more to regulate in face of Musk’s ‘roller-coaster,’ say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 11, 2022
  • A researcher from an organization that teaches civic literacy says that changes to the verification system on Twitter are one of the 'most urgent'
Since concluding his $44-billion acquisition of Twitter on Oct. 27, Elon Musk's Twitter feed has been 'a roller-coaster' of new ideas and directions that he may take the company, say observers. Photograph by Daniel Oberhaus courtesy of Flickr

Politics This Morning: Lest we forget

  • Good Friday morning, It’s Remembrance Day. Veterans Minister LAWRENCE MACAULAY and Governor General MARY SIMON will represent the government during the memorial ceremony at
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 11, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion's Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial will begin at around 10:30 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Lest we forget

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 11, 2022
  • Good Friday morning, It’s Remembrance Day. Veterans Minister LAWRENCE MACAULAY and Governor General MARY SIMON will represent the government during the memorial ceremony at

Politics This Morning: Lest we forget

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 11, 2022
  • Good Friday morning, It’s Remembrance Day. Veterans Minister LAWRENCE MACAULAY and Governor General MARY SIMON will represent the government during the memorial ceremony at
The Royal Canadian Legion's Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial will begin at around 10:30 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will expanding Canada’s plutonium interests support the peaceful use of nuclear energy?

  • Small modular reactors are not going to solve these problems. On the contrary, adding plutonium separation to the Canadian nuclear industry's repertoire will create
Opinion | BY M.V. RAMANA AND SUSAN O’DONNELL | November 10, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on the Hill, addressed an international conference in Washington, D.C., on nuclear power on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will expanding Canada’s plutonium interests support the peaceful use of nuclear energy?

Opinion | BY M.V. RAMANA AND SUSAN O’DONNELL | November 10, 2022
  • Small modular reactors are not going to solve these problems. On the contrary, adding plutonium separation to the Canadian nuclear industry's repertoire will create

Will expanding Canada’s plutonium interests support the peaceful use of nuclear energy?

Opinion | BY M.V. RAMANA AND SUSAN O’DONNELL | November 10, 2022
  • Small modular reactors are not going to solve these problems. On the contrary, adding plutonium separation to the Canadian nuclear industry's repertoire will create
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on the Hill, addressed an international conference in Washington, D.C., on nuclear power on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Among the worst in the world’: environmental advocates slam outsized oil and gas company influence in Canada’s COP27 delegation

  • The official Canadian delegation to the 27th UN Climate Conference is made up of approximately 335 people, but one critic says many civil society
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 10, 2022
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here on Sept. 15, is leading Canada's 300-plus person official delegation to COP27 in Egypt from Nov. 6 to Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Among the worst in the world’: environmental advocates slam outsized oil and gas company influence in Canada’s COP27 delegation

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 10, 2022
  • The official Canadian delegation to the 27th UN Climate Conference is made up of approximately 335 people, but one critic says many civil society

‘Among the worst in the world’: environmental advocates slam outsized oil and gas company influence in Canada’s COP27 delegation

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 10, 2022
  • The official Canadian delegation to the 27th UN Climate Conference is made up of approximately 335 people, but one critic says many civil society
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here on Sept. 15, is leading Canada's 300-plus person official delegation to COP27 in Egypt from Nov. 6 to Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Choosing the party leader: should it be left to the caucus?

  • While a party's parliamentary caucus may be the best body to decide when a leader should go, its members are not necessarily the best
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | November 10, 2022
Former British prime minister Liz Truss, left, resigned last month after only 44 days in office after her failed attempt to reorient the government's economic agenda, and current British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia and Flickr

Choosing the party leader: should it be left to the caucus?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | November 10, 2022
  • While a party's parliamentary caucus may be the best body to decide when a leader should go, its members are not necessarily the best

Choosing the party leader: should it be left to the caucus?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | November 10, 2022
  • While a party's parliamentary caucus may be the best body to decide when a leader should go, its members are not necessarily the best
Former British prime minister Liz Truss, left, resigned last month after only 44 days in office after her failed attempt to reorient the government's economic agenda, and current British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia and Flickr

Canadians are in continuing denial of climate change

  • Are there no climate leaders who recognize the degree of climate danger and our responsibility as a major fossil fuel producer?
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | November 10, 2022
A Canadian climate mitigation plan that doesn’t regulate a wind-down of fossil fuel production and mandate increased protection of forests and other ecosystems important to climate mitigation is continuing denial and appeasement, writes Bill Henderson. Photograph courtesy of James Wheeler/University of Victoria

Canadians are in continuing denial of climate change

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | November 10, 2022
  • Are there no climate leaders who recognize the degree of climate danger and our responsibility as a major fossil fuel producer?

Canadians are in continuing denial of climate change

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | November 10, 2022
  • Are there no climate leaders who recognize the degree of climate danger and our responsibility as a major fossil fuel producer?
A Canadian climate mitigation plan that doesn’t regulate a wind-down of fossil fuel production and mandate increased protection of forests and other ecosystems important to climate mitigation is continuing denial and appeasement, writes Bill Henderson. Photograph courtesy of James Wheeler/University of Victoria

Poor animal welfare a root cause of climate and biodiversity threats

  • As the world gathers to address the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, improving animal welfare can provide Canada with ample opportunities
Opinion | BY MELISSA MATLOW | November 10, 2022
Parliament should also pass Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s, pictured right, Bill C-293, the Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention Act, to address the key drivers of pandemic risk, including wildlife markets, the commercial wildlife trade, industrial animal agriculture and antimicrobial resistance, writes Melissa Matlow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poor animal welfare a root cause of climate and biodiversity threats

Opinion | BY MELISSA MATLOW | November 10, 2022
  • As the world gathers to address the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, improving animal welfare can provide Canada with ample opportunities

Poor animal welfare a root cause of climate and biodiversity threats

Opinion | BY MELISSA MATLOW | November 10, 2022
  • As the world gathers to address the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, improving animal welfare can provide Canada with ample opportunities
Parliament should also pass Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s, pictured right, Bill C-293, the Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention Act, to address the key drivers of pandemic risk, including wildlife markets, the commercial wildlife trade, industrial animal agriculture and antimicrobial resistance, writes Melissa Matlow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Communications staff change-ups for four ministers

  • Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has a new press secretary, but recently bade farewell to his communications director, as did Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 10, 2022
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, left, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan, and Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough have all seen changes to their communications teams this fall. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Communications staff change-ups for four ministers

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 10, 2022
  • Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has a new press secretary, but recently bade farewell to his communications director, as did Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.

Communications staff change-ups for four ministers

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 10, 2022
  • Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has a new press secretary, but recently bade farewell to his communications director, as did Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, left, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan, and Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough have all seen changes to their communications teams this fall. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

China’s old ultra-high growth rate is never coming back

  • China’s three decades of super-charged growth began in the early 1980s, and its last year of double-digit growth was 2010.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 10, 2022
It’s not clear that Chinese President Xi Jinping and his allies have taken on board the fact that the old ultra-high growth rate is never coming back, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photography by Aykut Unlupinar courtesy of G20 Turkey

China’s old ultra-high growth rate is never coming back

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 10, 2022
  • China’s three decades of super-charged growth began in the early 1980s, and its last year of double-digit growth was 2010.

China’s old ultra-high growth rate is never coming back

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 10, 2022
  • China’s three decades of super-charged growth began in the early 1980s, and its last year of double-digit growth was 2010.
It’s not clear that Chinese President Xi Jinping and his allies have taken on board the fact that the old ultra-high growth rate is never coming back, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photography by Aykut Unlupinar courtesy of G20 Turkey

Green leadership candidates debate competing visions to rejuvenate the party

  • Six leadership candidates debated their positions to help Green Party members decide if their next leader can rebuild and unify the party from outside
News | BY STUART BENSON | November 10, 2022
Green MP Elizabeth May, left, Anna Keenan, and Sarah Gabrielle Baron are three of the six Green Party leadership candidates who took part in a virtual debate on Nov. 9. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Green leadership candidates debate competing visions to rejuvenate the party

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 10, 2022
  • Six leadership candidates debated their positions to help Green Party members decide if their next leader can rebuild and unify the party from outside

Green leadership candidates debate competing visions to rejuvenate the party

News | BY STUART BENSON | November 10, 2022
  • Six leadership candidates debated their positions to help Green Party members decide if their next leader can rebuild and unify the party from outside
Green MP Elizabeth May, left, Anna Keenan, and Sarah Gabrielle Baron are three of the six Green Party leadership candidates who took part in a virtual debate on Nov. 9. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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