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Pancake flops and a looming by-election: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Pancake flops and a looming by-election: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator

Pancake flops and a looming by-election: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic tells reporters that there needs to be a major overhaul of Canada's $37-billion procurement system to fix persistent issues on July 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic tells reporters that there needs to be a major overhaul of Canada's $37-billion procurement system to fix persistent issues on July 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Long live the Dalai Lama

  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
Chrystia Freelan
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said in an Intergovernmental Affairs press release on June 26 that the One Canadian Economy Act 'marks a historic milestone in creating a stronger, more inclusive Canada—one where Indigenous partnership is not only valued, but is fundamental to every step of development.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said in an Intergovernmental Affairs press release on June 26 that the One Canadian Economy Act 'marks a historic milestone in creating a stronger, more inclusive Canada—one where Indigenous partnership is not only valued, but is fundamental to every step of development.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Between 80 and 90 Conservative riding association members for Mississauga–Erin Mills, Ont., attended the June 25 annual general meeting. Many party members chanted 'shame, shame, shame' after a GTA regional organizer disqualified a slate of 30 candidates from running for the riding's board of directors. Photograph supplied by a Conservative Party member

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they
Between 80 and 90 Conservative riding association members for Mississauga–Erin Mills, Ont., attended the June 25 annual general meeting. Many party members chanted 'shame, shame, shame' after a GTA regional organizer disqualified a slate of 30 candidates from running for the riding's board of directors. Photograph supplied by a Conservative Party member

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
Joel Lightbound
Joel Lightbound
Government Transformation, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound previously said the rules, 'the roles, and the responsibilities of everyone in the procurement process across departments need to be very clear.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
Joel Lightbound
Government Transformation, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound previously said the rules, 'the roles, and the responsibilities of everyone in the procurement process across departments need to be very clear.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will appear at the Laurier Club Stampede reception in Calgary on July 5. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will appear at the Laurier Club Stampede reception in Calgary on July 5. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Caroline Xavier
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now
Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Building a brain economy will require co-ordination across departments, write Jennie Z. Young and Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Building a brain economy will require co-ordination across departments, write Jennie Z. Young and Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House and Senate steering committee members named

  • All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.
List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Marc Miller, clockwise from top left, Karina Gould, and Ahmed Hussen are all chairing House committees, as is Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu. Red Chamber chairs include Pierre Dalphond (PSG), Rob Black (CSG), Michael MacDonald (CPC), and Hassan Yussuff (ISG). The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Jake Wright

House and Senate steering committee members named

List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.

House and Senate steering committee members named

List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Marc Miller, clockwise from top left, Karina Gould, and Ahmed Hussen are all chairing House committees, as is Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu. Red Chamber chairs include Pierre Dalphond (PSG), Rob Black (CSG), Michael MacDonald (CPC), and Hassan Yussuff (ISG). The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Jake Wright

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that
Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlance, pictured, is the sponsor of the One Canadian Economy Act. As G7 nations race to secure global capital, Canada risks falling behind, unless we act now. We must act with equal urgency and ambition if we want to be competitive, write Stéphane Paquet and Jacquie Griffiths. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that
Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlance, pictured, is the sponsor of the One Canadian Economy Act. As G7 nations race to secure global capital, Canada risks falling behind, unless we act now. We must act with equal urgency and ambition if we want to be competitive, write Stéphane Paquet and Jacquie Griffiths. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Queer Senators now outnumber MPs on Pride Caucus, as group looks to include allies

  • Having a historic six openly queer Senators 'comfortable' with their identities and 'not shy to say that they're out' is a step forward for
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 3, 2025
The Senators who sit on the Canadian Pride Caucus are Duncan Wilson, top left, Kristopher Wells, Kim Pate, René Cormier, bottom left, Marnie McBean, and Martine Hébert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Queer Senators now outnumber MPs on Pride Caucus, as group looks to include allies

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 3, 2025
  • Having a historic six openly queer Senators 'comfortable' with their identities and 'not shy to say that they're out' is a step forward for

Queer Senators now outnumber MPs on Pride Caucus, as group looks to include allies

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 3, 2025
  • Having a historic six openly queer Senators 'comfortable' with their identities and 'not shy to say that they're out' is a step forward for
The Senators who sit on the Canadian Pride Caucus are Duncan Wilson, top left, Kristopher Wells, Kim Pate, René Cormier, bottom left, Marnie McBean, and Martine Hébert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Senate of Canada

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 2, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty is being given a large injection of funds to right the ship in his department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 2, 2025
  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 2, 2025
  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'
Defence Minister David McGuinty is being given a large injection of funds to right the ship in his department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Is the West hanging Ukraine out to dry?

