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With three top players in Carney government lacking political experience, caucus feedback critical to show ‘human side’ of politics, say experts

  • Mark Carney, Marc-André Blanchard, and Michael Sabia have extensive public service experience which will prove to be an asset in delivering on the government’s
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney should use the national Liberal caucus as a sounding board before introducing any policy or legislation to better gauge how Canadians might respond, says Donald Savoie, one of the country's leading experts on government machinery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With three top players in Carney government lacking political experience, caucus feedback critical to show ‘human side’ of politics, say experts

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney, Marc-André Blanchard, and Michael Sabia have extensive public service experience which will prove to be an asset in delivering on the government’s

With three top players in Carney government lacking political experience, caucus feedback critical to show ‘human side’ of politics, say experts

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney, Marc-André Blanchard, and Michael Sabia have extensive public service experience which will prove to be an asset in delivering on the government’s
Prime Minister Mark Carney should use the national Liberal caucus as a sounding board before introducing any policy or legislation to better gauge how Canadians might respond, says Donald Savoie, one of the country's leading experts on government machinery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre is reaching out to unsuccessful candidates for feedback, say Conservatives: ‘he’s doing a post-mortem himself’

  • The Conservative campaign team ‘missed the moment’ rather than rising to meet it—ultimately losing the 2025 election, says an unsuccessful Conservative candidate.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured June 10 on the Hill, has been reaching out to candidates of record from the last election to get their feedback on why the party fell short, and to find out whether they are planning to run in the next campaign, say Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre is reaching out to unsuccessful candidates for feedback, say Conservatives: ‘he’s doing a post-mortem himself’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
  • The Conservative campaign team ‘missed the moment’ rather than rising to meet it—ultimately losing the 2025 election, says an unsuccessful Conservative candidate.

Poilievre is reaching out to unsuccessful candidates for feedback, say Conservatives: ‘he’s doing a post-mortem himself’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
  • The Conservative campaign team ‘missed the moment’ rather than rising to meet it—ultimately losing the 2025 election, says an unsuccessful Conservative candidate.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured June 10 on the Hill, has been reaching out to candidates of record from the last election to get their feedback on why the party fell short, and to find out whether they are planning to run in the next campaign, say Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney. Trump. Round two in Alberta.

  • Plus, the Assembly of First Nations hosts a national forum on federal Bill C-5.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will hold a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the G7 summit today. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Carney. Trump. Round two in Alberta.

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 16, 2025
  • Plus, the Assembly of First Nations hosts a national forum on federal Bill C-5.

Carney. Trump. Round two in Alberta.

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 16, 2025
  • Plus, the Assembly of First Nations hosts a national forum on federal Bill C-5.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will hold a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the G7 summit today. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

The stars are aligned: now Canada must deliver on its natural resources

  • If we don’t seize this moment, we may not get another. Because if Canada doesn’t step up, others will.
Opinion | BY BRYAN N. DETCHOU | June 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
While on the campaign trail, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to make Canada both the strongest economy in the G7 and an energy superpower, writes Bryan N. Detchou, senior director of natural resources, environment and sustainability with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The stars are aligned: now Canada must deliver on its natural resources

Opinion | BY BRYAN N. DETCHOU | June 16, 2025
  • If we don’t seize this moment, we may not get another. Because if Canada doesn’t step up, others will.

The stars are aligned: now Canada must deliver on its natural resources

Opinion | BY BRYAN N. DETCHOU | June 16, 2025
  • If we don’t seize this moment, we may not get another. Because if Canada doesn’t step up, others will.
Mark Carney
While on the campaign trail, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to make Canada both the strongest economy in the G7 and an energy superpower, writes Bryan N. Detchou, senior director of natural resources, environment and sustainability with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump shamelessly uses U.S. military to do his bidding in Los Angeles 

  • These protesters passionately disagree with Trump’s ruthless round-up, detention, and deportation of hundreds of immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. This is the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 16, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles in reaction to protests against his immigration raids. That is in addition to his federalizing thousands of California National Guard members for the same purpose. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House.

Trump shamelessly uses U.S. military to do his bidding in Los Angeles 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 16, 2025
  • These protesters passionately disagree with Trump’s ruthless round-up, detention, and deportation of hundreds of immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. This is the

Trump shamelessly uses U.S. military to do his bidding in Los Angeles 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 16, 2025
  • These protesters passionately disagree with Trump’s ruthless round-up, detention, and deportation of hundreds of immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. This is the
U.S. President Donald Trump deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles in reaction to protests against his immigration raids. That is in addition to his federalizing thousands of California National Guard members for the same purpose. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House.

