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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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Mental health is health: it’s time we act like it

  • The availability and accessibility of mental health and substance use services across Canada was severely limited before COVID, but the pandemic has been the
Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | October 3, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured. The Liberal government has recognized the importance of the issue. In its platform for the 2021 election, they committed to establishing permanent, ongoing funding for mental health services under the Canada Mental Health Transfer, with an initial investment of $4.5-billion over five years. It is vital that this money be included in the federal government's 2023 budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mental health is health: it’s time we act like it

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | October 3, 2022
  • The availability and accessibility of mental health and substance use services across Canada was severely limited before COVID, but the pandemic has been the

Mental health is health: it’s time we act like it

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | October 3, 2022
  • The availability and accessibility of mental health and substance use services across Canada was severely limited before COVID, but the pandemic has been the
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured. The Liberal government has recognized the importance of the issue. In its platform for the 2021 election, they committed to establishing permanent, ongoing funding for mental health services under the Canada Mental Health Transfer, with an initial investment of $4.5-billion over five years. It is vital that this money be included in the federal government's 2023 budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Byrne expected to lead Conservative Party’s campaign in next federal election, say Tory sources

  • Jenni Byrne, who helped direct Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre’s successful leadership campaign and who has held top party and PMO positions in then-prime
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 3, 2022
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and veteran campaigner Jenni Byrne, pictured in March 2007 at an event in Ottawa. Byrne, who directed Poilievre's successful leadership bid, is the most influential political player in Poilievre's inner circle. She's expected to be named the party's national campaign director for the next federal election, according to Conservative sources. The Hill Times file photograph

Byrne expected to lead Conservative Party’s campaign in next federal election, say Tory sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 3, 2022
  • Jenni Byrne, who helped direct Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre’s successful leadership campaign and who has held top party and PMO positions in then-prime

Byrne expected to lead Conservative Party’s campaign in next federal election, say Tory sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 3, 2022
  • Jenni Byrne, who helped direct Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre’s successful leadership campaign and who has held top party and PMO positions in then-prime
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and veteran campaigner Jenni Byrne, pictured in March 2007 at an event in Ottawa. Byrne, who directed Poilievre's successful leadership bid, is the most influential political player in Poilievre's inner circle. She's expected to be named the party's national campaign director for the next federal election, according to Conservative sources. The Hill Times file photograph

Mental health professionals experiencing burnout

  • What is the situation regarding mental health professionals experiencing burnout as increasingly large demands are placed on their services? How can we address the
Opinion | BY MELISSA ENMORE | October 3, 2022
After two-and-a-half years of COVID-related illness and death, social isolation, quarantines, lockdowns and uncertainty, there is and continues to be an increase in the uptake of mental health-care services in Canada, writes Melissa Enmore. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Mental health professionals experiencing burnout

Opinion | BY MELISSA ENMORE | October 3, 2022
  • What is the situation regarding mental health professionals experiencing burnout as increasingly large demands are placed on their services? How can we address the

Mental health professionals experiencing burnout

Opinion | BY MELISSA ENMORE | October 3, 2022
  • What is the situation regarding mental health professionals experiencing burnout as increasingly large demands are placed on their services? How can we address the
After two-and-a-half years of COVID-related illness and death, social isolation, quarantines, lockdowns and uncertainty, there is and continues to be an increase in the uptake of mental health-care services in Canada, writes Melissa Enmore. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Here are some changes that could help turn the mental health crisis in Canada around

  • VANCOUVER—The last two years have stressed individuals, institutions, and our communities like never before. As 2022 draws to a close, public health restrictions are
Opinion | BY SHIMI KANG | October 3, 2022
A pedestrian, pictured Jan. 11, 2021, in Ottawa walking past a COVID-19 themed mural outside Ottawa City Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here are some changes that could help turn the mental health crisis in Canada around

Opinion | BY SHIMI KANG | October 3, 2022
  • VANCOUVER—The last two years have stressed individuals, institutions, and our communities like never before. As 2022 draws to a close, public health restrictions are

Here are some changes that could help turn the mental health crisis in Canada around

