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From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
CBC News: Politics legend Don Newman, right, reunites with the former Cape Breton-ese voice in his head, Sharon Musgrave, at the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26, to celebrate her retirement after more than three decades with the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades
CBC News: Politics legend Don Newman, right, reunites with the former Cape Breton-ese voice in his head, Sharon Musgrave, at the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26, to celebrate her retirement after more than three decades with the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service

  • Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly willing to discipline top bureaucrats who aren’t meeting his standards and delivering on his 'nation-building' agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
  • Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome

Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
  • Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly willing to discipline top bureaucrats who aren’t meeting his standards and delivering on his 'nation-building' agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons
Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The 'Golden Dome' proposal is not merely expensive; it is strategically unsound and technically unreliable, writes Cesar Jaramillo. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The 'Golden Dome' proposal is not merely expensive; it is strategically unsound and technically unreliable, writes Cesar Jaramillo. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

  • Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
Wildfire in Nopiming
Wildfire in Nopiming
Wildfires burning across the country, including in Manitoba, pictured, have experts and governments looking to solutions to improve future wildfire responses. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again
Wildfire in Nopiming
Wildfires burning across the country, including in Manitoba, pictured, have experts and governments looking to solutions to improve future wildfire responses. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Much ado about nothing in Iran

  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
It took U.S. President Donald Trump a long time to realize that he had been played by the Israeli prime minister, but it won’t last because he cannot bear the idea that he was outsmarted, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

Much ado about nothing in Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.

Much ado about nothing in Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
It took U.S. President Donald Trump a long time to realize that he had been played by the Israeli prime minister, but it won’t last because he cannot bear the idea that he was outsmarted, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
Senators will have one more chance to weigh in on the government's major projects fast-track bill when third reading debate begins today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.
Senators will have one more chance to weigh in on the government's major projects fast-track bill when third reading debate begins today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Israel marks national day

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed delivers a toast at his country’s national day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Israel marks national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Israel marks national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed delivers a toast at his country’s national day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
Karen Hogan
Karen Hogan
One of Auditor General Karen Hogan’s latest reports found that the F-35 procurement jumped $8.7-billion over the budget outlined two years before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
Karen Hogan
One of Auditor General Karen Hogan’s latest reports found that the F-35 procurement jumped $8.7-billion over the budget outlined two years before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad will facilitate a dialogue around the Indian Residential School system, education, awareness, and healing at Library and Archives Canada on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad will facilitate a dialogue around the Indian Residential School system, education, awareness, and healing at Library and Archives Canada on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The Senate reconvenes

  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
Senators will return to action today, with the summer adjournment looming and a final vote on Bill C-5 coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Senate reconvenes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.

The Senate reconvenes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.
Senators will return to action today, with the summer adjournment looming and a final vote on Bill C-5 coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
A tour guide speaks with tourists at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in July 2024. Canadians have decided collectively to avoid travelling to the United States, and for Canada’s domestic tourism industry, it's shaping up to be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.
A tour guide speaks with tourists at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in July 2024. Canadians have decided collectively to avoid travelling to the United States, and for Canada’s domestic tourism industry, it's shaping up to be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Speaking for a forgotten people

  • The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | June 25, 2025
A European Union humanitarian aid worker in Gaza in February 2025. There is a compelling reason for Canada to be a relentless champion of international law today as it is applied and thwarted in rulings on the illegal occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, and the International Court of Justice rulings, writes Jim Creskey. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid

Speaking for a forgotten people

Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | June 25, 2025
  • The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.

Speaking for a forgotten people

Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | June 25, 2025
  • The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.
A European Union humanitarian aid worker in Gaza in February 2025. There is a compelling reason for Canada to be a relentless champion of international law today as it is applied and thwarted in rulings on the illegal occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, and the International Court of Justice rulings, writes Jim Creskey. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid

Members’ statements from June 20

  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount
Opinion | June 25, 2025

Members’ statements from June 20

Opinion | June 25, 2025
  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount

Members’ statements from June 20

Opinion | June 25, 2025
  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
The Senate Conservative caucus, now led by Quebec Senator Leo Housakos, recently added three new Senators to its ranks—its first new members since 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons
The Senate Conservative caucus, now led by Quebec Senator Leo Housakos, recently added three new Senators to its ranks—its first new members since 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

