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Stephen Jeffery has been a deputy editor and reporter with The Hill Times since May 2023. He was previously editor of The Lobby Monitor, and a journalist and producer with The Canberra Times in his home country of Australia. He moved to Canada in 2019, and covers topics such as intergovernmental affairs, cabinet, legislation, lobbying, the Prime Minister's Office and the Deputy Prime Minister's Office.

Political leaders urged to stand up to ‘a bully like Trump’ as U.S. president-elect threatens Canada’s sovereignty, economy

  • Liberal MP John McKay says ‘Canadian nationalism is going to reassert itself,’ while Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says ‘we don't have to tolerate
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 13, 2025
In the wake of threats by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, centre, observers have called on leaders such as Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to stand up to him. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of The White House

Political leaders urged to stand up to ‘a bully like Trump’ as U.S. president-elect threatens Canada’s sovereignty, economy

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 13, 2025
  • Liberal MP John McKay says ‘Canadian nationalism is going to reassert itself,’ while Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says ‘we don't have to tolerate

Political leaders urged to stand up to ‘a bully like Trump’ as U.S. president-elect threatens Canada’s sovereignty, economy

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 13, 2025
  • Liberal MP John McKay says ‘Canadian nationalism is going to reassert itself,’ while Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says ‘we don't have to tolerate
In the wake of threats by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, centre, observers have called on leaders such as Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to stand up to him. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of The White House

Retaliatory tariffs, PR offensives: how the government can respond to Trump’s threats while Parliament is prorogued

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains the head of government and holds a variety of trade mechanisms to counter Trump, while Liberal MP John McKay
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 13, 2025
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, left, will be inaugurated as Liberals campaign to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but the outgoing leader still has mechanisms to stand up to the incoming administration south of the border, say experts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Retaliatory tariffs, PR offensives: how the government can respond to Trump’s threats while Parliament is prorogued

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 13, 2025
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains the head of government and holds a variety of trade mechanisms to counter Trump, while Liberal MP John McKay

Retaliatory tariffs, PR offensives: how the government can respond to Trump’s threats while Parliament is prorogued

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 13, 2025
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains the head of government and holds a variety of trade mechanisms to counter Trump, while Liberal MP John McKay
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, left, will be inaugurated as Liberals campaign to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but the outgoing leader still has mechanisms to stand up to the incoming administration south of the border, say experts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The PM who walked into the cold: a dispatch from Trudeau’s resignation announcement

  • Given the months of speculation, the internal unrest, and the dire polls, Justin Trudeau’s announcement seemed almost as inevitable as Ottawa enduring chilly weather
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 6, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
A few dozen reporters, photographers, and camera operators waited outside Rideau Cottage for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation announcement on Jan. 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The PM who walked into the cold: a dispatch from Trudeau’s resignation announcement

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 6, 2025
  • Given the months of speculation, the internal unrest, and the dire polls, Justin Trudeau’s announcement seemed almost as inevitable as Ottawa enduring chilly weather

The PM who walked into the cold: a dispatch from Trudeau’s resignation announcement

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 6, 2025
  • Given the months of speculation, the internal unrest, and the dire polls, Justin Trudeau’s announcement seemed almost as inevitable as Ottawa enduring chilly weather
Justin Trudeau
A few dozen reporters, photographers, and camera operators waited outside Rideau Cottage for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation announcement on Jan. 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New biography warns against underestimating Chrystia Freeland

  • Chrystia is an origin story. Author Catherine Tsalikis presents Freeland’s past to assist readers with understanding her present and speculating on her future.
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 2, 2025
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, with Chrystia Freeland prior to her resignation from cabinet. A new biography on Freeland details the former finance minister and deputy prime minister's past. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New biography warns against underestimating Chrystia Freeland

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 2, 2025
  • Chrystia is an origin story. Author Catherine Tsalikis presents Freeland’s past to assist readers with understanding her present and speculating on her future.

