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Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,
Opinion | May 7, 2025

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Opinion | May 7, 2025
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.
Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid was named environment and climate change minister before the election. Protecting nature can’t just be the job of one department, writes Megan Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid was named environment and climate change minister before the election. Protecting nature can’t just be the job of one department, writes Megan Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.
Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
Canada must continue to invest in research, innovation, and Indigenous-led forestry solutions to maintain our great forest heritage, write Kate Lindsay, Étienne Bélanger, and Darren Sleep. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.
Canada must continue to invest in research, innovation, and Indigenous-led forestry solutions to maintain our great forest heritage, write Kate Lindsay, Étienne Bélanger, and Darren Sleep. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.
Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
We must not squander this multi-generational opportunity by treating critical minerals as just another commodity boom, writes Marilyn Spink. Unsplash photograph by Tobias Kleeb

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.
We must not squander this multi-generational opportunity by treating critical minerals as just another commodity boom, writes Marilyn Spink. Unsplash photograph by Tobias Kleeb

As the climate changes, so does my world

  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman

As the climate changes, so does my world

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.

As the climate changes, so does my world

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
After 15 years in the Red Chamber, Conservative Senator Don Plett will be retiring on May 14. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos
After 15 years in the Red Chamber, Conservative Senator Don Plett will be retiring on May 14. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump was full of praise for Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington yesterday. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump was full of praise for Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington yesterday. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at The White House on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at The White House on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney faces Trump

  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, and three of his cabinet ministers are in Washington, D.C., to talk trade and tariffs with the U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces Trump

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.

Carney faces Trump

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, and three of his cabinet ministers are in Washington, D.C., to talk trade and tariffs with the U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
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Important to differentiate between good and bad federal public service contracts

  • To say federal contracting can get a little complicated is an understatement. The factors that help distinguish the good service contracts from the bad
Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | April 5, 2023
Dominic Barton, RioTinto board of directors chair, at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Feb. 1, 2023. Barton was called to testify about McKinsey & Company's consulting contracts with the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Important to differentiate between good and bad federal public service contracts

Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | April 5, 2023
  • To say federal contracting can get a little complicated is an understatement. The factors that help distinguish the good service contracts from the bad

Important to differentiate between good and bad federal public service contracts

Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | April 5, 2023
  • To say federal contracting can get a little complicated is an understatement. The factors that help distinguish the good service contracts from the bad
Dominic Barton, RioTinto board of directors chair, at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Feb. 1, 2023. Barton was called to testify about McKinsey & Company's consulting contracts with the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The political potency of the firearms issue

  • Canada's more than two million firearms owners will be voting as a block in the next election based on their united opposition to Trudeau’s
Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | April 5, 2023
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on the Hill on March 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The political potency of the firearms issue

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | April 5, 2023
  • Canada's more than two million firearms owners will be voting as a block in the next election based on their united opposition to Trudeau’s

The political potency of the firearms issue

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | April 5, 2023
  • Canada's more than two million firearms owners will be voting as a block in the next election based on their united opposition to Trudeau’s
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on the Hill on March 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Before the great Ukrainian offensive

  • The Ukrainians are constrained by their lack of means and the restrictions imposed by the NATO powers to wage a strictly limited war: only
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 5, 2023
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Here’s some bad news on the ‘peace’ front. Most wars do not end in ‘negotiations’. There may be a peace treaty, but it usually just ratifies what has already happened on the battlefield: the Congress of Vienna, the Treaty of Versailles, and the Dayton Accords. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Before the great Ukrainian offensive

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 5, 2023
  • The Ukrainians are constrained by their lack of means and the restrictions imposed by the NATO powers to wage a strictly limited war: only

Before the great Ukrainian offensive

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 5, 2023
  • The Ukrainians are constrained by their lack of means and the restrictions imposed by the NATO powers to wage a strictly limited war: only
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Here’s some bad news on the ‘peace’ front. Most wars do not end in ‘negotiations’. There may be a peace treaty, but it usually just ratifies what has already happened on the battlefield: the Congress of Vienna, the Treaty of Versailles, and the Dayton Accords. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The myth of a rational budget

  • All I know is politicians would rather please voters than economists. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 5, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on March 27, 2023, buying her new budget day shoes at Simons at the Rideau Centre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The myth of a rational budget

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 5, 2023
  • All I know is politicians would rather please voters than economists. 

The myth of a rational budget

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 5, 2023
  • All I know is politicians would rather please voters than economists. 
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on March 27, 2023, buying her new budget day shoes at Simons at the Rideau Centre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic justice advocates encouraged by a few big wins in Budget 2023, but renew call for bolder action

  • Tax fairness advocate praises measures to end exemptions for banks and to set up a corporate registry, but says government ‘way too timid’ in
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 5, 2023
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, seen here on March 31, answered a long-standing call from corporate transparency advocates when he tabled legislation on March 22 to set up a beneficial ownership registry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic justice advocates encouraged by a few big wins in Budget 2023, but renew call for bolder action

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 5, 2023
  • Tax fairness advocate praises measures to end exemptions for banks and to set up a corporate registry, but says government ‘way too timid’ in

Economic justice advocates encouraged by a few big wins in Budget 2023, but renew call for bolder action

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 5, 2023
  • Tax fairness advocate praises measures to end exemptions for banks and to set up a corporate registry, but says government ‘way too timid’ in
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, seen here on March 31, answered a long-standing call from corporate transparency advocates when he tabled legislation on March 22 to set up a beneficial ownership registry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ on cannabis excise tax as some producers choose illicit market over bankruptcy

  • Cannabis marketing CEO Lisa Campbell says she expects more than half of the existing licensed producers and retailers will fold in a year, well
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 5, 2023
Nearly five years after legalization, Canada's cannabis industry is struggling with the burden of an excise tax based on an 'idealized' valuation by Health Canada, say advocates, forcing many businesses to choose between bankruptcy, selling government weed, or returning to the illicit market to turn a profit. The Hill Times file photograph

Feds ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ on cannabis excise tax as some producers choose illicit market over bankruptcy

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 5, 2023
  • Cannabis marketing CEO Lisa Campbell says she expects more than half of the existing licensed producers and retailers will fold in a year, well

Feds ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ on cannabis excise tax as some producers choose illicit market over bankruptcy

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 5, 2023
  • Cannabis marketing CEO Lisa Campbell says she expects more than half of the existing licensed producers and retailers will fold in a year, well
Nearly five years after legalization, Canada's cannabis industry is struggling with the burden of an excise tax based on an 'idealized' valuation by Health Canada, say advocates, forcing many businesses to choose between bankruptcy, selling government weed, or returning to the illicit market to turn a profit. The Hill Times file photograph

Budget offers ‘underwhelming’ response to worsening housing crisis, say advocates

  • Stakeholders say greater targeted supports for the most-vulnerable Canadians and an increased share of co-op and non-profit housing are needed to meet the 'gravity
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 5, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has defended the lack of new funding for affordable housing in the 2023 federal budget, pointing to the billions of dollars announced in the previous budget, including the Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy, and the Housing Accelerator Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget offers ‘underwhelming’ response to worsening housing crisis, say advocates

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 5, 2023
  • Stakeholders say greater targeted supports for the most-vulnerable Canadians and an increased share of co-op and non-profit housing are needed to meet the 'gravity

Budget offers ‘underwhelming’ response to worsening housing crisis, say advocates

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 5, 2023
  • Stakeholders say greater targeted supports for the most-vulnerable Canadians and an increased share of co-op and non-profit housing are needed to meet the 'gravity
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has defended the lack of new funding for affordable housing in the 2023 federal budget, pointing to the billions of dollars announced in the previous budget, including the Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy, and the Housing Accelerator Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mukbil delves into fighting terrorism and taking on institutional racism in new book

  • Plus, Liberal MP Andy Fillmore pays tribute to the first female special assistant to a cabinet minister Carol Young in the House, and former
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 5, 2023
Huda Mukbil was a senior intelligence officer at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service for 16 years and she was often the only racialized person at the table. Agent of Change: My Life Fighting Terrorists, Spies, and Institutional Racism is published by McGill-Queen’s University Press. Photograph courtesy of Huda Mukbil

