Time is running out for Canada to harmonize copyright for all music creators
Every stream of income derived from copyrighted music is vital for music creators to piece together a livelihood.
A prescription for progress: boosting Canada’s family doctors by 50 per cent
One of the key drivers of the primary care crisis is our failure to fully use the skills of internationally trained physicians already living in Canada.
Meeting innovation challenges critical for a better future
We’re in the midst of a disruptive industrial revolution, facing daunting prospects if we fail to deal with climate change, and must accommodate an aging world.
Full disclosure of Deschênes Commission list is important, writes Russian ambassador to Canada
Re: “Release the names,” (The Hill Times, by David Matas, Oct. 7, 2024). We at the Embassy of Russia in Canada have read with great interest the opinion piece by David Matas. Putting aside the current ideological differences between Russia and the West, I would like to highlight what we agree with in the article per […]
Israel’s the only place in Middle East where LGBTQ+ members can live openly: letter writer
Re: “Opinion piece ‘exploits pro-Israel pink-washing as a tactic’: CJPME,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 23). When in doubt, accuse critics of racism. That appears to be the main thrust of a letter to the editor accusing critics of the anti-Israel boycott movement as being nothing more than bigots seeking to “demonize queer Palestinians and Arabs.” If the […]
Canada must take action on imported monkeys
Shipping monkeys from Cambodia is a deadly wildlife trade that has infiltrated Canada after it was shut down in the United States.
Former Israeli PM and ex-Palestinian foreign minister’s blueprint for peace worth looking at
As former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert and Nasser al-Kidwa, a former foreign affairs minister for the Palestinian Authority, are saying, this proposal won’t increase their popularity, but it could be a first step forward into a new reality. As the entire region sits on the precipice, and after tens of thousands of lives lost, it’s worth at least considering.
The decline and fall of the Liberal empire
On top of everything else, the Liberals are losing the ability to set the national agenda as the NDP and Bloc Québécois are continually pressing an embattled prime minister for political concessions as payment to keep their parliamentary support for his minority government.
We all live in Tampa now, and we all need to find higher intellectual ground than indifference
There is, of course, a deeply human dimension to the issue at play in places like Florida and California. It is plainly traumatizing to force people to move away from the place they have either lived all their lives, or chosen to live. Spirit of place and a sense of belonging are real and powerful things. But so are the facts of climate change.
Can we talk about Poilievre? Whether his harshness is impulsive or strategic, it’s invidious
Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair, who faced Poilievre in the Commons for 10 years, recalled: ‘He has only one pitch: a hardball to the head.’
