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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.

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

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

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. 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

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

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

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

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

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. 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

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.
Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid was named environment and climate change minister before the election. Protecting nature can’t just be the job of one department, writes Megan Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid was named environment and climate change minister before the election. Protecting nature can’t just be the job of one department, writes Megan Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.
Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
Canada must continue to invest in research, innovation, and Indigenous-led forestry solutions to maintain our great forest heritage, write Kate Lindsay, Étienne Bélanger, and Darren Sleep. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.
Canada must continue to invest in research, innovation, and Indigenous-led forestry solutions to maintain our great forest heritage, write Kate Lindsay, Étienne Bélanger, and Darren Sleep. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.
Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
We must not squander this multi-generational opportunity by treating critical minerals as just another commodity boom, writes Marilyn Spink. Unsplash photograph by Tobias Kleeb

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.
We must not squander this multi-generational opportunity by treating critical minerals as just another commodity boom, writes Marilyn Spink. Unsplash photograph by Tobias Kleeb

As the climate changes, so does my world

  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman

As the climate changes, so does my world

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.

As the climate changes, so does my world

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
After 15 years in the Red Chamber, Conservative Senator Don Plett will be retiring on May 14. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos
After 15 years in the Red Chamber, Conservative Senator Don Plett will be retiring on May 14. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump was full of praise for Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington yesterday. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump was full of praise for Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington yesterday. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at The White House on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at The White House on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney faces Trump

  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, and three of his cabinet ministers are in Washington, D.C., to talk trade and tariffs with the U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces Trump

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.

Carney faces Trump

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, and three of his cabinet ministers are in Washington, D.C., to talk trade and tariffs with the U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
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Canadian government puts politics ahead of people in Sudan

  • If left unchecked, the political class will always make policy decisions based not on legal, moral, or rational evaluation, but on angling electoral cohorts.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 4, 2023
This is not the first time the Liberals have been caught flat-footed in an evacuation emergency. This same Sudanese script was acted out in 2021 in Afghanistan, a file for which Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has taken some heat, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian government puts politics ahead of people in Sudan

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 4, 2023
  • If left unchecked, the political class will always make policy decisions based not on legal, moral, or rational evaluation, but on angling electoral cohorts.

Canadian government puts politics ahead of people in Sudan

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 4, 2023
  • If left unchecked, the political class will always make policy decisions based not on legal, moral, or rational evaluation, but on angling electoral cohorts.
This is not the first time the Liberals have been caught flat-footed in an evacuation emergency. This same Sudanese script was acted out in 2021 in Afghanistan, a file for which Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has taken some heat, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Danielle Smith paradox

  • Given all the negative news swirling around Alberta's premier, you’d think she would be an underdog going into the upcoming provincial election. On the
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 4, 2023
The political situation facing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith presents an interesting paradox, writes Gerry Nicholls.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Danielle Smith paradox

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 4, 2023
  • Given all the negative news swirling around Alberta's premier, you’d think she would be an underdog going into the upcoming provincial election. On the

The Danielle Smith paradox

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 4, 2023
  • Given all the negative news swirling around Alberta's premier, you’d think she would be an underdog going into the upcoming provincial election. On the
The political situation facing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith presents an interesting paradox, writes Gerry Nicholls.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We want straight answers on asbestos cement water pipes in Regina

  • Statistics Canada is currently conducting a federal/provincial/territorial/municipal survey asking 'What was the total length in kilometres of asbestos cement water pipes as of Dec.
Opinion | BY JULIAN BRANCH | May 4, 2023
Since the W5 program, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has authorized a petition demanding action on these potentially toxic pipes. Among other things it calls on the government to 'Take urgent steps to assess health risks of asbestos fibres in drinking water, so the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee to establish a water quality guideline.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We want straight answers on asbestos cement water pipes in Regina

Opinion | BY JULIAN BRANCH | May 4, 2023
  • Statistics Canada is currently conducting a federal/provincial/territorial/municipal survey asking 'What was the total length in kilometres of asbestos cement water pipes as of Dec.