New biography warns against underestimating Chrystia Freeland

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 2, 2025
  • Chrystia is an origin story. Author Catherine Tsalikis presents Freeland’s past to assist readers with understanding her present and speculating on her future.
Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, with Chrystia Freeland prior to her resignation from cabinet. A new biography on Freeland details the former finance minister and deputy prime minister's past. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Taiwan the top destination in quieter year for MPs’ sponsored travel

  • So far, 32 MPs have disclosed sponsored trips in 2024 worth a little more than $250,000, far below the $844,000 reported by this time
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 27, 2024
MPs have disclosed 39 instances of sponsored travel so far in 2024—worth $251,541.66—to the office of Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Taiwan the top destination in quieter year for MPs’ sponsored travel

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 27, 2024
  • So far, 32 MPs have disclosed sponsored trips in 2024 worth a little more than $250,000, far below the $844,000 reported by this time

Taiwan the top destination in quieter year for MPs’ sponsored travel

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 27, 2024
  • So far, 32 MPs have disclosed sponsored trips in 2024 worth a little more than $250,000, far below the $844,000 reported by this time
MPs have disclosed 39 instances of sponsored travel so far in 2024—worth $251,541.66—to the office of Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘She knows how to make a splash, and knows how to get things done,’ says author of new Freeland book

  • Catherine Tsalikis spent four years researching Chrystia Freeland's life. She tells The Hill Times that she sees two constants in the former deputy prime
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 17, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Dec. 3, 2024, resigned from cabinet on Dec. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘She knows how to make a splash, and knows how to get things done,’ says author of new Freeland book

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 17, 2024
  • Catherine Tsalikis spent four years researching Chrystia Freeland's life. She tells The Hill Times that she sees two constants in the former deputy prime

‘She knows how to make a splash, and knows how to get things done,’ says author of new Freeland book

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 17, 2024
  • Catherine Tsalikis spent four years researching Chrystia Freeland's life. She tells The Hill Times that she sees two constants in the former deputy prime
Chrystia Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Dec. 3, 2024, resigned from cabinet on Dec. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s threats have Canadians worried, but do little to change domestic political views: polls

  • Voters still overwhelmingly prefer Conservatives, but Trudeau has become more competitive against Poilievre when dealing with the U.S. president-elect.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 16, 2024
A Nanos poll showed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, was perceived by 34 per cent of respondents as being the best negotiator with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, just behind the 36 per cent who thought Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would do a better job. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump’s threats have Canadians worried, but do little to change domestic political views: polls

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 16, 2024
  • Voters still overwhelmingly prefer Conservatives, but Trudeau has become more competitive against Poilievre when dealing with the U.S. president-elect.

Trump’s threats have Canadians worried, but do little to change domestic political views: polls

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 16, 2024
  • Voters still overwhelmingly prefer Conservatives, but Trudeau has become more competitive against Poilievre when dealing with the U.S. president-elect.
A Nanos poll showed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, was perceived by 34 per cent of respondents as being the best negotiator with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, just behind the 36 per cent who thought Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would do a better job. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Carol Off’s timely warning on the use—and misuse—of words

  • Author and journalist Carol Off pulls no punches in describing the great strain democracy and the dissemination of factual reality are currently under, as
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 16, 2024
Carol Off's At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage is a worthwhile assessment of the world we face, taking a step back from the daily news and examining why we're divided, how this has happened, and who stands to benefit the most from a polity that cannot find a common ground on basic reality. Photographs courtesy of Penguin Random House

Carol Off’s timely warning on the use—and misuse—of words

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 16, 2024
  • Author and journalist Carol Off pulls no punches in describing the great strain democracy and the dissemination of factual reality are currently under, as

Carol Off’s timely warning on the use—and misuse—of words

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 16, 2024
  • Author and journalist Carol Off pulls no punches in describing the great strain democracy and the dissemination of factual reality are currently under, as
Carol Off's At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage is a worthwhile assessment of the world we face, taking a step back from the daily news and examining why we're divided, how this has happened, and who stands to benefit the most from a polity that cannot find a common ground on basic reality. Photographs courtesy of Penguin Random House

‘They need more local resources’: greater co-ordination needed in wildfire response, Senate committee hears

  • While well below the 16 million hectares burned in the record-setting 2023 season, this year’s wildfire season was still the second-worst in terms of
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 15, 2024
The remains of the Palisades Centre, Jasper National Park, after a wildfire destroyed large portions of the townsite this past July. Photograph courtesy of Parks Canada

‘They need more local resources’: greater co-ordination needed in wildfire response, Senate committee hears

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 15, 2024
  • While well below the 16 million hectares burned in the record-setting 2023 season, this year’s wildfire season was still the second-worst in terms of

‘They need more local resources’: greater co-ordination needed in wildfire response, Senate committee hears

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 15, 2024
  • While well below the 16 million hectares burned in the record-setting 2023 season, this year’s wildfire season was still the second-worst in terms of
The remains of the Palisades Centre, Jasper National Park, after a wildfire destroyed large portions of the townsite this past July. Photograph courtesy of Parks Canada

Consistent polling figures show Liberals face situation where the ‘public just stops listening’

  • In the aftermath of the U.S. election last month, the prime minister and his ministers have sought to contrast Trudeau’s previous experience dealing with
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 9, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Change in the United States and the prospect of tariffs imposed by Canada's largest trading partner have done little to shift the voting intentions in this country, say pollsters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Consistent polling figures show Liberals face situation where the ‘public just stops listening’

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 9, 2024
  • In the aftermath of the U.S. election last month, the prime minister and his ministers have sought to contrast Trudeau’s previous experience dealing with

Consistent polling figures show Liberals face situation where the ‘public just stops listening’

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 9, 2024
  • In the aftermath of the U.S. election last month, the prime minister and his ministers have sought to contrast Trudeau’s previous experience dealing with
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Change in the United States and the prospect of tariffs imposed by Canada's largest trading partner have done little to shift the voting intentions in this country, say pollsters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Canada-U.S. trade, and more: by the numbers

  • More than three-quarters of exported Canadian goods went to the United States in September, according to Global Affairs statistics.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 9, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, travelled to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's resort in Florida on Nov. 29, 2024. Photograph courtesy of X/@JustinTrudeau

Canada-U.S. trade, and more: by the numbers

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 9, 2024
  • More than three-quarters of exported Canadian goods went to the United States in September, according to Global Affairs statistics.

Canada-U.S. trade, and more: by the numbers

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 9, 2024
  • More than three-quarters of exported Canadian goods went to the United States in September, according to Global Affairs statistics.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, travelled to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's resort in Florida on Nov. 29, 2024. Photograph courtesy of X/@JustinTrudeau

House Finance Committee receives more than 800 briefs ahead of 2025 budget

  • As the House Finance Committee considers the 828 briefs on what should be included in the budget, its Senate counterpart is probing the practice
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 2, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
The House Finance Committee has received 828 submissions about what Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland should include in the next federal budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House Finance Committee receives more than 800 briefs ahead of 2025 budget

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 2, 2024
  • As the House Finance Committee considers the 828 briefs on what should be included in the budget, its Senate counterpart is probing the practice

House Finance Committee receives more than 800 briefs ahead of 2025 budget

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 2, 2024
  • As the House Finance Committee considers the 828 briefs on what should be included in the budget, its Senate counterpart is probing the practice
Chrystia Freeland
The House Finance Committee has received 828 submissions about what Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland should include in the next federal budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey

  • Approximately two-thirds of respondents were hopeful about the future of human rights within Canada in 2024, but only 37 per cent shared that sentiment
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 1, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. The Canadian Centre for Human Rights survey found a majority of respondents believed refugee applicants and asylum seekers received too many benefits that would be better used for Canadians, while 44 per cent believed immigrants to Canada make the country better. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 1, 2024
  • Approximately two-thirds of respondents were hopeful about the future of human rights within Canada in 2024, but only 37 per cent shared that sentiment

Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 1, 2024
  • Approximately two-thirds of respondents were hopeful about the future of human rights within Canada in 2024, but only 37 per cent shared that sentiment
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. The Canadian Centre for Human Rights survey found a majority of respondents believed refugee applicants and asylum seekers received too many benefits that would be better used for Canadians, while 44 per cent believed immigrants to Canada make the country better. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘While the future cannot be predicted, it absolutely can be redirected’: young people hit Parliament to call for action

  • Climate change, demographic shifts, and new technologies will dramatically change childhood in the coming years, while Children and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds acknowledged
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 23, 2024
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds told the Youth Advocacy Summit last week that 'we know there's still too many children in this country living in poverty, and we need to change that.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘While the future cannot be predicted, it absolutely can be redirected’: young people hit Parliament to call for action

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 23, 2024
  • Climate change, demographic shifts, and new technologies will dramatically change childhood in the coming years, while Children and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds acknowledged

‘While the future cannot be predicted, it absolutely can be redirected’: young people hit Parliament to call for action

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 23, 2024
  • Climate change, demographic shifts, and new technologies will dramatically change childhood in the coming years, while Children and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds acknowledged
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds told the Youth Advocacy Summit last week that 'we know there's still too many children in this country living in poverty, and we need to change that.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reflections from a new citizen

  • We had no intention of becoming Canadians when we passed through Sydney Airport's departure gates in June 2019. So what changed?
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 21, 2024
The Hill Times deputy editor Stephen Jeffery, right, and his wife Courtney Parrott became Canadian citizens on Nov. 20. Photograph courtesy of Stephen Jeffery

Reflections from a new citizen

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 21, 2024
  • We had no intention of becoming Canadians when we passed through Sydney Airport's departure gates in June 2019. So what changed?

