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Canadian competitiveness is on the line

  • As Canada’s new government looks to expand trade beyond the United States, carbon must stay top of mind.
Opinion | BY KARI HYDE | June 19, 2025
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, left, has eliminated the province's industrial carbon pricing program. Meanwhile, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government is reportedly considering changes to her province's own program. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canadian competitiveness is on the line

Opinion | BY KARI HYDE | June 19, 2025
  • As Canada’s new government looks to expand trade beyond the United States, carbon must stay top of mind.

Canadian competitiveness is on the line

Opinion | BY KARI HYDE | June 19, 2025
  • As Canada’s new government looks to expand trade beyond the United States, carbon must stay top of mind.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, left, has eliminated the province's industrial carbon pricing program. Meanwhile, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government is reportedly considering changes to her province's own program. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Hungary delights with anniversary concert

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FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 19, 2025
Pianist Balázs János was the star performer at a concert for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Liszt Academy at the Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre on May 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Hungary delights with anniversary concert

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 19, 2025
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Hungary delights with anniversary concert

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 19, 2025
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Pianist Balázs János was the star performer at a concert for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Liszt Academy at the Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre on May 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 19, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's supply management bill quickly passed through both the House and Senate. 'We won,' he declared on June 18 as the bill awaits royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 19, 2025
  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 19, 2025
  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's supply management bill quickly passed through both the House and Senate. 'We won,' he declared on June 18 as the bill awaits royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first foreign policy test begins in the Middle East

  • By failing to condemn blatant violations of international law, the Liberal government has defaulted to the same old reactive alignment with the United States.
Opinion | BY YOUNES ZANGIABADI | June 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As destruction and casualties mount in the Middle East, this marks the first major international test for Carney, writes Younes Zangiabadi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Carney’s first foreign policy test begins in the Middle East

Opinion | BY YOUNES ZANGIABADI | June 18, 2025
  • By failing to condemn blatant violations of international law, the Liberal government has defaulted to the same old reactive alignment with the United States.

Carney’s first foreign policy test begins in the Middle East

Opinion | BY YOUNES ZANGIABADI | June 18, 2025
  • By failing to condemn blatant violations of international law, the Liberal government has defaulted to the same old reactive alignment with the United States.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As destruction and casualties mount in the Middle East, this marks the first major international test for Carney, writes Younes Zangiabadi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bill removing internal trade barriers risks undermining policy innovation 

  • Does a mutual recognition framework for internal trade put downwards pressure on health, safety, occupational, and environmental standards?
Opinion | BY MARK WINFIELD | June 18, 2025
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, is the sponsor of Bill C-5. Simple mutual recognition of provincial standards potentially sets up a lowest common denominator framework for the affected standards, writes Mark Winfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill removing internal trade barriers risks undermining policy innovation 

Opinion | BY MARK WINFIELD | June 18, 2025
  • Does a mutual recognition framework for internal trade put downwards pressure on health, safety, occupational, and environmental standards?

Bill removing internal trade barriers risks undermining policy innovation 

Opinion | BY MARK WINFIELD | June 18, 2025
  • Does a mutual recognition framework for internal trade put downwards pressure on health, safety, occupational, and environmental standards?
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, is the sponsor of Bill C-5. Simple mutual recognition of provincial standards potentially sets up a lowest common denominator framework for the affected standards, writes Mark Winfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

  • Outcomes finance is a model rooted in accountability and self-determination. Such a fund would support Indigenous-led processes in areas like health, education, and housing.
Opinion | BY JEFF CYR | June 18, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Including an Indigenous Outcomes Fund in the fall budget would show that this government is serious about results, reconciliation, and building a more equitable and prosperous Canada, writes Jeff Cyr. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

Opinion | BY JEFF CYR | June 18, 2025
  • Outcomes finance is a model rooted in accountability and self-determination. Such a fund would support Indigenous-led processes in areas like health, education, and housing.