We want straight answers on asbestos cement water pipes in Regina

Opinion | BY JULIAN BRANCH | May 4, 2023
  • Statistics Canada is currently conducting a federal/provincial/territorial/municipal survey asking 'What was the total length in kilometres of asbestos cement water pipes as of Dec.
Since the W5 program, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has authorized a petition demanding action on these potentially toxic pipes. Among other things it calls on the government to 'Take urgent steps to assess health risks of asbestos fibres in drinking water, so the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee to establish a water quality guideline.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cabinet ministers describe ‘electric,’ ‘ebullient’ atmosphere as Liberals hold first in-person policy convention in half a decade

  • 'This is about the Liberal movement. This is about us, this is about building for the future,' says Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, with Tourism
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, ABBAS RANA, TAYLOR O’BRIEN, KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 4, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the Young Liberals at the Liberal Party Convention in Ottawa on May 4, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cabinet ministers describe ‘electric,’ ‘ebullient’ atmosphere as Liberals hold first in-person policy convention in half a decade

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, ABBAS RANA, TAYLOR O’BRIEN, KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 4, 2023
  • 'This is about the Liberal movement. This is about us, this is about building for the future,' says Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, with Tourism

Cabinet ministers describe ‘electric,’ ‘ebullient’ atmosphere as Liberals hold first in-person policy convention in half a decade

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, ABBAS RANA, TAYLOR O’BRIEN, KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 4, 2023
  • 'This is about the Liberal movement. This is about us, this is about building for the future,' says Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, with Tourism
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the Young Liberals at the Liberal Party Convention in Ottawa on May 4, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Huda Mukbil’s pursuit of patriotism

  • Former CSIS intelligence officer Huda Mukbil on her book, Agent of Change: My Life Fighting Terrorists, Spies, and Institutional Racism, and why she blew
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | May 4, 2023
Former CSIS intelligence officer Huda Mukbil in London, U.K., in 2005, when she was assisting MI5 with its investigations into two terror attacks on the London transit system on July 7 and 21 of that year. Photograph courtesy of Huda Mukbil

Huda Mukbil’s pursuit of patriotism

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | May 4, 2023
  • Former CSIS intelligence officer Huda Mukbil on her book, Agent of Change: My Life Fighting Terrorists, Spies, and Institutional Racism, and why she blew

Huda Mukbil’s pursuit of patriotism

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | May 4, 2023
  • Former CSIS intelligence officer Huda Mukbil on her book, Agent of Change: My Life Fighting Terrorists, Spies, and Institutional Racism, and why she blew
Former CSIS intelligence officer Huda Mukbil in London, U.K., in 2005, when she was assisting MI5 with its investigations into two terror attacks on the London transit system on July 7 and 21 of that year. Photograph courtesy of Huda Mukbil

It’s a generational moment for the life science industry

  • The race to develop and distribute COVID vaccines made it clear that Canada urgently needs a robust and well-coordinated life sciences sector.
Opinion | BY GORDON C. MCCAULEY | May 4, 2023
The federal government's major support of the life sciences in the pandemic was critical, but cannot stop there. Continued investment is needed so Canada can be a world leader in this key industry, writes Gordon C. McCauley. Photograph courtesy of Pixelbay

It’s a generational moment for the life science industry

Opinion | BY GORDON C. MCCAULEY | May 4, 2023
  • The race to develop and distribute COVID vaccines made it clear that Canada urgently needs a robust and well-coordinated life sciences sector.

It’s a generational moment for the life science industry

Opinion | BY GORDON C. MCCAULEY | May 4, 2023
  • The race to develop and distribute COVID vaccines made it clear that Canada urgently needs a robust and well-coordinated life sciences sector.
The federal government's major support of the life sciences in the pandemic was critical, but cannot stop there. Continued investment is needed so Canada can be a world leader in this key industry, writes Gordon C. McCauley. Photograph courtesy of Pixelbay

As Charles III is crowned Canada’s King, Canadians take stock of their relationship with the monarchy

  • The results of an Angus Reid Institute survey last month found that slightly more than half of Canadians said they don’t want Canada to
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 4, 2023
The coronation of King Charles, pictured with his wife Camilla, raises questions about Canada's relationship with the monarchy. Canadians are 'not particularly sensitive to who is wearing the crown,' but they do feel an 'incredible amount of antipathy and ambivalence towards it,' says Angus Reid president Shachi Kurl. Creative Commons photograph by Mark Tantrum

As Charles III is crowned Canada’s King, Canadians take stock of their relationship with the monarchy

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 4, 2023
  • The results of an Angus Reid Institute survey last month found that slightly more than half of Canadians said they don’t want Canada to

