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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 TIM POWERS | April 28, 2021
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured speaking to reporters on the Hill pre-COVID on Nov. 21, 2019. Ford himself has become the lightning rod for many peoples’ COVID-19 anxiety and anger. His opponents are smiling and gleeful, which is sadly predictable and not going to get us through the pandemic, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 28, 2021
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 28, 2021
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured speaking to reporters on the Hill pre-COVID on Nov. 21, 2019. Ford himself has become the lightning rod for many peoples’ COVID-19 anxiety and anger. His opponents are smiling and gleeful, which is sadly predictable and not going to get us through the pandemic, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 26, 2021
Sociology professor Susan Prentice, left, who is advising the federal government, says it is ‘professionally satisfying’ to advise governments, but it can also be taxing. Public health ethicist Alison Thompson, right, who is advising the Ontario government, says her colleagues have considered pivoting from an advisory role to ‘more of an advocacy role’ during the pandemic. Photographs courtesy of Alison Thompson and Susan Prentice’s Twitter profiles
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 26, 2021
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | April 26, 2021
Sociology professor Susan Prentice, left, who is advising the federal government, says it is ‘professionally satisfying’ to advise governments, but it can also be taxing. Public health ethicist Alison Thompson, right, who is advising the Ontario government, says her colleagues have considered pivoting from an advisory role to ‘more of an advocacy role’ during the pandemic. Photographs courtesy of Alison Thompson and Susan Prentice’s Twitter profiles
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 19, 2021
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictuered in Ottawa on Nov. 21, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 19, 2021
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 19, 2021
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictuered in Ottawa on Nov. 21, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 19, 2021
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has been a prime offender, criticizing the federal government for not providing enough vaccines, then, when vaccines did arrive last week, boasting about how quickly and efficiently Albertans will be inoculated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 19, 2021
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 19, 2021
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has been a prime offender, criticizing the federal government for not providing enough vaccines, then, when vaccines did arrive last week, boasting about how quickly and efficiently Albertans will be inoculated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 19, 2021
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured Sept. 18, 2020, at a press conference in Ottawa after a meeting with Canada’s premiers who met to discuss the federal government's support to provinces during the ongoing COIVD crisis. The Hill Times photogram by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 19, 2021
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 19, 2021
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured Sept. 18, 2020, at a press conference in Ottawa after a meeting with Canada’s premiers who met to discuss the federal government's support to provinces during the ongoing COIVD crisis. The Hill Times photogram by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 19, 2021
Liberal MP Adam Vaughan, left, Conservative MP Karen Vecchio, NDP MP Scott Duvall, and NDP MP Brian Masse. 'It’s getting worse—we are going backwards, we’re not going forward in Hamilton—we’re getting higher cases,' said Mr. Duvall, who says the federal government could play a larger role in getting a handle on the worsening situation in Ontario. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Karen Vecchio's Twitter
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 19, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 19, 2021
Liberal MP Adam Vaughan, left, Conservative MP Karen Vecchio, NDP MP Scott Duvall, and NDP MP Brian Masse. 'It’s getting worse—we are going backwards, we’re not going forward in Hamilton—we’re getting higher cases,' said Mr. Duvall, who says the federal government could play a larger role in getting a handle on the worsening situation in Ontario. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Karen Vecchio's Twitter
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 14, 2021
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pictured in Ottawa in September 2020. When challenged regarding their own record of failure, instead of taking individual responsibility, white men in charge excuse their loss of control as inevitable and gaslight the rest of us into believing it is completely and totally our fault, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 14, 2021
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 14, 2021
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pictured in Ottawa in September 2020. When challenged regarding their own record of failure, instead of taking individual responsibility, white men in charge excuse their loss of control as inevitable and gaslight the rest of us into believing it is completely and totally our fault, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PERRY BELLEGARDE | April 12, 2021
In my view, Bill C-15, the proposed legislation to implement the UN Declaration currently being debated in Parliament, provides a path to clarity and certainty, writes AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PERRY BELLEGARDE | April 12, 2021
Opinion | BY PERRY BELLEGARDE | April 12, 2021
In my view, Bill C-15, the proposed legislation to implement the UN Declaration currently being debated in Parliament, provides a path to clarity and certainty, writes AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 12, 2021
Former chief of defence staff General Rick Hillier, pictured in April with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, and other Ontario government officials, left his role as head of the province’s vaccine distribution task force at the end of March. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 12, 2021
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 12, 2021
Former chief of defence staff General Rick Hillier, pictured in April with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, and other Ontario government officials, left his role as head of the province’s vaccine distribution task force at the end of March. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
FeatureBY ALICE CHEN | April 7, 2021
Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand, left, responded on CTV to criticism leveled at the vaccine procurement process by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ALICE CHEN | April 7, 2021
FeatureBY ALICE CHEN | April 7, 2021
Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand, left, responded on CTV to criticism leveled at the vaccine procurement process by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 25, 2021
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson oversees the feds' climate file. Last December, he announced the government would significantly increase the feds' carbon price by $15 per tonne each year over the next eight years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 25, 2021
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | March 25, 2021
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson oversees the feds' climate file. Last December, he announced the government would significantly increase the feds' carbon price by $15 per tonne each year over the next eight years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 8, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 3, 2021, in Ottawa. Effective communication, especially in the social media era, requires humility, humour and clarity. Instead, federal spokespeople—following the example of a leaden-footed prime minister—frequently deliver overly cautious and, ultimately, empty messages about everything from vaccines, to economic recovery. Even when this prime minister has nothing to hide, he manages to look shifty, writes Susan Riley.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 8, 2021
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 8, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured March 3, 2021, in Ottawa. Effective communication, especially in the social media era, requires humility, humour and clarity. Instead, federal spokespeople—following the example of a leaden-footed prime minister—frequently deliver overly cautious and, ultimately, empty messages about everything from vaccines, to economic recovery. Even when this prime minister has nothing to hide, he manages to look shifty, writes Susan Riley.