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Carney vs. the chiefs

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

Carney vs. the chiefs

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

Carney vs. the chiefs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

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

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

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

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

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

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

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

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

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

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

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

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

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

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

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

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

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

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

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

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

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

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

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

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

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

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

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

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. 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

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The value of strategic praise

  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
Opinion | July 14, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
typewriter
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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
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‘There are real alarm bells now, and we better be paying attention’: TorStar owner warns about challenges facing journalism, gets emotional in Wilf Kesterton speech

  • Plus, Tanya Talaga will be keynote speaker at Indigenous History and Heritage Gathering in Ottawa in June; and Grit Kevin Lamoureux tells Tory MP
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 3, 2023
TorStar Corporation owner Jordan Bitove delivered the 2023 Wilfred Kesterton Lecture, hosted by Carleton University's School of Journalism and Communication on March 28. Photograph courtesy of Manuel Baechlin/Carleton University

‘There are real alarm bells now, and we better be paying attention’: TorStar owner warns about challenges facing journalism, gets emotional in Wilf Kesterton speech

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 3, 2023
  • Plus, Tanya Talaga will be keynote speaker at Indigenous History and Heritage Gathering in Ottawa in June; and Grit Kevin Lamoureux tells Tory MP

‘There are real alarm bells now, and we better be paying attention’: TorStar owner warns about challenges facing journalism, gets emotional in Wilf Kesterton speech

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 3, 2023
  • Plus, Tanya Talaga will be keynote speaker at Indigenous History and Heritage Gathering in Ottawa in June; and Grit Kevin Lamoureux tells Tory MP
TorStar Corporation owner Jordan Bitove delivered the 2023 Wilfred Kesterton Lecture, hosted by Carleton University's School of Journalism and Communication on March 28. Photograph courtesy of Manuel Baechlin/Carleton University

‘What the hell is going on here?’ MPs alarmed by ‘anonymous smears’ from security establishment against MP Dong, and wonder how many other MPs are being monitored

  • NDP MP Charlie Angus questions why a secretly recorded conversation with MP Han Dong was leaked to the media ahead of U.S. President Joe
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 3, 2023
Liberal MPs, pictured at a Hill caucus meeting on Jan. 27, 2023, are worried that it will be a challenge for them to do their jobs as MPs with the feeling that intelligence officials might be monitoring them. NDP and Green Party MPs echoed the same view. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘What the hell is going on here?’ MPs alarmed by ‘anonymous smears’ from security establishment against MP Dong, and wonder how many other MPs are being monitored

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 3, 2023
  • NDP MP Charlie Angus questions why a secretly recorded conversation with MP Han Dong was leaked to the media ahead of U.S. President Joe

‘What the hell is going on here?’ MPs alarmed by ‘anonymous smears’ from security establishment against MP Dong, and wonder how many other MPs are being monitored

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 3, 2023
  • NDP MP Charlie Angus questions why a secretly recorded conversation with MP Han Dong was leaked to the media ahead of U.S. President Joe
Liberal MPs, pictured at a Hill caucus meeting on Jan. 27, 2023, are worried that it will be a challenge for them to do their jobs as MPs with the feeling that intelligence officials might be monitoring them. NDP and Green Party MPs echoed the same view. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A guide to the end of the Doctrine of Discovery

  • OTTAWA—From about 300 to 500 AD, the new Catholics gained prominence over the other European-based spiritualities. It was made possible by the political leader Constantine,
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 3, 2023
Elder Angie Crerar shakes hands with Pope Francis inside the Vatican chambers following a private meeting on March 28, 2022. Behind Crerar stand Cassidy Caron, president of the Métis National Council and Elder Angie LaFleur. The Vatican formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery on March 30, 2023. Photograph by Matt LeMay, courtesy of Métis National Council

A guide to the end of the Doctrine of Discovery

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 3, 2023
  • OTTAWA—From about 300 to 500 AD, the new Catholics gained prominence over the other European-based spiritualities. It was made possible by the political leader Constantine,

