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

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

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

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

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

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

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

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

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

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

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

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

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

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

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney pulls off mission impossible

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

Carney pulls off mission impossible

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

Carney pulls off mission impossible

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

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

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

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

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

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

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

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

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

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

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

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unemployment stats for April incoming

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

Unemployment stats for April incoming

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

Unemployment stats for April incoming

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

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

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

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

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,
Opinion | May 7, 2025

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Opinion | May 7, 2025
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

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

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

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

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina
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In Conservative leadership race, everyone has an angle

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Well, that certainly didn’t take long. Before the dust had even settled from the very first Conservative Party leadership debate, concerned voices were
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 11, 2022
At the first—unofficial—Conservative leadership debate, Pierre Poilievre, left, had some heated moments with opponents including Leslyn Lewis, right. Scott Aitchison, centre, said in an email to supporters after the debate that he was 'embarrassed' by its tone. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In Conservative leadership race, everyone has an angle

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 11, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Well, that certainly didn’t take long. Before the dust had even settled from the very first Conservative Party leadership debate, concerned voices were

In Conservative leadership race, everyone has an angle

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 11, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Well, that certainly didn’t take long. Before the dust had even settled from the very first Conservative Party leadership debate, concerned voices were
At the first—unofficial—Conservative leadership debate, Pierre Poilievre, left, had some heated moments with opponents including Leslyn Lewis, right. Scott Aitchison, centre, said in an email to supporters after the debate that he was 'embarrassed' by its tone. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bloc motion to remove ‘archaic’ prayer in House defeated by Conservative, Liberal MPs

  • A Bloc Québécois motion failed to get the votes needed to end the practice of the Speaker reading a prayer before the House of
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 11, 2022
Liberal and Conservative MPs helped defeat a Bloc Québécois motion to scrap the prayer at the beginning of each sitting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bloc motion to remove ‘archaic’ prayer in House defeated by Conservative, Liberal MPs

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 11, 2022
  • A Bloc Québécois motion failed to get the votes needed to end the practice of the Speaker reading a prayer before the House of

Bloc motion to remove ‘archaic’ prayer in House defeated by Conservative, Liberal MPs

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 11, 2022
  • A Bloc Québécois motion failed to get the votes needed to end the practice of the Speaker reading a prayer before the House of
Liberal and Conservative MPs helped defeat a Bloc Québécois motion to scrap the prayer at the beginning of each sitting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s wrong with the Philippines?

  • LONDON, U.K.—“Bongbong” Marcos didn’t just win the presidential election in the Philippines this week. He won it by a two-to-one landslide, despite the fact
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 11, 2022
'Bongbong' Marcos, pictured in June 2014, won the presidential election in the Philippines by a landslide despite having virtually no accomplishments other than being an entitled son of a former president, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

What’s wrong with the Philippines?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 11, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—“Bongbong” Marcos didn’t just win the presidential election in the Philippines this week. He won it by a two-to-one landslide, despite the fact

What’s wrong with the Philippines?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 11, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—“Bongbong” Marcos didn’t just win the presidential election in the Philippines this week. He won it by a two-to-one landslide, despite the fact
'Bongbong' Marcos, pictured in June 2014, won the presidential election in the Philippines by a landslide despite having virtually no accomplishments other than being an entitled son of a former president, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Escalating Russian cyber attacks could risk widening the war in Ukraine

  • Cyber attacks by Russia could risk widening the war in Europe as numerous incidents of malware designed to erase hard drives of infected computers,
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON AND RYAN ATKINSON | May 11, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, in Irpin, Ukraine, with the city's mayor, Oleksandr Markushyn. After the surprise visit, Trudeau announced $50-million in additional military assistance to Ukraine for enhanced intelligence co-operation, cyber security, and cyber operations, write Erika Simpson and Ryan Atkinson. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/JustinTrudeau

Escalating Russian cyber attacks could risk widening the war in Ukraine

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON AND RYAN ATKINSON | May 11, 2022
  • Cyber attacks by Russia could risk widening the war in Europe as numerous incidents of malware designed to erase hard drives of infected computers,

Escalating Russian cyber attacks could risk widening the war in Ukraine

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON AND RYAN ATKINSON | May 11, 2022
  • Cyber attacks by Russia could risk widening the war in Europe as numerous incidents of malware designed to erase hard drives of infected computers,
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, in Irpin, Ukraine, with the city's mayor, Oleksandr Markushyn. After the surprise visit, Trudeau announced $50-million in additional military assistance to Ukraine for enhanced intelligence co-operation, cyber security, and cyber operations, write Erika Simpson and Ryan Atkinson. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/JustinTrudeau

Carbon capture an important strategy for cement sector

  • Like many conversations in Canada, the debate over the future of fossil fuels has created a false narrative about the critical role that carbon
Opinion | BY ADAM AUER | May 11, 2022
Responsible for 1.5 per cent of Canada’s emissions and as much as seven per cent globally, the cement industry's challenge to decarbonize is well recognized, writes Adam Auer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Carbon capture an important strategy for cement sector

Opinion | BY ADAM AUER | May 11, 2022
  • Like many conversations in Canada, the debate over the future of fossil fuels has created a false narrative about the critical role that carbon

Carbon capture an important strategy for cement sector

Opinion | BY ADAM AUER | May 11, 2022
  • Like many conversations in Canada, the debate over the future of fossil fuels has created a false narrative about the critical role that carbon
Responsible for 1.5 per cent of Canada’s emissions and as much as seven per cent globally, the cement industry's challenge to decarbonize is well recognized, writes Adam Auer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

RCMP neither requested nor planned for Emergencies Act powers, commissioner tells MPs, Senators

  • The Emergencies Act helped reduce the size of the so-called Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa before the police action that finally cleared the blockade,
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 11, 2022
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki appeared May 10 before the joint committee reviewing the government's invocation of the Emergencies Act, where she told MPs and Senators that while her agency was consulted, it never requested or recommended the act's use to break up the winter convoy protests. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

RCMP neither requested nor planned for Emergencies Act powers, commissioner tells MPs, Senators

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 11, 2022
  • The Emergencies Act helped reduce the size of the so-called Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa before the police action that finally cleared the blockade,

RCMP neither requested nor planned for Emergencies Act powers, commissioner tells MPs, Senators

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 11, 2022
  • The Emergencies Act helped reduce the size of the so-called Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa before the police action that finally cleared the blockade,
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki appeared May 10 before the joint committee reviewing the government's invocation of the Emergencies Act, where she told MPs and Senators that while her agency was consulted, it never requested or recommended the act's use to break up the winter convoy protests. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

How COVID won the political battle

  • OTTAWA—Anyone watching the first Conservative leadership debate on May 5 may have thought they were watching a satire or some kind of theatre-of-the-absurd take-off
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 11, 2022
MP Leslyn Lewis participates in a Conservative leadership debate in Ottawa on May 5. Would-be leaders of the official opposition are consumed with the outpouring of anti-government grievance in February related to the pandemic, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How COVID won the political battle

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 11, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Anyone watching the first Conservative leadership debate on May 5 may have thought they were watching a satire or some kind of theatre-of-the-absurd take-off

How COVID won the political battle

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 11, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Anyone watching the first Conservative leadership debate on May 5 may have thought they were watching a satire or some kind of theatre-of-the-absurd take-off
MP Leslyn Lewis participates in a Conservative leadership debate in Ottawa on May 5. Would-be leaders of the official opposition are consumed with the outpouring of anti-government grievance in February related to the pandemic, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tai paints optimistic view of Canada-U.S. trade in first visit to Ottawa, but disputes continue to grow

  • While disputes continue to build up between Canada and the U.S., the two countries’ top trade officials highlighted a “strong” relationship during U.S. Trade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 11, 2022
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, pictured on May 5 with International Trade Minister Mary Ng, made her first visit to Canada as the U.S.'s top trade official last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tai paints optimistic view of Canada-U.S. trade in first visit to Ottawa, but disputes continue to grow

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 11, 2022
  • While disputes continue to build up between Canada and the U.S., the two countries’ top trade officials highlighted a “strong” relationship during U.S. Trade

Tai paints optimistic view of Canada-U.S. trade in first visit to Ottawa, but disputes continue to grow

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 11, 2022
  • While disputes continue to build up between Canada and the U.S., the two countries’ top trade officials highlighted a “strong” relationship during U.S. Trade
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, pictured on May 5 with International Trade Minister Mary Ng, made her first visit to Canada as the U.S.'s top trade official last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sri Lanka’s new envoy talks renewed engagement, Canadian assistance amid collapse of government

  • Days before Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned against a backdrop of a growing economic crisis and protracted protests, the country’s new high commissioner in
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 11, 2022
Sri Lankan High Commissioner Harsha Kumara Navaratne said he expects to hold his posting in Ottawa for only a year. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Sri Lanka’s new envoy talks renewed engagement, Canadian assistance amid collapse of government

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 11, 2022
  • Days before Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned against a backdrop of a growing economic crisis and protracted protests, the country’s new high commissioner in

Sri Lanka’s new envoy talks renewed engagement, Canadian assistance amid collapse of government

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 11, 2022
  • Days before Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned against a backdrop of a growing economic crisis and protracted protests, the country’s new high commissioner in
Sri Lankan High Commissioner Harsha Kumara Navaratne said he expects to hold his posting in Ottawa for only a year. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

End of blanket blood ban sends message of acceptance

  • Thirty years ago, we were at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis. My first partner died of an AIDS-related illness in 1993 and, like many others in my
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ROBERT OLIPHANT | May 11, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—alongside Liberal colleagues Seamus O’Regan, left, Randy Boissonnault, Pascale St-Onge, Jean-Yves Duclos, and Rob Oliphant—including announced on April 28 that our blood regulations will finally fully reflect current science and Canadian attitudes, writes Oliphant. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

End of blanket blood ban sends message of acceptance

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ROBERT OLIPHANT | May 11, 2022
  • Thirty years ago, we were at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis. My first partner died of an AIDS-related illness in 1993 and, like many others in my

End of blanket blood ban sends message of acceptance

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ROBERT OLIPHANT | May 11, 2022
  • Thirty years ago, we were at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis. My first partner died of an AIDS-related illness in 1993 and, like many others in my
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—alongside Liberal colleagues Seamus O’Regan, left, Randy Boissonnault, Pascale St-Onge, Jean-Yves Duclos, and Rob Oliphant—including announced on April 28 that our blood regulations will finally fully reflect current science and Canadian attitudes, writes Oliphant. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Cyberbullying more common for adults than children during pandemic, say experts

  • Cyberbullying among children may have decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but adults in the workplace may be at greater risk, according to experts. “I
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 11, 2022
Justice Minister David Lametti announced the members of an expert advisory group on online safety on March 30 as the next step for the federal government in developing legislation to address harmful online content. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cyberbullying more common for adults than children during pandemic, say experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 11, 2022
  • Cyberbullying among children may have decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but adults in the workplace may be at greater risk, according to experts. “I

Cyberbullying more common for adults than children during pandemic, say experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 11, 2022
  • Cyberbullying among children may have decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but adults in the workplace may be at greater risk, according to experts. “I
Justice Minister David Lametti announced the members of an expert advisory group on online safety on March 30 as the next step for the federal government in developing legislation to address harmful online content. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stop relying on the RCMP to police itself

  • Canada’s national police force is unwilling or unable to make the changes needed to stop the long-standing, well-documented trend of violence against women. That’s
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 11, 2022
The goal of the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action is to ‘raise the alarm in a very pointed way’ to the self-described feminist Liberal government, which co-author Pam Palmater says has not done enough since coming to power in 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stop relying on the RCMP to police itself

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 11, 2022
  • Canada’s national police force is unwilling or unable to make the changes needed to stop the long-standing, well-documented trend of violence against women. That’s

Stop relying on the RCMP to police itself

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 11, 2022
  • Canada’s national police force is unwilling or unable to make the changes needed to stop the long-standing, well-documented trend of violence against women. That’s
The goal of the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action is to ‘raise the alarm in a very pointed way’ to the self-described feminist Liberal government, which co-author Pam Palmater says has not done enough since coming to power in 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

COVID-19 changed bullying, and it’s time for governments to respond

  • According to Statistics Canada, 75 per cent of Canadians report having used the internet more often since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly
Opinion | BY RYAN BROLL | May 11, 2022
Canada has received poor scorecards across international rankings for at least 15 years, meaning that an entire generation of Canadian students has progressed from kindergarten through high school with little progress being made, writes Ryan Broll. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

COVID-19 changed bullying, and it’s time for governments to respond

Opinion | BY RYAN BROLL | May 11, 2022
  • According to Statistics Canada, 75 per cent of Canadians report having used the internet more often since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly

COVID-19 changed bullying, and it’s time for governments to respond

Opinion | BY RYAN BROLL | May 11, 2022
  • According to Statistics Canada, 75 per cent of Canadians report having used the internet more often since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly
Canada has received poor scorecards across international rankings for at least 15 years, meaning that an entire generation of Canadian students has progressed from kindergarten through high school with little progress being made, writes Ryan Broll. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Time for Tory leadership race to climb out of the sewer

  • OTTAWA—Apologies. Yet another commentator is going to wade into last week’s Conservative leadership debate hosted by the Canada Strong and Free Network, formerly the
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 11, 2022
Uber-partisan fanboys and girls or anger-infused Liberal haters might love it when the apparent leading contender Pierre Poilievre repetitively and rudely went after Jean Charest, but most reasonable people are left scratching their heads about the ability of the Conservative Party to govern, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Tory leadership race to climb out of the sewer

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 11, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Apologies. Yet another commentator is going to wade into last week’s Conservative leadership debate hosted by the Canada Strong and Free Network, formerly the

Time for Tory leadership race to climb out of the sewer

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 11, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Apologies. Yet another commentator is going to wade into last week’s Conservative leadership debate hosted by the Canada Strong and Free Network, formerly the
Uber-partisan fanboys and girls or anger-infused Liberal haters might love it when the apparent leading contender Pierre Poilievre repetitively and rudely went after Jean Charest, but most reasonable people are left scratching their heads about the ability of the Conservative Party to govern, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservative leadership candidates square off

  • Good Wednesday morning, MPs will meet in their caucuses as usual this morning. If they’re smart, they’ll have some comfy shoes and extra snacks
The candidates to be the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada will square off in an English-language debate tonight. Clockwise from top left: Pierre Poilievre, Jean Charest, Patrick Brown, Roman Baber, Scott Aitchison, and Leslyn Lewis. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Conservative leadership candidates square off

  • Good Wednesday morning, MPs will meet in their caucuses as usual this morning. If they’re smart, they’ll have some comfy shoes and extra snacks

Politics This Morning: Conservative leadership candidates square off

  • Good Wednesday morning, MPs will meet in their caucuses as usual this morning. If they’re smart, they’ll have some comfy shoes and extra snacks
The candidates to be the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada will square off in an English-language debate tonight. Clockwise from top left: Pierre Poilievre, Jean Charest, Patrick Brown, Roman Baber, Scott Aitchison, and Leslyn Lewis. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Sam Garcia

The wait for pharmacare has gone on long enough

  • When the NDP and the Liberals signed their confidence-and-supply agreement in March, one element that generated a lot of excitement was a pharmacare plan.
Opinion | BY JOEL LEXCHIN | May 11, 2022
The 2022 budget tabled by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on April 7, barely mentioned pharmacare, prompting more than 1,000 experts in health care and public policy to sign a letter calling on the government to increase the pace and scope of its commitment to national pharmacare. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The wait for pharmacare has gone on long enough

Opinion | BY JOEL LEXCHIN | May 11, 2022
  • When the NDP and the Liberals signed their confidence-and-supply agreement in March, one element that generated a lot of excitement was a pharmacare plan.

