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PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

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

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

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

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

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

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney cannot let defence spending stand-in for a foreign policy strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney cannot let defence spending stand-in for a foreign policy strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
NDP MP Heather McPherson is mulling a bid for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.
NDP MP Heather McPherson is mulling a bid for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The North is Canada’s microcosm

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

The North is Canada’s microcosm

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

The North is Canada’s microcosm

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

Letter writer: Mark Carney is a leader worth following

  • In my mind, Mark Carney gets an “A” in his role as Canada’s new prime minister. Whenever our previous “look-at-me” leader spoke on TV,
Opinion | July 2, 2025
Image courtesy of Pexels

Letter writer: Mark Carney is a leader worth following

Opinion | July 2, 2025
  • In my mind, Mark Carney gets an “A” in his role as Canada’s new prime minister. Whenever our previous “look-at-me” leader spoke on TV,

Letter writer: Mark Carney is a leader worth following

Opinion | July 2, 2025
  • In my mind, Mark Carney gets an “A” in his role as Canada’s new prime minister. Whenever our previous “look-at-me” leader spoke on TV,
Image courtesy of Pexels

Recent HT articles are fresh air in stale media landscape, says reader

  • I had decided to cancel my subscription to The Hill Times, but the recent articles by Bhagwant Sandhu (“As the U.S. follows Israel into
Opinion | July 2, 2025
Image courtesy of Pexels

Recent HT articles are fresh air in stale media landscape, says reader

Opinion | July 2, 2025
  • I had decided to cancel my subscription to The Hill Times, but the recent articles by Bhagwant Sandhu (“As the U.S. follows Israel into

Recent HT articles are fresh air in stale media landscape, says reader

Opinion | July 2, 2025
  • I had decided to cancel my subscription to The Hill Times, but the recent articles by Bhagwant Sandhu (“As the U.S. follows Israel into
Image courtesy of Pexels

AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

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

AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

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

AI action plan: rewiring government for public good

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

National dental care program is likely more costly than advertised

  • When first announced two years ago, the estimated price tag was $13-billion over five years, and then $4.4-billion ongoing.
Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | July 2, 2025
The initial price tag for the national dental care program may well have understated taxpayer costs, and to make matters worse, there are also significant administrative costs, writes Matthew Lau. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Tima Miroshnichenko

National dental care program is likely more costly than advertised

Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | July 2, 2025
  • When first announced two years ago, the estimated price tag was $13-billion over five years, and then $4.4-billion ongoing.

National dental care program is likely more costly than advertised

Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | July 2, 2025
  • When first announced two years ago, the estimated price tag was $13-billion over five years, and then $4.4-billion ongoing.
The initial price tag for the national dental care program may well have understated taxpayer costs, and to make matters worse, there are also significant administrative costs, writes Matthew Lau. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Tima Miroshnichenko

Turning goals into results

  • In a country of many competing interests and multiple governments, getting them all to co-ordinate their activities to achieve the ambitious goals outlined at
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre. Canada's ambitious goals will require major initiatives by all levels of government, and by the private sector, as well as co-ordination between sectors if they are to be achieved efficiently and in a timely manner, writes Michael Hatfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Turning goals into results

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • In a country of many competing interests and multiple governments, getting them all to co-ordinate their activities to achieve the ambitious goals outlined at

Turning goals into results

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • In a country of many competing interests and multiple governments, getting them all to co-ordinate their activities to achieve the ambitious goals outlined at
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre. Canada's ambitious goals will require major initiatives by all levels of government, and by the private sector, as well as co-ordination between sectors if they are to be achieved efficiently and in a timely manner, writes Michael Hatfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is Trump protecting tech billionaires in U.S. fight with Canada over digital services tax?

  • Canada should continue working with European partners and others, who are also likely to face similar threats on the digital tax from the U.S.
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | June 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Trump may be choosing to first threaten Canada over its digital services tax in order to scare European countries with the same plan, writes Errol P. Mendes. Official White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Is Trump protecting tech billionaires in U.S. fight with Canada over digital services tax?

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | June 30, 2025
  • Canada should continue working with European partners and others, who are also likely to face similar threats on the digital tax from the U.S.

Is Trump protecting tech billionaires in U.S. fight with Canada over digital services tax?

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | June 30, 2025
  • Canada should continue working with European partners and others, who are also likely to face similar threats on the digital tax from the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Trump may be choosing to first threaten Canada over its digital services tax in order to scare European countries with the same plan, writes Errol P. Mendes. Official White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

  • An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with U.S. President Donald Trump at the recent G7 Summit in Alberta. Carney has indicated that defence infrastructure investment could include things like the development of Canada's critical minerals, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
  • An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
  • An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with U.S. President Donald Trump at the recent G7 Summit in Alberta. Carney has indicated that defence infrastructure investment could include things like the development of Canada's critical minerals, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

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

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

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

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

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

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

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

  • Dr. Theresa Tam has left the job of chief public health officer after eight years. Her successor will have to contend with a change
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 30, 2025
Theresa Tam
Theresa Tam
Dr. Theresa Tam was Canada’s chief public health officer between June 26, 2017, and June 20, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 30, 2025
  • Dr. Theresa Tam has left the job of chief public health officer after eight years. Her successor will have to contend with a change

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 30, 2025
  • Dr. Theresa Tam has left the job of chief public health officer after eight years. Her successor will have to contend with a change
Theresa Tam
Dr. Theresa Tam was Canada’s chief public health officer between June 26, 2017, and June 20, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

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

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

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

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

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

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

When conservatives battle conservatives

  • It's unclear how much money Project Ontario will spend to advance its cause. But one thing we do know is that some conservatives are unhappy
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 30, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will soon face some friendly fire, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When conservatives battle conservatives

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 30, 2025
  • It's unclear how much money Project Ontario will spend to advance its cause. But one thing we do know is that some conservatives are unhappy

When conservatives battle conservatives

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 30, 2025
  • It's unclear how much money Project Ontario will spend to advance its cause. But one thing we do know is that some conservatives are unhappy
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will soon face some friendly fire, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian cultural diversity is what makes our country great

  • In this tense global environment, people around the world look to Canada as a country where people have learned to celebrate their differences, not
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 30, 2025
People at the Canada Day celebration in Ottawa on July 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadian cultural diversity is what makes our country great

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 30, 2025
  • In this tense global environment, people around the world look to Canada as a country where people have learned to celebrate their differences, not

Canadian cultural diversity is what makes our country great

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 30, 2025
  • In this tense global environment, people around the world look to Canada as a country where people have learned to celebrate their differences, not
People at the Canada Day celebration in Ottawa on July 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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

Well, look who’s turning 158: Happy Canada Day, eh!

  • MONDAY, JUNE 30 Senator Gold’s Retirement—Today is non-affiliated Quebec Senator Marc Gold’s 75th birthday, which means his mandatory retirement from the Senate. TUESDAY, JULY 1
People pictured on July 1, 2023, at the Canada Day festivities at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Well, look who’s turning 158: Happy Canada Day, eh!

  • MONDAY, JUNE 30 Senator Gold’s Retirement—Today is non-affiliated Quebec Senator Marc Gold’s 75th birthday, which means his mandatory retirement from the Senate. TUESDAY, JULY 1

Well, look who’s turning 158: Happy Canada Day, eh!

  • MONDAY, JUNE 30 Senator Gold’s Retirement—Today is non-affiliated Quebec Senator Marc Gold’s 75th birthday, which means his mandatory retirement from the Senate. TUESDAY, JULY 1
People pictured on July 1, 2023, at the Canada Day festivities at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand

  • Canadians deserve an informed debate about the potential proliferation dangers of these new reactor designs, especially as the intention is to export them around
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON, GORDON EDWARDS | June 29, 2025
Atomic bomb mushroom clouds pictured over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, left, and over Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945. Images courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON, GORDON EDWARDS | June 29, 2025
  • Canadians deserve an informed debate about the potential proliferation dangers of these new reactor designs, especially as the intention is to export them around

Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON, GORDON EDWARDS | June 29, 2025
  • Canadians deserve an informed debate about the potential proliferation dangers of these new reactor designs, especially as the intention is to export them around
Atomic bomb mushroom clouds pictured over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, left, and over Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945. Images courtesy Wikimedia Commons
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Critical mineral mining: stabilizing Canada’s economy through energy justice

  • A sustainable mining sector will minimize negative environmental, social, and economic impacts.
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ | June 5, 2024
If done right, critical mineral mining can stabilize the Canadian economy while we all enjoy the benefits of a cleaner, healthier environment, and a just society, writes Sen. Rosa Galvez. Pexels photograph by Jaime Reimer

Critical mineral mining: stabilizing Canada’s economy through energy justice

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ | June 5, 2024
  • A sustainable mining sector will minimize negative environmental, social, and economic impacts.

Critical mineral mining: stabilizing Canada’s economy through energy justice

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ | June 5, 2024
  • A sustainable mining sector will minimize negative environmental, social, and economic impacts.
If done right, critical mineral mining can stabilize the Canadian economy while we all enjoy the benefits of a cleaner, healthier environment, and a just society, writes Sen. Rosa Galvez. Pexels photograph by Jaime Reimer

How we should move forward with the energy transition

  • The path forward includes expanding our wind and solar capacities, harnessing geothermal energy, and continuing to develop cutting-edge carbon capture and storage solutions.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP GEORGE CHAHAL | June 5, 2024
Canada must strive to become an energy superpower capable of competing in wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy sectors, writes Liberal MP George Chahal.  Unsplash photograph by Ali Kazal

How we should move forward with the energy transition

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP GEORGE CHAHAL | June 5, 2024
  • The path forward includes expanding our wind and solar capacities, harnessing geothermal energy, and continuing to develop cutting-edge carbon capture and storage solutions.

How we should move forward with the energy transition

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP GEORGE CHAHAL | June 5, 2024
  • The path forward includes expanding our wind and solar capacities, harnessing geothermal energy, and continuing to develop cutting-edge carbon capture and storage solutions.
Canada must strive to become an energy superpower capable of competing in wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy sectors, writes Liberal MP George Chahal.  Unsplash photograph by Ali Kazal

iPolitics takes over as new host of Parliamentarians of the Year awards

  • It's awards season as Library and Archives Canada dole out their Scholar Awards, the Canadian Screen Awards taps top journalists, uOttawa will honour Lisa
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 5, 2024
Then-Canadian Medical Association president and current CSG Senator Gigi Osler, left, with then-NDP MP Georgina Jolibois who received the award for Best Represents Constituents at the 2018 Parliamentarian of the Year Awards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

iPolitics takes over as new host of Parliamentarians of the Year awards

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 5, 2024
  • It's awards season as Library and Archives Canada dole out their Scholar Awards, the Canadian Screen Awards taps top journalists, uOttawa will honour Lisa

iPolitics takes over as new host of Parliamentarians of the Year awards

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 5, 2024
  • It's awards season as Library and Archives Canada dole out their Scholar Awards, the Canadian Screen Awards taps top journalists, uOttawa will honour Lisa
Then-Canadian Medical Association president and current CSG Senator Gigi Osler, left, with then-NDP MP Georgina Jolibois who received the award for Best Represents Constituents at the 2018 Parliamentarian of the Year Awards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rate of change

  • Plus, two former Liberal ministers will appear before committees today.
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rate of change

  • Plus, two former Liberal ministers will appear before committees today.

Rate of change

  • Plus, two former Liberal ministers will appear before committees today.
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau government needs to move into high gear on TRC, MMIWG calls

  • Former commissioners who led the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) recently called on the federal government to use
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 5, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was presented with the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls final report at a closing ceremony in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2019. Since then, few of the inquiry's Calls for Justice have been fulfilled. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau government needs to move into high gear on TRC, MMIWG calls

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 5, 2024
  • Former commissioners who led the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) recently called on the federal government to use

Trudeau government needs to move into high gear on TRC, MMIWG calls

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 5, 2024
  • Former commissioners who led the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) recently called on the federal government to use
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was presented with the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls final report at a closing ceremony in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2019. Since then, few of the inquiry's Calls for Justice have been fulfilled. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Clones of 100-year-old elm tree planted on eastern slope of Parliament Hill 

  • Six saplings cultivated at the University of Guelph from cuttings taken from the elm tree that was chopped down in 2019 were planted east
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 5, 2024
The former 100-year-old elm tree sat between the east end of Centre Block and the Sir John A. Macdonald statue, as seen on Feb. 6, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Clones of 100-year-old elm tree planted on eastern slope of Parliament Hill 

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 5, 2024
  • Six saplings cultivated at the University of Guelph from cuttings taken from the elm tree that was chopped down in 2019 were planted east

Clones of 100-year-old elm tree planted on eastern slope of Parliament Hill 

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 5, 2024
  • Six saplings cultivated at the University of Guelph from cuttings taken from the elm tree that was chopped down in 2019 were planted east
The former 100-year-old elm tree sat between the east end of Centre Block and the Sir John A. Macdonald statue, as seen on Feb. 6, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hill media flock to Trudeau’s garden and the trivial pursuit of Politico’s glory at The Mét

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invited press gallery reporters, cabinet ministers, and staffers to Rideau Cottage on June 3 for the annual Media Garden Party,
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 4, 2024
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, top left, CTV's Vassy Kapelos, the PMO's Supriya Dwivedi and Katie Telford at the Prime Minister's Media Garden Party, and the CPAC Brainiacs' Gabe Counsil, bottom left, Noah Richardson, Cameron Ryan, Andrew Thomson, and Glenn McInnis hoist the Politico Trivia Cup at the Métropolitain Brasserie. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Hill media flock to Trudeau’s garden and the trivial pursuit of Politico’s glory at The Mét

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 4, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invited press gallery reporters, cabinet ministers, and staffers to Rideau Cottage on June 3 for the annual Media Garden Party,

Hill media flock to Trudeau’s garden and the trivial pursuit of Politico’s glory at The Mét

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 4, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invited press gallery reporters, cabinet ministers, and staffers to Rideau Cottage on June 3 for the annual Media Garden Party,
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, top left, CTV's Vassy Kapelos, the PMO's Supriya Dwivedi and Katie Telford at the Prime Minister's Media Garden Party, and the CPAC Brainiacs' Gabe Counsil, bottom left, Noah Richardson, Cameron Ryan, Andrew Thomson, and Glenn McInnis hoist the Politico Trivia Cup at the Métropolitain Brasserie. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

AG tables reports

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 4, 2024
Auditor General Karen Hogan published three audits on June 4, including a report looking into 97 professional services contracts awarded to McKinsey and Company between 2011 and 2023 at a value of $200-million. Her report found 'a frequent disregard of federal contracting and procurement policies' in these contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AG tables reports

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 4, 2024

AG tables reports

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 4, 2024
Auditor General Karen Hogan published three audits on June 4, including a report looking into 97 professional services contracts awarded to McKinsey and Company between 2011 and 2023 at a value of $200-million. Her report found 'a frequent disregard of federal contracting and procurement policies' in these contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Audit finds feds’ McKinsey contracts showed ‘frequent disregard’ for the rules

  • The audit examined $200-million the government spent on McKinsey and Company contracts between 2011 and 2023. It found 'contracting practices often did not demonstrate
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 4, 2024
Auditor General Karen Hogan's June 4 report looked into 97 professional services contracts awarded to McKinsey and Company between 2011 and 2023 by federal departments, agencies, and Crown corporations at a value of $200-million. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Audit finds feds’ McKinsey contracts showed ‘frequent disregard’ for the rules

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 4, 2024
  • The audit examined $200-million the government spent on McKinsey and Company contracts between 2011 and 2023. It found 'contracting practices often did not demonstrate

Audit finds feds’ McKinsey contracts showed ‘frequent disregard’ for the rules

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 4, 2024
  • The audit examined $200-million the government spent on McKinsey and Company contracts between 2011 and 2023. It found 'contracting practices often did not demonstrate
Auditor General Karen Hogan's June 4 report looked into 97 professional services contracts awarded to McKinsey and Company between 2011 and 2023 by federal departments, agencies, and Crown corporations at a value of $200-million. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Value for money

  • Plus, Randy Boissonnault faces the Ethics Committee.
Auditor General Karen Hogan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Value for money

  • Plus, Randy Boissonnault faces the Ethics Committee.

Value for money

  • Plus, Randy Boissonnault faces the Ethics Committee.
Auditor General Karen Hogan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

National housing review panel says housing, like health care, should be universal

  • A review panel studying the financialization of rental housing is calling for national consensus protections for renters, and more funding for non-market housing to
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 3, 2024
Housing Minister Sean Fraser's office says the report will play an important role informing the government's plan to 'solve Canada's housing crisis.' Fraser has until Sept. 26 to deliver the federal government's official response to the review panel's recommendations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

National housing review panel says housing, like health care, should be universal

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 3, 2024
  • A review panel studying the financialization of rental housing is calling for national consensus protections for renters, and more funding for non-market housing to

National housing review panel says housing, like health care, should be universal

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 3, 2024
  • A review panel studying the financialization of rental housing is calling for national consensus protections for renters, and more funding for non-market housing to
Housing Minister Sean Fraser's office says the report will play an important role informing the government's plan to 'solve Canada's housing crisis.' Fraser has until Sept. 26 to deliver the federal government's official response to the review panel's recommendations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

EU law to reduce deforestation misses the Indigenous people for the trees

  • The EU’s rigid stance fails to consider the dynamic nature of Canada’s forests, and risks sidelining Indigenous-led forest management.
Opinion | BY JP GLADU | June 3, 2024
The EU’s goal to combat deforestation globally should not overlook the nuanced practices that have long been part of Canada’s forestry success, writes JP Gladu. Pexels photograph by Roman Biernacki

EU law to reduce deforestation misses the Indigenous people for the trees

Opinion | BY JP GLADU | June 3, 2024
  • The EU’s rigid stance fails to consider the dynamic nature of Canada’s forests, and risks sidelining Indigenous-led forest management.

EU law to reduce deforestation misses the Indigenous people for the trees

Opinion | BY JP GLADU | June 3, 2024
  • The EU’s rigid stance fails to consider the dynamic nature of Canada’s forests, and risks sidelining Indigenous-led forest management.
The EU’s goal to combat deforestation globally should not overlook the nuanced practices that have long been part of Canada’s forestry success, writes JP Gladu. Pexels photograph by Roman Biernacki

Opposition to federal EV standard could cost $90-billion in health benefits

  • In addition to tackling climate change and improving health outcomes, the EV standard also delivers gains for business and the broader economy.
Opinion | BY SEHJAL BHARGAVA, DORIS GRINSPUN, JULIA LANGER | June 3, 2024
One in seven premature deaths in Canada is attributable to air pollution, and tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks are the leading source, write Sehjal Bhargava, Doris Grinspun, and Julia Langer. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Opposition to federal EV standard could cost $90-billion in health benefits

Opinion | BY SEHJAL BHARGAVA, DORIS GRINSPUN, JULIA LANGER | June 3, 2024
  • In addition to tackling climate change and improving health outcomes, the EV standard also delivers gains for business and the broader economy.

Opposition to federal EV standard could cost $90-billion in health benefits

Opinion | BY SEHJAL BHARGAVA, DORIS GRINSPUN, JULIA LANGER | June 3, 2024
  • In addition to tackling climate change and improving health outcomes, the EV standard also delivers gains for business and the broader economy.
One in seven premature deaths in Canada is attributable to air pollution, and tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks are the leading source, write Sehjal Bhargava, Doris Grinspun, and Julia Langer. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

At this critical moment to save nature, we need all departments to act

  • Canadians are depending on all departments, at all levels of government, to be part of the solution.
Opinion | BY DAVID BROWNE, ELIZABETH HENDRIKS, AKAASH MAHARAJ, ALISON WOODLEY | June 3, 2024
Steven Guilbeault.
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's department has been leading discussions on Canada’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, but it requires a whole of government approach, write environmental leaders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

At this critical moment to save nature, we need all departments to act

Opinion | BY DAVID BROWNE, ELIZABETH HENDRIKS, AKAASH MAHARAJ, ALISON WOODLEY | June 3, 2024
  • Canadians are depending on all departments, at all levels of government, to be part of the solution.

At this critical moment to save nature, we need all departments to act

Opinion | BY DAVID BROWNE, ELIZABETH HENDRIKS, AKAASH MAHARAJ, ALISON WOODLEY | June 3, 2024
  • Canadians are depending on all departments, at all levels of government, to be part of the solution.
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's department has been leading discussions on Canada’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, but it requires a whole of government approach, write environmental leaders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Policy team shake-up in Innovation Minister Champagne’s shop 

  • Along with changes to his policy team, Minister François-Philippe Champagne has a new regional affairs adviser for the West and North.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 3, 2024
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, speaks with reporters—including the CBC's Ashley Burke, right—ahead of a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on May 8, as his press secretary, Audrey Milette, looks on. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Policy team shake-up in Innovation Minister Champagne’s shop 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 3, 2024
  • Along with changes to his policy team, Minister François-Philippe Champagne has a new regional affairs adviser for the West and North.

Policy team shake-up in Innovation Minister Champagne’s shop 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 3, 2024
  • Along with changes to his policy team, Minister François-Philippe Champagne has a new regional affairs adviser for the West and North.
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, speaks with reporters—including the CBC's Ashley Burke, right—ahead of a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on May 8, as his press secretary, Audrey Milette, looks on. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A little more hope for the climate

  • Solar, wind, and nuclear power are already good alternatives to fossil fuels, and now a promising new contender is emerging.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2024
We have the tools to get through the climate crisis if we use them wisely, writes Gwynne Dyer. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

A little more hope for the climate

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2024
  • Solar, wind, and nuclear power are already good alternatives to fossil fuels, and now a promising new contender is emerging.

