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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

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

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

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

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

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

Defence procurement and the transformation of the Canadian economy

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

Defence procurement and the transformation of the Canadian economy

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

Defence procurement and the transformation of the Canadian economy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remember, enriched uranium can do good: letter writer 

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

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

Remember, enriched uranium can do good: letter writer 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney faces storm clouds ahead

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

Carney faces storm clouds ahead

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

Carney faces storm clouds ahead

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

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

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

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

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

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

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

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

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

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Buying time for Ukraine

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

Buying time for Ukraine

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

Buying time for Ukraine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney vs. the chiefs

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

Carney vs. the chiefs

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

Carney vs. the chiefs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

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

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

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

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Pollster Greg Lyle says not only are the Liberals on the wrong side of the affordability issue, but he also sees ‘signs of a
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 11, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa, will lead the national Liberal caucus retreat in London, Ont., this week, the first national caucus meeting since his July shakeup of the Liberal front bench. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ tanking poll numbers ‘top of mind’ as Trudeau, Grits head to national caucus retreat

News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 11, 2023
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says not only are the Liberals on the wrong side of the affordability issue, but he also sees ‘signs of a

Liberals’ tanking poll numbers ‘top of mind’ as Trudeau, Grits head to national caucus retreat

News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 11, 2023
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says not only are the Liberals on the wrong side of the affordability issue, but he also sees ‘signs of a
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa, will lead the national Liberal caucus retreat in London, Ont., this week, the first national caucus meeting since his July shakeup of the Liberal front bench. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Looking forward to National Day of Reconciliation

  • Vancouver and the Lower Mainland enjoy a handful of Indigenous-owned art galleries and gift shops, restaurants, and hotels. There’s something different on the West Coast
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 11, 2023
Richard Thomas, a First Nations tour guide, recently led Rose LeMay's whale-watching tour near Tofino, B.C. 'Thomas grew up on the ocean which was clear to see as he manoeuvred our tour boat through narrows with speed and grace, the kind of grace that is gained from decades on the water.'  The Hill Times photograph by Rose LeMay

Looking forward to National Day of Reconciliation

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 11, 2023
  • Vancouver and the Lower Mainland enjoy a handful of Indigenous-owned art galleries and gift shops, restaurants, and hotels. There’s something different on the West Coast

Looking forward to National Day of Reconciliation

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 11, 2023
  • Vancouver and the Lower Mainland enjoy a handful of Indigenous-owned art galleries and gift shops, restaurants, and hotels. There’s something different on the West Coast
Richard Thomas, a First Nations tour guide, recently led Rose LeMay's whale-watching tour near Tofino, B.C. 'Thomas grew up on the ocean which was clear to see as he manoeuvred our tour boat through narrows with speed and grace, the kind of grace that is gained from decades on the water.'  The Hill Times photograph by Rose LeMay

Interim ethics chief could be in conflict of interest if he pursues full term, claims Conacher

  • The ethics office has been without a full-term commissioner since February.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 11, 2023
Konrad von Finckenstein, a former chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, was announced as the interim federal ethics commissioner on Aug. 31. The Hill Times file photo

Interim ethics chief could be in conflict of interest if he pursues full term, claims Conacher

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 11, 2023
  • The ethics office has been without a full-term commissioner since February.

Interim ethics chief could be in conflict of interest if he pursues full term, claims Conacher

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 11, 2023
  • The ethics office has been without a full-term commissioner since February.
Konrad von Finckenstein, a former chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, was announced as the interim federal ethics commissioner on Aug. 31. The Hill Times file photo

The Poilievre Party or Harper 2.0?

