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Sandra Martin's book, A Good Death: Making the Most of Our Final Choices, published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., is a 2016/17 Donner Prize Shortlist, one five finalists for the best public policy books of the year. Ms. Martin, an award-winning journalist and broadcaster, writes the Long Goodbye column for The Globe and Mail. Her previous books include Working the Dead Beat: 50 Lives that Changed Canada and The First Man in My Life: Daughters Write about Their Fathers. Reprinted with permission from HarperCollins Publishers.

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

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
Liberal MPs, top row from left, Karina Gould, Terry Duguid, and Chris Bittle continued their riding's historic bellwether status, while Conservatives, bottom from left, Connie Cody, Sandra Cobena, and Roman Baber flipped seats that have long stuck with the governing party. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of the Conservative Party

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.
Liberal MPs, top row from left, Karina Gould, Terry Duguid, and Chris Bittle continued their riding's historic bellwether status, while Conservatives, bottom from left, Connie Cody, Sandra Cobena, and Roman Baber flipped seats that have long stuck with the governing party. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of the Conservative Party

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

New Democrats regroup

  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
Heather McPherson and the other six remaining NDP MPs will meet today to plan for the return of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats regroup

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.

New Democrats regroup

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.
Heather McPherson and the other six remaining NDP MPs will meet today to plan for the return of Parliament. 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

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
The House of Commons Chamber is pictured on Sept. 12, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 
The House of Commons Chamber is pictured on Sept. 12, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

It was an election campaign unlike any other

  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top right, and Green co-Leader Elizabeth May did the Hip Flip with the irreverent journalist Nardwuar earlier this month Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

It was an election campaign unlike any other

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days

It was an election campaign unlike any other

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top right, and Green co-Leader Elizabeth May did the Hip Flip with the irreverent journalist Nardwuar earlier this month Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

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

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.
Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
Trees
Trees
Canada must recognize that forest degradation is occurring and move to redress it, write Rachel Plotkin, Julee Boan, and Michael Polanyi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Felix Mittermeier

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.
Trees
Canada must recognize that forest degradation is occurring and move to redress it, write Rachel Plotkin, Julee Boan, and Michael Polanyi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Felix Mittermeier

Conservatives plunge into blame game after election defeat

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre acknowledged his party’s disappointment over failing to form government, but gave no indication in his concession speech that he intends
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 29, 2025
New Democrat Jagmeet Singh, left, resigned as party leader on election night, while Conservative Pierre Poilievre's party plunged into infighting after an election defeat by the Mark Carney Liberals. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's two-dozen seats could play a pivotal role in the new House. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Conservatives plunge into blame game after election defeat

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre acknowledged his party’s disappointment over failing to form government, but gave no indication in his concession speech that he intends

Conservatives plunge into blame game after election defeat

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre acknowledged his party’s disappointment over failing to form government, but gave no indication in his concession speech that he intends
New Democrat Jagmeet Singh, left, resigned as party leader on election night, while Conservative Pierre Poilievre's party plunged into infighting after an election defeat by the Mark Carney Liberals. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's two-dozen seats could play a pivotal role in the new House. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney, Poilievre address supporters in late-night election speeches

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney grins before he takes to the stage to give his victory speech at the Liberals' election night event at Ottawa's TD Place Arena on April 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney, Poilievre address supporters in late-night election speeches

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 29, 2025

Carney, Poilievre address supporters in late-night election speeches

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney grins before he takes to the stage to give his victory speech at the Liberals' election night event at Ottawa's TD Place Arena on April 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comeback complete

  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
Mark Carney has won his first election and his first mandate from voters to serve as prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comeback complete

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.

Comeback complete

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.
Mark Carney has won his first election and his first mandate from voters to serve as prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. 

  • An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet,and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet,and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2025
  • An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44

Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2025
  • An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet,and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
HMCS Windsor takes part in Exercise Cutlass Fury on Sept. 18, 2016. It is the only one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines that has been to sea since 2021, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of DND/Cpl. Chris Ringius

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
HMCS Windsor takes part in Exercise Cutlass Fury on Sept. 18, 2016. It is the only one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines that has been to sea since 2021, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of DND/Cpl. Chris Ringius

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Day 37: The election ball is in Canada’s court 

  • Plus, federal party leaders to appear at election night celebrations and sobfests.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 28, 2025
Millions of Canadians will head to the polling stations on the final day of election 2025 today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Day 37: The election ball is in Canada’s court 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 28, 2025
  • Plus, federal party leaders to appear at election night celebrations and sobfests.

Day 37: The election ball is in Canada’s court 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 28, 2025
  • Plus, federal party leaders to appear at election night celebrations and sobfests.
Millions of Canadians will head to the polling stations on the final day of election 2025 today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
Elections Canada said last week that approximately 7.3 million people cast their ballots during the four days of advance polling, a 25 per cent increase from 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.
Elections Canada said last week that approximately 7.3 million people cast their ballots during the four days of advance polling, a 25 per cent increase from 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are seeking votes from an electorate interested in a change in direction and standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to polls published last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are seeking votes from an electorate interested in a change in direction and standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to polls published last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
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Promising prospects for Canada in global transition to new energy world

  • Despite our boasting, we're far from a world leader in the energy transition. We will have to push harder to do better. We have
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 17, 2023
Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured June 15, 2023, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Promising prospects for Canada in global transition to new energy world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 17, 2023
  • Despite our boasting, we're far from a world leader in the energy transition. We will have to push harder to do better. We have

Promising prospects for Canada in global transition to new energy world

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 17, 2023
  • Despite our boasting, we're far from a world leader in the energy transition. We will have to push harder to do better. We have
Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured June 15, 2023, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to live up to our climate commitments, now

  • Now is not the time to retreat. Or to think we can fully 'adapt' to the extreme ravages of climate change. Or to think that we
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 17, 2023
Environment Steven Guilbeault, pictured on the Hill. Deadly heat waves and other extreme weather events are already upon us. The adverse impacts will only grow in terms of economic activity, human health, and mortality, as well as its deleterious effects on the species that share the planet with us. Canada has to do much more. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to live up to our climate commitments, now

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 17, 2023
  • Now is not the time to retreat. Or to think we can fully 'adapt' to the extreme ravages of climate change. Or to think that we

We need to live up to our climate commitments, now

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 17, 2023
  • Now is not the time to retreat. Or to think we can fully 'adapt' to the extreme ravages of climate change. Or to think that we
Environment Steven Guilbeault, pictured on the Hill. Deadly heat waves and other extreme weather events are already upon us. The adverse impacts will only grow in terms of economic activity, human health, and mortality, as well as its deleterious effects on the species that share the planet with us. Canada has to do much more. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Guterres has a good pencil, but NATO has a big hammer

  • Peace in the world is larger than NATO’s vision. The UN’s forthcoming 'New Agenda for Peace' will show it's a multi-agenda issue linking sustainable
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 17, 2023
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, pictured in 2018, is preparing 'A New Agenda for Peace.' The issue of peace in the world is far larger than NATO’s vision, it's a multi-agenda issue, writes Douglas Roche. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Guterres has a good pencil, but NATO has a big hammer

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 17, 2023
  • Peace in the world is larger than NATO’s vision. The UN’s forthcoming 'New Agenda for Peace' will show it's a multi-agenda issue linking sustainable

Guterres has a good pencil, but NATO has a big hammer

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 17, 2023
  • Peace in the world is larger than NATO’s vision. The UN’s forthcoming 'New Agenda for Peace' will show it's a multi-agenda issue linking sustainable
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, pictured in 2018, is preparing 'A New Agenda for Peace.' The issue of peace in the world is far larger than NATO’s vision, it's a multi-agenda issue, writes Douglas Roche. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada’s AI bill needs to catch up to get ahead of the curve

  • MPs and committee members have the summer to think about how they can better modernize our approach to governing AI.
Opinion | BY DANIEL KONIKOFF | July 17, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is the sponsor of Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act. The bill is 'empty legislation in search of substance,' according to Daniel Konikoff, Interim Director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association's Privacy, Technology and Surveillance Program. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade

Canada’s AI bill needs to catch up to get ahead of the curve

Opinion | BY DANIEL KONIKOFF | July 17, 2023
  • MPs and committee members have the summer to think about how they can better modernize our approach to governing AI.

Canada’s AI bill needs to catch up to get ahead of the curve

Opinion | BY DANIEL KONIKOFF | July 17, 2023
  • MPs and committee members have the summer to think about how they can better modernize our approach to governing AI.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is the sponsor of Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act. The bill is 'empty legislation in search of substance,' according to Daniel Konikoff, Interim Director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association's Privacy, Technology and Surveillance Program. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade

Improving Bill C-27, and fighting cyber threats facing Canada

  • Addressing concerns about privacy rights and their impact on joining the digital economy needs an approach involving government, industry, and civil society.
Opinion | BY ALI DEHGHANTANHA | July 17, 2023
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne has recognized Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, as a step in the right direction to protecting Canadians' fundamental privacy rights, but there are areas where the bill can be further improved to modernize our privacy law, writes Dr. Ali Dehghantanha. The Hill Times file photo

Improving Bill C-27, and fighting cyber threats facing Canada

Opinion | BY ALI DEHGHANTANHA | July 17, 2023
  • Addressing concerns about privacy rights and their impact on joining the digital economy needs an approach involving government, industry, and civil society.

Improving Bill C-27, and fighting cyber threats facing Canada

Opinion | BY ALI DEHGHANTANHA | July 17, 2023
  • Addressing concerns about privacy rights and their impact on joining the digital economy needs an approach involving government, industry, and civil society.
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne has recognized Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, as a step in the right direction to protecting Canadians' fundamental privacy rights, but there are areas where the bill can be further improved to modernize our privacy law, writes Dr. Ali Dehghantanha. The Hill Times file photo

Canadians’ digital safety calls for strong whistleblower and security researcher protection

  • When crafting digital policies to protect Canadians, the protection of whistleblowers and public interest researchers has been a major blindspot.
Opinion | BY FLORIAN MARTIN-BARITEAU | July 17, 2023
AI development and deployment are plagued by a serious lack of transparency, oversight, and accountability, writes Florian Martin-Bariteau, associate professor of law and the University Research Chair in Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa. Photograph by mikemacmarketing, distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license, www.vpnsrus.com

Canadians’ digital safety calls for strong whistleblower and security researcher protection

Opinion | BY FLORIAN MARTIN-BARITEAU | July 17, 2023
  • When crafting digital policies to protect Canadians, the protection of whistleblowers and public interest researchers has been a major blindspot.

Canadians’ digital safety calls for strong whistleblower and security researcher protection

Opinion | BY FLORIAN MARTIN-BARITEAU | July 17, 2023
  • When crafting digital policies to protect Canadians, the protection of whistleblowers and public interest researchers has been a major blindspot.
AI development and deployment are plagued by a serious lack of transparency, oversight, and accountability, writes Florian Martin-Bariteau, associate professor of law and the University Research Chair in Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa. Photograph by mikemacmarketing, distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license, www.vpnsrus.com

Necessary but not enough: Canada’s proposed new private-sector privacy law

  • Advances in technology and changes in business models have altered the role of data and how value is extracted from it.
Opinion | BY TERESA SCASSA | July 17, 2023
Anonymized data requires a more holistic policy response than a backdoor out of a consent-based privacy law, writes Dr. Teresa Scassa, Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy at the University of Ottawa. Photograph by Nick Youngson, distributed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license, Pix4Free

Necessary but not enough: Canada’s proposed new private-sector privacy law

Opinion | BY TERESA SCASSA | July 17, 2023
  • Advances in technology and changes in business models have altered the role of data and how value is extracted from it.

