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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

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

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

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

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

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 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

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
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

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At a June 20 press conference, following Bill C-5's passing, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would meet with First Nations rights holders to discuss the bill. Buckley Belanger, secretary of state for rural development; Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty; and Liberal MPs Natilien Joseph and Jaime Battiste were also in attendance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

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

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Mark Carney
At a June 20 press conference, following Bill C-5's passing, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would meet with First Nations rights holders to discuss the bill. Buckley Belanger, secretary of state for rural development; Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty; and Liberal MPs Natilien Joseph and Jaime Battiste were also in attendance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but
Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on May 27, 2025. After losing the most recent election—which includes the loss of Poilievre's own riding—the Conservatives will have to reconsider its 'take no prisoners' attitude, Ken Polk writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on May 27, 2025. After losing the most recent election—which includes the loss of Poilievre's own riding—the Conservatives will have to reconsider its 'take no prisoners' attitude, Ken Polk writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
  • The Hill Times

First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
Liberal and Conservative Party supporters gather outside the federal leaders' debate venue in Montreal on April 17. Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's 'very concerned' about the future of the Leaders’ Debates Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.
Liberal and Conservative Party supporters gather outside the federal leaders' debate venue in Montreal on April 17. Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's 'very concerned' about the future of the Leaders’ Debates Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The world could use more like Musgrave

  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
Sharon Musgrave
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Are Canadians happy or glum about their democracy?

  • Collectively, Canadians defer to authority without coercion. Massive public support for police action against the convoy occupation that crippled Ottawa and various border crossings
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | April 17, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. For some, there is no democracy without shared prosperity and social welfare. By these standards, Canada is a democratic model to many and is why our country is attractive to immigrants, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Neena Singhal

Are Canadians happy or glum about their democracy?

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | April 17, 2023
  • Collectively, Canadians defer to authority without coercion. Massive public support for police action against the convoy occupation that crippled Ottawa and various border crossings

Are Canadians happy or glum about their democracy?

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | April 17, 2023
  • Collectively, Canadians defer to authority without coercion. Massive public support for police action against the convoy occupation that crippled Ottawa and various border crossings
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. For some, there is no democracy without shared prosperity and social welfare. By these standards, Canada is a democratic model to many and is why our country is attractive to immigrants, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Neena Singhal

We’re all accountable for anthropogenic climate change, folks

  • If we consider anthropogenic climate change as a global problem which affects us and our governments, but would rather assign the accountability to others:
Opinion | April 17, 2023
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. 'We are each but one of eight billion humans currently occupying this planet. Collectively, we have created conditions that put that at risk,' writes letter-writer Ron Robinson. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

We’re all accountable for anthropogenic climate change, folks

Opinion | April 17, 2023
  • If we consider anthropogenic climate change as a global problem which affects us and our governments, but would rather assign the accountability to others:

We’re all accountable for anthropogenic climate change, folks

Opinion | April 17, 2023
  • If we consider anthropogenic climate change as a global problem which affects us and our governments, but would rather assign the accountability to others:
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. 'We are each but one of eight billion humans currently occupying this planet. Collectively, we have created conditions that put that at risk,' writes letter-writer Ron Robinson. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

House of Commons is back for five busy, brisk, and bustling weeks

  • MONDAY, APRIL 17 House Sitting—The House returns on Monday, April 17. It will sit for five consecutive weeks (April 17-May 19). It will adjourn
Conservative MPs Michael Cooper, left, and Michael Barrett, members of the Procedure and House Affairs Committee, will be back at it when the House returns on Monday, April 17. The committee is also looking into China's meddling in Canadian elections at all levels of government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House of Commons is back for five busy, brisk, and bustling weeks

  • MONDAY, APRIL 17 House Sitting—The House returns on Monday, April 17. It will sit for five consecutive weeks (April 17-May 19). It will adjourn