Reflections from a new citizen

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 21, 2024
  • We had no intention of becoming Canadians when we passed through Sydney Airport's departure gates in June 2019. So what changed?
The Hill Times deputy editor Stephen Jeffery, right, and his wife Courtney Parrott became Canadian citizens on Nov. 20. Photograph courtesy of Stephen Jeffery

‘This rhetoric paves the way for something much larger, much darker’: Carol Off talks about her timely new book

  • At a Loss for Words: Conservations in an Age of Rage examines the growing manipulation of basic terms to sow division, which Carol Off
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 18, 2024
Carol Off's new book was inspired by her time in journalism, where she noted a shift where 'people didn't just disagree with each other, they hated the people with whom they disagreed.' Photograph courtesy of Penguin Random House and Kevin Kelly Photography

‘This rhetoric paves the way for something much larger, much darker’: Carol Off talks about her timely new book

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 18, 2024
  • At a Loss for Words: Conservations in an Age of Rage examines the growing manipulation of basic terms to sow division, which Carol Off

‘This rhetoric paves the way for something much larger, much darker’: Carol Off talks about her timely new book

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 18, 2024
  • At a Loss for Words: Conservations in an Age of Rage examines the growing manipulation of basic terms to sow division, which Carol Off
Carol Off's new book was inspired by her time in journalism, where she noted a shift where 'people didn't just disagree with each other, they hated the people with whom they disagreed.' Photograph courtesy of Penguin Random House and Kevin Kelly Photography

‘This is an emergency’: Canadian politicos react to Trump’s election, upcoming cabinet appointments

  • News of cabinet and ambassador positions have trickled out of the Trump transition team since his Nov. 5 election victory, ranging from the expected
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 16, 2024
Donald_Trump
Donald_Trump
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is in the process of announcing his planned cabinet and ambassadorial appointments. Wikimedia Commons photograph

‘This is an emergency’: Canadian politicos react to Trump’s election, upcoming cabinet appointments

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 16, 2024
  • News of cabinet and ambassador positions have trickled out of the Trump transition team since his Nov. 5 election victory, ranging from the expected

‘This is an emergency’: Canadian politicos react to Trump’s election, upcoming cabinet appointments

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 16, 2024
  • News of cabinet and ambassador positions have trickled out of the Trump transition team since his Nov. 5 election victory, ranging from the expected
Donald_Trump
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is in the process of announcing his planned cabinet and ambassadorial appointments. Wikimedia Commons photograph

‘A lot of work that has to be done’: how the government has been preparing for Trump 2.0

  • As the Trudeau government faces its second Trump presidency down south, cabinet ministers in Ottawa stick to a message of preparation and relationship-building.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 11, 2024
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, top left, chairs the Cabinet Committee on Canada-U.S. Relations and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc as vice-chair. Other members include Anita Anand, Bill Blair, Lawrence MacAulay, Mélanie Joly, Marc Miller, and François-Philippe Champagne. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘A lot of work that has to be done’: how the government has been preparing for Trump 2.0

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 11, 2024
  • As the Trudeau government faces its second Trump presidency down south, cabinet ministers in Ottawa stick to a message of preparation and relationship-building.

‘A lot of work that has to be done’: how the government has been preparing for Trump 2.0

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 11, 2024
  • As the Trudeau government faces its second Trump presidency down south, cabinet ministers in Ottawa stick to a message of preparation and relationship-building.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, top left, chairs the Cabinet Committee on Canada-U.S. Relations and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc as vice-chair. Other members include Anita Anand, Bill Blair, Lawrence MacAulay, Mélanie Joly, Marc Miller, and François-Philippe Champagne. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Polls apart: concern for Quebec municipal election clash if federal date moved back

  • Moving the fixed federal election date from Oct. 20, 2025, to Oct. 27 to avoid the Diwali holiday could inadvertently affect turnout at Quebec's
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 11, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc's Bill C-65, Electoral Participation Act, is currently at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Polls apart: concern for Quebec municipal election clash if federal date moved back

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 11, 2024
  • Moving the fixed federal election date from Oct. 20, 2025, to Oct. 27 to avoid the Diwali holiday could inadvertently affect turnout at Quebec's

Polls apart: concern for Quebec municipal election clash if federal date moved back

