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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.

‘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

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,
Opinion | May 7, 2025

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Opinion | May 7, 2025
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Ability to adapt to changing environment the best bet for Arctic defence

  • Security in the North counts for nothing though if these communities are not given every opportunity to live, work, and thrive.
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR MARTY DEACON | December 7, 2022
Members of 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, prepare to support operations in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, on March 23, 2019. The Canadian Rangers offer insight into how a community-based model of Arctic security can be effective, writes Sen. Marty Deacon. DND photograph by Avr. Jérôme J.X. Lessard

Ability to adapt to changing environment the best bet for Arctic defence

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR MARTY DEACON | December 7, 2022
  • Security in the North counts for nothing though if these communities are not given every opportunity to live, work, and thrive.

Ability to adapt to changing environment the best bet for Arctic defence

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR MARTY DEACON | December 7, 2022
  • Security in the North counts for nothing though if these communities are not given every opportunity to live, work, and thrive.
Members of 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, prepare to support operations in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, on March 23, 2019. The Canadian Rangers offer insight into how a community-based model of Arctic security can be effective, writes Sen. Marty Deacon. DND photograph by Avr. Jérôme J.X. Lessard

Politics This Morning: Changes to foreign investment law incoming

  • Plus, the Bank of Canada unveils its latest interest rate decision.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 7, 2022
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is ready to introduce a new bill into the House that will change Canada's law for scrutinizing foreign investments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Changes to foreign investment law incoming

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 7, 2022
  • Plus, the Bank of Canada unveils its latest interest rate decision.

Politics This Morning: Changes to foreign investment law incoming

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 7, 2022
  • Plus, the Bank of Canada unveils its latest interest rate decision.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is ready to introduce a new bill into the House that will change Canada's law for scrutinizing foreign investments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Brazen was the word of the week

  • From reports of Chinese police stations in Canada, to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's Sovereignty Act, to opportunism over Bill C-21, last week was a
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 7, 2022
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith must face the electorate in May; a path to victory for her appears to involve a big racket with Father Ottawa, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

Brazen was the word of the week

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 7, 2022
  • From reports of Chinese police stations in Canada, to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's Sovereignty Act, to opportunism over Bill C-21, last week was a

Brazen was the word of the week

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 7, 2022
  • From reports of Chinese police stations in Canada, to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's Sovereignty Act, to opportunism over Bill C-21, last week was a
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith must face the electorate in May; a path to victory for her appears to involve a big racket with Father Ottawa, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times file photograph

‘I’m concerned with the lack of rigour’: AG flags poor effort recovering billions in suspected COVID-19 overpayments, with sole focus on speed of delivery

  • COVID‑19 benefit programs cost Canadians about $211-billion during the audit period, but about 14 per cent of the payouts, or $30-billion, need to be
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 6, 2022
On Dec. 6, Auditor General Karen Hogan released two reports on the government's COVID-19 vaccine procurement and benefit programs, finding their implementation riddled with problems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’m concerned with the lack of rigour’: AG flags poor effort recovering billions in suspected COVID-19 overpayments, with sole focus on speed of delivery

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 6, 2022
  • COVID‑19 benefit programs cost Canadians about $211-billion during the audit period, but about 14 per cent of the payouts, or $30-billion, need to be

‘I’m concerned with the lack of rigour’: AG flags poor effort recovering billions in suspected COVID-19 overpayments, with sole focus on speed of delivery

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 6, 2022
  • COVID‑19 benefit programs cost Canadians about $211-billion during the audit period, but about 14 per cent of the payouts, or $30-billion, need to be
On Dec. 6, Auditor General Karen Hogan released two reports on the government's COVID-19 vaccine procurement and benefit programs, finding their implementation riddled with problems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: AG reports on COVID performance

  • Plus, a UN appointee weighs in on the chemicals management bill.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 6, 2022
Auditor General Karen Hogan will brief MPs and the press today about her new reports on the government's COVID-19 vaccine procurement and benefit programs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: AG reports on COVID performance

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 6, 2022
  • Plus, a UN appointee weighs in on the chemicals management bill.

