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Carney steps into the fray

  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Opinion | May 5, 2025
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Carney holds his first post-election presser

  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
Opinion | April 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Canadian priorities converge in space

  • The upcoming federal election campaign will offer a chance to discuss policies of value to Canada and to our allies. Investing in and strengthening
Opinion | BY BRIAN GALLANT | February 3, 2025
It is logical—and imperative—to look to our space capabilities to transform this country's contributions to NATO, NORAD, and Five Eyes. These are valuable capabilities, writes Brian Gallant. Image courtesy of NASA

Canadian priorities converge in space

Opinion | BY BRIAN GALLANT | February 3, 2025
  • The upcoming federal election campaign will offer a chance to discuss policies of value to Canada and to our allies. Investing in and strengthening

Canadian priorities converge in space

Opinion | BY BRIAN GALLANT | February 3, 2025
  • The upcoming federal election campaign will offer a chance to discuss policies of value to Canada and to our allies. Investing in and strengthening
It is logical—and imperative—to look to our space capabilities to transform this country's contributions to NATO, NORAD, and Five Eyes. These are valuable capabilities, writes Brian Gallant. Image courtesy of NASA

Destroying peatlands is Canada’s climate hypocrisy

  • It’s beyond time we put a spotlight on our country's peatlands.
Opinion | BY LAURA TANGUAY, VICTORIA GOODDAY | February 3, 2025
Steven Guilbeault
Steven Guilbeault
Canada's federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured in Ottawa. The federal government must step into a leadership role, recognizing the essential services these ecosystems provide for communities, climate, biodiversity, and water security, write Victoria Goodday and Laura Tanguay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Destroying peatlands is Canada’s climate hypocrisy

Opinion | BY LAURA TANGUAY, VICTORIA GOODDAY | February 3, 2025
  • It’s beyond time we put a spotlight on our country's peatlands.

Destroying peatlands is Canada’s climate hypocrisy

Opinion | BY LAURA TANGUAY, VICTORIA GOODDAY | February 3, 2025
  • It’s beyond time we put a spotlight on our country's peatlands.
Steven Guilbeault
Canada's federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured in Ottawa. The federal government must step into a leadership role, recognizing the essential services these ecosystems provide for communities, climate, biodiversity, and water security, write Victoria Goodday and Laura Tanguay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s next innovation strategy needs to prioritize export diversity, startups, and defence

  • In the next wave of bold innovation initiatives, the government needs to narrow its priorities, focus on getting results, and place good implementation at
Opinion | BY RACHEL SAMSON, STEVE LAFLEUR | February 3, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne on the Hill. The IRPP’s Rachel Samson and Steve Lafleur outline three priorities that could help refocus existing government spending, and galvanize the public and private actors needed to prevent a trade war. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s next innovation strategy needs to prioritize export diversity, startups, and defence

Opinion | BY RACHEL SAMSON, STEVE LAFLEUR | February 3, 2025
  • In the next wave of bold innovation initiatives, the government needs to narrow its priorities, focus on getting results, and place good implementation at

Canada’s next innovation strategy needs to prioritize export diversity, startups, and defence

Opinion | BY RACHEL SAMSON, STEVE LAFLEUR | February 3, 2025
  • In the next wave of bold innovation initiatives, the government needs to narrow its priorities, focus on getting results, and place good implementation at
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne on the Hill. The IRPP’s Rachel Samson and Steve Lafleur outline three priorities that could help refocus existing government spending, and galvanize the public and private actors needed to prevent a trade war. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Three outstanding Liberal leader candidates, hardly a Hail Mary: McElroy

  • Re: “Grits grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a Hail Mary tactic in leadership race,” (The Hill Times, Tim Powers, Jan. 22). With all due respect
Opinion | February 3, 2025
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Three outstanding Liberal leader candidates, hardly a Hail Mary: McElroy

Opinion | February 3, 2025
  • Re: “Grits grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a Hail Mary tactic in leadership race,” (The Hill Times, Tim Powers, Jan. 22). With all due respect

Three outstanding Liberal leader candidates, hardly a Hail Mary: McElroy

Opinion | February 3, 2025
  • Re: “Grits grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a Hail Mary tactic in leadership race,” (The Hill Times, Tim Powers, Jan. 22). With all due respect
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Proud of our glorious Canada: Ottawa letter writer

  • By threatening countries around the world with tariffs and much more, U.S. President Donald Trump has motivated others of all stripes with a hateful
Opinion | February 3, 2025
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Proud of our glorious Canada: Ottawa letter writer

Opinion | February 3, 2025
  • By threatening countries around the world with tariffs and much more, U.S. President Donald Trump has motivated others of all stripes with a hateful

Proud of our glorious Canada: Ottawa letter writer

Opinion | February 3, 2025
  • By threatening countries around the world with tariffs and much more, U.S. President Donald Trump has motivated others of all stripes with a hateful
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Carney the intellectual has a populist touch

