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

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

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

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

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

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

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

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

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

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

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

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

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Carney has defended eliminating the DST, saying negotiations had restarted with the U.S. as of June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Carney has defended eliminating the DST, saying negotiations had restarted with the U.S. as of June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

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

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

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

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

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

House and Senate steering committee members named

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

House and Senate steering committee members named

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

House and Senate steering committee members named

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

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
The key fact in any discussion about climate refugees is that the tropical countries—like the South Pacific island of Tuvalu—will be hit sooner and harder than those closer to the poles, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles
The key fact in any discussion about climate refugees is that the tropical countries—like the South Pacific island of Tuvalu—will be hit sooner and harder than those closer to the poles, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

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

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

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

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.
Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
Before turning to politics, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was chair of Hydro One Limited, which is Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.
Before turning to politics, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was chair of Hydro One Limited, which is Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The North is Canada’s microcosm

  • Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
Kathleen Lake in Kluane National Park, with King's Throne in the distance. Government is the mainstay of the Yukon economy, followed by tourism and mining, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

The North is Canada’s microcosm

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
  • Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for

The North is Canada’s microcosm

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 2, 2025
  • Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for
Kathleen Lake in Kluane National Park, with King's Throne in the distance. Government is the mainstay of the Yukon economy, followed by tourism and mining, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

The failed $5-billion program the feds can’t shake

  • With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
Alex Benay, the associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada in whose lap this mess has landed, estimated on June 23 that the cost of fixing and replacing Phoenix would be $5.1-billion, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The failed $5-billion program the feds can’t shake

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
  • With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a

The failed $5-billion program the feds can’t shake

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 2, 2025
  • With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
Alex Benay, the associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada in whose lap this mess has landed, estimated on June 23 that the cost of fixing and replacing Phoenix would be $5.1-billion, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Calgary Stampede kicks off on July 4

  • SATURDAY, JULY 5 Canada First Stampede Barbecue—The Conservative Party of Canada hosts its Canada First Stampede Barbecue at the Calgary Stampede. Saturday, July 5,
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife, Anaida, at the 2024 Calgary Stampede. This year's Stampede takes place July 4-13, and on July 5, the Conservative Party is hosting a Canada First Stampede Barbecue. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

Calgary Stampede kicks off on July 4

  • SATURDAY, JULY 5 Canada First Stampede Barbecue—The Conservative Party of Canada hosts its Canada First Stampede Barbecue at the Calgary Stampede. Saturday, July 5,

Calgary Stampede kicks off on July 4

  • SATURDAY, JULY 5 Canada First Stampede Barbecue—The Conservative Party of Canada hosts its Canada First Stampede Barbecue at the Calgary Stampede. Saturday, July 5,
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife, Anaida, at the 2024 Calgary Stampede. This year's Stampede takes place July 4-13, and on July 5, the Conservative Party is hosting a Canada First Stampede Barbecue. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

  • If Canada wants to turn its G7 presidency into something lasting, AI is a clear test.
Opinion | BY ALEXANDER LANDRY, BRENDAN CONWAY-SMITH | July 2, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon is sworn in to cabinet on May 13. Appointing a minister of AI is a welcome signal, but it is no substitute for real ambition, write Alexander Landry and Brendan Conway-Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

Opinion | BY ALEXANDER LANDRY, BRENDAN CONWAY-SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • If Canada wants to turn its G7 presidency into something lasting, AI is a clear test.

AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

Opinion | BY ALEXANDER LANDRY, BRENDAN CONWAY-SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • If Canada wants to turn its G7 presidency into something lasting, AI is a clear test.
Evan Solomon
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon is sworn in to cabinet on May 13. Appointing a minister of AI is a welcome signal, but it is no substitute for real ambition, write Alexander Landry and Brendan Conway-Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadians’ right to a healthy environment is already being tested

  • Canada is deciding whether and how to regulate a class of toxic substances known as PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances), more commonly known as 'forever chemicals.'
Opinion | BY LYNDIA DERNIS, JANE MCARTHUR | July 2, 2025
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. PFAS are a test of whether our laws and political systems can finally prioritize human health over harmful products and outdated industry practices, write Dr. Lyndia Dernis and Dr. Jane McArthur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians’ right to a healthy environment is already being tested

Opinion | BY LYNDIA DERNIS, JANE MCARTHUR | July 2, 2025
  • Canada is deciding whether and how to regulate a class of toxic substances known as PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances), more commonly known as 'forever chemicals.'

Canadians’ right to a healthy environment is already being tested

Opinion | BY LYNDIA DERNIS, JANE MCARTHUR | July 2, 2025
  • Canada is deciding whether and how to regulate a class of toxic substances known as PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances), more commonly known as 'forever chemicals.'
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. PFAS are a test of whether our laws and political systems can finally prioritize human health over harmful products and outdated industry practices, write Dr. Lyndia Dernis and Dr. Jane McArthur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians are coming together, and Indigenous people can’t be left out 

  • Indigenous leaders have called the feds’ recent Bill C-5 push a 'huge step backward' in the Crown-Indigenous relationship.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and cabinet have their work cut out to prove they are committed to continuing to walk the path toward true reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians are coming together, and Indigenous people can’t be left out 

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 2, 2025
  • Indigenous leaders have called the feds’ recent Bill C-5 push a 'huge step backward' in the Crown-Indigenous relationship.

Canadians are coming together, and Indigenous people can’t be left out 

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 2, 2025
  • Indigenous leaders have called the feds’ recent Bill C-5 push a 'huge step backward' in the Crown-Indigenous relationship.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and cabinet have their work cut out to prove they are committed to continuing to walk the path toward true reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No apologies for that one’: recently retired Senator Marc Gold talks nine years in the Chamber

  • Appointed as a Senator in November 2016, Gold has been the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber since 2020. He officially retired on June
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
Now-retired Quebec senator Marc Gold has no regrets about taking the 'plunge' and applying to sit in the Senate in 2016, and says he leaves proud and feeling good about what he leaves behind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No apologies for that one’: recently retired Senator Marc Gold talks nine years in the Chamber

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
  • Appointed as a Senator in November 2016, Gold has been the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber since 2020. He officially retired on June

‘No apologies for that one’: recently retired Senator Marc Gold talks nine years in the Chamber

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
  • Appointed as a Senator in November 2016, Gold has been the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber since 2020. He officially retired on June
Now-retired Quebec senator Marc Gold has no regrets about taking the 'plunge' and applying to sit in the Senate in 2016, and says he leaves proud and feeling good about what he leaves behind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
On June 9, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada would spend and extra $9-billion on defence this fiscal year, to finally reach the military alliance's then-two per cent of GDP spending target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.
Mark Carney
On June 9, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada would spend and extra $9-billion on defence this fiscal year, to finally reach the military alliance's then-two per cent of GDP spending target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What to do about youth unemployment?

  • The scale of the problem requires more innovative policy solutions.
Opinion | BY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER | June 30, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
The federal government recently injected 6,000 new opportunities into the Canada Summer Jobs program overseen by Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What to do about youth unemployment?

Opinion | BY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER | June 30, 2025
  • The scale of the problem requires more innovative policy solutions.

What to do about youth unemployment?

Opinion | BY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER | June 30, 2025
  • The scale of the problem requires more innovative policy solutions.
Patty Hajdu
The federal government recently injected 6,000 new opportunities into the Canada Summer Jobs program overseen by Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

  • With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, is facing calls for her resignation after a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
  • With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
  • With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, is facing calls for her resignation after a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands
Opinion | June 30, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands

Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce the date of the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta today, as per the National Post. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce the date of the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta today, as per the National Post. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

