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AI coming at public service like a ‘freight train at a tremendous speed’ and it could mean thousands of job losses, says Savoie

  • Dealing with the challenges posed by artificial intelligence to the public service is ‘critical,’ but there is little evidence to show that top government
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
Senior public service officials must take the looming threat of AI seriously, as it could result in thousands of job losses, says professor Donald Savoie, an expert in the machinery of government. The Hill Times photograph by Abbas Rana

AI coming at public service like a ‘freight train at a tremendous speed’ and it could mean thousands of job losses, says Savoie

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
  • Dealing with the challenges posed by artificial intelligence to the public service is ‘critical,’ but there is little evidence to show that top government

AI coming at public service like a ‘freight train at a tremendous speed’ and it could mean thousands of job losses, says Savoie

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
  • Dealing with the challenges posed by artificial intelligence to the public service is ‘critical,’ but there is little evidence to show that top government
Senior public service officials must take the looming threat of AI seriously, as it could result in thousands of job losses, says professor Donald Savoie, an expert in the machinery of government. The Hill Times photograph by Abbas Rana

Carney Liberals moving to the right opens up a potential opportunity for the NDP

  • With Carney's Liberals now competing with the Conservatives for right-of-centre voters in the next election, the left-of-centre voters are open to the NDP to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 21, 2025
B.C. NDP MP Don Davies is currently serving as the interim leader. The new party leader will be elected in March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney Liberals moving to the right opens up a potential opportunity for the NDP

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 21, 2025
  • With Carney's Liberals now competing with the Conservatives for right-of-centre voters in the next election, the left-of-centre voters are open to the NDP to

Carney Liberals moving to the right opens up a potential opportunity for the NDP

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 21, 2025
  • With Carney's Liberals now competing with the Conservatives for right-of-centre voters in the next election, the left-of-centre voters are open to the NDP to
B.C. NDP MP Don Davies is currently serving as the interim leader. The new party leader will be elected in March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney meets U.S. senators in Ottawa.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 21, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will chair the Council of the Federation summit happening from July 21 to 23 in Huntsville, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 21, 2025
  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney meets U.S. senators in Ottawa.

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 21, 2025
  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney meets U.S. senators in Ottawa.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will chair the Council of the Federation summit happening from July 21 to 23 in Huntsville, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence procurement and the transformation of the Canadian economy

  • If the Carney government is going to truly transform the Canadian economy, defence production provides a strong foundation for innovation and growth.
Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | July 21, 2025
Pictured here is a CF-18 Fighter jet. David Pratt, principal of David Pratt & Associates, argues that if the Carney government wishes to transform the Canadian economy, it will need to transform the bureaucratic mindset within defence procurement that stifles innovation. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces/DND

Defence procurement and the transformation of the Canadian economy

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | July 21, 2025
  • If the Carney government is going to truly transform the Canadian economy, defence production provides a strong foundation for innovation and growth.

Defence procurement and the transformation of the Canadian economy

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | July 21, 2025
  • If the Carney government is going to truly transform the Canadian economy, defence production provides a strong foundation for innovation and growth.
Pictured here is a CF-18 Fighter jet. David Pratt, principal of David Pratt & Associates, argues that if the Carney government wishes to transform the Canadian economy, it will need to transform the bureaucratic mindset within defence procurement that stifles innovation. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces/DND

Domestic innovation and canola concerns top economic development advocacy in a busy June

  • Discussions about the economy were higher in June than during any other month this year so far, surpassing the previous peak of activity in
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on X on July 10 that his government will continue to steadfastly defend workers and businesses during trade negotiations with the U.S. as Canada works toward the revised Aug. 1 deadline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Domestic innovation and canola concerns top economic development advocacy in a busy June

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
  • Discussions about the economy were higher in June than during any other month this year so far, surpassing the previous peak of activity in

Domestic innovation and canola concerns top economic development advocacy in a busy June