  • For now, Pierre Poilievre is out-working Justin Trudeau. If the PM still has the energy and ideas to lead the country, he needs to put
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 11, 2023
It is time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to realize that Conservative Leadership Pierre Poilievre is a politician the way that Ty Cobb and Pete Rose were baseball players: all in and playing for keeps. He won’t beat himself, you will have to beat him, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The Poilievre Party or Harper 2.0?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 11, 2023
  • For now, Pierre Poilievre is out-working Justin Trudeau. If the PM still has the energy and ideas to lead the country, he needs to put

The Poilievre Party or Harper 2.0?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 11, 2023
  • For now, Pierre Poilievre is out-working Justin Trudeau. If the PM still has the energy and ideas to lead the country, he needs to put
It is time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to realize that Conservative Leadership Pierre Poilievre is a politician the way that Ty Cobb and Pete Rose were baseball players: all in and playing for keeps. He won’t beat himself, you will have to beat him, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘This is not normal’ and truth doesn’t stand a chance: a partial list in today’s politics

  • We are not immune from the new, more brazen amorality in Canada. Politics has always traded in half-truths, insinuation, cheap shots and ugly advertising.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 11, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre's campaign against the federal carbon tax exaggerates the impact of the levy on the cost of living, ignores the rebates to most families, and downplays the captains of industry who are amassing record profits while food banks are overwhelmed. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘This is not normal’ and truth doesn’t stand a chance: a partial list in today’s politics

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 11, 2023
  • We are not immune from the new, more brazen amorality in Canada. Politics has always traded in half-truths, insinuation, cheap shots and ugly advertising.

‘This is not normal’ and truth doesn’t stand a chance: a partial list in today’s politics

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | September 11, 2023
  • We are not immune from the new, more brazen amorality in Canada. Politics has always traded in half-truths, insinuation, cheap shots and ugly advertising.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre's campaign against the federal carbon tax exaggerates the impact of the levy on the cost of living, ignores the rebates to most families, and downplays the captains of industry who are amassing record profits while food banks are overwhelmed. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Advocates call on federal government to support community land trusts as a way to preserve existing affordable housing

  • As Canada loses approximately nine affordable housing units for every new one that's built, community land trusts have emerged as a vehicle for neighbours
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 11, 2023
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, seen here on June 16, has said previous federal governments were wrong to get out of the housing business. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates call on federal government to support community land trusts as a way to preserve existing affordable housing

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 11, 2023
  • As Canada loses approximately nine affordable housing units for every new one that's built, community land trusts have emerged as a vehicle for neighbours

Advocates call on federal government to support community land trusts as a way to preserve existing affordable housing

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 11, 2023
  • As Canada loses approximately nine affordable housing units for every new one that's built, community land trusts have emerged as a vehicle for neighbours
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, seen here on June 16, has said previous federal governments were wrong to get out of the housing business. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Talent shortage a priority for biotech sector emerging from pandemic

  • Canada is likely to face a shortfall of about 65,000 workers in the bio-economy by 2029, according to BioTalent Canada.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 11, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the federal government is taking 'every action possible to be equipped with the best tools' in regards to the bio-economy, in a Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat press release issued on March 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Talent shortage a priority for biotech sector emerging from pandemic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 11, 2023
  • Canada is likely to face a shortfall of about 65,000 workers in the bio-economy by 2029, according to BioTalent Canada.

Talent shortage a priority for biotech sector emerging from pandemic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 11, 2023
  • Canada is likely to face a shortfall of about 65,000 workers in the bio-economy by 2029, according to BioTalent Canada.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the federal government is taking 'every action possible to be equipped with the best tools' in regards to the bio-economy, in a Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat press release issued on March 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s summer of discontent

  • If the prime minister is serious about running again and winning, he has to drop the talking points, speak like he did before the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 11, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa, will be meeting with his caucus this week in London, Ont., for the first time since he shuffled his cabinet in July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s summer of discontent

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 11, 2023
  • If the prime minister is serious about running again and winning, he has to drop the talking points, speak like he did before the

Trudeau’s summer of discontent

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 11, 2023
  • If the prime minister is serious about running again and winning, he has to drop the talking points, speak like he did before the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa, will be meeting with his caucus this week in London, Ont., for the first time since he shuffled his cabinet in July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Michael Chong’s battle against transnational repression