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 11, 2024
  • Moving the fixed federal election date from Oct. 20, 2025, to Oct. 27 to avoid the Diwali holiday could inadvertently affect turnout at Quebec's
Dominic Leblanc
Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc's Bill C-65, Electoral Participation Act, is currently at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Each of our voices matter’: disaster survivors call for greater climate action in Ottawa advocacy push

  • If personal stories of loss ‘can’t resonate with political leaders, I really don't know what is going to,’ said the Sierra Club’s Conor Curtis.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 4, 2024
Meghan Fandrich, left, and daughter Helen survived the 2021 Lytton, B.C. fire. They were in Ottawa with a doorknob salvaged from the remains of Fandrich's destroyed cafe, part of an exhibit of items retrieved from climate-related disasters. Photograph courtesy of Sierra Club

‘Each of our voices matter’: disaster survivors call for greater climate action in Ottawa advocacy push

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 4, 2024
  • If personal stories of loss ‘can’t resonate with political leaders, I really don't know what is going to,’ said the Sierra Club’s Conor Curtis.

‘Each of our voices matter’: disaster survivors call for greater climate action in Ottawa advocacy push

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 4, 2024
  • If personal stories of loss ‘can’t resonate with political leaders, I really don't know what is going to,’ said the Sierra Club’s Conor Curtis.
Meghan Fandrich, left, and daughter Helen survived the 2021 Lytton, B.C. fire. They were in Ottawa with a doorknob salvaged from the remains of Fandrich's destroyed cafe, part of an exhibit of items retrieved from climate-related disasters. Photograph courtesy of Sierra Club

‘Extreme apprehension’: Canada holds its breath as U.S. election enters final stage

  • While the race sits on a knife’s edge, residents on both sides of the border fear violence and uncertainty will plague the presidential election.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 4, 2024
Polls during the final weeks of the campaign have shown the race between U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, left, and former president Donald Trump as a toss-up. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Gage Skidmore/Flickr

‘Extreme apprehension’: Canada holds its breath as U.S. election enters final stage

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 4, 2024
  • While the race sits on a knife’s edge, residents on both sides of the border fear violence and uncertainty will plague the presidential election.

‘Extreme apprehension’: Canada holds its breath as U.S. election enters final stage

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 4, 2024
  • While the race sits on a knife’s edge, residents on both sides of the border fear violence and uncertainty will plague the presidential election.
Polls during the final weeks of the campaign have shown the race between U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, left, and former president Donald Trump as a toss-up. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Saving the political furniture

  • In Queensland, a nine-year-old centre-left government facing electoral wipeout opted to go down fighting.
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 31, 2024
The Liberal National Party under David Crisafulli, left, defeated the Labor Party under Steven Miles after nine years during the Queensland election on Oct. 26. Photographs courtesy of X/@DavidCrisafulli and Government of Queensland

Saving the political furniture

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 31, 2024
  • In Queensland, a nine-year-old centre-left government facing electoral wipeout opted to go down fighting.

Saving the political furniture

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 31, 2024
  • In Queensland, a nine-year-old centre-left government facing electoral wipeout opted to go down fighting.
The Liberal National Party under David Crisafulli, left, defeated the Labor Party under Steven Miles after nine years during the Queensland election on Oct. 26. Photographs courtesy of X/@DavidCrisafulli and Government of Queensland

Tripling of boreal wildfire emissions since 2001 show ‘growing vulnerability’ of Canada’s northern forests: new U.K. study

  • Meanwhile, firefighters and wildfire survivors gather in Ottawa to call for stopping ‘the problem at the source’ by moving to clean energy and better
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 28, 2024
A wildfire burns through a Canadian boreal forest in 2016. A study led by a British university found carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires had increased 60 per cent since 2001. Photograph courtesy of Stefan Doerr

Tripling of boreal wildfire emissions since 2001 show ‘growing vulnerability’ of Canada’s northern forests: new U.K. study

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 28, 2024
  • Meanwhile, firefighters and wildfire survivors gather in Ottawa to call for stopping ‘the problem at the source’ by moving to clean energy and better

Tripling of boreal wildfire emissions since 2001 show ‘growing vulnerability’ of Canada’s northern forests: new U.K. study

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 28, 2024
  • Meanwhile, firefighters and wildfire survivors gather in Ottawa to call for stopping ‘the problem at the source’ by moving to clean energy and better
A wildfire burns through a Canadian boreal forest in 2016. A study led by a British university found carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires had increased 60 per cent since 2001. Photograph courtesy of Stefan Doerr

Security clearance politicking reflects a minority Parliament on its ‘last legs’: observers

  • Many of the questions during an emergency debate on India’s alleged interference in Canadian politics turned instead to Poilievre’s refusal to seek a security
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 27, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has argued that receiving a security clearance would 'gag' him on issues such as foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Security clearance politicking reflects a minority Parliament on its ‘last legs’: observers

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 27, 2024
  • Many of the questions during an emergency debate on India’s alleged interference in Canadian politics turned instead to Poilievre’s refusal to seek a security

Security clearance politicking reflects a minority Parliament on its ‘last legs’: observers

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 27, 2024
  • Many of the questions during an emergency debate on India’s alleged interference in Canadian politics turned instead to Poilievre’s refusal to seek a security
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has argued that receiving a security clearance would 'gag' him on issues such as foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pre-budget talks, public transit funding, and safety led September lobbying

  • The banking, steel, and public transit sectors led federal advocacy efforts as Parliament returned from the summer break.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 21, 2024
Lobbyists reached out to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne during a September dominated by economic development advocacy discussions. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Pre-budget talks, public transit funding, and safety led September lobbying

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 21, 2024
  • The banking, steel, and public transit sectors led federal advocacy efforts as Parliament returned from the summer break.

Pre-budget talks, public transit funding, and safety led September lobbying

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 21, 2024
  • The banking, steel, and public transit sectors led federal advocacy efforts as Parliament returned from the summer break.
Lobbyists reached out to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne during a September dominated by economic development advocacy discussions. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Get election ready’: Liberals, Conservatives target base with early election warnings in Facebook ads

  • The efforts made to reach supporters with a message that an election could come at any time reflects the more unpredictable nature of this
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 21, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are focusing primarily on their parties' own policies in digital ads, instead of purely attacking their opponents. Images courtesy of Meta Ad Library/Liberal Party and Conservative Party

‘Get election ready’: Liberals, Conservatives target base with early election warnings in Facebook ads

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 21, 2024
  • The efforts made to reach supporters with a message that an election could come at any time reflects the more unpredictable nature of this

‘Get election ready’: Liberals, Conservatives target base with early election warnings in Facebook ads

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 21, 2024
  • The efforts made to reach supporters with a message that an election could come at any time reflects the more unpredictable nature of this
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are focusing primarily on their parties' own policies in digital ads, instead of purely attacking their opponents. Images courtesy of Meta Ad Library/Liberal Party and Conservative Party

Disinformation is not new, but better strategies needed to shield public from threats, committee hears

  • For the past eight months, the RCMP has been preparing 'for the next election because we are expecting potential interference,' according to Ethics Committee
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 14, 2024
Conservative MP John Brassard chairs the House Ethics Committee, which is studying the impact of misinformation and disinformation on the work of parliamentarians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disinformation is not new, but better strategies needed to shield public from threats, committee hears

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 14, 2024
  • For the past eight months, the RCMP has been preparing 'for the next election because we are expecting potential interference,' according to Ethics Committee

Disinformation is not new, but better strategies needed to shield public from threats, committee hears

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 14, 2024
  • For the past eight months, the RCMP has been preparing 'for the next election because we are expecting potential interference,' according to Ethics Committee
Conservative MP John Brassard chairs the House Ethics Committee, which is studying the impact of misinformation and disinformation on the work of parliamentarians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Disinformation is not new, but better strategies needed to shield public from threats, committee hears

  • For the past eight months, the RCMP has been preparing 'for the next election because we are expecting potential interference,' according to Ethics Committee
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 14, 2024
Conservative MP John Brassard chairs the House Ethics Committee, which is studying the impact of misinformation and disinformation on the work of parliamentarians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disinformation is not new, but better strategies needed to shield public from threats, committee hears

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 14, 2024
  • For the past eight months, the RCMP has been preparing 'for the next election because we are expecting potential interference,' according to Ethics Committee

Disinformation is not new, but better strategies needed to shield public from threats, committee hears

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 14, 2024
  • For the past eight months, the RCMP has been preparing 'for the next election because we are expecting potential interference,' according to Ethics Committee
Conservative MP John Brassard chairs the House Ethics Committee, which is studying the impact of misinformation and disinformation on the work of parliamentarians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal messaging, concerns bleed into campaigns as three provinces head to polls

  • Leaders seeking re-election in New Brunswick, Saskatchewan paint opponents as Trudeau allies, while BC Conservatives adopt similar messaging to Poilievre.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 7, 2024
Polls suggest that British Columbia Premier David Eby, left, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe face tight re-election contests this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal messaging, concerns bleed into campaigns as three provinces head to polls

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 7, 2024
  • Leaders seeking re-election in New Brunswick, Saskatchewan paint opponents as Trudeau allies, while BC Conservatives adopt similar messaging to Poilievre.

