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Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

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

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

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

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

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

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

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

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

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

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

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

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

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

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

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

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Martial pride on parade

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

Martial pride on parade

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

Martial pride on parade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

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

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

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

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

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

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

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

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney pulls off mission impossible

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

Carney pulls off mission impossible

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

Carney pulls off mission impossible

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

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

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

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

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

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

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

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

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

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

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

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unemployment stats for April incoming

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

Unemployment stats for April incoming

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

Unemployment stats for April incoming

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

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

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

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

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre recently spoke in Edmonton. In his comments about the bail system, he is seeking headlines to garner the votes of
Opinion | May 3, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in Ottawa on March 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Crime, violence, and mental illness tied to ACE scores: reader

Opinion | May 3, 2023
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre recently spoke in Edmonton. In his comments about the bail system, he is seeking headlines to garner the votes of

Crime, violence, and mental illness tied to ACE scores: reader

Opinion | May 3, 2023
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre recently spoke in Edmonton. In his comments about the bail system, he is seeking headlines to garner the votes of
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in Ottawa on March 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Proportional electoral system more inclusive, argues reader

  • Democracy is a decision-making process that produces results that consistently reflect the will of the majority of the voters.  We are told daily we
Opinion | May 3, 2023

Proportional electoral system more inclusive, argues reader

Opinion | May 3, 2023
  • Democracy is a decision-making process that produces results that consistently reflect the will of the majority of the voters.  We are told daily we

Proportional electoral system more inclusive, argues reader

Opinion | May 3, 2023
  • Democracy is a decision-making process that produces results that consistently reflect the will of the majority of the voters.  We are told daily we

Renewable energy is the way to go, says letter writer

  • The latest report on climate change from the United Nations, released in March, states clearly that reliance on fossil fuels must end and the
Opinion | May 3, 2023
Solar panels and wind turbines. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Renewable energy is the way to go, says letter writer

Opinion | May 3, 2023
  • The latest report on climate change from the United Nations, released in March, states clearly that reliance on fossil fuels must end and the

Renewable energy is the way to go, says letter writer

Opinion | May 3, 2023
  • The latest report on climate change from the United Nations, released in March, states clearly that reliance on fossil fuels must end and the
Solar panels and wind turbines. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Will the opposition stand up for the voice of women?

  • Instead of feigning shock over the use of non-disclosure agreements at Hockey Canada, MPs and Senators need to ban them, now.
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | May 3, 2023
Hockey Canada president Scott Smith speaks with reporters after appearing before the House Heritage Committee on July 27, 2022. The scandal at Hockey Canada should have reminded MPs and Senators that it’s time to ban NDAs everywhere under federal jurisdiction, writes Kathleen Finlay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the opposition stand up for the voice of women?

Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | May 3, 2023
  • Instead of feigning shock over the use of non-disclosure agreements at Hockey Canada, MPs and Senators need to ban them, now.

Will the opposition stand up for the voice of women?

Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | May 3, 2023
  • Instead of feigning shock over the use of non-disclosure agreements at Hockey Canada, MPs and Senators need to ban them, now.
Hockey Canada president Scott Smith speaks with reporters after appearing before the House Heritage Committee on July 27, 2022. The scandal at Hockey Canada should have reminded MPs and Senators that it’s time to ban NDAs everywhere under federal jurisdiction, writes Kathleen Finlay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A cure for multiple sclerosis could be just around the corner

  • We owe it to Canada to seize this moment and fund research on 'Canada’s disease' with renewed vigour and purpose.
Opinion | BY PAMELA VALENTINE | May 3, 2023
Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. The time for renewed multiple sclerosis research funding is now, writes MS Canada's Pamela Valentine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A cure for multiple sclerosis could be just around the corner

Opinion | BY PAMELA VALENTINE | May 3, 2023
  • We owe it to Canada to seize this moment and fund research on 'Canada’s disease' with renewed vigour and purpose.

