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Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab, and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. A strategic implementation plan for Canada’s Africa Strategy requires co-ordination across multiple departments including Global Affairs, Immigration, Innovation, and Finance, writes Selah Getahun. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | June 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Trump may be choosing to first threaten Canada over its digital services tax in order to scare European countries with the same plan, writes Errol P. Mendes. Official White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | June 30, 2025
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | June 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Trump may be choosing to first threaten Canada over its digital services tax in order to scare European countries with the same plan, writes Errol P. Mendes. Official White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico
Opinion | BY ROBERT GHIZ | June 11, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly must reject policies that incentivize the largest network builders to reduce their investments in network infrastructure, writes Robert Ghiz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROBERT GHIZ | June 11, 2025
Opinion | BY ROBERT GHIZ | June 11, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly must reject policies that incentivize the largest network builders to reduce their investments in network infrastructure, writes Robert Ghiz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 20, 2025
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge unveils her government’s ‘vision’ for the future of public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada on Feb. 20. St-Onge also announced she will not be seeking re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 20, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 20, 2025
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge unveils her government’s ‘vision’ for the future of public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada on Feb. 20. St-Onge also announced she will not be seeking re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PAUL ANDERSEN, IAN STEVENS | December 11, 2024
Vicky Eatrides
CRTC chairperson and CEO Vicky Eatrides. It’s time for the CRTC to follow the government’s lead and close the resale loophole, write Paul Andersen and Ian Stevens. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PAUL ANDERSEN, IAN STEVENS | December 11, 2024
Opinion | BY PAUL ANDERSEN, IAN STEVENS | December 11, 2024
Vicky Eatrides
CRTC chairperson and CEO Vicky Eatrides. It’s time for the CRTC to follow the government’s lead and close the resale loophole, write Paul Andersen and Ian Stevens. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GREGORY TAYLOR | October 30, 2024
Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is a boon to many in rural and remote regions, but Canada may wish to ask whether internet access should be left to the fancies of a foreign-owned company whose CEO has recently shown disdain for the democratic process, writes Gregory Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Oberhaus (2018)
Opinion | BY GREGORY TAYLOR | October 30, 2024
Opinion | BY GREGORY TAYLOR | October 30, 2024
Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is a boon to many in rural and remote regions, but Canada may wish to ask whether internet access should be left to the fancies of a foreign-owned company whose CEO has recently shown disdain for the democratic process, writes Gregory Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Daniel Oberhaus (2018)
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 6, 2019
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains has long been an advocate for the government's broadband access plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 6, 2019
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 6, 2019
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains has long been an advocate for the government's broadband access plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICIA BOVEY | April 10, 2019
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria faces a funding crunch for building upgrades, with federal funding in limbo, says Sen. Patricia Bovey. Photograph courtesy of Joe Mabel
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICIA BOVEY | April 10, 2019
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICIA BOVEY | April 10, 2019
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria faces a funding crunch for building upgrades, with federal funding in limbo, says Sen. Patricia Bovey. Photograph courtesy of Joe Mabel
Opinion | BY TESSA HEBB | March 25, 2019
New innovative financing mechanisms are increasingly directing capital investment into much needed sustainable infrastructure projects around the world. Photograph courtesy Pixabay
Opinion | BY TESSA HEBB | March 25, 2019
Opinion | BY TESSA HEBB | March 25, 2019
New innovative financing mechanisms are increasingly directing capital investment into much needed sustainable infrastructure projects around the world. Photograph courtesy Pixabay
Opinion | BY LU SHAYE | February 27, 2019
Huawei’s equipment never posed and never will pose threats to national security, says Chinese Ambassador Lu Shaye. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Open Grid Scheduler
Opinion | BY LU SHAYE | February 27, 2019
Opinion | BY LU SHAYE | February 27, 2019
Huawei’s equipment never posed and never will pose threats to national security, says Chinese Ambassador Lu Shaye. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Open Grid Scheduler
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP DAN ALBAS | February 13, 2019
Conservative innovation critic Dan Albas says he met a business owner in a mining town who told him that she often has to forgo receiving payments when her payment machine does not have the bandwidth it needs. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/rawpixel.com
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP DAN ALBAS | February 13, 2019
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP DAN ALBAS | February 13, 2019
Conservative innovation critic Dan Albas says he met a business owner in a mining town who told him that she often has to forgo receiving payments when her payment machine does not have the bandwidth it needs. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/rawpixel.com
In his fall 2018 report, Auditor General Michael Ferguson, pictured in 2017, noted that accessibility to broadband high-speed Internet continues to lag behind for […] communities in rural and remote areas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
In his fall 2018 report, Auditor General Michael Ferguson, pictured in 2017, noted that accessibility to broadband high-speed Internet continues to lag behind for […] communities in rural and remote areas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP RéMI MASSé | February 13, 2019
The federal government says it’s helping more than one million students learn digital and coding skills. Photograph courtesy of Kevin Jarrett
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP RéMI MASSé | February 13, 2019
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP RéMI MASSé | February 13, 2019
The federal government says it’s helping more than one million students learn digital and coding skills. Photograph courtesy of Kevin Jarrett
Opinion | BY NDP MP BRIAN MASSE | February 13, 2019
Members of the House Industry Committee, including NDP MP Brian Masse, second from left, talk to journalists about their unanimous report, Broadband Connectivity in Rural Canada: Overcoming the Digital Divide, on April 17, 2018 at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP BRIAN MASSE | February 13, 2019
Opinion | BY NDP MP BRIAN MASSE | February 13, 2019
Members of the House Industry Committee, including NDP MP Brian Masse, second from left, talk to journalists about their unanimous report, Broadband Connectivity in Rural Canada: Overcoming the Digital Divide, on April 17, 2018 at the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 6, 2019
Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan was sworn in to her newly created cabinet post on Jan. 14. Critics say her file is political cover for the Liberals’ lagging rural agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 6, 2019
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | February 6, 2019
Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan was sworn in to her newly created cabinet post on Jan. 14. Critics say her file is political cover for the Liberals’ lagging rural agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | January 28, 2019
The flag of the People's Republic of China outside the Chinese embassy in Ottawa on Jan. 17. Ambassador Lu Shaye held a press conference for Canadian journalists that day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | January 28, 2019
News | BY JOLSON LIM | January 28, 2019
The flag of the People's Republic of China outside the Chinese embassy in Ottawa on Jan. 17. Ambassador Lu Shaye held a press conference for Canadian journalists that day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | October 31, 2018
Air Nunavut is a registered Inuit firm. In May 2015, the federal government was ordered by the courts to have procurement policies in place to support Inuit-owned businesses by July 31, 2016. Canadians are still waiting, writes Independent MP Hunter Tootoo. Photograph courtesy of CambridgeBayWeather
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | October 31, 2018
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | October 31, 2018
Air Nunavut is a registered Inuit firm. In May 2015, the federal government was ordered by the courts to have procurement policies in place to support Inuit-owned businesses by July 31, 2016. Canadians are still waiting, writes Independent MP Hunter Tootoo. Photograph courtesy of CambridgeBayWeather
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICIA BOVEY | October 31, 2018
The Winnipeg-Churchill train is seen at the Churchill railway station in 1997. The train, a vital supply link to the North, hasn’t run for more than a year due to flood damage. Photograph courtesy of Peter Van den Bossche
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICIA BOVEY | October 31, 2018
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICIA BOVEY | October 31, 2018
The Winnipeg-Churchill train is seen at the Churchill railway station in 1997. The train, a vital supply link to the North, hasn’t run for more than a year due to flood damage. Photograph courtesy of Peter Van den Bossche