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

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

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

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

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

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

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
A new report from Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux reports the number of full-time public servants has ballooned from 335,000 in In 2006-07 to 445,000 in 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the
A new report from Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux reports the number of full-time public servants has ballooned from 335,000 in In 2006-07 to 445,000 in 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

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

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

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

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

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

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

  • There is no reason for panic about population decline. Instead, we should focus on promoting reproductive agency, and preparing for an aging society. 
Opinion | BY CéLINE DELACROIX | July 16, 2025
Contrary to the assumptions of traditional economic models, living standards can continue to rise even as the population gradually declines, writes Céline Delacroix. Pexels photograph by Matilda Wormwood

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

Opinion | BY CéLINE DELACROIX | July 16, 2025
  • There is no reason for panic about population decline. Instead, we should focus on promoting reproductive agency, and preparing for an aging society. 

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

Opinion | BY CéLINE DELACROIX | July 16, 2025
  • There is no reason for panic about population decline. Instead, we should focus on promoting reproductive agency, and preparing for an aging society. 
Contrary to the assumptions of traditional economic models, living standards can continue to rise even as the population gradually declines, writes Céline Delacroix. Pexels photograph by Matilda Wormwood

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

  • Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has seven confirmed staffers officially working in her office as of mid-July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has seven confirmed staffers officially working in her office as of mid-July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

  • The government has shared limited information about trade negotiations with the prime minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says one of its members.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Independent Senator Hassan Yussuff is a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney's 19-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • The government has shared limited information about trade negotiations with the prime minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says one of its members.

Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • The government has shared limited information about trade negotiations with the prime minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says one of its members.
Independent Senator Hassan Yussuff is a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney's 19-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed increased trade and defence links to Europe as part of diversification efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near
Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed increased trade and defence links to Europe as part of diversification efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have finally changed his tune on the Russians because Russian President Vladimir Putin has run circles around the self-appointed great dealmaker, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have finally changed his tune on the Russians because Russian President Vladimir Putin has run circles around the self-appointed great dealmaker, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Talking to Trump requires Canada to have some sort of leverage: Heale

  • Re: “Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far,” (The Hill Times, July 7, p. 8).
Opinion | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
It makes sense for Prime Minister Mark Carney to give on some smaller issues, and to promise other things that won't be delivered until after U.S. President Donald Trump's term has ended, writes Ronald Heale. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Talking to Trump requires Canada to have some sort of leverage: Heale

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far,” (The Hill Times, July 7, p. 8).

Talking to Trump requires Canada to have some sort of leverage: Heale

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far,” (The Hill Times, July 7, p. 8).
Mark Carney
It makes sense for Prime Minister Mark Carney to give on some smaller issues, and to promise other things that won't be delivered until after U.S. President Donald Trump's term has ended, writes Ronald Heale. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).
Opinion | July 16, 2025

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, centre, and Heather McPherson, right, plan to nominate UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, left, for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of X and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and
NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, centre, and Heather McPherson, right, plan to nominate UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, left, for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of X and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

First Nations dial up the pressure

  • Plus, a look at the Justice Department’s plan for the coming year.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will hold a press conference in Ottawa ahead of her meeting with the prime minister tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First Nations dial up the pressure

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, a look at the Justice Department’s plan for the coming year.

First Nations dial up the pressure

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, a look at the Justice Department’s plan for the coming year.
Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will hold a press conference in Ottawa ahead of her meeting with the prime minister tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
The political honeymoon Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has enjoyed since the election may have left them unprepared for the strength of the opposition they now face, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils
The political honeymoon Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has enjoyed since the election may have left them unprepared for the strength of the opposition they now face, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today to discuss the latest, looming deadline for U.S.-Canada trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today to discuss the latest, looming deadline for U.S.-Canada trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
Solar panels
Solar panels
Volume production and technical innovations have brought the price of solar panels down so low that China is exporting them in huge quantities even to developing countries, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
Solar panels
Volume production and technical innovations have brought the price of solar panels down so low that China is exporting them in huge quantities even to developing countries, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of
Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
Tim Hodgson
Tim Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and the government should reconsider the decision and require a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Vista coal mine expansion, writes Stephen Wilton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of
Tim Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and the government should reconsider the decision and require a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Vista coal mine expansion, writes Stephen Wilton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Forgive yourself for being duped by Big Oil, and then get angry: letter writer

  • Re: “Pumping more oil while the house burns down: how long will the fantasy last?” (The Hill Times, July 29). This oil fantasy we
Opinion | August 5, 2024
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Forgive yourself for being duped by Big Oil, and then get angry: letter writer

Opinion | August 5, 2024
  • Re: “Pumping more oil while the house burns down: how long will the fantasy last?” (The Hill Times, July 29). This oil fantasy we

Forgive yourself for being duped by Big Oil, and then get angry: letter writer

Opinion | August 5, 2024
  • Re: “Pumping more oil while the house burns down: how long will the fantasy last?” (The Hill Times, July 29). This oil fantasy we
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Op-ed on war in Gaza had false and misleading data: letter writer

  • Re: “Why Palestinian voices cannot be silenced again,” (The Hill Times, July 17). In my opinion, the extent of false and misleading information presented
Opinion | August 5, 2024
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Op-ed on war in Gaza had false and misleading data: letter writer

Opinion | August 5, 2024
  • Re: “Why Palestinian voices cannot be silenced again,” (The Hill Times, July 17). In my opinion, the extent of false and misleading information presented

Op-ed on war in Gaza had false and misleading data: letter writer

Opinion | August 5, 2024
  • Re: “Why Palestinian voices cannot be silenced again,” (The Hill Times, July 17). In my opinion, the extent of false and misleading information presented
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Anand to attend fundraiser for Liberal MP Kody Blois in Kentville, N.S., on Aug. 7

  • FRIDAY, JULY 26—SUNDAY, AUG. 11 Summer Olympics—Cheer for Team Canada as they take part in the XXXIII Olympic Summer Games in Paris, France, from Friday,
Treasury Board President Anita Anand, pictured on the Hill, will be in Kentville, N.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 7, for a fundraiser with Liberal MP Kody Blois, who represents Kings-Hants, N.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anand to attend fundraiser for Liberal MP Kody Blois in Kentville, N.S., on Aug. 7

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

Anand to attend fundraiser for Liberal MP Kody Blois in Kentville, N.S., on Aug. 7

  • FRIDAY, JULY 26—SUNDAY, AUG. 11 Summer Olympics—Cheer for Team Canada as they take part in the XXXIII Olympic Summer Games in Paris, France, from Friday,
Treasury Board President Anita Anand, pictured on the Hill, will be in Kentville, N.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 7, for a fundraiser with Liberal MP Kody Blois, who represents Kings-Hants, N.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Going to be a dog fight’: Libs in Newfoundland prepare for toughest electoral fight in a decade without high-profile minister Seamus O’Regan

  • ‘There's no real heir apparent,’ said former O’Regan campaign manager Charlie Byrne. ‘Seamus was a giant for the province at the cabinet table on
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 2, 2024
On July 18, Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan announced he planned to finish his term as an MP, but would leave cabinet immediately and not seek re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Going to be a dog fight’: Libs in Newfoundland prepare for toughest electoral fight in a decade without high-profile minister Seamus O’Regan

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 2, 2024
  • ‘There's no real heir apparent,’ said former O’Regan campaign manager Charlie Byrne. ‘Seamus was a giant for the province at the cabinet table on

‘Going to be a dog fight’: Libs in Newfoundland prepare for toughest electoral fight in a decade without high-profile minister Seamus O’Regan

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | August 2, 2024
  • ‘There's no real heir apparent,’ said former O’Regan campaign manager Charlie Byrne. ‘Seamus was a giant for the province at the cabinet table on
On July 18, Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan announced he planned to finish his term as an MP, but would leave cabinet immediately and not seek re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals court donors in Edmonton

  • Plus, Poilievre takes his Axe the Tax rally to Elliot Lake.
Marc Miller
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller will headline a party fundraiser in Edmonton today alongside Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberals court donors in Edmonton

  • Plus, Poilievre takes his Axe the Tax rally to Elliot Lake.

Liberals court donors in Edmonton

  • Plus, Poilievre takes his Axe the Tax rally to Elliot Lake.
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller will headline a party fundraiser in Edmonton today alongside Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Failing migrant rights, failing public health

  • Many people living in Canada with HIV and hepatitis C cannot access health care. The status quo is unacceptable for those who wish to
Opinion | BY JANET BUTLER-MCPHEE, ANNE-RACHELLE BOULANGER, NADIA FYFE | August 1, 2024
Accessing health care is a complicated ordeal for newcomers, write Janet Butler-McPhee, Anne-Rachelle Boulanger, and Nadia Fyfe.

Failing migrant rights, failing public health

Opinion | BY JANET BUTLER-MCPHEE, ANNE-RACHELLE BOULANGER, NADIA FYFE | August 1, 2024
  • Many people living in Canada with HIV and hepatitis C cannot access health care. The status quo is unacceptable for those who wish to

Failing migrant rights, failing public health

Opinion | BY JANET BUTLER-MCPHEE, ANNE-RACHELLE BOULANGER, NADIA FYFE | August 1, 2024
  • Many people living in Canada with HIV and hepatitis C cannot access health care. The status quo is unacceptable for those who wish to
Accessing health care is a complicated ordeal for newcomers, write Janet Butler-McPhee, Anne-Rachelle Boulanger, and Nadia Fyfe.

It’s time for victims and survivors of crime to have enforceable rights

  • The 2022 National Justice Survey found that only 17 per cent of Canadians were aware of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights.
Opinion | BY BENJAMIN ROEBUCK | August 1, 2024
Justice Minister Arif Virani. The Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime requires legislated protections to ensure victims who file complaints are not subject to subpoena or reprisal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time for victims and survivors of crime to have enforceable rights

Opinion | BY BENJAMIN ROEBUCK | August 1, 2024
  • The 2022 National Justice Survey found that only 17 per cent of Canadians were aware of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights.

It’s time for victims and survivors of crime to have enforceable rights

Opinion | BY BENJAMIN ROEBUCK | August 1, 2024
  • The 2022 National Justice Survey found that only 17 per cent of Canadians were aware of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights.
Justice Minister Arif Virani. The Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime requires legislated protections to ensure victims who file complaints are not subject to subpoena or reprisal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Planned submarine buy will be ‘eye-wateringly expensive,’ but the Navy ‘desperately’ needs them, say defence experts

  • 'Finding the money for this weapon system will be the biggest hurdle,' says Canadian Forces College professor Paul Mitchell.
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 1, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair announced that Canada is launching a procurement process to buy up to 12 conventionally powered submarines at the NATO summit in Washington, D.C., on July 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Planned submarine buy will be ‘eye-wateringly expensive,’ but the Navy ‘desperately’ needs them, say defence experts

News | BY IREM KOCA | August 1, 2024
  • 'Finding the money for this weapon system will be the biggest hurdle,' says Canadian Forces College professor Paul Mitchell.

Planned submarine buy will be ‘eye-wateringly expensive,’ but the Navy ‘desperately’ needs them, say defence experts

News | BY IREM KOCA | August 1, 2024
  • 'Finding the money for this weapon system will be the biggest hurdle,' says Canadian Forces College professor Paul Mitchell.
Defence Minister Bill Blair announced that Canada is launching a procurement process to buy up to 12 conventionally powered submarines at the NATO summit in Washington, D.C., on July 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What to do with the public-service pension surplus piling up?

  • Now that the surplus has reached a 'non-permissible' level, Ottawa will have to reduce it. But who is entitled to the tens of millions
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | August 1, 2024
Public service unions are represented on the plan’s pension advisory committee, which advises Treasury Board President Anita Anand, pictured, on how to run, design, and fund the plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What to do with the public-service pension surplus piling up?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | August 1, 2024
  • Now that the surplus has reached a 'non-permissible' level, Ottawa will have to reduce it. But who is entitled to the tens of millions

What to do with the public-service pension surplus piling up?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | August 1, 2024
  • Now that the surplus has reached a 'non-permissible' level, Ottawa will have to reduce it. But who is entitled to the tens of millions
Public service unions are represented on the plan’s pension advisory committee, which advises Treasury Board President Anita Anand, pictured, on how to run, design, and fund the plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump administration would put ‘robust emphasis’ on fossil fuels

  • Donald Trump would once again pull the U.S. out of global climate commitments and negotiations under the 2015 Paris Accord, recently calling it a 'rip-off
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 1, 2024
Both the U.S. presidential contender, Donald Trump, left, and Canada’s potential new prime minister, Pierre Poilievre, have a record of downplaying the seriousness of climate change and favouring the interests of the oil and gas industry, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump administration would put ‘robust emphasis’ on fossil fuels

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 1, 2024
  • Donald Trump would once again pull the U.S. out of global climate commitments and negotiations under the 2015 Paris Accord, recently calling it a 'rip-off

Trump administration would put ‘robust emphasis’ on fossil fuels

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 1, 2024
  • Donald Trump would once again pull the U.S. out of global climate commitments and negotiations under the 2015 Paris Accord, recently calling it a 'rip-off
Both the U.S. presidential contender, Donald Trump, left, and Canada’s potential new prime minister, Pierre Poilievre, have a record of downplaying the seriousness of climate change and favouring the interests of the oil and gas industry, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s future generations: affordable clean energy vs. legacy nuclear debt?

  • For the sake of today and tomorrow’s young, Canada needs to follow a ‘sustainable renewables path to net zero’ using all of our people
Opinion | BY GAIL WYLIE | August 1, 2024
Our government must not saddle the generations to come with the debt for nuclear ‘white elephants’ when affordable, clean, renewable power can meet our needs now and theirs in future, writes Gail Wylie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s future generations: affordable clean energy vs. legacy nuclear debt?

Opinion | BY GAIL WYLIE | August 1, 2024
  • For the sake of today and tomorrow’s young, Canada needs to follow a ‘sustainable renewables path to net zero’ using all of our people

Canada’s future generations: affordable clean energy vs. legacy nuclear debt?

Opinion | BY GAIL WYLIE | August 1, 2024
  • For the sake of today and tomorrow’s young, Canada needs to follow a ‘sustainable renewables path to net zero’ using all of our people
Our government must not saddle the generations to come with the debt for nuclear ‘white elephants’ when affordable, clean, renewable power can meet our needs now and theirs in future, writes Gail Wylie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds miss self-imposed deadline for salmon farm transition plan, look like they’re ‘making it up as they go along,’ say industry stakeholders

  • Indigenous and industry stakeholders say they are still waiting to see the 'guts' of the government's plan to transition to close-containment salmon farms, which
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 1, 2024
On June 19, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Minister Diane Lebouthillier announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia will have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds miss self-imposed deadline for salmon farm transition plan, look like they’re ‘making it up as they go along,’ say industry stakeholders

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 1, 2024
  • Indigenous and industry stakeholders say they are still waiting to see the 'guts' of the government's plan to transition to close-containment salmon farms, which

Feds miss self-imposed deadline for salmon farm transition plan, look like they’re ‘making it up as they go along,’ say industry stakeholders

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 1, 2024
  • Indigenous and industry stakeholders say they are still waiting to see the 'guts' of the government's plan to transition to close-containment salmon farms, which
On June 19, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Minister Diane Lebouthillier announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia will have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PBO tallies the capital gains hike

  • Plus, we explore the Conservative calculus on supply management.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced a conditional increase to the capital gains tax inclusion rate in her 2024 budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PBO tallies the capital gains hike

  • Plus, we explore the Conservative calculus on supply management.

PBO tallies the capital gains hike

  • Plus, we explore the Conservative calculus on supply management.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced a conditional increase to the capital gains tax inclusion rate in her 2024 budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comms staff updates for Blair, Bibeau, Holland, and MacAulay 

  • Plus, Gwendolyn Culver has been promoted to director of issues management and senior adviser for Arctic policy to Defence Minister Bill Blair.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 31, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair, left, National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Health Minister Marc Holland, and Agriculture Minister Lawrence Macaulay have all seen press secretary changes of late. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Comms staff updates for Blair, Bibeau, Holland, and MacAulay 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 31, 2024
  • Plus, Gwendolyn Culver has been promoted to director of issues management and senior adviser for Arctic policy to Defence Minister Bill Blair.

Comms staff updates for Blair, Bibeau, Holland, and MacAulay 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 31, 2024
  • Plus, Gwendolyn Culver has been promoted to director of issues management and senior adviser for Arctic policy to Defence Minister Bill Blair.
Defence Minister Bill Blair, left, National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Health Minister Marc Holland, and Agriculture Minister Lawrence Macaulay have all seen press secretary changes of late. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Will logging more in healthy forests reduce wildfire risk?

  • Expanding industrial logging into remaining unlogged forests is not the solution; more broad forest management is.
Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN | July 31, 2024
The wildfires pictured on July 24, 2024, in Williams Lake, B.C. Tom Cameron, who sent this photo to The Hill Times, said the fire was about 500 metres from his home. '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

Will logging more in healthy forests reduce wildfire risk?

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN | July 31, 2024
  • Expanding industrial logging into remaining unlogged forests is not the solution; more broad forest management is.

Will logging more in healthy forests reduce wildfire risk?

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN | July 31, 2024
  • Expanding industrial logging into remaining unlogged forests is not the solution; more broad forest management is.
The wildfires pictured on July 24, 2024, in Williams Lake, B.C. Tom Cameron, who sent this photo to The Hill Times, said the fire was about 500 metres from his home. '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

Feds fail to justify spending billions of dollars on AI that mainly benefits industry insiders

  • The projected $2.4-billion of federal investment in artificial intelligence lacks justification and ill-serves the public interest. Canadians deserve better.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CLEMENT | July 31, 2024
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne leads the AI file. His department has just launched a consultation narrowly targeted at the researchers and businesses hoping to take advantage of the supercomputer facility accounting for over 80 per cent of these funds.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds fail to justify spending billions of dollars on AI that mainly benefits industry insiders

Opinion | BY ANDREW CLEMENT | July 31, 2024
  • The projected $2.4-billion of federal investment in artificial intelligence lacks justification and ill-serves the public interest. Canadians deserve better.

Feds fail to justify spending billions of dollars on AI that mainly benefits industry insiders

Opinion | BY ANDREW CLEMENT | July 31, 2024
  • The projected $2.4-billion of federal investment in artificial intelligence lacks justification and ill-serves the public interest. Canadians deserve better.
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne leads the AI file. His department has just launched a consultation narrowly targeted at the researchers and businesses hoping to take advantage of the supercomputer facility accounting for over 80 per cent of these funds.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can generate billions of dollars by tapping into inclusive business models

  • Inclusive Business Models that use anchor institutions as a strategy to encourage investment could be an excellent way to ramp up Canada’s productivity.
Opinion | BY KURTIS VERMONT | July 31, 2024
Small Business Minister Rechie Valdez. Inclusive business models integrate underserved communities into the value chain in ways that benefit both businesses and the community, writes Kurtis Vermont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can generate billions of dollars by tapping into inclusive business models

Opinion | BY KURTIS VERMONT | July 31, 2024
  • Inclusive Business Models that use anchor institutions as a strategy to encourage investment could be an excellent way to ramp up Canada’s productivity.

Canada can generate billions of dollars by tapping into inclusive business models

Opinion | BY KURTIS VERMONT | July 31, 2024
  • Inclusive Business Models that use anchor institutions as a strategy to encourage investment could be an excellent way to ramp up Canada’s productivity.
Small Business Minister Rechie Valdez. Inclusive business models integrate underserved communities into the value chain in ways that benefit both businesses and the community, writes Kurtis Vermont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Canadians say we can’t ignore the private health care elephant in the room any longer

  • The status quo is no longer sustainable, and we need to reimagine how we deliver health-care services now and into the coming years.
Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER, KATHLEEN ROSS | July 31, 2024
The health system must provide timely, equitable care for all—regardless of one’s ability to pay for service. Pexels photograph by Anna Shvets

Why Canadians say we can’t ignore the private health care elephant in the room any longer

Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER, KATHLEEN ROSS | July 31, 2024
  • The status quo is no longer sustainable, and we need to reimagine how we deliver health-care services now and into the coming years.

Why Canadians say we can’t ignore the private health care elephant in the room any longer

Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER, KATHLEEN ROSS | July 31, 2024
  • The status quo is no longer sustainable, and we need to reimagine how we deliver health-care services now and into the coming years.
The health system must provide timely, equitable care for all—regardless of one’s ability to pay for service. Pexels photograph by Anna Shvets

‘Canada not interested in conversation’ about Israeli settlements despite ICJ opinion: international law expert

  • Canada’s only official acknowledgement of the July 19 International Court of Justice opinion was buried in a joint statement on the need for an
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 31, 2024
A rally calling for a ceasefire and an end to Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories blocks Wellington Street last November. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canada not interested in conversation’ about Israeli settlements despite ICJ opinion: international law expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 31, 2024
  • Canada’s only official acknowledgement of the July 19 International Court of Justice opinion was buried in a joint statement on the need for an

‘Canada not interested in conversation’ about Israeli settlements despite ICJ opinion: international law expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 31, 2024
  • Canada’s only official acknowledgement of the July 19 International Court of Justice opinion was buried in a joint statement on the need for an
A rally calling for a ceasefire and an end to Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories blocks Wellington Street last November. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harsher bail reforms an expensive ‘fool’s game’ that neglects evidence-based solutions, say criminologists

  • Queen's University Criminology Professor Nicole Myers said that reactionary measures meant to appear ‘tough on crime’ focus on the ‘low-hanging fruit while ignoring the
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 31, 2024
Justice Minister Arif Virani, right, and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc defended Bill C-48's bail reforms, and challenged the premiers who asked for the changes to 'step up and enforce the law.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harsher bail reforms an expensive ‘fool’s game’ that neglects evidence-based solutions, say criminologists

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 31, 2024
  • Queen's University Criminology Professor Nicole Myers said that reactionary measures meant to appear ‘tough on crime’ focus on the ‘low-hanging fruit while ignoring the

Harsher bail reforms an expensive ‘fool’s game’ that neglects evidence-based solutions, say criminologists

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 31, 2024
  • Queen's University Criminology Professor Nicole Myers said that reactionary measures meant to appear ‘tough on crime’ focus on the ‘low-hanging fruit while ignoring the
Justice Minister Arif Virani, right, and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc defended Bill C-48's bail reforms, and challenged the premiers who asked for the changes to 'step up and enforce the law.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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