A cure for multiple sclerosis could be just around the corner

Opinion | BY PAMELA VALENTINE | May 3, 2023
  • We owe it to Canada to seize this moment and fund research on 'Canada’s disease' with renewed vigour and purpose.
Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. The time for renewed multiple sclerosis research funding is now, writes MS Canada's Pamela Valentine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals gather for national convention in Ottawa May 4-6

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 Flora’s Walk for Perinatal Mental Health—Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett and Liberal MP Pam Damoff will deliver remarks
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on stage at the Liberal Party National Convention in Halifax in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Liberals gather for national convention in Ottawa May 4-6

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 Flora’s Walk for Perinatal Mental Health—Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett and Liberal MP Pam Damoff will deliver remarks

Liberals gather for national convention in Ottawa May 4-6

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 Flora’s Walk for Perinatal Mental Health—Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett and Liberal MP Pam Damoff will deliver remarks
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on stage at the Liberal Party National Convention in Halifax in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Don’t forget the harms of not sharing health data

  • Health information must often be shared so that critical and informed decisions can be made.
Opinion | BY ALIES MAYBEE | May 3, 2023
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. The federal government has a role to play in ensuring that private sector health data are part of the health-care ecosystem, writes Alies Maybee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t forget the harms of not sharing health data

Opinion | BY ALIES MAYBEE | May 3, 2023
  • Health information must often be shared so that critical and informed decisions can be made.

Don’t forget the harms of not sharing health data

Opinion | BY ALIES MAYBEE | May 3, 2023
  • Health information must often be shared so that critical and informed decisions can be made.
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. The federal government has a role to play in ensuring that private sector health data are part of the health-care ecosystem, writes Alies Maybee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AI and mental health care: opportunities and oversight

  • We need robust oversight of AI technologies used to influence and sell a state of mind meant to improve our emotional well-being.
Opinion | BY PETER J. BAYLIS | May 3, 2023
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett. As we integrate the use of AI into the provision of mental health care, political will and collaboration are required to create a regulatory framework with meaningful oversight to ensure its safe and inclusive use, writes Peter J. Baylis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AI and mental health care: opportunities and oversight

Opinion | BY PETER J. BAYLIS | May 3, 2023
  • We need robust oversight of AI technologies used to influence and sell a state of mind meant to improve our emotional well-being.

AI and mental health care: opportunities and oversight

Opinion | BY PETER J. BAYLIS | May 3, 2023
  • We need robust oversight of AI technologies used to influence and sell a state of mind meant to improve our emotional well-being.
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett. As we integrate the use of AI into the provision of mental health care, political will and collaboration are required to create a regulatory framework with meaningful oversight to ensure its safe and inclusive use, writes Peter J. Baylis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Data-sharing issues affect the health-care sector

  • To improve health data management in Canada, several infrastructural and legal changes are necessary.
Opinion | BY ANNE GENGE | May 3, 2023
Unlike the United States with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Canada has no federal standardized training protocols for protecting and handling data, writes Anne Genge. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash/National Cancer Institute

Data-sharing issues affect the health-care sector

Opinion | BY ANNE GENGE | May 3, 2023
  • To improve health data management in Canada, several infrastructural and legal changes are necessary.

Data-sharing issues affect the health-care sector

Opinion | BY ANNE GENGE | May 3, 2023
  • To improve health data management in Canada, several infrastructural and legal changes are necessary.
Unlike the United States with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Canada has no federal standardized training protocols for protecting and handling data, writes Anne Genge. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash/National Cancer Institute

Don’t ask a chatbot about the privacy and security implications of generative AI

  • Canada should create an expert taskforce to understand and meet the challenges posed by the unregulated use of generative AI technology.
Opinion | BY KRISTEN CSENKEY | May 3, 2023
Federal Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne's office has questions about ChatGPT and concerns about its implications, writes Kristen Csenkey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t ask a chatbot about the privacy and security implications of generative AI

Opinion | BY KRISTEN CSENKEY | May 3, 2023
  • Canada should create an expert taskforce to understand and meet the challenges posed by the unregulated use of generative AI technology.