  • If the aim of the West was to prolong the war in order to further weaken Russia militarily, then this has apparently backfired.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 3, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, meets with U.S. President Joe Biden in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 20, 2023. The new American strategy is aimed at bolstering Ukraine's defensive positions in advance of any peace negotiations, writes Scott Taylor. White House photograph by Adam Schultz

Is the West hanging Ukraine out to dry?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 3, 2024
  • If the aim of the West was to prolong the war in order to further weaken Russia militarily, then this has apparently backfired.

Is the West hanging Ukraine out to dry?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 3, 2024
  • If the aim of the West was to prolong the war in order to further weaken Russia militarily, then this has apparently backfired.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, meets with U.S. President Joe Biden in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 20, 2023. The new American strategy is aimed at bolstering Ukraine's defensive positions in advance of any peace negotiations, writes Scott Taylor. White House photograph by Adam Schultz

‘Liberal MPs are going to do everything they can to win’: Grits trying to get a head start in long-shot Durham, Ont., byelection

  • After the writ is dropped for the Durham, Ont., byelection, Ontario Liberal MPs will be going in regularly after work hours to help out
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 3, 2024
Liberal MP Michael Coteau is the chair of the Ontario Liberal caucus. He says the 76-member caucus will raise funds and provide support to whoever wins the Liberal nomination in Durham, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Liberal MPs are going to do everything they can to win’: Grits trying to get a head start in long-shot Durham, Ont., byelection

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 3, 2024
  • After the writ is dropped for the Durham, Ont., byelection, Ontario Liberal MPs will be going in regularly after work hours to help out

‘Liberal MPs are going to do everything they can to win’: Grits trying to get a head start in long-shot Durham, Ont., byelection

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 3, 2024
  • After the writ is dropped for the Durham, Ont., byelection, Ontario Liberal MPs will be going in regularly after work hours to help out
Liberal MP Michael Coteau is the chair of the Ontario Liberal caucus. He says the 76-member caucus will raise funds and provide support to whoever wins the Liberal nomination in Durham, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Abandoning the Sahel

  • Africa is not doomed. Its future depends on what it does next. Even Senegal, technically part of the Sahel, is not doomed. Having a
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 3, 2024
On Dec. 31, 2023, the last of 12,000 UN peacekeepers left Mali, ordered out by the military regime that seized power after two successive coups in 2020 and 2021. It's estimated there are 63,222 displaced persons in Mali. Photograph courtesy MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko

Abandoning the Sahel

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 3, 2024
  • Africa is not doomed. Its future depends on what it does next. Even Senegal, technically part of the Sahel, is not doomed. Having a

Abandoning the Sahel

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 3, 2024
  • Africa is not doomed. Its future depends on what it does next. Even Senegal, technically part of the Sahel, is not doomed. Having a
On Dec. 31, 2023, the last of 12,000 UN peacekeepers left Mali, ordered out by the military regime that seized power after two successive coups in 2020 and 2021. It's estimated there are 63,222 displaced persons in Mali. Photograph courtesy MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko

An open letter to the prime minister: Canada needs to recalibrate how we engage with other nations this year

  • Canadian foreign policy must be steadfastly oriented towards Canada’s core long-term strategic priorities and national interest. Unfortunately, with the exception of the Indo-Pacific Strategy,
Opinion | BY PERRIN BEATTY | January 2, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 19, 2023, at the CARICOM-Canada Summit in Ottawa. A year from now, the world’s attention will turn to Canada as we once again assume the G7 presidency. This will be an opportunity for Canada to demonstrate international leadership and help set the global agenda, writes Perrin Beatty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An open letter to the prime minister: Canada needs to recalibrate how we engage with other nations this year

Opinion | BY PERRIN BEATTY | January 2, 2024
  • Canadian foreign policy must be steadfastly oriented towards Canada’s core long-term strategic priorities and national interest. Unfortunately, with the exception of the Indo-Pacific Strategy,

An open letter to the prime minister: Canada needs to recalibrate how we engage with other nations this year

Opinion | BY PERRIN BEATTY | January 2, 2024
  • Canadian foreign policy must be steadfastly oriented towards Canada’s core long-term strategic priorities and national interest. Unfortunately, with the exception of the Indo-Pacific Strategy,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 19, 2023, at the CARICOM-Canada Summit in Ottawa. A year from now, the world’s attention will turn to Canada as we once again assume the G7 presidency. This will be an opportunity for Canada to demonstrate international leadership and help set the global agenda, writes Perrin Beatty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The ultimate colonial conceit: uncritical ‘rights recognition’ policies must end

  • The Government of Canada must put an end to the policies embodied by bills C-53 and S-14.
Opinion | BY NON-AFFILIATED SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM, PETER PENASHUE P.C., AND GRAND CHIEF CATHY MERRICK | January 2, 2024
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree inherited responsibility for the controversial Bill C-53 when he joined the cabinet in July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The ultimate colonial conceit: uncritical ‘rights recognition’ policies must end

Opinion | BY NON-AFFILIATED SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM, PETER PENASHUE P.C., AND GRAND CHIEF CATHY MERRICK | January 2, 2024
  • The Government of Canada must put an end to the policies embodied by bills C-53 and S-14.

The ultimate colonial conceit: uncritical ‘rights recognition’ policies must end

Opinion | BY NON-AFFILIATED SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM, PETER PENASHUE P.C., AND GRAND CHIEF CATHY MERRICK | January 2, 2024
  • The Government of Canada must put an end to the policies embodied by bills C-53 and S-14.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree inherited responsibility for the controversial Bill C-53 when he joined the cabinet in July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Happy 90th, Jean Chrétien

  • The Little Guy from Shawinigan will be turning 90 years old on Jan. 11. He becomes only the fifth prime minister to enter
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 2, 2024
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, right, and Bruce Hartley at the Liberal policy convention in Ottawa on May 5, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Happy 90th, Jean Chrétien

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 2, 2024
  • The Little Guy from Shawinigan will be turning 90 years old on Jan. 11. He becomes only the fifth prime minister to enter

Happy 90th, Jean Chrétien

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 2, 2024
  • The Little Guy from Shawinigan will be turning 90 years old on Jan. 11. He becomes only the fifth prime minister to enter
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, right, and Bruce Hartley at the Liberal policy convention in Ottawa on May 5, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

As Canada counts the cost of 2023 fire season, experts warn that drought and dry weather ‘loads the dice’ for spring 2024

  • The past season demonstrated challenges of the status quo fire management system in preparing for and dealing with wildfire conditions exacerbated by climate change,
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 2, 2024
A forest fire in Mistissini, Que., on June 12. 2023's wildfire season was the most destructive on record. Photograph courtesy of Department of National Defence/Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc

As Canada counts the cost of 2023 fire season, experts warn that drought and dry weather ‘loads the dice’ for spring 2024

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 2, 2024
  • The past season demonstrated challenges of the status quo fire management system in preparing for and dealing with wildfire conditions exacerbated by climate change,

As Canada counts the cost of 2023 fire season, experts warn that drought and dry weather ‘loads the dice’ for spring 2024

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 2, 2024
  • The past season demonstrated challenges of the status quo fire management system in preparing for and dealing with wildfire conditions exacerbated by climate change,
A forest fire in Mistissini, Que., on June 12. 2023's wildfire season was the most destructive on record. Photograph courtesy of Department of National Defence/Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc

Democracy and justice hang by a thread in Guatemala

  • The days leading up to the Jan. 14 presidential inauguration are crucial for the future of Guatemala. If Arévalo can take office, he will
Opinion | BY MARIE-DOMINIK LANGLOIS AND STEVE STEWART | January 2, 2024
Canada, and our allies, must make it unambiguously clear that after Jan. 14, they will recognize no other government in Guatemala than that of President Bernardo Arevalo, pictured centre, in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2023, with Luis Almagro, right, OAS Secretary General, write Marie-Dominik Langlois and Steve Stewart. Photograph courtesy of Flickr: Juan Manuel Herrera/OAS

