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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 TIM POWERS | February 8, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with his provincial counterparts on Feb. 7. But before people start doing victory laps about new cash and our attention shifts elsewhere, Tim Powers lays out what we should be demanding from our leaders and ourselves on health care. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 8, 2023
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | February 8, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with his provincial counterparts on Feb. 7. But before people start doing victory laps about new cash and our attention shifts elsewhere, Tim Powers lays out what we should be demanding from our leaders and ourselves on health care. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 23, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, Quebec Premier François Legault, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Smith looks to face off against Trudeau in the upcoming Alberta election, say political observers. Meanwhile, federal-provincial relations are quickly deteriorating. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 23, 2023
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 23, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, Quebec Premier François Legault, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Smith looks to face off against Trudeau in the upcoming Alberta election, say political observers. Meanwhile, federal-provincial relations are quickly deteriorating. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 20, 2023
In announcements on Jan. 11 and Jan. 16, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the province was open to a deal on health transfers that would place federal strings on funding, and that Ontario plans to invest more in private health care delivery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 20, 2023
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 20, 2023
In announcements on Jan. 11 and Jan. 16, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the province was open to a deal on health transfers that would place federal strings on funding, and that Ontario plans to invest more in private health care delivery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 18, 2023
Musician Ian Tyson was the incarnation of the rugged Albertan as well as a compassionate and committed Canadian. The Trudeau Liberals should take a lesson from his legacy, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dean Jarvey
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 18, 2023
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 18, 2023
Musician Ian Tyson was the incarnation of the rugged Albertan as well as a compassionate and committed Canadian. The Trudeau Liberals should take a lesson from his legacy, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dean Jarvey
Opinion | BY DANNY DEAN GREER | January 12, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, Quebec Premier François Legault, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Recently, there has been a growing and dangerous discontent between the federal government and the provinces, including over allocating more funds to health care, which ended in a discord, writes Danny Dean Greer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY DANNY DEAN GREER | January 12, 2023
Opinion | BY DANNY DEAN GREER | January 12, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, Quebec Premier François Legault, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Recently, there has been a growing and dangerous discontent between the federal government and the provinces, including over allocating more funds to health care, which ended in a discord, writes Danny Dean Greer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 5, 2022
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Rachel Notley, former NDP premier. It looks like there is some fatigue in Alberta with demonizing everything that comes out of Ottawa. According to a recent poll by Janice Brown Opinion Research, Smith is in the process of delivering a majority government to Notley, writes Michael Harris.  The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 5, 2022
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 5, 2022
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Rachel Notley, former NDP premier. It looks like there is some fatigue in Alberta with demonizing everything that comes out of Ottawa. According to a recent poll by Janice Brown Opinion Research, Smith is in the process of delivering a majority government to Notley, writes Michael Harris.  The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 5, 2022
Outgoing Alberta premier Jason Kenney, left, took an indirect hit at Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s first piece of legislation by way of his retirement statement: 'I am concerned that our democratic life is veering away from ordinary prudential debate towards a polarization that undermines our bedrock institutions and principles.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 5, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 5, 2022
Outgoing Alberta premier Jason Kenney, left, took an indirect hit at Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s first piece of legislation by way of his retirement statement: 'I am concerned that our democratic life is veering away from ordinary prudential debate towards a polarization that undermines our bedrock institutions and principles.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | December 5, 2022
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured Nov. 23, 2022, arriving at the Public Emergency Order Commission at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa, is the federal minister responsible for the notwithstanding clause, Sec. 33. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | December 5, 2022
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | December 5, 2022
Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured Nov. 23, 2022, arriving at the Public Emergency Order Commission at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa, is the federal minister responsible for the notwithstanding clause, Sec. 33. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 14, 2022
Charles Sousa, left, is the Liberal candidate in the Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection. Ron Chhinzer is the Conservative candidate, and Julia Kloe is the NDP candidate. Voting date for the byelection is Dec.12. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and LinkedIn
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 14, 2022
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 14, 2022
Charles Sousa, left, is the Liberal candidate in the Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection. Ron Chhinzer is the Conservative candidate, and Julia Kloe is the NDP candidate. Voting date for the byelection is Dec.12. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and LinkedIn
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 10, 2022
Ontario Doug Ford, pictured on Oct. 17, 2022, at Nokia in Kanata, Ont., recently buckled on his threat to use the notwithstanding clause to pre-emptively protect a law his government had enacted banning the province’s education workers from going on strike. Apparently, he miscalculated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 10, 2022
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 10, 2022
Ontario Doug Ford, pictured on Oct. 17, 2022, at Nokia in Kanata, Ont., recently buckled on his threat to use the notwithstanding clause to pre-emptively protect a law his government had enacted banning the province’s education workers from going on strike. Apparently, he miscalculated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 31, 2022
When the Emergencies Act inquiry repeatedly asked both Premier Doug Ford, pictured, and his then-Attorney General Sylvia Jones to be interviewed, the answer was no. When they were asked to testify about matters they know more about than anyone else in the Ontario government, they refused. As a result, the inquiry has been forced to issue subpoenas to both Ford and Jones. Think about that, writes Michael Harris.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 31, 2022
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 31, 2022
When the Emergencies Act inquiry repeatedly asked both Premier Doug Ford, pictured, and his then-Attorney General Sylvia Jones to be interviewed, the answer was no. When they were asked to testify about matters they know more about than anyone else in the Ontario government, they refused. As a result, the inquiry has been forced to issue subpoenas to both Ford and Jones. Think about that, writes Michael Harris.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 18, 2022
Victoria De La Ronde, left, and Zexi Li appear as witnesses before the Public Emergency Order Commission at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Oct. 14, saying they felt 'abandoned' and that they were 'trapped' in their homes while living in downtown Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy's winter occupation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 18, 2022
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 18, 2022
Victoria De La Ronde, left, and Zexi Li appear as witnesses before the Public Emergency Order Commission at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Oct. 14, saying they felt 'abandoned' and that they were 'trapped' in their homes while living in downtown Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy's winter occupation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade