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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
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 10, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured with members of his caucus in West Block on March 19, 2019, recently made some changes to his communications team, with two aides from Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford's now on the job as associate directors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 10, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 10, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured with members of his caucus in West Block on March 19, 2019, recently made some changes to his communications team, with two aides from Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford's now on the job as associate directors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | June 3, 2019
Opinion | June 3, 2019
Opinion | June 3, 2019
Opinion | June 3, 2019
Opinion | June 3, 2019
Opinion | June 3, 2019
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 15, 2019
Conservative MP Brad Trost and his daughter, Helena, on Parliament Hill at the annual March for Life rally on May 9. Liberals and Conservatives sniped about whether some MPs’ presence at the event meant women's reproductive rights were in peril if Conservatives came to power. It’s just a matter of Liberals trying to inflame a faux drama, says Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 15, 2019
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 15, 2019
Conservative MP Brad Trost and his daughter, Helena, on Parliament Hill at the annual March for Life rally on May 9. Liberals and Conservatives sniped about whether some MPs’ presence at the event meant women's reproductive rights were in peril if Conservatives came to power. It’s just a matter of Liberals trying to inflame a faux drama, says Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 8, 2019
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, right, hasn’t unveiled his climate plan yet, but it may fall in the same vein as the conservative premiers of Ontario and Alberta, Doug Ford, middle, and Jason Kenney, right, respectively. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 8, 2019
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 8, 2019
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, right, hasn’t unveiled his climate plan yet, but it may fall in the same vein as the conservative premiers of Ontario and Alberta, Doug Ford, middle, and Jason Kenney, right, respectively. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 6, 2019
The Trumpian way is also to showboat with outrageous statements and dubious policies designed to excite the base. Picking fights is Trump’s signature tactic. Jason Kenney, pictured May 2, 2019, on the Hill with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is following the Trumpian way, and not just on the carbon tax, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 6, 2019
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 6, 2019
The Trumpian way is also to showboat with outrageous statements and dubious policies designed to excite the base. Picking fights is Trump’s signature tactic. Jason Kenney, pictured May 2, 2019, on the Hill with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is following the Trumpian way, and not just on the carbon tax, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 1, 2019
By downloading more cost of public-health programs to local government, a spokesperson for Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott, pictured last year, told a reporter the province is only ‘strengthening the role of municipalities in the delivery of public health,’ says author Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 1, 2019
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 1, 2019
By downloading more cost of public-health programs to local government, a spokesperson for Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott, pictured last year, told a reporter the province is only ‘strengthening the role of municipalities in the delivery of public health,’ says author Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 22, 2019
Conventional wisdom dictates that Jason Kenney’s Alberta victory will boost the fortunes of Andrew Scheer in the upcoming federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 22, 2019
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 22, 2019
Conventional wisdom dictates that Jason Kenney’s Alberta victory will boost the fortunes of Andrew Scheer in the upcoming federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | April 10, 2019
An aerial view of the Bruce Power site in the Municipality of Kincardine in Ontario. SNC-Lavalin is part of a consortium awarded the centrepiece of Bruce Power’s Major Component Replacement project, which is set to extend the life of six reactors over 13 years starting in 2020. Photograph courtesy of Bruce Power
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | April 10, 2019
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | April 10, 2019
An aerial view of the Bruce Power site in the Municipality of Kincardine in Ontario. SNC-Lavalin is part of a consortium awarded the centrepiece of Bruce Power’s Major Component Replacement project, which is set to extend the life of six reactors over 13 years starting in 2020. Photograph courtesy of Bruce Power
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 3, 2019
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 3, 2019
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 3, 2019
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 11, 2019
The media, academics, independent experts from all professions, can play a role in a national round of fact-checking—and the work needs to start immediately. From now until the October election, the facts must hit the fan. In the United States, they already have. Last week’s State of the Union address by U.S. President Donald Trump set off a ticker-tape of real-time fact-checking on Twitter, by everyone from The New York Times, to the networks, to intellectual magazines, individuals and, of course, political opponents of Trump’s. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 11, 2019
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 11, 2019
The media, academics, independent experts from all professions, can play a role in a national round of fact-checking—and the work needs to start immediately. From now until the October election, the facts must hit the fan. In the United States, they already have. Last week’s State of the Union address by U.S. President Donald Trump set off a ticker-tape of real-time fact-checking on Twitter, by everyone from The New York Times, to the networks, to intellectual magazines, individuals and, of course, political opponents of Trump’s. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 6, 2019
Liberal MP Adam Vaughan continues his long-standing feud with Ontario Premier Doug Ford. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 6, 2019
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 6, 2019
Liberal MP Adam Vaughan continues his long-standing feud with Ontario Premier Doug Ford. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster