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Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

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• The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Feds’ new ‘reciprocal procurement’ policy to limit foreign access to contracts amid U.S. trade tensions

NewsBY IREM KOCA

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

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Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

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‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

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• BY KATHRYN MAY

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs and the consumer carbon tax.

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs and the consumer carbon tax.

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

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Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

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Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

Podcast

Something fishy in the fisheries

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND SERGIY SLIPCHENKO

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

ListBY PETER MAZEREEUW

House and Senate steering committee members named

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‘Everything is negotiable at all times’: a Trump trade update, with Eric Miller

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with Senator’s requests.

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with Senator’s requests.

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

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Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Parliamentary Calendar

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

Podcast

A military spending spree, with David Perry

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

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

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The crisis of Canadian democracy, with Andrew Coyne

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

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‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Pancake flops and a looming byelection: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

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Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

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Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

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Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

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Politics This Morning

Ministers update public on wildfires

Carney vs. the chiefs

First Nations dial up the pressure

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

COVID-19

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

Canada needs a complete pandemic preparedness strategy

DND and CAF ‘exempt’ from further spending cuts, says Blair after department was asked to find $900-million a year in savings

A reluctance for post-pandemic learning

Election

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Globe columnist Andrew Coyne who offers a path away from Canada’s anti-democratic system in his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy

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

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

Politics

Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Foreign Policy

Buying time for Ukraine

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

Finance and Budget

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Lobbying

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

The value of strategic praise

Natural resources, economy top lobbying issues in May

‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

Legislation

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

Public Service

Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens 

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

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