Democracy and justice hang by a thread in Guatemala

Opinion | BY MARIE-DOMINIK LANGLOIS AND STEVE STEWART | January 2, 2024
  • The days leading up to the Jan. 14 presidential inauguration are crucial for the future of Guatemala. If Arévalo can take office, he will

Democracy and justice hang by a thread in Guatemala

Opinion | BY MARIE-DOMINIK LANGLOIS AND STEVE STEWART | January 2, 2024
  • The days leading up to the Jan. 14 presidential inauguration are crucial for the future of Guatemala. If Arévalo can take office, he will
Canada, and our allies, must make it unambiguously clear that after Jan. 14, they will recognize no other government in Guatemala than that of President Bernardo Arevalo, pictured centre, in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2023, with Luis Almagro, right, OAS Secretary General, write Marie-Dominik Langlois and Steve Stewart. Photograph courtesy of Flickr: Juan Manuel Herrera/OAS

‘I did it my way’: Senator Dupuis says goodbye to the Red Chamber

  • First appointed in November 2016, Independent Senator Renée Dupuis will reach her mandatory retirement date on Jan. 17. She looks back on a career
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 1, 2024
‘I am working for the year 4000, knowing full well that I'm not going to be there,’ says Independent Senator Renée Dupuis ahead of her retirement on Jan. 17. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada

‘I did it my way’: Senator Dupuis says goodbye to the Red Chamber

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 1, 2024
  • First appointed in November 2016, Independent Senator Renée Dupuis will reach her mandatory retirement date on Jan. 17. She looks back on a career

‘I did it my way’: Senator Dupuis says goodbye to the Red Chamber

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 1, 2024
  • First appointed in November 2016, Independent Senator Renée Dupuis will reach her mandatory retirement date on Jan. 17. She looks back on a career
‘I am working for the year 4000, knowing full well that I'm not going to be there,’ says Independent Senator Renée Dupuis ahead of her retirement on Jan. 17. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Sport Minister Qualtrough’s team stacked with familiar faces

  • There are two new staff to the minister post-shuffle: press secretary John Fragos and senior communications adviser Renée LeBlanc Proctor.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 1, 2024
Now-Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough announces funding for skilled trades apprenticeship programs at the LIUNA Local 527 Training Centre in Nepean, Ont., on Nov. 17, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sport Minister Qualtrough’s team stacked with familiar faces

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 1, 2024
  • There are two new staff to the minister post-shuffle: press secretary John Fragos and senior communications adviser Renée LeBlanc Proctor.

Sport Minister Qualtrough’s team stacked with familiar faces

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 1, 2024
  • There are two new staff to the minister post-shuffle: press secretary John Fragos and senior communications adviser Renée LeBlanc Proctor.
Now-Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough announces funding for skilled trades apprenticeship programs at the LIUNA Local 527 Training Centre in Nepean, Ont., on Nov. 17, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

2023 set the stage for water, in 2024 we must act

  • Looking ahead, science tells us that we should expect more destruction from escalating climate change, natural disasters, and environmental degradation. While this reality is
Opinion | BY EMILY LORRA HINES AND DOMINIQUE MONCHAMP | January 1, 2024
By the end of 2023, the federal government will have committed $650-million of their promised $1-billion investment in Canadian freshwater over 10 years. Of this $650-million, $420-million has already been allocated to the Great Lakes, leaving less than $230-million for the rest of the country, a woefully inadequate amount. Image courtesy of PxHere

2023 set the stage for water, in 2024 we must act

Opinion | BY EMILY LORRA HINES AND DOMINIQUE MONCHAMP | January 1, 2024
  • Looking ahead, science tells us that we should expect more destruction from escalating climate change, natural disasters, and environmental degradation. While this reality is

2023 set the stage for water, in 2024 we must act

Opinion | BY EMILY LORRA HINES AND DOMINIQUE MONCHAMP | January 1, 2024
  • Looking ahead, science tells us that we should expect more destruction from escalating climate change, natural disasters, and environmental degradation. While this reality is
By the end of 2023, the federal government will have committed $650-million of their promised $1-billion investment in Canadian freshwater over 10 years. Of this $650-million, $420-million has already been allocated to the Great Lakes, leaving less than $230-million for the rest of the country, a woefully inadequate amount. Image courtesy of PxHere