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
  • Discussions about the economy were higher in June than during any other month this year so far, surpassing the previous peak of activity in
Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on X on July 10 that his government will continue to steadfastly defend workers and businesses during trade negotiations with the U.S. as Canada works toward the revised Aug. 1 deadline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to update its policy regime to realize its digital and defence ambitions

  • The government has a choice. It can preserve a flawed 'small p' policy paradigm or update this policy regime.
Opinion | BY RON LLOYD | July 21, 2025
During the federal election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to establish a Defence Procurement Agency to improve longstanding procurement concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to update its policy regime to realize its digital and defence ambitions

Opinion | BY RON LLOYD | July 21, 2025
  • The government has a choice. It can preserve a flawed 'small p' policy paradigm or update this policy regime.

Canada needs to update its policy regime to realize its digital and defence ambitions

Opinion | BY RON LLOYD | July 21, 2025
  • The government has a choice. It can preserve a flawed 'small p' policy paradigm or update this policy regime.
During the federal election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to establish a Defence Procurement Agency to improve longstanding procurement concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health minister won’t commit to tabling safe long-term care bill

  • The bill was initially promised by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government following the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care during the initial waves
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 21, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel takes over from previous Liberal health ministers who said they would move ahead with safe long-term care legislation. However, Health Canada's 2025-26 departmental plan makes no mention of the promise. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health minister won’t commit to tabling safe long-term care bill

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 21, 2025
  • The bill was initially promised by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government following the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care during the initial waves

Health minister won’t commit to tabling safe long-term care bill

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 21, 2025
  • The bill was initially promised by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government following the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care during the initial waves
Health Minister Marjorie Michel takes over from previous Liberal health ministers who said they would move ahead with safe long-term care legislation. However, Health Canada's 2025-26 departmental plan makes no mention of the promise. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remember, enriched uranium can do good: letter writer 

  • Re: “Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand,” (The Hill Times, Opinion, by Erika Simpson and Gordon Edwards, June 30). The
Opinion | July 21, 2025
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Remember, enriched uranium can do good: letter writer 

Opinion | July 21, 2025
  • Re: “Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand,” (The Hill Times, Opinion, by Erika Simpson and Gordon Edwards, June 30). The

Remember, enriched uranium can do good: letter writer 

Opinion | July 21, 2025
  • Re: “Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand,” (The Hill Times, Opinion, by Erika Simpson and Gordon Edwards, June 30). The
typewriter
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Don’t let the military’s women get left behind again: letter writer

  • Re: “Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 4). Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is partially
Opinion | July 21, 2025
Jennie Carignan
Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan leaves the change of command ceremony for the Canadian Armed Forces at the National War Museum in Ottawa on July 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let the military’s women get left behind again: letter writer

Opinion | July 21, 2025
  • Re: “Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 4). Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is partially

Don’t let the military’s women get left behind again: letter writer

Opinion | July 21, 2025
  • Re: “Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 4). Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is partially
Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan leaves the change of command ceremony for the Canadian Armed Forces at the National War Museum in Ottawa on July 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks at the Prime Minister’s First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to
Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks at the Prime Minister’s First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces storm clouds ahead

  • Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the 2025 Calgary Stampede. Photograph courtesy of X/Mark Carney

Carney faces storm clouds ahead

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 21, 2025
  • Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he

Carney faces storm clouds ahead

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 21, 2025
  • Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the 2025 Calgary Stampede. Photograph courtesy of X/Mark Carney

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

  • The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 21, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa on July 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 21, 2025
  • The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog.

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 21, 2025
  • The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa on July 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

  • Guideline changes became necessary after Justin Trudeau's government chose to amend the Patented Medicines Regulations, a process beset with legal challenges and many delays.
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
Guillaume Couillard became director general of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board in April 2023. He now leads a team that will monitor and review drug prices under new guidelines to enforce regulations that were put into force in July 2022. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
  • Guideline changes became necessary after Justin Trudeau's government chose to amend the Patented Medicines Regulations, a process beset with legal challenges and many delays.

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
  • Guideline changes became necessary after Justin Trudeau's government chose to amend the Patented Medicines Regulations, a process beset with legal challenges and many delays.
Guillaume Couillard became director general of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board in April 2023. He now leads a team that will monitor and review drug prices under new guidelines to enforce regulations that were put into force in July 2022. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

Canada deserves a project approval process that’s swift by default

  • While Bill C-5 sends a positive signal, it does not resolve the core problem: Canada still lacks a stable, transparent, and efficient project approval
Opinion | BY KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL | July 20, 2025
Bill C-5, or the One Canadian Economy Act, was tabled by Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc on June 6, and received royal assent on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada deserves a project approval process that’s swift by default

Opinion | BY KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL | July 20, 2025
  • While Bill C-5 sends a positive signal, it does not resolve the core problem: Canada still lacks a stable, transparent, and efficient project approval

Canada deserves a project approval process that’s swift by default

Opinion | BY KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL | July 20, 2025
  • While Bill C-5 sends a positive signal, it does not resolve the core problem: Canada still lacks a stable, transparent, and efficient project approval
Bill C-5, or the One Canadian Economy Act, was tabled by Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc on June 6, and received royal assent on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

  • Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could
Opinion | BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, MONICA CURTIS | July 20, 2025
As Canada moves to launch major nation-building projects, we should prioritize retrofitting the buildings Canadians already use — the majority of which will still stand in 2050, writes Chris Severson-Baker and Monica Curtis. Photo courtesy of SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS, Pexels.com

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

Opinion | BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, MONICA CURTIS | July 20, 2025
  • Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

Opinion | BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, MONICA CURTIS | July 20, 2025
  • Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could
As Canada moves to launch major nation-building projects, we should prioritize retrofitting the buildings Canadians already use — the majority of which will still stand in 2050, writes Chris Severson-Baker and Monica Curtis. Photo courtesy of SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS, Pexels.com

Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own

  • We need to double down on what truly makes this country strong: reconciliation, public services, science, veterans’ dignity, and a more inclusive society.
Opinion | BY DAVID MACDONALD | July 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has boosted funding for the military and other Trump-focused priorities, at the cost of funding for First Nations, veterans, research, international aid and more. Photograph courtesy of The White House

Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own

Opinion | BY DAVID MACDONALD | July 18, 2025
  • We need to double down on what truly makes this country strong: reconciliation, public services, science, veterans’ dignity, and a more inclusive society.

Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own

Opinion | BY DAVID MACDONALD | July 18, 2025
  • We need to double down on what truly makes this country strong: reconciliation, public services, science, veterans’ dignity, and a more inclusive society.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has boosted funding for the military and other Trump-focused priorities, at the cost of funding for First Nations, veterans, research, international aid and more. Photograph courtesy of The White House

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

  • The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to work in partnership with First Nations communities to advance nation-building projects, but there is still ‘staunch opposition’ to his One Canadian Economy Act from some chiefs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 18, 2025
  • The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 18, 2025
  • The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to work in partnership with First Nations communities to advance nation-building projects, but there is still ‘staunch opposition’ to his One Canadian Economy Act from some chiefs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

  • The department's plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 18, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not respond to a request for comment on Environment and Climate Change Canada's departmental plan forecasting a 50 per cent spending cut by 2027-28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 18, 2025
  • The department's plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 18, 2025
  • The department's plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not respond to a request for comment on Environment and Climate Change Canada's departmental plan forecasting a 50 per cent spending cut by 2027-28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

  • First Nations are in a legal bind with drugs coming into our communities. Under current federal legislation, Canada Post requires 'reasonable grounds' before they
Opinion | BY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR | July 17, 2025
The issue of drugs in mail sent through Canada Post goes far beyond one Crown corporation. Our sovereignty means nothing if we cannot control what comes into our own territories, writes Michael Yellowback and Angela Levasseur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

Opinion | BY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR | July 17, 2025
  • First Nations are in a legal bind with drugs coming into our communities. Under current federal legislation, Canada Post requires 'reasonable grounds' before they

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

Opinion | BY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR | July 17, 2025
  • First Nations are in a legal bind with drugs coming into our communities. Under current federal legislation, Canada Post requires 'reasonable grounds' before they
The issue of drugs in mail sent through Canada Post goes far beyond one Crown corporation. Our sovereignty means nothing if we cannot control what comes into our own territories, writes Michael Yellowback and Angela Levasseur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Buying time for Ukraine

  • U.S. President Donald Trump has promised more weapons for Ukraine, but is slow to penalize countries that still support Moscow’s war economy by buying
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 17, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelynskyy. For the first time, Ukraine will be getting weapons actually ordered by the U.S. president, though what Donald Trump is willing to send remains unclear. Photograph courtesy of Ukraine Office of the President

Buying time for Ukraine

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 17, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump has promised more weapons for Ukraine, but is slow to penalize countries that still support Moscow’s war economy by buying

Buying time for Ukraine

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 17, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump has promised more weapons for Ukraine, but is slow to penalize countries that still support Moscow’s war economy by buying
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelynskyy. For the first time, Ukraine will be getting weapons actually ordered by the U.S. president, though what Donald Trump is willing to send remains unclear. Photograph courtesy of Ukraine Office of the President

Feds’ new ‘reciprocal procurement’ policy to limit foreign access to contracts amid U.S. trade tensions

  • The new policy is a testament to the 'changing world order,' says Liberal strategist Geoff Turner. 'Now, if you do not have a procurement
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 17, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound announced a new interim procurement policy on July 14 that allows Canada to limit suppliers from countries that restrict access to their own government contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ new ‘reciprocal procurement’ policy to limit foreign access to contracts amid U.S. trade tensions

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 17, 2025
  • The new policy is a testament to the 'changing world order,' says Liberal strategist Geoff Turner. 'Now, if you do not have a procurement

Feds’ new ‘reciprocal procurement’ policy to limit foreign access to contracts amid U.S. trade tensions

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 17, 2025
  • The new policy is a testament to the 'changing world order,' says Liberal strategist Geoff Turner. 'Now, if you do not have a procurement
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound announced a new interim procurement policy on July 14 that allows Canada to limit suppliers from countries that restrict access to their own government contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney vs. the chiefs

  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with First Nations chiefs today to address opposition to his new major projects fast-tracking law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney vs. the chiefs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.

Carney vs. the chiefs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with First Nations chiefs today to address opposition to his new major projects fast-tracking law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 
Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The notion of Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' turns a blind eye to the bottom line and the health of our planet, writes Jory Cohen. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House by Daniel Torok

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The notion of Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' turns a blind eye to the bottom line and the health of our planet, writes Jory Cohen. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House by Daniel Torok

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.
Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
Through law reform suited to the information age, from statutes to standards to codes of practice, Canada should strive to engage productively with Hong Kong. Even from a human rights perspective, there is much to be gained in helping Hong Kong reframe its narrative toward broader issues of public interest. Photograph courtesy of Bernard Spragg

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.
Through law reform suited to the information age, from statutes to standards to codes of practice, Canada should strive to engage productively with Hong Kong. Even from a human rights perspective, there is much to be gained in helping Hong Kong reframe its narrative toward broader issues of public interest. Photograph courtesy of Bernard Spragg

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.
News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
The Treasury Board Secretariat, led by President Shafqat Ali, acts as the public service employer, handling administrative oversight of spending and regulation, among other responsibilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
The Treasury Board Secretariat, led by President Shafqat Ali, acts as the public service employer, handling administrative oversight of spending and regulation, among other responsibilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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New press secretaries for ministers Rodriguez, Duclos

  • For one, Guillaume Bertrand has once again left Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office to work for Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 30, 2024
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, left, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos both have new press secretaries on board. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

New press secretaries for ministers Rodriguez, Duclos

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 30, 2024
  • For one, Guillaume Bertrand has once again left Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office to work for Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.

New press secretaries for ministers Rodriguez, Duclos

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 30, 2024
  • For one, Guillaume Bertrand has once again left Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office to work for Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, left, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos both have new press secretaries on board. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Indigenous economy summit opens at the Westin

  • Plus, MPs meet to study their harassment policy.
Northern Affairs and PrairiesCan Minister Dan Vandal will speak at a summit on the Indigenous economy in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous economy summit opens at the Westin

  • Plus, MPs meet to study their harassment policy.

