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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

Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups

  • Bill C-5's two major components seek to address internal trade barriers, and to fast-track national interest projects.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on June 20, 2025, in the Commons foyer after Bill C-5 passed in the House. Carney is flanked by Liberal MPs, and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, Crown- Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 30, 2025
  • Bill C-5's two major components seek to address internal trade barriers, and to fast-track national interest projects.

Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 30, 2025
  • Bill C-5's two major components seek to address internal trade barriers, and to fast-track national interest projects.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on June 20, 2025, in the Commons foyer after Bill C-5 passed in the House. Carney is flanked by Liberal MPs, and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, Crown- Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

  • The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 30, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre on May 2, 2025. Carney appears to have a capacity for risk, and is expected to demand the same of the public service, writes Rose LeMay. This will have to include proper consequences for bureaucrats who make bad decisions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 30, 2025
  • The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with

Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 30, 2025
  • The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre on May 2, 2025. Carney appears to have a capacity for risk, and is expected to demand the same of the public service, writes Rose LeMay. This will have to include proper consequences for bureaucrats who make bad decisions. 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’

  • 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

Worried about Bill C-5’s effect on environment, Indigenous Peoples, future generations: letter writer

  • This is likely too late, but I am writing to urge Senators to support amendments to Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, in
Opinion | June 30, 2025
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typewriter
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Worried about Bill C-5’s effect on environment, Indigenous Peoples, future generations: letter writer

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • This is likely too late, but I am writing to urge Senators to support amendments to Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, in

Worried about Bill C-5’s effect on environment, Indigenous Peoples, future generations: letter writer

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • This is likely too late, but I am writing to urge Senators to support amendments to Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, in
typewriter
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Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get

  • Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
If tolerance of others sets Canadians apart from Americans like U.S. President Donald Trump, this country’s national priorities also have a story to tell, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
  • Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil

Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 30, 2025
  • Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil
If tolerance of others sets Canadians apart from Americans like U.S. President Donald Trump, this country’s national priorities also have a story to tell, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

  • The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the West Block on June 5, 2025. Carney has extricated himself from the clutches of the avaricious U.S. president, by promising to spend five per cent of Canada's GDP on defence, but he now faces the biggest test of his professional career: his credibility, writes Doug Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
  • The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
  • The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the West Block on June 5, 2025. Carney has extricated himself from the clutches of the avaricious U.S. president, by promising to spend five per cent of Canada's GDP on defence, but he now faces the biggest test of his professional career: his credibility, writes Doug Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new leader for the public service

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Michael Sabia will be the next Clerk of the Privy Council, effective July 7. Sabia will join Carney
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | June 30, 2025
Michael Sabia, who starts his new job as Clerk of the Privy Council Office on July 7, is an agent of change in his own right. Both his private sector leadership experience, and his time as the deputy minister of finance during the COVID-19 pandemic, have given him a wealth of experience as an outside-the-box thinker who gets things done. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new leader for the public service

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | June 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Michael Sabia will be the next Clerk of the Privy Council, effective July 7. Sabia will join Carney

A new leader for the public service

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | June 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Michael Sabia will be the next Clerk of the Privy Council, effective July 7. Sabia will join Carney
Michael Sabia, who starts his new job as Clerk of the Privy Council Office on July 7, is an agent of change in his own right. Both his private sector leadership experience, and his time as the deputy minister of finance during the COVID-19 pandemic, have given him a wealth of experience as an outside-the-box thinker who gets things done. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians are offering Carney a lot of rope in these early days

  • The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is still doing well in public opinion polls, despite some of his controversial and contentious moves, so far, Susan Riley writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians are offering Carney a lot of rope in these early days

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
  • The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.