House of Commons is back for five busy, brisk, and bustling weeks

  • MONDAY, APRIL 17 House Sitting—The House returns on Monday, April 17. It will sit for five consecutive weeks (April 17-May 19). It will adjourn
Conservative MPs Michael Cooper, left, and Michael Barrett, members of the Procedure and House Affairs Committee, will be back at it when the House returns on Monday, April 17. The committee is also looking into China's meddling in Canadian elections at all levels of government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Coalition government in everything but name’: experts say NDP-Liberal agreement in good shape one year in, don’t expect election any time soon

  • But NDP strategist Cam Holmstrom says the 'only wild card is the foreign interference piece,' and that if the public sees the government failing
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 16, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The two parties agreed to a supply-and-confidence agreement in March 2022, and have since seen the fruits of their collaboration in the 2023 federal budget. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Coalition government in everything but name’: experts say NDP-Liberal agreement in good shape one year in, don’t expect election any time soon

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 16, 2023
  • But NDP strategist Cam Holmstrom says the 'only wild card is the foreign interference piece,' and that if the public sees the government failing

‘Coalition government in everything but name’: experts say NDP-Liberal agreement in good shape one year in, don’t expect election any time soon

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 16, 2023
  • But NDP strategist Cam Holmstrom says the 'only wild card is the foreign interference piece,' and that if the public sees the government failing
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The two parties agreed to a supply-and-confidence agreement in March 2022, and have since seen the fruits of their collaboration in the 2023 federal budget. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ottawa Liberal MP Arya sponsors e-petition calling on government to reconsider proposed foreign influence transparency registry

  • The federal government's proposed foreign influence registry has the potential to be abused against ethnic minorities in Canada, says Liberal MP Chandra Arya. And
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 15, 2023
Three-term Liberal MP Chandra Arya has sponsored a parliamentary e-petition calling on the government not to proceed with the foreign influence transparency registry. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ottawa Liberal MP Arya sponsors e-petition calling on government to reconsider proposed foreign influence transparency registry

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 15, 2023
  • The federal government's proposed foreign influence registry has the potential to be abused against ethnic minorities in Canada, says Liberal MP Chandra Arya. And

Ottawa Liberal MP Arya sponsors e-petition calling on government to reconsider proposed foreign influence transparency registry

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 15, 2023
  • The federal government's proposed foreign influence registry has the potential to be abused against ethnic minorities in Canada, says Liberal MP Chandra Arya. And
Three-term Liberal MP Chandra Arya has sponsored a parliamentary e-petition calling on the government not to proceed with the foreign influence transparency registry. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Telford sticks to script as Tories say their questions were ‘skirted’ or ‘shut down’

  • The government’s messaging makes it hard for the prime minister to ‘pretend he didn't know’ about concerns of foreign interference, which means the answer
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 14, 2023
Katie Telford, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, testified about alleged foreign interference in elections at the April 14 meeting of the Procedure and House Affairs Committee, where she stressed that she was limited in what she could say because of national security. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Telford sticks to script as Tories say their questions were ‘skirted’ or ‘shut down’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 14, 2023
  • The government’s messaging makes it hard for the prime minister to ‘pretend he didn't know’ about concerns of foreign interference, which means the answer

Telford sticks to script as Tories say their questions were ‘skirted’ or ‘shut down’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 14, 2023
  • The government’s messaging makes it hard for the prime minister to ‘pretend he didn't know’ about concerns of foreign interference, which means the answer
Katie Telford, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, testified about alleged foreign interference in elections at the April 14 meeting of the Procedure and House Affairs Committee, where she stressed that she was limited in what she could say because of national security. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | April 14, 2023
The prime mInister’s chief of staff Katie Telford appears before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on April 14, 2023, to answer questions about election interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | April 14, 2023

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | April 14, 2023
The prime mInister’s chief of staff Katie Telford appears before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on April 14, 2023, to answer questions about election interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Telford testifies

  • Plus, recapping the PBO budget report.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 14, 2023
Katie Telford, the prime minister's chief of staff, will testify before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Telford testifies

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 14, 2023
  • Plus, recapping the PBO budget report.

Politics This Morning: Telford testifies

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 14, 2023
  • Plus, recapping the PBO budget report.
Katie Telford, the prime minister's chief of staff, will testify before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

City workers replace the traffic lights at Wellington and Metcalfe Streets in front of Parliament Hill on April 13, 2023, ahead of Wellington Street’s reopening, after it closed to traffic during the Freedom Convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa at the beginning of 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

Photo of the day

City workers replace the traffic lights at Wellington and Metcalfe Streets in front of Parliament Hill on April 13, 2023, ahead of Wellington Street’s reopening, after it closed to traffic during the Freedom Convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa at the beginning of 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Qualtrough looks to leverage trust of disability community as Senate committee studies landmark benefit

  • Bill C-22 would create a major social program to address the high poverty rates for people with disabilities, but the 'framework bill' relies on
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2023
Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough, seen here on June 2, 2022, after re-introducing legislation to create the Canada Disability Benefit, has been meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts to address concerns that the federal benefit will be clawed back by other governments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Qualtrough looks to leverage trust of disability community as Senate committee studies landmark benefit

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2023
  • Bill C-22 would create a major social program to address the high poverty rates for people with disabilities, but the 'framework bill' relies on

Qualtrough looks to leverage trust of disability community as Senate committee studies landmark benefit

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2023
  • Bill C-22 would create a major social program to address the high poverty rates for people with disabilities, but the 'framework bill' relies on
Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough, seen here on June 2, 2022, after re-introducing legislation to create the Canada Disability Benefit, has been meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts to address concerns that the federal benefit will be clawed back by other governments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nuclear waste abandonment risks the dangers of amnesia

  • Broad-stroke reassurances from supporters of a proposed deep geological repository for Canada’s nuclear waste have failed to allay important environmental and security concerns.
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | April 13, 2023
An anti-nuclear sign on a farm in South Bruce, Ont., next to the proposed site of a deep geological repository for nuclear waste. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization should consider other options, such as a rolling stewardship model, which actively plans for retrieval and periodic repackaging of nuclear waste, writes Erika Simpson. Photograph courtesy of Michelle Stein

Nuclear waste abandonment risks the dangers of amnesia

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | April 13, 2023
  • Broad-stroke reassurances from supporters of a proposed deep geological repository for Canada’s nuclear waste have failed to allay important environmental and security concerns.

Nuclear waste abandonment risks the dangers of amnesia

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | April 13, 2023
  • Broad-stroke reassurances from supporters of a proposed deep geological repository for Canada’s nuclear waste have failed to allay important environmental and security concerns.
An anti-nuclear sign on a farm in South Bruce, Ont., next to the proposed site of a deep geological repository for nuclear waste. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization should consider other options, such as a rolling stewardship model, which actively plans for retrieval and periodic repackaging of nuclear waste, writes Erika Simpson. Photograph courtesy of Michelle Stein

The Liberal succession problem

  • Regardless of talent, it will be difficult for anybody to fill Justin Trudeau’s shoes because the Liberal Party has been transformed over the years
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 13, 2023
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau eventually decides to exit the political stage (or he’s pushed off it), his Liberal Party could face a serious succession problem, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Liberal succession problem

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 13, 2023
  • Regardless of talent, it will be difficult for anybody to fill Justin Trudeau’s shoes because the Liberal Party has been transformed over the years

The Liberal succession problem

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 13, 2023
  • Regardless of talent, it will be difficult for anybody to fill Justin Trudeau’s shoes because the Liberal Party has been transformed over the years
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau eventually decides to exit the political stage (or he’s pushed off it), his Liberal Party could face a serious succession problem, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There will be huge economic consequences of a world divided into competing blocs

  • We shouldn't have to wait for another global crisis to halt this geo-economic march to folly. But that seems to be our fate in
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 13, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 24, 2023. The U.S.-led geo-economic war against China poses huge risks to the future world economy and its ability to prevent or to deal with future crises. Sadly, Canada is part of this zero-sum U.S. crusade to fragment the global system, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

There will be huge economic consequences of a world divided into competing blocs

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 13, 2023
  • We shouldn't have to wait for another global crisis to halt this geo-economic march to folly. But that seems to be our fate in

There will be huge economic consequences of a world divided into competing blocs

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 13, 2023
  • We shouldn't have to wait for another global crisis to halt this geo-economic march to folly. But that seems to be our fate in
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 24, 2023. The U.S.-led geo-economic war against China poses huge risks to the future world economy and its ability to prevent or to deal with future crises. Sadly, Canada is part of this zero-sum U.S. crusade to fragment the global system, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New staff on board for ministers Hajdu, Miller

  • Plus, Olivier Cullen, former director of operations to Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, has a new job off the Hill.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 13, 2023
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, left, and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller have both recently welcomed staff to their ministerial teams. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

New staff on board for ministers Hajdu, Miller

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 13, 2023
  • Plus, Olivier Cullen, former director of operations to Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, has a new job off the Hill.

New staff on board for ministers Hajdu, Miller

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 13, 2023
  • Plus, Olivier Cullen, former director of operations to Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, has a new job off the Hill.
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, left, and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller have both recently welcomed staff to their ministerial teams. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Taiwan: ignore China’s conniptions

  • The primary U.S. role should be to ensure that Taiwan urgently rebuilds its military defences, ignoring all Chinese threats and imprecations. Avoiding a Chinese-American
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 13, 2023
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, left, had a courtesy meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan on April 5 in California. Beijing reacted by issuing a 'stern warning' to the United States, and then 'encircled' the island (its own words) with Chinese fighters, bombers, naval destroyers, and missile boats. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Taiwan: ignore China’s conniptions

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 13, 2023
  • The primary U.S. role should be to ensure that Taiwan urgently rebuilds its military defences, ignoring all Chinese threats and imprecations. Avoiding a Chinese-American

Taiwan: ignore China’s conniptions

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 13, 2023
  • The primary U.S. role should be to ensure that Taiwan urgently rebuilds its military defences, ignoring all Chinese threats and imprecations. Avoiding a Chinese-American
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, left, had a courtesy meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan on April 5 in California. Beijing reacted by issuing a 'stern warning' to the United States, and then 'encircled' the island (its own words) with Chinese fighters, bombers, naval destroyers, and missile boats. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Hajdu’s office wants Alberta government to ‘do a lot more’ on Indigenous child welfare agreements

  • Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller met with provincial cabinet ministers in Ontario and Alberta to mark agreements to
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2023
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu's office says it is "very grateful" the Alberta government came to the table to sign a recent agreement on Indigenous child welfare, but said the relationship on this file has been 'much, much rockier' than with Ontario, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hajdu’s office wants Alberta government to ‘do a lot more’ on Indigenous child welfare agreements

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2023
  • Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller met with provincial cabinet ministers in Ontario and Alberta to mark agreements to

Hajdu’s office wants Alberta government to ‘do a lot more’ on Indigenous child welfare agreements

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 13, 2023
  • Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller met with provincial cabinet ministers in Ontario and Alberta to mark agreements to
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu's office says it is "very grateful" the Alberta government came to the table to sign a recent agreement on Indigenous child welfare, but said the relationship on this file has been 'much, much rockier' than with Ontario, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: PBO weighs in on budget 2023

  • Plus, MPs are in Taiwan.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 13, 2023
Canada's parliamentary budget officer will release a report today on 'key issues arising from' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's latest budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: PBO weighs in on budget 2023

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 13, 2023
  • Plus, MPs are in Taiwan.