  • I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
In a press conference on June 20, 2025, in the West Block, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, said his government would organize full-day summits with Indigenous rights holders, leadership and experts, that will take place this summer, to discuss Bill C-5. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, also spoke at the press conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
  • I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
  • I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting
Prime Minister Mark Carney
In a press conference on June 20, 2025, in the West Block, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, said his government would organize full-day summits with Indigenous rights holders, leadership and experts, that will take place this summer, to discuss Bill C-5. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, also spoke at the press conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
Pierre Poilievre will have his leadership reviewed at the Conservative Party's biennial policy convention in Calgary, Alta., between Jan. 29-31, 2026. The party will also elect new 20 national councillors at the event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.
Pierre Poilievre will have his leadership reviewed at the Conservative Party's biennial policy convention in Calgary, Alta., between Jan. 29-31, 2026. The party will also elect new 20 national councillors at the event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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What’s so wrong with Canada that we best snap out of our complacency?

  • Through nine persuasive yet demoralizing chapters, Jonathan Manthorpe leads us through his rational report card on our nation’s prospects. If we don't attend to
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | October 30, 2024
Justin Trudeau, left, Pierre Poilievre, and Jagmeet Singh. Author Jonathan Manthorpe insists our representative democracy is crucially misrepresentative. The first-past-the-post electoral system skews the outcome, so the governments we get are a triple distortion of voters’ political will, writes Chris Dornan. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

What’s so wrong with Canada that we best snap out of our complacency?

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | October 30, 2024
  • Through nine persuasive yet demoralizing chapters, Jonathan Manthorpe leads us through his rational report card on our nation’s prospects. If we don't attend to

What’s so wrong with Canada that we best snap out of our complacency?

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | October 30, 2024
  • Through nine persuasive yet demoralizing chapters, Jonathan Manthorpe leads us through his rational report card on our nation’s prospects. If we don't attend to
Justin Trudeau, left, Pierre Poilievre, and Jagmeet Singh. Author Jonathan Manthorpe insists our representative democracy is crucially misrepresentative. The first-past-the-post electoral system skews the outcome, so the governments we get are a triple distortion of voters’ political will, writes Chris Dornan. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

‘Gross mismanagement’: Conservatives grill former green tech fund board member

  • 'Between Conservatives' aggressiveness and the Liberals' complacency, there was room to ask some questions to understand what happened,' says Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné after
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 30, 2024
Conservative MP Rick Perkins, left, had a heated exchange with former clean tech fund board member Andrée-Lise Méthot, right, on Oct. 28 at the House Public Accounts Committee. Screenshots courtesy of ParlVu

‘Gross mismanagement’: Conservatives grill former green tech fund board member

News | BY IREM KOCA | October 30, 2024
  • 'Between Conservatives' aggressiveness and the Liberals' complacency, there was room to ask some questions to understand what happened,' says Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné after

‘Gross mismanagement’: Conservatives grill former green tech fund board member

News | BY IREM KOCA | October 30, 2024
  • 'Between Conservatives' aggressiveness and the Liberals' complacency, there was room to ask some questions to understand what happened,' says Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné after
Conservative MP Rick Perkins, left, had a heated exchange with former clean tech fund board member Andrée-Lise Méthot, right, on Oct. 28 at the House Public Accounts Committee. Screenshots courtesy of ParlVu

Mental Health Minister Saks hires new press secretary

  • Plus, Citizens’ Services Minister Terry Beech has a new Quebec regional adviser and assistant to the parliamentary secretary on his team.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 30, 2024
Ya'ara Saks
Ya'ara Saks
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks, pictured, has tapped Callum Haney to field her media requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mental Health Minister Saks hires new press secretary

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 30, 2024
  • Plus, Citizens’ Services Minister Terry Beech has a new Quebec regional adviser and assistant to the parliamentary secretary on his team.