  • As the Conservative MP testifies in the U.S. on Sept. 12, it is paramount to recognize the reality of foreign influence and the urgency
Opinion | BY DEAN BAXENDALE | September 11, 2023
On Sept. 12, Conservative MP Michael Chong will testify in Washington, D.C., before the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China to shed light on the threats facing democratic societies, not only in Canada but also around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Michael Chong’s battle against transnational repression

Opinion | BY DEAN BAXENDALE | September 11, 2023
  • As the Conservative MP testifies in the U.S. on Sept. 12, it is paramount to recognize the reality of foreign influence and the urgency

Michael Chong’s battle against transnational repression

Opinion | BY DEAN BAXENDALE | September 11, 2023
  • As the Conservative MP testifies in the U.S. on Sept. 12, it is paramount to recognize the reality of foreign influence and the urgency
On Sept. 12, Conservative MP Michael Chong will testify in Washington, D.C., before the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China to shed light on the threats facing democratic societies, not only in Canada but also around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Last week before Parliament returns

  • Plus, Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada returns to Chile to mark the 50th anniversary of Augusto Pinochet’s military coup.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, seen here speaking at his party's policy convention in Quebec City on Sept. 8, will come back to the House of Commons next week carrying a lot of momentum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Last week before Parliament returns

  • Plus, Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada returns to Chile to mark the 50th anniversary of Augusto Pinochet’s military coup.

Politics This Morning: Last week before Parliament returns

  • Plus, Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada returns to Chile to mark the 50th anniversary of Augusto Pinochet’s military coup.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, seen here speaking at his party's policy convention in Quebec City on Sept. 8, will come back to the House of Commons next week carrying a lot of momentum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Biotech sector is having a generational moment in Canada

  • It is not possible to predict what or when the next global health challenge will be, or what solutions will be needed.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CASEY | September 11, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured July 26, 2023, at Rideau Hall. Canada has the foundational elements for the next phase of a competitive biotechnology economy, writes Andrew Casey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Biotech sector is having a generational moment in Canada

Opinion | BY ANDREW CASEY | September 11, 2023
  • It is not possible to predict what or when the next global health challenge will be, or what solutions will be needed.

Biotech sector is having a generational moment in Canada

Opinion | BY ANDREW CASEY | September 11, 2023
  • It is not possible to predict what or when the next global health challenge will be, or what solutions will be needed.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured July 26, 2023, at Rideau Hall. Canada has the foundational elements for the next phase of a competitive biotechnology economy, writes Andrew Casey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New safety guidance sets up corporate self-regulation of GMOs

  • Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency both recently updated their guidance on regulating genetically engineered foods and seeds.
Opinion | BY LUCY SHARRATT | September 11, 2023
Canadians may soon be eating some unknown GMOs that regulators have not assessed for safety, writes Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network. Photograph by rawpixel.com, distributed under a CC0 1.0 license

New safety guidance sets up corporate self-regulation of GMOs

Opinion | BY LUCY SHARRATT | September 11, 2023
  • Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency both recently updated their guidance on regulating genetically engineered foods and seeds.

New safety guidance sets up corporate self-regulation of GMOs

Opinion | BY LUCY SHARRATT | September 11, 2023
  • Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency both recently updated their guidance on regulating genetically engineered foods and seeds.
Canadians may soon be eating some unknown GMOs that regulators have not assessed for safety, writes Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network. Photograph by rawpixel.com, distributed under a CC0 1.0 license

Seizing the moment: building Canada’s academic leadership into a commercial powerhouse

  • Too much high-quality research is failing to make it out of laboratories to the benefit of patients and the Canadian economy.
Opinion | BY GORDON C. MCCAULEY | September 11, 2023
Canada is ranked ninth by the World Intellectual Property Organization, however this success has not translated into growth in domestic commercialization, writes Gordon McCauley, president and CEO of adMare BioInnovations. Photograph by rawpixel.com / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, distributed under a CC0 1.0 license

Seizing the moment: building Canada’s academic leadership into a commercial powerhouse

Opinion | BY GORDON C. MCCAULEY | September 11, 2023
  • Too much high-quality research is failing to make it out of laboratories to the benefit of patients and the Canadian economy.