Politics This Morning: AG reports on COVID performance

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 6, 2022
  • Plus, a UN appointee weighs in on the chemicals management bill.
Auditor General Karen Hogan will brief MPs and the press today about her new reports on the government's COVID-19 vaccine procurement and benefit programs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Procedural cat-fishing’: final proposal for Nova Scotia riding redraw raises ire

  • As of Dec. 5, three redistribution commissions—for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island—have tabled final proposed boundary changes with the House of
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 5, 2022
Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he's already got the 10 MP signatures needed to raise an objection over the final proposed boundaries at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Procedural cat-fishing’: final proposal for Nova Scotia riding redraw raises ire

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 5, 2022
  • As of Dec. 5, three redistribution commissions—for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island—have tabled final proposed boundary changes with the House of

‘Procedural cat-fishing’: final proposal for Nova Scotia riding redraw raises ire

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 5, 2022
  • As of Dec. 5, three redistribution commissions—for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island—have tabled final proposed boundary changes with the House of
Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he's already got the 10 MP signatures needed to raise an objection over the final proposed boundaries at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Now is the time to rely on like-minded ties that bind

  • This difficult climate is why the United Kingdom is more focused than ever on building closer relationships with nations which share our values, like
Opinion | BY KEMI BADENOCH | December 5, 2022
Prime ministers Rishi Sunak and Justin Trudeau reminded the world of the strength of our countries’ friendship at the G20 in Bali last month, writes Kemi Badenoch. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Walker

Now is the time to rely on like-minded ties that bind

Opinion | BY KEMI BADENOCH | December 5, 2022
  • This difficult climate is why the United Kingdom is more focused than ever on building closer relationships with nations which share our values, like

Now is the time to rely on like-minded ties that bind

Opinion | BY KEMI BADENOCH | December 5, 2022
  • This difficult climate is why the United Kingdom is more focused than ever on building closer relationships with nations which share our values, like
Prime ministers Rishi Sunak and Justin Trudeau reminded the world of the strength of our countries’ friendship at the G20 in Bali last month, writes Kemi Badenoch. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Walker

Is it too little too late to see the Indo-Pacific light?

  • Although late in the game, the Trudeau government’s loss of innocence towards China and recognition of Japan, South Korea, and India as important partners
Opinion | BY ROSS O’CONNOR | December 5, 2022
Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly, right, and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken hold a joint press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 27. What Canada’s new Indo-Pacific strategy fails to understand in strategic terms is that our partnership with the U.S. ought to be the gateway to the Indo-Pacific, writes Ross O’Connor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is it too little too late to see the Indo-Pacific light?

Opinion | BY ROSS O’CONNOR | December 5, 2022
  • Although late in the game, the Trudeau government’s loss of innocence towards China and recognition of Japan, South Korea, and India as important partners

Is it too little too late to see the Indo-Pacific light?

Opinion | BY ROSS O’CONNOR | December 5, 2022
  • Although late in the game, the Trudeau government’s loss of innocence towards China and recognition of Japan, South Korea, and India as important partners
Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly, right, and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken hold a joint press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 27. What Canada’s new Indo-Pacific strategy fails to understand in strategic terms is that our partnership with the U.S. ought to be the gateway to the Indo-Pacific, writes Ross O’Connor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs more competition now

  • It’s time to move away from the economic policies of the past that have created Canadian market structures that allow just a few firms
Opinion | BY JOHN PECMAN | December 5, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne takes questions from reporters outside the House of Commons on Oct. 24. Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada controls the Competition Bureau’s budget and executive hires, which is problematic given the inherent conflict with the bureau’s responsibilities, writes John Pecman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs more competition now

Opinion | BY JOHN PECMAN | December 5, 2022
  • It’s time to move away from the economic policies of the past that have created Canadian market structures that allow just a few firms

Canada needs more competition now

Opinion | BY JOHN PECMAN | December 5, 2022
  • It’s time to move away from the economic policies of the past that have created Canadian market structures that allow just a few firms
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne takes questions from reporters outside the House of Commons on Oct. 24. Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada controls the Competition Bureau’s budget and executive hires, which is problematic given the inherent conflict with the bureau’s responsibilities, writes John Pecman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anne Dawson now head of PMO appointments team

  • Plus, Brock University’s Kate Bezanson is now at work in the top office as a special adviser, and Kate VanGerven has returned to the
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 5, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stops to speak with media on his way into the House of Commons Chamber in the West Block on Nov. 30. There are three new staff to report in the PM's office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anne Dawson now head of PMO appointments team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 5, 2022
  • Plus, Brock University’s Kate Bezanson is now at work in the top office as a special adviser, and Kate VanGerven has returned to the

Anne Dawson now head of PMO appointments team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 5, 2022
  • Plus, Brock University’s Kate Bezanson is now at work in the top office as a special adviser, and Kate VanGerven has returned to the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stops to speak with media on his way into the House of Commons Chamber in the West Block on Nov. 30. There are three new staff to report in the PM's office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former military official should know when to wave the white flag

  • The truly ironic part of Michel Maisonneuve’s argument is that he repeatedly calls for leaders to be less divisive and more unifying.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 5, 2022
After his controversial Nov. 9 speech and the subsequent fallout, it is high time that retired Lt.-Gen. Michel Maisonneuve throw in the towel, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans

Former military official should know when to wave the white flag

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 5, 2022
  • The truly ironic part of Michel Maisonneuve’s argument is that he repeatedly calls for leaders to be less divisive and more unifying.

Former military official should know when to wave the white flag

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 5, 2022
  • The truly ironic part of Michel Maisonneuve’s argument is that he repeatedly calls for leaders to be less divisive and more unifying.
After his controversial Nov. 9 speech and the subsequent fallout, it is high time that retired Lt.-Gen. Michel Maisonneuve throw in the towel, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans

To ease the housing crisis, keep building outside the box

  • Ready-to-assemble modular housing is the solution. These purpose-built, pre-fabricated homes are easily shipped and assembled on-site, and have been gaining increasing exposure in recent
Opinion | BY CHAD THIESSEN | December 5, 2022
Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Nov. 15. The 2022 budget included a 10-year $72-billion commitment to housing, including $1.5-billion over two years to expand the successful Rapid Housing Initiative, writes Chad Thiessen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To ease the housing crisis, keep building outside the box

Opinion | BY CHAD THIESSEN | December 5, 2022
  • Ready-to-assemble modular housing is the solution. These purpose-built, pre-fabricated homes are easily shipped and assembled on-site, and have been gaining increasing exposure in recent

To ease the housing crisis, keep building outside the box

Opinion | BY CHAD THIESSEN | December 5, 2022
  • Ready-to-assemble modular housing is the solution. These purpose-built, pre-fabricated homes are easily shipped and assembled on-site, and have been gaining increasing exposure in recent
Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Nov. 15. The 2022 budget included a 10-year $72-billion commitment to housing, including $1.5-billion over two years to expand the successful Rapid Housing Initiative, writes Chad Thiessen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ukraine, the winter war

  • Despite the recent U.S. military leadership statements to the contrary, winter is the best time for war-fighting in Ukraine and Russia. It isn't the
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 5, 2022
U.S. Gen. Mark Milley has noted that the approach of winter could provide 'a window' for a political solution in the war, writes Gwynne Dyer, as pushing Russia out of Ukraine completely would be 'a very difficult task.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Ukraine, the winter war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 5, 2022
  • Despite the recent U.S. military leadership statements to the contrary, winter is the best time for war-fighting in Ukraine and Russia. It isn't the

Ukraine, the winter war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 5, 2022
  • Despite the recent U.S. military leadership statements to the contrary, winter is the best time for war-fighting in Ukraine and Russia. It isn't the
U.S. Gen. Mark Milley has noted that the approach of winter could provide 'a window' for a political solution in the war, writes Gwynne Dyer, as pushing Russia out of Ukraine completely would be 'a very difficult task.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Speculation starts about a potential cabinet shuffle 

  • 'January is a good time for a reset because it sets the table for the year and then you get your cabinet in place
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 5, 2022
The House is scheduled to adjourn for the Christmas break on Dec. 16 and will return on Jan. 30. Some political insiders are speculating that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could shuffle his cabinet before the House returns after a six-week break for its winter sitting in late January. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Speculation starts about a potential cabinet shuffle 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 5, 2022
  • 'January is a good time for a reset because it sets the table for the year and then you get your cabinet in place

Speculation starts about a potential cabinet shuffle 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 5, 2022
  • 'January is a good time for a reset because it sets the table for the year and then you get your cabinet in place
The House is scheduled to adjourn for the Christmas break on Dec. 16 and will return on Jan. 30. Some political insiders are speculating that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could shuffle his cabinet before the House returns after a six-week break for its winter sitting in late January. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Danielle Smith a political mayfly, not long for the job

  • The idea that a province in Confederation can decide which federal laws it will obey, and which ones it won’t, is absurd. Is it really
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 5, 2022
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Rachel Notley, former NDP premier. It looks like there is some fatigue in Alberta with demonizing everything that comes out of Ottawa. According to a recent poll by Janice Brown Opinion Research, Smith is in the process of delivering a majority government to Notley, writes Michael Harris.  The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Danielle Smith a political mayfly, not long for the job

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 5, 2022
  • The idea that a province in Confederation can decide which federal laws it will obey, and which ones it won’t, is absurd. Is it really

Danielle Smith a political mayfly, not long for the job

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 5, 2022
  • The idea that a province in Confederation can decide which federal laws it will obey, and which ones it won’t, is absurd. Is it really
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Rachel Notley, former NDP premier. It looks like there is some fatigue in Alberta with demonizing everything that comes out of Ottawa. According to a recent poll by Janice Brown Opinion Research, Smith is in the process of delivering a majority government to Notley, writes Michael Harris.  The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Smith wants Alberta’s sovereignty

  • If Danielle Smith doesn’t like a federal law, she and her cabinet will simply toss it out. Sovereignty in a united Canada—sounds just like
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 5, 2022
Outgoing Alberta premier Jason Kenney, left, took an indirect hit at Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s first piece of legislation by way of his retirement statement: 'I am concerned that our democratic life is veering away from ordinary prudential debate towards a polarization that undermines our bedrock institutions and principles.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Flickr