It’s time for Ottawa to fully fund NIHB program, say Northwest Territories and Nunavut health ministers

  • Nunavut Health Minister John Main and his Northwest Territories counterpart Lesa Semmler were in Ottawa to discuss viable funding for the federal Non-Insured Health
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 16, 2025
After becoming Indigenous services minister on May 13, Mandy Gull-Masty is now in charge of a process to renew agreements for Non-Insured Health Benefits funding. Both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories have been without an agreement since March 31, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

It’s time for Ottawa to fully fund NIHB program, say Northwest Territories and Nunavut health ministers

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 16, 2025
  • Nunavut Health Minister John Main and his Northwest Territories counterpart Lesa Semmler were in Ottawa to discuss viable funding for the federal Non-Insured Health

It’s time for Ottawa to fully fund NIHB program, say Northwest Territories and Nunavut health ministers

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 16, 2025
  • Nunavut Health Minister John Main and his Northwest Territories counterpart Lesa Semmler were in Ottawa to discuss viable funding for the federal Non-Insured Health
After becoming Indigenous services minister on May 13, Mandy Gull-Masty is now in charge of a process to renew agreements for Non-Insured Health Benefits funding. Both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories have been without an agreement since March 31, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

Carney should consider letting Elections Canada oversee party nomination elections

  • Political parties will never voluntarily hold fair and open nominations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has an opportunity to reform this system by working with
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney should consider letting Elections Canada oversee party nomination elections

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 16, 2025
  • Political parties will never voluntarily hold fair and open nominations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has an opportunity to reform this system by working with

Carney should consider letting Elections Canada oversee party nomination elections

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 16, 2025
  • Political parties will never voluntarily hold fair and open nominations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has an opportunity to reform this system by working with
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist

  • A March 2025 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency flagged a serious problem in Canada’s nuclear governance regime. Canada has not incorporated the fundamental safety
Opinion | June 16, 2025
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Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist

Opinion | June 16, 2025
  • A March 2025 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency flagged a serious problem in Canada’s nuclear governance regime. Canada has not incorporated the fundamental safety

Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist

Opinion | June 16, 2025
  • A March 2025 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency flagged a serious problem in Canada’s nuclear governance regime. Canada has not incorporated the fundamental safety
typewriter
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Nothing says colonization better than special economic zones

  • There are no good ethics in trampling over the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the rush for national projects. That's actually the very definition of
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 16, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government passed Bill 5, and it's like Groundhog Day all over again. The bill means that the economy trumps over wildlife, clean water, and human rights, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nothing says colonization better than special economic zones

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 16, 2025
  • There are no good ethics in trampling over the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the rush for national projects. That's actually the very definition of

Nothing says colonization better than special economic zones

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 16, 2025
  • There are no good ethics in trampling over the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the rush for national projects. That's actually the very definition of
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government passed Bill 5, and it's like Groundhog Day all over again. The bill means that the economy trumps over wildlife, clean water, and human rights, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s ambitious agenda runs counter to how Ottawa operates

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's bold agenda will undoubtedly meet obstacles in the form of bureaucratic inertia and the opinions of highly influential voices, including
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's ambitious agenda includes a plan to meet NATO's spending commitment of two per cent in this fiscal year and legislation to eliminate the federal barriers to internal trade. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s ambitious agenda runs counter to how Ottawa operates

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's bold agenda will undoubtedly meet obstacles in the form of bureaucratic inertia and the opinions of highly influential voices, including

Carney’s ambitious agenda runs counter to how Ottawa operates

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's bold agenda will undoubtedly meet obstacles in the form of bureaucratic inertia and the opinions of highly influential voices, including
Prime Minister Mark Carney's ambitious agenda includes a plan to meet NATO's spending commitment of two per cent in this fiscal year and legislation to eliminate the federal barriers to internal trade. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Nunavut Premier Akeeagok to speak at C.D. Howe Institute’s panel ‘Asserting Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty’ on June 17 in Toronto

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 15—TUESDAY, JUNE 17 G7 Summit—This year, Canada is president of the G7, and the annual leaders’ meeting will take place in Kananaskis,
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok will speak at C.D. Howe Institute's panel 'Asserting Canada's Arctic Sovereignty' on June 17 in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nunavut Premier Akeeagok to speak at C.D. Howe Institute’s panel ‘Asserting Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty’ on June 17 in Toronto

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 15—TUESDAY, JUNE 17 G7 Summit—This year, Canada is president of the G7, and the annual leaders’ meeting will take place in Kananaskis,

Nunavut Premier Akeeagok to speak at C.D. Howe Institute’s panel ‘Asserting Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty’ on June 17 in Toronto

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 15—TUESDAY, JUNE 17 G7 Summit—This year, Canada is president of the G7, and the annual leaders’ meeting will take place in Kananaskis,
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok will speak at C.D. Howe Institute's panel 'Asserting Canada's Arctic Sovereignty' on June 17 in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From bureaucratic bloat to resilient growth: delivering on Carney’s economic vision

  • Federal leadership can’t fix everything. Health care and education are provincial. But Ottawa can lead by example and partner with provinces that want to
Opinion | BY GREG MACDOUGALL | June 16, 2025
New AI Minister Evan Solomon, pictured May 13, 2025, being sworn in to cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
New AI Minister Evan Solomon, pictured May 13, 2025, being sworn in to cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Evan Solomon, right, pictured being sworn in as Canada's new federal AI minister, by PCO Clerk John Hannaford on May 13, 2025. Solomon should cut all IT projects over $100-million by 20 per cent and reduce IT consulting budgets by 50 per cent. The auditor general has flagged repeated overruns, writes Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

From bureaucratic bloat to resilient growth: delivering on Carney’s economic vision

Opinion | BY GREG MACDOUGALL | June 16, 2025
  • Federal leadership can’t fix everything. Health care and education are provincial. But Ottawa can lead by example and partner with provinces that want to

From bureaucratic bloat to resilient growth: delivering on Carney’s economic vision

