Parliamentarians: remember why you’re all here
The House of Commons will be back in business on Sept. 16, with the Senate soon to follow. As contributors to The Hill Times’ Legislative Look Ahead have noted, the coming parliamentary sitting is expected to be an intense one. The next 10 months leading up to June 2025 will be the last chance for […]
Canada’s shipbuilding strategy is a success we shouldn’t abandon
There is a clear national security rationale for preserving the capacity to build and maintain one’s own warships.
Remembering Chuck Strahl and his lessons of leadership
The late MP was a true model for how to be both a good family man, and a committed public servant.
Bishop’s Forum focused on keeping young Quebecers in Quebec
I emphasized to the young participants there was value in seeing the country or the world, and then coming back—as I did.
Protecting wild salmon populations doesn’t require banning farms
We need to put salmon farm disease in perspective with how we respond to infectious disease in humans.
The wacko downfall of democratic decorum
The next session of Parliament will likely be more of the same—a lack of civility in one of the greatest chambers in the country. Canadians deserve better.
NDP caucus will use every tool possible to deliver relief this fall
For one, we need to get pharmacare up and running, starting with birth control and diabetes medications, and then expanding to other drugs.
Amid increasing division, let’s reflect on the Senate’s intended purpose
The legislative agenda for the fall is charged, and members of the ISG are eager and ready to get back to work.
There’s still hope for advance requests for medical assistance in dying
Bill C-390 may be the last chance to move the needle on advance requests for MAID during this Parliament. It would allow Quebec to develop an effective framework upon which other provinces could build.
Thailand brings up the reserves
The country’s new prime minister is the third member of the Shinawatra family to hold this office, and part of the ‘evil cycle’ that has paralyzed Thai politics for the past 18 years.
