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AI coming at public service like a ‘freight train at a tremendous speed’ and it could mean thousands of job losses, says Savoie

  • Dealing with the challenges posed by artificial intelligence to the public service is ‘critical,’ but there is little evidence to show that top government
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
Senior public service officials must take the looming threat of AI seriously, as it could result in thousands of job losses, says professor Donald Savoie, an expert in the machinery of government. The Hill Times photograph by Abbas Rana

AI coming at public service like a ‘freight train at a tremendous speed’ and it could mean thousands of job losses, says Savoie

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
  • Dealing with the challenges posed by artificial intelligence to the public service is ‘critical,’ but there is little evidence to show that top government

AI coming at public service like a ‘freight train at a tremendous speed’ and it could mean thousands of job losses, says Savoie

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
  • Dealing with the challenges posed by artificial intelligence to the public service is ‘critical,’ but there is little evidence to show that top government
Senior public service officials must take the looming threat of AI seriously, as it could result in thousands of job losses, says professor Donald Savoie, an expert in the machinery of government. The Hill Times photograph by Abbas Rana

Carney Liberals moving to the right opens up a potential opportunity for the NDP

  • With Carney's Liberals now competing with the Conservatives for right-of-centre voters in the next election, the left-of-centre voters are open to the NDP to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 21, 2025
B.C. NDP MP Don Davies is currently serving as the interim leader. The new party leader will be elected in March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney Liberals moving to the right opens up a potential opportunity for the NDP

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 21, 2025
  • With Carney's Liberals now competing with the Conservatives for right-of-centre voters in the next election, the left-of-centre voters are open to the NDP to

Carney Liberals moving to the right opens up a potential opportunity for the NDP

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 21, 2025
  • With Carney's Liberals now competing with the Conservatives for right-of-centre voters in the next election, the left-of-centre voters are open to the NDP to
B.C. NDP MP Don Davies is currently serving as the interim leader. The new party leader will be elected in March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney meets U.S. senators in Ottawa.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 21, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will chair the Council of the Federation summit happening from July 21 to 23 in Huntsville, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 21, 2025
  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney meets U.S. senators in Ottawa.

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 21, 2025
  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney meets U.S. senators in Ottawa.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will chair the Council of the Federation summit happening from July 21 to 23 in Huntsville, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence procurement and the transformation of the Canadian economy

  • If the Carney government is going to truly transform the Canadian economy, defence production provides a strong foundation for innovation and growth.
Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | July 21, 2025
Pictured here is a CF-18 Fighter jet. David Pratt, principal of David Pratt & Associates, argues that if the Carney government wishes to transform the Canadian economy, it will need to transform the bureaucratic mindset within defence procurement that stifles innovation. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces/DND

Defence procurement and the transformation of the Canadian economy

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | July 21, 2025
  • If the Carney government is going to truly transform the Canadian economy, defence production provides a strong foundation for innovation and growth.

Defence procurement and the transformation of the Canadian economy

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | July 21, 2025
  • If the Carney government is going to truly transform the Canadian economy, defence production provides a strong foundation for innovation and growth.
Pictured here is a CF-18 Fighter jet. David Pratt, principal of David Pratt & Associates, argues that if the Carney government wishes to transform the Canadian economy, it will need to transform the bureaucratic mindset within defence procurement that stifles innovation. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces/DND

Domestic innovation and canola concerns top economic development advocacy in a busy June

  • Discussions about the economy were higher in June than during any other month this year so far, surpassing the previous peak of activity in
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on X on July 10 that his government will continue to steadfastly defend workers and businesses during trade negotiations with the U.S. as Canada works toward the revised Aug. 1 deadline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Domestic innovation and canola concerns top economic development advocacy in a busy June

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
  • Discussions about the economy were higher in June than during any other month this year so far, surpassing the previous peak of activity in

Domestic innovation and canola concerns top economic development advocacy in a busy June

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
  • Discussions about the economy were higher in June than during any other month this year so far, surpassing the previous peak of activity in
Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on X on July 10 that his government will continue to steadfastly defend workers and businesses during trade negotiations with the U.S. as Canada works toward the revised Aug. 1 deadline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to update its policy regime to realize its digital and defence ambitions

  • The government has a choice. It can preserve a flawed 'small p' policy paradigm or update this policy regime.
Opinion | BY RON LLOYD | July 21, 2025
During the federal election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to establish a Defence Procurement Agency to improve longstanding procurement concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to update its policy regime to realize its digital and defence ambitions

Opinion | BY RON LLOYD | July 21, 2025
  • The government has a choice. It can preserve a flawed 'small p' policy paradigm or update this policy regime.

Canada needs to update its policy regime to realize its digital and defence ambitions

Opinion | BY RON LLOYD | July 21, 2025
  • The government has a choice. It can preserve a flawed 'small p' policy paradigm or update this policy regime.
During the federal election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to establish a Defence Procurement Agency to improve longstanding procurement concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health minister won’t commit to tabling safe long-term care bill

  • The bill was initially promised by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government following the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care during the initial waves
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 21, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel takes over from previous Liberal health ministers who said they would move ahead with safe long-term care legislation. However, Health Canada's 2025-26 departmental plan makes no mention of the promise. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health minister won’t commit to tabling safe long-term care bill

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 21, 2025
  • The bill was initially promised by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government following the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care during the initial waves

Health minister won’t commit to tabling safe long-term care bill

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 21, 2025
  • The bill was initially promised by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government following the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care during the initial waves
Health Minister Marjorie Michel takes over from previous Liberal health ministers who said they would move ahead with safe long-term care legislation. However, Health Canada's 2025-26 departmental plan makes no mention of the promise. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remember, enriched uranium can do good: letter writer 

  • Re: “Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand,” (The Hill Times, Opinion, by Erika Simpson and Gordon Edwards, June 30). The
Opinion | July 21, 2025
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Remember, enriched uranium can do good: letter writer 

Opinion | July 21, 2025
  • Re: “Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand,” (The Hill Times, Opinion, by Erika Simpson and Gordon Edwards, June 30). The

Remember, enriched uranium can do good: letter writer 

Opinion | July 21, 2025
  • Re: “Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand,” (The Hill Times, Opinion, by Erika Simpson and Gordon Edwards, June 30). The
typewriter
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Don’t let the military’s women get left behind again: letter writer

  • Re: “Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 4). Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is partially
Opinion | July 21, 2025
Jennie Carignan
Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan leaves the change of command ceremony for the Canadian Armed Forces at the National War Museum in Ottawa on July 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let the military’s women get left behind again: letter writer

Opinion | July 21, 2025
  • Re: “Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 4). Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is partially

Don’t let the military’s women get left behind again: letter writer

Opinion | July 21, 2025
  • Re: “Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 4). Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is partially
Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan leaves the change of command ceremony for the Canadian Armed Forces at the National War Museum in Ottawa on July 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks at the Prime Minister’s First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to

Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to
Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks at the Prime Minister’s First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces storm clouds ahead

  • Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the 2025 Calgary Stampede. Photograph courtesy of X/Mark Carney

Carney faces storm clouds ahead

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 21, 2025
  • Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he

Carney faces storm clouds ahead

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 21, 2025
  • Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the 2025 Calgary Stampede. Photograph courtesy of X/Mark Carney

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

  • The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 21, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa on July 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 21, 2025
  • The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog.

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 21, 2025
  • The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa on July 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

  • Guideline changes became necessary after Justin Trudeau's government chose to amend the Patented Medicines Regulations, a process beset with legal challenges and many delays.
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
Guillaume Couillard became director general of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board in April 2023. He now leads a team that will monitor and review drug prices under new guidelines to enforce regulations that were put into force in July 2022. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
  • Guideline changes became necessary after Justin Trudeau's government chose to amend the Patented Medicines Regulations, a process beset with legal challenges and many delays.

A different ‘philosophy’ steers new drug pricing guidelines, says top PMPRB bureaucrat after contentious path to rule changes  

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 20, 2025
  • Guideline changes became necessary after Justin Trudeau's government chose to amend the Patented Medicines Regulations, a process beset with legal challenges and many delays.
Guillaume Couillard became director general of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board in April 2023. He now leads a team that will monitor and review drug prices under new guidelines to enforce regulations that were put into force in July 2022. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

Canada deserves a project approval process that’s swift by default

  • While Bill C-5 sends a positive signal, it does not resolve the core problem: Canada still lacks a stable, transparent, and efficient project approval
Opinion | BY KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL | July 20, 2025
Bill C-5, or the One Canadian Economy Act, was tabled by Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc on June 6, and received royal assent on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada deserves a project approval process that’s swift by default

Opinion | BY KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL | July 20, 2025
  • While Bill C-5 sends a positive signal, it does not resolve the core problem: Canada still lacks a stable, transparent, and efficient project approval

Canada deserves a project approval process that’s swift by default

Opinion | BY KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL | July 20, 2025
  • While Bill C-5 sends a positive signal, it does not resolve the core problem: Canada still lacks a stable, transparent, and efficient project approval
Bill C-5, or the One Canadian Economy Act, was tabled by Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc on June 6, and received royal assent on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

  • Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could
Opinion | BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, MONICA CURTIS | July 20, 2025
As Canada moves to launch major nation-building projects, we should prioritize retrofitting the buildings Canadians already use — the majority of which will still stand in 2050, writes Chris Severson-Baker and Monica Curtis. Photo courtesy of SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS, Pexels.com

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

Opinion | BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, MONICA CURTIS | July 20, 2025
  • Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

Opinion | BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, MONICA CURTIS | July 20, 2025
  • Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could
As Canada moves to launch major nation-building projects, we should prioritize retrofitting the buildings Canadians already use — the majority of which will still stand in 2050, writes Chris Severson-Baker and Monica Curtis. Photo courtesy of SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS, Pexels.com

Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own

  • We need to double down on what truly makes this country strong: reconciliation, public services, science, veterans’ dignity, and a more inclusive society.
Opinion | BY DAVID MACDONALD | July 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has boosted funding for the military and other Trump-focused priorities, at the cost of funding for First Nations, veterans, research, international aid and more. Photograph courtesy of The White House

Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own

Opinion | BY DAVID MACDONALD | July 18, 2025
  • We need to double down on what truly makes this country strong: reconciliation, public services, science, veterans’ dignity, and a more inclusive society.

Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own

Opinion | BY DAVID MACDONALD | July 18, 2025
  • We need to double down on what truly makes this country strong: reconciliation, public services, science, veterans’ dignity, and a more inclusive society.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has boosted funding for the military and other Trump-focused priorities, at the cost of funding for First Nations, veterans, research, international aid and more. Photograph courtesy of The White House

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

  • The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to work in partnership with First Nations communities to advance nation-building projects, but there is still ‘staunch opposition’ to his One Canadian Economy Act from some chiefs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 18, 2025
  • The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 18, 2025
  • The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to work in partnership with First Nations communities to advance nation-building projects, but there is still ‘staunch opposition’ to his One Canadian Economy Act from some chiefs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

  • The department's plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 18, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not respond to a request for comment on Environment and Climate Change Canada's departmental plan forecasting a 50 per cent spending cut by 2027-28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 18, 2025
  • The department's plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 18, 2025
  • The department's plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not respond to a request for comment on Environment and Climate Change Canada's departmental plan forecasting a 50 per cent spending cut by 2027-28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

  • First Nations are in a legal bind with drugs coming into our communities. Under current federal legislation, Canada Post requires 'reasonable grounds' before they
Opinion | BY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR | July 17, 2025
The issue of drugs in mail sent through Canada Post goes far beyond one Crown corporation. Our sovereignty means nothing if we cannot control what comes into our own territories, writes Michael Yellowback and Angela Levasseur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

Opinion | BY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR | July 17, 2025
  • First Nations are in a legal bind with drugs coming into our communities. Under current federal legislation, Canada Post requires 'reasonable grounds' before they

Canada Post being used to traffic drugs to First Nations in crisis

Opinion | BY MICHAEL YELLOWBACK, ANGELA LEVASSEUR | July 17, 2025
  • First Nations are in a legal bind with drugs coming into our communities. Under current federal legislation, Canada Post requires 'reasonable grounds' before they
The issue of drugs in mail sent through Canada Post goes far beyond one Crown corporation. Our sovereignty means nothing if we cannot control what comes into our own territories, writes Michael Yellowback and Angela Levasseur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Buying time for Ukraine

  • U.S. President Donald Trump has promised more weapons for Ukraine, but is slow to penalize countries that still support Moscow’s war economy by buying
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 17, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelynskyy. For the first time, Ukraine will be getting weapons actually ordered by the U.S. president, though what Donald Trump is willing to send remains unclear. Photograph courtesy of Ukraine Office of the President

Buying time for Ukraine

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 17, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump has promised more weapons for Ukraine, but is slow to penalize countries that still support Moscow’s war economy by buying

Buying time for Ukraine

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 17, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump has promised more weapons for Ukraine, but is slow to penalize countries that still support Moscow’s war economy by buying
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelynskyy. For the first time, Ukraine will be getting weapons actually ordered by the U.S. president, though what Donald Trump is willing to send remains unclear. Photograph courtesy of Ukraine Office of the President

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney vs. the chiefs

  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with First Nations chiefs today to address opposition to his new major projects fast-tracking law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney vs. the chiefs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.

Carney vs. the chiefs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with First Nations chiefs today to address opposition to his new major projects fast-tracking law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

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

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

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

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

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

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.
Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
Through law reform suited to the information age, from statutes to standards to codes of practice, Canada should strive to engage productively with Hong Kong. Even from a human rights perspective, there is much to be gained in helping Hong Kong reframe its narrative toward broader issues of public interest. Photograph courtesy of Bernard Spragg

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.
Through law reform suited to the information age, from statutes to standards to codes of practice, Canada should strive to engage productively with Hong Kong. Even from a human rights perspective, there is much to be gained in helping Hong Kong reframe its narrative toward broader issues of public interest. Photograph courtesy of Bernard Spragg

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • The members of the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee need to take a step back from the politics and look at the bigger
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 6, 2023
Dominic Barton appeared before the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Wed. Feb. 1 to testify about his relationship with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while he was an executive at McKinsey & Company. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government should rein in its spending on outsourcing contracts

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 6, 2023
  • The members of the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee need to take a step back from the politics and look at the bigger

Government should rein in its spending on outsourcing contracts

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 6, 2023
  • The members of the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee need to take a step back from the politics and look at the bigger
Dominic Barton appeared before the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Wed. Feb. 1 to testify about his relationship with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while he was an executive at McKinsey & Company. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Governor General heads to Finland to signal support for stalled NATO bid

  • Plus, François-Philippe Champagne will make the case for greater restrictions on investments that may threaten Canada’s national security or economic interests.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 6, 2023
Governor General Mary Simon, seen here in Ottawa on Jan. 27, will spend the week in Finland meeting the Finnish president and other senior officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Governor General heads to Finland to signal support for stalled NATO bid

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 6, 2023
  • Plus, François-Philippe Champagne will make the case for greater restrictions on investments that may threaten Canada’s national security or economic interests.

Politics This Morning: Governor General heads to Finland to signal support for stalled NATO bid

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 6, 2023
  • Plus, François-Philippe Champagne will make the case for greater restrictions on investments that may threaten Canada’s national security or economic interests.
Governor General Mary Simon, seen here in Ottawa on Jan. 27, will spend the week in Finland meeting the Finnish president and other senior officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lasting health-care system change requires national human resource strategy, say health experts

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s premiers will meet on Feb. 7 to discuss a new funding deal for health care with the provinces.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 6, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, Quebec Premier François Legault, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The prime minister will host a First Ministers' conference in Ottawa on Feb. 7 to hammer out a new health-care deal. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Lasting health-care system change requires national human resource strategy, say health experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 6, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s premiers will meet on Feb. 7 to discuss a new funding deal for health care with the provinces.

Lasting health-care system change requires national human resource strategy, say health experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 6, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s premiers will meet on Feb. 7 to discuss a new funding deal for health care with the provinces.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, Quebec Premier François Legault, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The prime minister will host a First Ministers' conference in Ottawa on Feb. 7 to hammer out a new health-care deal. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Increasing Indigenous access: the need for Canadian certified counsellors in the NIHB program

  • Inequitable access to health and mental health care negates essential opportunities and services necessary for the recovery of colonization.
Opinion | BY ANGELA GRIER | February 6, 2023
The Canadian Certified Counsellors is a professional designation offered by Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association for counsellors and psychotherapists to practice across the country, regardless of a lack of regulation of the profession in a province, writes Angela Grier, a registered provisional psychologist in Alberta. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Increasing Indigenous access: the need for Canadian certified counsellors in the NIHB program

Opinion | BY ANGELA GRIER | February 6, 2023
  • Inequitable access to health and mental health care negates essential opportunities and services necessary for the recovery of colonization.

Increasing Indigenous access: the need for Canadian certified counsellors in the NIHB program

Opinion | BY ANGELA GRIER | February 6, 2023
  • Inequitable access to health and mental health care negates essential opportunities and services necessary for the recovery of colonization.
The Canadian Certified Counsellors is a professional designation offered by Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association for counsellors and psychotherapists to practice across the country, regardless of a lack of regulation of the profession in a province, writes Angela Grier, a registered provisional psychologist in Alberta. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Reforming health care in Canada, one community organization at a time

  • Increased funding is long overdue for the mental health-care system in Canada, but government can’t just throw the money at a problem and hope
Opinion | BY DAVE GALLSON | February 6, 2023
There needs to be more coordination between primary health-care systems and community mental health organizations in all of our regions, writes Dave Gallson, the national executive director of the Mood Disorders Society of Canada. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Reforming health care in Canada, one community organization at a time

Opinion | BY DAVE GALLSON | February 6, 2023
  • Increased funding is long overdue for the mental health-care system in Canada, but government can’t just throw the money at a problem and hope

Reforming health care in Canada, one community organization at a time

Opinion | BY DAVE GALLSON | February 6, 2023
  • Increased funding is long overdue for the mental health-care system in Canada, but government can’t just throw the money at a problem and hope
There needs to be more coordination between primary health-care systems and community mental health organizations in all of our regions, writes Dave Gallson, the national executive director of the Mood Disorders Society of Canada. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Support for aging-in-place is key to improving care for seniors

  • By 2031, almost a quarter of Canada’s population will be over the age of 65 and demand for long-term care will grow further.
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR JUDITH G. SEIDMAN | February 6, 2023
In the long term, Canada must re-allocate efforts and resources into the programs and services that will allow seniors to remain in their homes as they age, writes Senator Judith Seidman. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Matej

Support for aging-in-place is key to improving care for seniors

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR JUDITH G. SEIDMAN | February 6, 2023
  • By 2031, almost a quarter of Canada’s population will be over the age of 65 and demand for long-term care will grow further.

Support for aging-in-place is key to improving care for seniors

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR JUDITH G. SEIDMAN | February 6, 2023
  • By 2031, almost a quarter of Canada’s population will be over the age of 65 and demand for long-term care will grow further.
In the long term, Canada must re-allocate efforts and resources into the programs and services that will allow seniors to remain in their homes as they age, writes Senator Judith Seidman. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Matej

Patchwork solutions won’t fix the fraying health system

  • Pan-Canadian licensure would allow a licensed physician to work in every province and territory in the country.
Opinion | BY SENATOR SHARON BUREY | February 6, 2023
Pan-Canadian licensure can help to resolve some problems in the health-care system, but it will take more than that to fulfill the main objective of the Canada Health Act, writes Senator Sharon Burey. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Patchwork solutions won’t fix the fraying health system

Opinion | BY SENATOR SHARON BUREY | February 6, 2023
  • Pan-Canadian licensure would allow a licensed physician to work in every province and territory in the country.

Patchwork solutions won’t fix the fraying health system

Opinion | BY SENATOR SHARON BUREY | February 6, 2023
  • Pan-Canadian licensure would allow a licensed physician to work in every province and territory in the country.
Pan-Canadian licensure can help to resolve some problems in the health-care system, but it will take more than that to fulfill the main objective of the Canada Health Act, writes Senator Sharon Burey. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Beyond funding, meaningful reform in health care needed

  • Collaboration between the federal government, provinces and territories, across jurisdictional silos, is needed to provide Canadians with the health care they deserve.
Opinion | BY FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER | February 6, 2023
Health care reform should include redefining what constitutes a 'medically necessary' health care service, and hence what is covered by provincial and territorial health insurance plans, writes Senator Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Beyond funding, meaningful reform in health care needed

Opinion | BY FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER | February 6, 2023
  • Collaboration between the federal government, provinces and territories, across jurisdictional silos, is needed to provide Canadians with the health care they deserve.

Beyond funding, meaningful reform in health care needed

Opinion | BY FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER | February 6, 2023
  • Collaboration between the federal government, provinces and territories, across jurisdictional silos, is needed to provide Canadians with the health care they deserve.
Health care reform should include redefining what constitutes a 'medically necessary' health care service, and hence what is covered by provincial and territorial health insurance plans, writes Senator Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Speech is free, but lies cost: misinformation and health systems reform

  • As federal, provincial/territorial discussions on health care proceed over the next months, it is necessary that they include how to effectively identify and address
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER | February 6, 2023
Canada must rapidly create, develop and deploy a politically independent and trusted pan-Canadian health information authority 'that has been informed by our infodemic health misinformation experience,' writes Senator Stan Kutcher. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Speech is free, but lies cost: misinformation and health systems reform

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER | February 6, 2023
  • As federal, provincial/territorial discussions on health care proceed over the next months, it is necessary that they include how to effectively identify and address

Speech is free, but lies cost: misinformation and health systems reform

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER | February 6, 2023
  • As federal, provincial/territorial discussions on health care proceed over the next months, it is necessary that they include how to effectively identify and address
Canada must rapidly create, develop and deploy a politically independent and trusted pan-Canadian health information authority 'that has been informed by our infodemic health misinformation experience,' writes Senator Stan Kutcher. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

We need common sense steps to improve health outcomes

  • Honestly labeling alcohol products and focusing on suicide prevention efforts are simple actions that can be taken to improve health outcomes in Canada.
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU | February 6, 2023
The time has come to stop kowtowing to the alcohol industry and require honest labels on bottles, writes Senator Patrick Brazeau. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

We need common sense steps to improve health outcomes

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU | February 6, 2023
  • Honestly labeling alcohol products and focusing on suicide prevention efforts are simple actions that can be taken to improve health outcomes in Canada.

We need common sense steps to improve health outcomes

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU | February 6, 2023
  • Honestly labeling alcohol products and focusing on suicide prevention efforts are simple actions that can be taken to improve health outcomes in Canada.
The time has come to stop kowtowing to the alcohol industry and require honest labels on bottles, writes Senator Patrick Brazeau. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

It’s time to use the C word: cure

  • With more than 233,900 cancer diagnoses and 85,100 cancer deaths expected in 2022, more must be done to move the needle for Canadian cancer
Opinion | BY STéPHANIE MICHAUD | February 6, 2023
There is little doubt that cancer remains the most significant threat to the health and wealth of Canadians, with cancer deaths representing an average of 16.7 years of life lost for each diagnosed Canadian. All sources combined; Canada spends almost $500-million a year on cancer research all in the hope to unravel a path to the C-word—cure. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

It’s time to use the C word: cure

Opinion | BY STéPHANIE MICHAUD | February 6, 2023
  • With more than 233,900 cancer diagnoses and 85,100 cancer deaths expected in 2022, more must be done to move the needle for Canadian cancer

It’s time to use the C word: cure

Opinion | BY STéPHANIE MICHAUD | February 6, 2023
  • With more than 233,900 cancer diagnoses and 85,100 cancer deaths expected in 2022, more must be done to move the needle for Canadian cancer
There is little doubt that cancer remains the most significant threat to the health and wealth of Canadians, with cancer deaths representing an average of 16.7 years of life lost for each diagnosed Canadian. All sources combined; Canada spends almost $500-million a year on cancer research all in the hope to unravel a path to the C-word—cure. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Health care: taxpayers taking an interest

  • The most important question is not whether medical care should be public or private, but whether public dollars are being put to the best
Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | February 6, 2023
As the prime minister, pictured, and the premiers meet on Feb. 7, they would do well to remember that The most critical change that is required is a commitment to opening up the books so taxpayers can judge whether their money is being spent wisely, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health care: taxpayers taking an interest

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | February 6, 2023
  • The most important question is not whether medical care should be public or private, but whether public dollars are being put to the best

Health care: taxpayers taking an interest

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | February 6, 2023
  • The most important question is not whether medical care should be public or private, but whether public dollars are being put to the best
As the prime minister, pictured, and the premiers meet on Feb. 7, they would do well to remember that The most critical change that is required is a commitment to opening up the books so taxpayers can judge whether their money is being spent wisely, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian innovation in ovarian cancer research can save the lives of women in Canada and around the world

  • Women across Canada are depending on us to keep this research moving forward. They are depending on you as well. Join us in this
Opinion | BY TANIA VRIONIS | February 6, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbault, right, who represents Laurier- Saint-Marie, Que., visits an OCC OVCan-funded research project at the Centre de recherche du CHUM in Montreal in December 2022. Photograph courtesy of Ovarian Cancer Canada