A guide to the end of the Doctrine of Discovery

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 3, 2023
  • OTTAWA—From about 300 to 500 AD, the new Catholics gained prominence over the other European-based spiritualities. It was made possible by the political leader Constantine,
Elder Angie Crerar shakes hands with Pope Francis inside the Vatican chambers following a private meeting on March 28, 2022. Behind Crerar stand Cassidy Caron, president of the Métis National Council and Elder Angie LaFleur. The Vatican formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery on March 30, 2023. Photograph by Matt LeMay, courtesy of Métis National Council

Full-time employee numbers in federal public service set to shrink by just over three per cent by 2025-26, according to departmental plans

  • ESDC and Statistics Canada are projected to see drops of more than 22 per cent each by 2025-26, with the CRA looking at losses
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 3, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland unveiled the government's 2023 budget on March 28. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Full-time employee numbers in federal public service set to shrink by just over three per cent by 2025-26, according to departmental plans

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 3, 2023
  • ESDC and Statistics Canada are projected to see drops of more than 22 per cent each by 2025-26, with the CRA looking at losses

Full-time employee numbers in federal public service set to shrink by just over three per cent by 2025-26, according to departmental plans

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 3, 2023
  • ESDC and Statistics Canada are projected to see drops of more than 22 per cent each by 2025-26, with the CRA looking at losses
Chrystia Freeland
Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland unveiled the government's 2023 budget on March 28. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Mass Casualty Commission misses the mark

  • After three years and more than $25-million, it is inexplicable that the commissioners did not do a deeper dive into how the RCMP was
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 3, 2023
RCMP vehicles are pictured responding to the mass shooting that began in Portapique, N.S., on April 18, 2020. The commission investigating the event delivered decent recommendations on bullets and gun ownership changes, but it did little to prevent future massacres, writes Sheila Copps. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Mass Casualty Commission misses the mark

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 3, 2023
  • After three years and more than $25-million, it is inexplicable that the commissioners did not do a deeper dive into how the RCMP was

Mass Casualty Commission misses the mark

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 3, 2023
  • After three years and more than $25-million, it is inexplicable that the commissioners did not do a deeper dive into how the RCMP was
RCMP vehicles are pictured responding to the mass shooting that began in Portapique, N.S., on April 18, 2020. The commission investigating the event delivered decent recommendations on bullets and gun ownership changes, but it did little to prevent future massacres, writes Sheila Copps. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Tensions with China show need for trade diversification, say business advocates, NDP MP

  • Prime Mininster Justin Trudeau stressed a commitment to competing 'effectively with China on a level playing field,' during the visit to Ottawa by U.S.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 3, 2023
During U.S. President Joe Biden’s, left, visit to Ottawa on March 23-24, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, issued a statement accusing Beijing of disruptive actions, such as economic coercion, non-market policies and practices, and human rights abuses. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Tensions with China show need for trade diversification, say business advocates, NDP MP

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 3, 2023
  • Prime Mininster Justin Trudeau stressed a commitment to competing 'effectively with China on a level playing field,' during the visit to Ottawa by U.S.

Tensions with China show need for trade diversification, say business advocates, NDP MP

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 3, 2023
  • Prime Mininster Justin Trudeau stressed a commitment to competing 'effectively with China on a level playing field,' during the visit to Ottawa by U.S.
During U.S. President Joe Biden’s, left, visit to Ottawa on March 23-24, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, issued a statement accusing Beijing of disruptive actions, such as economic coercion, non-market policies and practices, and human rights abuses. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Globe ‘opened up’ its ‘process of reporting’ on China’s attempted election meddling when it published anonymous source’s op-ed, says Boswell

  • As news stories about China's attempts to influence Canada's elections continue to make national headlines, The Globe and Mail's recent decision to publish one
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 3, 2023
The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau chief Bob Fife, left, and Globe reporter Steve Chase, right, have been breaking the stories on the China-election-interference issue, along with Global News' Sam Cooper, not pictured. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and Twitter

