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To be shielded from nomination challenges, incumbent Liberal MPs must meet conditions by Labour Day: new rules

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

The Liberal Party’s national director Azam Ishmael briefed MPs on new nomination rules at the Feb. 25 national caucus meeting, say Liberal sources.

To be shielded from nomination challenges, incumbent Liberal MPs must meet conditions by Labour Day: new rules

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

The Liberal Party’s national director Azam Ishmael briefed MPs on new nomination rules at the Feb. 25 national caucus meeting, say Liberal sources.

Carney should call for extradition of Indian officials linked to Nijjar killing, says ex-Liberal minister Dhaliwal

NewsBY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW

Sole Quebec NDP MP Boulerice says potential provincial run has ‘absolutely nothing to do with’ party’s status

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Liberals ride wave in federal polls as widening gender, age gaps squeeze Conservatives’ coalition

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Carney’s ‘bridge’ between the EU and the Pacific Rim trade deal likely to stop short of merging blocs, say observers

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

‘This is our home, so we need to be part of the solution’: Inuit-led university to strengthen Canada’s Arctic, say Senators

NewsBY JUSTIN S. CAMPBELL

Canadian sovereignty is at risk if we don’t act decisively on the economy 

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U.S.-proposed critical minerals trading bloc a ‘difficult sell,’ say natural resources experts

BY STUART BENSON

‘Voters have short memories’: delayed elections commissioner report puts damper on accountability, says political scientist Alex Marland

BY NEIL MOSS

Carney breaks with tradition in selecting Charette as chief negotiator for U.S. trade

‘Dangerous’ Bill C-12’s immigration changes give too much power to cabinet and department: Sen. McPhedran and legal rights groups

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

The bill's proposal for a new timeline for refugee applications that would be in effect starting in 2020—more than five years prior to the bill even being passed—and the power to cancel large numbers of immigration documents at once are causing concerns.

‘Dangerous’ Bill C-12’s immigration changes give too much power to cabinet and department: Sen. McPhedran and legal rights groups

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

The bill's proposal for a new timeline for refugee applications that would be in effect starting in 2020—more than five years prior to the bill even being passed—and the power to cancel large numbers of immigration documents at once are causing concerns.

‘He comes from our side’: Writers’ Union CEO calls Solomon an AI ‘cheerleader,’ asks him to slow down strategy

NewsBY MARIA COLLINS

‘Everyone should feel the hit’: ministerial offices and PMO should be cut, too, say some leading public policy experts

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Union warns pay system may not be able to handle layoffs, early retirements 10 years after start of Phoenix problems

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

The Year of Resilience: What 2026 Will Demand From Canada’s Cyber Leaders

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FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Liberal MP Kayabaga to talk unlocking growth in Africa and the Caribbean during Empire Club event on Feb. 26

The ‘ambitious’ Defence Industrial Strategy, with Mark Norman

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Who’s backing the NDP leadership contenders?

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He ‘was like the Hollywood casting version of the crusty news editor with a heart of gold’: friends, colleagues, former j-school students remember Elly Alboim

FeatureBY JUSTIN S. CAMPBELL

Elly Alboim's career included time at the CBC, Earnscliffe Strategies, and Carleton University's School of Journalism, in addition to once being a senior adviser to then-Liberal prime minister Paul Martin. Alboim died on Feb. 8 at the age of 78.

He ‘was like the Hollywood casting version of the crusty news editor with a heart of gold’: friends, colleagues, former j-school students remember Elly Alboim

FeatureBY JUSTIN S. CAMPBELL

Elly Alboim's career included time at the CBC, Earnscliffe Strategies, and Carleton University's School of Journalism, in addition to once being a senior adviser to then-Liberal prime minister Paul Martin. Alboim died on Feb. 8 at the age of 78.

A snap election still possible, despite potential Liberal byelection wins and more rumoured floor-crossings, say some pollsters

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Lack of trade infrastructure, insufficient supports for small business among realities of trade-war woes, say experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Questions loom over NDP’s voter verification process as leadership contest enters final stretch

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

New strategy outlines ‘ambitious’ defence readiness objective months after downgrading air fleet target

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

NDP leadership candidate Ashton attacks Lewis on provincial relationships, energy projects in final debate

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Former Conservative MP Jeneroux ‘couldn’t sit on the sidelines,’ crosses floor to join Liberals

NewsBY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS

Parliamentary Calendar

SecState Fuhr to talk about Canada’s new era in defence investment on Monday, Feb. 23, in Montreal

Tumbler Ridge shooting upends the agenda: The week in review

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

Tracking job cuts in the federal public service

‘Hang tight’: Why Quebec sovereignty and separatism are in the headlines again

Sudanese refugees waiting to come to Canada face deportation risk from Egypt

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

The Sudanese Civil War has produced the world's largest active humanitarian crisis with millions of people displaced. Meanwhile, Canada's resettlement stream has been plagued with delays.