Indigenous economy summit opens at the Westin

  • Plus, MPs meet to study their harassment policy.
Northern Affairs and PrairiesCan Minister Dan Vandal will speak at a summit on the Indigenous economy in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rising public debt costs form large share of feds’ latest $12.7-billion spending plan

  • Total released spending plans now sit at $461.8-billion, or 90 per cent of the amount outlined in the April budget for 2024-25. That percentage
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 29, 2024
Treasury Board President Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled the government's latest spending estimates in Parliament on May 23. The $12.7-billion in new spending includes $1.9-billion that will go towards servicing the public debt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rising public debt costs form large share of feds’ latest $12.7-billion spending plan

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 29, 2024
  • Total released spending plans now sit at $461.8-billion, or 90 per cent of the amount outlined in the April budget for 2024-25. That percentage

Rising public debt costs form large share of feds’ latest $12.7-billion spending plan

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 29, 2024
  • Total released spending plans now sit at $461.8-billion, or 90 per cent of the amount outlined in the April budget for 2024-25. That percentage
Treasury Board President Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled the government's latest spending estimates in Parliament on May 23. The $12.7-billion in new spending includes $1.9-billion that will go towards servicing the public debt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Canada is off track to meet its clean energy goals

  • Soon the price of petrol will decline as EVs and green technology across industries takes off. Will Canada be ready for the green circular
Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | May 29, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, a framework intended to help address climate change and grow the clean economy, in 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Canada is off track to meet its clean energy goals

Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | May 29, 2024
  • Soon the price of petrol will decline as EVs and green technology across industries takes off. Will Canada be ready for the green circular

Why Canada is off track to meet its clean energy goals

Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | May 29, 2024
  • Soon the price of petrol will decline as EVs and green technology across industries takes off. Will Canada be ready for the green circular
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, a framework intended to help address climate change and grow the clean economy, in 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s climate strategy a master class in greenwashing 

  • On climate change, Canada’s politicians have created a culture of excuses, blame games, outright denials, and fatalistic calls for adaptation strategies. Except for Green
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 29, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has enshrined a net-zero goal by 2050 into law, but the data suggests that won’t be met, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s climate strategy a master class in greenwashing 

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 29, 2024
  • On climate change, Canada’s politicians have created a culture of excuses, blame games, outright denials, and fatalistic calls for adaptation strategies. Except for Green

Trudeau’s climate strategy a master class in greenwashing 

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 29, 2024
  • On climate change, Canada’s politicians have created a culture of excuses, blame games, outright denials, and fatalistic calls for adaptation strategies. Except for Green
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has enshrined a net-zero goal by 2050 into law, but the data suggests that won’t be met, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Boats and politicos on the Rideau Canal

  • The National Marine Manufacturers Association hosted a Hill Day reception at the National Arts Centre’s canal-side patio.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 29, 2024
Liberal MP Vance Badawey, left, Marie-France MacKinnon, executive director of the National Marine Manufacturers Association, and Conservative MP Blaine Calkins at the NMMA's reception on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Boats and politicos on the Rideau Canal

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 29, 2024
  • The National Marine Manufacturers Association hosted a Hill Day reception at the National Arts Centre’s canal-side patio.

Boats and politicos on the Rideau Canal

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 29, 2024
  • The National Marine Manufacturers Association hosted a Hill Day reception at the National Arts Centre’s canal-side patio.
Liberal MP Vance Badawey, left, Marie-France MacKinnon, executive director of the National Marine Manufacturers Association, and Conservative MP Blaine Calkins at the NMMA's reception on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

U.K. election could be an extinction-level event for the Tories

  • Tories feel betrayed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Why throw away their last half-year in power when the numbers look so bad now? Something
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 29, 2024
Right now the opinion polls predict a catastrophic defeat on July 4 for Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party. The party’s real task in the near term is mere survival, writes Gwynne Dyer. U.K. PMO photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

U.K. election could be an extinction-level event for the Tories

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 29, 2024
  • Tories feel betrayed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Why throw away their last half-year in power when the numbers look so bad now? Something

U.K. election could be an extinction-level event for the Tories

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 29, 2024
  • Tories feel betrayed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Why throw away their last half-year in power when the numbers look so bad now? Something
Right now the opinion polls predict a catastrophic defeat on July 4 for Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party. The party’s real task in the near term is mere survival, writes Gwynne Dyer. U.K. PMO photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Hi, definition: online streamers say the CRTC should prioritize new Cancon rules before talking money

  • The CRTC recently released its updated regulatory plan for the Online Streaming Act, extending its timeline for implementation by a year until the end
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 29, 2024
Canadian musicians and the industry are experiencing a 'major moment,' and the CRTC will need an updated definition that can capitalize on the growing sector, says Spotify’s director of government affairs Scott Wilson. Unsplash photograph by Mark Cruz

Hi, definition: online streamers say the CRTC should prioritize new Cancon rules before talking money

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 29, 2024
  • The CRTC recently released its updated regulatory plan for the Online Streaming Act, extending its timeline for implementation by a year until the end

Hi, definition: online streamers say the CRTC should prioritize new Cancon rules before talking money

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 29, 2024
  • The CRTC recently released its updated regulatory plan for the Online Streaming Act, extending its timeline for implementation by a year until the end
Canadian musicians and the industry are experiencing a 'major moment,' and the CRTC will need an updated definition that can capitalize on the growing sector, says Spotify’s director of government affairs Scott Wilson. Unsplash photograph by Mark Cruz

Economic resilience must be key component of national security strategy, say observers

  • The defence policy update released in April included a commitment to publish a national security strategy every four years.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 29, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair said 'a more challenging and uncertain geopolitical context demands greater investment to protect Canada, work with allies, and defend the rules and principles that govern a peaceful and prosperous international order,' in April's defence policy update. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic resilience must be key component of national security strategy, say observers

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 29, 2024
  • The defence policy update released in April included a commitment to publish a national security strategy every four years.

Economic resilience must be key component of national security strategy, say observers

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 29, 2024
  • The defence policy update released in April included a commitment to publish a national security strategy every four years.
Defence Minister Bill Blair said 'a more challenging and uncertain geopolitical context demands greater investment to protect Canada, work with allies, and defend the rules and principles that govern a peaceful and prosperous international order,' in April's defence policy update. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indo-Pacific pledge for new Fiji mission not yet met as diplomatic footprint slowly grows

  • Fiji has added geopolitical importance as the U.S. and China compete for influence among Pacific Island states.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 29, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's department currently covers Pacific Island states through its missions in New Zealand and Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indo-Pacific pledge for new Fiji mission not yet met as diplomatic footprint slowly grows

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 29, 2024
  • Fiji has added geopolitical importance as the U.S. and China compete for influence among Pacific Island states.

Indo-Pacific pledge for new Fiji mission not yet met as diplomatic footprint slowly grows

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 29, 2024
  • Fiji has added geopolitical importance as the U.S. and China compete for influence among Pacific Island states.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's department currently covers Pacific Island states through its missions in New Zealand and Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We believe in international law, or we don’t’: South African envoy counters claims of moral equivalence in ICC warrant applications

  • Feds have reiterated there is 'no equivalence' between Israel and Hamas after the ICC prosecutor sought arrest warrants against leaders of both for breaching
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 29, 2024
South African High Commissioner to Canada Rieaz Shaik says everyone should be held equally to account for breaches of international law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We believe in international law, or we don’t’: South African envoy counters claims of moral equivalence in ICC warrant applications

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 29, 2024
  • Feds have reiterated there is 'no equivalence' between Israel and Hamas after the ICC prosecutor sought arrest warrants against leaders of both for breaching

‘We believe in international law, or we don’t’: South African envoy counters claims of moral equivalence in ICC warrant applications