Seizing the moment: building Canada’s academic leadership into a commercial powerhouse

Opinion | BY GORDON C. MCCAULEY | September 11, 2023
  • Too much high-quality research is failing to make it out of laboratories to the benefit of patients and the Canadian economy.
Canada is ranked ninth by the World Intellectual Property Organization, however this success has not translated into growth in domestic commercialization, writes Gordon McCauley, president and CEO of adMare BioInnovations. Photograph by rawpixel.com / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, distributed under a CC0 1.0 license

Can biotechnology put patients’ needs ahead of profits?

  • These are challenging dilemmas for a government that gutted a suite of policies designed to cap excessive drug prices, and that 'waxed lyrical' about
Opinion | BY SHARON BATT | September 11, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured outside Rideau Hall on July 26, 2023, after shuffling his cabinet. 'Let’s hope the cabinet shuffle breathes ethical reflection into the government’s pursuit of excellence in the biotechnology sphere,' writes Sharon Batt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can biotechnology put patients’ needs ahead of profits?

Opinion | BY SHARON BATT | September 11, 2023
  • These are challenging dilemmas for a government that gutted a suite of policies designed to cap excessive drug prices, and that 'waxed lyrical' about

Can biotechnology put patients’ needs ahead of profits?

Opinion | BY SHARON BATT | September 11, 2023
  • These are challenging dilemmas for a government that gutted a suite of policies designed to cap excessive drug prices, and that 'waxed lyrical' about
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured outside Rideau Hall on July 26, 2023, after shuffling his cabinet. 'Let’s hope the cabinet shuffle breathes ethical reflection into the government’s pursuit of excellence in the biotechnology sphere,' writes Sharon Batt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s place in the world of biotechnology research and application is in jeopardy

  • Government of Canada funded scholarships and fellowships are the primary sources of income for many biotechnology researchers. To stem the brain-drain, Canada must significantly
Opinion | BY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS | September 11, 2023
The values of Canada graduate scholarship masters and postgraduate scholarship doctoral have not changed since 2003, and Canada’s postdoctoral fellowships stipend has not changed since 2015, writes NDP MP Richard Cannings. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Canada’s place in the world of biotechnology research and application is in jeopardy

Opinion | BY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS | September 11, 2023
  • Government of Canada funded scholarships and fellowships are the primary sources of income for many biotechnology researchers. To stem the brain-drain, Canada must significantly

Canada’s place in the world of biotechnology research and application is in jeopardy

Opinion | BY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS | September 11, 2023
  • Government of Canada funded scholarships and fellowships are the primary sources of income for many biotechnology researchers. To stem the brain-drain, Canada must significantly
The values of Canada graduate scholarship masters and postgraduate scholarship doctoral have not changed since 2003, and Canada’s postdoctoral fellowships stipend has not changed since 2015, writes NDP MP Richard Cannings. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Don’t underestimate ravages of climate crisis when storing nuclear waste: Meg Sears

  • The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission should heed Mother Nature's warning and deny the present proposal. In today’s weather, much less the future, the commission
Opinion | September 11, 2023

Don’t underestimate ravages of climate crisis when storing nuclear waste: Meg Sears

Opinion | September 11, 2023
  • The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission should heed Mother Nature's warning and deny the present proposal. In today’s weather, much less the future, the commission

Don’t underestimate ravages of climate crisis when storing nuclear waste: Meg Sears

