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‘Sellout of the century’: NDP leadership candidates decry Alberta energy deal in first debate

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Ottawa and Alberta's memorandum of understanding paving the way for a pipeline project running from Alberta’s oil patch to B.C.’s coastline became a topic of discussion as NDP leadership hopefuls faced off in their first debate in Montreal on Nov. 27.

‘Sellout of the century’: NDP leadership candidates decry Alberta energy deal in first debate

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Ottawa and Alberta's memorandum of understanding paving the way for a pipeline project running from Alberta’s oil patch to B.C.’s coastline became a topic of discussion as NDP leadership hopefuls faced off in their first debate in Montreal on Nov. 27.

Fighting words and frothy pints with Canada’s Son of a Critch

FeatureBY STUART BENSON

A peace plan that amounts to capitulation threatens us all

OpinionBY YAROSLAV BARAN

Canada has role to play in Ukraine peace talks as ‘moral conscience of the good guys,’ say observers

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

What we do between elections matters most

OpinionBY LINDSAY BRUMWELL

The return of pipeline politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Canada’s Silent Health Crisis: Why Chronic Kidney Disease Needs a National Framework

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Trump and Putin’s goal is to destroy the international rule of law

BY ELEANOR WAND

‘Disappointing but not surprising’: PBO forecasts Canada to fall short of 2030 emissions target

BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, ANDREW MEADE

A fresh glimpse inside the Centre Block renovation site

Press gallery dinner such a hot ticket, filling it up to overflow

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Plus: Steve Outhouse will run the Conservatives' next election campaign, Senator Katherine Hay is honoured for her work at Kids Help Phone, and six new envoys present their credentials at Rideau Hall.

Press gallery dinner such a hot ticket, filling it up to overflow

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Plus: Steve Outhouse will run the Conservatives' next election campaign, Senator Katherine Hay is honoured for her work at Kids Help Phone, and six new envoys present their credentials at Rideau Hall.

Cabinet spending tops $92-million in 2024-25, up 3.7 per cent

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Feds risk derailing major projects unless they chart a clearer course for defence procurement, experts say

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Gripen fighter jet purchase would allow Canada to assert sovereignty, says past chair of House Defence Committee McKay

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

NDP leadership candidates face off for first debate in Montreal on Nov. 27

Parliamentary Calendar

Bricker, Ibbitson to talk about their provocative new book, Breaking Point: The New Big Shifts Putting Canada at Risk on Nov. 25 in Waterloo, Ont.

Cut, not cap? The latest on public service downsizing, with Marlo Glass

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

First-quarter expenses: MPs spent nearly $28-million

Who wants an election? With David Coletto

MPs to honour record-setter Plamondon

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Plus, Lisa Raitt and Mona Nemer will testify to parliamentary committees.

MPs to honour record-setter Plamondon

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Plus, Lisa Raitt and Mona Nemer will testify to parliamentary committees.

In-house relief: new Conservative campaign manager a positive signal

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

In-house relief: new Conservative campaign manager a positive signal

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

With even Conservatives conspiring to pass Carney’s budget, PM turns attention to the wider world

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

With even Conservatives conspiring to pass Carney’s budget, PM turns attention to the wider world

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Joint co-operation needed to tackle spread of narcotics, says Colombian defence minister

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

Joint co-operation needed to tackle spread of narcotics, says Colombian defence minister

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

Parliamentary Calendar

Public Safety Minister Anandasangaree welcomes G7 counterparts to Ottawa for three-day meeting on Nov. 21

Building a highway to the Arctic, with Caroline Wawzonek

Always leave them wanting more: Fraser tops All Politics Poll as he looks to exit federal politics

This Parliament’s ethics roundup: blind trusts, recusals, gifts, and more

No ‘I’ in team: why party discipline has gone too far, with Alex Marland

‘Coalition of the willing’ meets on Trump’s Ukraine plan

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Plus, opposition MPs aim to break a Liberal filibuster at committee.

‘Coalition of the willing’ meets on Trump’s Ukraine plan

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Plus, opposition MPs aim to break a Liberal filibuster at committee.

Joly heads to Korea and Japan

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Bill C-15: the hits and misses in the big beautiful budget implementation bill

NewsBY CHARELLE EVELYN, RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

Minister Guilbeault’s current seven-member Quebec lieutenant shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Liberals should build a better working relationship with opposition parties, they need their support

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Anandasangaree and Pam Bondi huddle in Ottawa

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, CHARELLE EVELYN

Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Anandasangaree and Pam Bondi huddle in Ottawa

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, CHARELLE EVELYN

Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Interim PBO says he is focusing on parliamentarians, not media

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Interim PBO says he is focusing on parliamentarians, not media

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

The politics of Poilievre’s personality

OpinionBY GERRY NICHOLLS

The politics of Poilievre’s personality

OpinionBY GERRY NICHOLLS

Canada must build on federal budget investments in dual-use innovation

OpinionBY ELYSA DARLING, JAKE HIRSCH-ALLEN, AYAZ SYED

Canada must build on federal budget investments in dual-use innovation

OpinionBY ELYSA DARLING, JAKE HIRSCH-ALLEN, AYAZ SYED

Politics This Morning

PM’s chief of staff to testify at ethics study

Swedes press their case

Carney to dine with Sweden’s royals, head to UAE

Mark Carney

Judgment day

100 most influential in government and politics

The 100 most influential people in federal politics and government to watch in 2024

Top 100: the most influential people in government and politics in 2023

Post-election heavy hitters: the top 100 most influential people to watch in federal politics in 2022

Pandemic edition: Top 100 most influential people to watch in 2021

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

The Politically Savvy Survey

Poilievre voted best public speaker, most quotable, hardest-working, and biggest self-promoter in The Hill Times’ 29th Annual Politically Savvy Survey

Poilievre sweeps a suite of categories in the 27th annual Politically Savvy Survey

Freeland, LeBlanc, Morneau voted most influential ministers in 26th annual Politically Savvy Survey

Goodale voted Best Cabinet Minister in QP, Scrums in The Hill Times’ 25th annual Politically Savvy Survey

best political books

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books of 2023

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2022

The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books in 2021

Indigenous Relations

Deloitte’s certification as partner to Indigenous firms raises questions about access to feds’ contract regime, says Indigenous business owner

Bridging Canada’s divide on consent

Arctic security cannot exist without Inuit sovereignty

Opening the pathway for greater Indigenous inclusion in the Armed Forces

political parties

True representation of constituents requires MPs to take principled positions even if it risks caucus expulsion or floor crossing, says Bill Casey

Floor-crossings are controversial, but not necessarily a political kiss of death

If Poilievre goes down as party leader, it will be due to external pressure, not caucus dissent, say senior Conservatives

‘Game of chicken:’ amid ongoing election speculation, Liberal and Conservative MPs are preparing, just in case

Women, Gender and diversity

The federal budget misses Canada’s biggest AI opportunity

Unspinning the Trumpian disinformation on DEI: why it matters for all Canadians

The CAF’s emotional apology for racism

Rechie Valdez

Women’s groups hail ongoing funding for gender-equality programs, but warn the ‘devil is in the details’

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