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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.

Carney steps into the fray

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

Carney steps into the fray

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

Carney steps into the fray

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

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

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

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

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

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

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

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

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

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

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

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

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney holds his first post-election presser

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

Carney holds his first post-election presser

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

Carney holds his first post-election presser

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

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

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

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

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

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

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

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

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

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

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

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

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

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

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

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

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

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

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

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

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

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

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

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

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

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

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

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

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

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

  • Sometimes the size of the pool of money available for support during times of need is staggering. Such is the case with “special drawing
Opinion | June 14, 2023

Canada should double down on aid: letter writer

Opinion | June 14, 2023
  • Sometimes the size of the pool of money available for support during times of need is staggering. Such is the case with “special drawing

Canada should double down on aid: letter writer

Opinion | June 14, 2023
  • Sometimes the size of the pool of money available for support during times of need is staggering. Such is the case with “special drawing

Carbon taxes driving inflation and interest rates: Chatham letter writer

  • The Liberal government has gone bonkers, but then again we all know they are out at the next federal election. But until they are
Opinion | June 14, 2023
This new round of increased carbon tax and interest rates puts many new homeowners on the ropes, writes Wayne Robertson. Photograph courtesy of Pxfuel

Carbon taxes driving inflation and interest rates: Chatham letter writer

Opinion | June 14, 2023
  • The Liberal government has gone bonkers, but then again we all know they are out at the next federal election. But until they are

Carbon taxes driving inflation and interest rates: Chatham letter writer

Opinion | June 14, 2023
  • The Liberal government has gone bonkers, but then again we all know they are out at the next federal election. But until they are
This new round of increased carbon tax and interest rates puts many new homeowners on the ropes, writes Wayne Robertson. Photograph courtesy of Pxfuel

Canada is on fire, so stop making more fuel, says Toronto reader

  • Re: “‘Conditions this early in the season are unprecedented’, says Blair, and MPs say ridings dealing with ‘frightening’ wildfires are opening their hearts to
Opinion | June 14, 2023
An aerial view of the Donnie Creek Complex fire in northern British Columbia on May 27. Photograph courtesy of the B.C. Wildfire Service/Twitter

Canada is on fire, so stop making more fuel, says Toronto reader

Opinion | June 14, 2023
  • Re: “‘Conditions this early in the season are unprecedented’, says Blair, and MPs say ridings dealing with ‘frightening’ wildfires are opening their hearts to

Canada is on fire, so stop making more fuel, says Toronto reader

Opinion | June 14, 2023
  • Re: “‘Conditions this early in the season are unprecedented’, says Blair, and MPs say ridings dealing with ‘frightening’ wildfires are opening their hearts to
An aerial view of the Donnie Creek Complex fire in northern British Columbia on May 27. Photograph courtesy of the B.C. Wildfire Service/Twitter

Exhibit reflecting on Chinese exclusion in Canada on display in Senate Building until June 23

  • MONDAY, JUNE 12—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 Conference: ‘Resilient Institutions’—The Institute on Governance and the IRPP’s Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation host a two-day conference, “Resilient Institutions: Learning
The office of Independent Senator Yuen Pau Woo has collaborated on an exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the discriminatory law known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, which runs in the Senate of Canada Building until June 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of Twitter

Exhibit reflecting on Chinese exclusion in Canada on display in Senate Building until June 23

  • MONDAY, JUNE 12—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 Conference: ‘Resilient Institutions’—The Institute on Governance and the IRPP’s Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation host a two-day conference, “Resilient Institutions: Learning

Exhibit reflecting on Chinese exclusion in Canada on display in Senate Building until June 23

  • MONDAY, JUNE 12—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 Conference: ‘Resilient Institutions’—The Institute on Governance and the IRPP’s Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation host a two-day conference, “Resilient Institutions: Learning
The office of Independent Senator Yuen Pau Woo has collaborated on an exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the discriminatory law known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, which runs in the Senate of Canada Building until June 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of Twitter

Politics This Morning: PBO dissects Volkswagen loan

  • Plus, Sean Fraser will take questions about a group of international students facing deportation.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne struck a pricey deal with automaker Volkswagen to subsidize the construction of a battery plant in Ontario. The Parliamentary Budget Officer will release his analysis of the deal today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: PBO dissects Volkswagen loan

  • Plus, Sean Fraser will take questions about a group of international students facing deportation.

Politics This Morning: PBO dissects Volkswagen loan

  • Plus, Sean Fraser will take questions about a group of international students facing deportation.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne struck a pricey deal with automaker Volkswagen to subsidize the construction of a battery plant in Ontario. The Parliamentary Budget Officer will release his analysis of the deal today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is hybrid Parliament hollowing the halls of the Hill?