Advocates call on Liberals to fund Canada Disability Benefit in Budget 2024

  • Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera will need support at the cabinet table to push for a new multi-billion-dollar social program at a time
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 29, 2023
Kamal Khera
Kamal Khera
Minister Kamal Khera speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 26, after taking over the disability file from Minister Carla Qualtrough in the cabinet shuffle. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates call on Liberals to fund Canada Disability Benefit in Budget 2024

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 29, 2023
  • Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera will need support at the cabinet table to push for a new multi-billion-dollar social program at a time

Advocates call on Liberals to fund Canada Disability Benefit in Budget 2024

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 29, 2023
  • Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera will need support at the cabinet table to push for a new multi-billion-dollar social program at a time
Kamal Khera
Minister Kamal Khera speaks to reporters outside Rideau Hall on July 26, after taking over the disability file from Minister Carla Qualtrough in the cabinet shuffle. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Bureaucracy grew again after more than 400,000 applied to join, says report on federal public service

  • The federal public service increased by 6.5 per cent between the beginning of April 2022 and the end of March 2023, on the strength
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 29, 2023
Stan Lee, interim president of the Public Service Commission, left, Fiona Spencer, commissioner, and Hélène Laurendeau, commissioner. The commission released its 2022-23 annual report earlier this month. Photographs courtesy of the government of Canada, X

Bureaucracy grew again after more than 400,000 applied to join, says report on federal public service

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 29, 2023
  • The federal public service increased by 6.5 per cent between the beginning of April 2022 and the end of March 2023, on the strength

Bureaucracy grew again after more than 400,000 applied to join, says report on federal public service

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 29, 2023
  • The federal public service increased by 6.5 per cent between the beginning of April 2022 and the end of March 2023, on the strength
Stan Lee, interim president of the Public Service Commission, left, Fiona Spencer, commissioner, and Hélène Laurendeau, commissioner. The commission released its 2022-23 annual report earlier this month. Photographs courtesy of the government of Canada, X

Justin Trudeau’s 2023 foreign policy in review

  • Justin Trudeau’s foreign policy logic is pretzeled because it tries to balance the 'forever wars' mentality of the U.S. against our moral code of
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | December 28, 2023

Justin Trudeau’s 2023 foreign policy in review

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | December 28, 2023
  • Justin Trudeau’s foreign policy logic is pretzeled because it tries to balance the 'forever wars' mentality of the U.S. against our moral code of

Justin Trudeau’s 2023 foreign policy in review

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | December 28, 2023
  • Justin Trudeau’s foreign policy logic is pretzeled because it tries to balance the 'forever wars' mentality of the U.S. against our moral code of

Ever-changing geopolitical world increasingly pressing Canada’s consular efforts into action: former diplomats

  • 'We’re seeing longer, more destructive, more localized conflicts in the world. When that happens there’s always a Canadian in the mix,' says former senior
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 28, 2023
Global Affairs Canada, headquartered in the Pearson Building on Sussex Drive, has been tasked with leading evacuation efforts in Sudan, Israel, and Gaza over the past year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ever-changing geopolitical world increasingly pressing Canada’s consular efforts into action: former diplomats

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 28, 2023
  • 'We’re seeing longer, more destructive, more localized conflicts in the world. When that happens there’s always a Canadian in the mix,' says former senior

Ever-changing geopolitical world increasingly pressing Canada’s consular efforts into action: former diplomats

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 28, 2023
  • 'We’re seeing longer, more destructive, more localized conflicts in the world. When that happens there’s always a Canadian in the mix,' says former senior
Global Affairs Canada, headquartered in the Pearson Building on Sussex Drive, has been tasked with leading evacuation efforts in Sudan, Israel, and Gaza over the past year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What do humanitarians see when we look back over 2023?

  • We’ve seen some gains to improve the humanitarian system so that in the future, fewer people will need our help, but we feel the
Opinion | BY PAUL HAGERMAN | December 28, 2023
There was significant progress toward improving the humanitarian system in 2023 when Canada passed Bill C-41, enabling us to send aid to Afghanistan for the first time in almost three years, writes Paul Hagerman. UN photograph by Eric Kanalstein

What do humanitarians see when we look back over 2023?

Opinion | BY PAUL HAGERMAN | December 28, 2023
  • We’ve seen some gains to improve the humanitarian system so that in the future, fewer people will need our help, but we feel the

What do humanitarians see when we look back over 2023?

Opinion | BY PAUL HAGERMAN | December 28, 2023
  • We’ve seen some gains to improve the humanitarian system so that in the future, fewer people will need our help, but we feel the
There was significant progress toward improving the humanitarian system in 2023 when Canada passed Bill C-41, enabling us to send aid to Afghanistan for the first time in almost three years, writes Paul Hagerman. UN photograph by Eric Kanalstein

Breaking down Northern Affairs Minister Vandal’s office

  • Along with a couple of promotions, changes to Minister Vandal’s office this fall include the addition of parliamentary affairs adviser Rachelle DuBois.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 28, 2023
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal speaks with reporters after a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 4, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Breaking down Northern Affairs Minister Vandal’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 28, 2023
  • Along with a couple of promotions, changes to Minister Vandal’s office this fall include the addition of parliamentary affairs adviser Rachelle DuBois.

Breaking down Northern Affairs Minister Vandal’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 28, 2023
  • Along with a couple of promotions, changes to Minister Vandal’s office this fall include the addition of parliamentary affairs adviser Rachelle DuBois.
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal speaks with reporters after a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 4, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

2024: the year it got really hot

  • The world crossed the threshold into +1.2° about two years ago, and the general assumption was that we would stay in that zone for at least
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 28, 2023
El Niño is not part of climate change, but in 2024 it will get piled on top of a lot of climate warming that has happened over the past seven years, so it’s certain to break all previous records. The question is by how much. Jim Hansen say by a lot, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc, 2023 DND-MDN Canada

2024: the year it got really hot

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 28, 2023
  • The world crossed the threshold into +1.2° about two years ago, and the general assumption was that we would stay in that zone for at least

2024: the year it got really hot

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 28, 2023
  • The world crossed the threshold into +1.2° about two years ago, and the general assumption was that we would stay in that zone for at least
El Niño is not part of climate change, but in 2024 it will get piled on top of a lot of climate warming that has happened over the past seven years, so it’s certain to break all previous records. The question is by how much. Jim Hansen say by a lot, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc, 2023 DND-MDN Canada

Canada’s in trouble, and we must respond

  • We lack an economy that can sustain our standard of living going forward. Without change, young Canadians face a much diminished future.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 28, 2023
In the 2022 federal budget, Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland unveiled plans for a Canada Innovation Corporation that would support Canadian businesses to develop and protect IP, and enhance their ability to act as high-value suppliers in global value chains. But Ottawa is in no rush. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s in trouble, and we must respond

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 28, 2023
  • We lack an economy that can sustain our standard of living going forward. Without change, young Canadians face a much diminished future.

Canada’s in trouble, and we must respond

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 28, 2023
  • We lack an economy that can sustain our standard of living going forward. Without change, young Canadians face a much diminished future.
In the 2022 federal budget, Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland unveiled plans for a Canada Innovation Corporation that would support Canadian businesses to develop and protect IP, and enhance their ability to act as high-value suppliers in global value chains. But Ottawa is in no rush. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Outgoing Nunavut Senator Patterson wants to stay close to mining sector in retirement 

  • Dennis Patterson, a southerner, has been the sole Senator for Nunavut, the territory he helped create since 2009, and retires on Dec. 30.
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | December 27, 2023
Outgoing Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson, wearing a sealskin parka, rides in the back of a pick-up truck in Arctic Bay, Nunavut, in February 2018. Photograph courtesy of Claudine Santosthe in the office of Dennis Patterson

Outgoing Nunavut Senator Patterson wants to stay close to mining sector in retirement 

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | December 27, 2023
  • Dennis Patterson, a southerner, has been the sole Senator for Nunavut, the territory he helped create since 2009, and retires on Dec. 30.

Outgoing Nunavut Senator Patterson wants to stay close to mining sector in retirement 

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | December 27, 2023
  • Dennis Patterson, a southerner, has been the sole Senator for Nunavut, the territory he helped create since 2009, and retires on Dec. 30.
Outgoing Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson, wearing a sealskin parka, rides in the back of a pick-up truck in Arctic Bay, Nunavut, in February 2018. Photograph courtesy of Claudine Santosthe in the office of Dennis Patterson

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