Mental Health Minister Saks hires new press secretary

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 30, 2024
  • Plus, Citizens’ Services Minister Terry Beech has a new Quebec regional adviser and assistant to the parliamentary secretary on his team.
Ya'ara Saks
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks, pictured, has tapped Callum Haney to field her media requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s how Ottawa’s productivity working group could have made a difference

  • For a working group to provide real value for Canadians, we need it to produce actionable ideas that can be swiftly implemented in both
Opinion | BY MARTY EICHENBAUM, MICHELLE ALEXOPOULOS, JEREMY KRONICK | October 30, 2024
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand announced a productivity working group in August, but it’s solely focused on the public sector. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s how Ottawa’s productivity working group could have made a difference

Opinion | BY MARTY EICHENBAUM, MICHELLE ALEXOPOULOS, JEREMY KRONICK | October 30, 2024
  • For a working group to provide real value for Canadians, we need it to produce actionable ideas that can be swiftly implemented in both

Here’s how Ottawa’s productivity working group could have made a difference

Opinion | BY MARTY EICHENBAUM, MICHELLE ALEXOPOULOS, JEREMY KRONICK | October 30, 2024
  • For a working group to provide real value for Canadians, we need it to produce actionable ideas that can be swiftly implemented in both
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand announced a productivity working group in August, but it’s solely focused on the public sector. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tax fairness for whom? Canadian negotiators present roadblocks in reforming global tax rules

  • The UN Tax Convention is a long-awaited and promising process, and Canada needs to stop standing in its way.
Opinion | BY KATRINA MILLER, DEREJE ALEMAYEHU | October 30, 2024
After voting in opposition at the United Nations, Canada can still change its position and act as a leader for inclusive, effective international tax co-operation, write Katrina Miller and Dereje Alemayehu. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Tax fairness for whom? Canadian negotiators present roadblocks in reforming global tax rules

Opinion | BY KATRINA MILLER, DEREJE ALEMAYEHU | October 30, 2024
  • The UN Tax Convention is a long-awaited and promising process, and Canada needs to stop standing in its way.

Tax fairness for whom? Canadian negotiators present roadblocks in reforming global tax rules

Opinion | BY KATRINA MILLER, DEREJE ALEMAYEHU | October 30, 2024
  • The UN Tax Convention is a long-awaited and promising process, and Canada needs to stop standing in its way.
After voting in opposition at the United Nations, Canada can still change its position and act as a leader for inclusive, effective international tax co-operation, write Katrina Miller and Dereje Alemayehu. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

An election promise for a questionable consumer advocacy office is all but dead

  • Achieving greater marketplace compliance and consumer protection seems to be far from what is on the minds of most political and bureaucratic operatives these
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | October 30, 2024
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne had his own ideas on how to proceed with the consumer file, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An election promise for a questionable consumer advocacy office is all but dead

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | October 30, 2024
  • Achieving greater marketplace compliance and consumer protection seems to be far from what is on the minds of most political and bureaucratic operatives these

An election promise for a questionable consumer advocacy office is all but dead

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | October 30, 2024
  • Achieving greater marketplace compliance and consumer protection seems to be far from what is on the minds of most political and bureaucratic operatives these
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne had his own ideas on how to proceed with the consumer file, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals, Tories, and NDP remain united in court battle for ‘exclusive jurisdiction’ over voter data

  • New documents obtained by The Hill Times show the parties plan to focus their appeal on whether provincial laws should have jurisdiction over federal
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 30, 2024
Despite growing tensions in the House of Commons, the parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh filed identical arguments on Oct. 9 in an ongoing legal saga over the use of voters' personal data. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals, Tories, and NDP remain united in court battle for ‘exclusive jurisdiction’ over voter data

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 30, 2024
  • New documents obtained by The Hill Times show the parties plan to focus their appeal on whether provincial laws should have jurisdiction over federal

Liberals, Tories, and NDP remain united in court battle for ‘exclusive jurisdiction’ over voter data

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 30, 2024
  • New documents obtained by The Hill Times show the parties plan to focus their appeal on whether provincial laws should have jurisdiction over federal
Despite growing tensions in the House of Commons, the parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh filed identical arguments on Oct. 9 in an ongoing legal saga over the use of voters' personal data. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Grits’ new campaign director has the resumé and respect needed to right sinking Liberal ship, say former staffers

  • Replacing Jeremy Broadhurst with Andrew Bevan swaps 'one extremely seasoned, experienced, and competent political operator with another,' says former ministerial staffer Olivier Cullen.
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 30, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new national campaign director will need all of his talents and experience from 30 years in federal and provincial politics to chart a path forward for the Liberals, say politicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits’ new campaign director has the resumé and respect needed to right sinking Liberal ship, say former staffers

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 30, 2024
  • Replacing Jeremy Broadhurst with Andrew Bevan swaps 'one extremely seasoned, experienced, and competent political operator with another,' says former ministerial staffer Olivier Cullen.

Grits’ new campaign director has the resumé and respect needed to right sinking Liberal ship, say former staffers

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 30, 2024
  • Replacing Jeremy Broadhurst with Andrew Bevan swaps 'one extremely seasoned, experienced, and competent political operator with another,' says former ministerial staffer Olivier Cullen.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new national campaign director will need all of his talents and experience from 30 years in federal and provincial politics to chart a path forward for the Liberals, say politicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s inviting retaliation’: Bloc supply management bill will have Canada bracing for U.S. response, say trade watchers

  • CUSMA would likely not have been possible if Bill C-282 were law, says a former U.S. trade negotiator.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 30, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on March 24, 2023. Access to the Canadian dairy market has been a sour point in the Canada-U.S. trading relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘It’s inviting retaliation’: Bloc supply management bill will have Canada bracing for U.S. response, say trade watchers

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 30, 2024
  • CUSMA would likely not have been possible if Bill C-282 were law, says a former U.S. trade negotiator.

‘It’s inviting retaliation’: Bloc supply management bill will have Canada bracing for U.S. response, say trade watchers

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 30, 2024
  • CUSMA would likely not have been possible if Bill C-282 were law, says a former U.S. trade negotiator.
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on March 24, 2023. Access to the Canadian dairy market has been a sour point in the Canada-U.S. trading relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

We need to be ‘clear-eyed’ about Putin’s conflict with the West, says new German ambassador

  • In a wide-ranging interview, Tjorven Bellmann and Matthias Lüttenberg talk a new type of ambassadorial arrangement, the war in Ukraine, NATO co-operation, and allegations
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 30, 2024
Matthias Lüttenberg, left, and Tjorven Bellmann are the third spousal ambassador pairing in the German foreign ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to be ‘clear-eyed’ about Putin’s conflict with the West, says new German ambassador

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 30, 2024
  • In a wide-ranging interview, Tjorven Bellmann and Matthias Lüttenberg talk a new type of ambassadorial arrangement, the war in Ukraine, NATO co-operation, and allegations

We need to be ‘clear-eyed’ about Putin’s conflict with the West, says new German ambassador

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 30, 2024
  • In a wide-ranging interview, Tjorven Bellmann and Matthias Lüttenberg talk a new type of ambassadorial arrangement, the war in Ukraine, NATO co-operation, and allegations
Matthias Lüttenberg, left, and Tjorven Bellmann are the third spousal ambassador pairing in the German foreign ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New CBC president can change the channel to good news

  • The Oct. 22 announcement of the next head of CBC/Radio-Canada will hopefully demarcate a turning point in the public broadcaster’s currently messy narrative. When
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 30, 2024
The CBC studio in downtown Ottawa is pictured on March 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New CBC president can change the channel to good news

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 30, 2024
  • The Oct. 22 announcement of the next head of CBC/Radio-Canada will hopefully demarcate a turning point in the public broadcaster’s currently messy narrative. When

New CBC president can change the channel to good news

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 30, 2024
  • The Oct. 22 announcement of the next head of CBC/Radio-Canada will hopefully demarcate a turning point in the public broadcaster’s currently messy narrative. When
The CBC studio in downtown Ottawa is pictured on March 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Funding gaps, policy shortfalls keeping rural Canada offline, experts say

  • 'What has constrained a lot of these rural communities is they still see it as something that either the federal government or big telecommunication
News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD | October 30, 2024
Gudie Hutchings
Gudie Hutchings
Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings said that ‘communities large and small need to have a reliable connection so they can grow their potential in this digital world,’ in a June press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Funding gaps, policy shortfalls keeping rural Canada offline, experts say

