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A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

  • Guideline changes became necessary after Justin Trudeau's government chose to amend the Patented Medicines Regulations, a process beset with legal challenges and many delays.
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
Guillaume Couillard became director general of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board in April 2023. He now leads a team that will monitor and review drug prices under new guidelines to enforce regulations that were put into force in July 2022. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
  • Guideline changes became necessary after Justin Trudeau's government chose to amend the Patented Medicines Regulations, a process beset with legal challenges and many delays.

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
  • Guideline changes became necessary after Justin Trudeau's government chose to amend the Patented Medicines Regulations, a process beset with legal challenges and many delays.
Guillaume Couillard became director general of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board in April 2023. He now leads a team that will monitor and review drug prices under new guidelines to enforce regulations that were put into force in July 2022. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

Canada deserves a project approval process that’s swift by default

  • While Bill C-5 sends a positive signal, it does not resolve the core problem: Canada still lacks a stable, transparent, and efficient project approval
Opinion | BY KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL | July 20, 2025
Bill C-5, or the One Canadian Economy Act, was tabled by Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc on June 6, and received royal assent on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada deserves a project approval process that’s swift by default

Opinion | BY KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL | July 20, 2025
  • While Bill C-5 sends a positive signal, it does not resolve the core problem: Canada still lacks a stable, transparent, and efficient project approval

Canada deserves a project approval process that’s swift by default

Opinion | BY KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL | July 20, 2025
  • While Bill C-5 sends a positive signal, it does not resolve the core problem: Canada still lacks a stable, transparent, and efficient project approval
Bill C-5, or the One Canadian Economy Act, was tabled by Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc on June 6, and received royal assent on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

  • Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could
Opinion | BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, MONICA CURTIS | July 20, 2025
As Canada moves to launch major nation-building projects, we should prioritize retrofitting the buildings Canadians already use — the majority of which will still stand in 2050, writes Chris Severson-Baker and Monica Curtis. Photo courtesy of SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS, Pexels.com

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

Opinion | BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, MONICA CURTIS | July 20, 2025
  • Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

Opinion | BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, MONICA CURTIS | July 20, 2025
  • Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could
As Canada moves to launch major nation-building projects, we should prioritize retrofitting the buildings Canadians already use — the majority of which will still stand in 2050, writes Chris Severson-Baker and Monica Curtis. Photo courtesy of SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS, Pexels.com

Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own

  • We need to double down on what truly makes this country strong: reconciliation, public services, science, veterans’ dignity, and a more inclusive society.
Opinion | BY DAVID MACDONALD | July 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has boosted funding for the military and other Trump-focused priorities, at the cost of funding for First Nations, veterans, research, international aid and more. Photograph courtesy of The White House

Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own

Opinion | BY DAVID MACDONALD | July 18, 2025
  • We need to double down on what truly makes this country strong: reconciliation, public services, science, veterans’ dignity, and a more inclusive society.

Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own

Opinion | BY DAVID MACDONALD | July 18, 2025
  • We need to double down on what truly makes this country strong: reconciliation, public services, science, veterans’ dignity, and a more inclusive society.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has boosted funding for the military and other Trump-focused priorities, at the cost of funding for First Nations, veterans, research, international aid and more. Photograph courtesy of The White House

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

  • The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to work in partnership with First Nations communities to advance nation-building projects, but there is still ‘staunch opposition’ to his One Canadian Economy Act from some chiefs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 18, 2025
  • The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 18, 2025
  • The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to work in partnership with First Nations communities to advance nation-building projects, but there is still ‘staunch opposition’ to his One Canadian Economy Act from some chiefs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

  • The department's plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 18, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not respond to a request for comment on Environment and Climate Change Canada's departmental plan forecasting a 50 per cent spending cut by 2027-28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 18, 2025
  • The department's plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 18, 2025
  • The department's plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not respond to a request for comment on Environment and Climate Change Canada's departmental plan forecasting a 50 per cent spending cut by 2027-28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