Necessary but not enough: Canada’s proposed new private-sector privacy law

Opinion | BY TERESA SCASSA | July 17, 2023
  • Advances in technology and changes in business models have altered the role of data and how value is extracted from it.
Anonymized data requires a more holistic policy response than a backdoor out of a consent-based privacy law, writes Dr. Teresa Scassa, Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy at the University of Ottawa. Photograph by Nick Youngson, distributed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license, Pix4Free

How government can restore public confidence in our privacy rights

  • If the government truly wants to show Canadians that our privacy rights matter, it needs to pass strong data protection laws as soon as
Opinion | BY LAURA TRIBE | July 17, 2023
The government must deliver on its promise to overhaul Canada's outdated privacy laws, writes Laura Tribe, executive director at OpenMedia. Photograph by Jeremy Barande, copyright by Ecole Polytechnique, distributed under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license

How government can restore public confidence in our privacy rights

Opinion | BY LAURA TRIBE | July 17, 2023
  • If the government truly wants to show Canadians that our privacy rights matter, it needs to pass strong data protection laws as soon as

How government can restore public confidence in our privacy rights

Opinion | BY LAURA TRIBE | July 17, 2023
  • If the government truly wants to show Canadians that our privacy rights matter, it needs to pass strong data protection laws as soon as
The government must deliver on its promise to overhaul Canada's outdated privacy laws, writes Laura Tribe, executive director at OpenMedia. Photograph by Jeremy Barande, copyright by Ecole Polytechnique, distributed under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license

Politics This Morning: Freeland and Macklem in India for G7 and G20 finance meetings

  • Plus, the United Kingdom becomes the first European country to sign the Trans Pacific trade deal.
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured here on May 17, will meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other G20 finance ministers in India today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Freeland and Macklem in India for G7 and G20 finance meetings

  • Plus, the United Kingdom becomes the first European country to sign the Trans Pacific trade deal.

Politics This Morning: Freeland and Macklem in India for G7 and G20 finance meetings

  • Plus, the United Kingdom becomes the first European country to sign the Trans Pacific trade deal.
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured here on May 17, will meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other G20 finance ministers in India today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I don’t agree with that shirt’ is not an apology

  • Pierre Poilievre stated last week that he did not agree with a 'straight pride' t-shirt worn by a man he posed with in Calgary.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 17, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre and his wife Anaida, left, pose with a man wearing a 'straight pride' T-shirt during a Calgary Stampede event. Photograph courtesy of @BSpence1983/Twitter

‘I don’t agree with that shirt’ is not an apology

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 17, 2023
  • Pierre Poilievre stated last week that he did not agree with a 'straight pride' t-shirt worn by a man he posed with in Calgary.

‘I don’t agree with that shirt’ is not an apology

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 17, 2023
  • Pierre Poilievre stated last week that he did not agree with a 'straight pride' t-shirt worn by a man he posed with in Calgary.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre and his wife Anaida, left, pose with a man wearing a 'straight pride' T-shirt during a Calgary Stampede event. Photograph courtesy of @BSpence1983/Twitter

Charlie Foran is leaving the Writers’ Trust; Madan exits CTV News; and James Cameron comes to Ottawa

  • Critically acclaimed author Charles Foran has announced that he will step down as executive director of the Writers’ Trust of Canada at the end
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 17, 2023
Charles Foran, an award-winning author, is leaving his post as executive director of the Writers' Trust of Canada by the end of the year. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Charlie Foran is leaving the Writers’ Trust; Madan exits CTV News; and James Cameron comes to Ottawa