Opinion | September 11, 2023
  • The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission should heed Mother Nature's warning and deny the present proposal. In today’s weather, much less the future, the commission

This just in: Charlotte Gray, Alister Campbell, Kennedy Stewart, and Andrew McDougall all have new books out

  • Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffles four bureaucrats, Chris Forbes and Suzy McDonald new top mandarins at Finance.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 11, 2023
Charlotte Gray, Alister Campbell, Kennedy Stewart, and Andrew McDougall all have new books out this fall. Book cover images courtesy of Sutherland House Books, Simon & Schuster, Harbour Publishing, and the University of Toronto Press

This just in: Charlotte Gray, Alister Campbell, Kennedy Stewart, and Andrew McDougall all have new books out

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 11, 2023
  • Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffles four bureaucrats, Chris Forbes and Suzy McDonald new top mandarins at Finance.

This just in: Charlotte Gray, Alister Campbell, Kennedy Stewart, and Andrew McDougall all have new books out

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 11, 2023
  • Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffles four bureaucrats, Chris Forbes and Suzy McDonald new top mandarins at Finance.
Charlotte Gray, Alister Campbell, Kennedy Stewart, and Andrew McDougall all have new books out this fall. Book cover images courtesy of Sutherland House Books, Simon & Schuster, Harbour Publishing, and the University of Toronto Press

Questions for Irving Shipbuilding Industries and the National Shipbuilding Strategy: Alan Williams

  • In the Aug. 28 edition of The Hill Times, Irving Shipbuilding Industries attempted to respond to what they considered to be “inaccurate and misleading
Opinion | September 11, 2023

Questions for Irving Shipbuilding Industries and the National Shipbuilding Strategy: Alan Williams

Opinion | September 11, 2023
  • In the Aug. 28 edition of The Hill Times, Irving Shipbuilding Industries attempted to respond to what they considered to be “inaccurate and misleading

Questions for Irving Shipbuilding Industries and the National Shipbuilding Strategy: Alan Williams

Opinion | September 11, 2023
  • In the Aug. 28 edition of The Hill Times, Irving Shipbuilding Industries attempted to respond to what they considered to be “inaccurate and misleading

Wayne Eyre to deliver speech at C.D. Howe Institute lunch in Toronto on Sept. 12

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 11 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting yet, but will resume on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks
Canada's Chief of Defence Staff Wayne D. Eyre, pictured March 7, 2023, with Maj.-Gen. Darcy Molstad, deputy commander, Canadian Joint Operations Command, left, and Jonathan Quinn, director general, Continental Defence Policy on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wayne Eyre to deliver speech at C.D. Howe Institute lunch in Toronto on Sept. 12

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 11 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting yet, but will resume on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks

Wayne Eyre to deliver speech at C.D. Howe Institute lunch in Toronto on Sept. 12

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 11 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting yet, but will resume on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks
Canada's Chief of Defence Staff Wayne D. Eyre, pictured March 7, 2023, with Maj.-Gen. Darcy Molstad, deputy commander, Canadian Joint Operations Command, left, and Jonathan Quinn, director general, Continental Defence Policy on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The energy is off the charts’: Conservatives wrap up policy convention in Québec City

  • 'The energy is off the charts,' says Alberta Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, with convention delegate Andrew Mason saying his biggest takeaway from Conservative leader
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 9, 2023
Conservative Party policy convention delegates feel that 'government is within reach,' says Alberta Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The energy is off the charts’: Conservatives wrap up policy convention in Québec City

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 9, 2023
  • 'The energy is off the charts,' says Alberta Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, with convention delegate Andrew Mason saying his biggest takeaway from Conservative leader

‘The energy is off the charts’: Conservatives wrap up policy convention in Québec City

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 9, 2023
  • 'The energy is off the charts,' says Alberta Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, with convention delegate Andrew Mason saying his biggest takeaway from Conservative leader
Conservative Party policy convention delegates feel that 'government is within reach,' says Alberta Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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