Don’t ask a chatbot about the privacy and security implications of generative AI

Opinion | BY KRISTEN CSENKEY | May 3, 2023
  • Canada should create an expert taskforce to understand and meet the challenges posed by the unregulated use of generative AI technology.
Federal Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne's office has questions about ChatGPT and concerns about its implications, writes Kristen Csenkey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To address online harms, Canada must commit to digital media literacy

  • A national digital media literacy strategy with a commitment to lifelong learning would empower more Canadians to meaningfully and safely engage online.
Opinion | BY KARA BRISSON-BOIVIN | May 3, 2023
Digital media literacy is a preventative measure and harm-reduction approach to combatting online harms, writes Dr. Kara Brisson-Boivin. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay/MoteOo

To address online harms, Canada must commit to digital media literacy

Opinion | BY KARA BRISSON-BOIVIN | May 3, 2023
  • A national digital media literacy strategy with a commitment to lifelong learning would empower more Canadians to meaningfully and safely engage online.

To address online harms, Canada must commit to digital media literacy

Opinion | BY KARA BRISSON-BOIVIN | May 3, 2023
  • A national digital media literacy strategy with a commitment to lifelong learning would empower more Canadians to meaningfully and safely engage online.
Digital media literacy is a preventative measure and harm-reduction approach to combatting online harms, writes Dr. Kara Brisson-Boivin. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay/MoteOo

New StatsCan data reflects steady decline in Newfoundland’s offshore oil production

  • Newfoundland and Labrador’s GDP from oil and gas extraction fell by more than 10 per cent in 2022, compared with increases in Alberta and
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 2, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here on April 20, approved the controversial Bay Du Nord offshore oil project one year ago. If the project survives a legal challenge from environmental groups, it will be at least five years before the first oil starts flowing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New StatsCan data reflects steady decline in Newfoundland’s offshore oil production

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 2, 2023
  • Newfoundland and Labrador’s GDP from oil and gas extraction fell by more than 10 per cent in 2022, compared with increases in Alberta and

New StatsCan data reflects steady decline in Newfoundland’s offshore oil production

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 2, 2023
  • Newfoundland and Labrador’s GDP from oil and gas extraction fell by more than 10 per cent in 2022, compared with increases in Alberta and
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here on April 20, approved the controversial Bay Du Nord offshore oil project one year ago. If the project survives a legal challenge from environmental groups, it will be at least five years before the first oil starts flowing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Rosenberg in the spotlight

  • Plus, MPs test-drive the government’s new gun control amendments.
At 3:30 p.m. today, the House Ethics Committee will meet to continue its foreign interference study. It has scheduled just one witness for the meeting: Morris Rosenberg, pictured, a former top civil servant, who drew up a detailed report for the government on interference and security in the 2021 election. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Politics This Morning: Rosenberg in the spotlight

  • Plus, MPs test-drive the government’s new gun control amendments.

Politics This Morning: Rosenberg in the spotlight

  • Plus, MPs test-drive the government’s new gun control amendments.
At 3:30 p.m. today, the House Ethics Committee will meet to continue its foreign interference study. It has scheduled just one witness for the meeting: Morris Rosenberg, pictured, a former top civil servant, who drew up a detailed report for the government on interference and security in the 2021 election. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Supporting local broadcasters is critical for our democracy

  • Community broadcasters are the only class of broadcasters who do not benefit from stable funding or tax credits.
Opinion | BY ALEX FREEDMAN | May 1, 2023
Bill C-11, tabled by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, received royal assent on April 27. This new legislation must support Canadian broadcasting as a whole, not just the big players, writes Alex Freedman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supporting local broadcasters is critical for our democracy

Opinion | BY ALEX FREEDMAN | May 1, 2023
  • Community broadcasters are the only class of broadcasters who do not benefit from stable funding or tax credits.

Supporting local broadcasters is critical for our democracy

Opinion | BY ALEX FREEDMAN | May 1, 2023
  • Community broadcasters are the only class of broadcasters who do not benefit from stable funding or tax credits.
Bill C-11, tabled by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, received royal assent on April 27. This new legislation must support Canadian broadcasting as a whole, not just the big players, writes Alex Freedman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Mendicino adds special projects, appointments director

  • Plus, there are new faces to report in the offices of Seniors Minister Kamal Khera and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 1, 2023
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino recently welcomed Elaine Nixon to his team. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Mendicino adds special projects, appointments director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 1, 2023
  • Plus, there are new faces to report in the offices of Seniors Minister Kamal Khera and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal.