Canadians are offering Carney a lot of rope in these early days

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 30, 2025
  • The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is still doing well in public opinion polls, despite some of his controversial and contentious moves, so far, Susan Riley writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, right, with PSG Senator Duncan Wilson. The 'status quo does not change on its own' says Wells, warning there is still work to do to address 2SLGBTQIA+ equality in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kristopher Wells

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, right, with PSG Senator Duncan Wilson. The 'status quo does not change on its own' says Wells, warning there is still work to do to address 2SLGBTQIA+ equality in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kristopher Wells

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's One Canadian Economy Act, which the government has touted as a necessary solution to kickstart Canada's economy, has passed the Senate after only two days of debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's One Canadian Economy Act, which the government has touted as a necessary solution to kickstart Canada's economy, has passed the Senate after only two days of debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is
Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
In these complex times, where targeted violence and threats against the public are so multi-various in nature, we must continually adapt to the dynamic threat landscape via a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, write John McCoy and Michael King. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is
In these complex times, where targeted violence and threats against the public are so multi-various in nature, we must continually adapt to the dynamic threat landscape via a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, write John McCoy and Michael King. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

Much ado about nothing in Iran

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

Much ado about nothing in Iran

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

Much ado about nothing in Iran

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the defence and security agreement between Canada-EU will 'help deliver on capability targets more quickly and economically.' The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the defence and security agreement between Canada-EU will 'help deliver on capability targets more quickly and economically.' The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Israel marks national day

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

Israel marks national day

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

Israel marks national day

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

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

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

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

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

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

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

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The Senate reconvenes

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

The Senate reconvenes

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

The Senate reconvenes

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

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

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

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

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

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

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

  • A record 91 candidates running for the seat in Carleton is unlikely to change the outcome of the vote, with Poilievre likely to win,
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 21, 2025
The 2025 federal election is Pierre Poilievre's first time running for re-election while holding the leadership of the Conservative Party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carleton remains a stronghold for Poilievre, but with some uncertainty from changed boundaries, says strategist

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 21, 2025
  • A record 91 candidates running for the seat in Carleton is unlikely to change the outcome of the vote, with Poilievre likely to win,

Carleton remains a stronghold for Poilievre, but with some uncertainty from changed boundaries, says strategist

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 21, 2025
  • A record 91 candidates running for the seat in Carleton is unlikely to change the outcome of the vote, with Poilievre likely to win,
The 2025 federal election is Pierre Poilievre's first time running for re-election while holding the leadership of the Conservative Party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Angry’ Conservative base and ‘fearful’ Liberals expected to boost turnout this election, say political players

  • Voters are ‘genned up,' or highly motivated, and are poised to make their voices heard in next week’s election, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 21, 2025
Elizabeth May, left, Jagmeet Singh, Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre, Yves-François Blanchet, and Jonathan Pedneault. In what's shaping up to be one of the most consequential elections in Canadian history—with high stakes and every vote counting—voter turnout on April 28 is expected to be significantly higher, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

‘Angry’ Conservative base and ‘fearful’ Liberals expected to boost turnout this election, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 21, 2025
  • Voters are ‘genned up,' or highly motivated, and are poised to make their voices heard in next week’s election, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of

‘Angry’ Conservative base and ‘fearful’ Liberals expected to boost turnout this election, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 21, 2025
  • Voters are ‘genned up,' or highly motivated, and are poised to make their voices heard in next week’s election, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of
Elizabeth May, left, Jagmeet Singh, Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre, Yves-François Blanchet, and Jonathan Pedneault. In what's shaping up to be one of the most consequential elections in Canadian history—with high stakes and every vote counting—voter turnout on April 28 is expected to be significantly higher, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

‘We’re behind’: some senior Conservatives call out central campaign for failing to focus more on Trump’s tariffs

  • According to seat projections by polling aggregator 338Canada.com, if an election were to happen now, the Liberals would win 193 seats, the Conservatives 121, the
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 21, 2025
Liberal Leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re behind’: some senior Conservatives call out central campaign for failing to focus more on Trump’s tariffs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 21, 2025
  • According to seat projections by polling aggregator 338Canada.com, if an election were to happen now, the Liberals would win 193 seats, the Conservatives 121, the

‘We’re behind’: some senior Conservatives call out central campaign for failing to focus more on Trump’s tariffs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 21, 2025
  • According to seat projections by polling aggregator 338Canada.com, if an election were to happen now, the Liberals would win 193 seats, the Conservatives 121, the
Liberal Leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vote for ‘we’ instead of ‘me’ in this election

  • Canada’s sovereignty is explicitly being targeted by the failed state of America. We will need to continue to rip down inter-provincial trade barriers like our
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 21, 2025
This may be one of the first elections that Canadians are looking squarely at our own unity in the face of external pressures, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vote for ‘we’ instead of ‘me’ in this election

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 21, 2025
  • Canada’s sovereignty is explicitly being targeted by the failed state of America. We will need to continue to rip down inter-provincial trade barriers like our

Vote for ‘we’ instead of ‘me’ in this election

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 21, 2025
  • Canada’s sovereignty is explicitly being targeted by the failed state of America. We will need to continue to rip down inter-provincial trade barriers like our
This may be one of the first elections that Canadians are looking squarely at our own unity in the face of external pressures, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gaza exposes a crisis of conscience in federal election

  • This election offers Canadians a rare and vital opportunity to demand a foreign policy grounded in justice, human rights, and accountability.
Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR | April 21, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney's response at a campaign rally to the conflict in Gaza was both dismissive and detached, writes Taha Ghayyur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gaza exposes a crisis of conscience in federal election

Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR | April 21, 2025
  • This election offers Canadians a rare and vital opportunity to demand a foreign policy grounded in justice, human rights, and accountability.

Gaza exposes a crisis of conscience in federal election

Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR | April 21, 2025
  • This election offers Canadians a rare and vital opportunity to demand a foreign policy grounded in justice, human rights, and accountability.
Liberal Leader Mark Carney's response at a campaign rally to the conflict in Gaza was both dismissive and detached, writes Taha Ghayyur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cracks in conservative solidarity could spell trouble for Poilievre

  • With the Conservatives now trailing the Liberals in the polls, some outside the Poilievre team’s inner circle have smelt blood in the water and
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 21, 2025
Since Pierre Poilievre became Conservative leader, he has run a tight ship, with a close circle of advisers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cracks in conservative solidarity could spell trouble for Poilievre

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 21, 2025
  • With the Conservatives now trailing the Liberals in the polls, some outside the Poilievre team’s inner circle have smelt blood in the water and

Cracks in conservative solidarity could spell trouble for Poilievre

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 21, 2025
  • With the Conservatives now trailing the Liberals in the polls, some outside the Poilievre team’s inner circle have smelt blood in the water and
Since Pierre Poilievre became Conservative leader, he has run a tight ship, with a close circle of advisers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation starts local, says author of guide book for non-Indigenous allies

  • Rose LeMay says it's 'up to non-Indigenous people to change these systems so that Indigenous Peoples are not treated worse than others.'
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
Rose LeMay is the author of Ally Is a Verb. Book cover courtesy of Page Two and handout photograph

Reconciliation starts local, says author of guide book for non-Indigenous allies

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
  • Rose LeMay says it's 'up to non-Indigenous people to change these systems so that Indigenous Peoples are not treated worse than others.'

Reconciliation starts local, says author of guide book for non-Indigenous allies

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
  • Rose LeMay says it's 'up to non-Indigenous people to change these systems so that Indigenous Peoples are not treated worse than others.'
Rose LeMay is the author of Ally Is a Verb. Book cover courtesy of Page Two and handout photograph

Nepean a Liberal stronghold with urban areas and federal public servants, say strategists

  • Nepean is 'pretty solidly urban right now,' and Liberals tend to do better with urban voters, says Kevin Bosch, a former Liberal staffer who's
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured March 29, 2025, visiting staffers and volunteers at his campaign office in Nepean, Ont. The riding is considered a safe Liberal seat. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nepean a Liberal stronghold with urban areas and federal public servants, say strategists

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 21, 2025
  • Nepean is 'pretty solidly urban right now,' and Liberals tend to do better with urban voters, says Kevin Bosch, a former Liberal staffer who's

Nepean a Liberal stronghold with urban areas and federal public servants, say strategists

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 21, 2025
  • Nepean is 'pretty solidly urban right now,' and Liberals tend to do better with urban voters, says Kevin Bosch, a former Liberal staffer who's
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured March 29, 2025, visiting staffers and volunteers at his campaign office in Nepean, Ont. The riding is considered a safe Liberal seat. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘These books all contribute to the national debate of headline issues’: Donner Prize nominees include titles on COVID response, intimate partner violence, corporate governance, and judicial power

  • Plus: Pierre Poilievre says his kids have made him more empathetic, the City of Ottawa aces the C.D. Howe's report on fiscal transparency, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 21, 2025
The 2024 Donner Prize shortlist includes Constraining the Court by James B. Kelly; Fiscal Choices by Michael M. Atkinson and Haizhen Mou; Seized by Uncertainty by Kevin Quigley, Kaitlynne Lowe, Sarah Moore, and Brianna Wolfe; And Sometimes They Kill You by Pamela Cross; and Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance by Bryce C. Tingle. Book covers courtesy of University of Toronto Press, Between The Lines, UBC Press, McGill-Queen’s University Press and Cambridge University Press

‘These books all contribute to the national debate of headline issues’: Donner Prize nominees include titles on COVID response, intimate partner violence, corporate governance, and judicial power

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 21, 2025
  • Plus: Pierre Poilievre says his kids have made him more empathetic, the City of Ottawa aces the C.D. Howe's report on fiscal transparency, and

‘These books all contribute to the national debate of headline issues’: Donner Prize nominees include titles on COVID response, intimate partner violence, corporate governance, and judicial power

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 21, 2025
  • Plus: Pierre Poilievre says his kids have made him more empathetic, the City of Ottawa aces the C.D. Howe's report on fiscal transparency, and
The 2024 Donner Prize shortlist includes Constraining the Court by James B. Kelly; Fiscal Choices by Michael M. Atkinson and Haizhen Mou; Seized by Uncertainty by Kevin Quigley, Kaitlynne Lowe, Sarah Moore, and Brianna Wolfe; And Sometimes They Kill You by Pamela Cross; and Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance by Bryce C. Tingle. Book covers courtesy of University of Toronto Press, Between The Lines, UBC Press, McGill-Queen’s University Press and Cambridge University Press

Trump trumpets to be noticed: B.C. letter writer

  • The other day, I turned on the TV to watch the evening news. That was my first mistake. My second was flipping from one
Opinion | April 21, 2025

Trump trumpets to be noticed: B.C. letter writer

Opinion | April 21, 2025
  • The other day, I turned on the TV to watch the evening news. That was my first mistake. My second was flipping from one

Trump trumpets to be noticed: B.C. letter writer

Opinion | April 21, 2025
  • The other day, I turned on the TV to watch the evening news. That was my first mistake. My second was flipping from one

‘This is a national election inside a local riding,’ says Fanjoy in his bid to oust Poilievre in Carleton

  • Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy is running against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who has a national profile as both party leader and a potential prime
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 21, 2025
Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy, pictured, said he has worn out two pairs of sneakers in the process of knocking on 15,000 doors in Carleton, Ont. He's running against powerhouse Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was first elected in the riding in 2004.    Photograph courtesy of X/Bruce Fanjoy

‘This is a national election inside a local riding,’ says Fanjoy in his bid to oust Poilievre in Carleton

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 21, 2025
  • Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy is running against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who has a national profile as both party leader and a potential prime

‘This is a national election inside a local riding,’ says Fanjoy in his bid to oust Poilievre in Carleton

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 21, 2025
  • Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy is running against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who has a national profile as both party leader and a potential prime
Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy, pictured, said he has worn out two pairs of sneakers in the process of knocking on 15,000 doors in Carleton, Ont. He's running against powerhouse Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was first elected in the riding in 2004.    Photograph courtesy of X/Bruce Fanjoy

Remaining calm, cool, and collected key for Carney

  • If the Liberal leader keeps his cool and avoids attack mode, he can reinforce the impression that he is calm, thoughtful, and fully prepared
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 21, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Carney has come out as the leader most likely to defend Canadian interests against American protectionism and a president enjoys belittling allies and supporting former enemies, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Remaining calm, cool, and collected key for Carney

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 21, 2025
  • If the Liberal leader keeps his cool and avoids attack mode, he can reinforce the impression that he is calm, thoughtful, and fully prepared

Remaining calm, cool, and collected key for Carney

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 21, 2025
  • If the Liberal leader keeps his cool and avoids attack mode, he can reinforce the impression that he is calm, thoughtful, and fully prepared
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Carney has come out as the leader most likely to defend Canadian interests against American protectionism and a president enjoys belittling allies and supporting former enemies, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Everyone needs a safe, decent, affordable place to call home, writes advocate

  • Everyone needs a safe, decent, affordable place to call home.  But for too long, our housing system has felt like an unfair game rigged
Opinion | April 21, 2025

