Legislation

New Liberal government, but MAID a recurring problem

OpinionBY DANIEL ZEKVELD

• The expansion of medical assisted death to people with mental illness is set to come into effect in March 2027. A recent UN committee report says it’s ‘extremely concerned’ about Canada’s planned broadening of the law.

New Liberal government, but MAID a recurring problem

OpinionBY DANIEL ZEKVELD

• The expansion of medical assisted death to people with mental illness is set to come into effect in March 2027. A recent UN committee report says it’s ‘extremely concerned’ about Canada’s planned broadening of the law.

Feds can’t continue to delay ‘heavy lifting’ on foreign interference response, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Rebuilding Canada’s fisheries for climate and economic security

OpinionBY JOSH LAUGHREN

Middle-class tax cut and trade barriers to form top priorities in early Carney government

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Bloc Québécois slam Carney for inviting ‘foreign’ King to open Parliament, opt out of attending Throne Speech 

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Time for the Liberals to protect Canadian voices as promised

OpinionBY DANNY RAMADAN

Smart AI Adoption Is Canada’s Competitive Advantage

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• BY MARLO GLASS

‘Really scared, anxious, and horrified’: advocates decry lack of voice for Canadians with disabilities in cabinet

Opinion

• BY PHILIPPE DUFRESNE

Prioritizing privacy is good for Canada

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• BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

MP Serré reups call for extra funds, legislation to address northern Ontario seat loss

Why Indigenous rights must be integrated into Canada’s regulatory process

OpinionBY BYRON LOUIS

• Without a transparent approach, the government is reinforcing systemic exclusion and delaying progress on reconciliation.

Why Indigenous rights must be integrated into Canada’s regulatory process

OpinionBY BYRON LOUIS

• Without a transparent approach, the government is reinforcing systemic exclusion and delaying progress on reconciliation.

Carney benches Trudeau’s ‘Hallmark card’ mandate letter format, opts for broad priority list for all ministers 

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Minister McGuinty faces challenge to modernize military under unstable U.S. relationship: defence experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Peek Behind the Curtain of Canada’s Legislative and Regulatory Process

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Parliamentary Calendar

Former top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo opens CANSEC as conference returns to Ottawa May 28-29

Podcast

The return of Parliament, with Sheila Copps

News

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

List

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

Podcast

Carney’s missing budget, with Mostafa Askari

Canada holds a valuable bargaining chip in trade talks with Trump

OpinionBY ALEX WHALEN, JAKE FUSS

• Scrapping supply management would allow Trump to deliver more access to the Canadian market for the farmers that overwhelmingly supported him.

Canada holds a valuable bargaining chip in trade talks with Trump

OpinionBY ALEX WHALEN, JAKE FUSS

• Scrapping supply management would allow Trump to deliver more access to the Canadian market for the farmers that overwhelmingly supported him.

Prorogation sank Senators’ bills, but some see a silver lining amid frustration

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Legislation off life support

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Top court could offer clarity on ‘open question’ of constitutional status of parliamentary privilege, say experts

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Bill C-282 in the best interest of Canadian agriculture: Peterborough mayor

OpinionBY JEFF LEAL

Tense is an ‘underestimation’ of difficult House sitting, with Liberals to be in survival mode in January, say pollsters

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

AFN national chief urges politicians to ‘put their politics aside’ to support First Nations’ access to clean water

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Parliamentary Calendar

Ailish Campbell to talk about Canada and the EU in a shifting world order on May 26 at the C.D. Howe Institute

Podcast

‘Ally is a verb’: How to do your part for reconciliation, with Rose LeMay

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

List

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

Podcast

‘This really is an intergovernmental struggle’: The view from Alberta, with Jared Wesley

Canadian horses’ suffering continues beyond anniversary of ministerial mandate letter

OpinionBY KAITLYN MITCHELL

• Dec. 16 has come and gone, and yet a bill to ban the export of horses for slaughter overseas continues to languish in the Senate.

Canadian horses’ suffering continues beyond anniversary of ministerial mandate letter

OpinionBY KAITLYN MITCHELL

• Dec. 16 has come and gone, and yet a bill to ban the export of horses for slaughter overseas continues to languish in the Senate.

Generosity delivered: federal government must extend the donation deadline due to postal strike

OpinionBY CONNIE CôTé, KATE HIGGINS, BRUCE MACDONALD

Senate standoff sees Conservatives wield ‘exceptional and rarely used’ motion, putting two private members’ bills on ice

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Feds’ attempt to codify hate still not salvageable despite C-63 division, say Conservatives, civil society groups

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Parliament gridlock must end to tackle Canada’s biodiversity crisis 

OpinionBY CHARLOTTE DAWE

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Moving forward on game-changing gun legislation

OpinionBY WENDY CUKIER

• Despite the recent media debates, misrepresentations, and polarized demands for more or less regulation, C-21 is a critical step forward.

Moving forward on game-changing gun legislation

OpinionBY WENDY CUKIER

• Despite the recent media debates, misrepresentations, and polarized demands for more or less regulation, C-21 is a critical step forward.

New UN report another ‘tool’ for advocates in fight for justice for Indigenous women

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

New UN report another ‘tool’ for advocates in fight for justice for Indigenous women

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

New AI safety institute limited by legislative vacuum: NDP innovation critic Brian Masse

NewsBY STUART BENSON

New AI safety institute limited by legislative vacuum: NDP innovation critic Brian Masse

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Balanced approach needed on right-to-repair bill, protecting IP rights and public safety

OpinionBY DON STICKNEY

Balanced approach needed on right-to-repair bill, protecting IP rights and public safety

OpinionBY DON STICKNEY

Politics This Morning

Internal trade ministers meet

Leaders debate reply to the Throne Speech

Who’s ready for Throne Speech Bingo?

The Royals come to Ottawa with a bang

all politics poll: best & worst of the year in politics

Housing Minister Fraser a 2023 fan favourite on Parliament Hill: All Politics Poll

Poilievre doubles as most valuable, least valuable politician in 2022 in The Hill Times’ All Politics Poll

Anand named most valuable politician, climate change voted most important issue in The Hill Times’ 23rd Annual All Politics Poll

Freeland named most valuable politician, NAFTA voted biggest story in The Hill Times’ 22nd Annual All Politics Poll

Election

Recount survivors displayed grace under political fire

Riding electoral outcomes reveal regional life expectancy trends

To limit critics’ time to organize against Poilievre, some senior Conservatives explore moving convention to this fall

‘Feeling forgotten’ and ‘left behind’: why more young men are voting Conservative

Politics

Economic ambush awaits Carney

Senate throws a lifeline to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Note to MPs: free advice on setting up your constituency office(s)

Meet the first 12 chiefs of staff confirmed for the Carney cabinet

Foreign Policy

European Union celebrates at the gallery

G7 leaders should shape technology with trust 

Add America to the no-go list for many journalists 

How to preserve NORAD? All action, and absolutely no talk

Finance and Budget

Canada Post at a crossroads

Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

The future of Canada depends on Indigenous leadership

In the face of insolvency and strike action, what does Canada Post’s future look like?

Lobbying

Lobbying rule changes coming with stricter reporting requirements, says lobbying commissioner

Cooling-off period for lobbyists who volunteered during election can vary, says lobbying commissioner who urges reading code of conduct

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

Poilievre’s ethics pitch more about framing Carney as a ‘corrupt politician’ than attempt at reform, but some ideas are good, say observers

Legislation

Senators prepare for busy session with a dozen rookies and two new leaders in the mix

Parties’ housing platforms unlikely to significantly improve affordability: experts

Time for Canada to strengthen its digital sovereignty

Civil servants and the public ‘will suffer’ without moving bill on whistleblower protection, says Centre for Free Expression director

Public Service

GC-OS: why the Government of Canada should develop its own software

Federal public service cut by nearly 10,000 jobs, new data shows

‘When we hear government efficiency from Carney, we’re worried we’ll see DOGE-lite’: public service unions react to new ministers Lightbound and Ali

Former top bureaucrat Jocelyne Bourgon calls for bold public service reform to match Carney’s economic plan

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