Canadian innovation in ovarian cancer research can save the lives of women in Canada and around the world

Opinion | BY TANIA VRIONIS | February 6, 2023
  • Women across Canada are depending on us to keep this research moving forward. They are depending on you as well. Join us in this

Canadian innovation in ovarian cancer research can save the lives of women in Canada and around the world

Opinion | BY TANIA VRIONIS | February 6, 2023
  • Women across Canada are depending on us to keep this research moving forward. They are depending on you as well. Join us in this
Environment Minister Steven Guilbault, right, who represents Laurier- Saint-Marie, Que., visits an OCC OVCan-funded research project at the Centre de recherche du CHUM in Montreal in December 2022. Photograph courtesy of Ovarian Cancer Canada

Keep your hands off our Greenbelt, Mr. Ford, writes Toronto reader Tom McElroy

  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government should “butt” out on his plans to develop the Ontario Greenbelt. His pre-election promise in 2018
Opinion | February 6, 2023
There are much wider implications for Ontario and all of Canada as Ford demonstrates a serious weakness in our democracy when a single individual implements a personal agenda without oversight. The right thing is to look after the citizens of Ontario and Canada, writes Tom McElroy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Keep your hands off our Greenbelt, Mr. Ford, writes Toronto reader Tom McElroy

Opinion | February 6, 2023
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government should “butt” out on his plans to develop the Ontario Greenbelt. His pre-election promise in 2018

Keep your hands off our Greenbelt, Mr. Ford, writes Toronto reader Tom McElroy

Opinion | February 6, 2023
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government should “butt” out on his plans to develop the Ontario Greenbelt. His pre-election promise in 2018
There are much wider implications for Ontario and all of Canada as Ford demonstrates a serious weakness in our democracy when a single individual implements a personal agenda without oversight. The right thing is to look after the citizens of Ontario and Canada, writes Tom McElroy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP MP’s call to condemn Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s remarks that U.S. ‘liberate Canada’ with ‘armed force’ fails to receive unanimous consent in House

  • Plus, Whit Fraser's memoir republished, Politics and the Pen happens in May, Tom Clark named Canada’s envoy in New York, and Emily Haws gets
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 6, 2023
Fox News' Tucker Carlson, left, and NDP MP Matthew Green. Carlson recently asked 'why are we not sending an armed force north to liberate Canada from Trudeau' while on air. Green tried to get the House to unanimously condemn Carlson's remarks last week, but the House did not give its unanimous consent. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP MP’s call to condemn Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s remarks that U.S. ‘liberate Canada’ with ‘armed force’ fails to receive unanimous consent in House

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 6, 2023
  • Plus, Whit Fraser's memoir republished, Politics and the Pen happens in May, Tom Clark named Canada’s envoy in New York, and Emily Haws gets

NDP MP’s call to condemn Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s remarks that U.S. ‘liberate Canada’ with ‘armed force’ fails to receive unanimous consent in House

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 6, 2023
  • Plus, Whit Fraser's memoir republished, Politics and the Pen happens in May, Tom Clark named Canada’s envoy in New York, and Emily Haws gets
Fox News' Tucker Carlson, left, and NDP MP Matthew Green. Carlson recently asked 'why are we not sending an armed force north to liberate Canada from Trudeau' while on air. Green tried to get the House to unanimously condemn Carlson's remarks last week, but the House did not give its unanimous consent. Photograph courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Trudeau to host first ministers’ meeting on health care in Ottawa on Feb. 7

  • MONDAY, FEB. 6 House Sitting—The House is sitting every weekday until Feb. 17. It will break on Friday, Feb. 17, and will return on
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 27, 2023, answering questions from reporters outside the Liberal caucus retreat in the West Block on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Trudeau to host first ministers’ meeting on health care in Ottawa on Feb. 7

  • MONDAY, FEB. 6 House Sitting—The House is sitting every weekday until Feb. 17. It will break on Friday, Feb. 17, and will return on

Prime Minister Trudeau to host first ministers’ meeting on health care in Ottawa on Feb. 7

  • MONDAY, FEB. 6 House Sitting—The House is sitting every weekday until Feb. 17. It will break on Friday, Feb. 17, and will return on
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 27, 2023, answering questions from reporters outside the Liberal caucus retreat in the West Block on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hussen sends wrong message on contract linked to staffer’s sister, writes Alan Williams

  • And there you have it: more clear evidence of a Member of Parliament’s inability to grasp the essence of public procurement. When spending the public’s
Opinion | February 6, 2023
Minister of Housing and Diversity and Ahmed Hussen, pictured Jan. 27, 2023, speaks at the Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hussen sends wrong message on contract linked to staffer’s sister, writes Alan Williams

Opinion | February 6, 2023
  • And there you have it: more clear evidence of a Member of Parliament’s inability to grasp the essence of public procurement. When spending the public’s

Hussen sends wrong message on contract linked to staffer’s sister, writes Alan Williams

Opinion | February 6, 2023
  • And there you have it: more clear evidence of a Member of Parliament’s inability to grasp the essence of public procurement. When spending the public’s
Minister of Housing and Diversity and Ahmed Hussen, pictured Jan. 27, 2023, speaks at the Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Truckers arrested in Freedom Convoy should have bail revoked, too, writes Edmonton reader

  • If Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says we need to be tougher on crime, and specifically on the need to end the revolving door on
Opinion | February 6, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Truckers arrested in Freedom Convoy should have bail revoked, too, writes Edmonton reader

Opinion | February 6, 2023
  • If Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says we need to be tougher on crime, and specifically on the need to end the revolving door on

Truckers arrested in Freedom Convoy should have bail revoked, too, writes Edmonton reader

Opinion | February 6, 2023
  • If Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says we need to be tougher on crime, and specifically on the need to end the revolving door on
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No ‘fix for a generation?’ Past health-care deals offer lessons to first ministers preparing to meet on Feb. 7

  • A federal source told The Hill Times that Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has been consulting with negotiators closely involved in one of the last
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 5, 2023
Paul Martin, pictured in a Hill scrum on May 3, 2005, led the negotiation of a new heath accord with the provinces, which he said would be a 'fix for a generation.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

No ‘fix for a generation?’ Past health-care deals offer lessons to first ministers preparing to meet on Feb. 7

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 5, 2023
  • A federal source told The Hill Times that Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has been consulting with negotiators closely involved in one of the last

No ‘fix for a generation?’ Past health-care deals offer lessons to first ministers preparing to meet on Feb. 7

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 5, 2023
  • A federal source told The Hill Times that Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has been consulting with negotiators closely involved in one of the last
Paul Martin, pictured in a Hill scrum on May 3, 2005, led the negotiation of a new heath accord with the provinces, which he said would be a 'fix for a generation.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

With former Conservative MP Toet entering the nomination contest, field of high-profile candidates in Portage-Lisgar, Man., is growing

  • Because of the hotly contested nomination, Portage-Lisgar could have one of the highest memberships in the country by the end of contest, says Conservative
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 3, 2023
Lawrence Toet, left, former Conservative MP; Cameron Friesen, Manitoba Finance Minister; Branden Leslie, a former ministerial staffer; Réjeanne Caron, a former Conservative candidate and currently a Winnipeg Police Officer; and former provincial Tory staffer Liz Reimer are seeking the Conservative nomination in Portage-Lisgar, Man. Photographs courtesy of House of Commons, Cameron Friesen, Twitter, Linkein and handout.

With former Conservative MP Toet entering the nomination contest, field of high-profile candidates in Portage-Lisgar, Man., is growing

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 3, 2023
  • Because of the hotly contested nomination, Portage-Lisgar could have one of the highest memberships in the country by the end of contest, says Conservative

With former Conservative MP Toet entering the nomination contest, field of high-profile candidates in Portage-Lisgar, Man., is growing

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 3, 2023
  • Because of the hotly contested nomination, Portage-Lisgar could have one of the highest memberships in the country by the end of contest, says Conservative
Lawrence Toet, left, former Conservative MP; Cameron Friesen, Manitoba Finance Minister; Branden Leslie, a former ministerial staffer; Réjeanne Caron, a former Conservative candidate and currently a Winnipeg Police Officer; and former provincial Tory staffer Liz Reimer are seeking the Conservative nomination in Portage-Lisgar, Man. Photographs courtesy of House of Commons, Cameron Friesen, Twitter, Linkein and handout.

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