As Charles III is crowned Canada’s King, Canadians take stock of their relationship with the monarchy

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 4, 2023
  • The results of an Angus Reid Institute survey last month found that slightly more than half of Canadians said they don’t want Canada to
The coronation of King Charles, pictured with his wife Camilla, raises questions about Canada's relationship with the monarchy. Canadians are 'not particularly sensitive to who is wearing the crown,' but they do feel an 'incredible amount of antipathy and ambivalence towards it,' says Angus Reid president Shachi Kurl. Creative Commons photograph by Mark Tantrum

Politics This Morning: The gang’s all here

  • Plus, Ukraine’s ambassador will take questions from Senators.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured delivering a speech in the Shaw Centre at the Liberal caucus' 2022 holiday party. Trudeau will return to the Shaw Centre today to deliver a speech as party of the Liberal Party's policy convention. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Politics This Morning: The gang’s all here

  • Plus, Ukraine’s ambassador will take questions from Senators.

Politics This Morning: The gang’s all here

  • Plus, Ukraine’s ambassador will take questions from Senators.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured delivering a speech in the Shaw Centre at the Liberal caucus' 2022 holiday party. Trudeau will return to the Shaw Centre today to deliver a speech as party of the Liberal Party's policy convention. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

‘Our democracy, just like our journalism, is not dead yet,’ says Tremonti on World Press Freedom Day

  • Politicians also have a role to play in stopping threats against journalists, says Anna Maria Tremonti. ‘[We need] people who can look beyond party
News | BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 3, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with reporters on March 27 in the House of Commons foyer. The World Press Freedom Day luncheon on May 3 focused on the spread of misinformation and harassment that journalists, particularly racialized women, experience on social media. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Our democracy, just like our journalism, is not dead yet,’ says Tremonti on World Press Freedom Day

News | BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 3, 2023
  • Politicians also have a role to play in stopping threats against journalists, says Anna Maria Tremonti. ‘[We need] people who can look beyond party

‘Our democracy, just like our journalism, is not dead yet,’ says Tremonti on World Press Freedom Day

News | BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 3, 2023
  • Politicians also have a role to play in stopping threats against journalists, says Anna Maria Tremonti. ‘[We need] people who can look beyond party
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with reporters on March 27 in the House of Commons foyer. The World Press Freedom Day luncheon on May 3 focused on the spread of misinformation and harassment that journalists, particularly racialized women, experience on social media. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator to table bill to limit use of non-disclosure agreements to hide abuse and discrimination at federally-funded agencies

  • Senator Marilou McPhedran’s bill comes as hearings into the use of NDAs by Hockey Canada and other national sports organizations continue.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 3, 2023
Senator Marilou McPhedran, seen here in June 2022, plans to table legislation next week to prevent federal monies from being used to fund abusive NDAs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator to table bill to limit use of non-disclosure agreements to hide abuse and discrimination at federally-funded agencies

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 3, 2023
  • Senator Marilou McPhedran’s bill comes as hearings into the use of NDAs by Hockey Canada and other national sports organizations continue.

Senator to table bill to limit use of non-disclosure agreements to hide abuse and discrimination at federally-funded agencies

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 3, 2023
  • Senator Marilou McPhedran’s bill comes as hearings into the use of NDAs by Hockey Canada and other national sports organizations continue.
Senator Marilou McPhedran, seen here in June 2022, plans to table legislation next week to prevent federal monies from being used to fund abusive NDAs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Extradition and justice: the case of Hassan Diab

  • Even within the limited requirements of the Extradition Act, a Canadian judge concluded in 2011 that the French authorities' evidence was 'convoluted, very confusing,
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | May 3, 2023
Justice Minster David Lametti needs to exercise his unique discretion to ensure that a Canadian citizen is not subject to arbitrarily politically motivated justice systems, writes Gar Pardy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Extradition and justice: the case of Hassan Diab

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | May 3, 2023
  • Even within the limited requirements of the Extradition Act, a Canadian judge concluded in 2011 that the French authorities' evidence was 'convoluted, very confusing,