  • The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | June 23, 2025
Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney shuffled his senior ranks—a first wave of appointments seen as an early step in retooling the leadership to drive his top priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | June 23, 2025
  • The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | June 23, 2025
  • The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney shuffled his senior ranks—a first wave of appointments seen as an early step in retooling the leadership to drive his top priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, says an AI virtual agent, or 'Ava,' has been trained by compensation advisers for the past year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, says an AI virtual agent, or 'Ava,' has been trained by compensation advisers for the past year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The next forever war

  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Why did Iran start enriching uranium past the 3.5 per cent limit that it accepted in the 2015 deal? Because U.S. President Donald Trump tore up that deal in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

The next forever war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week

The next forever war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week
Donald Trump
Why did Iran start enriching uranium past the 3.5 per cent limit that it accepted in the 2015 deal? Because U.S. President Donald Trump tore up that deal in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

  • For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 23, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, and Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson have further fleshed out their respective ministerial teams. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 23, 2025
  • For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 23, 2025
  • For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.
Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, and Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson have further fleshed out their respective ministerial teams. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
Karen Hogan
Karen Hogan
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s June 10 report showed federal organizations 'frequently did not demonstrate value for money' in professional services contracts awarded to GC Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.
Karen Hogan
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s June 10 report showed federal organizations 'frequently did not demonstrate value for money' in professional services contracts awarded to GC Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
Former Conservative Senate leader and past party president Don Plett, pictured on the Hill on May 7, 2025, is not ruling out a potential run for national council at the January biennial policy convention in Calgary. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative
Former Conservative Senate leader and past party president Don Plett, pictured on the Hill on May 7, 2025, is not ruling out a potential run for national council at the January biennial policy convention in Calgary. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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We’re not doing enough to combat climate change: Ottawa reader

  • Climate change is again in the news, with the world setting records for the hottest day ever two days in a row. Earlier this
Opinion | July 31, 2024
The world has committed to limiting global warming to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels, but action so far is not sufficient to meet that goal. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

We’re not doing enough to combat climate change: Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 31, 2024
  • Climate change is again in the news, with the world setting records for the hottest day ever two days in a row. Earlier this

We’re not doing enough to combat climate change: Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 31, 2024
  • Climate change is again in the news, with the world setting records for the hottest day ever two days in a row. Earlier this
The world has committed to limiting global warming to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels, but action so far is not sufficient to meet that goal. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

What can we do about foreign interference? Fix nominations

  • The secrecy and lack of integrity in nominations sow doubt and distrust in our political system.
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 31, 2024
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2024.
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2024.
The Foreign Interference Commission, led by Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, is uncovering weaknesses in our electoral system. It is incumbent on the political parties to put our democracy and national security ahead of any monetary and political gains, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What can we do about foreign interference? Fix nominations

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 31, 2024
  • The secrecy and lack of integrity in nominations sow doubt and distrust in our political system.

What can we do about foreign interference? Fix nominations

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 31, 2024
  • The secrecy and lack of integrity in nominations sow doubt and distrust in our political system.
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2024.
The Foreign Interference Commission, led by Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, is uncovering weaknesses in our electoral system. It is incumbent on the political parties to put our democracy and national security ahead of any monetary and political gains, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tory leader Poilievre rallies Northern Ontario supporters on Aug. 2

  • FRIDAY, JULY 26—SUNDAY, AUG. 11 Summer Olympics—Cheer for Team Canada as they take part in the XXXIII Olympic Summer Games in Paris, France, from Friday,
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre delivers a keynote address at the 2023 Conservative Party of Canada policy convention in Quebec City on Sept. 8, 2023.
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre delivers a keynote address at the 2023 Conservative Party of Canada policy convention in Quebec City on Sept. 8, 2023.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will attend a rally in Kirkland Lake, Ont., at the Heritage North Conference & Events Centre on Wednesday, July 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tory leader Poilievre rallies Northern Ontario supporters on Aug. 2

  • FRIDAY, JULY 26—SUNDAY, AUG. 11 Summer Olympics—Cheer for Team Canada as they take part in the XXXIII Olympic Summer Games in Paris, France, from Friday,

Tory leader Poilievre rallies Northern Ontario supporters on Aug. 2

  • FRIDAY, JULY 26—SUNDAY, AUG. 11 Summer Olympics—Cheer for Team Canada as they take part in the XXXIII Olympic Summer Games in Paris, France, from Friday,
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre delivers a keynote address at the 2023 Conservative Party of Canada policy convention in Quebec City on Sept. 8, 2023.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will attend a rally in Kirkland Lake, Ont., at the Heritage North Conference & Events Centre on Wednesday, July 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MP Francis Drouin rules out a fourth term

  • Plus, condolences for Tory MP Colin Carrie's mother and for American author (and Caroline Mulroney's father-in-law) Lewis Lapham, Conservatives receive some summer reading, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 31, 2024
Three-term Ottawa-area Liberal MP Francis Drouin confirmed on July 25 he will not seek re-election. The Hill Times photography by Andrew Meade

Liberal MP Francis Drouin rules out a fourth term

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 31, 2024
  • Plus, condolences for Tory MP Colin Carrie's mother and for American author (and Caroline Mulroney's father-in-law) Lewis Lapham, Conservatives receive some summer reading, and

Liberal MP Francis Drouin rules out a fourth term

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 31, 2024
  • Plus, condolences for Tory MP Colin Carrie's mother and for American author (and Caroline Mulroney's father-in-law) Lewis Lapham, Conservatives receive some summer reading, and
Three-term Ottawa-area Liberal MP Francis Drouin confirmed on July 25 he will not seek re-election. The Hill Times photography by Andrew Meade

MPs meet on conflicts of interest and femicide

  • Plus, Marc Miller is meeting with R.J. Simpson.
Shelby Kramp-Neuman chairs the House Status of Women Committee, which will meet today to study violence against women. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs meet on conflicts of interest and femicide

  • Plus, Marc Miller is meeting with R.J. Simpson.

MPs meet on conflicts of interest and femicide

  • Plus, Marc Miller is meeting with R.J. Simpson.
Shelby Kramp-Neuman chairs the House Status of Women Committee, which will meet today to study violence against women. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bloc accuses feds of backing TC Energy dispute at the expense of mounting defence against Ruby River claim

  • Canada's renegotiated North American trade pact removed investor protections, but a disputed window is allowing for legacy NAFTA claims to persist.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 30, 2024
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, left, received a letter from civil society groups calling for NAFTA legacy claims rules to be clarified. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bloc accuses feds of backing TC Energy dispute at the expense of mounting defence against Ruby River claim

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 30, 2024
  • Canada's renegotiated North American trade pact removed investor protections, but a disputed window is allowing for legacy NAFTA claims to persist.

Bloc accuses feds of backing TC Energy dispute at the expense of mounting defence against Ruby River claim

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 30, 2024
  • Canada's renegotiated North American trade pact removed investor protections, but a disputed window is allowing for legacy NAFTA claims to persist.
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, left, received a letter from civil society groups calling for NAFTA legacy claims rules to be clarified. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MP salary top-ups for committee, parlsec, and extra House duties

  • Just as party leaders, their top deputies, and cabinet ministers get extra pay for their added responsibilities, so, too, do the MPs taking on
List | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 30, 2024
House Speaker Greg Fergus, top left; Parliamentary Secretary Rachel Bendayan; committee chair John Brassard; committee vice-chairs Heather McPherson, Jasraj Singh Hallan and Stéphane Bergeron, who is also a member of the NSICOP committee which is chaired by David McGuinty. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons, illustration by Neena Singhal

MP salary top-ups for committee, parlsec, and extra House duties

List | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 30, 2024
  • Just as party leaders, their top deputies, and cabinet ministers get extra pay for their added responsibilities, so, too, do the MPs taking on

MP salary top-ups for committee, parlsec, and extra House duties

List | BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 30, 2024
  • Just as party leaders, their top deputies, and cabinet ministers get extra pay for their added responsibilities, so, too, do the MPs taking on
House Speaker Greg Fergus, top left; Parliamentary Secretary Rachel Bendayan; committee chair John Brassard; committee vice-chairs Heather McPherson, Jasraj Singh Hallan and Stéphane Bergeron, who is also a member of the NSICOP committee which is chaired by David McGuinty. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons, illustration by Neena Singhal

Hoping for housing

  • Plus, Poilievre rallies supporters in NDP territory.
Housing Minister Sean Fraser will hope for good news in new data today on housing construction, condo prices, and short-term rentals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hoping for housing

  • Plus, Poilievre rallies supporters in NDP territory.

