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Transport Minister Steven Mackinnon announced on Dec.12 that the first phase of Canada’s planned high-speed rail network project will run between Ottawa–Montreal corridor.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds push ahead with ‘transformative’ $60-billion to $90-billion high-speed rail project as experts urge caution over major cost over-runs, land acquisition powers

NewsBY IREM KOCA
  • The railway will eventually span approximately 1,000 kilometres from Toronto to Quebec City. It will reach speeds of up to 300 km/hour, cutting travel times by half. The government says the project will boost GDP by up to $35-billion, and will help build 63,000 homes along the route, create 51,000 new jobs over 10 years, and save 25 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. But critics expect the project to run over budget.
Steven MacKinnon

Feds push ahead with ‘transformative’ $60-billion to $90-billion high-speed rail project as experts urge caution over major cost over-runs, land acquisition powers

NewsBY IREM KOCA
  • The railway will eventually span approximately 1,000 kilometres from Toronto to Quebec City. It will reach speeds of up to 300 km/hour, cutting travel times by half. The government says the project will boost GDP by up to $35-billion, and will help build 63,000 homes along the route, create 51,000 new jobs over 10 years, and save 25 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. But critics expect the project to run over budget.
Premier of Quebec Francois Legault speaks with reporters after arriving at the First Ministers meeting at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on March 21, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec MPs noncommittal on support for province’s controversial constitution bill

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

It’s like ‘the Monroe Doctrine on steroids’: Canadian politicos react to Trump’s new ‘very chilling’ national security strategy

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY
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Everything’s coming up Carney: PM tops the year’s most valuable politician, newsmaker, and best book categories in The Hill Times’ annual All Politics Poll

To help protect Canada’s steel industry, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced new measures in November, including for imposition of a global 25 per cent tariff on targeted imported steel-derivative products such as wind towers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Renewable energy sector adds concerns about wind-tower costs to steel industry crisis talks: ‘there’s a ton of urgency’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • The tightened tariff rate quotas for steel imports from non-free trade agreement partners will come into force on Dec. 26.

Renewable energy sector adds concerns about wind-tower costs to steel industry crisis talks: ‘there’s a ton of urgency’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • The tightened tariff rate quotas for steel imports from non-free trade agreement partners will come into force on Dec. 26.
Carlos Leitao
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Parl Sec Carlos Leitão talks globalization under pressure in Montreal on Dec. 11

Opposition critics and veterans are calling on Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight to explain how only millions of dollars in reimbursement reductions for medical cannabis will amount to the projected $4-billion over four years in savings for her department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister called to de-haze budget math on cuts to veterans’ medical cannabis reimbursement

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • The proposed $2.50-per-gram reduction in reimbursements could 'fundamentally change' veterans' access to high-quality and affordable products, says Dr. Nick Withers.

Minister called to de-haze budget math on cuts to veterans’ medical cannabis reimbursement

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • The proposed $2.50-per-gram reduction in reimbursements could 'fundamentally change' veterans' access to high-quality and affordable products, says Dr. Nick Withers.
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Joly to speak at Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Thursday, Dec. 18

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured at a Conservative caucus meeting on the Hill. The new nomination rules for held and unheld ridings are for minority governments, only, and in majority governments, nominations in all ridings will be open, say Conservative sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To trigger a nomination election in a Conservative-held riding in the next election cycle, 51 per cent of the membership must vote for one, according to Conservative sources

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • According to new nomination rules, if a Conservative candidate lost two consecutive elections, they will no longer need a waiver from the party to take a third run, say Conservative sources.

To trigger a nomination election in a Conservative-held riding in the next election cycle, 51 per cent of the membership must vote for one, according to Conservative sources

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • According to new nomination rules, if a Conservative candidate lost two consecutive elections, they will no longer need a waiver from the party to take a third run, say Conservative sources.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding on Nov. 27, outlining a shared commitment to establish Canada as 'a global energy superpower.' The HIll Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ottawa-Alberta energy deal could open door for other provinces to pursue weakened climate policies, say environmental experts: ‘this is just a massive step back’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT, RIDDHI KACHHELA
  • Under the MOU, Ottawa's commitments include suspending clean electricity regulations and the oil and gas emissions cap in Alberta.

Ottawa-Alberta energy deal could open door for other provinces to pursue weakened climate policies, say environmental experts: ‘this is just a massive step back’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT, RIDDHI KACHHELA
  • Under the MOU, Ottawa's commitments include suspending clean electricity regulations and the oil and gas emissions cap in Alberta.

New rules authorize Poilievre to appoint eight candidates next election in ‘substantially revamped nomination process,’ say Conservative sources

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

New rules authorize Poilievre to appoint eight candidates next election in ‘substantially revamped nomination process,’ say Conservative sources

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

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