Minister Mendicino adds special projects, appointments director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 1, 2023
  • Plus, there are new faces to report in the offices of Seniors Minister Kamal Khera and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino recently welcomed Elaine Nixon to his team. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada playing catch up with its Sudan response

  • The efforts of the Canadian military would have been enhanced if we had kept some sort of diplomatic foothold on the ground.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 1, 2023
On April 27, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the Canadian Armed Forces would be belatedly riding to the rescue for Canadian nationals in Sudan, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada playing catch up with its Sudan response

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 1, 2023
  • The efforts of the Canadian military would have been enhanced if we had kept some sort of diplomatic foothold on the ground.

Canada playing catch up with its Sudan response

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 1, 2023
  • The efforts of the Canadian military would have been enhanced if we had kept some sort of diplomatic foothold on the ground.
On April 27, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the Canadian Armed Forces would be belatedly riding to the rescue for Canadian nationals in Sudan, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 1, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier holds a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons on May 1, 2023, to speak with reporters about a tentative agreement to end the Public Service Alliance of Canada strike, which began on April 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 1, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 1, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier holds a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons on May 1, 2023, to speak with reporters about a tentative agreement to end the Public Service Alliance of Canada strike, which began on April 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thailand: another round?

  • Politics in Thailand is a vicious circle, and while an election in that country on May 14 could produce a radical break with the
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2023
Yingluck Shinawatra, pictured in 2012, became prime minister of Thailand in 2011, but was removed from office and replaced by General Chan-ocha in 2014. She is now in exile, but the Shinawatra family is looking to lead the country for a third time, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office on Flickr

Thailand: another round?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2023
  • Politics in Thailand is a vicious circle, and while an election in that country on May 14 could produce a radical break with the

Thailand: another round?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2023
  • Politics in Thailand is a vicious circle, and while an election in that country on May 14 could produce a radical break with the
Yingluck Shinawatra, pictured in 2012, became prime minister of Thailand in 2011, but was removed from office and replaced by General Chan-ocha in 2014. She is now in exile, but the Shinawatra family is looking to lead the country for a third time, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office on Flickr

‘After many long days, nights and weekends of hard work, we’ve reached fair and competitive deals for employees’: feds, PSAC reach tentative deal after 12-day strike

  • Regional executive vice-president for the PSAC national capital region Alex Silas says 'I think we squeezed every drop of juice out of that lemon,'
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 1, 2023
Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward, left, and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. Fortier called the tentative agreement reached between the government and the union 'excellent news for employees and for Canadians.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘After many long days, nights and weekends of hard work, we’ve reached fair and competitive deals for employees’: feds, PSAC reach tentative deal after 12-day strike

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 1, 2023
  • Regional executive vice-president for the PSAC national capital region Alex Silas says 'I think we squeezed every drop of juice out of that lemon,'

‘After many long days, nights and weekends of hard work, we’ve reached fair and competitive deals for employees’: feds, PSAC reach tentative deal after 12-day strike

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 1, 2023
  • Regional executive vice-president for the PSAC national capital region Alex Silas says 'I think we squeezed every drop of juice out of that lemon,'
Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward, left, and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. Fortier called the tentative agreement reached between the government and the union 'excellent news for employees and for Canadians.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The RCMP, inquiries, and another musical ride 

  • Over 73 years of investigations, commissions, and inquiries, the RCMP has seen few apparent changes to the way it operates.
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | May 1, 2023
Former RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki appearing at the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security in 2022, to discuss allegations of political interference in the 2020 Nova Scotia mass murder investigation. Lucki is no longer around to deal with the recommendations specific to the killings in Nova Scotia, notes Gar Pardy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The RCMP, inquiries, and another musical ride 

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | May 1, 2023
  • Over 73 years of investigations, commissions, and inquiries, the RCMP has seen few apparent changes to the way it operates.

The RCMP, inquiries, and another musical ride 

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | May 1, 2023
  • Over 73 years of investigations, commissions, and inquiries, the RCMP has seen few apparent changes to the way it operates.
Former RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki appearing at the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security in 2022, to discuss allegations of political interference in the 2020 Nova Scotia mass murder investigation. Lucki is no longer around to deal with the recommendations specific to the killings in Nova Scotia, notes Gar Pardy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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