Mukbil delves into fighting terrorism and taking on institutional racism in new book

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 5, 2023
  • Plus, Liberal MP Andy Fillmore pays tribute to the first female special assistant to a cabinet minister Carol Young in the House, and former

Mukbil delves into fighting terrorism and taking on institutional racism in new book

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 5, 2023
  • Plus, Liberal MP Andy Fillmore pays tribute to the first female special assistant to a cabinet minister Carol Young in the House, and former
Huda Mukbil was a senior intelligence officer at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service for 16 years and she was often the only racialized person at the table. Agent of Change: My Life Fighting Terrorists, Spies, and Institutional Racism is published by McGill-Queen’s University Press. Photograph courtesy of Huda Mukbil

Lack of government disclosure hurt Afghanistan Committee’s work, say opposition MPs

  • Despite the criticisms, MPs say the Special Committee on Afghanistan played a useful role.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 5, 2023
The Special House Committee on Afghanistan, which was chaired by Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal, centre, would have been better served if the government was more co-operative in providing documents, say Conservative MP Alex Ruff, left, and NDP MP Jenny Kwan, right. Photograph courtesy of Twitter and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Lack of government disclosure hurt Afghanistan Committee’s work, say opposition MPs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 5, 2023
  • Despite the criticisms, MPs say the Special Committee on Afghanistan played a useful role.

Lack of government disclosure hurt Afghanistan Committee’s work, say opposition MPs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 5, 2023
  • Despite the criticisms, MPs say the Special Committee on Afghanistan played a useful role.
The Special House Committee on Afghanistan, which was chaired by Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal, centre, would have been better served if the government was more co-operative in providing documents, say Conservative MP Alex Ruff, left, and NDP MP Jenny Kwan, right. Photograph courtesy of Twitter and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Three federal bureaucrats stripped of security clearances since 2017 for alleged spying 

  • Losing security clearance for allegedly spying or acting on behalf of a foreign government doesn’t mean an individual has committed a crime, notes professor
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 5, 2023
At least 308 civil servants have lost their security clearance for a variety of reasons since the beginning of 2016, of whom 121 were from Public Services and Procurement Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Three federal bureaucrats stripped of security clearances since 2017 for alleged spying 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 5, 2023
  • Losing security clearance for allegedly spying or acting on behalf of a foreign government doesn’t mean an individual has committed a crime, notes professor

Three federal bureaucrats stripped of security clearances since 2017 for alleged spying 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 5, 2023
  • Losing security clearance for allegedly spying or acting on behalf of a foreign government doesn’t mean an individual has committed a crime, notes professor
At least 308 civil servants have lost their security clearance for a variety of reasons since the beginning of 2016, of whom 121 were from Public Services and Procurement Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds puffed past opportunity for cannabis reform in budget

  • The most recent federal budget has harshed the cannabis industry’s buzz. As The Hill Times’ Stuart Benson reports, stakeholders were holding their breath for
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 5, 2023
Demonstrators gather for a 4/20 rally on Parliament Hill on April 20, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds puffed past opportunity for cannabis reform in budget

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 5, 2023
  • The most recent federal budget has harshed the cannabis industry’s buzz. As The Hill Times’ Stuart Benson reports, stakeholders were holding their breath for

Feds puffed past opportunity for cannabis reform in budget

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 5, 2023
  • The most recent federal budget has harshed the cannabis industry’s buzz. As The Hill Times’ Stuart Benson reports, stakeholders were holding their breath for
Demonstrators gather for a 4/20 rally on Parliament Hill on April 20, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A budget unworthy of the name

  • This is a shopping list, with little regard for balance sheets, fiscal projections, the state of the economy, and the requirement governments be careful
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 5, 2023
The 2023 federal budget books stacked inside the lockup at the Westin Hotel on March 28. The title is a meaningless mouthful, with economic nationalism, a cliché, a pitch on inflation, and a prognostication, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A budget unworthy of the name

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 5, 2023
  • This is a shopping list, with little regard for balance sheets, fiscal projections, the state of the economy, and the requirement governments be careful

A budget unworthy of the name

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 5, 2023
  • This is a shopping list, with little regard for balance sheets, fiscal projections, the state of the economy, and the requirement governments be careful
The 2023 federal budget books stacked inside the lockup at the Westin Hotel on March 28. The title is a meaningless mouthful, with economic nationalism, a cliché, a pitch on inflation, and a prognostication, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Searching for consensus in a divided country

  • The reaction to the budget is all the more pertinent for the Liberals at a time when culture war issues are eclipsing already meagre
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 5, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
The response to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's latest attempt to balance the country’s priorities is a reminder of how divided Canadians have become along conservative versus progressive lines, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Searching for consensus in a divided country

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 5, 2023
  • The reaction to the budget is all the more pertinent for the Liberals at a time when culture war issues are eclipsing already meagre

Searching for consensus in a divided country

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 5, 2023
  • The reaction to the budget is all the more pertinent for the Liberals at a time when culture war issues are eclipsing already meagre
Chrystia Freeland
The response to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's latest attempt to balance the country’s priorities is a reminder of how divided Canadians have become along conservative versus progressive lines, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Business as usual’ with current Israeli government not an option, says CJPME

  • People around the world are openly questioning Israel’s commitment to democracy. Right-wing Israeli ministers make blatantly racist remarks about Palestinians. Human rights organizations have
Opinion | April 5, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s March 16 meeting with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen raised concerns, writes Thomas Woodley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Business as usual’ with current Israeli government not an option, says CJPME

Opinion | April 5, 2023
  • People around the world are openly questioning Israel’s commitment to democracy. Right-wing Israeli ministers make blatantly racist remarks about Palestinians. Human rights organizations have

‘Business as usual’ with current Israeli government not an option, says CJPME

Opinion | April 5, 2023
  • People around the world are openly questioning Israel’s commitment to democracy. Right-wing Israeli ministers make blatantly racist remarks about Palestinians. Human rights organizations have
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s March 16 meeting with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen raised concerns, writes Thomas Woodley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t mislead on waste plans: Canadian Nuclear Society

  • Re: “Nuclear Waste Management Organization taking extra year to pick storage site as it seeks local support,” (The Hill Times, March 13).  Kevin Philipupillai
Opinion | April 5, 2023

Don’t mislead on waste plans: Canadian Nuclear Society

Opinion | April 5, 2023
  • Re: “Nuclear Waste Management Organization taking extra year to pick storage site as it seeks local support,” (The Hill Times, March 13).  Kevin Philipupillai

Don’t mislead on waste plans: Canadian Nuclear Society

Opinion | April 5, 2023
  • Re: “Nuclear Waste Management Organization taking extra year to pick storage site as it seeks local support,” (The Hill Times, March 13).  Kevin Philipupillai

The CRA’s reliance on biased sources can perpetuate Islamophobia

  • Without oversight, the Canada Revenue Agency has zero accountability for what it writes in its administrative fairness letters.
Opinion | BY MOHAMMED IQBAL ALNADVI | April 5, 2023
Diane Lebouthillie
Diane Lebouthillie
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier is the minister responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency. The Muslim Association of Canada is challenging the CRA in the Ontario Superior Court, claiming that CRA audits violate the constitutional rights of Canadian Muslims. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The CRA’s reliance on biased sources can perpetuate Islamophobia

Opinion | BY MOHAMMED IQBAL ALNADVI | April 5, 2023
  • Without oversight, the Canada Revenue Agency has zero accountability for what it writes in its administrative fairness letters.

The CRA’s reliance on biased sources can perpetuate Islamophobia

Opinion | BY MOHAMMED IQBAL ALNADVI | April 5, 2023
  • Without oversight, the Canada Revenue Agency has zero accountability for what it writes in its administrative fairness letters.
Diane Lebouthillie
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier is the minister responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency. The Muslim Association of Canada is challenging the CRA in the Ontario Superior Court, claiming that CRA audits violate the constitutional rights of Canadian Muslims. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaks show releasing oilsands waters into the Athabasca River is not the best solution for tailings ponds

  • The uncertainty of health and safety causes immense stress on a community already dealing with intergenerational trauma and lack of support.
Opinion | BY MELODY LEPINE | April 5, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and the Canadian government must consider more than just changing federal law to release oilsands waters into the Athabasca River, writes Melody Lepine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaks show releasing oilsands waters into the Athabasca River is not the best solution for tailings ponds

Opinion | BY MELODY LEPINE | April 5, 2023
  • The uncertainty of health and safety causes immense stress on a community already dealing with intergenerational trauma and lack of support.

Leaks show releasing oilsands waters into the Athabasca River is not the best solution for tailings ponds

Opinion | BY MELODY LEPINE | April 5, 2023
  • The uncertainty of health and safety causes immense stress on a community already dealing with intergenerational trauma and lack of support.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and the Canadian government must consider more than just changing federal law to release oilsands waters into the Athabasca River, writes Melody Lepine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vandal joins ministerial budget victory lap with April 6 Winnipeg event

  • TUESDAY, APRIL 4—THURSDAY, APRIL 6 Special Chiefs Assembly—The Assembly of First Nations hosts a Special Chiefs’ Assembly from Tuesday, April 4 to Thursday, April
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal will dig into the 2023 federal budget at a breakfast event hosted by the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce on April 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vandal joins ministerial budget victory lap with April 6 Winnipeg event

  • TUESDAY, APRIL 4—THURSDAY, APRIL 6 Special Chiefs Assembly—The Assembly of First Nations hosts a Special Chiefs’ Assembly from Tuesday, April 4 to Thursday, April

Vandal joins ministerial budget victory lap with April 6 Winnipeg event

  • TUESDAY, APRIL 4—THURSDAY, APRIL 6 Special Chiefs Assembly—The Assembly of First Nations hosts a Special Chiefs’ Assembly from Tuesday, April 4 to Thursday, April
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal will dig into the 2023 federal budget at a breakfast event hosted by the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce on April 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Who’s getting those sweet, sweet speaking fees?

  • Plus, ministers and opposition leaders criss-cross the country.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 5, 2023
Caroline Xavier, the chief of the Communications Security Establishment, pictured during a House of Commons committee meeting on March 2, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Who’s getting those sweet, sweet speaking fees?

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 5, 2023
  • Plus, ministers and opposition leaders criss-cross the country.

Politics This Morning: Who’s getting those sweet, sweet speaking fees?

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 5, 2023
  • Plus, ministers and opposition leaders criss-cross the country.
Caroline Xavier, the chief of the Communications Security Establishment, pictured during a House of Commons committee meeting on March 2, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Muslim charity asks court to halt ‘fundamentally and fatally flawed’ audit it says violates Charter freedoms

  • Lawyers for the Muslim Association of Canada argue that the Canada Revenue Agency's audit of the charity is rooted in Islamophobia and 'systemic bias,'
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 4, 2023
Lawyers representing the Canada Revenue Agency and the federal government have asked the Ontario Superior Court to dismiss the case. Photograph courtesy of Obert Madondo/Flickr

Muslim charity asks court to halt ‘fundamentally and fatally flawed’ audit it says violates Charter freedoms

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 4, 2023
  • Lawyers for the Muslim Association of Canada argue that the Canada Revenue Agency's audit of the charity is rooted in Islamophobia and 'systemic bias,'

Muslim charity asks court to halt ‘fundamentally and fatally flawed’ audit it says violates Charter freedoms

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 4, 2023
  • Lawyers for the Muslim Association of Canada argue that the Canada Revenue Agency's audit of the charity is rooted in Islamophobia and 'systemic bias,'
Lawyers representing the Canada Revenue Agency and the federal government have asked the Ontario Superior Court to dismiss the case. Photograph courtesy of Obert Madondo/Flickr

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