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 17, 2023
  • Critically acclaimed author Charles Foran has announced that he will step down as executive director of the Writers’ Trust of Canada at the end

Charlie Foran is leaving the Writers’ Trust; Madan exits CTV News; and James Cameron comes to Ottawa

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 17, 2023
  • Critically acclaimed author Charles Foran has announced that he will step down as executive director of the Writers’ Trust of Canada at the end
Charles Foran, an award-winning author, is leaving his post as executive director of the Writers' Trust of Canada by the end of the year. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Senior adviser John Brodhead exits Prime Minister’s Office

  • Plus, there are a number of staff changes to report in Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson’s office, including the exit of two directors.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 17, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters in the West Block before Question Period on June 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senior adviser John Brodhead exits Prime Minister’s Office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 17, 2023
  • Plus, there are a number of staff changes to report in Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson’s office, including the exit of two directors.

Senior adviser John Brodhead exits Prime Minister’s Office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 17, 2023
  • Plus, there are a number of staff changes to report in Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson’s office, including the exit of two directors.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters in the West Block before Question Period on June 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mayors and councils could shine in fight to stop climate change, writes reader

  • To all of Canada’s mayors, councils, and municipalities: do we have to be last or first to be an activist in actually doing something
Opinion | July 17, 2023

Mayors and councils could shine in fight to stop climate change, writes reader

Opinion | July 17, 2023
  • To all of Canada’s mayors, councils, and municipalities: do we have to be last or first to be an activist in actually doing something

Mayors and councils could shine in fight to stop climate change, writes reader

Opinion | July 17, 2023
  • To all of Canada’s mayors, councils, and municipalities: do we have to be last or first to be an activist in actually doing something

Our fossil-fuel industry is like the band playing as the Titanic sinks, writes Tom McElroy

  • Re: “Climate adaptation: act now or pay later,” (editorial, The Hill Times, July 10). What happened to polluter pays? The climate is changing disastrously. The scientific
Opinion | July 17, 2023

Our fossil-fuel industry is like the band playing as the Titanic sinks, writes Tom McElroy

Opinion | July 17, 2023
  • Re: “Climate adaptation: act now or pay later,” (editorial, The Hill Times, July 10). What happened to polluter pays? The climate is changing disastrously. The scientific

Our fossil-fuel industry is like the band playing as the Titanic sinks, writes Tom McElroy

Opinion | July 17, 2023
  • Re: “Climate adaptation: act now or pay later,” (editorial, The Hill Times, July 10). What happened to polluter pays? The climate is changing disastrously. The scientific

How the political right is contesting Pride month in Canada

  • We must be vigilant to the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ movements, which threaten social cohesion and can pave the way for violence. When human rights
Opinion | BY VALéRIE LAPOINTE AND AUDREY GAGNON | July 17, 2023
Protesters and drag defenders are separated by Ottawa Police outside the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on June 28, 2023. The protesters were voicing their opposition to the Family Drag Story Time event put on by Capital Pride and the Ottawa Public Library. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How the political right is contesting Pride month in Canada

Opinion | BY VALéRIE LAPOINTE AND AUDREY GAGNON | July 17, 2023
  • We must be vigilant to the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ movements, which threaten social cohesion and can pave the way for violence. When human rights

How the political right is contesting Pride month in Canada

Opinion | BY VALéRIE LAPOINTE AND AUDREY GAGNON | July 17, 2023
  • We must be vigilant to the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ movements, which threaten social cohesion and can pave the way for violence. When human rights
Protesters and drag defenders are separated by Ottawa Police outside the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on June 28, 2023. The protesters were voicing their opposition to the Family Drag Story Time event put on by Capital Pride and the Ottawa Public Library. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After 30 years of failed mitigation, we need to cut emissions by half globally by 2030; this is almost impossible, but must be done