  • First Nations are in a legal bind with drugs coming into our communities. Under current federal legislation, Canada Post requires 'reasonable grounds' before they
Opinion | BY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR | July 17, 2025
The issue of drugs in mail sent through Canada Post goes far beyond one Crown corporation. Our sovereignty means nothing if we cannot control what comes into our own territories, writes Michael Yellowback and Angela Levasseur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

Opinion | BY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR | July 17, 2025
  • First Nations are in a legal bind with drugs coming into our communities. Under current federal legislation, Canada Post requires 'reasonable grounds' before they

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

Opinion | BY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR | July 17, 2025
  • First Nations are in a legal bind with drugs coming into our communities. Under current federal legislation, Canada Post requires 'reasonable grounds' before they
The issue of drugs in mail sent through Canada Post goes far beyond one Crown corporation. Our sovereignty means nothing if we cannot control what comes into our own territories, writes Michael Yellowback and Angela Levasseur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Buying time for Ukraine

  • U.S. President Donald Trump has promised more weapons for Ukraine, but is slow to penalize countries that still support Moscow’s war economy by buying
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 17, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelynskyy. For the first time, Ukraine will be getting weapons actually ordered by the U.S. president, though what Donald Trump is willing to send remains unclear. Photograph courtesy of Ukraine Office of the President

Buying time for Ukraine

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 17, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump has promised more weapons for Ukraine, but is slow to penalize countries that still support Moscow’s war economy by buying

Buying time for Ukraine

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 17, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump has promised more weapons for Ukraine, but is slow to penalize countries that still support Moscow’s war economy by buying
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelynskyy. For the first time, Ukraine will be getting weapons actually ordered by the U.S. president, though what Donald Trump is willing to send remains unclear. Photograph courtesy of Ukraine Office of the President

Feds’ new ‘reciprocal procurement’ policy to limit foreign access to contracts amid U.S. trade tensions

  • The new policy is a testament to the 'changing world order,' says Liberal strategist Geoff Turner. 'Now, if you do not have a procurement
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 17, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound announced a new interim procurement policy on July 14 that allows Canada to limit suppliers from countries that restrict access to their own government contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ new ‘reciprocal procurement’ policy to limit foreign access to contracts amid U.S. trade tensions

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 17, 2025
  • The new policy is a testament to the 'changing world order,' says Liberal strategist Geoff Turner. 'Now, if you do not have a procurement

Feds’ new ‘reciprocal procurement’ policy to limit foreign access to contracts amid U.S. trade tensions

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 17, 2025
  • The new policy is a testament to the 'changing world order,' says Liberal strategist Geoff Turner. 'Now, if you do not have a procurement
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound announced a new interim procurement policy on July 14 that allows Canada to limit suppliers from countries that restrict access to their own government contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney vs. the chiefs

  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with First Nations chiefs today to address opposition to his new major projects fast-tracking law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney vs. the chiefs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.

Carney vs. the chiefs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with First Nations chiefs today to address opposition to his new major projects fast-tracking law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 
Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The notion of Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' turns a blind eye to the bottom line and the health of our planet, writes Jory Cohen. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House by Daniel Torok

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The notion of Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' turns a blind eye to the bottom line and the health of our planet, writes Jory Cohen. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House by Daniel Torok

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.
Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
Through law reform suited to the information age, from statutes to standards to codes of practice, Canada should strive to engage productively with Hong Kong. Even from a human rights perspective, there is much to be gained in helping Hong Kong reframe its narrative toward broader issues of public interest. Photograph courtesy of Bernard Spragg

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.
Through law reform suited to the information age, from statutes to standards to codes of practice, Canada should strive to engage productively with Hong Kong. Even from a human rights perspective, there is much to be gained in helping Hong Kong reframe its narrative toward broader issues of public interest. Photograph courtesy of Bernard Spragg

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.
News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
The Treasury Board Secretariat, led by President Shafqat Ali, acts as the public service employer, handling administrative oversight of spending and regulation, among other responsibilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
The Treasury Board Secretariat, led by President Shafqat Ali, acts as the public service employer, handling administrative oversight of spending and regulation, among other responsibilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

  • Hopefully, Canadians will speak up and not allow the government to ignore key issues, despite the timing of these dead-of-summer consultations.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 16, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne launched the 2025 budget consultations on July 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 16, 2025
  • Hopefully, Canadians will speak up and not allow the government to ignore key issues, despite the timing of these dead-of-summer consultations.