News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD | October 30, 2024
  • 'What has constrained a lot of these rural communities is they still see it as something that either the federal government or big telecommunication

Funding gaps, policy shortfalls keeping rural Canada offline, experts say

News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD | October 30, 2024
  • 'What has constrained a lot of these rural communities is they still see it as something that either the federal government or big telecommunication
Gudie Hutchings
Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings said that ‘communities large and small need to have a reliable connection so they can grow their potential in this digital world,’ in a June press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justin Trudeau is fighting back, and it’s not pretty

  • The ruthlessness with which the prime minister dealt with challenges in the past couple of weeks may be a harbinger of the next election
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 30, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
During his Oct. 16 testimony at the Foreign Interference Commission, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sounded like demagogic 1950s American senator Joseph McCarthy, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justin Trudeau is fighting back, and it’s not pretty

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 30, 2024
  • The ruthlessness with which the prime minister dealt with challenges in the past couple of weeks may be a harbinger of the next election

Justin Trudeau is fighting back, and it’s not pretty

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 30, 2024
  • The ruthlessness with which the prime minister dealt with challenges in the past couple of weeks may be a harbinger of the next election
Justin Trudeau
During his Oct. 16 testimony at the Foreign Interference Commission, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sounded like demagogic 1950s American senator Joseph McCarthy, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Apocalyptic or appealing? Conservative policies not slotting into Liberal trap

  • As the Liberals push the narrative that Pierre Poilievre poses a threat to the country, the Conservatives are pushing out policy items that don’t
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 30, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced a new policy plank to scrap the GST on new homes sold for less than $1-million on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Apocalyptic or appealing? Conservative policies not slotting into Liberal trap

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 30, 2024
  • As the Liberals push the narrative that Pierre Poilievre poses a threat to the country, the Conservatives are pushing out policy items that don’t

Apocalyptic or appealing? Conservative policies not slotting into Liberal trap

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 30, 2024
  • As the Liberals push the narrative that Pierre Poilievre poses a threat to the country, the Conservatives are pushing out policy items that don’t
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced a new policy plank to scrap the GST on new homes sold for less than $1-million on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sanewashing, denial, and hate-mongering: the new normal in the U.S.

  • About half the voting populace seems ready to cast a presidential ballot for a criminal who has trod on every notion of decency in
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 30, 2024
Donald J. Trump
Donald J. Trump
No modern mainstream politician has been so explicit in their bigoted rhetoric as former and prospective U.S. president Donald Trump, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Sanewashing, denial, and hate-mongering: the new normal in the U.S.

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 30, 2024
  • About half the voting populace seems ready to cast a presidential ballot for a criminal who has trod on every notion of decency in

Sanewashing, denial, and hate-mongering: the new normal in the U.S.

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 30, 2024
  • About half the voting populace seems ready to cast a presidential ballot for a criminal who has trod on every notion of decency in
Donald J. Trump
No modern mainstream politician has been so explicit in their bigoted rhetoric as former and prospective U.S. president Donald Trump, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trump lacks the coherence to be a fascist, but he still must go: Marlatt

  • Donald Trump, fascist? Actually, no. Trump is incapable of sustained rational thought, or the coherence to establish or conceive of a system of government.
Opinion | October 30, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/DonkeyHotey

Trump lacks the coherence to be a fascist, but he still must go: Marlatt

Opinion | October 30, 2024
  • Donald Trump, fascist? Actually, no. Trump is incapable of sustained rational thought, or the coherence to establish or conceive of a system of government.