Federal messaging, concerns bleed into campaigns as three provinces head to polls

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 7, 2024
  • Leaders seeking re-election in New Brunswick, Saskatchewan paint opponents as Trudeau allies, while BC Conservatives adopt similar messaging to Poilievre.
Polls suggest that British Columbia Premier David Eby, left, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe face tight re-election contests this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Hotter and drier’ conditions in forests will create greater fire risk in coming decades, Senate committee hears, as House continues Jasper study

  • Canada’s climate is warming at twice the global rate—and three to four times faster in the North. This means hotter and drier conditions in
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 7, 2024
'There are people across this country who choose to live in rural and remote communities, and we do that knowing that there’s risks involved,' said Sonja Leverkus, a professor, ecosystem scientist, and prescribed fire specialist at Shifting Mosaics, Northern Fire WoRx Corporation, and the University of Alberta. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Armed Forces/Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc

‘Hotter and drier’ conditions in forests will create greater fire risk in coming decades, Senate committee hears, as House continues Jasper study

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 7, 2024
  • Canada’s climate is warming at twice the global rate—and three to four times faster in the North. This means hotter and drier conditions in

‘Hotter and drier’ conditions in forests will create greater fire risk in coming decades, Senate committee hears, as House continues Jasper study

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 7, 2024
  • Canada’s climate is warming at twice the global rate—and three to four times faster in the North. This means hotter and drier conditions in
'There are people across this country who choose to live in rural and remote communities, and we do that knowing that there’s risks involved,' said Sonja Leverkus, a professor, ecosystem scientist, and prescribed fire specialist at Shifting Mosaics, Northern Fire WoRx Corporation, and the University of Alberta. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Armed Forces/Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc

Rising hostility among party leaders and Bloc’s demands put minority Parliament on edge

  • The lifespan of the longest minority Parliament in over 70 years is in doubt after the Bloc announced its plan to attempt to topple
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government survived the first non-confidence motion since the NDP ended the supply-and-confidence agreement, but more motions are to come. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rising hostility among party leaders and Bloc’s demands put minority Parliament on edge

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
  • The lifespan of the longest minority Parliament in over 70 years is in doubt after the Bloc announced its plan to attempt to topple

Rising hostility among party leaders and Bloc’s demands put minority Parliament on edge

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
  • The lifespan of the longest minority Parliament in over 70 years is in doubt after the Bloc announced its plan to attempt to topple
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government survived the first non-confidence motion since the NDP ended the supply-and-confidence agreement, but more motions are to come. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disasters the result of ‘our actions or inaction,’ Ottawa emergency management conference hears

  • The Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation discussed options for future disaster resiliency in Canada as federal MPs probed the response to the Jasper
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
The remains of the Palisades Centre in Jasper National Park after a July wildfire. The inaugural Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation conference discussed the future of this country's disaster resilience. Photograph courtesy of Parks Canada

Disasters the result of ‘our actions or inaction,’ Ottawa emergency management conference hears

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
  • The Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation discussed options for future disaster resiliency in Canada as federal MPs probed the response to the Jasper

Disasters the result of ‘our actions or inaction,’ Ottawa emergency management conference hears

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 30, 2024
  • The Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation discussed options for future disaster resiliency in Canada as federal MPs probed the response to the Jasper
The remains of the Palisades Centre in Jasper National Park after a July wildfire. The inaugural Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation conference discussed the future of this country's disaster resilience. Photograph courtesy of Parks Canada

Growing Conservative lead in Ontario creates challenge for Grits, chances for NDP: pollsters

  • The Tories' lead takes the pressure off 'New Democrat voters who in the past have voted for the Liberals in order to block the
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 23, 2024
Polling shows Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's, left, Liberals are losing ground to Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives, a situation the NDP under Jagmeet Singh could use to their advantage, say some pollsters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Growing Conservative lead in Ontario creates challenge for Grits, chances for NDP: pollsters

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 23, 2024
  • The Tories' lead takes the pressure off 'New Democrat voters who in the past have voted for the Liberals in order to block the

Growing Conservative lead in Ontario creates challenge for Grits, chances for NDP: pollsters

