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Sandra Martin

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.

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

  • The Senate must not be a pale imitation of the House. Freeing it from political-party affiliations helps mitigate that risk.
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER | May 13, 2025
Today’s Red Chamber is an essential guardrail against the takeover of our democracy by any one political party or ideological group, writes Sen. Stan Kutcher. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER | May 13, 2025
  • The Senate must not be a pale imitation of the House. Freeing it from political-party affiliations helps mitigate that risk.

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER | May 13, 2025
  • The Senate must not be a pale imitation of the House. Freeing it from political-party affiliations helps mitigate that risk.
Today’s Red Chamber is an essential guardrail against the takeover of our democracy by any one political party or ideological group, writes Sen. Stan Kutcher. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals
Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
As we head into renewed trade discussions with the U.S., their need for critical minerals provides Canada the chance to align economic strategy with national security and climate objectives, writes Mark Selby. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals
As we head into renewed trade discussions with the U.S., their need for critical minerals provides Canada the chance to align economic strategy with national security and climate objectives, writes Mark Selby. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Martial pride on parade

  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer was elected as the interim leader in the House at last week's Conservative Party caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer was elected as the interim leader in the House at last week's Conservative Party caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney pulls off mission impossible

  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are not buddies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are not buddies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
Steven MacKinnon
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Full-time employee numbers in federal public service set to shrink by just over three per cent by 2025-26, according to departmental plans

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

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

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

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

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

Mass Casualty Commission misses the mark

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

Mass Casualty Commission misses the mark

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

Mass Casualty Commission misses the mark

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Competition is essential to dynamic capitalism and productive economies

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

Competition is essential to dynamic capitalism and productive economies

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

Competition is essential to dynamic capitalism and productive economies

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

Russia-Ukraine-China and Canadian threads

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

Russia-Ukraine-China and Canadian threads

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

Russia-Ukraine-China and Canadian threads

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canada should be united against China’s meddling

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

Canada should be united against China’s meddling

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

Canada should be united against China’s meddling

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

Photo of the Day

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

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 31, 2023

Photo of the Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Politics This Morning: Kenny Chiu has his say

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

Politics This Morning: Kenny Chiu has his say

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

Politics This Morning: Kenny Chiu has his say

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

Environmental experts praise budget’s ‘transformational’ investments, but say feds still avoiding ‘a really honest conversation about the future of the oil and gas industry’

  • Budget 2023 proposes $5.6-billion over the first five years for a new hydrogen investment tax credit, along with ‘tens of billions’ across multiple departments
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 30, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, seen here in October 2022, headed to Germany after budget day to discuss 'the global hydrogen economy.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environmental experts praise budget’s ‘transformational’ investments, but say feds still avoiding ‘a really honest conversation about the future of the oil and gas industry’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 30, 2023
  • Budget 2023 proposes $5.6-billion over the first five years for a new hydrogen investment tax credit, along with ‘tens of billions’ across multiple departments

Environmental experts praise budget’s ‘transformational’ investments, but say feds still avoiding ‘a really honest conversation about the future of the oil and gas industry’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 30, 2023
  • Budget 2023 proposes $5.6-billion over the first five years for a new hydrogen investment tax credit, along with ‘tens of billions’ across multiple departments
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, seen here in October 2022, headed to Germany after budget day to discuss 'the global hydrogen economy.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The fascists and the fanatics in Israel

  • The obvious course for a man as deep in legal trouble as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust—is to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 30, 2023
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a man of the right, and two-thirds of Israeli voters say they are right-wing, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The fascists and the fanatics in Israel

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 30, 2023
  • The obvious course for a man as deep in legal trouble as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust—is to

The fascists and the fanatics in Israel

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 30, 2023
  • The obvious course for a man as deep in legal trouble as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust—is to
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a man of the right, and two-thirds of Israeli voters say they are right-wing, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Poilievre’s promise to expand seal hunt is dubious politics, bad economics

  • The days of protests on the ice are over, and the market has spoken. It is not 'eco-nuts,' (as Pierre Poilievre states), who have
Opinion | BY SHERYL FINK | March 30, 2023
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
On March 11, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tweeted a video in which he promises support for an expanded seal hunt to protect salmon and “bring home more jobs” in Newfoundland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s promise to expand seal hunt is dubious politics, bad economics

Opinion | BY SHERYL FINK | March 30, 2023
  • The days of protests on the ice are over, and the market has spoken. It is not 'eco-nuts,' (as Pierre Poilievre states), who have

Poilievre’s promise to expand seal hunt is dubious politics, bad economics

Opinion | BY SHERYL FINK | March 30, 2023
  • The days of protests on the ice are over, and the market has spoken. It is not 'eco-nuts,' (as Pierre Poilievre states), who have
Pierre Poilievre
On March 11, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tweeted a video in which he promises support for an expanded seal hunt to protect salmon and “bring home more jobs” in Newfoundland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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