Globe ‘opened up’ its ‘process of reporting’ on China’s attempted election meddling when it published anonymous source’s op-ed, says Boswell

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 3, 2023
  • As news stories about China's attempts to influence Canada's elections continue to make national headlines, The Globe and Mail's recent decision to publish one

Globe ‘opened up’ its ‘process of reporting’ on China’s attempted election meddling when it published anonymous source’s op-ed, says Boswell

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 3, 2023
  • As news stories about China's attempts to influence Canada's elections continue to make national headlines, The Globe and Mail's recent decision to publish one
The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau chief Bob Fife, left, and Globe reporter Steve Chase, right, have been breaking the stories on the China-election-interference issue, along with Global News' Sam Cooper, not pictured. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and Twitter

Freeland promises Canada will ‘build big things here,’ but will we really?

  • Who actually will own the new, big things to be built in Canada? Whose big new ideas will be used? Who will profit from the big,
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 3, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured March 28, 2023, doing a press conference inside the budget lockup for the media. Not surprisingly, this year's federal budget fails to show how its massive new supports for corporations will improve Canada’s overall economic growth prospects, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Freeland promises Canada will ‘build big things here,’ but will we really?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 3, 2023
  • Who actually will own the new, big things to be built in Canada? Whose big new ideas will be used? Who will profit from the big,

Freeland promises Canada will ‘build big things here,’ but will we really?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 3, 2023
  • Who actually will own the new, big things to be built in Canada? Whose big new ideas will be used? Who will profit from the big,
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured March 28, 2023, doing a press conference inside the budget lockup for the media. Not surprisingly, this year's federal budget fails to show how its massive new supports for corporations will improve Canada’s overall economic growth prospects, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

We may never be able to fully stop interference in our politics, so where do we draw the line?

  • Clear thresholds don't yet exist to define which activities are acceptable and which are not. Frankly, we deserve clarity as to what defines foreign
Opinion | April 3, 2023
MP Han Dong, who represents Don Valley North, Ont., left the Liberal caucus on March 22 after Global News reported an allegation, based on two national security sources, that Dong spoke to a Chinese diplomat about delaying the release of the Two Michaels from prison. Dong denies the allegation and has launched a lawsuit against Global News. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

We may never be able to fully stop interference in our politics, so where do we draw the line?

Opinion | April 3, 2023
  • Clear thresholds don't yet exist to define which activities are acceptable and which are not. Frankly, we deserve clarity as to what defines foreign

We may never be able to fully stop interference in our politics, so where do we draw the line?

Opinion | April 3, 2023
  • Clear thresholds don't yet exist to define which activities are acceptable and which are not. Frankly, we deserve clarity as to what defines foreign
MP Han Dong, who represents Don Valley North, Ont., left the Liberal caucus on March 22 after Global News reported an allegation, based on two national security sources, that Dong spoke to a Chinese diplomat about delaying the release of the Two Michaels from prison. Dong denies the allegation and has launched a lawsuit against Global News. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Security establishment needs to show leadership in controversy over attempted Chinese interference in Canadian elections

  • The attempted Chinese meddling in Canadian elections has been dominating the news for months. Since February, Don Valley North MP Han Dong has been
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 3, 2023
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs meets in West Block on March 21, 2023, to continue the committee’s study on foreign election interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Security establishment needs to show leadership in controversy over attempted Chinese interference in Canadian elections

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 3, 2023
  • The attempted Chinese meddling in Canadian elections has been dominating the news for months. Since February, Don Valley North MP Han Dong has been

Security establishment needs to show leadership in controversy over attempted Chinese interference in Canadian elections

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 3, 2023
  • The attempted Chinese meddling in Canadian elections has been dominating the news for months. Since February, Don Valley North MP Han Dong has been
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs meets in West Block on March 21, 2023, to continue the committee’s study on foreign election interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Competition is essential to dynamic capitalism and productive economies

  • Modern competition policy dates back to the U.S. Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which was an epochal policy response to the emergence of industrial
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 3, 2023
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne announced a federal consultation on the future of competition policy in Canada. Surprisingly, the Competition Bureau felt the need to release a public submission. While it did not garner much attention, it deserves to be read widely.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Competition is essential to dynamic capitalism and productive economies

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 3, 2023
  • Modern competition policy dates back to the U.S. Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which was an epochal policy response to the emergence of industrial

Competition is essential to dynamic capitalism and productive economies

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | April 3, 2023
  • Modern competition policy dates back to the U.S. Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which was an epochal policy response to the emergence of industrial
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne announced a federal consultation on the future of competition policy in Canada. Surprisingly, the Competition Bureau felt the need to release a public submission. While it did not garner much attention, it deserves to be read widely.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Russia-Ukraine-China and Canadian threads

  • Recent allegations of Chinese interference in our democratic institutions have added to the complex interplay of ethnicity and politics in Canada. There is an
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | April 3, 2023
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Russia-Ukraine-China and Canadian threads

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | April 3, 2023
  • Recent allegations of Chinese interference in our democratic institutions have added to the complex interplay of ethnicity and politics in Canada. There is an

Russia-Ukraine-China and Canadian threads

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | April 3, 2023
  • Recent allegations of Chinese interference in our democratic institutions have added to the complex interplay of ethnicity and politics in Canada. There is an
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Politics This Morning: NDP MPs highlight humanitarian cost at border crossings

  • Plus, Federal Court hearings begin today in the judicial review of the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February 2022.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 3, 2023
The U.S. and Canada announced a new deal to harden the border and close irregular crossings during U.S. President Joe Biden's visit at the end of March. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: NDP MPs highlight humanitarian cost at border crossings

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 3, 2023
  • Plus, Federal Court hearings begin today in the judicial review of the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February 2022.

Politics This Morning: NDP MPs highlight humanitarian cost at border crossings

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 3, 2023
  • Plus, Federal Court hearings begin today in the judicial review of the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February 2022.
The U.S. and Canada announced a new deal to harden the border and close irregular crossings during U.S. President Joe Biden's visit at the end of March. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

French envoy to Canada to deliver speech to Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on April 4

  • MONDAY, APRIL 3 House Sitting—The House will break for two weeks and will return on Monday, April 17, and will sit for five consecutive
French ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet, pictured Oct. 6, 2022, will deliver remarks in French at a luncheon event hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Tuesday, April 4 at Le Westin Montréal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

French envoy to Canada to deliver speech to Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on April 4

  • MONDAY, APRIL 3 House Sitting—The House will break for two weeks and will return on Monday, April 17, and will sit for five consecutive

French envoy to Canada to deliver speech to Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on April 4

  • MONDAY, APRIL 3 House Sitting—The House will break for two weeks and will return on Monday, April 17, and will sit for five consecutive
French ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet, pictured Oct. 6, 2022, will deliver remarks in French at a luncheon event hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Tuesday, April 4 at Le Westin Montréal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fossil fuel industry still selling ‘a pig in a poke’ while continuing to reap absurd riches: McElroy 

  • Re: “Will governments or markets drive Canada’s energy transition?” (The Hill Times, March 22, 2023). The UN has spoken: we must act urgently to
Opinion | April 3, 2023
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. Strong action is needed to save the world's population from near-extinction and to end the continuing export of misery to those who were not responsible, writes Tom McElroy. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Fossil fuel industry still selling ‘a pig in a poke’ while continuing to reap absurd riches: McElroy 

Opinion | April 3, 2023
  • Re: “Will governments or markets drive Canada’s energy transition?” (The Hill Times, March 22, 2023). The UN has spoken: we must act urgently to

Fossil fuel industry still selling ‘a pig in a poke’ while continuing to reap absurd riches: McElroy 

Opinion | April 3, 2023
  • Re: “Will governments or markets drive Canada’s energy transition?” (The Hill Times, March 22, 2023). The UN has spoken: we must act urgently to
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. Strong action is needed to save the world's population from near-extinction and to end the continuing export of misery to those who were not responsible, writes Tom McElroy. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ideological conformity blinds Western nations in pursuit of global domination, writes Wakefield, Que., reader

