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David Eby
B.C. Premier David Eby, who had been one of the country’s most popular premiers, now has a 40-per-cent approval rating, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 11, 2025
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 LES WHITTINGTON | June 11, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 11, 2025
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 JOSIE SABATINO | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, will have an in-person meeting with Canada’s premiers in Saskatchewan on June 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | May 14, 2025
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, will have an in-person meeting with Canada’s premiers in Saskatchewan on June 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 7, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions at 90 Elgin Street in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2023, before meeting with Canada's premiers to discuss health-care funding. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 7, 2025
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 7, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions at 90 Elgin Street in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2023, before meeting with Canada's premiers to discuss health-care funding. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 5, 2025
Andrew Furey
There are capable people putting their hand up to succeed Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, but his service won’t be forgotten, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 5, 2025
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 5, 2025
Andrew Furey
There are capable people putting their hand up to succeed Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, but his service won’t be forgotten, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
Clockwise from top left: French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
Clockwise from top left: French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 24, 2019
Andrew Scheer’s long-awaited climate plan turned out to be long on wishful thinking and short on details. In other words, a dud. What were the Conservatives thinking? Did they really believe that Canadians would take this plan seriously? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 24, 2019
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 24, 2019
Andrew Scheer’s long-awaited climate plan turned out to be long on wishful thinking and short on details. In other words, a dud. What were the Conservatives thinking? Did they really believe that Canadians would take this plan seriously? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 24, 2019
Our first prime minister established Canada’s first national park back in 1885. Brian Mulroney, pictured in 1984 with Mila Mulroney, was recognized as Canada’s greenest prime minister, launching the $3-billion Green Plan in 1990 in the lead-up to the Rio Earth Summit. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikipedia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 24, 2019
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 24, 2019
Our first prime minister established Canada’s first national park back in 1885. Brian Mulroney, pictured in 1984 with Mila Mulroney, was recognized as Canada’s greenest prime minister, launching the $3-billion Green Plan in 1990 in the lead-up to the Rio Earth Summit. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikipedia
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2019
If Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants to become the next prime minister, he needs to build his own strong brand, say pollsters The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2019
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2019
If Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants to become the next prime minister, he needs to build his own strong brand, say pollsters The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | June 17, 2019
Opinion | June 17, 2019
Opinion | June 17, 2019
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 12, 2019
Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford, pictured at the Manning Networking Conference in March, has had quite the first year in office, and there are a number of lessons to be learned, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 12, 2019
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 12, 2019
Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford, pictured at the Manning Networking Conference in March, has had quite the first year in office, and there are a number of lessons to be learned, writes Les Whittington. 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