Opinion | BY GREG MACDOUGALL | June 16, 2025
  • Federal leadership can’t fix everything. Health care and education are provincial. But Ottawa can lead by example and partner with provinces that want to
New AI Minister Evan Solomon, pictured May 13, 2025, being sworn in to cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Evan Solomon, right, pictured being sworn in as Canada's new federal AI minister, by PCO Clerk John Hannaford on May 13, 2025. Solomon should cut all IT projects over $100-million by 20 per cent and reduce IT consulting budgets by 50 per cent. The auditor general has flagged repeated overruns, writes Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Giving Canadian critical minerals ‘a reasonable chance’

  • While Canada has long been a major producer of copper, nickel, zinc and others on the critical minerals list, our path to getting other
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE GIBSON | June 15, 2025
Despite our long-standing status as a resource rich nation, many of Canada’s identified 34 critical minerals are not those we’re experienced in producing, writes Dr. Charlotte Gibson, an assistant professor and director of the Critical Minerals Processing Lab at Queen’s University. Photograph by Gabriela Palai, Pexels.com

Giving Canadian critical minerals ‘a reasonable chance’

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE GIBSON | June 15, 2025
  • While Canada has long been a major producer of copper, nickel, zinc and others on the critical minerals list, our path to getting other

Giving Canadian critical minerals ‘a reasonable chance’

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE GIBSON | June 15, 2025
  • While Canada has long been a major producer of copper, nickel, zinc and others on the critical minerals list, our path to getting other
Despite our long-standing status as a resource rich nation, many of Canada’s identified 34 critical minerals are not those we’re experienced in producing, writes Dr. Charlotte Gibson, an assistant professor and director of the Critical Minerals Processing Lab at Queen’s University. Photograph by Gabriela Palai, Pexels.com

Before we get our resources to market, we need to make sure those markets actually want them

  • Canada was built on forestry, but if we want to ensure that that industry and the over 200,000 people employed in it can continue
Opinion | BY DAVID WALLIS | June 15, 2025
If Mark Carney wants to bolster our relationships with allies and find new markets for our forest products, he’s going to have to embark on a different sort of nation-building project, one that reshapes logging into a truly sustainable industry, writes David Wallis, policy manager for reforestation at Nature Canada. Photograph courtesy of NoName_13, Pixabay.com

Before we get our resources to market, we need to make sure those markets actually want them

Opinion | BY DAVID WALLIS | June 15, 2025
  • Canada was built on forestry, but if we want to ensure that that industry and the over 200,000 people employed in it can continue

Before we get our resources to market, we need to make sure those markets actually want them

Opinion | BY DAVID WALLIS | June 15, 2025
  • Canada was built on forestry, but if we want to ensure that that industry and the over 200,000 people employed in it can continue
If Mark Carney wants to bolster our relationships with allies and find new markets for our forest products, he’s going to have to embark on a different sort of nation-building project, one that reshapes logging into a truly sustainable industry, writes David Wallis, policy manager for reforestation at Nature Canada. Photograph courtesy of NoName_13, Pixabay.com

Trust can’t be legislated, but it can be built

  • First Nations must be included as business partners from the outset, and it’s a question of laying out a framework for how to move
Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 15, 2025
First Nations men and boys drumming on the Hill during the gathering of the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on Dec. 4, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trust can’t be legislated, but it can be built

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 15, 2025
  • First Nations must be included as business partners from the outset, and it’s a question of laying out a framework for how to move

Trust can’t be legislated, but it can be built

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 15, 2025
  • First Nations must be included as business partners from the outset, and it’s a question of laying out a framework for how to move
First Nations men and boys drumming on the Hill during the gathering of the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on Dec. 4, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Barrelling through Bill C-5

  • Plus, Carney holds a meeting of the National Security Council.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 13, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon. MPs will start debating a government motion on speeding up the process for passing the Liberals' One Canadian Economy Act today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Barrelling through Bill C-5

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 13, 2025
  • Plus, Carney holds a meeting of the National Security Council.

Barrelling through Bill C-5

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 13, 2025
  • Plus, Carney holds a meeting of the National Security Council.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon. MPs will start debating a government motion on speeding up the process for passing the Liberals' One Canadian Economy Act today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has moral duty to commit to international aid

  • If there was ever a time for Canada to step up as a champion of gender equality, human rights, peace, and international assistance—it is
Opinion | BY BARBARA GRANTHAM, LAUREN RAVON, DANNY GLENWRIGHT | June 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will play host at the upcoming G7 Summit. Canada should insist that foreign assistance be put on an equal footing with diplomacy, trade, and security, write Barbara Grantham, Lauren Ravon, and Danny Glenwright. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has moral duty to commit to international aid

Opinion | BY BARBARA GRANTHAM, LAUREN RAVON, DANNY GLENWRIGHT | June 12, 2025
  • If there was ever a time for Canada to step up as a champion of gender equality, human rights, peace, and international assistance—it is

Canada has moral duty to commit to international aid

Opinion | BY BARBARA GRANTHAM, LAUREN RAVON, DANNY GLENWRIGHT | June 12, 2025
  • If there was ever a time for Canada to step up as a champion of gender equality, human rights, peace, and international assistance—it is
Prime Minister Mark Carney will play host at the upcoming G7 Summit. Canada should insist that foreign assistance be put on an equal footing with diplomacy, trade, and security, write Barbara Grantham, Lauren Ravon, and Danny Glenwright. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Treasury Board reports gains on diversity and equity in public service, but will cuts hamper progress?

  • As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 12, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali presented the latest annual report on employment equity in the public service on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Treasury Board reports gains on diversity and equity in public service, but will cuts hamper progress?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 12, 2025
  • As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as

Treasury Board reports gains on diversity and equity in public service, but will cuts hamper progress?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 12, 2025
  • As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali presented the latest annual report on employment equity in the public service on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can be a resource superpower if we build the road to get goods to market

  • What we need is a co-ordinated, long-range strategy, a national trade corridor plan that links the country’s productive zones to its export gateways through
Opinion | BY GARY MAR | June 12, 2025
The Vancouver Centerm Terminal in Vancouver, B.C., is shown above. Ports are the gateways to global markets, according to Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Dietmar Rabich, shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license

Canada can be a resource superpower if we build the road to get goods to market

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | June 12, 2025
  • What we need is a co-ordinated, long-range strategy, a national trade corridor plan that links the country’s productive zones to its export gateways through

Canada can be a resource superpower if we build the road to get goods to market

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | June 12, 2025
  • What we need is a co-ordinated, long-range strategy, a national trade corridor plan that links the country’s productive zones to its export gateways through
The Vancouver Centerm Terminal in Vancouver, B.C., is shown above. Ports are the gateways to global markets, according to Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Dietmar Rabich, shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license

Liberals propose fast-tracking motion for major projects bill

  • Bill C-5 would come to a final vote on June 20 under the terms of the motion.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 12, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has given notice of a programming motion for Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals propose fast-tracking motion for major projects bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 12, 2025
  • Bill C-5 would come to a final vote on June 20 under the terms of the motion.

Liberals propose fast-tracking motion for major projects bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 12, 2025
  • Bill C-5 would come to a final vote on June 20 under the terms of the motion.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has given notice of a programming motion for Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Parliament wave the white flag?

  • Plus, Carney chooses a new clerk.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 12, 2025
The House of Commons Chamber. MPs are under pressure to pass two government bills with minimal scrutiny before the summer adjournment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Parliament wave the white flag?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 12, 2025
  • Plus, Carney chooses a new clerk.

Will Parliament wave the white flag?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 12, 2025
  • Plus, Carney chooses a new clerk.
The House of Commons Chamber. MPs are under pressure to pass two government bills with minimal scrutiny before the summer adjournment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sport Secretary van Koeverden settles his chief of staff

  • First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden's team.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 11, 2025
Now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer in the West Block on Nov. 20, 2024. He was sworn in to cabinet this past May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sport Secretary van Koeverden settles his chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 11, 2025
  • First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden's team.

Sport Secretary van Koeverden settles his chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 11, 2025
  • First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden's team.
Now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer in the West Block on Nov. 20, 2024. He was sworn in to cabinet this past May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The urgency of confronting a warming world remains

  • As Mark Carney battles Donald Trump’s trade wars and confronts western alienation, he will also have to lead Canada’s heighten effort in the energy
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | June 11, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. While climate change policy appears to have receded as a priority for the Carney government, the urgency of confronting a warming world remains, writes Shawn McCarthy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The urgency of confronting a warming world remains

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | June 11, 2025
  • As Mark Carney battles Donald Trump’s trade wars and confronts western alienation, he will also have to lead Canada’s heighten effort in the energy

The urgency of confronting a warming world remains

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | June 11, 2025
  • As Mark Carney battles Donald Trump’s trade wars and confronts western alienation, he will also have to lead Canada’s heighten effort in the energy
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. While climate change policy appears to have receded as a priority for the Carney government, the urgency of confronting a warming world remains, writes Shawn McCarthy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How will the Carney government navigate between fighting climate change and bending to corporate priorities? Only time will tell

  • A 2024 UN Environment Program report concluded, under a status quo scenario, Earth is on track to reach an approximate 2.7°C increase in planetary warming by
Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on June 6, 2025, to speak about his government’s One Canadian Economy: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How will the Carney government navigate between fighting climate change and bending to corporate priorities? Only time will tell

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | June 11, 2025
  • A 2024 UN Environment Program report concluded, under a status quo scenario, Earth is on track to reach an approximate 2.7°C increase in planetary warming by

How will the Carney government navigate between fighting climate change and bending to corporate priorities? Only time will tell

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | June 11, 2025
  • A 2024 UN Environment Program report concluded, under a status quo scenario, Earth is on track to reach an approximate 2.7°C increase in planetary warming by
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on June 6, 2025, to speak about his government’s One Canadian Economy: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Enlisting Coast Guard to buoy defence spending expected to hit choppy waters, say analysts

  • Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
The wide-ranging border security Bill C-2 proposes amendments to the Oceans Act to expand the Coast Guard's mandate to include security and intelligence-gathering activities. U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams

Enlisting Coast Guard to buoy defence spending expected to hit choppy waters, say analysts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
  • Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'

Enlisting Coast Guard to buoy defence spending expected to hit choppy waters, say analysts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
  • Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'
The wide-ranging border security Bill C-2 proposes amendments to the Oceans Act to expand the Coast Guard's mandate to include security and intelligence-gathering activities. U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams

Bitumen skepticism not a blanket ‘no’ to pipelines, says B.C. Liberal MP Greaves

  • Jurisdictional respect is a 'core principle' of any consideration of future national projects, says a spokesperson for Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces his government's bill to create 'one Canadian economy out of 13' by eliminating federal barriers to internal trade and labour mobility, and to identify and expedite 'nation-building projects' in West Block on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bitumen skepticism not a blanket ‘no’ to pipelines, says B.C. Liberal MP Greaves

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
  • Jurisdictional respect is a 'core principle' of any consideration of future national projects, says a spokesperson for Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.

Bitumen skepticism not a blanket ‘no’ to pipelines, says B.C. Liberal MP Greaves

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
  • Jurisdictional respect is a 'core principle' of any consideration of future national projects, says a spokesperson for Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces his government's bill to create 'one Canadian economy out of 13' by eliminating federal barriers to internal trade and labour mobility, and to identify and expedite 'nation-building projects' in West Block on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

  • The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
Observers say Prime Minister Mark Carney's foreign policy legacy could be a major one as he navigates the country's response to moves made by U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
  • The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
  • The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
Observers say Prime Minister Mark Carney's foreign policy legacy could be a major one as he navigates the country's response to moves made by U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
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The emotional tax of being Indigenous in Canada

  • There are reconciliation expectations on governments, Crown corporations and all citizen-serving entities. Some are actually legal requirements—ensure the safety of Indigenous workers and leaders. Some
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 6, 2023
Rose LeMay: 'The quickest way to ensure reconciliation is a failure in your company is to not prioritize it as a strategic priority.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The emotional tax of being Indigenous in Canada

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 6, 2023
  • There are reconciliation expectations on governments, Crown corporations and all citizen-serving entities. Some are actually legal requirements—ensure the safety of Indigenous workers and leaders. Some

The emotional tax of being Indigenous in Canada

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 6, 2023
  • There are reconciliation expectations on governments, Crown corporations and all citizen-serving entities. Some are actually legal requirements—ensure the safety of Indigenous workers and leaders. Some
Rose LeMay: 'The quickest way to ensure reconciliation is a failure in your company is to not prioritize it as a strategic priority.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anderson meeting shows Conservatives give ‘a nod and a wink’ to far-right elements, says anti-hate group founder

  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this latest story cycle is 'great grist for the mill for the Liberals to motivate their base and to do
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON | March 6, 2023
Conservative MPs Colin Carrie, left, Leslyn Lewis, German politician Christine Anderson, and MP Dean Allison. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Anderson meeting shows Conservatives give ‘a nod and a wink’ to far-right elements, says anti-hate group founder

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON | March 6, 2023
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this latest story cycle is 'great grist for the mill for the Liberals to motivate their base and to do

Anderson meeting shows Conservatives give ‘a nod and a wink’ to far-right elements, says anti-hate group founder

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON | March 6, 2023
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this latest story cycle is 'great grist for the mill for the Liberals to motivate their base and to do
Conservative MPs Colin Carrie, left, Leslyn Lewis, German politician Christine Anderson, and MP Dean Allison. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Ottawa plays Inspector Gadget

  • Some favour a formal, independent inquiry by an esteemed retired jurist into alleged Chinese interference in our last two federal elections but it, too,
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 6, 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Is Canadian democracy in imminent danger of being undermined by shadowy operatives reporting to China's president? Nonsense, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa plays Inspector Gadget

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 6, 2023
  • Some favour a formal, independent inquiry by an esteemed retired jurist into alleged Chinese interference in our last two federal elections but it, too,

Ottawa plays Inspector Gadget

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 6, 2023
  • Some favour a formal, independent inquiry by an esteemed retired jurist into alleged Chinese interference in our last two federal elections but it, too,
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Is Canadian democracy in imminent danger of being undermined by shadowy operatives reporting to China's president? Nonsense, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre will need to win a clear majority in next election or Trudeau could stay in power with support of left-of-centre parties, say politicos

  • The three left-of-centre parties tried to unseat Stephen Harper's Conservatives after the 2008 election, and they could prevent Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from forming
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 6, 2023
If the Conservatives want to form government, they will have to win a clear majority, or the three left of centre political parties will try to prevent Pierre Poilievre, pictured in Ottawa, from becoming prime minister, says pollster and former PC strategist Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre will need to win a clear majority in next election or Trudeau could stay in power with support of left-of-centre parties, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 6, 2023
  • The three left-of-centre parties tried to unseat Stephen Harper's Conservatives after the 2008 election, and they could prevent Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from forming

Poilievre will need to win a clear majority in next election or Trudeau could stay in power with support of left-of-centre parties, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 6, 2023
  • The three left-of-centre parties tried to unseat Stephen Harper's Conservatives after the 2008 election, and they could prevent Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from forming
If the Conservatives want to form government, they will have to win a clear majority, or the three left of centre political parties will try to prevent Pierre Poilievre, pictured in Ottawa, from becoming prime minister, says pollster and former PC strategist Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals are going to have to tread very carefully on their handling of leaked CSIS allegations

  • To suggest a Chinese-Canadian politician is a mouthpiece for Beijing displays a gross misunderstanding of our political system. Every politician in the country has to
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 6, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Hill scrum on Feb. 15, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals are going to have to tread very carefully on their handling of leaked CSIS allegations

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 6, 2023
  • To suggest a Chinese-Canadian politician is a mouthpiece for Beijing displays a gross misunderstanding of our political system. Every politician in the country has to

Liberals are going to have to tread very carefully on their handling of leaked CSIS allegations

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 6, 2023
  • To suggest a Chinese-Canadian politician is a mouthpiece for Beijing displays a gross misunderstanding of our political system. Every politician in the country has to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Hill scrum on Feb. 15, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Putin’s nuclear brinkmanship and the demise of arms control

  • Vladimir Putin’s irresponsible actions should not only remind the world of the coercive risks inherent in nuclear weapons, but also of the imperative to
Opinion | BY PAUL MEYER | March 6, 2023
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin’s nuclear scare campaign is particularly disturbing because it comes in a context which has witnessed the gradual dismantlement over the last decade of existing bilateral and multilateral arms control frameworks, writes Paul Meyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Putin’s nuclear brinkmanship and the demise of arms control

Opinion | BY PAUL MEYER | March 6, 2023
  • Vladimir Putin’s irresponsible actions should not only remind the world of the coercive risks inherent in nuclear weapons, but also of the imperative to

Putin’s nuclear brinkmanship and the demise of arms control

Opinion | BY PAUL MEYER | March 6, 2023
  • Vladimir Putin’s irresponsible actions should not only remind the world of the coercive risks inherent in nuclear weapons, but also of the imperative to
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin’s nuclear scare campaign is particularly disturbing because it comes in a context which has witnessed the gradual dismantlement over the last decade of existing bilateral and multilateral arms control frameworks, writes Paul Meyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Big growth in wind and solar in 2022, but much more needed to hit feds’ climate goals, say renewable energy advocates

  • The Canadian Renewable Energy Association argues that a growth rate of five gigawatts of new wind and solar energy annually is needed for Canada
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 6, 2023
Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured. Clean Energy Canada argues that achieving net zero by 2050 will require Canada to roughly double its electricity capacity to meet the demand. To reach net-zero, wind and solar capacity would likely need to make up between 34 per cent and 72 per cent of installed electricity by 2050. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big growth in wind and solar in 2022, but much more needed to hit feds’ climate goals, say renewable energy advocates

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 6, 2023
  • The Canadian Renewable Energy Association argues that a growth rate of five gigawatts of new wind and solar energy annually is needed for Canada

Big growth in wind and solar in 2022, but much more needed to hit feds’ climate goals, say renewable energy advocates

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 6, 2023
  • The Canadian Renewable Energy Association argues that a growth rate of five gigawatts of new wind and solar energy annually is needed for Canada
Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured. Clean Energy Canada argues that achieving net zero by 2050 will require Canada to roughly double its electricity capacity to meet the demand. To reach net-zero, wind and solar capacity would likely need to make up between 34 per cent and 72 per cent of installed electricity by 2050. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Freeland’s next budget has to be an honest one

  • This cannot be another lost opportunity, because Canada can’t really afford that. Our future is at stake.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 6, 2023
In the 2023 federal budget, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland needs to deliver an honest budget, one that is up front with Canadians on the challenges we face and fully transparent on the state of the nation’s finances. An honest budget would also acknowledge that we will need to raise taxes, and soon, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Freeland’s next budget has to be an honest one

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 6, 2023
  • This cannot be another lost opportunity, because Canada can’t really afford that. Our future is at stake.

Why Freeland’s next budget has to be an honest one

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 6, 2023
  • This cannot be another lost opportunity, because Canada can’t really afford that. Our future is at stake.
In the 2023 federal budget, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland needs to deliver an honest budget, one that is up front with Canadians on the challenges we face and fully transparent on the state of the nation’s finances. An honest budget would also acknowledge that we will need to raise taxes, and soon, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where will all the land come from?

  • Adding the land requirements for renewable energy, biodiversity conservation, less-intensive farming, and two billion trees equals 469,273 square kilometres or 72 per cent of
Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | March 6, 2023

Where will all the land come from?

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | March 6, 2023
  • Adding the land requirements for renewable energy, biodiversity conservation, less-intensive farming, and two billion trees equals 469,273 square kilometres or 72 per cent of

Where will all the land come from?

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | March 6, 2023
  • Adding the land requirements for renewable energy, biodiversity conservation, less-intensive farming, and two billion trees equals 469,273 square kilometres or 72 per cent of

Responsible advertising of food and beverage products to children: a shared goal, a shared solution

  • Industry’s innovative code and guide provide Health Canada with the chance to deliver immediately on one of its top priorities under the Healthy Eating Strategy at no cost to Canadian
Opinion | BY RON LUND | March 6, 2023
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, right. Canadian food and beverage companies and advertisers created one of the world's most comprehensive and progressive ad review requirements. So why has Bill C-252, the Prohibition of Food and Beverage Marketing Directed at Children, been tabled in the House, asks Ron Lund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Responsible advertising of food and beverage products to children: a shared goal, a shared solution

Opinion | BY RON LUND | March 6, 2023
  • Industry’s innovative code and guide provide Health Canada with the chance to deliver immediately on one of its top priorities under the Healthy Eating Strategy at no cost to Canadian

Responsible advertising of food and beverage products to children: a shared goal, a shared solution

Opinion | BY RON LUND | March 6, 2023
  • Industry’s innovative code and guide provide Health Canada with the chance to deliver immediately on one of its top priorities under the Healthy Eating Strategy at no cost to Canadian
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, right. Canadian food and beverage companies and advertisers created one of the world's most comprehensive and progressive ad review requirements. So why has Bill C-252, the Prohibition of Food and Beverage Marketing Directed at Children, been tabled in the House, asks Ron Lund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Renewable energy and economic reconciliation: Indigenous people as key stakeholders

  • Decarbonization of the Canadian economy will present countless opportunities that will need to address the specific contexts of the Indigenous communities involved.
Opinion | BY RICKY FONTAINE, MICHèLE AUDETTE | March 6, 2023
Protesters, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020, demonstrating against the Coastal Gas Pipeline. The federal government must lead by example and ensure that its own institutions are engaged in economic reconciliation, crucial for the creation and sharing of wealth across the country, write PSG Senator Michèle Audette and Ricky Fontaine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Renewable energy and economic reconciliation: Indigenous people as key stakeholders

Opinion | BY RICKY FONTAINE, MICHèLE AUDETTE | March 6, 2023
  • Decarbonization of the Canadian economy will present countless opportunities that will need to address the specific contexts of the Indigenous communities involved.

Renewable energy and economic reconciliation: Indigenous people as key stakeholders

Opinion | BY RICKY FONTAINE, MICHèLE AUDETTE | March 6, 2023
  • Decarbonization of the Canadian economy will present countless opportunities that will need to address the specific contexts of the Indigenous communities involved.
Protesters, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020, demonstrating against the Coastal Gas Pipeline. The federal government must lead by example and ensure that its own institutions are engaged in economic reconciliation, crucial for the creation and sharing of wealth across the country, write PSG Senator Michèle Audette and Ricky Fontaine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electric mobility: a more inclusive approach is needed for lower income households

  • Purchasing electric vehicles is still unattainable to many Canadians — or even viewed as a luxury product.
Opinion | BY CLARA KAYSER-BRIL AND JOHANNE WHITMORE | March 6, 2023
For more equity and efficiency, ZEV incentives should be tied to income to ensure they help those most in need of them, writes Clara Kayser-Bril, a sustainable energy consultant, and Johanne Whitmore, Senior Researcher with the HEC Montréal Chair in Energy Sector Management. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Electric mobility: a more inclusive approach is needed for lower income households

Opinion | BY CLARA KAYSER-BRIL AND JOHANNE WHITMORE | March 6, 2023
  • Purchasing electric vehicles is still unattainable to many Canadians — or even viewed as a luxury product.

Electric mobility: a more inclusive approach is needed for lower income households

Opinion | BY CLARA KAYSER-BRIL AND JOHANNE WHITMORE | March 6, 2023
  • Purchasing electric vehicles is still unattainable to many Canadians — or even viewed as a luxury product.
For more equity and efficiency, ZEV incentives should be tied to income to ensure they help those most in need of them, writes Clara Kayser-Bril, a sustainable energy consultant, and Johanne Whitmore, Senior Researcher with the HEC Montréal Chair in Energy Sector Management. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Languages in self-governing First Nation communities critically endangered, it’s time to act

  • Work cannot wait until the economy improves or inflation is under control—by then, many more speakers will have been lost. If Canada’s relationship with
Opinion | BY JACKSON LAFFERTY | March 6, 2023
Red Sky Performance dancers perform during the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the Canadian Museum of History on Sept. 30, 2019. For Indigenous peoples, revitalizing their native languages is one of the most critical elements of self-determination and healing, writes Jackson Lafferty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Languages in self-governing First Nation communities critically endangered, it’s time to act

Opinion | BY JACKSON LAFFERTY | March 6, 2023
  • Work cannot wait until the economy improves or inflation is under control—by then, many more speakers will have been lost. If Canada’s relationship with

Languages in self-governing First Nation communities critically endangered, it’s time to act

Opinion | BY JACKSON LAFFERTY | March 6, 2023
  • Work cannot wait until the economy improves or inflation is under control—by then, many more speakers will have been lost. If Canada’s relationship with
Red Sky Performance dancers perform during the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the Canadian Museum of History on Sept. 30, 2019. For Indigenous peoples, revitalizing their native languages is one of the most critical elements of self-determination and healing, writes Jackson Lafferty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Google executives to answer questions about blocking news content, and much more going on today in federal politics

  • Plus, the House will vote on an NDP motion expressing disappointment in the PM’s openness to the expansion of for-profit clinics in Ontario.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 6, 2023
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, seen here on Feb. 2 at the Canadian Media Producers Association conference, says Canadians 'Canadians won’t be intimidated' by Google's decision to block news content in some cases. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Google executives to answer questions about blocking news content, and much more going on today in federal politics

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 6, 2023
  • Plus, the House will vote on an NDP motion expressing disappointment in the PM’s openness to the expansion of for-profit clinics in Ontario.

Politics This Morning: Google executives to answer questions about blocking news content, and much more going on today in federal politics

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 6, 2023
  • Plus, the House will vote on an NDP motion expressing disappointment in the PM’s openness to the expansion of for-profit clinics in Ontario.
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, seen here on Feb. 2 at the Canadian Media Producers Association conference, says Canadians 'Canadians won’t be intimidated' by Google's decision to block news content in some cases. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must be a leader in the race to net zero

  • Investing in becoming a global clean energy supplier of choice is Canada's path to building a cleaner and more prosperous future.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN ALDAG | March 6, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on the Hill. Global markets are moving away from high-emitting energy sources towards those that are more sustainable, and clean energy technologies are becoming more affordable and scalable every day, writes Liberal MP John Aldag. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must be a leader in the race to net zero

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN ALDAG | March 6, 2023
  • Investing in becoming a global clean energy supplier of choice is Canada's path to building a cleaner and more prosperous future.