Smith wants Alberta’s sovereignty

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 5, 2022
  • If Danielle Smith doesn’t like a federal law, she and her cabinet will simply toss it out. Sovereignty in a united Canada—sounds just like

Smith wants Alberta’s sovereignty

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 5, 2022
  • If Danielle Smith doesn’t like a federal law, she and her cabinet will simply toss it out. Sovereignty in a united Canada—sounds just like
Outgoing Alberta premier Jason Kenney, left, took an indirect hit at Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s first piece of legislation by way of his retirement statement: 'I am concerned that our democratic life is veering away from ordinary prudential debate towards a polarization that undermines our bedrock institutions and principles.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Flickr

Politics This Morning: Trudeau and Doug Ford meet at GM plant for electric vehicle milestone

  • And Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay will appear in committee again today after more reports emerge of veterans being offered medical assistance in dying.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 5, 2022
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are seen here speaking at the Nokia Canada campus in Kanata, Ont. on Oct. 17. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau and Doug Ford meet at GM plant for electric vehicle milestone

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 5, 2022
  • And Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay will appear in committee again today after more reports emerge of veterans being offered medical assistance in dying.

Politics This Morning: Trudeau and Doug Ford meet at GM plant for electric vehicle milestone

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 5, 2022
  • And Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay will appear in committee again today after more reports emerge of veterans being offered medical assistance in dying.
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are seen here speaking at the Nokia Canada campus in Kanata, Ont. on Oct. 17. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Stay the course’: reporters, editors discuss strategies for combating online hate with Mendicino

  • Catherine Tait of CBC said a survey by Reporters Without Borders had found three quarters of journalists had experience harassment.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 5, 2022
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, Hill Times columnist Erica Ifill, and Global News reporter Rachel Gilmore, pictured on Dec. 1, 2022, at Carleton University talking about the growing online hate towards journalists in Canada. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade

‘Stay the course’: reporters, editors discuss strategies for combating online hate with Mendicino

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 5, 2022
  • Catherine Tait of CBC said a survey by Reporters Without Borders had found three quarters of journalists had experience harassment.

‘Stay the course’: reporters, editors discuss strategies for combating online hate with Mendicino

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 5, 2022
  • Catherine Tait of CBC said a survey by Reporters Without Borders had found three quarters of journalists had experience harassment.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, Hill Times columnist Erica Ifill, and Global News reporter Rachel Gilmore, pictured on Dec. 1, 2022, at Carleton University talking about the growing online hate towards journalists in Canada. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade

Increasing inflation top of mind for feds, PSAC in stalled contract negotiations as union puts pressure on Treasury Board

  • Meanwhile, Kevin Page says ‘the government is going to have to communicate that there’s going to be a real wage loss that’s going to
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 5, 2022
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, left, and PSAC national president Chris Aylward. Aylward says 'the buck ultimately stops with Minister Fortier in negotiations.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Increasing inflation top of mind for feds, PSAC in stalled contract negotiations as union puts pressure on Treasury Board

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 5, 2022
  • Meanwhile, Kevin Page says ‘the government is going to have to communicate that there’s going to be a real wage loss that’s going to

Increasing inflation top of mind for feds, PSAC in stalled contract negotiations as union puts pressure on Treasury Board

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 5, 2022
  • Meanwhile, Kevin Page says ‘the government is going to have to communicate that there’s going to be a real wage loss that’s going to
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, left, and PSAC national president Chris Aylward. Aylward says 'the buck ultimately stops with Minister Fortier in negotiations.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trudeau, ministers emerge from Rouleau Commission testimony ‘relatively unscathed,’ say insiders

  • Pollster Nik Nanos said the inquiry reinforced what most Canadians already knew, which was that there was a 'hot mess' between different law enforcement
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 5, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears before the Public Order Emergency Commission at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 25, 2022, to provide testimony about the Freedom Convoy occupation and the government's invocation of the Emergencies Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau, ministers emerge from Rouleau Commission testimony ‘relatively unscathed,’ say insiders

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 5, 2022
  • Pollster Nik Nanos said the inquiry reinforced what most Canadians already knew, which was that there was a 'hot mess' between different law enforcement

Trudeau, ministers emerge from Rouleau Commission testimony ‘relatively unscathed,’ say insiders

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 5, 2022
  • Pollster Nik Nanos said the inquiry reinforced what most Canadians already knew, which was that there was a 'hot mess' between different law enforcement
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears before the Public Order Emergency Commission at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 25, 2022, to provide testimony about the Freedom Convoy occupation and the government's invocation of the Emergencies Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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