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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith would have been in her late teens when the Exxon Valdez forever changed the public attitude on pipelines on B.C.’s northern coast, so maybe she didn’t pay much attention, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Jim Brickett
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 12, 2025
In the plus column: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, top left, Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In the minus column, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, top right, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 12, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 12, 2025
In the plus column: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, top left, Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In the minus column, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, top right, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Feb. 1 to address Canada's retaliatory response, which was put on pause after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day tariff reprieve on Feb. 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Feb. 1 to address Canada's retaliatory response, which was put on pause after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day tariff reprieve on Feb. 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 5, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm says Canada’s multilateral relations have 'always been a very important counterweight to our almost overwhelming bilateral relationship with the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 5, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 5, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm says Canada’s multilateral relations have 'always been a very important counterweight to our almost overwhelming bilateral relationship with the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 29, 2025
First ministers' meeting
It is only now—thanks to threats from the U.S. president—that our federal and provincial leaders are giving more than lip service to the idea of breaking down internal trade barriers, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 29, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 29, 2025
First ministers' meeting
It is only now—thanks to threats from the U.S. president—that our federal and provincial leaders are giving more than lip service to the idea of breaking down internal trade barriers, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 25, 2020
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently scored a masterful public relations victory when she announced that she and her cabinet ministers would take a 20 per cent pay cut lasting six months to show solidarity with those affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Such a bold action helps to create a 'We’re all in this together' mindset. Mind you, here in Canada, our politicians have been slow to pick up on this idea, writes Gerry Nicholls.   Photograph courtesy Ulysse Bellier/Flickr
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 25, 2020
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 25, 2020
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently scored a masterful public relations victory when she announced that she and her cabinet ministers would take a 20 per cent pay cut lasting six months to show solidarity with those affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Such a bold action helps to create a 'We’re all in this together' mindset. Mind you, here in Canada, our politicians have been slow to pick up on this idea, writes Gerry Nicholls.   Photograph courtesy Ulysse Bellier/Flickr
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 21, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 21 at Rideau Cottage, says his government is 'discussing' the proposed national framework for testing and contact tracing with the premiers tonight to look at 'how we can scale up testing immediately.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 21, 2020
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | May 21, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 21 at Rideau Cottage, says his government is 'discussing' the proposed national framework for testing and contact tracing with the premiers tonight to look at 'how we can scale up testing immediately.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 29, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 29, 2020, says the government is considering whether it's more appropriate to ask people to voluntarily sign up for contact-tracing measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 29, 2020
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | April 29, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 29, 2020, says the government is considering whether it's more appropriate to ask people to voluntarily sign up for contact-tracing measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 27, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 14, 2020, says Ottawa will share principles 'in the coming days' that provinces and the feds have both agreed to uphold, as jurisdictions share plans to reopen their economies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 27, 2020
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 27, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 14, 2020, says Ottawa will share principles 'in the coming days' that provinces and the feds have both agreed to uphold, as jurisdictions share plans to reopen their economies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 13, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. 'This crisis has had the effect of collapsing a huge amount of the partisanship between parties and the sniping between different levels of government,' said Geoff Norquay, principal at Earnscliffe and former senior adviser to both Brian Mulroney and Stephen Harper. 'Six months ago in the federal election, the prime minister essentially campaigned against Doug Ford and Jason Kenney, and that will never happen again.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 13, 2020
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | April 13, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. 'This crisis has had the effect of collapsing a huge amount of the partisanship between parties and the sniping between different levels of government,' said Geoff Norquay, principal at Earnscliffe and former senior adviser to both Brian Mulroney and Stephen Harper. 'Six months ago in the federal election, the prime minister essentially campaigned against Doug Ford and Jason Kenney, and that will never happen again.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 8, 2020
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The efforts of the premiers, the prime minister’s managed public utterances, and backroom diplomacy must have helped in resolving the log jam around 3M's masks, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 8, 2020
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 8, 2020
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The efforts of the premiers, the prime minister’s managed public utterances, and backroom diplomacy must have helped in resolving the log jam around 3M's masks, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 3, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S.' demand that companies like 3M halt exports of N95 masks to Canada will 'hurt' both economies, which still engage in cross-border trade, even as the border has been sealed to non-essential travel. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 3, 2020
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 3, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S.' demand that companies like 3M halt exports of N95 masks to Canada will 'hurt' both economies, which still engage in cross-border trade, even as the border has been sealed to non-essential travel. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 23, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Transpsort Minister Marc Garneau, and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on March 16, 2020, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 23, 2020
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 23, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Transpsort Minister Marc Garneau, and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on March 16, 2020, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT MCMANUS | March 2, 2020
Opinion | BY MATT MCMANUS | March 2, 2020
Opinion | BY MATT MCMANUS | March 2, 2020
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 12, 2020
Education Minister Stephen Lecce, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured in December at the site of the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital that's currently under construction. To date, no full-on strike has occurred, but neither has a negotiated settlement been reached between the government and Ontario's teachers, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 12, 2020
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 12, 2020
Education Minister Stephen Lecce, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured in December at the site of the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital that's currently under construction. To date, no full-on strike has occurred, but neither has a negotiated settlement been reached between the government and Ontario's teachers, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Twitter
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 16, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured. Forget about predictions; the only thing you can really expect in 2020 is the unexpected, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 16, 2019
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 16, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured. Forget about predictions; the only thing you can really expect in 2020 is the unexpected, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | December 11, 2019
An aerial shot of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station near Kincardine, Ont., taken in March 2006. Nuclear power generation accounted for 15 per cent of Canada's electricity in 2017, according to Natural Resources Canada. Photograph courtesy of Chuck Szmurlo
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | December 11, 2019
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | December 11, 2019
An aerial shot of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station near Kincardine, Ont., taken in March 2006. Nuclear power generation accounted for 15 per cent of Canada's electricity in 2017, according to Natural Resources Canada. Photograph courtesy of Chuck Szmurlo