AI action plan: rewiring government for public good
If Canada wants to turn its G7 presidency into something lasting, AI is a clear test.
There’s no better time for Canada to embrace its diversity
All governments—municipal, provincial, federal, and Indigenous—should take stock and ask: who is at the table?
Recent HT articles are fresh air in stale media landscape, says reader
I had decided to cancel my subscription to The Hill Times, but the recent articles by Bhagwant Sandhu (“As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?”), Jim Creskey (“Speaking for a forgotten people”), and Erica Ifill (“Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu”) are making me reconsider. They let desperately needed […]
Letter writer: Mark Carney is a leader worth following
In my mind, Mark Carney gets an “A” in his role as Canada’s new prime minister. Whenever our previous “look-at-me” leader spoke on TV, I inevitably switched channels. My reaction was the same whenever the “everything-is-broken” opposition leader spoke. Mr. Carney has an aura of intelligence, confidence, sophistication, and determination. Whenever he speaks, I listen, as […]
The right man for this moment in history?
The new global development paradigm will need to be eco- rather than ego-centric.
Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth
Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from within.
The failed $5-billion program the feds can’t shake
With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a new, unexpected problem has arisen.
Turning goals into results
In a country of many competing interests and multiple governments, getting them all to co-ordinate their activities to achieve the ambitious goals outlined at the beginning of this piece will be complicated and difficult.
The North is Canada’s microcosm
Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for Yukoners.
Canadians are coming together, and Indigenous people can’t be left out
Indigenous leaders have called the feds’ recent Bill C-5 push a ‘huge step backward’ in the Crown-Indigenous relationship.