Hoping for housing

  • Plus, Poilievre rallies supporters in NDP territory.
Housing Minister Sean Fraser will hope for good news in new data today on housing construction, condo prices, and short-term rentals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘ArriveCan is different than other scandals,’ say experts, warning improprieties ‘erode public confidence’

  • 'If we repeat the same mistakes, obviously we're not doing the right thing,' says Patrice Poitevin, a retired senior RCMP investigator.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 29, 2024
Minister Jean-Yves Duclos
Minister Jean-Yves Duclos
Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says that 'blaming public service won’t resolve procurement issues,' but more resources and oversight are needed. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘ArriveCan is different than other scandals,’ say experts, warning improprieties ‘erode public confidence’

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 29, 2024
  • 'If we repeat the same mistakes, obviously we're not doing the right thing,' says Patrice Poitevin, a retired senior RCMP investigator.

‘ArriveCan is different than other scandals,’ say experts, warning improprieties ‘erode public confidence’

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 29, 2024
  • 'If we repeat the same mistakes, obviously we're not doing the right thing,' says Patrice Poitevin, a retired senior RCMP investigator.
Minister Jean-Yves Duclos
Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says that 'blaming public service won’t resolve procurement issues,' but more resources and oversight are needed. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Gaza deaths are being used as a tragic pawn

  • None of the local players cares a fig about dead Palestinians. Indeed, in the case of Hamas, the more dead Palestinian civilians the better.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 29, 2024
There are many demonstrations in Israel calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, to sign a ceasefire and bring the Jewish hostages home, but none about the fate of the Palestinians. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem

Gaza deaths are being used as a tragic pawn

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 29, 2024
  • None of the local players cares a fig about dead Palestinians. Indeed, in the case of Hamas, the more dead Palestinian civilians the better.

Gaza deaths are being used as a tragic pawn

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 29, 2024
  • None of the local players cares a fig about dead Palestinians. Indeed, in the case of Hamas, the more dead Palestinian civilians the better.
There are many demonstrations in Israel calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, to sign a ceasefire and bring the Jewish hostages home, but none about the fate of the Palestinians. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem

The carbon tax is not created for all

  • Transportation, heating, and electricity expenses are already substantial; the added burden of carbon pricing pushes these costs to crisis levels.
Opinion | BY ABRAM BENEDICT | July 29, 2024
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on June 18, 2024.
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on June 18, 2024.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters in the West Block on June 18. While carbon pricing aims to promote cleaner energy alternatives across the country, its impact on reserves can be devastating, writes Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The carbon tax is not created for all

Opinion | BY ABRAM BENEDICT | July 29, 2024
  • Transportation, heating, and electricity expenses are already substantial; the added burden of carbon pricing pushes these costs to crisis levels.

The carbon tax is not created for all

Opinion | BY ABRAM BENEDICT | July 29, 2024
  • Transportation, heating, and electricity expenses are already substantial; the added burden of carbon pricing pushes these costs to crisis levels.
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on June 18, 2024.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters in the West Block on June 18. While carbon pricing aims to promote cleaner energy alternatives across the country, its impact on reserves can be devastating, writes Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s who in the LRB

  • Senior staff in the caucus support office currently include directors Phil Ricard, Ian Perkins, Tristan Lamonica, Robert Zhu, and Patrick Weeks.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 29, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the federal Liberal caucus during an April 17 meeting in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s who in the LRB

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 29, 2024
  • Senior staff in the caucus support office currently include directors Phil Ricard, Ian Perkins, Tristan Lamonica, Robert Zhu, and Patrick Weeks.

Who’s who in the LRB

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 29, 2024
  • Senior staff in the caucus support office currently include directors Phil Ricard, Ian Perkins, Tristan Lamonica, Robert Zhu, and Patrick Weeks.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the federal Liberal caucus during an April 17 meeting in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Royal Canadian Navy’s AOPS remains adrift

  • The news of a practically new warship breaking down and flooding will not send Canadian citizens flocking to the recruiting centres.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 29, 2024
HMCS Max Bernays sails in the Pacific Ocean on June 20. DND photograph by Corporal William Gosse

The Royal Canadian Navy’s AOPS remains adrift

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 29, 2024
  • The news of a practically new warship breaking down and flooding will not send Canadian citizens flocking to the recruiting centres.

The Royal Canadian Navy’s AOPS remains adrift

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 29, 2024
  • The news of a practically new warship breaking down and flooding will not send Canadian citizens flocking to the recruiting centres.
HMCS Max Bernays sails in the Pacific Ocean on June 20. DND photograph by Corporal William Gosse

Canada has a chance to lead on the world stage with an improved Nature Accountability Act

  • Bill C-73 is a much-needed piece of legislation that would give the National Biodiversity Strategy legal teeth, and make it enforceable by the courts.
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, KRISTEN WALTERS, AKAASH MAHARAJ | July 29, 2024
Canada hosted COP15 in Montreal in December 2022 where 196 countries signed onto the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, but the government has a poor track record when it comes to keeping its biodiversity promises, write Senator Rosa Galvez, Kristen Walters, and Akaash Maharaj. Photograph courtesy of UN Biodiversity/Flickr

Canada has a chance to lead on the world stage with an improved Nature Accountability Act

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, KRISTEN WALTERS, AKAASH MAHARAJ | July 29, 2024
  • Bill C-73 is a much-needed piece of legislation that would give the National Biodiversity Strategy legal teeth, and make it enforceable by the courts.

Canada has a chance to lead on the world stage with an improved Nature Accountability Act

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, KRISTEN WALTERS, AKAASH MAHARAJ | July 29, 2024
  • Bill C-73 is a much-needed piece of legislation that would give the National Biodiversity Strategy legal teeth, and make it enforceable by the courts.
Canada hosted COP15 in Montreal in December 2022 where 196 countries signed onto the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, but the government has a poor track record when it comes to keeping its biodiversity promises, write Senator Rosa Galvez, Kristen Walters, and Akaash Maharaj. Photograph courtesy of UN Biodiversity/Flickr

Former Ottawa city councillor Carol Anne Meehan, two current staffers and one ex-Hill staffer seek Conservative nomination in Ottawa West-Nepean to unseat Liberal MP Vandenbeld

  • If the Conservatives want a majority government in the next election, they will have to win ridings like Ottawa West-Nepean, says former Hill staffer
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 29, 2024
Former Hill staffer Ryan Telford, left, Senate staffer Jennifer Jennekens, House staffer Ashti Waissi and former CJOH news anchor Carol Anne Meehan are seeking the Conservative nomination in the Liberal-held riding of Ottawa West-Nepean. Photographs courtesy of Ryan Telford, Jennifer Jennekens, ashtiwaissi.ca and twitter Photographs courtesy of Ryan Telford, Jennifer Jennekens and ashtiwaissi.ca

Former Ottawa city councillor Carol Anne Meehan, two current staffers and one ex-Hill staffer seek Conservative nomination in Ottawa West-Nepean to unseat Liberal MP Vandenbeld

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 29, 2024
  • If the Conservatives want a majority government in the next election, they will have to win ridings like Ottawa West-Nepean, says former Hill staffer

Former Ottawa city councillor Carol Anne Meehan, two current staffers and one ex-Hill staffer seek Conservative nomination in Ottawa West-Nepean to unseat Liberal MP Vandenbeld

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 29, 2024
  • If the Conservatives want a majority government in the next election, they will have to win ridings like Ottawa West-Nepean, says former Hill staffer
Former Hill staffer Ryan Telford, left, Senate staffer Jennifer Jennekens, House staffer Ashti Waissi and former CJOH news anchor Carol Anne Meehan are seeking the Conservative nomination in the Liberal-held riding of Ottawa West-Nepean. Photographs courtesy of Ryan Telford, Jennifer Jennekens, ashtiwaissi.ca and twitter Photographs courtesy of Ryan Telford, Jennifer Jennekens and ashtiwaissi.ca

Elections Canada’s nomination ideas have merit

  • The least the parties can do is listen to Elections Canada’s ideas. The status quo is not going to cut it anymore.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 29, 2024
Elections Canada signs, pictured Oct. 14, 2019. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Elections Canada’s nomination ideas have merit

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 29, 2024
  • The least the parties can do is listen to Elections Canada’s ideas. The status quo is not going to cut it anymore.

Elections Canada’s nomination ideas have merit

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 29, 2024
  • The least the parties can do is listen to Elections Canada’s ideas. The status quo is not going to cut it anymore.
Elections Canada signs, pictured Oct. 14, 2019. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

‘Most vulnerable population on Earth’: politicians urged to consider wildfire impacts on children as towns evacuated

  • UNICEF Canada president and CEO Sevaun Palvetzian says youth will ‘carry the heaviest burden if we don’t get this right.’
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 29, 2024
The wildfires pictured on July 20, 2024, in Williams Lake, B.C. Tom Cameron told The Hill Times: 'We were less than 500 metres from the flame front and watched buildings burn from our front yard. One minute we were sitting down to dinner and the next we were throwing our go bags and family albums in the trucks getting ready to flee. Scary stuff.' The Hill Times photograph courtesy of Tom Cameron

‘Most vulnerable population on Earth’: politicians urged to consider wildfire impacts on children as towns evacuated

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 29, 2024
  • UNICEF Canada president and CEO Sevaun Palvetzian says youth will ‘carry the heaviest burden if we don’t get this right.’

‘Most vulnerable population on Earth’: politicians urged to consider wildfire impacts on children as towns evacuated

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 29, 2024
  • UNICEF Canada president and CEO Sevaun Palvetzian says youth will ‘carry the heaviest burden if we don’t get this right.’
The wildfires pictured on July 20, 2024, in Williams Lake, B.C. Tom Cameron told The Hill Times: 'We were less than 500 metres from the flame front and watched buildings burn from our front yard. One minute we were sitting down to dinner and the next we were throwing our go bags and family albums in the trucks getting ready to flee. Scary stuff.' The Hill Times photograph courtesy of Tom Cameron

Final clean electricity regulations need more flexibility to adapt to physical limits, says Electricity Canada CEO

  • A final draft of Clean Electricity Regulations, part of Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, are expected to be published before the end of 2024.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 29, 2024
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said in a June 10 press release that 'building out a clean electricity system will help us fight climate change and power a prosperous Canadian net-zero economy.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Final clean electricity regulations need more flexibility to adapt to physical limits, says Electricity Canada CEO

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 29, 2024
  • A final draft of Clean Electricity Regulations, part of Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, are expected to be published before the end of 2024.

Final clean electricity regulations need more flexibility to adapt to physical limits, says Electricity Canada CEO

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 29, 2024
  • A final draft of Clean Electricity Regulations, part of Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, are expected to be published before the end of 2024.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said in a June 10 press release that 'building out a clean electricity system will help us fight climate change and power a prosperous Canadian net-zero economy.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Voluntary grocery code of conduct short on fair dealing enforcement provisions, says NDP agriculture critic

  • Liberal MP Francis Drouin says the goverment has made clear that 'we're not afraid to legislate—and we will—if the grocery code of conduct fails
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 29, 2024
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced that federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers agreed to $1.2-million in short-term funding to support the adjudication office for the Grocery Sector Code of Conduct, in an Agriculture press release on July 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Voluntary grocery code of conduct short on fair dealing enforcement provisions, says NDP agriculture critic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 29, 2024
  • Liberal MP Francis Drouin says the goverment has made clear that 'we're not afraid to legislate—and we will—if the grocery code of conduct fails

Voluntary grocery code of conduct short on fair dealing enforcement provisions, says NDP agriculture critic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 29, 2024
  • Liberal MP Francis Drouin says the goverment has made clear that 'we're not afraid to legislate—and we will—if the grocery code of conduct fails
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced that federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers agreed to $1.2-million in short-term funding to support the adjudication office for the Grocery Sector Code of Conduct, in an Agriculture press release on July 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ready, set, campaign

  • Plus, Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough responds to the women's soccer team spying scandal.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is off to campaign with his party's local candidate in the Montreal-area riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ready, set, campaign

  • Plus, Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough responds to the women's soccer team spying scandal.

Ready, set, campaign

  • Plus, Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough responds to the women's soccer team spying scandal.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is off to campaign with his party's local candidate in the Montreal-area riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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