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 29, 2024
  • Feds have reiterated there is 'no equivalence' between Israel and Hamas after the ICC prosecutor sought arrest warrants against leaders of both for breaching
South African High Commissioner to Canada Rieaz Shaik says everyone should be held equally to account for breaches of international law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rafah massacre lays bare domestic media shortcomings

  • The devil in the details as to whom legacy media choose to dehumanize, betraying their own journalistic principles to do so.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 29, 2024
There are two distinct conversations happening between those who get their news from social media where independent news organizations flourish, and those who get their news from traditional media, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Camilo Jimenez

Rafah massacre lays bare domestic media shortcomings

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 29, 2024
  • The devil in the details as to whom legacy media choose to dehumanize, betraying their own journalistic principles to do so.

Rafah massacre lays bare domestic media shortcomings

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 29, 2024
  • The devil in the details as to whom legacy media choose to dehumanize, betraying their own journalistic principles to do so.
There are two distinct conversations happening between those who get their news from social media where independent news organizations flourish, and those who get their news from traditional media, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Camilo Jimenez

Return of lost son a welcome symbol of selflessness

  • The repatriation of an unknown First World War soldier back to the Rock has been an impressive moment of unity.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 29, 2024
A Newfoundland Regiment soldier who died in France in 1916 was returned to his home province on May 25, the first time a sub-national government has ever brought an unknown soldier home. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Return of lost son a welcome symbol of selflessness

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 29, 2024
  • The repatriation of an unknown First World War soldier back to the Rock has been an impressive moment of unity.

Return of lost son a welcome symbol of selflessness

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 29, 2024
  • The repatriation of an unknown First World War soldier back to the Rock has been an impressive moment of unity.
A Newfoundland Regiment soldier who died in France in 1916 was returned to his home province on May 25, the first time a sub-national government has ever brought an unknown soldier home. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Last-minute legislative push is counterproductive

  • As the clock continues to tick down on the spring sitting of Parliament, the Liberals are no doubt feeling the squeeze as time runs
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 29, 2024
There are three weeks left on the sitting calendar, and the government has a healthy amount of bills that still need to clear the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last-minute legislative push is counterproductive

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 29, 2024
  • As the clock continues to tick down on the spring sitting of Parliament, the Liberals are no doubt feeling the squeeze as time runs

Last-minute legislative push is counterproductive

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 29, 2024
  • As the clock continues to tick down on the spring sitting of Parliament, the Liberals are no doubt feeling the squeeze as time runs
There are three weeks left on the sitting calendar, and the government has a healthy amount of bills that still need to clear the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Donald Trump has already subverted U.S. democracy

  • Despite Trump’s rejection of the most fundamental of democratic principles, millions of would-be voters appear ready to entrust their government and their democracy to him
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 29, 2024
The willingness by maybe half of U.S. voters to accept this kind of authoritarian behaviour in opposition to everything democracy stands for already amounts to a kind of de facto coup by Donald Trump, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of George C./Flickr

Donald Trump has already subverted U.S. democracy

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 29, 2024
  • Despite Trump’s rejection of the most fundamental of democratic principles, millions of would-be voters appear ready to entrust their government and their democracy to him

Donald Trump has already subverted U.S. democracy

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 29, 2024
  • Despite Trump’s rejection of the most fundamental of democratic principles, millions of would-be voters appear ready to entrust their government and their democracy to him
The willingness by maybe half of U.S. voters to accept this kind of authoritarian behaviour in opposition to everything democracy stands for already amounts to a kind of de facto coup by Donald Trump, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of George C./Flickr

You cannot contextualize hate, says letter writer

  • Re: “Consequences for civil disobedience rooted in context, says CJPME rep,” (The Hill Times, May 15, p. 8). There is no end, it seems,
Opinion | May 29, 2024

You cannot contextualize hate, says letter writer

Opinion | May 29, 2024
  • Re: “Consequences for civil disobedience rooted in context, says CJPME rep,” (The Hill Times, May 15, p. 8). There is no end, it seems,