  • As the spring sitting comes to an end, Parliament has been busy debating the Liberal government’s pitch to make the House of Commons a
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 14, 2023
Government House Leader Mark Holland speaks with reporters about his proposal to make the House of Commons a permanently hybrid institution on June 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is hybrid Parliament hollowing the halls of the Hill?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 14, 2023
  • As the spring sitting comes to an end, Parliament has been busy debating the Liberal government’s pitch to make the House of Commons a

Is hybrid Parliament hollowing the halls of the Hill?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 14, 2023
  • As the spring sitting comes to an end, Parliament has been busy debating the Liberal government’s pitch to make the House of Commons a
Government House Leader Mark Holland speaks with reporters about his proposal to make the House of Commons a permanently hybrid institution on June 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BOIE OKs more flexibility for moving costs, contracts for MPs and House officers 

  • House officers, whose budgets continue through dissolution, are now able to maintain professional service contracts between Parliaments and parliamentary sessions.
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 14, 2023
MPs chat in the House of Commons Chamber in the West Block before the start of a special sitting to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 15, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BOIE OKs more flexibility for moving costs, contracts for MPs and House officers 

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 14, 2023
  • House officers, whose budgets continue through dissolution, are now able to maintain professional service contracts between Parliaments and parliamentary sessions.

BOIE OKs more flexibility for moving costs, contracts for MPs and House officers 

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 14, 2023
  • House officers, whose budgets continue through dissolution, are now able to maintain professional service contracts between Parliaments and parliamentary sessions.
MPs chat in the House of Commons Chamber in the West Block before the start of a special sitting to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 15, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Greens’ Pedneault optimistic Montreal byelection will mirror ‘angry Liberals’ seeking climate crisis alternatives

  • Although the Green Party is only polling provincially at about six per cent, concern over the environment is the most pressing issue for Quebec
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 13, 2023
Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault says he is confident that the results of the upcoming by-election in the Liberal stronghold of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que., will reflect the disappointment of voters disillusioned with 'status-quo politics.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Greens’ Pedneault optimistic Montreal byelection will mirror ‘angry Liberals’ seeking climate crisis alternatives

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 13, 2023
  • Although the Green Party is only polling provincially at about six per cent, concern over the environment is the most pressing issue for Quebec

Greens’ Pedneault optimistic Montreal byelection will mirror ‘angry Liberals’ seeking climate crisis alternatives

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 13, 2023
  • Although the Green Party is only polling provincially at about six per cent, concern over the environment is the most pressing issue for Quebec
Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault says he is confident that the results of the upcoming by-election in the Liberal stronghold of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que., will reflect the disappointment of voters disillusioned with 'status-quo politics.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: COVID revisited

  • Plus, spy chief, AG to testify before committees.
Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam will address a conference in Ottawa on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: COVID revisited

  • Plus, spy chief, AG to testify before committees.

Politics This Morning: COVID revisited

  • Plus, spy chief, AG to testify before committees.
Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam will address a conference in Ottawa on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leadership matters in recruiting truly representative candidates

  • Whether or not women exert meaningful influence in legislatures and Parliament depends in large part on the partisan stripe of who holds power.
Opinion | BY SHARI GRAYDON | June 12, 2023
The increase in representation in the Alberta legislature rests entirely with Rachel Notley’s NDP opposition whose caucus is now 58 per cent women, in contrast to Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party’s 22 per cent, writes Shari Graydon. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Leadership matters in recruiting truly representative candidates

Opinion | BY SHARI GRAYDON | June 12, 2023
  • Whether or not women exert meaningful influence in legislatures and Parliament depends in large part on the partisan stripe of who holds power.

Leadership matters in recruiting truly representative candidates

Opinion | BY SHARI GRAYDON | June 12, 2023
  • Whether or not women exert meaningful influence in legislatures and Parliament depends in large part on the partisan stripe of who holds power.
The increase in representation in the Alberta legislature rests entirely with Rachel Notley’s NDP opposition whose caucus is now 58 per cent women, in contrast to Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party’s 22 per cent, writes Shari Graydon. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ukraine: the counter-offensive begins

  • The furious speculation on whether the Ukrainian counter-offensive will succeed has been ongoing for several months already, so the first thing I must tell
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine on June 10, where he committed $500-million in new funding for military assistance for the country as it continues its war with Russia. Photograph courtesy of the President of Ukraine's office

Ukraine: the counter-offensive begins

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2023
  • The furious speculation on whether the Ukrainian counter-offensive will succeed has been ongoing for several months already, so the first thing I must tell