Extradition and justice: the case of Hassan Diab

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | May 3, 2023
  • Even within the limited requirements of the Extradition Act, a Canadian judge concluded in 2011 that the French authorities' evidence was 'convoluted, very confusing,
Justice Minster David Lametti needs to exercise his unique discretion to ensure that a Canadian citizen is not subject to arbitrarily politically motivated justice systems, writes Gar Pardy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals struggle to ‘turn a corner’ on foreign interference as Chong revelations bring ‘different order of magnitude’ to the story

  • NDP strategist Cam Holmstrom says the respect that exists for Conservative MP Michael Chong across party lines is significant, and he deserved the 'courtesy'
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 3, 2023
On May 1, the Globe and Mail reported that family members of Conservative MP Michael Chong, a vocal critic of Beijing, may have been targeted by the Chinese government as part of its alleged attempts at foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals struggle to ‘turn a corner’ on foreign interference as Chong revelations bring ‘different order of magnitude’ to the story

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 3, 2023
  • NDP strategist Cam Holmstrom says the respect that exists for Conservative MP Michael Chong across party lines is significant, and he deserved the 'courtesy'

Liberals struggle to ‘turn a corner’ on foreign interference as Chong revelations bring ‘different order of magnitude’ to the story

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 3, 2023
  • NDP strategist Cam Holmstrom says the respect that exists for Conservative MP Michael Chong across party lines is significant, and he deserved the 'courtesy'
On May 1, the Globe and Mail reported that family members of Conservative MP Michael Chong, a vocal critic of Beijing, may have been targeted by the Chinese government as part of its alleged attempts at foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There’s a fever raging in the ocean

  • Last month, it was worst off the eastern coast of North America where the sea surface temperature was as much as 13.8 Celsius higher
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 3, 2023
The Indian Ocean coastline of Kenya and Somalia, pictured by NASA, Dec. 13. 2018. The universally agreed target is ‘never more than 2.0°C higher average global temperature,' and for practical purposes we have agreed that this would be caused by 450 parts per million of ‘carbon dioxide equivalent’ in the atmosphere. Image courtesy of NASA

There’s a fever raging in the ocean

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 3, 2023
  • Last month, it was worst off the eastern coast of North America where the sea surface temperature was as much as 13.8 Celsius higher

There’s a fever raging in the ocean

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 3, 2023
  • Last month, it was worst off the eastern coast of North America where the sea surface temperature was as much as 13.8 Celsius higher
The Indian Ocean coastline of Kenya and Somalia, pictured by NASA, Dec. 13. 2018. The universally agreed target is ‘never more than 2.0°C higher average global temperature,' and for practical purposes we have agreed that this would be caused by 450 parts per million of ‘carbon dioxide equivalent’ in the atmosphere. Image courtesy of NASA

Musings on technology, AI, and the future of capital-A Art

  • We urgently need to reaffirm our collective recognition of artists and the intrinsic value of human creativity.
Opinion | BY MARTHA RANS | May 3, 2023
With new AI programs, the shadow of another machine replacement looms just around the corner. Minister of Heritage Pablo Rodriguez, pictured, needs to listen, writes Martha Rans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Musings on technology, AI, and the future of capital-A Art

Opinion | BY MARTHA RANS | May 3, 2023
  • We urgently need to reaffirm our collective recognition of artists and the intrinsic value of human creativity.

Musings on technology, AI, and the future of capital-A Art

Opinion | BY MARTHA RANS | May 3, 2023
  • We urgently need to reaffirm our collective recognition of artists and the intrinsic value of human creativity.
With new AI programs, the shadow of another machine replacement looms just around the corner. Minister of Heritage Pablo Rodriguez, pictured, needs to listen, writes Martha Rans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to stop stalling and advance the Climate Aligned Finance Act

  • Bill S-243 is a gold-standard piece of legislation that would align Canada’s financial system with our climate change commitments, writes Amr Addas.
Opinion | BY AMR ADDAS | May 3, 2023
ISG Senator Rosa Galvez introduced Bill S-243, the Climate Aligned Finance Act, in March 2022, but it has been stalled at second reading for over a year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to stop stalling and advance the Climate Aligned Finance Act

Opinion | BY AMR ADDAS | May 3, 2023
  • Bill S-243 is a gold-standard piece of legislation that would align Canada’s financial system with our climate change commitments, writes Amr Addas.