The wait for pharmacare has gone on long enough

Opinion | BY JOEL LEXCHIN | May 11, 2022
  • When the NDP and the Liberals signed their confidence-and-supply agreement in March, one element that generated a lot of excitement was a pharmacare plan.
The 2022 budget tabled by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on April 7, barely mentioned pharmacare, prompting more than 1,000 experts in health care and public policy to sign a letter calling on the government to increase the pace and scope of its commitment to national pharmacare. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No room for hall monitors in fight against anti-abortion crusade

  • OTTAWA—New York Times opinion writer Jay Caspian Kang tweeted about the frustration of everyone who selflessly fights for the expansion of civil and human rights: “We
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 11, 2022
Protestors gathered outside Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's house on May 9. Screenshot courtesy of Politico

No room for hall monitors in fight against anti-abortion crusade

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 11, 2022
  • OTTAWA—New York Times opinion writer Jay Caspian Kang tweeted about the frustration of everyone who selflessly fights for the expansion of civil and human rights: “We

No room for hall monitors in fight against anti-abortion crusade

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 11, 2022
  • OTTAWA—New York Times opinion writer Jay Caspian Kang tweeted about the frustration of everyone who selflessly fights for the expansion of civil and human rights: “We
Protestors gathered outside Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's house on May 9. Screenshot courtesy of Politico

COVID-19 paused a lot of things, but not cyberbullying

  • COVID-19 has been the top global story since 2020. When the pandemic began, people quickly moved to working online from home. School-aged and university
Opinion | BY DIMA ALHADIDI | May 11, 2022
Cyberbullying can have serious effects on youth including depression, change in eating habits and sleep patterns, low self-esteem, and violently acting out, writes Dima Alhadidi. Pexels photograph by Keira Burton

COVID-19 paused a lot of things, but not cyberbullying

Opinion | BY DIMA ALHADIDI | May 11, 2022
  • COVID-19 has been the top global story since 2020. When the pandemic began, people quickly moved to working online from home. School-aged and university

COVID-19 paused a lot of things, but not cyberbullying

Opinion | BY DIMA ALHADIDI | May 11, 2022
  • COVID-19 has been the top global story since 2020. When the pandemic began, people quickly moved to working online from home. School-aged and university
Cyberbullying can have serious effects on youth including depression, change in eating habits and sleep patterns, low self-esteem, and violently acting out, writes Dima Alhadidi. Pexels photograph by Keira Burton

On cybersecurity, we must truly work together

  • Canada is under an unprecedented cyber siege and without immediate action, our standard of living and economic future is in jeopardy. The evidence is
Opinion | BY ISAAC STRALEY | May 11, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne recently announced an $80-million investment in a new Cyber Security Innovation Network, but real progress is going to take more than funding, writes Isaac Straley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On cybersecurity, we must truly work together

Opinion | BY ISAAC STRALEY | May 11, 2022
  • Canada is under an unprecedented cyber siege and without immediate action, our standard of living and economic future is in jeopardy. The evidence is

On cybersecurity, we must truly work together

Opinion | BY ISAAC STRALEY | May 11, 2022
  • Canada is under an unprecedented cyber siege and without immediate action, our standard of living and economic future is in jeopardy. The evidence is
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne recently announced an $80-million investment in a new Cyber Security Innovation Network, but real progress is going to take more than funding, writes Isaac Straley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada prepared for advanced cyberattacks?

  • Escalating tensions from the Ukrainian-Russian war have exponentially increased the risk of cyberattacks on Canadians and their western allies, leaving critical infrastructure and business
Opinion | BY LISA KEARNEY | May 11, 2022
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino can leverage non-traditional talent pools from underrepresented groups, like women, who make up only 10 per cent of the cybersecurity workforce here in Canada, writes Lisa Kearney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada prepared for advanced cyberattacks?

Opinion | BY LISA KEARNEY | May 11, 2022
  • Escalating tensions from the Ukrainian-Russian war have exponentially increased the risk of cyberattacks on Canadians and their western allies, leaving critical infrastructure and business

Is Canada prepared for advanced cyberattacks?

Opinion | BY LISA KEARNEY | May 11, 2022
  • Escalating tensions from the Ukrainian-Russian war have exponentially increased the risk of cyberattacks on Canadians and their western allies, leaving critical infrastructure and business
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino can leverage non-traditional talent pools from underrepresented groups, like women, who make up only 10 per cent of the cybersecurity workforce here in Canada, writes Lisa Kearney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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