  • March 20 was the 20th anniversary of what former UN secretary general Kofi Annan called the illegal invasion of Iraq by America, Britain, and the “Coalition
Opinion | April 3, 2023
March 20 was the 20th anniversary of what former UN secretary general Kofi Annan called the illegal invasion of Iraq by America, Britain, and the 'Coalition of the Willing.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Ideological conformity blinds Western nations in pursuit of global domination, writes Wakefield, Que., reader

Opinion | April 3, 2023
  • March 20 was the 20th anniversary of what former UN secretary general Kofi Annan called the illegal invasion of Iraq by America, Britain, and the “Coalition

Ideological conformity blinds Western nations in pursuit of global domination, writes Wakefield, Que., reader

Opinion | April 3, 2023
  • March 20 was the 20th anniversary of what former UN secretary general Kofi Annan called the illegal invasion of Iraq by America, Britain, and the “Coalition
March 20 was the 20th anniversary of what former UN secretary general Kofi Annan called the illegal invasion of Iraq by America, Britain, and the 'Coalition of the Willing.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada should be united against China’s meddling

  • All people who want to combat racism, who believe in human rights and democracy, from all races and backgrounds, need to come together in
Opinion | BY DEAN BAXENDALE AND IVY LI | April 1, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 16, 2022, being confronted by China's President Xi Jinping in Bali, Indonesia, at the G20. Screen capture image courtesy of CBCNN

Canada should be united against China’s meddling

Opinion | BY DEAN BAXENDALE AND IVY LI | April 1, 2023
  • All people who want to combat racism, who believe in human rights and democracy, from all races and backgrounds, need to come together in

Canada should be united against China’s meddling

Opinion | BY DEAN BAXENDALE AND IVY LI | April 1, 2023
  • All people who want to combat racism, who believe in human rights and democracy, from all races and backgrounds, need to come together in
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 16, 2022, being confronted by China's President Xi Jinping in Bali, Indonesia, at the G20. Screen capture image courtesy of CBCNN

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 31, 2023
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne holds up a contract between telecom providers and the federal government during a March 31, 2023, press conference in West Block to announce that the merger of Rogers and Shaw would proceed with conditions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 31, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 31, 2023
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne holds up a contract between telecom providers and the federal government during a March 31, 2023, press conference in West Block to announce that the merger of Rogers and Shaw would proceed with conditions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government must start ‘walking their talk’ on affordability to maximize political impact of budget roll-out, says pollster

  • Some ‘very real wins’ for the NDP set-up an ‘important class-based message’ it can deliver to working class voters, says strategist.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 31, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, right, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doing the budget day photo-op before heading into the House, presented the 2023 federal budget to the Commons on March 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government must start ‘walking their talk’ on affordability to maximize political impact of budget roll-out, says pollster

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 31, 2023
  • Some ‘very real wins’ for the NDP set-up an ‘important class-based message’ it can deliver to working class voters, says strategist.

Government must start ‘walking their talk’ on affordability to maximize political impact of budget roll-out, says pollster

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 31, 2023
  • Some ‘very real wins’ for the NDP set-up an ‘important class-based message’ it can deliver to working class voters, says strategist.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, right, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doing the budget day photo-op before heading into the House, presented the 2023 federal budget to the Commons on March 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Kenny Chiu has his say

  • Plus, MPs to debate money-laundering bill.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 31, 2023
Kenny Chiu served as the MP for Steveston-Richmond East, B.C., from 2019 to 2021. Photograph courtesy of Kenny Chiu's Facebook page

Politics This Morning: Kenny Chiu has his say

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 31, 2023
  • Plus, MPs to debate money-laundering bill.

Politics This Morning: Kenny Chiu has his say

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 31, 2023
  • Plus, MPs to debate money-laundering bill.
Kenny Chiu served as the MP for Steveston-Richmond East, B.C., from 2019 to 2021. Photograph courtesy of Kenny Chiu's Facebook page

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