  • Mark Carney is an elitist with a common touch; the banker who knows the cost of groceries. He may be that rarest of politicians:
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | February 3, 2025
Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney scrums with reporters outside his leadership campaign event at Queen Street Fare in Ottawa on Jan. 23, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney scrums with reporters outside his leadership campaign event at Queen Street Fare in Ottawa on Jan. 23, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney scrums with reporters outside his leadership campaign event at Queen Street Fare in Ottawa on Jan. 23, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney the intellectual has a populist touch

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | February 3, 2025
  • Mark Carney is an elitist with a common touch; the banker who knows the cost of groceries. He may be that rarest of politicians:

Carney the intellectual has a populist touch

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | February 3, 2025
  • Mark Carney is an elitist with a common touch; the banker who knows the cost of groceries. He may be that rarest of politicians:
Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney scrums with reporters outside his leadership campaign event at Queen Street Fare in Ottawa on Jan. 23, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney scrums with reporters outside his leadership campaign event at Queen Street Fare in Ottawa on Jan. 23, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chief of Defence Carignan to speak at Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Feb. 4

  • MONDAY, FEB. 3 Panel: ‘Economic Security Cooperation in Canada-U.S. Relations’—The University of Ottawa hosts a panel discussion, “Economic Security Cooperation in Canada-US Relations: Moving
Jennie Carignan
Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan, pictured centre, will join NORAD's deputy commander Lt.-Gen. Blaise Frawley at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations in Montreal on Feb. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chief of Defence Carignan to speak at Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Feb. 4

  • MONDAY, FEB. 3 Panel: ‘Economic Security Cooperation in Canada-U.S. Relations’—The University of Ottawa hosts a panel discussion, “Economic Security Cooperation in Canada-US Relations: Moving

Chief of Defence Carignan to speak at Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Feb. 4

  • MONDAY, FEB. 3 Panel: ‘Economic Security Cooperation in Canada-U.S. Relations’—The University of Ottawa hosts a panel discussion, “Economic Security Cooperation in Canada-US Relations: Moving
Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan, pictured centre, will join NORAD's deputy commander Lt.-Gen. Blaise Frawley at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations in Montreal on Feb. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We will not back down’: the transcript of Trudeau’s response to Trump’s tariffs

  • On Feb. 1, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $155-billion in tariffs on American goods, with $30-billion set to start on Feb. 4, the same
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 2, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in West Block on Feb. 1, to provide an update on the government's response America's tariffs on Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We will not back down’: the transcript of Trudeau’s response to Trump’s tariffs

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 2, 2025
  • On Feb. 1, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $155-billion in tariffs on American goods, with $30-billion set to start on Feb. 4, the same

‘We will not back down’: the transcript of Trudeau’s response to Trump’s tariffs

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 2, 2025
  • On Feb. 1, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $155-billion in tariffs on American goods, with $30-billion set to start on Feb. 4, the same
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in West Block on Feb. 1, to provide an update on the government's response America's tariffs on Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade war kicks off: Trudeau announces retaliation after Trump makes good on tariff threat

  • 'Canadians understand that we need to respond' to the tariffs levied by the U.S. president, says Prime Minister Trudeau. 'We need to respond in
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 1, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada would respond to the U.S. levies with 25-per-cent tariffs on $155-billion worth of American goods. The first $30-billion will begin as of Feb. 4, he said, followed by a further $125-billion in 21 days to allow Canadian companies to find alternatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade war kicks off: Trudeau announces retaliation after Trump makes good on tariff threat

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 1, 2025
  • 'Canadians understand that we need to respond' to the tariffs levied by the U.S. president, says Prime Minister Trudeau. 'We need to respond in

Trade war kicks off: Trudeau announces retaliation after Trump makes good on tariff threat

News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 1, 2025
  • 'Canadians understand that we need to respond' to the tariffs levied by the U.S. president, says Prime Minister Trudeau. 'We need to respond in
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada would respond to the U.S. levies with 25-per-cent tariffs on $155-billion worth of American goods. The first $30-billion will begin as of Feb. 4, he said, followed by a further $125-billion in 21 days to allow Canadian companies to find alternatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal government suggests some spending it claimed drove fall deficit overrun was already in spring budget

  • The concession comes in the wake of a Jan. 22 PBO report that found ‘a significant portion’ of that money ‘was included in the
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 1, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc
Dominic LeBlanc
A spokesperson for Finance Canada, which is led by Minister Dominic LeBlanc, said 'the Budget 2024 forecast assumed some contingent liabilities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal government suggests some spending it claimed drove fall deficit overrun was already in spring budget

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 1, 2025
  • The concession comes in the wake of a Jan. 22 PBO report that found ‘a significant portion’ of that money ‘was included in the

Federal government suggests some spending it claimed drove fall deficit overrun was already in spring budget

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 1, 2025
  • The concession comes in the wake of a Jan. 22 PBO report that found ‘a significant portion’ of that money ‘was included in the
Dominic LeBlanc
A spokesperson for Finance Canada, which is led by Minister Dominic LeBlanc, said 'the Budget 2024 forecast assumed some contingent liabilities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anchors away? Grits to keep Freeland-era fiscal guardrails as Ottawa faces tariff shock: LeBlanc

  • Canadians 20 to 30 years down the line ‘shouldn't be paying off the debt that we incurred’ to weather an economic downturn, says C.D.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 31, 2025
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc is committed to two of the fiscal anchors used by his predecessor Chrystia Freeland, says a government spokesperson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anchors away? Grits to keep Freeland-era fiscal guardrails as Ottawa faces tariff shock: LeBlanc

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 31, 2025
  • Canadians 20 to 30 years down the line ‘shouldn't be paying off the debt that we incurred’ to weather an economic downturn, says C.D.

Anchors away? Grits to keep Freeland-era fiscal guardrails as Ottawa faces tariff shock: LeBlanc

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 31, 2025
  • Canadians 20 to 30 years down the line ‘shouldn't be paying off the debt that we incurred’ to weather an economic downturn, says C.D.
Dominic Leblanc
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc is committed to two of the fiscal anchors used by his predecessor Chrystia Freeland, says a government spokesperson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s proposed U.S. bid ban is ‘extreme’ and ‘unrealistic,’ could hurt Canada, say observers

  • With U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods looming, Grit leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland suggests banning American firms from federal contracts, and blocking them from all
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 31, 2025
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
As part of her bid for the Liberal party's helm, former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland's plan to tackle potential tariffs from the United States includes procurement bans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s proposed U.S. bid ban is ‘extreme’ and ‘unrealistic,’ could hurt Canada, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 31, 2025
  • With U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods looming, Grit leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland suggests banning American firms from federal contracts, and blocking them from all

Freeland’s proposed U.S. bid ban is ‘extreme’ and ‘unrealistic,’ could hurt Canada, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 31, 2025
  • With U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods looming, Grit leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland suggests banning American firms from federal contracts, and blocking them from all
Chrystia Freeland
As part of her bid for the Liberal party's helm, former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland's plan to tackle potential tariffs from the United States includes procurement bans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade war looming

  • Plus, Charlie Angus launches a ‘pledge for Canada.’
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 31, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to hit Canada with tariffs beginning on Feb. 1. Photograph by Gage Skidmore courtesy of Flickr

Trade war looming

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 31, 2025
  • Plus, Charlie Angus launches a ‘pledge for Canada.’

Trade war looming

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 31, 2025
  • Plus, Charlie Angus launches a ‘pledge for Canada.’
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to hit Canada with tariffs beginning on Feb. 1. Photograph by Gage Skidmore courtesy of Flickr

Carney doubles Freeland in caucus support, tops Liberal leadership polls

  • Mark Carney’s campaign faces a ‘big problem’ with the ‘outsider’ brand because his strong cabinet support doesn't fit that narrative, says former Conservative campaign
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2025
Liberal leadership contendera
Liberal leadership contendera
Liberal leadership contenders Chrystia Freeland, left, Mark Carney, and Karina Gould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney doubles Freeland in caucus support, tops Liberal leadership polls

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s campaign faces a ‘big problem’ with the ‘outsider’ brand because his strong cabinet support doesn't fit that narrative, says former Conservative campaign

Carney doubles Freeland in caucus support, tops Liberal leadership polls

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s campaign faces a ‘big problem’ with the ‘outsider’ brand because his strong cabinet support doesn't fit that narrative, says former Conservative campaign
Liberal leadership contendera
Liberal leadership contenders Chrystia Freeland, left, Mark Carney, and Karina Gould. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Ontario embarks on snap election as pundits say provincial leaders will distance themselves from federal counterparts

  • Ontarians will head to the polls in a snap provincial election on Feb. 27, just over a week before federal Liberal Party members choose
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 30, 2025
From top left: Premier and Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, and Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner. From bottom left: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. Photos courtesy of Ontario Liberals, Ontario Greens, and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Ontario embarks on snap election as pundits say provincial leaders will distance themselves from federal counterparts

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 30, 2025
  • Ontarians will head to the polls in a snap provincial election on Feb. 27, just over a week before federal Liberal Party members choose

Ontario embarks on snap election as pundits say provincial leaders will distance themselves from federal counterparts

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 30, 2025
  • Ontarians will head to the polls in a snap provincial election on Feb. 27, just over a week before federal Liberal Party members choose
From top left: Premier and Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, and Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner. From bottom left: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. Photos courtesy of Ontario Liberals, Ontario Greens, and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Federal changes threaten post-secondary system

  • The federal government’s U-turn on foreign student eligibility could undo years of work by universities and colleges to open themselves to the world.
Opinion | BY CYNDI MCLEOD | January 30, 2025
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Cuts to international student numbers are sure to mean a classroom decline generally, writes Cyndi McLeod. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal changes threaten post-secondary system

Opinion | BY CYNDI MCLEOD | January 30, 2025
  • The federal government’s U-turn on foreign student eligibility could undo years of work by universities and colleges to open themselves to the world.

