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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 LES WHITTINGTON | November 10, 2021
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has started early because of election spending rules and because he has to try to overcome his low personal standing with voters resulting from his inept handling of the later stages of the COVID-19 emergency, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 10, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 10, 2021
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has started early because of election spending rules and because he has to try to overcome his low personal standing with voters resulting from his inept handling of the later stages of the COVID-19 emergency, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 8, 2021
Quebec Premier François Legault, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured. In both Ontario and Quebec, the politicians have ignored advice from public health officials to promote mandatory vaccinations in settings dealing with vulnerable, hospitalized people. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 8, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 8, 2021
Quebec Premier François Legault, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured. In both Ontario and Quebec, the politicians have ignored advice from public health officials to promote mandatory vaccinations in settings dealing with vulnerable, hospitalized people. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | November 4, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | November 4, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | November 4, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 6, 2021
Consistent with his small-government, libertarian convictions, Premier Jason Kenney appears destined to go down with the COVID ship in Alberta while in Ontario, Premier Doug Ford was accused of penny pinching during an emergency when it emerged that his government spent $5.6-billion less than proposed in its 2020 budget, including $3.5-billion less than planned on health care, even as COVID continued its damage, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 6, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 6, 2021
Consistent with his small-government, libertarian convictions, Premier Jason Kenney appears destined to go down with the COVID ship in Alberta while in Ontario, Premier Doug Ford was accused of penny pinching during an emergency when it emerged that his government spent $5.6-billion less than proposed in its 2020 budget, including $3.5-billion less than planned on health care, even as COVID continued its damage, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MAX JIANG | September 8, 2021
More valid questions about the passports have been brought up by recent moves from Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured, as a testament to Canada’s inability to achieve federal-provincial consensus on healthcare jurisdictions—and there will soon be 13 distinct vaccine certificates implemented in Canada. This is far too many, writes Max Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MAX JIANG | September 8, 2021
Opinion | BY MAX JIANG | September 8, 2021
More valid questions about the passports have been brought up by recent moves from Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured, as a testament to Canada’s inability to achieve federal-provincial consensus on healthcare jurisdictions—and there will soon be 13 distinct vaccine certificates implemented in Canada. This is far too many, writes Max Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 1, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is on the rise in Quebec in a new Leger Marketing poll released on Aug. 31. Observers of Quebec politics warn, however, that it is still early days in the campaign. Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 1, 2021
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 1, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is on the rise in Quebec in a new Leger Marketing poll released on Aug. 31. Observers of Quebec politics warn, however, that it is still early days in the campaign. Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 16, 2021
In the tug-of-war between collective and individual rights, for Doug Ford, Jason Kenney, and Scott Moe, it is pretty clear that the collective doesn’t count, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 16, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 16, 2021
In the tug-of-war between collective and individual rights, for Doug Ford, Jason Kenney, and Scott Moe, it is pretty clear that the collective doesn’t count, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 11, 2021
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, both pictured pre-COVID in 2019. In Alberta, where 22 per cent of adults are still uncertain or unwilling to be vaccinated, Kenney is determined, like conservatives in the U.S., to throw off COVID public health restrictions despite rising infections, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 11, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 11, 2021
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, both pictured pre-COVID in 2019. In Alberta, where 22 per cent of adults are still uncertain or unwilling to be vaccinated, Kenney is determined, like conservatives in the U.S., to throw off COVID public health restrictions despite rising infections, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 9, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 30, 2021, talking to people at an affordable housing development in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 9, 2021
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 9, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 30, 2021, talking to people at an affordable housing development in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 26, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 16, 2021, at a press conference on the Hill. It is about time the Canadian government and the provinces got their act together and realized that saving lives trumps vaccine liberty, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 26, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 26, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 16, 2021, at a press conference on the Hill. It is about time the Canadian government and the provinces got their act together and realized that saving lives trumps vaccine liberty, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade