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Canada ‘in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada ‘in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.

Canada ‘in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The Senate reconvenes

  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
Senators will return to action today, with the summer adjournment looming and a final vote on Bill C-5 coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Senate reconvenes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.

The Senate reconvenes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.
Senators will return to action today, with the summer adjournment looming and a final vote on Bill C-5 coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

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

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

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

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

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

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

Speaking for a forgotten people

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

Speaking for a forgotten people

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

Speaking for a forgotten people

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

Members’ statements from June 20

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

Members’ statements from June 20

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

Members’ statements from June 20

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

Carney talks turkey at NATO

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

Carney talks turkey at NATO

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

Carney talks turkey at NATO

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

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

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

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

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

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Time to walk the walk

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

Time to walk the walk

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

Time to walk the walk

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

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

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

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

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

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Natural resources, economy top lobbying issues in May

  • A 'backdrop of geopolitical battles' is generating a need for a supply of goods from democratic nations such as Canada, says the president of
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government tabled the One Canadian Economy Act legislation on June 6, which seeks to accelerate the regulatory process for infrastructure projects that the federal government designates as being in the national interest. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Natural resources, economy top lobbying issues in May

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 23, 2025
  • A 'backdrop of geopolitical battles' is generating a need for a supply of goods from democratic nations such as Canada, says the president of

Natural resources, economy top lobbying issues in May

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 23, 2025
  • A 'backdrop of geopolitical battles' is generating a need for a supply of goods from democratic nations such as Canada, says the president of
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government tabled the One Canadian Economy Act legislation on June 6, which seeks to accelerate the regulatory process for infrastructure projects that the federal government designates as being in the national interest. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tea, tradition, and the throne

  • King Charles III’s message to Canadians during the Throne Speech reminds us of who we are as members of a diverse and resilient federation.
Opinion | BY NON-AFFILIATED SENATOR IRIS PETTEN | June 23, 2025
King Charles III inspects the honour guard at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa before delivering the Throne Speech on May 27, 2025. The Royal Family’s ties to Newfoundland and Labrador are evident through landmarks in the province and even residents’ accents, writes non-affiliated Senator Iris G. Petten. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tea, tradition, and the throne

Opinion | BY NON-AFFILIATED SENATOR IRIS PETTEN | June 23, 2025
  • King Charles III’s message to Canadians during the Throne Speech reminds us of who we are as members of a diverse and resilient federation.

Tea, tradition, and the throne

Opinion | BY NON-AFFILIATED SENATOR IRIS PETTEN | June 23, 2025
  • King Charles III’s message to Canadians during the Throne Speech reminds us of who we are as members of a diverse and resilient federation.
King Charles III inspects the honour guard at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa before delivering the Throne Speech on May 27, 2025. The Royal Family’s ties to Newfoundland and Labrador are evident through landmarks in the province and even residents’ accents, writes non-affiliated Senator Iris G. Petten. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rookie Liberal MP and ultra-marathoner St-Pierre runs 21-kilometre maple leaf route for Canada Day

  • Also, NDP opts out of Reform Act leadership review clause, Senators praise Marie-Françoise Mégie as she retires, and House Speaker hosts Terry Fox Humanitarian
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 23, 2025
New Liberal MP Eric St-Pierre, left, and a handful of other Liberal MPs ran a 21-km route in the shape of a maple leaf on June 19. Photographs courtesy of Eric St-Pierre's office

Rookie Liberal MP and ultra-marathoner St-Pierre runs 21-kilometre maple leaf route for Canada Day

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 23, 2025
  • Also, NDP opts out of Reform Act leadership review clause, Senators praise Marie-Françoise Mégie as she retires, and House Speaker hosts Terry Fox Humanitarian

Rookie Liberal MP and ultra-marathoner St-Pierre runs 21-kilometre maple leaf route for Canada Day

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 23, 2025
  • Also, NDP opts out of Reform Act leadership review clause, Senators praise Marie-Françoise Mégie as she retires, and House Speaker hosts Terry Fox Humanitarian
New Liberal MP Eric St-Pierre, left, and a handful of other Liberal MPs ran a 21-km route in the shape of a maple leaf on June 19. Photographs courtesy of Eric St-Pierre's office

This summer, Poilievre will be campaigning for his survival

  • As well as preparing for his own future in an Alberta byelection, Pierre Poilievre will be using the season to reinforce his level of
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 23, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This summer, Poilievre will be campaigning for his survival

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 23, 2025
  • As well as preparing for his own future in an Alberta byelection, Pierre Poilievre will be using the season to reinforce his level of

This summer, Poilievre will be campaigning for his survival

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 23, 2025
  • As well as preparing for his own future in an Alberta byelection, Pierre Poilievre will be using the season to reinforce his level of
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pipelines or pipe dreams?

  • Like the feds, the Canadian public now supports new pipeline projects. Such projects may, however, turn out to be fanciful. If new pipelines are
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 23, 2025
There are cracks in the federal cabinet, too: while Canadian Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, cautions that both global and national demand for fossil fuels will soon peak, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, right, favours new pipelines and decline, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Pipelines or pipe dreams?

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 23, 2025
  • Like the feds, the Canadian public now supports new pipeline projects. Such projects may, however, turn out to be fanciful. If new pipelines are

Pipelines or pipe dreams?

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 23, 2025
  • Like the feds, the Canadian public now supports new pipeline projects. Such projects may, however, turn out to be fanciful. If new pipelines are
There are cracks in the federal cabinet, too: while Canadian Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, cautions that both global and national demand for fossil fuels will soon peak, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, right, favours new pipelines and decline, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney may have hoped for more, but he should take what he got at G7 Summit

  • Whatever problems the India reset may pose in the future, and however disappointing it may be to have not seen the G7 make any
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 23, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, 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 in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Carney may have hoped for more, but he should take what he got at G7 Summit

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 23, 2025
  • Whatever problems the India reset may pose in the future, and however disappointing it may be to have not seen the G7 make any

Carney may have hoped for more, but he should take what he got at G7 Summit

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 23, 2025
  • Whatever problems the India reset may pose in the future, and however disappointing it may be to have not seen the G7 make any
European Council President Antonio Costa, 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 in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

The disconnect between climate promise and delivery

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to cut carbon emissions while expanding fossil fuel energy sources is 100-per-cent contradictory. Canada must move forward on climate, and
Opinion | BY GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, TREVOR HANCOCK | June 23, 2025
The climate crisis has multiplied the risks of forest wildfires during this last decade, including this one in 2016. Environment Canada is predicting above normal temperatures and mostly dry conditions across the country this summer, which is virtually a promise of another horrid year for wildfires in Western Canada, the authors write. Photograph courtesy of Stefan Doerr

The disconnect between climate promise and delivery

Opinion | BY GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, TREVOR HANCOCK | June 23, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to cut carbon emissions while expanding fossil fuel energy sources is 100-per-cent contradictory. Canada must move forward on climate, and

The disconnect between climate promise and delivery

Opinion | BY GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, TREVOR HANCOCK | June 23, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to cut carbon emissions while expanding fossil fuel energy sources is 100-per-cent contradictory. Canada must move forward on climate, and
The climate crisis has multiplied the risks of forest wildfires during this last decade, including this one in 2016. Environment Canada is predicting above normal temperatures and mostly dry conditions across the country this summer, which is virtually a promise of another horrid year for wildfires in Western Canada, the authors write. Photograph courtesy of Stefan Doerr

‘It’s like a war zone’: Secretary of State Belanger says Saskatchewan wildfires are leaving ‘traumatic and depressing’ losses in their wake

  • As wildfires continue to ravage Northern Saskatchewan and Western Canada, Belanger says his constituents are demonstrating ‘incredible resilience’ as they continue to fight flames
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 22, 2025
Wildfires in Manitoba, left, have prompted the province to declare a state of emergency, as have those in Saskatchewan, like in Denare Beach, bottom right, where Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger's home riding has faced 'devastation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of the Manitoba government, Buckley Belanger

‘It’s like a war zone’: Secretary of State Belanger says Saskatchewan wildfires are leaving ‘traumatic and depressing’ losses in their wake

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 22, 2025
  • As wildfires continue to ravage Northern Saskatchewan and Western Canada, Belanger says his constituents are demonstrating ‘incredible resilience’ as they continue to fight flames

‘It’s like a war zone’: Secretary of State Belanger says Saskatchewan wildfires are leaving ‘traumatic and depressing’ losses in their wake

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 22, 2025
  • As wildfires continue to ravage Northern Saskatchewan and Western Canada, Belanger says his constituents are demonstrating ‘incredible resilience’ as they continue to fight flames
Wildfires in Manitoba, left, have prompted the province to declare a state of emergency, as have those in Saskatchewan, like in Denare Beach, bottom right, where Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger's home riding has faced 'devastation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of the Manitoba government, Buckley Belanger

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

  • Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
The media centre for the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., was located on Tunnel Mountain at the Banff Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
  • Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
  • Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and
The media centre for the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., was located on Tunnel Mountain at the Banff Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Deadline day in the House

  • Plus, the taxpayer’s ombudsperson releases his annual report for 2024-25.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
On the last sitting day of the House this spring, Liberal MPs will aim to get the government's Bill C-5 passed. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Deadline day in the House

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 20, 2025
  • Plus, the taxpayer’s ombudsperson releases his annual report for 2024-25.

Deadline day in the House

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 20, 2025
  • Plus, the taxpayer’s ombudsperson releases his annual report for 2024-25.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
On the last sitting day of the House this spring, Liberal MPs will aim to get the government's Bill C-5 passed. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC refers two new procurement fraud cases to RCMP; feds take GC Strategies, subcontractor to court over billing practices

  • The department says it is 'actively pursuing the recovery of illegitimate amounts billed to the government and referring cases to the RCMP for criminal
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 19, 2025
Government Transformation and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound's department has reached agreements with some firms to reimburse approximately $4-million, of which $3-million has already been repaid to the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC refers two new procurement fraud cases to RCMP; feds take GC Strategies, subcontractor to court over billing practices

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 19, 2025
  • The department says it is 'actively pursuing the recovery of illegitimate amounts billed to the government and referring cases to the RCMP for criminal

PSPC refers two new procurement fraud cases to RCMP; feds take GC Strategies, subcontractor to court over billing practices

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 19, 2025
  • The department says it is 'actively pursuing the recovery of illegitimate amounts billed to the government and referring cases to the RCMP for criminal
Government Transformation and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound's department has reached agreements with some firms to reimburse approximately $4-million, of which $3-million has already been repaid to the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

  • In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in
Opinion | BY WILLIAM MORRISON | June 19, 2025
The Toronto-Quebec City corridor comprises 42 per cent of the national population and 43 per cent of the labour force. Political support for high-speed rail extends across both federal Liberal and Conservative parties as evidenced in their recent election platforms, writes William Morrison. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

Opinion | BY WILLIAM MORRISON | June 19, 2025
  • In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in

High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

Opinion | BY WILLIAM MORRISON | June 19, 2025
  • In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in
The Toronto-Quebec City corridor comprises 42 per cent of the national population and 43 per cent of the labour force. Political support for high-speed rail extends across both federal Liberal and Conservative parties as evidenced in their recent election platforms, writes William Morrison. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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Flying high: super travel agent Scott McCord celebrated by politicos

  • For 25 years, Scott McCord has been booking flights for Ottawa's politico players, so they threw a big party in his honour.
FeatureBY ZACK LADOUCEUR | May 1, 2024
'I don't believe in the expression 'McCord Magic,'' says travel agent Scott McCord. 'I think it's experience, elbow grease, and having a really good team. There’s nothing magical about it.' Photograph courtesy of Curtis Perry

Flying high: super travel agent Scott McCord celebrated by politicos

FeatureBY ZACK LADOUCEUR | May 1, 2024
  • For 25 years, Scott McCord has been booking flights for Ottawa's politico players, so they threw a big party in his honour.

Flying high: super travel agent Scott McCord celebrated by politicos

FeatureBY ZACK LADOUCEUR | May 1, 2024
  • For 25 years, Scott McCord has been booking flights for Ottawa's politico players, so they threw a big party in his honour.
'I don't believe in the expression 'McCord Magic,'' says travel agent Scott McCord. 'I think it's experience, elbow grease, and having a really good team. There’s nothing magical about it.' Photograph courtesy of Curtis Perry

Liberal budget comms ‘a miss’ at catching young voters, unlikely to achieve ‘narrative shift,’ say pollsters 

  • Like with traditional media, there’s no guarantee about the kinds of coverage when courting earned media from influencers, and there will be some ‘growing
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 30, 2024
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland appear for photographs with a group of cabinet ministers before the tabling of Budget 2024 on April 16. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberal budget comms ‘a miss’ at catching young voters, unlikely to achieve ‘narrative shift,’ say pollsters 

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 30, 2024
  • Like with traditional media, there’s no guarantee about the kinds of coverage when courting earned media from influencers, and there will be some ‘growing

Liberal budget comms ‘a miss’ at catching young voters, unlikely to achieve ‘narrative shift,’ say pollsters 

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 30, 2024
  • Like with traditional media, there’s no guarantee about the kinds of coverage when courting earned media from influencers, and there will be some ‘growing
Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland appear for photographs with a group of cabinet ministers before the tabling of Budget 2024 on April 16. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Under-the-surface favouritism’: Procurement watchdog finds no evidence of political meddling in McKinsey contracts

  • 'If we were to see something that would give rise to a suspicion of criminality, we would refer that to the RCMP,' says Procurement
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2024
The federal government coughed up a total of $117-million in contracts to consulting firm McKinsey and Company between 2011 and 2023, according to Office of the Procurement Ombud, headed by Alexander Jeglic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Under-the-surface favouritism’: Procurement watchdog finds no evidence of political meddling in McKinsey contracts

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2024
  • 'If we were to see something that would give rise to a suspicion of criminality, we would refer that to the RCMP,' says Procurement

‘Under-the-surface favouritism’: Procurement watchdog finds no evidence of political meddling in McKinsey contracts

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2024
  • 'If we were to see something that would give rise to a suspicion of criminality, we would refer that to the RCMP,' says Procurement
The federal government coughed up a total of $117-million in contracts to consulting firm McKinsey and Company between 2011 and 2023, according to Office of the Procurement Ombud, headed by Alexander Jeglic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Lobbyists take to the Hill

  • Plus, the PBO grades Chrystia Freeland’s budget.
At least five different groups are courting MPs on and around Parliament today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Lobbyists take to the Hill

  • Plus, the PBO grades Chrystia Freeland’s budget.

Politics This Morning: Lobbyists take to the Hill

  • Plus, the PBO grades Chrystia Freeland’s budget.
At least five different groups are courting MPs on and around Parliament today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s improve our understanding of how we nominate candidates, and pass S-283

  • Bill S-283 is a modest step to stop the downward trajectory in Canada’s international standings in gender and diverse political representation.
Opinion | BY JEANETTE ASHE, TRACEY RANEY | April 29, 2024
Independent Senator Donna Dasko’s Bill S-283 seeks to shine some light into this secret garden by expanding Elections Canada public reporting on nomination processes, write Jeanette Ashe and Tracey Raney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s improve our understanding of how we nominate candidates, and pass S-283

Opinion | BY JEANETTE ASHE, TRACEY RANEY | April 29, 2024
  • Bill S-283 is a modest step to stop the downward trajectory in Canada’s international standings in gender and diverse political representation.

Let’s improve our understanding of how we nominate candidates, and pass S-283

Opinion | BY JEANETTE ASHE, TRACEY RANEY | April 29, 2024
  • Bill S-283 is a modest step to stop the downward trajectory in Canada’s international standings in gender and diverse political representation.
Independent Senator Donna Dasko’s Bill S-283 seeks to shine some light into this secret garden by expanding Elections Canada public reporting on nomination processes, write Jeanette Ashe and Tracey Raney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can solve its productivity ‘emergency’—we just need politicians on board

  • Governments have other options, like scrapping interprovincial trade barriers and allowing allowing foreign competition.
Opinion | BY JAKE FUSS | April 29, 2024
Fiscal rules should be imposed on the growth of government spending to prevent the crowding out of private-sector investment, writes Jake Fuss. Pexels image by Monstera Production

Canada can solve its productivity ‘emergency’—we just need politicians on board

Opinion | BY JAKE FUSS | April 29, 2024
  • Governments have other options, like scrapping interprovincial trade barriers and allowing allowing foreign competition.

Canada can solve its productivity ‘emergency’—we just need politicians on board

Opinion | BY JAKE FUSS | April 29, 2024
  • Governments have other options, like scrapping interprovincial trade barriers and allowing allowing foreign competition.
Fiscal rules should be imposed on the growth of government spending to prevent the crowding out of private-sector investment, writes Jake Fuss. Pexels image by Monstera Production

Hogue inquiry prompts questions for Canada’s spy agency

  • Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s foreign interference inquiry has enlightened us on the failings of our security apparatus and its inability to engage constructively with Canadians.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | April 29, 2024
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue will release her first report on foreign interference this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hogue inquiry prompts questions for Canada’s spy agency

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | April 29, 2024
  • Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s foreign interference inquiry has enlightened us on the failings of our security apparatus and its inability to engage constructively with Canadians.

Hogue inquiry prompts questions for Canada’s spy agency

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | April 29, 2024
  • Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s foreign interference inquiry has enlightened us on the failings of our security apparatus and its inability to engage constructively with Canadians.
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue will release her first report on foreign interference this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget capital gains reform will boost investment

  • Collecting more revenue from the largest gains on sales of existing assets while offering greater incentives to create new assets is a smart economic
Opinion | BY ERIN WEIR | April 29, 2024
The prospect of paying tax on a gain does not remove the incentive to buy an asset you expect to rise in value, writes Erin Weir. Pexels image by Monstera Production

Budget capital gains reform will boost investment

Opinion | BY ERIN WEIR | April 29, 2024
  • Collecting more revenue from the largest gains on sales of existing assets while offering greater incentives to create new assets is a smart economic

Budget capital gains reform will boost investment

Opinion | BY ERIN WEIR | April 29, 2024
  • Collecting more revenue from the largest gains on sales of existing assets while offering greater incentives to create new assets is a smart economic
The prospect of paying tax on a gain does not remove the incentive to buy an asset you expect to rise in value, writes Erin Weir. Pexels image by Monstera Production

Waiting for justice: why you need to know Métis residential school survivors of Île-à-la-Crosse

  • Every single public administrator and elected official could choose to acknowledge these survivors and properly compensate them. But they have not.
Opinion | BY MERELDA FIDDLER-POTTER | April 29, 2024
A group of Métis children on a seesaw in Île-à-la-Crosse, Sask., circa 1954-1963. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Waiting for justice: why you need to know Métis residential school survivors of Île-à-la-Crosse

Opinion | BY MERELDA FIDDLER-POTTER | April 29, 2024
  • Every single public administrator and elected official could choose to acknowledge these survivors and properly compensate them. But they have not.

Waiting for justice: why you need to know Métis residential school survivors of Île-à-la-Crosse

Opinion | BY MERELDA FIDDLER-POTTER | April 29, 2024
  • Every single public administrator and elected official could choose to acknowledge these survivors and properly compensate them. But they have not.
A group of Métis children on a seesaw in Île-à-la-Crosse, Sask., circa 1954-1963. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

FedDev Ontario Minister Tassi, Emergency Preparedness Minister Sajjan add to their teams

  • Plus, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is down a staffer following Ashley Fearnall’s exit to join the Liberal research bureau.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 29, 2024
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Minister Filomena Tassi, left, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan, and Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

FedDev Ontario Minister Tassi, Emergency Preparedness Minister Sajjan add to their teams

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 29, 2024
  • Plus, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is down a staffer following Ashley Fearnall’s exit to join the Liberal research bureau.

FedDev Ontario Minister Tassi, Emergency Preparedness Minister Sajjan add to their teams

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 29, 2024
  • Plus, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is down a staffer following Ashley Fearnall’s exit to join the Liberal research bureau.
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Minister Filomena Tassi, left, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan, and Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Public hearings provided ‘no great revelations’ for upcoming foreign interference report, says national security expert Wesley Wark

  • Former CSIS intelligence analyst Stephanie Carvin says the commission is ‘another inconvenient warning’ from an exasperated intelligence community with an outdated mandate.
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 29, 2024
After hearing from nearly 70 witnesses over 10 days earlier this spring, Foreign Interference Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue is set to release her interim report on May 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public hearings provided ‘no great revelations’ for upcoming foreign interference report, says national security expert Wesley Wark

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 29, 2024
  • Former CSIS intelligence analyst Stephanie Carvin says the commission is ‘another inconvenient warning’ from an exasperated intelligence community with an outdated mandate.

Public hearings provided ‘no great revelations’ for upcoming foreign interference report, says national security expert Wesley Wark

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 29, 2024
  • Former CSIS intelligence analyst Stephanie Carvin says the commission is ‘another inconvenient warning’ from an exasperated intelligence community with an outdated mandate.
After hearing from nearly 70 witnesses over 10 days earlier this spring, Foreign Interference Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue is set to release her interim report on May 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Does Canada really need the CF-35 Joint Strike Fighter?

  • With Trudeau's Liberals dropping in the polls, maybe it is not too late to bring out their old campaign promise to axe the F-35
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 29, 2024
The saga to to replace the RCAF's aged-out CF-18 Hornet fighter jets could turn into election campaign fodder, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Cpl. Pierre Habib

Does Canada really need the CF-35 Joint Strike Fighter?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 29, 2024
  • With Trudeau's Liberals dropping in the polls, maybe it is not too late to bring out their old campaign promise to axe the F-35

Does Canada really need the CF-35 Joint Strike Fighter?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 29, 2024
  • With Trudeau's Liberals dropping in the polls, maybe it is not too late to bring out their old campaign promise to axe the F-35
The saga to to replace the RCAF's aged-out CF-18 Hornet fighter jets could turn into election campaign fodder, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Cpl. Pierre Habib

Can’t Buy My Silence on the Hill: restricting the abusive use of NDAs

  • Senator Marilou McPhedran’s Bill S-261 would prevent public money from being used to generate or enforce a non-disclosure agreement unless specifically requested by a
Opinion | BY ZELDA PERKINS, JULIE MACFARLANE | April 29, 2024
Senator Marilou McPhedran tabled Bill S-261 on May 9, 2023, but it has yet to complete second reading. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can’t Buy My Silence on the Hill: restricting the abusive use of NDAs

Opinion | BY ZELDA PERKINS, JULIE MACFARLANE | April 29, 2024
  • Senator Marilou McPhedran’s Bill S-261 would prevent public money from being used to generate or enforce a non-disclosure agreement unless specifically requested by a

Can’t Buy My Silence on the Hill: restricting the abusive use of NDAs

Opinion | BY ZELDA PERKINS, JULIE MACFARLANE | April 29, 2024
  • Senator Marilou McPhedran’s Bill S-261 would prevent public money from being used to generate or enforce a non-disclosure agreement unless specifically requested by a
Senator Marilou McPhedran tabled Bill S-261 on May 9, 2023, but it has yet to complete second reading. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada urgently needs an equitable immigration system

  • It is important that we prioritize and support undocumented people from marginalized backgrounds instead of excluding them with unfair requirements.
Opinion | BY YOGENDRA SHAKYA, AXELLE JANCZUR | April 29, 2024
Marc Miller
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller holds a press conference in the National Press Theatre on Feb. 29. It is time for Canada to build a truly inclusive immigration framework that promotes the dignity and well-being of all migrants, regardless of their status, write Yogendra Shakya and Axelle Janczur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada urgently needs an equitable immigration system

Opinion | BY YOGENDRA SHAKYA, AXELLE JANCZUR | April 29, 2024
  • It is important that we prioritize and support undocumented people from marginalized backgrounds instead of excluding them with unfair requirements.

Canada urgently needs an equitable immigration system

Opinion | BY YOGENDRA SHAKYA, AXELLE JANCZUR | April 29, 2024
  • It is important that we prioritize and support undocumented people from marginalized backgrounds instead of excluding them with unfair requirements.
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller holds a press conference in the National Press Theatre on Feb. 29. It is time for Canada to build a truly inclusive immigration framework that promotes the dignity and well-being of all migrants, regardless of their status, write Yogendra Shakya and Axelle Janczur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A doomsday scenario in Sudan as war rages in parts of Africa

  • Eleven countries out of 54, containing more than a quarter of Africa’s population, are at war, and mostly they are at war with themselves.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 29, 2024
Displaced people arrive in South Sudan from Sudan through the Joda border crossing. An estimated nine million people have fled their homes in Sudan since the war began just over a year ago, writes Gwynne Dyer.   Photograph courtesy of the United Nations by Ala Kheir

A doomsday scenario in Sudan as war rages in parts of Africa

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 29, 2024
  • Eleven countries out of 54, containing more than a quarter of Africa’s population, are at war, and mostly they are at war with themselves.

A doomsday scenario in Sudan as war rages in parts of Africa

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 29, 2024
  • Eleven countries out of 54, containing more than a quarter of Africa’s population, are at war, and mostly they are at war with themselves.
Displaced people arrive in South Sudan from Sudan through the Joda border crossing. An estimated nine million people have fled their homes in Sudan since the war began just over a year ago, writes Gwynne Dyer.   Photograph courtesy of the United Nations by Ala Kheir

Trudeau tells Grit MPs not to expect any dramatic boost in public support until next year

  • The Tories’ double-digit lead is not so much an endorsement of Pierre Poilievre as leader, but because Canadians want a change in government, says
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 29, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses his Liberal caucus on the Hill on April 17. The April 16 federal budget failed to provide any bump in support to the Liberals last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau tells Grit MPs not to expect any dramatic boost in public support until next year

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 29, 2024
  • The Tories’ double-digit lead is not so much an endorsement of Pierre Poilievre as leader, but because Canadians want a change in government, says

Trudeau tells Grit MPs not to expect any dramatic boost in public support until next year

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 29, 2024
  • The Tories’ double-digit lead is not so much an endorsement of Pierre Poilievre as leader, but because Canadians want a change in government, says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses his Liberal caucus on the Hill on April 17. The April 16 federal budget failed to provide any bump in support to the Liberals last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beware of the ‘everything-is-broken’ crowd

  • Mark Carney recently reminded us that the slogan 'Britain is broken' led to that country’s exit from the European Union. Brexiteers promised what he called
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 29, 2024
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, left, has reached the limit to how far conservative politicians can carry the demonization of Justin Trudeau, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Beware of the ‘everything-is-broken’ crowd

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 29, 2024
  • Mark Carney recently reminded us that the slogan 'Britain is broken' led to that country’s exit from the European Union. Brexiteers promised what he called

Beware of the ‘everything-is-broken’ crowd

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 29, 2024
  • Mark Carney recently reminded us that the slogan 'Britain is broken' led to that country’s exit from the European Union. Brexiteers promised what he called
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, left, has reached the limit to how far conservative politicians can carry the demonization of Justin Trudeau, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservative Facebook ads reach out to Chinese-Canadians as Liberals take local approach to budget sales pitch

  • The Tories are running ads about supervised consumption sites in Ontario and British Columbia on Facebook and Instagram. Meanwhile, individual Liberal MPs are advertising
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 29, 2024
Examples of the Chinese-language advertising the Conservative Party of Canada is running, targeting safe supply and crime. Screenshot via Meta Ad Library

Conservative Facebook ads reach out to Chinese-Canadians as Liberals take local approach to budget sales pitch

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 29, 2024
  • The Tories are running ads about supervised consumption sites in Ontario and British Columbia on Facebook and Instagram. Meanwhile, individual Liberal MPs are advertising

Conservative Facebook ads reach out to Chinese-Canadians as Liberals take local approach to budget sales pitch

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 29, 2024
  • The Tories are running ads about supervised consumption sites in Ontario and British Columbia on Facebook and Instagram. Meanwhile, individual Liberal MPs are advertising
Examples of the Chinese-language advertising the Conservative Party of Canada is running, targeting safe supply and crime. Screenshot via Meta Ad Library

Former ministerial staffer Church and Global Affairs official Richardson seek coveted Liberal nomination of Toronto-St. Paul’s

  • The May 1 Liberal nomination contest will elect the party’s candidate for the yet-to-be-scheduled byelection.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 29, 2024
Former cabinet staffer Leslie Church, left, and senior government official Emma Richardson are running for the Liberal nomination in Toronto-St. Paul's. The nomination contest is scheduled for May 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of voteemma.ca

Former ministerial staffer Church and Global Affairs official Richardson seek coveted Liberal nomination of Toronto-St. Paul’s

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 29, 2024
  • The May 1 Liberal nomination contest will elect the party’s candidate for the yet-to-be-scheduled byelection.

Former ministerial staffer Church and Global Affairs official Richardson seek coveted Liberal nomination of Toronto-St. Paul’s

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 29, 2024
  • The May 1 Liberal nomination contest will elect the party’s candidate for the yet-to-be-scheduled byelection.
Former cabinet staffer Leslie Church, left, and senior government official Emma Richardson are running for the Liberal nomination in Toronto-St. Paul's. The nomination contest is scheduled for May 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of voteemma.ca

Accountability needed after Zameer acquittal

  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford, then-Toronto mayor John Tory and Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown attacked the decision to grant bail to Umar Zameer back in
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 29, 2024
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured, was among those in 2021 who criticized the decision to grant bail to Umar Zameer. Without an external review of the judicial process in this case, too many questions remain unanswered, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Accountability needed after Zameer acquittal

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 29, 2024
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford, then-Toronto mayor John Tory and Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown attacked the decision to grant bail to Umar Zameer back in

Accountability needed after Zameer acquittal

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 29, 2024
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford, then-Toronto mayor John Tory and Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown attacked the decision to grant bail to Umar Zameer back in
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured, was among those in 2021 who criticized the decision to grant bail to Umar Zameer. Without an external review of the judicial process in this case, too many questions remain unanswered, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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