A little more hope for the climate

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2024
  • Solar, wind, and nuclear power are already good alternatives to fossil fuels, and now a promising new contender is emerging.
We have the tools to get through the climate crisis if we use them wisely, writes Gwynne Dyer. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

CAF’s toxic leadership exposed

  • It’s a true litmus test of how far morale in the CAF has plummeted when the senior individual representing the concerns of the non-commissioned ranks
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 3, 2024
Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer Bob McCann’s frank assessment of the state of CAF leadership seems to have fallen on deaf ears, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Sailor Valerie LeClair

CAF’s toxic leadership exposed

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 3, 2024
  • It’s a true litmus test of how far morale in the CAF has plummeted when the senior individual representing the concerns of the non-commissioned ranks

CAF’s toxic leadership exposed

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 3, 2024
  • It’s a true litmus test of how far morale in the CAF has plummeted when the senior individual representing the concerns of the non-commissioned ranks
Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer Bob McCann’s frank assessment of the state of CAF leadership seems to have fallen on deaf ears, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Sailor Valerie LeClair

Canada needs an Immigrant Bill of Rights

  • The newcomers who rely the CBSA and IRCC have a reasonable expectation to be treated in a fair, transparent, and responsive manner.
Opinion | BY RANDY HAHN | June 3, 2024
Marc Miller
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller holds a press conference in Ottawa on Feb. 29. We must remember that we are not doing newcomers a favour by treating their applications with courtesy and respect, writes Randy Hahn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs an Immigrant Bill of Rights

Opinion | BY RANDY HAHN | June 3, 2024
  • The newcomers who rely the CBSA and IRCC have a reasonable expectation to be treated in a fair, transparent, and responsive manner.

Canada needs an Immigrant Bill of Rights

Opinion | BY RANDY HAHN | June 3, 2024
  • The newcomers who rely the CBSA and IRCC have a reasonable expectation to be treated in a fair, transparent, and responsive manner.
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller holds a press conference in Ottawa on Feb. 29. We must remember that we are not doing newcomers a favour by treating their applications with courtesy and respect, writes Randy Hahn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Patients know about pharmacare: let’s listen to them on Bill C-64

  • Patient groups’ involvement should be built into the program, not just a one-time pre-consultation.
Opinion | BY JOHN ADAMS, LINDA WILHELM | June 3, 2024
Bill C-64 should speak to the role patients must take in improving equitable access to medication, write John Adams and Linda Wilhelm. Unsplash photograph by National Cancer Institute

Patients know about pharmacare: let’s listen to them on Bill C-64

Opinion | BY JOHN ADAMS, LINDA WILHELM | June 3, 2024
  • Patient groups’ involvement should be built into the program, not just a one-time pre-consultation.

Patients know about pharmacare: let’s listen to them on Bill C-64

Opinion | BY JOHN ADAMS, LINDA WILHELM | June 3, 2024
  • Patient groups’ involvement should be built into the program, not just a one-time pre-consultation.
Bill C-64 should speak to the role patients must take in improving equitable access to medication, write John Adams and Linda Wilhelm. Unsplash photograph by National Cancer Institute

Calgary Liberal MP Chahal trying to ‘build coalition of support’ to stop deportation of truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash 

  • Liberal MP George Chahal says he’s undertaking this initiative because Jaskirat Singh Sidhu and his family are his constituents, and it’s his moral duty
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 3, 2024
Calgary Liberal MP George Chahal is trying to build a 'coalition of support" to stop the deportation of his constituent Jaskirat Singh Sidhu. Last week, he sent an email to all of his colleagues asking for their support. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Calgary Liberal MP Chahal trying to ‘build coalition of support’ to stop deportation of truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 3, 2024
  • Liberal MP George Chahal says he’s undertaking this initiative because Jaskirat Singh Sidhu and his family are his constituents, and it’s his moral duty

Calgary Liberal MP Chahal trying to ‘build coalition of support’ to stop deportation of truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 3, 2024
  • Liberal MP George Chahal says he’s undertaking this initiative because Jaskirat Singh Sidhu and his family are his constituents, and it’s his moral duty
Calgary Liberal MP George Chahal is trying to build a 'coalition of support" to stop the deportation of his constituent Jaskirat Singh Sidhu. Last week, he sent an email to all of his colleagues asking for their support. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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