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 16, 2025
  • Hopefully, Canadians will speak up and not allow the government to ignore key issues, despite the timing of these dead-of-summer consultations.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne launched the 2025 budget consultations on July 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre knows that this—sadly—is when you start building the narrative of Prime Minister Mark Carney as the wealthy, self-interested, effete leader, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre knows that this—sadly—is when you start building the narrative of Prime Minister Mark Carney as the wealthy, self-interested, effete leader, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have finally changed his tune on the Russians because Russian President Vladimir Putin has run circles around the self-appointed great dealmaker, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have finally changed his tune on the Russians because Russian President Vladimir Putin has run circles around the self-appointed great dealmaker, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

  • India and Canada should see each other not as hesitant allies, but as natural partners for resilient growth.
Opinion | BY NADIRA HAMID | July 16, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney meet alongside the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 17. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

Opinion | BY NADIRA HAMID | July 16, 2025
  • India and Canada should see each other not as hesitant allies, but as natural partners for resilient growth.

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

Opinion | BY NADIRA HAMID | July 16, 2025
  • India and Canada should see each other not as hesitant allies, but as natural partners for resilient growth.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney meet alongside the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 17. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

  • Positive Nutrition encourages individuals to view eating as an opportunity to nourish the body and mind by focusing on the abundance of nutrients and
Opinion | BY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN | July 16, 2025
A shift in approach would not only better address individual health, but would also encourage a more inclusive and positive societal relationship with food, write Jacques Shore and Suzanne Sabourin. Pexels photograph by August de Richelieu

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

Opinion | BY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN | July 16, 2025
  • Positive Nutrition encourages individuals to view eating as an opportunity to nourish the body and mind by focusing on the abundance of nutrients and

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

Opinion | BY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN | July 16, 2025
  • Positive Nutrition encourages individuals to view eating as an opportunity to nourish the body and mind by focusing on the abundance of nutrients and
A shift in approach would not only better address individual health, but would also encourage a more inclusive and positive societal relationship with food, write Jacques Shore and Suzanne Sabourin. Pexels photograph by August de Richelieu

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, centre, and Heather McPherson, right, plan to nominate UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, left, for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of X and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and
NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, centre, and Heather McPherson, right, plan to nominate UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, left, for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of X and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up on Sept. 2. The House and Senate finance committees both passed motions urging his reappointment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up on Sept. 2. The House and Senate finance committees both passed motions urging his reappointment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency, which also has a secretary of state assigned to its oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency, which also has a secretary of state assigned to its oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has filled some key staff positions in his new ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has filled some key staff positions in his new ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. To secure our future, we need to act by engaging with those nations ready to do business with us, writes Kumaran Nadesan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. To secure our future, we need to act by engaging with those nations ready to do business with us, writes Kumaran Nadesan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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The triumph of misinformation

  • The anti-carbon tax campaign is the leading edge of a collective, well-orchestrated, and fortuitous assault on everything progressive in this country.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 20, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has a clear shot at a victory for his party in the next election based, to a large extent, on this single campaign against the carbon levy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The triumph of misinformation

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 20, 2024
  • The anti-carbon tax campaign is the leading edge of a collective, well-orchestrated, and fortuitous assault on everything progressive in this country.