Everyone needs a safe, decent, affordable place to call home, writes advocate

Opinion | April 21, 2025
  • Everyone needs a safe, decent, affordable place to call home.  But for too long, our housing system has felt like an unfair game rigged

Everyone needs a safe, decent, affordable place to call home, writes advocate

Opinion | April 21, 2025
  • Everyone needs a safe, decent, affordable place to call home.  But for too long, our housing system has felt like an unfair game rigged

What a weird election this has been

  • Canadians may well be about to elect a government not necessarily in line with what they want when they think about things during rare
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | April 21, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. An An Abacus poll released on April 16 showed a tightening, and a slight erosion of Carney’s personal approval ratings—though they remained quite robust!—and a notable uptick in the desire for change. Abacus had that at 56 per cent, up five points from the week before. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

What a weird election this has been

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | April 21, 2025
  • Canadians may well be about to elect a government not necessarily in line with what they want when they think about things during rare

What a weird election this has been

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | April 21, 2025
  • Canadians may well be about to elect a government not necessarily in line with what they want when they think about things during rare
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. An An Abacus poll released on April 16 showed a tightening, and a slight erosion of Carney’s personal approval ratings—though they remained quite robust!—and a notable uptick in the desire for change. Abacus had that at 56 per cent, up five points from the week before. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Fiscal Choices takes a sober look at economic dimensions of pandemic

  • The following is an excerpt from Michael M. Atkinson and Haizen Mou's, Fiscal Choices: Canada After the Pandemic, one of the five finalists for
FeatureBY MICHAEL M. ATKINSON, HAIZHEN MOU | April 21, 2025
Authors Mou Haizhen and Michael Atkinson on why they wrote this book: 'We wrote Fiscal Choices out of a genuine concern for Canada’s capacity to cope with both short-term economic shocks and long term-fiscal challenges.' Book cover and photograph courtesy of the University of Toronto Press

Fiscal Choices takes a sober look at economic dimensions of pandemic

FeatureBY MICHAEL M. ATKINSON, HAIZHEN MOU | April 21, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Michael M. Atkinson and Haizen Mou's, Fiscal Choices: Canada After the Pandemic, one of the five finalists for

Fiscal Choices takes a sober look at economic dimensions of pandemic

FeatureBY MICHAEL M. ATKINSON, HAIZHEN MOU | April 21, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Michael M. Atkinson and Haizen Mou's, Fiscal Choices: Canada After the Pandemic, one of the five finalists for
Authors Mou Haizhen and Michael Atkinson on why they wrote this book: 'We wrote Fiscal Choices out of a genuine concern for Canada’s capacity to cope with both short-term economic shocks and long term-fiscal challenges.' Book cover and photograph courtesy of the University of Toronto Press

Among riding races for political leaders, Carney ‘safe’ bet to win; Singh likely to ‘lose,’ says 338Canada’s Fournier  

  • Mark Carney is expected to win Nepean, Pierre Poilievre will likely win Carleton, but Jagmeet Singh is expected to lose his seat, Yves-François Blanchet's
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 21, 2025
Pictured top left and clockwise: Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Among riding races for political leaders, Carney ‘safe’ bet to win; Singh likely to ‘lose,’ says 338Canada’s Fournier  

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney is expected to win Nepean, Pierre Poilievre will likely win Carleton, but Jagmeet Singh is expected to lose his seat, Yves-François Blanchet's

Among riding races for political leaders, Carney ‘safe’ bet to win; Singh likely to ‘lose,’ says 338Canada’s Fournier  

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney is expected to win Nepean, Pierre Poilievre will likely win Carleton, but Jagmeet Singh is expected to lose his seat, Yves-François Blanchet's
Pictured top left and clockwise: Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Obed to talk about ‘Charting Canada’s Arctic Future’ in Toronto on April 23

  • TUESDAY, APRIL 22 Mayor’s Breakfast—David Coletto, founder, chair, and CEO of Abacus Data, is the special guest at the Mayor’s Breakfast, hosted by Ottawa
Natan Obed, pictured, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, will take part in a panel discussion, 'Charting Canada’s Arctic Future,' hosted by the Canadian Club of Toronto. Other participants include Sean Boyd (Agnico Eagle), Heather Exner Poirot (Macdonald-Laurier Institute), and Jessica Shadian (Arctic360) on April 23 at 11:30 a.m. in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Obed to talk about ‘Charting Canada’s Arctic Future’ in Toronto on April 23

  • TUESDAY, APRIL 22 Mayor’s Breakfast—David Coletto, founder, chair, and CEO of Abacus Data, is the special guest at the Mayor’s Breakfast, hosted by Ottawa

Obed to talk about ‘Charting Canada’s Arctic Future’ in Toronto on April 23

  • TUESDAY, APRIL 22 Mayor’s Breakfast—David Coletto, founder, chair, and CEO of Abacus Data, is the special guest at the Mayor’s Breakfast, hosted by Ottawa
Natan Obed, pictured, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, will take part in a panel discussion, 'Charting Canada’s Arctic Future,' hosted by the Canadian Club of Toronto. Other participants include Sean Boyd (Agnico Eagle), Heather Exner Poirot (Macdonald-Laurier Institute), and Jessica Shadian (Arctic360) on April 23 at 11:30 a.m. in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Poilievre is a ‘classic political ripper,’ says author of new bestselling biography

  • Mark Bourrie says Ripper: The Making of Pierre Poilievre is as much about the failings of modern political parties and the Canadian media as
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | April 21, 2025
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 12, 2025, making an announcement on a campaign stop at the Tomlinson Environmental Services shop in Nepean, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre is a ‘classic political ripper,’ says author of new bestselling biography

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | April 21, 2025
  • Mark Bourrie says Ripper: The Making of Pierre Poilievre is as much about the failings of modern political parties and the Canadian media as

Poilievre is a ‘classic political ripper,’ says author of new bestselling biography

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | April 21, 2025
  • Mark Bourrie says Ripper: The Making of Pierre Poilievre is as much about the failings of modern political parties and the Canadian media as
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 12, 2025, making an announcement on a campaign stop at the Tomlinson Environmental Services shop in Nepean, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In ‘classic 905-swing riding’ of Burlington North–Milton West, Ont., Conservative and Liberal candidates going ‘all-in’ on get-out-the-vote efforts

  • Burlington North–Milton West is home to new Canadians and car-commuting suburbanites, and ‘as Milton goes, so goes much of the 905,’ says Ipsos pollster
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 19, 2025
Two-term Liberal MP Adam Van Koeverden, left, and Conservative candidate Nadeem Akbar are going head-to-head in the swing GTA riding of Burlington North–Milton West. Both are making a final push to get out the vote and secure a win. The advance polls are busy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Nadeem Akbar

In ‘classic 905-swing riding’ of Burlington North–Milton West, Ont., Conservative and Liberal candidates going ‘all-in’ on get-out-the-vote efforts

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 19, 2025
  • Burlington North–Milton West is home to new Canadians and car-commuting suburbanites, and ‘as Milton goes, so goes much of the 905,’ says Ipsos pollster

In ‘classic 905-swing riding’ of Burlington North–Milton West, Ont., Conservative and Liberal candidates going ‘all-in’ on get-out-the-vote efforts

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 19, 2025
  • Burlington North–Milton West is home to new Canadians and car-commuting suburbanites, and ‘as Milton goes, so goes much of the 905,’ says Ipsos pollster
Two-term Liberal MP Adam Van Koeverden, left, and Conservative candidate Nadeem Akbar are going head-to-head in the swing GTA riding of Burlington North–Milton West. Both are making a final push to get out the vote and secure a win. The advance polls are busy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Nadeem Akbar

Pundit panel: do endorsements matter?

  • So far in this election campaign we’ve seen musician Neil Young and comedy actor Mike Myers endorse Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and a list
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 18, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney has the endorsements of musician Neil Young and comedy actor Mike Myers, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has the backing of list of business executives. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Pundit panel: do endorsements matter?

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 18, 2025
  • So far in this election campaign we’ve seen musician Neil Young and comedy actor Mike Myers endorse Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and a list

Pundit panel: do endorsements matter?

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 18, 2025
  • So far in this election campaign we’ve seen musician Neil Young and comedy actor Mike Myers endorse Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and a list
Liberal Leader Mark Carney has the endorsements of musician Neil Young and comedy actor Mike Myers, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has the backing of list of business executives. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

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