Sudanese refugees waiting to come to Canada face deportation risk from Egypt

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

The Sudanese Civil War has produced the world's largest active humanitarian crisis with millions of people displaced. Meanwhile, Canada's resettlement stream has been plagued with delays.

Liberals hope ‘national unity’ council quells divisions after scrapping Islamophobia and antisemitism envoys

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Senators ‘hopeful’ for shifting tide in Congress as U.S. lawmakers rally to Canada’s cause

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Influence registry will deter few foreign agents without independent enforcement, say national security experts

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Cost of public servants continues to rise, though growth of bureaucracy began to slow in 2024-25: PBO

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Canada faces ‘an emergency of extraordinary proportions’ with Trump, say foreign affairs and trade experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

U.S. President Donald Trump's recent rant on X about the bridge linking Windsor, Ont., to Detroit, Mich., augurs badly for the upcoming review of North America's trade pact, says international trade lawyer Lawrence Herman.

Canada faces ‘an emergency of extraordinary proportions’ with Trump, say foreign affairs and trade experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

U.S. President Donald Trump's recent rant on X about the bridge linking Windsor, Ont., to Detroit, Mich., augurs badly for the upcoming review of North America's trade pact, says international trade lawyer Lawrence Herman.

Defence Investment Agency needs to do more than reshuffle the staff deck to succeed, say observers

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Defence Investment Agency needs to do more than reshuffle the staff deck to succeed, say observers

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Fix Question Period, elect House committee chairs, and end hybrid House sittings, say some Grit and Tory MPs: ‘Question Period is our marquee accountability mechanism’

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Fix Question Period, elect House committee chairs, and end hybrid House sittings, say some Grit and Tory MPs: ‘Question Period is our marquee accountability mechanism’

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

‘All about’ NATO: bulk of feds’ $5.4-billion spending request boosts defence programs

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

‘All about’ NATO: bulk of feds’ $5.4-billion spending request boosts defence programs

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Politics This Morning

Poilievre speaks on Canada-U.S. relations in T.O.

Koreans come calling

A grim anniversary

The hope that (almost) kills you

COVID-19

‘Diseases do not recognize borders’: U.S. decision to leave WHO ignores reality of how diseases spread, says Liberal MP Powlowski

CUSMA must do more than protect trade—it must secure Canada’s life sciences future

Union raises alarm over pending Public Health Agency job cuts

Forest fire travel ban backlash demonstrates lack of investment in trust post-COVID, says public health expert

Election

The road ahead on foreign interference

An aging democracy needs youth voices

Preparing for a possible early election, Conservatives closing first batch of 16 riding nominations this month: sources

Canadian expats in the U.S. dominate international voting stats: data

Politics

With global hegemony attacking the world order, what are middle powers like Canada to do?

Jobs, guns, and the GDP: selling defence as economic policy

Secretary of State Long adds director, and others to team

Bringing investment banking rigour to Ottawa

Foreign Policy

Why Canada can bridge the EU and CPTPP trading blocs

Trump’s steady coarsening of public life threatens democracy

UAE marks its national day

The fallout from Epstein

Finance and Budget

Building a more innovative Canadian economy won’t be easy, but it will be worth it

Liberals see path forward for budget bill, but Conservatives still have ‘huge concerns’ with cabinet’s ‘regulatory sandbox’

Bill C-15 is one of the biggest threats yet to Canada’s rule of law

Shafqat Ali

Ministers could exempt businesses from laws within ‘regulatory sandbox’ outlined in budget bill

Lobbying

Ottawa’s lowered lobbying registration thresholds will reshape government relations

‘Unprecedented’ 2025 for canola industry, with record-breaking economic lobbying

Libya was a warning, Venezuela is the test

‘It’s like molasses in January’: pharmacare implementation stalled, say health-care groups, but others argue time needed to get deals right

Legislation

Rosa Galvez

Pipelines or a national power grid: what should Canada build now?

Canadians can’t afford to wait for Right to Repair legislation

The water emergency in Kashechewan must spur action on federal legislation

Federal parties dismiss ‘bogeyman’ privacy concerns baked into affordability bill, as Senators consider major amendments

Public Service

Stories from the past should not help separatists

Ottawa MPs Sudds, Fanjoy urge changes to return-to-office order for public servants, as MPs debate ending hybrid Parliament

New in-office mandate could send more public servants out the door, union says

Early retirement offer to federal public servants causing ‘chaos’ in public service: union

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