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

Opinion | BY JEFF CYR | June 18, 2025
  • Outcomes finance is a model rooted in accountability and self-determination. Such a fund would support Indigenous-led processes in areas like health, education, and housing.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Including an Indigenous Outcomes Fund in the fall budget would show that this government is serious about results, reconciliation, and building a more equitable and prosperous Canada, writes Jeff Cyr. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Italy raises a glass for national day

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FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 18, 2025
Italy’s national day reception was held at the National Gallery of Canada on June 3. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Italy raises a glass for national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 18, 2025
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Italy raises a glass for national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 18, 2025
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Italy’s national day reception was held at the National Gallery of Canada on June 3. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

  • Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | June 18, 2025
There’s a misguided narrative of victimhood that’s being attached to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s willingness to engage with President Xi Jinping’s China, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | June 18, 2025
  • Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | June 18, 2025
  • Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.
There’s a misguided narrative of victimhood that’s being attached to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s willingness to engage with President Xi Jinping’s China, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was in no hurry to explain how Bill C-4's proposed changes to the Elections Act and how political parties handle Canadians' private information will help make their lives more affordable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was in no hurry to explain how Bill C-4's proposed changes to the Elections Act and how political parties handle Canadians' private information will help make their lives more affordable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The notwithstanding clause threatens our democracy

  • Nine Supreme Court judges will have to decide if the notwithstanding clause completely extinguishes the fundamental and legal rights of Canadians.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 18, 2025
François Legault
François Legault
In recent years, the Quebec government of Premier François Legault has used the notwithstanding clause extensively, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The notwithstanding clause threatens our democracy

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 18, 2025
  • Nine Supreme Court judges will have to decide if the notwithstanding clause completely extinguishes the fundamental and legal rights of Canadians.

The notwithstanding clause threatens our democracy

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 18, 2025
  • Nine Supreme Court judges will have to decide if the notwithstanding clause completely extinguishes the fundamental and legal rights of Canadians.
François Legault
In recent years, the Quebec government of Premier François Legault has used the notwithstanding clause extensively, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

  • Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc
Dominic LeBlanc
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled Bill C-5 on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves
Dominic LeBlanc
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled Bill C-5 on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may be getting some instructive feedback from the people with whom he is speaking, but there is reportedly some cynicism about the outreach, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may be getting some instructive feedback from the people with whom he is speaking, but there is reportedly some cynicism about the outreach, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s why Canada should say ‘no’ to LNG

  • Canada has the opportunity to lead in the global clean energy transition, not to follow outdated energy playbooks.
Opinion | BY NICHOLE DUSYK | June 18, 2025
Tim Hodgson
Tim Hodgson
LNG is an increasingly risky bet for Canada and Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson to take, writes Nichole Dusyk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s why Canada should say ‘no’ to LNG

Opinion | BY NICHOLE DUSYK | June 18, 2025
  • Canada has the opportunity to lead in the global clean energy transition, not to follow outdated energy playbooks.

Here’s why Canada should say ‘no’ to LNG

Opinion | BY NICHOLE DUSYK | June 18, 2025
  • Canada has the opportunity to lead in the global clean energy transition, not to follow outdated energy playbooks.
Tim Hodgson
LNG is an increasingly risky bet for Canada and Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson to take, writes Nichole Dusyk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Mégie marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Day with parliamentary breakfast on June 19

  • TUESDAY, JUNE 17—THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Workshop: ‘The Road to Sovereignty‘—Okimaw and Niipaawi Strategies host “The Road to Sovereignty,” a three-day, high-level gathering focused on building Indigenous
Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie, pictured right with Dimitri St-Julien in 2017, will co-host a parliamentary breakfast to mark National Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Mégie marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Day with parliamentary breakfast on June 19

  • TUESDAY, JUNE 17—THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Workshop: ‘The Road to Sovereignty‘—Okimaw and Niipaawi Strategies host “The Road to Sovereignty,” a three-day, high-level gathering focused on building Indigenous

Senator Mégie marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Day with parliamentary breakfast on June 19

  • TUESDAY, JUNE 17—THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Workshop: ‘The Road to Sovereignty‘—Okimaw and Niipaawi Strategies host “The Road to Sovereignty,” a three-day, high-level gathering focused on building Indigenous
Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie, pictured right with Dimitri St-Julien in 2017, will co-host a parliamentary breakfast to mark National Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across
Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across the country, writes Karen Restoule. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across
Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across the country, writes Karen Restoule. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc

How to optimize economic reconciliation through natural resource investment and beyond? Create an Indigenous Development Bank

  • A new pathway is required, shifting away from heavy reliance on budgetary funding and subsidies, and toward more innovative resource mobilization and access to
Opinion | BY GLEN HODGSON | June 18, 2025
Making it possible for Indigenous Peoples to take a direct financial interest in resource development and specific projects will require helping them gain access to financing on acceptable terms, writes Glen Hodgson. Unsplash photograph by Jakub Żerdzicki

How to optimize economic reconciliation through natural resource investment and beyond? Create an Indigenous Development Bank

Opinion | BY GLEN HODGSON | June 18, 2025
  • A new pathway is required, shifting away from heavy reliance on budgetary funding and subsidies, and toward more innovative resource mobilization and access to