Trump lacks the coherence to be a fascist, but he still must go: Marlatt

Opinion | October 30, 2024
  • Donald Trump, fascist? Actually, no. Trump is incapable of sustained rational thought, or the coherence to establish or conceive of a system of government.
Donald Trump
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/DonkeyHotey

Criticism of UN force in Lebanon well-founded, says Ontario reader

  • Re: “UNIFIL meant to discourage aggression by presence rather than through force, says Ottawa reader,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 23, p. 8). In 2006,
Opinion | October 30, 2024

Criticism of UN force in Lebanon well-founded, says Ontario reader

Opinion | October 30, 2024
  • Re: “UNIFIL meant to discourage aggression by presence rather than through force, says Ottawa reader,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 23, p. 8). In 2006,

Criticism of UN force in Lebanon well-founded, says Ontario reader

Opinion | October 30, 2024
  • Re: “UNIFIL meant to discourage aggression by presence rather than through force, says Ottawa reader,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 23, p. 8). In 2006,

Conservative MP Dan Albas among speakers slated for GreenPAC breakfast on Oct. 31

  • TUESDAY, OCT. 29—THURSDAY, OCT. 31 CAEH24: The National Conference on Ending Homelessness—The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness will host its 11th annual Conference on
Dan Albas.
Dan Albas.
Conservative MP Dan Albas is among the speakers expected at GreenPAC’s annual Breakfast on the Hill on Oct. 31 at the Fairmont Château Laurier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP Dan Albas among speakers slated for GreenPAC breakfast on Oct. 31

  • TUESDAY, OCT. 29—THURSDAY, OCT. 31 CAEH24: The National Conference on Ending Homelessness—The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness will host its 11th annual Conference on

Conservative MP Dan Albas among speakers slated for GreenPAC breakfast on Oct. 31

  • TUESDAY, OCT. 29—THURSDAY, OCT. 31 CAEH24: The National Conference on Ending Homelessness—The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness will host its 11th annual Conference on
Dan Albas.
Conservative MP Dan Albas is among the speakers expected at GreenPAC’s annual Breakfast on the Hill on Oct. 31 at the Fairmont Château Laurier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Connectivity equals sovereignty

  • Building a connected Arctic will demonstrate our commitment to sovereignty, reconciliation, and a modern, inclusive Canada.
Opinion | BY ERIN O’TOOLE | October 30, 2024
Dan Vandal
Dan Vandal
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. We need strategic federal investment and meaningful partnerships with Inuit communities and private-sector providers to create sustainable, long-term connectivity in the Arctic, writes Erin O’Toole. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Connectivity equals sovereignty

Opinion | BY ERIN O’TOOLE | October 30, 2024
  • Building a connected Arctic will demonstrate our commitment to sovereignty, reconciliation, and a modern, inclusive Canada.

Connectivity equals sovereignty

Opinion | BY ERIN O’TOOLE | October 30, 2024
  • Building a connected Arctic will demonstrate our commitment to sovereignty, reconciliation, and a modern, inclusive Canada.
Dan Vandal
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. We need strategic federal investment and meaningful partnerships with Inuit communities and private-sector providers to create sustainable, long-term connectivity in the Arctic, writes Erin O’Toole. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tackling the ‘wicked’ rural broadband gap

  • Policymakers must resist the temptation to throw up their arms in frustration, or—worse—leave the entire problem to the whims of Elon Musk.
Opinion | BY GREGORY TAYLOR | October 30, 2024
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is a boon to many in rural and remote regions, but Canada may wish to ask whether internet access should be left to the fancies of a foreign-owned company whose CEO has recently shown disdain for the democratic process, writes Gregory Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Oberhaus (2018)

Tackling the ‘wicked’ rural broadband gap

Opinion | BY GREGORY TAYLOR | October 30, 2024
  • Policymakers must resist the temptation to throw up their arms in frustration, or—worse—leave the entire problem to the whims of Elon Musk.

Tackling the ‘wicked’ rural broadband gap

Opinion | BY GREGORY TAYLOR | October 30, 2024
  • Policymakers must resist the temptation to throw up their arms in frustration, or—worse—leave the entire problem to the whims of Elon Musk.
Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is a boon to many in rural and remote regions, but Canada may wish to ask whether internet access should be left to the fancies of a foreign-owned company whose CEO has recently shown disdain for the democratic process, writes Gregory Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Oberhaus (2018)

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