Opinion | BY SHIMI KANG | October 3, 2022
  • VANCOUVER—The last two years have stressed individuals, institutions, and our communities like never before. As 2022 draws to a close, public health restrictions are
A pedestrian, pictured Jan. 11, 2021, in Ottawa walking past a COVID-19 themed mural outside Ottawa City Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to invest in mental health treatments that work

  • With a mental health crisis growing in the shadows of COVID-19 and a health-care system on the brink of collapse, we need to make
Opinion | BY MELANIE BADALI | October 3, 2022
Carolyn Bennett
Carolyn Bennett
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured on on Oct. 26, 2021, after being sworn in to the cabinet post. With more demand for mental health care services than resources available, we have to be clear about our strategic priorities, writes Melanie Badali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to invest in mental health treatments that work

Opinion | BY MELANIE BADALI | October 3, 2022
  • With a mental health crisis growing in the shadows of COVID-19 and a health-care system on the brink of collapse, we need to make

Time to invest in mental health treatments that work

Opinion | BY MELANIE BADALI | October 3, 2022
  • With a mental health crisis growing in the shadows of COVID-19 and a health-care system on the brink of collapse, we need to make
Carolyn Bennett
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured on on Oct. 26, 2021, after being sworn in to the cabinet post. With more demand for mental health care services than resources available, we have to be clear about our strategic priorities, writes Melanie Badali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Widespread labour shortages a growing economic, political, and moral tinderbox 

  • CHELSEA, QUE.—There is another storm brewing in Canada this season and it isn’t a hurricane. It is a broad and disruptive labour shortage that
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 3, 2022
There is another storm brewing in Canada this season and it isn’t a hurricane. It is a broad and disruptive labour shortage that is creating havoc everywhere, in our everyday life—and laying bare some troubling undercurrents, writes Susan Riley. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Widespread labour shortages a growing economic, political, and moral tinderbox 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 3, 2022
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—There is another storm brewing in Canada this season and it isn’t a hurricane. It is a broad and disruptive labour shortage that

Widespread labour shortages a growing economic, political, and moral tinderbox 

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 3, 2022
  • CHELSEA, QUE.—There is another storm brewing in Canada this season and it isn’t a hurricane. It is a broad and disruptive labour shortage that
There is another storm brewing in Canada this season and it isn’t a hurricane. It is a broad and disruptive labour shortage that is creating havoc everywhere, in our everyday life—and laying bare some troubling undercurrents, writes Susan Riley. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Cannabis Act needs update to limit legal THC concentration

  • It’s a Saturday in August. I’m just back from a restful vacation, where I had the opportunity to immerse myself in the good things
Opinion | BY GABRIELLA GOBBI | October 3, 2022
The task force that studied the legalization of cannabis in 2017-18 had proposed 10 per cent as an upper limit of THC concentration, but when the Cannabis Act was passed, there were no imposed limits, writes Gabriella Gobbi. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Cannabis Act needs update to limit legal THC concentration

Opinion | BY GABRIELLA GOBBI | October 3, 2022
  • It’s a Saturday in August. I’m just back from a restful vacation, where I had the opportunity to immerse myself in the good things

Cannabis Act needs update to limit legal THC concentration

Opinion | BY GABRIELLA GOBBI | October 3, 2022
  • It’s a Saturday in August. I’m just back from a restful vacation, where I had the opportunity to immerse myself in the good things
The task force that studied the legalization of cannabis in 2017-18 had proposed 10 per cent as an upper limit of THC concentration, but when the Cannabis Act was passed, there were no imposed limits, writes Gabriella Gobbi. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Poilievre should have distanced himself from Mackenzie in the first place

  • Last week, far-right figurehead Jeremy Mackenzie was arrested in his home province of Nova Scotia on a Canada-wide warrant relating to July 18 charges
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 3, 2022
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre should have distanced himself from Mackenzie in the first place

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 3, 2022
  • Last week, far-right figurehead Jeremy Mackenzie was arrested in his home province of Nova Scotia on a Canada-wide warrant relating to July 18 charges