It’s time to stop stalling and advance the Climate Aligned Finance Act

Opinion | BY AMR ADDAS | May 3, 2023
  • Bill S-243 is a gold-standard piece of legislation that would align Canada’s financial system with our climate change commitments, writes Amr Addas.
ISG Senator Rosa Galvez introduced Bill S-243, the Climate Aligned Finance Act, in March 2022, but it has been stalled at second reading for over a year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time-allocation fight highlights need for update to Senate rules as Chamber’s political duality dwindles

  • Senator Scott Tannas says using the measure highlights the ‘impossible proposition’ of claiming non-affiliation while doing the government’s work.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 3, 2023
Senator Marc Gold, the government's representative in the Senate, called the Conservative point of order a 'root-and-branch attack' on the government's ability to fulfill its duty and highlights the need to modernize the Senate rules to reflect its non-partisan direction. Screenshot courtesy of SenVu

Time-allocation fight highlights need for update to Senate rules as Chamber’s political duality dwindles

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 3, 2023
  • Senator Scott Tannas says using the measure highlights the ‘impossible proposition’ of claiming non-affiliation while doing the government’s work.

Time-allocation fight highlights need for update to Senate rules as Chamber’s political duality dwindles

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 3, 2023
  • Senator Scott Tannas says using the measure highlights the ‘impossible proposition’ of claiming non-affiliation while doing the government’s work.
Senator Marc Gold, the government's representative in the Senate, called the Conservative point of order a 'root-and-branch attack' on the government's ability to fulfill its duty and highlights the need to modernize the Senate rules to reflect its non-partisan direction. Screenshot courtesy of SenVu

Gun rights activists call Liberal backtrack on firearms ban a ‘massive retreat,’ but not a victory

  • The Liberals' failure to 'do their homework' and consult with Indigenous communities burned political capital and left the government back where it started last
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 3, 2023
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced the Liberals' newly revised amendments to Bill C-21 on May 1, including a new definition of firearms to be prohibited in the future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gun rights activists call Liberal backtrack on firearms ban a ‘massive retreat,’ but not a victory

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 3, 2023
  • The Liberals' failure to 'do their homework' and consult with Indigenous communities burned political capital and left the government back where it started last

Gun rights activists call Liberal backtrack on firearms ban a ‘massive retreat,’ but not a victory

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 3, 2023
  • The Liberals' failure to 'do their homework' and consult with Indigenous communities burned political capital and left the government back where it started last
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced the Liberals' newly revised amendments to Bill C-21 on May 1, including a new definition of firearms to be prohibited in the future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘When we fight. We win. Solidarity. Forever.’ Twitter reacts to PSAC, feds reaching tentative deal

  • Plus, NDP MP Randall Garrison has announced he will not be running in the next federal race, and the Liberals have nominated Ben Carr,
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 3, 2023
Public Service Alliance of Canada members block the Portage Bridge between Gatineau and Ottawa on April 28 as part of escalating job actions while on strike. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘When we fight. We win. Solidarity. Forever.’ Twitter reacts to PSAC, feds reaching tentative deal

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 3, 2023
  • Plus, NDP MP Randall Garrison has announced he will not be running in the next federal race, and the Liberals have nominated Ben Carr,

‘When we fight. We win. Solidarity. Forever.’ Twitter reacts to PSAC, feds reaching tentative deal

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 3, 2023
  • Plus, NDP MP Randall Garrison has announced he will not be running in the next federal race, and the Liberals have nominated Ben Carr,
Public Service Alliance of Canada members block the Portage Bridge between Gatineau and Ottawa on April 28 as part of escalating job actions while on strike. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Legislation that keeps up with AI may require special committee with expert panel, says NDP critic

  • The rapid development of artificial intelligence requires problem-solving at a different speed, according to NDP MP Brian Masse.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 3, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne introduced Bill C-27 in June 2022, which includes Canada's first federal regulations on AI, and is the latest attempt at modernizing the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Legislation that keeps up with AI may require special committee with expert panel, says NDP critic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 3, 2023
  • The rapid development of artificial intelligence requires problem-solving at a different speed, according to NDP MP Brian Masse.

Legislation that keeps up with AI may require special committee with expert panel, says NDP critic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 3, 2023
  • The rapid development of artificial intelligence requires problem-solving at a different speed, according to NDP MP Brian Masse.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne introduced Bill C-27 in June 2022, which includes Canada's first federal regulations on AI, and is the latest attempt at modernizing the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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