How to optimize economic reconciliation through natural resource investment and beyond? Create an Indigenous Development Bank

Opinion | BY GLEN HODGSON | June 18, 2025
  • A new pathway is required, shifting away from heavy reliance on budgetary funding and subsidies, and toward more innovative resource mobilization and access to
Making it possible for Indigenous Peoples to take a direct financial interest in resource development and specific projects will require helping them gain access to financing on acceptable terms, writes Glen Hodgson. Unsplash photograph by Jakub Żerdzicki

Reconciliation is action, not just words

  • Closing the infrastructure gap requires more than land acknowledgements that don’t address truth, Treaties, or commitments.
Opinion | BY MICHELLE ROBINSON | June 18, 2025
Indigenous leadership regularly engages with businesses and governments with solutions to infrastructure needs, which are regularly disregarded, writes Michelle Robinson. Unsplash photograph by Tim Foster

Reconciliation is action, not just words

Opinion | BY MICHELLE ROBINSON | June 18, 2025
  • Closing the infrastructure gap requires more than land acknowledgements that don’t address truth, Treaties, or commitments.

Reconciliation is action, not just words

Opinion | BY MICHELLE ROBINSON | June 18, 2025
  • Closing the infrastructure gap requires more than land acknowledgements that don’t address truth, Treaties, or commitments.
Indigenous leadership regularly engages with businesses and governments with solutions to infrastructure needs, which are regularly disregarded, writes Michelle Robinson. Unsplash photograph by Tim Foster

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X

G7 summit wraps without reaching full consensus on Ukraine

  • The G7 released seven statements over the two-day Leaders' Summit, but there were no joint messages devoted to Ukraine.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025 | UPDATED June 17, 2025
European Council President António Costa, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

G7 summit wraps without reaching full consensus on Ukraine

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025 | UPDATED June 17, 2025
  • The G7 released seven statements over the two-day Leaders' Summit, but there were no joint messages devoted to Ukraine.

G7 summit wraps without reaching full consensus on Ukraine

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025 | UPDATED June 17, 2025
  • The G7 released seven statements over the two-day Leaders' Summit, but there were no joint messages devoted to Ukraine.
European Council President António Costa, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

  • Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2025
Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne, pictured on the Hill on May 11, 2023, has been representing leader Pierre Poilievre at national council meetings since 2022, but did not attend the June 4 meeting. She told The Hill Times that her absence was due to a prior commitment, and confirmed she will attend the next one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2025
  • Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national

Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2025
  • Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national
Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne, pictured on the Hill on May 11, 2023, has been representing leader Pierre Poilievre at national council meetings since 2022, but did not attend the June 4 meeting. She told The Hill Times that her absence was due to a prior commitment, and confirmed she will attend the next one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The markets are hungry for Canadian cod. Will we deliver?

  • With a decision from the fisheries minister expected any day now, the global and local realities of northern cod are aligning to create a
Opinion | BY SYLVIE LAPOINTE | June 16, 2025
Joanne Thompson
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson could almost triple last year’s catch level while maintaining sustainable harvesting levels to allow Newfoundland and Labrador to seize the market opportunity knocking on its door, writes Sylvie Lapointe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The markets are hungry for Canadian cod. Will we deliver?

Opinion | BY SYLVIE LAPOINTE | June 16, 2025
  • With a decision from the fisheries minister expected any day now, the global and local realities of northern cod are aligning to create a

The markets are hungry for Canadian cod. Will we deliver?

Opinion | BY SYLVIE LAPOINTE | June 16, 2025
  • With a decision from the fisheries minister expected any day now, the global and local realities of northern cod are aligning to create a
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson could almost triple last year’s catch level while maintaining sustainable harvesting levels to allow Newfoundland and Labrador to seize the market opportunity knocking on its door, writes Sylvie Lapointe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

  • A section in the proposed legislation says that no provincial or territorial privacy law can ever apply to a federal party. It’s a shocking
Opinion | BY BILL HEARN | June 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals snuck wording into Bill C-4 that would immunize federal political parties from independent oversight on how they collect, use, and keep Canadians' personal information, writes Bill Hearn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

Opinion | BY BILL HEARN | June 16, 2025
  • A section in the proposed legislation says that no provincial or territorial privacy law can ever apply to a federal party. It’s a shocking

Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

Opinion | BY BILL HEARN | June 16, 2025
  • A section in the proposed legislation says that no provincial or territorial privacy law can ever apply to a federal party. It’s a shocking
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals snuck wording into Bill C-4 that would immunize federal political parties from independent oversight on how they collect, use, and keep Canadians' personal information, writes Bill Hearn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald has made some key headway in setting up his cabinet office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald has made some key headway in setting up his cabinet office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Serena Ryder, Logan Staats, and Crown Lands rock the GG’s Performing Arts Awards

  • Governor General Mary Simon rolled out the red carpet on June 14 to celebrate the legends, rising stars, and dedicated volunteers of Canada's performing
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 16, 2025
Jess Milton, GGPAA foundation executive director, left; 2025 laureate Bob Ezrin; and singer-songwriter Serena Ryder at the 2025 Governor General Performing Arts Awards at the National Arts Centre on June 14. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Serena Ryder, Logan Staats, and Crown Lands rock the GG’s Performing Arts Awards

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 16, 2025
  • Governor General Mary Simon rolled out the red carpet on June 14 to celebrate the legends, rising stars, and dedicated volunteers of Canada's performing

Serena Ryder, Logan Staats, and Crown Lands rock the GG’s Performing Arts Awards

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 16, 2025
  • Governor General Mary Simon rolled out the red carpet on June 14 to celebrate the legends, rising stars, and dedicated volunteers of Canada's performing
Jess Milton, GGPAA foundation executive director, left; 2025 laureate Bob Ezrin; and singer-songwriter Serena Ryder at the 2025 Governor General Performing Arts Awards at the National Arts Centre on June 14. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Netanyahu’s wars

  • The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 16, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Iran is on the brink of getting nuclear weapons half a dozen times in the past 20 years, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph by Loey Felipe

Netanyahu’s wars

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 16, 2025
  • The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to

Netanyahu’s wars

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 16, 2025
  • The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Iran is on the brink of getting nuclear weapons half a dozen times in the past 20 years, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph by Loey Felipe

What we choose to build

  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.
Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
If we continue to underutilize our higher-education systems, we’ll leave talent on the table, ideas in the lab, opportunity on the margins, and trust in institutions, further eroded, write Val Walker and Matt McKean. Unsplash photograph by Mikael Kristenson

What we choose to build

Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.

What we choose to build

Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.
If we continue to underutilize our higher-education systems, we’ll leave talent on the table, ideas in the lab, opportunity on the margins, and trust in institutions, further eroded, write Val Walker and Matt McKean. Unsplash photograph by Mikael Kristenson
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Politics This Morning: Going to the mat over mattresses

  • Good Tuesday morning, If inflation has hit you hard, dear reader, PTM can only hope that you aren’t in the market for a new
The Canada Border Services Agency recently moved to add mattresses to the list of products imported from China that will be subject to extra 'dumping' duties. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Politics This Morning: Going to the mat over mattresses

  • Good Tuesday morning, If inflation has hit you hard, dear reader, PTM can only hope that you aren’t in the market for a new

Politics This Morning: Going to the mat over mattresses

  • Good Tuesday morning, If inflation has hit you hard, dear reader, PTM can only hope that you aren’t in the market for a new
The Canada Border Services Agency recently moved to add mattresses to the list of products imported from China that will be subject to extra 'dumping' duties. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Conservatives should shift focus to ‘equality of opportunity’ for Canadians as ‘the antidote to populism,’ says Kheiriddin 

  • The Conservative Party faces “an imperative” to reach a broad, diverse voter base if it hopes to form government again, says Tasha Kheiriddin, a
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 19, 2022
The Conservative Party leadership candidates, from left: Pierre Poilievre, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Roman Baber, and Scott Aitchison. 'People become populist when they're blocked, when they don't have social mobility, when they feel that they do all the right things and they can't get ahead,' says Tasha Kheiriddin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Conservatives should shift focus to ‘equality of opportunity’ for Canadians as ‘the antidote to populism,’ says Kheiriddin 

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 19, 2022
  • The Conservative Party faces “an imperative” to reach a broad, diverse voter base if it hopes to form government again, says Tasha Kheiriddin, a

Conservatives should shift focus to ‘equality of opportunity’ for Canadians as ‘the antidote to populism,’ says Kheiriddin 

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 19, 2022
  • The Conservative Party faces “an imperative” to reach a broad, diverse voter base if it hopes to form government again, says Tasha Kheiriddin, a
The Conservative Party leadership candidates, from left: Pierre Poilievre, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Roman Baber, and Scott Aitchison. 'People become populist when they're blocked, when they don't have social mobility, when they feel that they do all the right things and they can't get ahead,' says Tasha Kheiriddin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Putin’s Ukraine gambit may not be as mondo bonkers as first thought

  • OTTAWA—Last week’s announcement that Canada would make an exemption to the sanctions imposed on Russia to allow for the export of specialized turbines had
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 18, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictured in a video address condemning Canada's decision to allow the return of natural gas turbines to Germany. Canada had to weigh the political pressure from Germany against its strong desire to stand with Ukraine. In the end, Canada caved to the German pressure, and Zelenskyy was rightly steamed at our choice, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Putin’s Ukraine gambit may not be as mondo bonkers as first thought

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 18, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Last week’s announcement that Canada would make an exemption to the sanctions imposed on Russia to allow for the export of specialized turbines had

Putin’s Ukraine gambit may not be as mondo bonkers as first thought

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 18, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Last week’s announcement that Canada would make an exemption to the sanctions imposed on Russia to allow for the export of specialized turbines had
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictured in a video address condemning Canada's decision to allow the return of natural gas turbines to Germany. Canada had to weigh the political pressure from Germany against its strong desire to stand with Ukraine. In the end, Canada caved to the German pressure, and Zelenskyy was rightly steamed at our choice, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Labour Minister O’Regan hires a new operations head

  • Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has found a new director of operations for his office, with Sarah Magee having marked her first day on the
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 18, 2022
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is pictured on his way into the West Block building in downtown Ottawa on June 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Labour Minister O’Regan hires a new operations head

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 18, 2022
  • Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has found a new director of operations for his office, with Sarah Magee having marked her first day on the

Labour Minister O’Regan hires a new operations head

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 18, 2022
  • Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has found a new director of operations for his office, with Sarah Magee having marked her first day on the
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is pictured on his way into the West Block building in downtown Ottawa on June 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The scary world of nuclear weapons

  • July 16 was the 77th anniversary of the world’s first explosion of a nuclear weapon. In 2045, there will be two centenaries. The first
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | July 18, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening the use of nuclear weapons should Ukrainian supporters create increasing dangers for Moscow, writes Gar Pardy. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The scary world of nuclear weapons

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | July 18, 2022
  • July 16 was the 77th anniversary of the world’s first explosion of a nuclear weapon. In 2045, there will be two centenaries. The first

The scary world of nuclear weapons

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | July 18, 2022
  • July 16 was the 77th anniversary of the world’s first explosion of a nuclear weapon. In 2045, there will be two centenaries. The first
Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening the use of nuclear weapons should Ukrainian supporters create increasing dangers for Moscow, writes Gar Pardy. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Showing pride for the legacy and lives of Canada’s LGBTQ2+ seniors

  • As we mark the start of Pride season, I can’t help but think about all the progress that Canada has made in advancing the
Opinion | BY SENIORS MINISTER KAMAL KHERA | July 18, 2022
Liberal Party supporters take part in the 2017 Toronto Pride Parade. With our nation’s first-ever LGBTQ2+ Action Plan set to roll out later this year, LGBTQ2+ seniors can count on our government to have their backs, writes Seniors Minister Kamal Khera. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Showing pride for the legacy and lives of Canada’s LGBTQ2+ seniors

Opinion | BY SENIORS MINISTER KAMAL KHERA | July 18, 2022
  • As we mark the start of Pride season, I can’t help but think about all the progress that Canada has made in advancing the

Showing pride for the legacy and lives of Canada’s LGBTQ2+ seniors

Opinion | BY SENIORS MINISTER KAMAL KHERA | July 18, 2022
  • As we mark the start of Pride season, I can’t help but think about all the progress that Canada has made in advancing the
Liberal Party supporters take part in the 2017 Toronto Pride Parade. With our nation’s first-ever LGBTQ2+ Action Plan set to roll out later this year, LGBTQ2+ seniors can count on our government to have their backs, writes Seniors Minister Kamal Khera. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Iran nukes: end of the road

  • LONDON, U.K.—About six weeks ago, Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warned that the attempt to revive the 2015
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 18, 2022
About six weeks ago, Rafael Grossi, pictured, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warned that the attempt to revive the 2015 deal that restricted Iran’s ability to enrich uranium was on the brink of collapse. Three or four weeks more without an agreement, he said, would deal the talks a 'fatal blow,' writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Iran nukes: end of the road

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 18, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—About six weeks ago, Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warned that the attempt to revive the 2015

Iran nukes: end of the road

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 18, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—About six weeks ago, Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warned that the attempt to revive the 2015
About six weeks ago, Rafael Grossi, pictured, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warned that the attempt to revive the 2015 deal that restricted Iran’s ability to enrich uranium was on the brink of collapse. Three or four weeks more without an agreement, he said, would deal the talks a 'fatal blow,' writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Why does hockey still get top billing when it comes to government financial support?

  • OTTAWA—Hockey is us. When Canada’s minister of sport announces plans to get tough with hockey harassment, follow the money. Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 18, 2022
Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge, pictured May 11, 2022, ordered a forensic audit into Hockey Canada last month after it was revealed the organization settled a lawsuit with a woman claiming sexual assault by eight members of the 2018 world junior hockey team. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why does hockey still get top billing when it comes to government financial support?

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 18, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Hockey is us. When Canada’s minister of sport announces plans to get tough with hockey harassment, follow the money. Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge

Why does hockey still get top billing when it comes to government financial support?

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 18, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Hockey is us. When Canada’s minister of sport announces plans to get tough with hockey harassment, follow the money. Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge
Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge, pictured May 11, 2022, ordered a forensic audit into Hockey Canada last month after it was revealed the organization settled a lawsuit with a woman claiming sexual assault by eight members of the 2018 world junior hockey team. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Blair visits B.C. as Lytton in danger again

  • Good Monday morning, There are no House or Senate committee meetings scheduled for today, after the excitement of two House committee meetings last Friday.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair will hold a joint press conference in Vancouver today with B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Blair visits B.C. as Lytton in danger again

  • Good Monday morning, There are no House or Senate committee meetings scheduled for today, after the excitement of two House committee meetings last Friday.

Politics This Morning: Blair visits B.C. as Lytton in danger again

  • Good Monday morning, There are no House or Senate committee meetings scheduled for today, after the excitement of two House committee meetings last Friday.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair will hold a joint press conference in Vancouver today with B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Balanced climate system most important link in our economic supply chain, writes Robinson

  • Although globalization of our economies has created some problems, it illustrates the role of interdependence of economies, including their supply chains. We are currently
Opinion | July 18, 2022

Balanced climate system most important link in our economic supply chain, writes Robinson

Opinion | July 18, 2022
  • Although globalization of our economies has created some problems, it illustrates the role of interdependence of economies, including their supply chains. We are currently

Balanced climate system most important link in our economic supply chain, writes Robinson

Opinion | July 18, 2022
  • Although globalization of our economies has created some problems, it illustrates the role of interdependence of economies, including their supply chains. We are currently

Beware of anger politics

  • HALIFAX—No wonder a lot of people think anger-merchant Pierre Poilievre has a shot at becoming prime minister. No wonder the CPC has managed to
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 18, 2022
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, pictured Dec. 1, 2021, on the Hill. The Conservatives will likely choose the not-so-fabulous Poilievre in September, but they should remember that Poilievre’s idea of peace, order and good government was the Truckers' Convoy, writes Michael Harris. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Beware of anger politics

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 18, 2022
  • HALIFAX—No wonder a lot of people think anger-merchant Pierre Poilievre has a shot at becoming prime minister. No wonder the CPC has managed to

Beware of anger politics

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 18, 2022
  • HALIFAX—No wonder a lot of people think anger-merchant Pierre Poilievre has a shot at becoming prime minister. No wonder the CPC has managed to
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, pictured Dec. 1, 2021, on the Hill. The Conservatives will likely choose the not-so-fabulous Poilievre in September, but they should remember that Poilievre’s idea of peace, order and good government was the Truckers' Convoy, writes Michael Harris. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Charting a course for post-pandemic supply chain success

  • As Canadians, we don’t normally think about or worry about the state of the national supply chain. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, when we
Opinion | BY RANDY WHITE | July 18, 2022
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair’s portfolio of Emergency Preparedness is well-placed to lead and to work with the provinces to establish the kinds of protocols that cut unnecessary red tape and restrictions in times of crisis, writes Randy White. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Charting a course for post-pandemic supply chain success

Opinion | BY RANDY WHITE | July 18, 2022
  • As Canadians, we don’t normally think about or worry about the state of the national supply chain. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, when we

Charting a course for post-pandemic supply chain success

Opinion | BY RANDY WHITE | July 18, 2022
  • As Canadians, we don’t normally think about or worry about the state of the national supply chain. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, when we
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair’s portfolio of Emergency Preparedness is well-placed to lead and to work with the provinces to establish the kinds of protocols that cut unnecessary red tape and restrictions in times of crisis, writes Randy White. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Party wants its anointed candidate to win, and it’s not Patrick Brown

  • Well, it’s over. The Conservative Party of Canada was scared shitless their anointed one would not win, as it became clear Patrick Brown had
Opinion | BY CHISHOLM POTHIER | July 18, 2022
Patrick Brown, pictured on CBCNN's Power & Politics on July 6, 2022. Anyone who thinks those divisions don’t exist hasn’t been on the front lines of a leadership race. The establishment delivered us Andrew Scheer, delivered us Erin O’Toole and is working furiously to deliver us Pierre Poilievre, writes Chisholm Pothier, who worked on Brown's campaign. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Conservative Party wants its anointed candidate to win, and it’s not Patrick Brown

Opinion | BY CHISHOLM POTHIER | July 18, 2022
  • Well, it’s over. The Conservative Party of Canada was scared shitless their anointed one would not win, as it became clear Patrick Brown had

Conservative Party wants its anointed candidate to win, and it’s not Patrick Brown

Opinion | BY CHISHOLM POTHIER | July 18, 2022
  • Well, it’s over. The Conservative Party of Canada was scared shitless their anointed one would not win, as it became clear Patrick Brown had
Patrick Brown, pictured on CBCNN's Power & Politics on July 6, 2022. Anyone who thinks those divisions don’t exist hasn’t been on the front lines of a leadership race. The establishment delivered us Andrew Scheer, delivered us Erin O’Toole and is working furiously to deliver us Pierre Poilievre, writes Chisholm Pothier, who worked on Brown's campaign. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Equal Voice to host pop-up online campaign school on July 21

  • MONDAY, JULY 18 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It will
Equal Voice will host a pop-up online Campaign School on Thursday, July 21, from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. This two-hour workshop will focus on candidates who are already committed to putting their name on the ballot. Gain the skills, knowledge and resources needed to run for political office. Visit equalvoice.ca to sign up. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Equal Voice to host pop-up online campaign school on July 21

  • MONDAY, JULY 18 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It will

Equal Voice to host pop-up online campaign school on July 21

  • MONDAY, JULY 18 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It will
Equal Voice will host a pop-up online Campaign School on Thursday, July 21, from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. This two-hour workshop will focus on candidates who are already committed to putting their name on the ballot. Gain the skills, knowledge and resources needed to run for political office. Visit equalvoice.ca to sign up. Image courtesy of Pixabay

We all want lower prices, but not on the backs of children and slaves

  • When consumers, business executives, and government officials mention supply chains these days, it’s usually to lament delays, shortages, logistical conundrums, and rising prices. These
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE-DECHêNE AND LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | July 18, 2022
Cheap goods can come at a high cost for the children and forced labourers who make them and for Canadian businesses and workers who cannot compete with slave-made merchandise, write Independent Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne and Liberal MP John McKay. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

We all want lower prices, but not on the backs of children and slaves

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE-DECHêNE AND LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | July 18, 2022
  • When consumers, business executives, and government officials mention supply chains these days, it’s usually to lament delays, shortages, logistical conundrums, and rising prices. These

We all want lower prices, but not on the backs of children and slaves

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE-DECHêNE AND LIBERAL MP JOHN MCKAY | July 18, 2022
  • When consumers, business executives, and government officials mention supply chains these days, it’s usually to lament delays, shortages, logistical conundrums, and rising prices. These
Cheap goods can come at a high cost for the children and forced labourers who make them and for Canadian businesses and workers who cannot compete with slave-made merchandise, write Independent Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne and Liberal MP John McKay. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Supply chain resiliency requires a whole-of-government approach

  • As Canadians know, global supply chains have been hit by a number of supply-and-demand challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing labour
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ANNIE KOUTRAKIS | July 18, 2022
The recent federal budget emphasized the importance of improving Canada's supply chain infrastructure to expand the country’s economic capacity and to drive long-term growth, says Liberal MP Annie Koutrakis. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Supply chain resiliency requires a whole-of-government approach

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ANNIE KOUTRAKIS | July 18, 2022
  • As Canadians know, global supply chains have been hit by a number of supply-and-demand challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing labour

Supply chain resiliency requires a whole-of-government approach

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ANNIE KOUTRAKIS | July 18, 2022
  • As Canadians know, global supply chains have been hit by a number of supply-and-demand challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing labour
The recent federal budget emphasized the importance of improving Canada's supply chain infrastructure to expand the country’s economic capacity and to drive long-term growth, says Liberal MP Annie Koutrakis. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

An ode to the political researchers, the grit grinders, the muckrakers

  • After every election, there is no shortage of panels and interviews that feature the successful (and unsuccessful) brilliant minds behind political campaigns. This was,
Opinion | BY JAKE ENWRIGHT | July 18, 2022
To all you aspiring political researchers (all six of you): be suspicious, think strategically and think of the media transactionally. If you can learn these approaches, you will become indispensable, politically. At minimum, you’ll have a tale or two to tell when it’s all over, writes former Conservative Hill staffer Jake Enwright. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An ode to the political researchers, the grit grinders, the muckrakers

Opinion | BY JAKE ENWRIGHT | July 18, 2022
  • After every election, there is no shortage of panels and interviews that feature the successful (and unsuccessful) brilliant minds behind political campaigns. This was,

An ode to the political researchers, the grit grinders, the muckrakers

Opinion | BY JAKE ENWRIGHT | July 18, 2022
  • After every election, there is no shortage of panels and interviews that feature the successful (and unsuccessful) brilliant minds behind political campaigns. This was,
To all you aspiring political researchers (all six of you): be suspicious, think strategically and think of the media transactionally. If you can learn these approaches, you will become indispensable, politically. At minimum, you’ll have a tale or two to tell when it’s all over, writes former Conservative Hill staffer Jake Enwright. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

British Columbia shipping port adds capacity for 200,000 more shipping containers as first phase of expansion completes

  • Completion of the first phase in a two-stage expansion of the Fairview Container Terminal on the West Coast of British Columbia earlier this month
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 18, 2022
The Fairview Container Terminal on the West Coast of British Columbia is expanding to accommodate a rising trend of shipping container traffic, which has grown from more than 776,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2015 up to more than 1.14 million TEUs in 2020. Photograph courtesy of the Prince Rupert Port Authority / Coppersky Productions

British Columbia shipping port adds capacity for 200,000 more shipping containers as first phase of expansion completes

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 18, 2022
  • Completion of the first phase in a two-stage expansion of the Fairview Container Terminal on the West Coast of British Columbia earlier this month

British Columbia shipping port adds capacity for 200,000 more shipping containers as first phase of expansion completes

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 18, 2022
  • Completion of the first phase in a two-stage expansion of the Fairview Container Terminal on the West Coast of British Columbia earlier this month
The Fairview Container Terminal on the West Coast of British Columbia is expanding to accommodate a rising trend of shipping container traffic, which has grown from more than 776,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2015 up to more than 1.14 million TEUs in 2020. Photograph courtesy of the Prince Rupert Port Authority / Coppersky Productions

We need smarter, more compact cities, EV infrastructure, and improved railway networks

  • My daughter is one of the scientists measuring and modelling climate change patterns and repeatedly warning us that storms like the one that caused
Opinion | July 18, 2022
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, pictured June 13, 2022, on the Hill. Letter writer Alison Hobbs is urging the federal government to do more to fight climate change by also designing smarter cities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need smarter, more compact cities, EV infrastructure, and improved railway networks

Opinion | July 18, 2022
  • My daughter is one of the scientists measuring and modelling climate change patterns and repeatedly warning us that storms like the one that caused

We need smarter, more compact cities, EV infrastructure, and improved railway networks

Opinion | July 18, 2022
  • My daughter is one of the scientists measuring and modelling climate change patterns and repeatedly warning us that storms like the one that caused
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, pictured June 13, 2022, on the Hill. Letter writer Alison Hobbs is urging the federal government to do more to fight climate change by also designing smarter cities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Giddy-up: Calgary Stampede attracts politicos in cowboy hats, denim and plaid, and some big ol’ belt buckles

  • Loads of MPs, party leaders, political staffers, lobbyists, and the prime minister took part in the time-honoured tradition that is the Calgary Stampede last
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 18, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, top left, Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre alongside Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, Conservative MP Pat Kelly, and interim Conservative Party leader Candice Bergen. The Calgary Stampede returned in full force in 2022. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Giddy-up: Calgary Stampede attracts politicos in cowboy hats, denim and plaid, and some big ol’ belt buckles

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 18, 2022
  • Loads of MPs, party leaders, political staffers, lobbyists, and the prime minister took part in the time-honoured tradition that is the Calgary Stampede last

Giddy-up: Calgary Stampede attracts politicos in cowboy hats, denim and plaid, and some big ol’ belt buckles

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 18, 2022
  • Loads of MPs, party leaders, political staffers, lobbyists, and the prime minister took part in the time-honoured tradition that is the Calgary Stampede last
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, top left, Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre alongside Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, Conservative MP Pat Kelly, and interim Conservative Party leader Candice Bergen. The Calgary Stampede returned in full force in 2022. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

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