Canada must be a leader in the race to net zero

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JOHN ALDAG | March 6, 2023
  • Investing in becoming a global clean energy supplier of choice is Canada's path to building a cleaner and more prosperous future.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on the Hill. Global markets are moving away from high-emitting energy sources towards those that are more sustainable, and clean energy technologies are becoming more affordable and scalable every day, writes Liberal MP John Aldag. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scaling solutions: accelerating the commercialization of made-in-Canada clean technology

  • Industry and corporate Canada have a critical role in fostering the elements of the coherent commercial ecosystem that enables the deployment of clean technology
Opinion | BY KAREN HAMBERG | March 6, 2023
If Canada intends to rely on its cleantech industry to compete in a decarbonizing world, we must transition our leading companies into an industrial base of players that can be globally competitive and dominant, writes Karen Hamberg. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Scaling solutions: accelerating the commercialization of made-in-Canada clean technology

Opinion | BY KAREN HAMBERG | March 6, 2023
  • Industry and corporate Canada have a critical role in fostering the elements of the coherent commercial ecosystem that enables the deployment of clean technology

Scaling solutions: accelerating the commercialization of made-in-Canada clean technology

Opinion | BY KAREN HAMBERG | March 6, 2023
  • Industry and corporate Canada have a critical role in fostering the elements of the coherent commercial ecosystem that enables the deployment of clean technology
If Canada intends to rely on its cleantech industry to compete in a decarbonizing world, we must transition our leading companies into an industrial base of players that can be globally competitive and dominant, writes Karen Hamberg. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Taking action on affordable and sustainable transportation

  • The Liberal government is investing in infrastructure, and in Canadians, to deliver on a commitment of every new passenger vehicle in Canada being zero-emissions
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JULIE DABRUSIN | March 6, 2023
The shift to zero-emission vehicles is good for Canada's workers, for the automotive, battery, and mining supply chains, and for the economy, writes Liberal MP Julie Dabrusin. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Taking action on affordable and sustainable transportation

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JULIE DABRUSIN | March 6, 2023
  • The Liberal government is investing in infrastructure, and in Canadians, to deliver on a commitment of every new passenger vehicle in Canada being zero-emissions

Taking action on affordable and sustainable transportation

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JULIE DABRUSIN | March 6, 2023
  • The Liberal government is investing in infrastructure, and in Canadians, to deliver on a commitment of every new passenger vehicle in Canada being zero-emissions
The shift to zero-emission vehicles is good for Canada's workers, for the automotive, battery, and mining supply chains, and for the economy, writes Liberal MP Julie Dabrusin. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Overcoming the challenges of the hydrogen sector

  • Canada has many challenges to overcome, most notably issues surrounding investment, remaining competitive and developing a pan-Canadian strategy for hydrogen production.
Opinion | BY SENATOR PAUL J. MASSICOTTE | March 6, 2023
Given the high cost of production and uncertainty of the role hydrogen will play in the future, investors have not been easy to find for some low carbon intense hydrogen producers, writes Quebec Senator Paul Massicotte. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Overcoming the challenges of the hydrogen sector

Opinion | BY SENATOR PAUL J. MASSICOTTE | March 6, 2023
  • Canada has many challenges to overcome, most notably issues surrounding investment, remaining competitive and developing a pan-Canadian strategy for hydrogen production.

Overcoming the challenges of the hydrogen sector

Opinion | BY SENATOR PAUL J. MASSICOTTE | March 6, 2023
  • Canada has many challenges to overcome, most notably issues surrounding investment, remaining competitive and developing a pan-Canadian strategy for hydrogen production.
Given the high cost of production and uncertainty of the role hydrogen will play in the future, investors have not been easy to find for some low carbon intense hydrogen producers, writes Quebec Senator Paul Massicotte. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Canadians need more information about Chinese election interference allegations

  • If you sat through the nearly two full days of Procedure and House Affairs Committee meetings last week, lucky you. You’re now well-versed in
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 6, 2023
Committee Chair Bardish Changer speaks with CSIS director general Adam Fisher, Foreign Affairs director general Tara Denham, Alia Tayyeb, deputy chief of Signals Intelligence Alia Tayyeb, and Adriana Poloz, executive director of Intelligence and International Policing for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians need more information about Chinese election interference allegations

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 6, 2023
  • If you sat through the nearly two full days of Procedure and House Affairs Committee meetings last week, lucky you. You’re now well-versed in

Canadians need more information about Chinese election interference allegations

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 6, 2023
  • If you sat through the nearly two full days of Procedure and House Affairs Committee meetings last week, lucky you. You’re now well-versed in
Committee Chair Bardish Changer speaks with CSIS director general Adam Fisher, Foreign Affairs director general Tara Denham, Alia Tayyeb, deputy chief of Signals Intelligence Alia Tayyeb, and Adriana Poloz, executive director of Intelligence and International Policing for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada facing wave of new homelessness: Gatineau, Que., reader

  • Canada is facing a wave of new homelessness in the face of inflation and the ongoing impact of the pandemic.  This is impacting hundreds
Opinion | March 6, 2023

Canada facing wave of new homelessness: Gatineau, Que., reader

Opinion | March 6, 2023
  • Canada is facing a wave of new homelessness in the face of inflation and the ongoing impact of the pandemic.  This is impacting hundreds

Canada facing wave of new homelessness: Gatineau, Que., reader

Opinion | March 6, 2023
  • Canada is facing a wave of new homelessness in the face of inflation and the ongoing impact of the pandemic.  This is impacting hundreds

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