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High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

  • In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in
Opinion | BY WILLIAM MORRISON | June 19, 2025
The Toronto-Quebec City corridor comprises 42 per cent of the national population and 43 per cent of the labour force. Political support for high-speed rail extends across both federal Liberal and Conservative parties as evidenced in their recent election platforms, writes William Morrison. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

Opinion | BY WILLIAM MORRISON | June 19, 2025
  • In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in

High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

Opinion | BY WILLIAM MORRISON | June 19, 2025
  • In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in
The Toronto-Quebec City corridor comprises 42 per cent of the national population and 43 per cent of the labour force. Political support for high-speed rail extends across both federal Liberal and Conservative parties as evidenced in their recent election platforms, writes William Morrison. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Less siloed thinking will result in opportunities for a better Arctic

  • Issues of Arctic sovereignty, security, and economic development received significant attention during the federal election, but the window of opportunity for meaningful change in
Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | June 19, 2025
Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney are seen in West Block on June 6, 2025. With a new government and prime minister, there is a timely opportunity to advance a vision for a prosperous, secure, and sovereign Arctic, writes Tom Henheffer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Less siloed thinking will result in opportunities for a better Arctic

Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | June 19, 2025
  • Issues of Arctic sovereignty, security, and economic development received significant attention during the federal election, but the window of opportunity for meaningful change in

Less siloed thinking will result in opportunities for a better Arctic

Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | June 19, 2025
  • Issues of Arctic sovereignty, security, and economic development received significant attention during the federal election, but the window of opportunity for meaningful change in
Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney are seen in West Block on June 6, 2025. With a new government and prime minister, there is a timely opportunity to advance a vision for a prosperous, secure, and sovereign Arctic, writes Tom Henheffer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada overlooking Africa in quest to diversify trade

  • Debt is eating up a growing portion of the continent’s revenue. And, when cuts to foreign aid happen at the same time as new
Opinion | BY ELISE LEGAULT | June 19, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
By partnering with African countries, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada can help shape a more just, prosperous, and interconnected global economy, writes Elise Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada overlooking Africa in quest to diversify trade

Opinion | BY ELISE LEGAULT | June 19, 2025
  • Debt is eating up a growing portion of the continent’s revenue. And, when cuts to foreign aid happen at the same time as new

Canada overlooking Africa in quest to diversify trade

Opinion | BY ELISE LEGAULT | June 19, 2025
  • Debt is eating up a growing portion of the continent’s revenue. And, when cuts to foreign aid happen at the same time as new
Mark Carney
By partnering with African countries, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada can help shape a more just, prosperous, and interconnected global economy, writes Elise Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | 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, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | 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, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | 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

Netanyahu’s wars are movies on repeat

  • Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 19, 2025
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs photograph by Haim Zach 

Netanyahu’s wars are movies on repeat

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 19, 2025
  • Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell

Netanyahu’s wars are movies on repeat

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 19, 2025
  • Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs photograph by Haim Zach 

The cyber bill is back

  • Plus, the auditor general testifies before a House committee.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 19, 2025
Gary Anandasangaree
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has resurrected a major bill on cyber and telecommunications security from the last Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The cyber bill is back

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 19, 2025
  • Plus, the auditor general testifies before a House committee.

The cyber bill is back

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 19, 2025
  • Plus, the auditor general testifies before a House committee.
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has resurrected a major bill on cyber and telecommunications security from the last Parliament. 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

Canada and Europe can offer a united front for digital sovereignty

  • VivaTech’s decision to spotlight Canada at this year’s forum is more than symbolic. It affirms the growing convergence in approaches to digital innovation.
Opinion | BY ESTELLE AZEMARD | June 18, 2025
Evan Solomon is Canada’s first AI and digital innovation minister, a post that signals a clear commitment to reinforcing national digital infrastructure, writes Estelle Azemard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada and Europe can offer a united front for digital sovereignty

Opinion | BY ESTELLE AZEMARD | June 18, 2025
  • VivaTech’s decision to spotlight Canada at this year’s forum is more than symbolic. It affirms the growing convergence in approaches to digital innovation.

Canada and Europe can offer a united front for digital sovereignty

Opinion | BY ESTELLE AZEMARD | June 18, 2025
  • VivaTech’s decision to spotlight Canada at this year’s forum is more than symbolic. It affirms the growing convergence in approaches to digital innovation.
Evan Solomon is Canada’s first AI and digital innovation minister, a post that signals a clear commitment to reinforcing national digital infrastructure, writes Estelle Azemard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two more ministers, two secs of state lock in chief of staff picks 

  • Hursh Jaswal is once again a chief of staff, this time to Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu, left, Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai, and Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr have all named their chiefs of staff. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Two more ministers, two secs of state lock in chief of staff picks 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Hursh Jaswal is once again a chief of staff, this time to Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai.

Two more ministers, two secs of state lock in chief of staff picks 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Hursh Jaswal is once again a chief of staff, this time to Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai.
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu, left, Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai, and Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr have all named their chiefs of staff. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

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

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is far less interested in 'keeping both sides happy,' and given his strong polling numbers and the hopes of potential caucus shuffles, it's no longer 'open season' to second guess his foreign policy decisions, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is far less interested in 'keeping both sides happy,' and given his strong polling numbers and the hopes of potential caucus shuffles, it's no longer 'open season' to second guess his foreign policy decisions, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

  • Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 18, 2025
Rebecca Alty was sworn in as Crown-Indigenous relations minister at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent
Rebecca Alty was sworn in as Crown-Indigenous relations minister at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such
Opinion | June 18, 2025
Canada has the chance to influence how the world’s advanced economies push forward innovative financing towards education in low-income countries, writes Adeolu Adekola. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

Opinion | June 18, 2025
  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

Opinion | June 18, 2025
  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such
Canada has the chance to influence how the world’s advanced economies push forward innovative financing towards education in low-income countries, writes Adeolu Adekola. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

  • Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | June 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
There’s an early signal that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new government may be willing to sidestep key accountability mechanisms that are essential to responsible governance, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | June 18, 2025
  • Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | June 18, 2025
  • Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself
Mark Carney
There’s an early signal that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new government may be willing to sidestep key accountability mechanisms that are essential to responsible governance, writes Josie Sabatino. 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

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.
Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Canada must join the growing global call for a permanent ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, writes Nimao Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Canada must join the growing global call for a permanent ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, writes Nimao Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What do we stand to gain?

  • When Canada stops seeing Indigenous Peoples in the negative and begins to understand and appreciate their strengths, values, cultural knowledge, and ceremonial practices, acceptance
Opinion | BY CYNTHIA WESLEY-ESQUIMAUX | June 18, 2025
The federal and provincial governments stand to gain from traditional knowledge when it comes to mitigating environmental threats from fire, flooding, and growing wind velocity, writes Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux. Unsplash photograph by Kalen Emsley

What do we stand to gain?

Opinion | BY CYNTHIA WESLEY-ESQUIMAUX | June 18, 2025
  • When Canada stops seeing Indigenous Peoples in the negative and begins to understand and appreciate their strengths, values, cultural knowledge, and ceremonial practices, acceptance

What do we stand to gain?

Opinion | BY CYNTHIA WESLEY-ESQUIMAUX | June 18, 2025
  • When Canada stops seeing Indigenous Peoples in the negative and begins to understand and appreciate their strengths, values, cultural knowledge, and ceremonial practices, acceptance
The federal and provincial governments stand to gain from traditional knowledge when it comes to mitigating environmental threats from fire, flooding, and growing wind velocity, writes Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux. Unsplash photograph by Kalen Emsley

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

Project greenlight bill in focus

  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Minister Dominic LeBlanc's bill on internal trade and major project approvals is being put under a microscope by the Senate and a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Project greenlight bill in focus

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.

Project greenlight bill in focus

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.
Dominic Leblanc
Minister Dominic LeBlanc's bill on internal trade and major project approvals is being put under a microscope by the Senate and a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BOIE pushes discussion of NDP resources to future meeting as Bloc mulls ‘significant’ rule changes

  • Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House's budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, left, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer have both signalled openness to NDP interim leader Don Davies' request for additional resources. Bloc Whip Yves Perron, right, says his caucus is exploring potential related permanent rule changes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

BOIE pushes discussion of NDP resources to future meeting as Bloc mulls ‘significant’ rule changes

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House's budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary

BOIE pushes discussion of NDP resources to future meeting as Bloc mulls ‘significant’ rule changes

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House's budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, left, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer have both signalled openness to NDP interim leader Don Davies' request for additional resources. Bloc Whip Yves Perron, right, says his caucus is exploring potential related permanent rule changes. The Hill Times photographs 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

Carney faces another confidence vote

  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing another test in Ottawa today while he works for international consensus in Kananaskis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces another confidence vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.

Carney faces another confidence vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing another test in Ottawa today while he works for international consensus in Kananaskis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days  

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, met with U.S. President Donald Trump, left, at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta., for the first time since their Oval Office meeting last month. Screenshot courtesy of X

‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.

‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, met with U.S. President Donald Trump, left, at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta., for the first time since their Oval Office meeting last month. Screenshot courtesy of X

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

Carney’s CAF spending spree

  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 ‘is 100 per cent about unfettered political discretion exercised by cabinet,’ says the Green leader.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 16, 2025
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals should 'think twice' about Bill C-5 and 'giving this kind of wide open political discretion to potentially a different government and a different prime minister.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 ‘is 100 per cent about unfettered political discretion exercised by cabinet,’ says the Green leader.

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 ‘is 100 per cent about unfettered political discretion exercised by cabinet,’ says the Green leader.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals should 'think twice' about Bill C-5 and 'giving this kind of wide open political discretion to potentially a different government and a different prime minister.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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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

Canada needs a united Conservative Party of Canada, not a divided one

  • The ongoing Conservative leadership election is the party’s third in seven years. During this time, it has lost three successive federal elections to the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 18, 2022
Conservative MPs Pierre Polievre, left, and Leslyn Lewis, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, former Ontario MPP Roman Baber, and Conservative MP Scott Aitchison are in the running to become the next federal Conservative leader. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Canada needs a united Conservative Party of Canada, not a divided one

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 18, 2022
  • The ongoing Conservative leadership election is the party’s third in seven years. During this time, it has lost three successive federal elections to the

Canada needs a united Conservative Party of Canada, not a divided one

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 18, 2022
  • The ongoing Conservative leadership election is the party’s third in seven years. During this time, it has lost three successive federal elections to the
Conservative MPs Pierre Polievre, left, and Leslyn Lewis, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, former Ontario MPP Roman Baber, and Conservative MP Scott Aitchison are in the running to become the next federal Conservative leader. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Supply chains aren’t going to fix themselves

  • Canada’s supply chain, particularly essentials like food, building materials, and consumer goods, took a beating with unrelenting disruptions that came as a result of
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP MELISSA LANTSMAN | July 18, 2022
Ottawa International Airport, pictured on Jan. 24, 2019. The continued problems that we face in Canada when it comes to our international trade show that Canada is not committed to fully supporting importers, exporters, and manufacturers and that we need to do more to implement the lessons we learned from the pandemic, says Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Supply chains aren’t going to fix themselves

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP MELISSA LANTSMAN | July 18, 2022
  • Canada’s supply chain, particularly essentials like food, building materials, and consumer goods, took a beating with unrelenting disruptions that came as a result of

Supply chains aren’t going to fix themselves

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP MELISSA LANTSMAN | July 18, 2022
  • Canada’s supply chain, particularly essentials like food, building materials, and consumer goods, took a beating with unrelenting disruptions that came as a result of
Ottawa International Airport, pictured on Jan. 24, 2019. The continued problems that we face in Canada when it comes to our international trade show that Canada is not committed to fully supporting importers, exporters, and manufacturers and that we need to do more to implement the lessons we learned from the pandemic, says Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Health-care advocates, premiers calling for urgent first ministers’ meeting to address challenges facing system’s sustainability

  • Following a two-day summit by provincial premiers who are calling for more federal health-care transfers to address a system increasingly in crisis, health-care advocates
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 18, 2022
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, B.C. Premier John Horgan, and Quebec Premier François Legault pictured during a July 12 press conference following the conclusion of 2022 summer meeting of the Council of the Federation. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Health-care advocates, premiers calling for urgent first ministers’ meeting to address challenges facing system’s sustainability

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 18, 2022
  • Following a two-day summit by provincial premiers who are calling for more federal health-care transfers to address a system increasingly in crisis, health-care advocates

Health-care advocates, premiers calling for urgent first ministers’ meeting to address challenges facing system’s sustainability

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 18, 2022
  • Following a two-day summit by provincial premiers who are calling for more federal health-care transfers to address a system increasingly in crisis, health-care advocates
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, B.C. Premier John Horgan, and Quebec Premier François Legault pictured during a July 12 press conference following the conclusion of 2022 summer meeting of the Council of the Federation. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Surrey, B.C., mayoral contest shaping up to be ‘mother of all battles,’ say some candidates and political insiders

  • With three current and former MPs, all known for their organizational and fundraising prowess, expected to duke it out in Surrey’s coming mayoral contest,
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 18, 2022
Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal, left, former NDP MP and current B.C. MLA Jinny Sims, and former Liberal MP Gordie Hogg are some of the expected candidates to seek the Surrey City's top political job in the October municipal election. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia

Surrey, B.C., mayoral contest shaping up to be ‘mother of all battles,’ say some candidates and political insiders

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 18, 2022
  • With three current and former MPs, all known for their organizational and fundraising prowess, expected to duke it out in Surrey’s coming mayoral contest,

Surrey, B.C., mayoral contest shaping up to be ‘mother of all battles,’ say some candidates and political insiders

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 18, 2022
  • With three current and former MPs, all known for their organizational and fundraising prowess, expected to duke it out in Surrey’s coming mayoral contest,
Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal, left, former NDP MP and current B.C. MLA Jinny Sims, and former Liberal MP Gordie Hogg are some of the expected candidates to seek the Surrey City's top political job in the October municipal election. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia

World’s only surviving multilateral nuclear weapons treaty is on the verge of collapse

  • EDMONTON—Joe Biden is ineffectual. Vladimir Putin is demented. Donald Trump is ubiquitous. Antonio Guterres is invisible. Jens Stoltenberg reigns. Political leadership in the world
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 18, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 30, in Ottawa. Does anybody care that the world’s only surviving multilateral nuclear weapons treaty—the one designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons around the world—is on the verge of collapse, writes Douglas Roche.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

World’s only surviving multilateral nuclear weapons treaty is on the verge of collapse

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 18, 2022
  • EDMONTON—Joe Biden is ineffectual. Vladimir Putin is demented. Donald Trump is ubiquitous. Antonio Guterres is invisible. Jens Stoltenberg reigns. Political leadership in the world

World’s only surviving multilateral nuclear weapons treaty is on the verge of collapse

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 18, 2022
  • EDMONTON—Joe Biden is ineffectual. Vladimir Putin is demented. Donald Trump is ubiquitous. Antonio Guterres is invisible. Jens Stoltenberg reigns. Political leadership in the world
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 30, in Ottawa. Does anybody care that the world’s only surviving multilateral nuclear weapons treaty—the one designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons around the world—is on the verge of collapse, writes Douglas Roche.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When it comes to food, energy and medicine, Canada needs to be more self-reliant

  • Before COVID-19, we saw how international disputes can wreak havoc. China, for instance, abruptly cancelled billions of dollars of canola imports from Canada, sending
Opinion | BY JIM KEON | July 18, 2022
For the past number of years, generic medicine suppliers—those that produce the vast majority of Canadians’ daily prescriptions—have been warning that our domestic production is heavily reliant on active pharmaceutical ingredients produced in India and China. Image courtesy of Flickr

When it comes to food, energy and medicine, Canada needs to be more self-reliant

Opinion | BY JIM KEON | July 18, 2022
  • Before COVID-19, we saw how international disputes can wreak havoc. China, for instance, abruptly cancelled billions of dollars of canola imports from Canada, sending

When it comes to food, energy and medicine, Canada needs to be more self-reliant

Opinion | BY JIM KEON | July 18, 2022
  • Before COVID-19, we saw how international disputes can wreak havoc. China, for instance, abruptly cancelled billions of dollars of canola imports from Canada, sending
For the past number of years, generic medicine suppliers—those that produce the vast majority of Canadians’ daily prescriptions—have been warning that our domestic production is heavily reliant on active pharmaceutical ingredients produced in India and China. Image courtesy of Flickr

No silos here: supply chain challenges impact businesses of all types

  • It is no secret that supply chains, both domestic and global, are under serious strain. We are seeing it in just about every sector
Opinion | BY JARRED COHEN | July 18, 2022
Canada needs to ensure that any regulations do not put Canadian business at an international disadvantage by being out of step with our global trading partners, says Jarred Cohen, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce policy adviser for agriculture. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

No silos here: supply chain challenges impact businesses of all types

Opinion | BY JARRED COHEN | July 18, 2022
  • It is no secret that supply chains, both domestic and global, are under serious strain. We are seeing it in just about every sector

No silos here: supply chain challenges impact businesses of all types

Opinion | BY JARRED COHEN | July 18, 2022
  • It is no secret that supply chains, both domestic and global, are under serious strain. We are seeing it in just about every sector
Canada needs to ensure that any regulations do not put Canadian business at an international disadvantage by being out of step with our global trading partners, says Jarred Cohen, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce policy adviser for agriculture. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Commitment required to repair broken supply chain

  • “Supply chain” became a household word in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world emerged from the pandemic, increasing consumer demand
Opinion | BY DR. CONNIE VAN DER BYL AND JORDEN DYE | July 18, 2022
Fixing Canada's supply chains will not be a simple task, nor one that can be completed in a single government term, says Dr. Connie Van der Byl and Jorden Dye. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Commitment required to repair broken supply chain

Opinion | BY DR. CONNIE VAN DER BYL AND JORDEN DYE | July 18, 2022
  • “Supply chain” became a household word in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world emerged from the pandemic, increasing consumer demand

Commitment required to repair broken supply chain

Opinion | BY DR. CONNIE VAN DER BYL AND JORDEN DYE | July 18, 2022
  • “Supply chain” became a household word in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world emerged from the pandemic, increasing consumer demand
Fixing Canada's supply chains will not be a simple task, nor one that can be completed in a single government term, says Dr. Connie Van der Byl and Jorden Dye. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Here’s hoping feds’ Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program can really create positive change

  • CALGARY—An inclusive infrastructure plan begins by being truly inclusive. The federal government’s Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program was touted to be the
Opinion | BY JUNG-SUK (JS) RYU | July 18, 2022
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure Dominic LeBlanc, pictured June 14, 2022, is responsible for the federal government’s Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program which was touted to be the first of its kind—a five-year investment of $1.5-billion towards green and accessible retrofits and new builds, without the necessity of any intergovernmental agreement in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s hoping feds’ Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program can really create positive change

Opinion | BY JUNG-SUK (JS) RYU | July 18, 2022
  • CALGARY—An inclusive infrastructure plan begins by being truly inclusive. The federal government’s Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program was touted to be the

Here’s hoping feds’ Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program can really create positive change

Opinion | BY JUNG-SUK (JS) RYU | July 18, 2022
  • CALGARY—An inclusive infrastructure plan begins by being truly inclusive. The federal government’s Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program was touted to be the
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure Dominic LeBlanc, pictured June 14, 2022, is responsible for the federal government’s Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program which was touted to be the first of its kind—a five-year investment of $1.5-billion towards green and accessible retrofits and new builds, without the necessity of any intergovernmental agreement in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supply chain fragility is a national security issue, and it should be addressed accordingly

  • Toilet paper, baby formula, computer chips…Canadians have worried about the potential shortage of these and many other products since the beginning of the pandemic;
Opinion | BY FEYZA G. SAHINYAZAN | July 18, 2022
The roadmap of Canada's supply chain resilience should follow technological advancements and build tomorrow's supply chains, writes Dr. Feyza G. Sahinyazan. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Supply chain fragility is a national security issue, and it should be addressed accordingly

Opinion | BY FEYZA G. SAHINYAZAN | July 18, 2022
  • Toilet paper, baby formula, computer chips…Canadians have worried about the potential shortage of these and many other products since the beginning of the pandemic;

Supply chain fragility is a national security issue, and it should be addressed accordingly

Opinion | BY FEYZA G. SAHINYAZAN | July 18, 2022
  • Toilet paper, baby formula, computer chips…Canadians have worried about the potential shortage of these and many other products since the beginning of the pandemic;
The roadmap of Canada's supply chain resilience should follow technological advancements and build tomorrow's supply chains, writes Dr. Feyza G. Sahinyazan. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

We need to work co-operatively with Indigenous people to fight climate change, writes Mukerjee

  • After reading the June 13 environment policy briefing in The Hill Times, I could not but be impressed by the concern shown for climate
Opinion | July 18, 2022

We need to work co-operatively with Indigenous people to fight climate change, writes Mukerjee

Opinion | July 18, 2022
  • After reading the June 13 environment policy briefing in The Hill Times, I could not but be impressed by the concern shown for climate

We need to work co-operatively with Indigenous people to fight climate change, writes Mukerjee

Opinion | July 18, 2022
  • After reading the June 13 environment policy briefing in The Hill Times, I could not but be impressed by the concern shown for climate

Conservative ‘fundraising juggernaut’ stampedes into summer donations

  • Conservatives led the way in fundraising in the first quarter of 2022, but the Liberals say they are counting on the busy summer months
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | July 18, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and interim Green Party Leader Amita Kuttner. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Conservative ‘fundraising juggernaut’ stampedes into summer donations

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | July 18, 2022
  • Conservatives led the way in fundraising in the first quarter of 2022, but the Liberals say they are counting on the busy summer months

Conservative ‘fundraising juggernaut’ stampedes into summer donations

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | July 18, 2022
  • Conservatives led the way in fundraising in the first quarter of 2022, but the Liberals say they are counting on the busy summer months
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and interim Green Party Leader Amita Kuttner. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

‘A churn that never stops’: Trudeau shuffles nine senior bureaucrats

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent shakeup of the senior public service promotes nine bureaucrats, bolstering impressive resumes of some rising in the ranks to
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2022
Janice Charette, left, is the current Clerk of the Privy Council. After last week’s senior public servant shuffle, her new deputy deputy minister for immigration, refugees, and citizenship is Christiane Fox, while Gina Wilson is now the top bureaucrat at Indigenous Services. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file photographs

‘A churn that never stops’: Trudeau shuffles nine senior bureaucrats

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent shakeup of the senior public service promotes nine bureaucrats, bolstering impressive resumes of some rising in the ranks to

‘A churn that never stops’: Trudeau shuffles nine senior bureaucrats

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent shakeup of the senior public service promotes nine bureaucrats, bolstering impressive resumes of some rising in the ranks to
Janice Charette, left, is the current Clerk of the Privy Council. After last week’s senior public servant shuffle, her new deputy deputy minister for immigration, refugees, and citizenship is Christiane Fox, while Gina Wilson is now the top bureaucrat at Indigenous Services. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file photographs

‘Being referred to as an old piece of wood’ in Poilievre video ‘not all that complimentary’: Hugh Segal

  • “Look at these scars,” says Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, pointing to a wooden post in a cottage that appears in an
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 15, 2022
Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre's 'Reclaim' video had more than 164,000 views on YouTube. It begins as a rugged paean for the wonders of wood, but it's really about the Ottawa MP’s ideas about the path he would like to put Canada on should he become prime minister. Screen capture courtesy of Pierre Poilievre's video

‘Being referred to as an old piece of wood’ in Poilievre video ‘not all that complimentary’: Hugh Segal

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 15, 2022
  • “Look at these scars,” says Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, pointing to a wooden post in a cottage that appears in an

‘Being referred to as an old piece of wood’ in Poilievre video ‘not all that complimentary’: Hugh Segal

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 15, 2022
  • “Look at these scars,” says Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, pointing to a wooden post in a cottage that appears in an
Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre's 'Reclaim' video had more than 164,000 views on YouTube. It begins as a rugged paean for the wonders of wood, but it's really about the Ottawa MP’s ideas about the path he would like to put Canada on should he become prime minister. Screen capture courtesy of Pierre Poilievre's video

Politics This Morning: Drop that cider!

  • Good Friday morning, The political news cycle has perked up a bit in time for today’s Politics This Morning.  Let’s start with Parliament. Two
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured addressing the crowd at the Laurier Club’s garden party in Ottawa on June 13, 2022. Freeland's department announced yesterday that a House of Commons amendment to her budget implementation bill had accidentally outlawed the possession of Canadian-made cider and mead. The government plans to correct the error 'at a future date.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Drop that cider!

  • Good Friday morning, The political news cycle has perked up a bit in time for today’s Politics This Morning.  Let’s start with Parliament. Two

Politics This Morning: Drop that cider!

  • Good Friday morning, The political news cycle has perked up a bit in time for today’s Politics This Morning.  Let’s start with Parliament. Two
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured addressing the crowd at the Laurier Club’s garden party in Ottawa on June 13, 2022. Freeland's department announced yesterday that a House of Commons amendment to her budget implementation bill had accidentally outlawed the possession of Canadian-made cider and mead. The government plans to correct the error 'at a future date.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recapitalizing Canada’s military should also be a key part of our innovation strategy

  • TORONTO—Defence Minister Anita Anand’s announcement of $4.9-billion of federal spending to upgrade North American air defence, along with an expected $40-billion of new spending
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2022
Minister of National Defence Anita Anand scrums with reporters at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on June 1, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recapitalizing Canada’s military should also be a key part of our innovation strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2022
  • TORONTO—Defence Minister Anita Anand’s announcement of $4.9-billion of federal spending to upgrade North American air defence, along with an expected $40-billion of new spending

Recapitalizing Canada’s military should also be a key part of our innovation strategy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2022
  • TORONTO—Defence Minister Anita Anand’s announcement of $4.9-billion of federal spending to upgrade North American air defence, along with an expected $40-billion of new spending
Minister of National Defence Anita Anand scrums with reporters at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on June 1, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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