Federal changes threaten post-secondary system

Opinion | BY CYNDI MCLEOD | January 30, 2025
  • The federal government’s U-turn on foreign student eligibility could undo years of work by universities and colleges to open themselves to the world.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Cuts to international student numbers are sure to mean a classroom decline generally, writes Cyndi McLeod. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Uncertainty over capital gains changes puts taxpayers in Kafkaesque world

  • Taxpayers face a substantive—and controversial—change to the tax system advanced by an unpopular government that tried and failed to get it passed before prorogation.
Opinion | BY JOHN TOBIN, CARL IRVINE | January 30, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc
Dominic LeBlanc
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc. The best solution to the capital gains problem would be for the government to drop the proposals altogether. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Uncertainty over capital gains changes puts taxpayers in Kafkaesque world

Opinion | BY JOHN TOBIN, CARL IRVINE | January 30, 2025
  • Taxpayers face a substantive—and controversial—change to the tax system advanced by an unpopular government that tried and failed to get it passed before prorogation.

Uncertainty over capital gains changes puts taxpayers in Kafkaesque world

Opinion | BY JOHN TOBIN, CARL IRVINE | January 30, 2025
  • Taxpayers face a substantive—and controversial—change to the tax system advanced by an unpopular government that tried and failed to get it passed before prorogation.
Dominic LeBlanc
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc. The best solution to the capital gains problem would be for the government to drop the proposals altogether. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Canada to step up as a human rights world leader

  • The time has come for Canada to prove that it can once again be a global leader in human rights, and perhaps inspire some
Opinion | BY ODETTE MCCARTHY, JEAN-SéBASTIEN VALLéE | January 30, 2025
Justice Minister Arif Virani. Our country can preserve what we have fought for and continue the progress achieved on human rights, write Odette McCarthy and Jean-Sébastien Vallée. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Canada to step up as a human rights world leader

Opinion | BY ODETTE MCCARTHY, JEAN-SéBASTIEN VALLéE | January 30, 2025
  • The time has come for Canada to prove that it can once again be a global leader in human rights, and perhaps inspire some

Time for Canada to step up as a human rights world leader

Opinion | BY ODETTE MCCARTHY, JEAN-SéBASTIEN VALLéE | January 30, 2025
  • The time has come for Canada to prove that it can once again be a global leader in human rights, and perhaps inspire some
Justice Minister Arif Virani. Our country can preserve what we have fought for and continue the progress achieved on human rights, write Odette McCarthy and Jean-Sébastien Vallée. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A national public safety broadband network can help border security

  • Modernizing public safety communications must be part of Canada's response to Donald Trump's security concerns.
Opinion | BY IBRAHIM GEDEON | January 30, 2025
As the Canadian government respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's border concerns, modernizing our approach to public safety communications must be part of our response, writes Ibrahim Gedeon. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

A national public safety broadband network can help border security

Opinion | BY IBRAHIM GEDEON | January 30, 2025
  • Modernizing public safety communications must be part of Canada's response to Donald Trump's security concerns.

A national public safety broadband network can help border security

Opinion | BY IBRAHIM GEDEON | January 30, 2025
  • Modernizing public safety communications must be part of Canada's response to Donald Trump's security concerns.
As the Canadian government respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's border concerns, modernizing our approach to public safety communications must be part of our response, writes Ibrahim Gedeon. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

Navigating the looming U.S. tariff storm

  • Resilience, quick response, and strategic negotiation are key in navigating the volatile international trade landscape.
Opinion | BY LANCE MORTLOCK | January 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
As battle lines shift and global trade evolves, Canada stands at a crossroads, facing the uncertainty of what U.S. President Trump might do next, writes Lance Mortlock. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Navigating the looming U.S. tariff storm

Opinion | BY LANCE MORTLOCK | January 30, 2025
  • Resilience, quick response, and strategic negotiation are key in navigating the volatile international trade landscape.

Navigating the looming U.S. tariff storm

Opinion | BY LANCE MORTLOCK | January 30, 2025
  • Resilience, quick response, and strategic negotiation are key in navigating the volatile international trade landscape.
Donald Trump
As battle lines shift and global trade evolves, Canada stands at a crossroads, facing the uncertainty of what U.S. President Trump might do next, writes Lance Mortlock. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

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