Politics This Morning: PBO weighs in on budget 2023

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 13, 2023
  • Plus, MPs are in Taiwan.
Canada's parliamentary budget officer will release a report today on 'key issues arising from' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's latest budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former MPs talk about the ‘tug of war’ between personal and party politics on new Samara Centre podcast

  • In the latest episode, former Liberal MP Adam Vaughan said it 'became really weird to have your voice taken from you' if the party
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 12, 2023
Former MPs Adam Vaughan, left, Catherine McKenna, Peter Kent, and Robert-Falcon Ouellette share their personal stories in the podcast series Humans of the House presented by the Samara Centre for Democracy. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Sam Garcia, and Andrew Meade

Former MPs talk about the ‘tug of war’ between personal and party politics on new Samara Centre podcast

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 12, 2023
  • In the latest episode, former Liberal MP Adam Vaughan said it 'became really weird to have your voice taken from you' if the party

Former MPs talk about the ‘tug of war’ between personal and party politics on new Samara Centre podcast

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 12, 2023
  • In the latest episode, former Liberal MP Adam Vaughan said it 'became really weird to have your voice taken from you' if the party
Former MPs Adam Vaughan, left, Catherine McKenna, Peter Kent, and Robert-Falcon Ouellette share their personal stories in the podcast series Humans of the House presented by the Samara Centre for Democracy. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Sam Garcia, and Andrew Meade

No movement on pharmacare calls Liberal-NDP deal into question

  • Without pharmacare, Justin Trudeau cannot claim to have delivered transformative change in Canada’s health-care system, and Jagmeet Singh cannot claim to have used his
Opinion | BY DANIELLE MARTIN,NIK BARRY-SHAW | April 12, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, shakes hands with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2019. The fate of pharmacare in Canada—and the Liberal-NDP agreement—can be decided by the prime minister's ability to put daylight between his government and the powerful pharmaceutical and insurance industries, write Dr. Danielle Martin and Nik Barry-Shaw. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No movement on pharmacare calls Liberal-NDP deal into question

Opinion | BY DANIELLE MARTIN,NIK BARRY-SHAW | April 12, 2023
  • Without pharmacare, Justin Trudeau cannot claim to have delivered transformative change in Canada’s health-care system, and Jagmeet Singh cannot claim to have used his

No movement on pharmacare calls Liberal-NDP deal into question

Opinion | BY DANIELLE MARTIN,NIK BARRY-SHAW | April 12, 2023
  • Without pharmacare, Justin Trudeau cannot claim to have delivered transformative change in Canada’s health-care system, and Jagmeet Singh cannot claim to have used his
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, shakes hands with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2019. The fate of pharmacare in Canada—and the Liberal-NDP agreement—can be decided by the prime minister's ability to put daylight between his government and the powerful pharmaceutical and insurance industries, write Dr. Danielle Martin and Nik Barry-Shaw. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s budget missed a big inflation-fighting measure: energy efficiency

  • Without greater efficiency in how we consume energy, federal support for riskier ‘clean’ energy will not only fail to deliver big emission reductions, but
Opinion | BY JOHANNE WHITMORE,PIERRE-OLIVIER PINEAU,FRANçOIS DELORME | April 12, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. The cheapest energy to counter inflation is the energy we don’t need, write Johanne Whitmore, Pierre-Olivier Pineau, and François Delorme. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s budget missed a big inflation-fighting measure: energy efficiency

Opinion | BY JOHANNE WHITMORE,PIERRE-OLIVIER PINEAU,FRANçOIS DELORME | April 12, 2023
  • Without greater efficiency in how we consume energy, federal support for riskier ‘clean’ energy will not only fail to deliver big emission reductions, but

Canada’s budget missed a big inflation-fighting measure: energy efficiency

Opinion | BY JOHANNE WHITMORE,PIERRE-OLIVIER PINEAU,FRANçOIS DELORME | April 12, 2023
  • Without greater efficiency in how we consume energy, federal support for riskier ‘clean’ energy will not only fail to deliver big emission reductions, but
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. The cheapest energy to counter inflation is the energy we don’t need, write Johanne Whitmore, Pierre-Olivier Pineau, and François Delorme. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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