You cannot contextualize hate, says letter writer

Opinion | May 29, 2024
  • Re: “Consequences for civil disobedience rooted in context, says CJPME rep,” (The Hill Times, May 15, p. 8). There is no end, it seems,

Don’t think Trump can’t happen here: McElroy

  • Re: “Yep, Trump did it again,” (The Hill Times, May 20, p. 10). Michael Harris’ summary of Donald Trump’s situation is right on. Have
Opinion | May 29, 2024
Donald Trump addresses supporters at a 'Save America' rally at Country Thunder Arizona in Florence, Ariz., on Jan. 17, 2022. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Don’t think Trump can’t happen here: McElroy

Opinion | May 29, 2024
  • Re: “Yep, Trump did it again,” (The Hill Times, May 20, p. 10). Michael Harris’ summary of Donald Trump’s situation is right on. Have

Don’t think Trump can’t happen here: McElroy

Opinion | May 29, 2024
  • Re: “Yep, Trump did it again,” (The Hill Times, May 20, p. 10). Michael Harris’ summary of Donald Trump’s situation is right on. Have
Donald Trump addresses supporters at a 'Save America' rally at Country Thunder Arizona in Florence, Ariz., on Jan. 17, 2022. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

When Parliament meets Congress

  • A peek inside a Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group journey to the belly of the American congressional beast.
Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR ANDREW CARDOZO | May 29, 2024
ISG Senator Marty Deacon, left, Liberal MP James Maloney, Bloc MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, PSG Senator Andrew Cardozo, Liberal MP John McKay, Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar, Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif, CSG Senator Jim Quinn, and Conservative MP Randy Hoback in Washington, D.C., on May 15. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Cardozo

When Parliament meets Congress

Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR ANDREW CARDOZO | May 29, 2024
  • A peek inside a Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group journey to the belly of the American congressional beast.

When Parliament meets Congress

Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR ANDREW CARDOZO | May 29, 2024
  • A peek inside a Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group journey to the belly of the American congressional beast.
ISG Senator Marty Deacon, left, Liberal MP James Maloney, Bloc MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, PSG Senator Andrew Cardozo, Liberal MP John McKay, Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar, Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif, CSG Senator Jim Quinn, and Conservative MP Randy Hoback in Washington, D.C., on May 15. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Cardozo

Protecting Canada’s Arctic sovereignty

  • We need strong dialogue coupled with concrete action and close co-operation with Arctic nations and our NORAD/NATO allies for practical solutions to common regional
Opinion | BY JAMES MOORE, LUC CASSIVI | May 29, 2024
Members of 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry jump into a drop zone during Exercise Arctic Ram near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, on Feb. 12, 2016. DND photograph by MCpl Louis Brunet

Protecting Canada’s Arctic sovereignty

Opinion | BY JAMES MOORE, LUC CASSIVI | May 29, 2024
  • We need strong dialogue coupled with concrete action and close co-operation with Arctic nations and our NORAD/NATO allies for practical solutions to common regional

Protecting Canada’s Arctic sovereignty

Opinion | BY JAMES MOORE, LUC CASSIVI | May 29, 2024
  • We need strong dialogue coupled with concrete action and close co-operation with Arctic nations and our NORAD/NATO allies for practical solutions to common regional
Members of 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry jump into a drop zone during Exercise Arctic Ram near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, on Feb. 12, 2016. DND photograph by MCpl Louis Brunet

Conservative campaigner Jenni Byrne delves into running a strong race in May 30 webinar

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is sitting for
Jenni Byrne, who has run multiple national general election campaigns and piloted Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's leadership campaign in 2022, will headline a Right Recruiter Conservative Talent Network webinar on May 30 at 7 p.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative campaigner Jenni Byrne delves into running a strong race in May 30 webinar

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is sitting for

Conservative campaigner Jenni Byrne delves into running a strong race in May 30 webinar

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is sitting for
Jenni Byrne, who has run multiple national general election campaigns and piloted Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's leadership campaign in 2022, will headline a Right Recruiter Conservative Talent Network webinar on May 30 at 7 p.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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