Poilievre should have distanced himself from Mackenzie in the first place

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 3, 2022
  • Last week, far-right figurehead Jeremy Mackenzie was arrested in his home province of Nova Scotia on a Canada-wide warrant relating to July 18 charges
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’m the interim leader of a federal political party and I’m still thinking about killing myself’: Amita Kuttner

  • Following the devastating swath Hurricane Fiona recently cut through Atlantic Canada, federal Green Party interim leader Amita Kuttner wrote on Twitter: “I know what
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 3, 2022
Green Party interim leader Amita Kuttner, pictured on Dec. 1, 2021, on the Hill, said he worries about people who are in a similar situation, but without the 'privileges and support network' that he has, and believes the federal government can step up and do more to help them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’m the interim leader of a federal political party and I’m still thinking about killing myself’: Amita Kuttner

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 3, 2022
  • Following the devastating swath Hurricane Fiona recently cut through Atlantic Canada, federal Green Party interim leader Amita Kuttner wrote on Twitter: “I know what

‘I’m the interim leader of a federal political party and I’m still thinking about killing myself’: Amita Kuttner

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 3, 2022
  • Following the devastating swath Hurricane Fiona recently cut through Atlantic Canada, federal Green Party interim leader Amita Kuttner wrote on Twitter: “I know what
Green Party interim leader Amita Kuttner, pictured on Dec. 1, 2021, on the Hill, said he worries about people who are in a similar situation, but without the 'privileges and support network' that he has, and believes the federal government can step up and do more to help them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No more fuel or zest left: burnout

  • Work-related hazard The World Health Organization has defined burnout as an “occupational phenomenon.” Burnout is a work-related hazard caused by cumulative workplace stress. It
Opinion | BY KATY KAMKAR | October 3, 2022
The World Health Organization has defined burnout as an 'occupational phenomenon.' Burnout is a work-related hazard caused by cumulative workplace stress, writes Katy Kamkar. Image courtesy of Pixabay

No more fuel or zest left: burnout

Opinion | BY KATY KAMKAR | October 3, 2022
  • Work-related hazard The World Health Organization has defined burnout as an “occupational phenomenon.” Burnout is a work-related hazard caused by cumulative workplace stress. It

No more fuel or zest left: burnout

Opinion | BY KATY KAMKAR | October 3, 2022
  • Work-related hazard The World Health Organization has defined burnout as an “occupational phenomenon.” Burnout is a work-related hazard caused by cumulative workplace stress. It
The World Health Organization has defined burnout as an 'occupational phenomenon.' Burnout is a work-related hazard caused by cumulative workplace stress, writes Katy Kamkar. Image courtesy of Pixabay

After Hurricane Fiona, Atlantic Canadians help each other out

  • OTTAWA—Not too many people are foolish enough to fly into a hurricane. Most people focus their efforts on trying to get away from them.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 3, 2022
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured Sept. 28, 2022, in his Cardigan, P.E.I., riding. 'This morning I dropped by Laureen Steadman's to check in on her and see the damage to her place. This morning, 10 neighbours showed up to help—without being asked! The generosity of our community never ceases to amaze me,' MacAulay tweeted. Photograph courtesy of Lawrence MacAulay's Twitter handle

After Hurricane Fiona, Atlantic Canadians help each other out

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 3, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Not too many people are foolish enough to fly into a hurricane. Most people focus their efforts on trying to get away from them.

After Hurricane Fiona, Atlantic Canadians help each other out

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 3, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Not too many people are foolish enough to fly into a hurricane. Most people focus their efforts on trying to get away from them.
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured Sept. 28, 2022, in his Cardigan, P.E.I., riding. 'This morning I dropped by Laureen Steadman's to check in on her and see the damage to her place. This morning, 10 neighbours showed up to help—without being asked! The generosity of our community never ceases to amaze me,' MacAulay tweeted. Photograph courtesy of Lawrence MacAulay's Twitter handle

Second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  • Inuk youth perform a dance at the National Truth and Reconciliation day event at Lebreton Flats in Ottawa on Sept. 30, 2022.The Hill Times

