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Alicia Wanless is the director of the Information Environment Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and author of The Information Animal: Humans, Technology and the Competition Reality, published this year. Book cover and author photo courtesy of Hurst Publishing
Opinion | BY KEVIN PERKINS | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill on June 19, 2025. The Carney government has an unprecedented opportunity to lead by example, writes Kevin Perkins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN PERKINS | July 21, 2025
Opinion | BY KEVIN PERKINS | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill on June 19, 2025. The Carney government has an unprecedented opportunity to lead by example, writes Kevin Perkins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly willing to discipline top bureaucrats who aren’t meeting his standards and delivering on his 'nation-building' agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly willing to discipline top bureaucrats who aren’t meeting his standards and delivering on his 'nation-building' agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
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
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses reporters after the May 13 cabinet shuffle. Online platforms have only become more powerful—and more addictive—deepening the risks for today’s youth, write four fellows at the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses reporters after the May 13 cabinet shuffle. Online platforms have only become more powerful—and more addictive—deepening the risks for today’s youth, write four fellows at the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 26, 2023
Geoffrey Stevens, pictured, was there to help Michael Harris navigate through some very big and complicated stories at The Globe and Mail, Harris writes. Photograph by McGill-Queen's University Press
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 26, 2023
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 26, 2023
Geoffrey Stevens, pictured, was there to help Michael Harris navigate through some very big and complicated stories at The Globe and Mail, Harris writes. Photograph by McGill-Queen's University Press
Opinion | BY PENNY MAMAIS | June 19, 2023
Paul Workman, left, Tom Walters, Daniele Hamamdjian, and Joyce Napier were among the veteran CTV journalists let go by Bell Media on June 14. Photographs courtesy of Muck Rack, Twitter, LinkedIn, and The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PENNY MAMAIS | June 19, 2023
Opinion | BY PENNY MAMAIS | June 19, 2023
Paul Workman, left, Tom Walters, Daniele Hamamdjian, and Joyce Napier were among the veteran CTV journalists let go by Bell Media on June 14. Photographs courtesy of Muck Rack, Twitter, LinkedIn, and The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 19, 2023
CTV's national news Ottawa bureau chief Joyce Napier, left, and reporter Glen McGregor. Both were let go by the network as part of 1,300 job cuts announced last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Twitter
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 19, 2023
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 19, 2023
CTV's national news Ottawa bureau chief Joyce Napier, left, and reporter Glen McGregor. Both were let go by the network as part of 1,300 job cuts announced last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Twitter
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 14, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s video appearance at the June 10 Press Gallery Dinner alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had the effect of pointing out that there are matters of state more pressing than the nasty, pox-on-all-your houses skirmish in Parliament, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 14, 2023
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 14, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s video appearance at the June 10 Press Gallery Dinner alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had the effect of pointing out that there are matters of state more pressing than the nasty, pox-on-all-your houses skirmish in Parliament, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2023
Howard Njoo, deputy chief public health officer at the Public Health Agency of Canada, left; CTV's Joyce Napier; and Global News' Mackenzie Gray at the 2023 Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner on June 10 at the Canadian Museum of History. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2023
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2023
Howard Njoo, deputy chief public health officer at the Public Health Agency of Canada, left; CTV's Joyce Napier; and Global News' Mackenzie Gray at the 2023 Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner on June 10 at the Canadian Museum of History. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
Opinion | BY KEVIN DESJARDINS | June 1, 2023
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is the minister responsible for Bill C-18, the Online News Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN DESJARDINS | June 1, 2023
Opinion | BY KEVIN DESJARDINS | June 1, 2023
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is the minister responsible for Bill C-18, the Online News Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 29, 2023
Former governor general and special rapporteur assigned to look into alleged foreign interference in Canadian elections David Johnston, left, and Independent Senator Yuen Pau Woo. 'Even after David Johnston's clear statement about the falsity of these reports, they have said nothing. They've damaged the lives of individuals,' said Woo. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 29, 2023
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 29, 2023
Former governor general and special rapporteur assigned to look into alleged foreign interference in Canadian elections David Johnston, left, and Independent Senator Yuen Pau Woo. 'Even after David Johnston's clear statement about the falsity of these reports, they have said nothing. They've damaged the lives of individuals,' said Woo. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 22, 2023
Jean Yoon, left, of 'Kim's Convenience' and Kevin Hanchard of 'Orphan Black' at a Canada Media Fund event in 2017. Canadian content rules and fiscal incentives have worked, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 22, 2023
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 22, 2023
Jean Yoon, left, of 'Kim's Convenience' and Kevin Hanchard of 'Orphan Black' at a Canada Media Fund event in 2017. Canadian content rules and fiscal incentives have worked, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RHEA TREGEBOV | May 18, 2023
It seems to me that when the government makes a promise, it had better step up and deliver on that promise. We’re not demanding anything out of the ordinary. Every progressive economy in the world requires licensed payment for educational copying, writes Rhea Tregebov. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY RHEA TREGEBOV | May 18, 2023
Opinion | BY RHEA TREGEBOV | May 18, 2023
It seems to me that when the government makes a promise, it had better step up and deliver on that promise. We’re not demanding anything out of the ordinary. Every progressive economy in the world requires licensed payment for educational copying, writes Rhea Tregebov. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 11, 2023
Anyone wondering why Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre expends so much energy attacking the CBC should check out the latest political fundraising figures, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 11, 2023
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 11, 2023
Anyone wondering why Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre expends so much energy attacking the CBC should check out the latest political fundraising figures, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NATALIE CAMPBELL | May 8, 2023
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is the sponsor of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, which fails to consider how the internet works, and will lead Canada to a 'splinternet' of isolated networks controlled by governments or corporations, writes Natalie Campbell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NATALIE CAMPBELL | May 8, 2023
Opinion | BY NATALIE CAMPBELL | May 8, 2023
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is the sponsor of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, which fails to consider how the internet works, and will lead Canada to a 'splinternet' of isolated networks controlled by governments or corporations, writes Natalie Campbell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 3, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with reporters on March 27 in the House of Commons foyer. The World Press Freedom Day luncheon on May 3 focused on the spread of misinformation and harassment that journalists, particularly racialized women, experience on social media. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 3, 2023
News | BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 3, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with reporters on March 27 in the House of Commons foyer. The World Press Freedom Day luncheon on May 3 focused on the spread of misinformation and harassment that journalists, particularly racialized women, experience on social media. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade