Broad support in life sciences innovation vital in preparing for future pandemics, say industry experts
A diverse approach as the federal government invests billions of dollars into the life sciences sector will be critical if Canada is to be prepared for the next health crisis after COVID-19, according to industry and research associations. “We can put all of our money on the mRNA [vaccine] horse, and that could come in […]
Can NSICOP continue its work amid the Conservative boycott?
With the Conservative Party boycotting a committee of Parliamentarians charged with overseeing Canada’s national security and intelligence agencies, questions loom about how the group can continue its work. Amid the fallout of the Liberal government giving documents requested by the House of Commons regarding the firing of two scientists at the National Microbiology Lab in […]
In the Parliament Hill neighbourhood, loud truckers not winning any friends, and hurting support, but Nanos says protesters also ‘should not be dismissed’
As the trucker protests in the nation’s capital entered their fourth day Tuesday, political players who work in the Parliament Hill neighbourhood say the protesters’ constant honking and some unsavoury behaviour are harming the support they have from average Canadians, although recent polling by some firms shows more support to end COVID-19 restrictions and federal […]
Comparing ‘freedom’ protest to other social movements is unfair and dangerous, says MP, activists
Activists and organizers of movements like Black Lives Matter and Idle No More say comparing their movements to the actions by protesters at this week’s anti-vaccine-mandate protest in Ottawa is “ludicrous.” In Question Period on Jan. 31, Conservative MP and deputy leader Candice Bergen (Portage-Lisgar, Man.), who has been criticized for engaging with the group […]
Three years on, feds still working to ‘institutionalize’ Wilson-Raybould’s litigation rules: Miller
The federal Justice Department is still coming to grips with a set of fair-play rules for its legal battles with First Nations, three years after they were issued by then-justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, says Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller. Miller (Ville-Marie-Le Sud-Ouest-Île-des-Soeurs, Que.) said he and Justice Minister David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) had spent “an […]
Winter House sitting will be like ‘political hunger games’ between O’Toole and Trudeau, say pollsters
With both the Conservatives and Liberals running neck and neck in public opinion polls and the NDP making significant gains, this winter House session is expected to be a tough one as the two national parties try to regain their lost momentum, say pollsters. “This upcoming Parliament is going to be a political hunger games […]
Post-election heavy hitters: the top 100 most influential people to watch in federal politics in 2022
Ottawa’s back in action and this year’s political landscape of the powerful and influential will be shaped by the prolonged pandemic and a repeat minority Parliament, one Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to avoid when he called the snap election in August. But year one of this renewed Liberal mandate could bring some stability—or force compromise—with […]
Politics This Morning: The House returns, with a soundtrack
Good Monday morning, The virtual hallways of Parliament Hill will be busy today as the House returns from the winter break in a hybrid format. MPs will sit every weekday from now until Friday, Feb. 18. The Hill Times calendar has the exact dates for all 26 weeks of scheduled sitting for 2022. Government House […]
CAF continuing to move ‘full speed ahead’ on addressing sexual misconduct crisis, following departure of former deputy minister Jody Thomas
With the move of Jody Thomas, formerly the deputy minister of National Defence and who once served in Canada’s naval reserve into the role of the prime minister’s national security adviser, Lt.-Gen Jennie Carignan, one of the most senior women in the Canadian military and responsible for spearheading culture change in the CAF, says her […]
As new COVID-19 variants continue to emerge, PHAC says it’s made changes to its global health surveillance system, addressing concerns in AG’s report
As new variants and subvariants of COVID-19 continue to emerge, a federal agency which monitors emerging public health threats around the globe says that it has made changes to address concerns about its surveillance of the initial outbreak of COVID-19. In an email statement to The Hill Times, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) […]