Second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  • Inuk youth perform a dance at the National Truth and Reconciliation day event at Lebreton Flats in Ottawa on Sept. 30, 2022.The Hill Times

Second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  • Inuk youth perform a dance at the National Truth and Reconciliation day event at Lebreton Flats in Ottawa on Sept. 30, 2022.The Hill Times

Official languages bill reveals ‘shift in the sands’ on Liberals’ approach to modernizing the act, say C-13 critics

  • A group strongly opposed to new legislation amending the federal Official Languages Act is keeping up its fight against the bill on the grounds
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 30, 2022
Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor's mandate letter tasks her with introducing a bill to reform the Official Languages Act, 'taking into consideration the pressing need to protect and promote French.' Bill C-13 was introduced by the federal government in March 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Official languages bill reveals ‘shift in the sands’ on Liberals’ approach to modernizing the act, say C-13 critics

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 30, 2022
  • A group strongly opposed to new legislation amending the federal Official Languages Act is keeping up its fight against the bill on the grounds

Official languages bill reveals ‘shift in the sands’ on Liberals’ approach to modernizing the act, say C-13 critics

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 30, 2022
  • A group strongly opposed to new legislation amending the federal Official Languages Act is keeping up its fight against the bill on the grounds
Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor's mandate letter tasks her with introducing a bill to reform the Official Languages Act, 'taking into consideration the pressing need to protect and promote French.' Bill C-13 was introduced by the federal government in March 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Truth and Reconciliation Day, take two

  • Good Friday morning, It is Sept. 30, which means Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU gets his first do-over for National Truth and Reconciliation Day. “This
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 30, 2022
Pictured: People marched in downtown Ottawa to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 last year. More public events are scheduled to take place in Ottawa and elsewhere today to mark the holiday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Truth and Reconciliation Day, take two

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 30, 2022
  • Good Friday morning, It is Sept. 30, which means Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU gets his first do-over for National Truth and Reconciliation Day. “This

Politics This Morning: Truth and Reconciliation Day, take two

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 30, 2022
  • Good Friday morning, It is Sept. 30, which means Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU gets his first do-over for National Truth and Reconciliation Day. “This
Pictured: People marched in downtown Ottawa to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 last year. More public events are scheduled to take place in Ottawa and elsewhere today to mark the holiday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

We need to uphold the Canada Health Act

  • Last week, as the 101st president of the Canadian Paediatric Society, I chaired a meeting of the presidents of the provincial paediatric societies of
Opinion | BY MARK FELDMAN | September 29, 2022
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett's mandate letter calls for a 'permanent, ongoing Canada Mental Health Transfer to help expand the delivery of high-quality, accessible and free mental health services, including for prevention and treatment.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to uphold the Canada Health Act

Opinion | BY MARK FELDMAN | September 29, 2022
  • Last week, as the 101st president of the Canadian Paediatric Society, I chaired a meeting of the presidents of the provincial paediatric societies of

We need to uphold the Canada Health Act

Opinion | BY MARK FELDMAN | September 29, 2022
  • Last week, as the 101st president of the Canadian Paediatric Society, I chaired a meeting of the presidents of the provincial paediatric societies of
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett's mandate letter calls for a 'permanent, ongoing Canada Mental Health Transfer to help expand the delivery of high-quality, accessible and free mental health services, including for prevention and treatment.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty an attempt to ‘name the elephant in the room,’ say supporters

  • In the wake of catastrophic natural disasters in Atlantic Canada, Florida, Pakistan, and elsewhere around the world, environmental advocates are rallying support for a
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 29, 2022
Nikenike Vurobaravu, president of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23 to call for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty. The Pacific island nation, which is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, was the first nation-state to endorse the treaty. Photograph courtesy of the UN

Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty an attempt to ‘name the elephant in the room,’ say supporters

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 29, 2022
  • In the wake of catastrophic natural disasters in Atlantic Canada, Florida, Pakistan, and elsewhere around the world, environmental advocates are rallying support for a

Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty an attempt to ‘name the elephant in the room,’ say supporters