The triumph of misinformation

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 20, 2024
  • The anti-carbon tax campaign is the leading edge of a collective, well-orchestrated, and fortuitous assault on everything progressive in this country.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has a clear shot at a victory for his party in the next election based, to a large extent, on this single campaign against the carbon levy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s carbon-pricing obstinance may be too late to deliver

  • Canadians have been lectured by the Liberal government on carbon pricing, but rarely has the message been properly co-opted with a reminder of its
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 20, 2024
If Canadians still felt Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had the political capital he did when the carbon-pricing regime was introduced in 2016, his recent comments on ‘doing the right thing’ might have been viewed as admirable, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s carbon-pricing obstinance may be too late to deliver

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 20, 2024
  • Canadians have been lectured by the Liberal government on carbon pricing, but rarely has the message been properly co-opted with a reminder of its

Trudeau’s carbon-pricing obstinance may be too late to deliver

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 20, 2024
  • Canadians have been lectured by the Liberal government on carbon pricing, but rarely has the message been properly co-opted with a reminder of its
If Canadians still felt Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had the political capital he did when the carbon-pricing regime was introduced in 2016, his recent comments on ‘doing the right thing’ might have been viewed as admirable, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mass departures from municipal politics are understandable

  • The smaller the stakes in politics, the more vicious the infighting, and in municipal politics, the elbows can be high.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 20, 2024
France Bélisle stepped down as the mayor of Gatineau, Que., on Feb. 22, citing personal attacks and death threats in the course of doing her job. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/City of Gatineau

Mass departures from municipal politics are understandable

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 20, 2024
  • The smaller the stakes in politics, the more vicious the infighting, and in municipal politics, the elbows can be high.

Mass departures from municipal politics are understandable

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 20, 2024
  • The smaller the stakes in politics, the more vicious the infighting, and in municipal politics, the elbows can be high.
France Bélisle stepped down as the mayor of Gatineau, Que., on Feb. 22, citing personal attacks and death threats in the course of doing her job. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/City of Gatineau

One-sided, biased narrative in op-ed on Palestinian women and girls, says Toronto letter writer

  • Re: “Trudeau’s feminist policies have failed Palestinian women and girls,” (The Hill Times, March 8). I am writing to express my profound disappointment with
Opinion | March 20, 2024

One-sided, biased narrative in op-ed on Palestinian women and girls, says Toronto letter writer

Opinion | March 20, 2024
  • Re: “Trudeau’s feminist policies have failed Palestinian women and girls,” (The Hill Times, March 8). I am writing to express my profound disappointment with

One-sided, biased narrative in op-ed on Palestinian women and girls, says Toronto letter writer

Opinion | March 20, 2024
  • Re: “Trudeau’s feminist policies have failed Palestinian women and girls,” (The Hill Times, March 8). I am writing to express my profound disappointment with

Sleepwalking towards Canada’s next major health crisis

  • Canadians deserve better than all levels of government dishing blame at each other while nothing gets done about antimicrobial resistance.
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR JUDITH G. SEIDMAN | March 20, 2024
Canada must employ a ‘whole-of-government’ approach to work towards a solution for the overuse of antibiotics and their unintended consequences to the entire eco-environment writes Sen. Judith G. Seidman. Unsplash photograph by Towfiqu Barbhuiya

Sleepwalking towards Canada’s next major health crisis

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR JUDITH G. SEIDMAN | March 20, 2024
  • Canadians deserve better than all levels of government dishing blame at each other while nothing gets done about antimicrobial resistance.

Sleepwalking towards Canada’s next major health crisis

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR JUDITH G. SEIDMAN | March 20, 2024
  • Canadians deserve better than all levels of government dishing blame at each other while nothing gets done about antimicrobial resistance.
Canada must employ a ‘whole-of-government’ approach to work towards a solution for the overuse of antibiotics and their unintended consequences to the entire eco-environment writes Sen. Judith G. Seidman. Unsplash photograph by Towfiqu Barbhuiya

As G7 hosts, Italy and Canada must lead the way on climate action

  • As Italy hosts the 2024 G7 summit and Canada prepares itself for hosting in 2025, their co-operation holds paramount importance.
Opinion | BY CAROLINE BROUILLETTE, LUCA BERGAMASCHI | March 20, 2024
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have a crucial role in promoting accelerated climate action as the route to energy security and economic prosperity, write Caroline Brouillette and Luca Bergamaschi. Photograph courtesy of the U.K. Government, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As G7 hosts, Italy and Canada must lead the way on climate action

Opinion | BY CAROLINE BROUILLETTE, LUCA BERGAMASCHI | March 20, 2024
  • As Italy hosts the 2024 G7 summit and Canada prepares itself for hosting in 2025, their co-operation holds paramount importance.

As G7 hosts, Italy and Canada must lead the way on climate action

Opinion | BY CAROLINE BROUILLETTE, LUCA BERGAMASCHI | March 20, 2024
  • As Italy hosts the 2024 G7 summit and Canada prepares itself for hosting in 2025, their co-operation holds paramount importance.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have a crucial role in promoting accelerated climate action as the route to energy security and economic prosperity, write Caroline Brouillette and Luca Bergamaschi. Photograph courtesy of the U.K. Government, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Charging, range anxiety, and price still barriers to mass EV adoption—but there are potential solutions

  • The things holding back a lot of people from taking the EV plunge are a mix of real problems and lingering myths.
Opinion | BY KRISTINE D’ARBELLES | March 20, 2024
Although the satisfaction rates among EV drivers are extremely high, if we want to get to mass adoption, we need to take a real hard look at our public charging infrastructure, writes Kristine D’Arbelles. Unsplash photograph by Zaptec

Charging, range anxiety, and price still barriers to mass EV adoption—but there are potential solutions

Opinion | BY KRISTINE D’ARBELLES | March 20, 2024
  • The things holding back a lot of people from taking the EV plunge are a mix of real problems and lingering myths.

Charging, range anxiety, and price still barriers to mass EV adoption—but there are potential solutions

Opinion | BY KRISTINE D’ARBELLES | March 20, 2024
  • The things holding back a lot of people from taking the EV plunge are a mix of real problems and lingering myths.
Although the satisfaction rates among EV drivers are extremely high, if we want to get to mass adoption, we need to take a real hard look at our public charging infrastructure, writes Kristine D’Arbelles. Unsplash photograph by Zaptec

EV sales regulation sets Canadians up for failure

  • Instead of regulating what vehicles Canadians buy, time and resources would be better spent regulating the availability and reliability of Canada’s charging network.
Opinion | BY BRIAN KINGSTON | March 20, 2024
Closing the charging gap requires that more than 100 public chargers are built every single day for the next 11 years, writes Brian Kingston. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

EV sales regulation sets Canadians up for failure

Opinion | BY BRIAN KINGSTON | March 20, 2024
  • Instead of regulating what vehicles Canadians buy, time and resources would be better spent regulating the availability and reliability of Canada’s charging network.

EV sales regulation sets Canadians up for failure

Opinion | BY BRIAN KINGSTON | March 20, 2024
  • Instead of regulating what vehicles Canadians buy, time and resources would be better spent regulating the availability and reliability of Canada’s charging network.
Closing the charging gap requires that more than 100 public chargers are built every single day for the next 11 years, writes Brian Kingston. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The true cost of gas-powered medium- and heavy-duty vehicles

  • Diesel-powered MHDVs are a disproportionately large contributor to traffic-related air pollution, which contributes to 1,200 premature deaths annually.
Opinion | BY ADAM THORN, SARAH BUTSON | March 20, 2024
According to a 2023 poll conducted by Abacus Data for the Canadian Lung Association, 79 per cent of respondents are concerned about the effect of traffic emissions on air quality, write Adam Thorn and Sarah Butson. Pexels photograph by Towfiqu Barbhuiya

The true cost of gas-powered medium- and heavy-duty vehicles

Opinion | BY ADAM THORN, SARAH BUTSON | March 20, 2024
  • Diesel-powered MHDVs are a disproportionately large contributor to traffic-related air pollution, which contributes to 1,200 premature deaths annually.

The true cost of gas-powered medium- and heavy-duty vehicles

Opinion | BY ADAM THORN, SARAH BUTSON | March 20, 2024
  • Diesel-powered MHDVs are a disproportionately large contributor to traffic-related air pollution, which contributes to 1,200 premature deaths annually.
According to a 2023 poll conducted by Abacus Data for the Canadian Lung Association, 79 per cent of respondents are concerned about the effect of traffic emissions on air quality, write Adam Thorn and Sarah Butson. Pexels photograph by Towfiqu Barbhuiya

Will we beat the clock to achieve our zero-emission vehicle adoption goals?

  • All of us are in uncharted territory, but the known obstacles represent some real challenges to hitting the zero-emission vehicle targets.
Opinion | BY DAVID ADAMS | March 20, 2024
The good news is that national registrations of zero-emission vehicles reached 11.7 per cent of new vehicle registrations in 2023, up from 8.9 per cent in 2022, writes David Adams. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will we beat the clock to achieve our zero-emission vehicle adoption goals?

Opinion | BY DAVID ADAMS | March 20, 2024
  • All of us are in uncharted territory, but the known obstacles represent some real challenges to hitting the zero-emission vehicle targets.

Will we beat the clock to achieve our zero-emission vehicle adoption goals?

Opinion | BY DAVID ADAMS | March 20, 2024
  • All of us are in uncharted territory, but the known obstacles represent some real challenges to hitting the zero-emission vehicle targets.
The good news is that national registrations of zero-emission vehicles reached 11.7 per cent of new vehicle registrations in 2023, up from 8.9 per cent in 2022, writes David Adams. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has all the resources and tools we need to benefit from a clean and green economy

  • We only lack the political will to remove jurisdictional obstacles that hold us back from ensuring that Canada’s electricity grid is smart and integrated.
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | March 20, 2024
To be competitive, we need to be able to use our grid like a battery, and all Canadians should be encouraged to install renewable energy systems, writes Elizabeth May. Pexels photograph by Gustavo Fring

Canada has all the resources and tools we need to benefit from a clean and green economy

Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | March 20, 2024
  • We only lack the political will to remove jurisdictional obstacles that hold us back from ensuring that Canada’s electricity grid is smart and integrated.

Canada has all the resources and tools we need to benefit from a clean and green economy

Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | March 20, 2024
  • We only lack the political will to remove jurisdictional obstacles that hold us back from ensuring that Canada’s electricity grid is smart and integrated.
To be competitive, we need to be able to use our grid like a battery, and all Canadians should be encouraged to install renewable energy systems, writes Elizabeth May. Pexels photograph by Gustavo Fring

The electric-vehicle era is just getting rolling

  • Canada is going electric by producing critical minerals and cutting-edge batteries, re-tooling passenger vehicle plants, manufacturing electric vehicles, and much more.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ADAM VAN KOEVERDEN | March 20, 2024
In Canada, one-in-nine new car sales registered in 2023 were either battery electric or a plug-in hybrid, and the number of ZEVs sold increased by almost 50 per cent compared to 2022, writes Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The electric-vehicle era is just getting rolling

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ADAM VAN KOEVERDEN | March 20, 2024
  • Canada is going electric by producing critical minerals and cutting-edge batteries, re-tooling passenger vehicle plants, manufacturing electric vehicles, and much more.

The electric-vehicle era is just getting rolling

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ADAM VAN KOEVERDEN | March 20, 2024
  • Canada is going electric by producing critical minerals and cutting-edge batteries, re-tooling passenger vehicle plants, manufacturing electric vehicles, and much more.
In Canada, one-in-nine new car sales registered in 2023 were either battery electric or a plug-in hybrid, and the number of ZEVs sold increased by almost 50 per cent compared to 2022, writes Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Driving down emissions with electric school buses

  • Transitioning to cleaner alternatives such as electric school buses would mean cutting out more than four million tons of carbon dioxide from our emissions
Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | March 20, 2024
The upfront cost of transitioning to an electric school bus fleet across the country is worthwhile when considering the long-term impacts, writes Laurel Collins. Unsplash photograph by Megan Lee

Driving down emissions with electric school buses

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | March 20, 2024
  • Transitioning to cleaner alternatives such as electric school buses would mean cutting out more than four million tons of carbon dioxide from our emissions

Driving down emissions with electric school buses

Opinion | BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS | March 20, 2024
  • Transitioning to cleaner alternatives such as electric school buses would mean cutting out more than four million tons of carbon dioxide from our emissions
The upfront cost of transitioning to an electric school bus fleet across the country is worthwhile when considering the long-term impacts, writes Laurel Collins. Unsplash photograph by Megan Lee

Why aren’t we talking about long-term care when we talk about the housing crisis?

  • Without deliberate consideration and action, much of an entire generation of older Canadians will be without the housing and care they need.
Opinion | BY JODI HALL | March 20, 2024
Housing Minister Sean Fraser attends a press conference in the National Press Theatre on Dec. 12, 2023. The federal government can, among other things, ensure the GST rental housing rebate regulations include long-term care homes, writes Jodi Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why aren’t we talking about long-term care when we talk about the housing crisis?

Opinion | BY JODI HALL | March 20, 2024
  • Without deliberate consideration and action, much of an entire generation of older Canadians will be without the housing and care they need.

Why aren’t we talking about long-term care when we talk about the housing crisis?

Opinion | BY JODI HALL | March 20, 2024
  • Without deliberate consideration and action, much of an entire generation of older Canadians will be without the housing and care they need.
Housing Minister Sean Fraser attends a press conference in the National Press Theatre on Dec. 12, 2023. The federal government can, among other things, ensure the GST rental housing rebate regulations include long-term care homes, writes Jodi Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators Bernard, Hartling mark National Social Work Month with March 21 luncheon

  • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. It returns on March 18
PSG Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, left, and ISG Senator Nancy Hartling will host a lunch event marking National Social Work Month on Thursday, March 21, in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. Photograph courtesy of Sen. Wanda Thomas Bernard's office, and The Hill Times photograph by Charelle Evelyn

Senators Bernard, Hartling mark National Social Work Month with March 21 luncheon

  • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. It returns on March 18

Senators Bernard, Hartling mark National Social Work Month with March 21 luncheon

  • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. It returns on March 18
PSG Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, left, and ISG Senator Nancy Hartling will host a lunch event marking National Social Work Month on Thursday, March 21, in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. Photograph courtesy of Sen. Wanda Thomas Bernard's office, and The Hill Times photograph by Charelle Evelyn

Savoie and Perrin among shortlisted authors for Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

  • Plus, Tory MP Ed Fast announces his pending retirement, memorial activities begin for the late Brian Mulroney, and HOH digs into the world of
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 20, 2024
The five finalists vying for the Writers' Trust of Canada $25,000 prize are, from left: Rob Goodman, Benjamin Perrin, Donald J. Savoie, Astra Taylor, and John Vaillant. Photographs courtesy of The Writers' Trust of Canada

Savoie and Perrin among shortlisted authors for Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 20, 2024
  • Plus, Tory MP Ed Fast announces his pending retirement, memorial activities begin for the late Brian Mulroney, and HOH digs into the world of

Savoie and Perrin among shortlisted authors for Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | March 20, 2024
  • Plus, Tory MP Ed Fast announces his pending retirement, memorial activities begin for the late Brian Mulroney, and HOH digs into the world of
The five finalists vying for the Writers' Trust of Canada $25,000 prize are, from left: Rob Goodman, Benjamin Perrin, Donald J. Savoie, Astra Taylor, and John Vaillant. Photographs courtesy of The Writers' Trust of Canada

Politics This Morning: Committees get a crack at the cabinet

  • Plus, a new bill to alter elections is ready for its debut.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree is one of eight ministers who will appear before parliamentary committees today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Committees get a crack at the cabinet

  • Plus, a new bill to alter elections is ready for its debut.

Politics This Morning: Committees get a crack at the cabinet

  • Plus, a new bill to alter elections is ready for its debut.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree is one of eight ministers who will appear before parliamentary committees today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians must uphold our collective moral responsibility: Fatima Haidar

  • Re: “Trudeau’s feminist policies have failed Palestinian women and girls,” (The Hill Times, March 8). As a media analyst focused on ensuring that media coverage of Palestine is factual, diverse,
Opinion | March 20, 2024
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Canadians must uphold our collective moral responsibility: Fatima Haidar

Opinion | March 20, 2024
  • Re: “Trudeau’s feminist policies have failed Palestinian women and girls,” (The Hill Times, March 8). As a media analyst focused on ensuring that media coverage of Palestine is factual, diverse,

Canadians must uphold our collective moral responsibility: Fatima Haidar

Opinion | March 20, 2024
  • Re: “Trudeau’s feminist policies have failed Palestinian women and girls,” (The Hill Times, March 8). As a media analyst focused on ensuring that media coverage of Palestine is factual, diverse,
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Brian Mulroney returns to Parliament Hill for final time as dignitaries, politicos, diplomats, and public pay respects to former prime minister lying in state in Ottawa

  • Politicians, diplomats, family members, and the public paid tribute to Mulroney, who was prime minister from 1984 to 1993, during a lying-in-state ceremony in
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 19, 2024
RCMP pallbearers carry the late prime minister Brian Mulroney’s casket into the Sir John A. Macdonald building on March 19, 2024, where Mulroney lies in state before his state funeral in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Brian Mulroney returns to Parliament Hill for final time as dignitaries, politicos, diplomats, and public pay respects to former prime minister lying in state in Ottawa

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 19, 2024
  • Politicians, diplomats, family members, and the public paid tribute to Mulroney, who was prime minister from 1984 to 1993, during a lying-in-state ceremony in

Brian Mulroney returns to Parliament Hill for final time as dignitaries, politicos, diplomats, and public pay respects to former prime minister lying in state in Ottawa

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 19, 2024
  • Politicians, diplomats, family members, and the public paid tribute to Mulroney, who was prime minister from 1984 to 1993, during a lying-in-state ceremony in
RCMP pallbearers carry the late prime minister Brian Mulroney’s casket into the Sir John A. Macdonald building on March 19, 2024, where Mulroney lies in state before his state funeral in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Difference does not mean worse: embracing neurodiversity in the workspace

  • In a world that champions diverse skill sets, neurodiverse individuals may thrive when they develop expertise in specialized areas. Firms should invest in nurturing
Opinion | BY AMIN KAMALEDDIN | March 19, 2024
Recruiters often use a one-size-fits-all approach to screen potential candidates. This is not accessible based on the needs of neurodivergent individuals and fails to reveal their true potential, writes Amin Kamaleddin. Graphic by MissLunaRose12 courtesy of Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

Difference does not mean worse: embracing neurodiversity in the workspace

Opinion | BY AMIN KAMALEDDIN | March 19, 2024
  • In a world that champions diverse skill sets, neurodiverse individuals may thrive when they develop expertise in specialized areas. Firms should invest in nurturing

Difference does not mean worse: embracing neurodiversity in the workspace

Opinion | BY AMIN KAMALEDDIN | March 19, 2024
  • In a world that champions diverse skill sets, neurodiverse individuals may thrive when they develop expertise in specialized areas. Firms should invest in nurturing
Recruiters often use a one-size-fits-all approach to screen potential candidates. This is not accessible based on the needs of neurodivergent individuals and fails to reveal their true potential, writes Amin Kamaleddin. Graphic by MissLunaRose12 courtesy of Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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