Ukraine: the counter-offensive begins

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2023
  • The furious speculation on whether the Ukrainian counter-offensive will succeed has been ongoing for several months already, so the first thing I must tell
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine on June 10, where he committed $500-million in new funding for military assistance for the country as it continues its war with Russia. Photograph courtesy of the President of Ukraine's office

The venture capital blueprint: why development in Canada needs a capital ‘D’

  • Crown corporations are the bridge between the public and private sectors, fluent in both cultures. They can—and should—carry a bigger load in our economic
Opinion | BY ISABELLE HUDON | June 12, 2023
For every dollar the Business Development Bank of Canada has invested in Canada’s venture capital landscape, it has seen six dollars more from the private sector than if it hadn’t been involved, writes Isabelle Hudon. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

The venture capital blueprint: why development in Canada needs a capital ‘D’

Opinion | BY ISABELLE HUDON | June 12, 2023
  • Crown corporations are the bridge between the public and private sectors, fluent in both cultures. They can—and should—carry a bigger load in our economic

The venture capital blueprint: why development in Canada needs a capital ‘D’

Opinion | BY ISABELLE HUDON | June 12, 2023
  • Crown corporations are the bridge between the public and private sectors, fluent in both cultures. They can—and should—carry a bigger load in our economic
For every dollar the Business Development Bank of Canada has invested in Canada’s venture capital landscape, it has seen six dollars more from the private sector than if it hadn’t been involved, writes Isabelle Hudon. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Changing climate, wildfire risk a chance for Canada to refit military

  • A huge investment in Canadian aerospace to build an iconic Canadian-designed water bomber should be a popular one.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 12, 2023
Members from the 41 Canadian Brigade and local firefighters participate in fire prevention operations in Drayton Valley, Alta., on May 15. DND photograph by MCpl Genevieve Lapointe

Changing climate, wildfire risk a chance for Canada to refit military

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 12, 2023
  • A huge investment in Canadian aerospace to build an iconic Canadian-designed water bomber should be a popular one.

Changing climate, wildfire risk a chance for Canada to refit military

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 12, 2023
  • A huge investment in Canadian aerospace to build an iconic Canadian-designed water bomber should be a popular one.
Members from the 41 Canadian Brigade and local firefighters participate in fire prevention operations in Drayton Valley, Alta., on May 15. DND photograph by MCpl Genevieve Lapointe

Minister Sajjan hires Adam Grech as new operations director

  • Plus, Natalie St-Denis has exited her post as one of two caucus liaisons in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2023
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan speaks with reporters about the auditor general's spring 2023 reports outside the House of Commons in the West Block on March 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Sajjan hires Adam Grech as new operations director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2023
  • Plus, Natalie St-Denis has exited her post as one of two caucus liaisons in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office.

Minister Sajjan hires Adam Grech as new operations director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 12, 2023
  • Plus, Natalie St-Denis has exited her post as one of two caucus liaisons in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office.
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan speaks with reporters about the auditor general's spring 2023 reports outside the House of Commons in the West Block on March 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Researchers warn House committee about the ‘dramatic erosion’ of affordable rental units

  • Canada’s largest residential landlords say a shortage of new supply is at the heart of the housing crisis, but researchers and advocates are warning
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 12, 2023
Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen has the job of calibrating affordability criteria for the housing development incentives included as part of the National Housing Strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Researchers warn House committee about the ‘dramatic erosion’ of affordable rental units

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 12, 2023
  • Canada’s largest residential landlords say a shortage of new supply is at the heart of the housing crisis, but researchers and advocates are warning

Researchers warn House committee about the ‘dramatic erosion’ of affordable rental units

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 12, 2023
  • Canada’s largest residential landlords say a shortage of new supply is at the heart of the housing crisis, but researchers and advocates are warning
Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen has the job of calibrating affordability criteria for the housing development incentives included as part of the National Housing Strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must move quickly for a successful rare disease strategy

  • There are still a few key pieces missing to ensure the 3.2 million Canadians living with rare diseases get faster access to the treatments
Opinion | BY GABY BOURBARA | June 12, 2023
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos speaks with reporters after a cabinet meeting in the West Block on May 30. We can show the world Canada is integral to finding solutions for the future of rare disease research and development, writes Gaby Bourbara. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must move quickly for a successful rare disease strategy

Opinion | BY GABY BOURBARA | June 12, 2023
  • There are still a few key pieces missing to ensure the 3.2 million Canadians living with rare diseases get faster access to the treatments

Canada must move quickly for a successful rare disease strategy

Opinion | BY GABY BOURBARA | June 12, 2023
  • There are still a few key pieces missing to ensure the 3.2 million Canadians living with rare diseases get faster access to the treatments
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos speaks with reporters after a cabinet meeting in the West Block on May 30. We can show the world Canada is integral to finding solutions for the future of rare disease research and development, writes Gaby Bourbara. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From Ukraine, with love: Trudeau skips Press Gallery Dinner, Blanchet and Singh launch counteroffensive on humour

  • The Globe and Mail’s Steven Chase and Robert Fife receive the Charles Lynch Award for their reporting on foreign election interference; the gallery presents
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2023
Howard Njoo, deputy chief public health officer at the Public Health Agency of Canada, left; CTV's Joyce Napier; and Global News' Mackenzie Gray at the 2023 Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner on June 10 at the Canadian Museum of History. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

From Ukraine, with love: Trudeau skips Press Gallery Dinner, Blanchet and Singh launch counteroffensive on humour

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2023
  • The Globe and Mail’s Steven Chase and Robert Fife receive the Charles Lynch Award for their reporting on foreign election interference; the gallery presents

From Ukraine, with love: Trudeau skips Press Gallery Dinner, Blanchet and Singh launch counteroffensive on humour

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2023
  • The Globe and Mail’s Steven Chase and Robert Fife receive the Charles Lynch Award for their reporting on foreign election interference; the gallery presents
Howard Njoo, deputy chief public health officer at the Public Health Agency of Canada, left; CTV's Joyce Napier; and Global News' Mackenzie Gray at the 2023 Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner on June 10 at the Canadian Museum of History. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

With toxic, partisan mudslinging on both sides of the House, MPs are ‘unleashing a force’ they ‘may not be able to control,’ politicos warn

  • Politicians need to respect their profession the way medical and legal community does, or it will debase the entire system, says Donald Savoie. 'You
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 12, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier. MPs of all parties should realize that in their quest of power, they must not begin to undermine public institutions, say political insiders. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

With toxic, partisan mudslinging on both sides of the House, MPs are ‘unleashing a force’ they ‘may not be able to control,’ politicos warn

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 12, 2023
  • Politicians need to respect their profession the way medical and legal community does, or it will debase the entire system, says Donald Savoie. 'You

With toxic, partisan mudslinging on both sides of the House, MPs are ‘unleashing a force’ they ‘may not be able to control,’ politicos warn

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 12, 2023
  • Politicians need to respect their profession the way medical and legal community does, or it will debase the entire system, says Donald Savoie. 'You
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier. MPs of all parties should realize that in their quest of power, they must not begin to undermine public institutions, say political insiders. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Saudi Arabia’s notorious crown prince extends his influence into the world of golf

  • Mohammed bin Salman realized 'sportswashing' was a great way to improve Saudi Arabia’s image and his own. If Saudi got into the entertainment business, it
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 12, 2023
Cringeworthy: U.S. President Joe Biden, left, visits Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on July 15, 2022. The guy who said he was going to turn Saudi Arabia into a 'pariah' state greeted MBS in his palace with a fist bump. And he left Riyadh without any help in reducing high oil prices.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Saudi Arabia’s notorious crown prince extends his influence into the world of golf

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 12, 2023
  • Mohammed bin Salman realized 'sportswashing' was a great way to improve Saudi Arabia’s image and his own. If Saudi got into the entertainment business, it

Saudi Arabia’s notorious crown prince extends his influence into the world of golf

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 12, 2023
  • Mohammed bin Salman realized 'sportswashing' was a great way to improve Saudi Arabia’s image and his own. If Saudi got into the entertainment business, it
Cringeworthy: U.S. President Joe Biden, left, visits Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on July 15, 2022. The guy who said he was going to turn Saudi Arabia into a 'pariah' state greeted MBS in his palace with a fist bump. And he left Riyadh without any help in reducing high oil prices.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Poilievre sure likes the sound of his own voice

  • With stunts like last week's filibuster, the Conservative leader keeps reminding Canadians that he may not have the gravitas it takes to hold down
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 12, 2023
Most opposition leaders keep the attention focused on the government, but Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre continues to shine the light on himself, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre sure likes the sound of his own voice

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 12, 2023
  • With stunts like last week's filibuster, the Conservative leader keeps reminding Canadians that he may not have the gravitas it takes to hold down

Poilievre sure likes the sound of his own voice

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 12, 2023
  • With stunts like last week's filibuster, the Conservative leader keeps reminding Canadians that he may not have the gravitas it takes to hold down
Most opposition leaders keep the attention focused on the government, but Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre continues to shine the light on himself, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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