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 29, 2022
  • In the wake of catastrophic natural disasters in Atlantic Canada, Florida, Pakistan, and elsewhere around the world, environmental advocates are rallying support for a
Nikenike Vurobaravu, president of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23 to call for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty. The Pacific island nation, which is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, was the first nation-state to endorse the treaty. Photograph courtesy of the UN

Canada’s jobs gap puts skills training, education atop growth agenda

  • TORONTO—We knew employers were having a tough time finding workers. But it was still a shock to learn that in the second quarter of
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 29, 2022
Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan, pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 19, 2022. This jobs gap means the growth potential of the economy is being held back, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s jobs gap puts skills training, education atop growth agenda

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 29, 2022
  • TORONTO—We knew employers were having a tough time finding workers. But it was still a shock to learn that in the second quarter of

Canada’s jobs gap puts skills training, education atop growth agenda

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 29, 2022
  • TORONTO—We knew employers were having a tough time finding workers. But it was still a shock to learn that in the second quarter of
Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan, pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 19, 2022. This jobs gap means the growth potential of the economy is being held back, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in human resources is necessary for improving mental health care

  • Of the thousands of pages written about mental health and COVID, few address one of the key issues that underlies the inability for Canadians
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER | September 29, 2022
Without adequate numbers of qualified mental health-care providers integrated into primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors, nowhere in Canada can people’s needs for rapid access to high quality care be met, writes ISG Senator Stan Kutcher. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Investing in human resources is necessary for improving mental health care

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER | September 29, 2022
  • Of the thousands of pages written about mental health and COVID, few address one of the key issues that underlies the inability for Canadians

Investing in human resources is necessary for improving mental health care

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER | September 29, 2022
  • Of the thousands of pages written about mental health and COVID, few address one of the key issues that underlies the inability for Canadians
Without adequate numbers of qualified mental health-care providers integrated into primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors, nowhere in Canada can people’s needs for rapid access to high quality care be met, writes ISG Senator Stan Kutcher. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Mental health and substance-use health workforce needs policy attention

  • More than one-in-three Canadians report serious mental health concerns, and one-in-four report problematic substance use, according to the most recent data from the Mental
Opinion | BY MARY BARTRAM AND KATHLEEN LESLIE | September 29, 2022
The impacts of the global pandemic on the mental health and substance use of the Canadian population are proving to be complex—and persistent, write Mary Bartram and Kathleen Leslie. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Mental health and substance-use health workforce needs policy attention

Opinion | BY MARY BARTRAM AND KATHLEEN LESLIE | September 29, 2022
  • More than one-in-three Canadians report serious mental health concerns, and one-in-four report problematic substance use, according to the most recent data from the Mental

Mental health and substance-use health workforce needs policy attention

Opinion | BY MARY BARTRAM AND KATHLEEN LESLIE | September 29, 2022
  • More than one-in-three Canadians report serious mental health concerns, and one-in-four report problematic substance use, according to the most recent data from the Mental
The impacts of the global pandemic on the mental health and substance use of the Canadian population are proving to be complex—and persistent, write Mary Bartram and Kathleen Leslie. Image courtesy of Pixabay

‘We need to hold people to account, not allow them to scare us off,’ says departing Senator Vern White

  • Senator Vern White has resigned from the Red Chamber, effective Oct. 2, and will be rejoining his wife and 10-year-old daughter in Finland, where
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 29, 2022
Senator Vern White was appointed to the Senate by Stephen Harper in 2012. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We need to hold people to account, not allow them to scare us off,’ says departing Senator Vern White

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 29, 2022
  • Senator Vern White has resigned from the Red Chamber, effective Oct. 2, and will be rejoining his wife and 10-year-old daughter in Finland, where

‘We need to hold people to account, not allow them to scare us off,’ says departing Senator Vern White

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 29, 2022
  • Senator Vern White has resigned from the Red Chamber, effective Oct. 2, and will be rejoining his wife and 10-year-old daughter in Finland, where
Senator Vern White was appointed to the Senate by Stephen Harper in 2012. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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