  • GIBSONS, B.C.—About a decade ago, there was a flurry of news stories and columns in the Canadian media about carbon pricing. In the 1990s,
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | July 17, 2023
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. Our present conception of mitigation is a plan to fail. It just keeps fossil fuels in the game running out the clock. It is a plan to sacrifice our kids' future and everything we love and care about, writes Bill Henderson.  The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

After 30 years of failed mitigation, we need to cut emissions by half globally by 2030; this is almost impossible, but must be done

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | July 17, 2023
  • GIBSONS, B.C.—About a decade ago, there was a flurry of news stories and columns in the Canadian media about carbon pricing. In the 1990s,

After 30 years of failed mitigation, we need to cut emissions by half globally by 2030; this is almost impossible, but must be done

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | July 17, 2023
  • GIBSONS, B.C.—About a decade ago, there was a flurry of news stories and columns in the Canadian media about carbon pricing. In the 1990s,
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. Our present conception of mitigation is a plan to fail. It just keeps fossil fuels in the game running out the clock. It is a plan to sacrifice our kids' future and everything we love and care about, writes Bill Henderson.  The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Champagne to take part in fireside chat in Toronto on July 18

  • MONDAY, JULY 17 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, left, and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured May 5, 2023, at the Liberal policy convention. Champagne will take part in a fireside chat with Australian cabinet minister Kristy McBain, not pictured, in Toronto on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Champagne to take part in fireside chat in Toronto on July 18

  • MONDAY, JULY 17 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again

Champagne to take part in fireside chat in Toronto on July 18

  • MONDAY, JULY 17 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, left, and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured May 5, 2023, at the Liberal policy convention. Champagne will take part in a fireside chat with Australian cabinet minister Kristy McBain, not pictured, in Toronto on July 18. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: O’Regan gets a win

  • Plus, Joly sits down with Russia and China at ASEAN.
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan and a team of government mediators helped to end a strike by B.C. port workers yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: O’Regan gets a win

  • Plus, Joly sits down with Russia and China at ASEAN.

Politics This Morning: O’Regan gets a win

  • Plus, Joly sits down with Russia and China at ASEAN.
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan and a team of government mediators helped to end a strike by B.C. port workers yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Misconceptions of what ‘net-zero emissions’ actually means will have dire health impacts

  • We cannot emphasize enough that current plans for addressing climate change are incompatible with an acceptable destiny. Our future health, as opposed to dollars,
Opinion | BY GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT | July 13, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. A key component of Canada's climate plan is based in a misconception of what 'net-zero emissions' means, write Geoff Strong and Richard van der Jagt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Misconceptions of what ‘net-zero emissions’ actually means will have dire health impacts

Opinion | BY GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT | July 13, 2023
  • We cannot emphasize enough that current plans for addressing climate change are incompatible with an acceptable destiny. Our future health, as opposed to dollars,

Misconceptions of what ‘net-zero emissions’ actually means will have dire health impacts

Opinion | BY GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT | July 13, 2023
  • We cannot emphasize enough that current plans for addressing climate change are incompatible with an acceptable destiny. Our future health, as opposed to dollars,
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. A key component of Canada's climate plan is based in a misconception of what 'net-zero emissions' means, write Geoff Strong and Richard van der Jagt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Our summer of discontent

  • Every time you check the news, you’ll be reminded that the world is on the brink of some terrible abyss. Wildfires are ravaging our forests,
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If Canadians are becoming more apprehensive about the future, it likely means they’ll gravitate towards whichever political party can provide strong leadership, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Our summer of discontent

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 13, 2023
  • Every time you check the news, you’ll be reminded that the world is on the brink of some terrible abyss. Wildfires are ravaging our forests,

Our summer of discontent

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 13, 2023
  • Every time you check the news, you’ll be reminded that the world is on the brink of some terrible abyss. Wildfires are ravaging our forests,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If Canadians are becoming more apprehensive about the future, it likely means they’ll gravitate towards whichever political party can provide strong leadership, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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