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 23, 2024
  • The Tories' lead takes the pressure off 'New Democrat voters who in the past have voted for the Liberals in order to block the
Polling shows Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's, left, Liberals are losing ground to Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives, a situation the NDP under Jagmeet Singh could use to their advantage, say some pollsters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Stop pointing fingers at each other’: insurers call for more unity between governments on climate adaptation

  • Canada's insurance agencies addressed 228,000 claims in July and August, a 20-year high, after natural disasters and extreme weather tore through parts of the
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 23, 2024
This year's wildfire season is the second-worst since 1995 in terms of area burned. Only last year's season recorded a greater number of burnt hectares. Photograph courtesy of Department of National Defence/Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc

‘Stop pointing fingers at each other’: insurers call for more unity between governments on climate adaptation

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 23, 2024
  • Canada's insurance agencies addressed 228,000 claims in July and August, a 20-year high, after natural disasters and extreme weather tore through parts of the

‘Stop pointing fingers at each other’: insurers call for more unity between governments on climate adaptation

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 23, 2024
  • Canada's insurance agencies addressed 228,000 claims in July and August, a 20-year high, after natural disasters and extreme weather tore through parts of the
This year's wildfire season is the second-worst since 1995 in terms of area burned. Only last year's season recorded a greater number of burnt hectares. Photograph courtesy of Department of National Defence/Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc

Elections Canada braces for mammoth byelection ballot count as protesters sign up dozens of candidates

  • John Dale, one of 77 candidates running in LaSalle–Émard–Verdun, Que., as part of a protest for electoral reform, said disruption is expected in social
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 12, 2024
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault.
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault.
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault. Elections Canada is running simulations to 'adapt our procedures to avoid unnecessary delays' in counting ballot papers with 91 candidates in LaSalle–Émard–Verdun, Que., on Sept. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Elections Canada braces for mammoth byelection ballot count as protesters sign up dozens of candidates

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 12, 2024
  • John Dale, one of 77 candidates running in LaSalle–Émard–Verdun, Que., as part of a protest for electoral reform, said disruption is expected in social

Elections Canada braces for mammoth byelection ballot count as protesters sign up dozens of candidates

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 12, 2024
  • John Dale, one of 77 candidates running in LaSalle–Émard–Verdun, Que., as part of a protest for electoral reform, said disruption is expected in social
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault.
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault. Elections Canada is running simulations to 'adapt our procedures to avoid unnecessary delays' in counting ballot papers with 91 candidates in LaSalle–Émard–Verdun, Que., on Sept. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Outreach to diaspora groups ‘critical’ as Canada and Australia look to one another in foreign interference fight

  • Australian Senator David Shoebridge says his nation's experience shows foreign interference laws won't work without trust between vulnerable communities and law enforcement.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | August 19, 2024
Australian Parliament House. The country passed foreign interference laws, including the creation of a foreign influence registry, in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

Outreach to diaspora groups ‘critical’ as Canada and Australia look to one another in foreign interference fight

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | August 19, 2024
  • Australian Senator David Shoebridge says his nation's experience shows foreign interference laws won't work without trust between vulnerable communities and law enforcement.

Outreach to diaspora groups ‘critical’ as Canada and Australia look to one another in foreign interference fight

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | August 19, 2024
  • Australian Senator David Shoebridge says his nation's experience shows foreign interference laws won't work without trust between vulnerable communities and law enforcement.
Australian Parliament House. The country passed foreign interference laws, including the creation of a foreign influence registry, in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

‘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

‘We have to adapt’: Canadian politicians grapple with trade challenges of potential second Trump presidency

  • An Economist Intelligence Unit report shows Canada would be the third-most exposed country to trade policy changes if Donald Trump were to return to
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 22, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Former U.S. president Donald Trump was officially declared the Republican Party candidate for the White House last week, and has been leading in the polls against incumbent Joe Biden. Wikimedia Commons photograph

‘We have to adapt’: Canadian politicians grapple with trade challenges of potential second Trump presidency

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 22, 2024
  • An Economist Intelligence Unit report shows Canada would be the third-most exposed country to trade policy changes if Donald Trump were to return to

‘We have to adapt’: Canadian politicians grapple with trade challenges of potential second Trump presidency

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 22, 2024
  • An Economist Intelligence Unit report shows Canada would be the third-most exposed country to trade policy changes if Donald Trump were to return to
Donald Trump
Former U.S. president Donald Trump was officially declared the Republican Party candidate for the White House last week, and has been leading in the polls against incumbent Joe Biden. Wikimedia Commons photograph