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Amid the constant threat of climate-related natural calamities, it is vital to have networks that support functional communication and can withstand breakdowns and outages, writes Erik Bohlin. Unsplash photograph by Mudit Agarwal
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | October 29, 2025
A major telecoms disruption can set off immediate cascading impacts that rapidly drive other critical industries out of operation, writes Tyson Macaulay. Unsplash photograph by Discover Savsat
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | October 29, 2025
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | October 29, 2025
A major telecoms disruption can set off immediate cascading impacts that rapidly drive other critical industries out of operation, writes Tyson Macaulay. Unsplash photograph by Discover Savsat
Opinion | BY PHILIP PALMER, LEN ST-AUBIN | October 29, 2025
Canadians have access to unprecedented choice, yet the traditional regulatory system continues to focus on legacy objectives and established players, write Philip Palmer and Len St-Aubin. Unsplash photograph by Shutter Speed
Opinion | BY PHILIP PALMER, LEN ST-AUBIN | October 29, 2025
Opinion | BY PHILIP PALMER, LEN ST-AUBIN | October 29, 2025
Canadians have access to unprecedented choice, yet the traditional regulatory system continues to focus on legacy objectives and established players, write Philip Palmer and Len St-Aubin. Unsplash photograph by Shutter Speed
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | September 3, 2025
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 SELAH GETAHUN | September 3, 2025
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | September 3, 2025
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 MARK GOLDBERG | July 23, 2025
Complying with a prescriptive labelling mandate requires service providers to invest unnecessary time, money, and ongoing IT system changes, writes Mark Goldberg. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY MARK GOLDBERG | July 23, 2025
Opinion | BY MARK GOLDBERG | July 23, 2025
Complying with a prescriptive labelling mandate requires service providers to invest unnecessary time, money, and ongoing IT system changes, writes Mark Goldberg. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 4, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh unveiled the critic roles for his 24-member caucus, including the unusual step that he will serve as critic on Indigenous matters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 4, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 4, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh unveiled the critic roles for his 24-member caucus, including the unusual step that he will serve as critic on Indigenous matters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 11, 2019
NDP MP Brian Masse, left, and Conservative MP Dan Albas, right, say the Liberals haven’t done enough to address internet access and phone bills and were critical of summer funding announcements by Rural Economic Development minister Bernadette Jordan, centre, as a PR stunt to ‘give the facade that Liberals are taking action’ on the file. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 11, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 11, 2019
NDP MP Brian Masse, left, and Conservative MP Dan Albas, right, say the Liberals haven’t done enough to address internet access and phone bills and were critical of summer funding announcements by Rural Economic Development minister Bernadette Jordan, centre, as a PR stunt to ‘give the facade that Liberals are taking action’ on the file. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file
Opinion | BY AMY KARAM | September 9, 2019
Canada must not be left behind. And Canada’s global competitiveness cannot be compromised, writes Amy Karam. Image courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY AMY KARAM | September 9, 2019
Opinion | BY AMY KARAM | September 9, 2019
Canada must not be left behind. And Canada’s global competitiveness cannot be compromised, writes Amy Karam. Image courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY JANET LO | May 28, 2019
Ottawa's new policy direction will hold the CRTC accountable for putting consumers first, and promoting competition that will lower prices, offer service innovations, and real choices. Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash
Opinion | BY JANET LO | May 28, 2019
Opinion | BY JANET LO | May 28, 2019
Ottawa's new policy direction will hold the CRTC accountable for putting consumers first, and promoting competition that will lower prices, offer service innovations, and real choices. Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 15, 2019
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould speaks to reporters at Ottawa's National Press Theatre on Jan. 30, announcing a panel of bureaucrats will monitor the 2019 election and sound the alarm if they see evidence it's being undermined. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 15, 2019
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 15, 2019
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould speaks to reporters at Ottawa's National Press Theatre on Jan. 30, announcing a panel of bureaucrats will monitor the 2019 election and sound the alarm if they see evidence it's being undermined. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 15, 2019
Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien arrives at an April news conference in Ottawa to present the findings of an investigation his office conducted with the British Columbia information and privacy commissioner of Facebook in relation to the Cambridge Analytica data-use scandal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 15, 2019
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 15, 2019
Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien arrives at an April news conference in Ottawa to present the findings of an investigation his office conducted with the British Columbia information and privacy commissioner of Facebook in relation to the Cambridge Analytica data-use scandal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP CHARLIE ANGUS | May 15, 2019
The House Ethics Committee, chaired by Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, has been waiting for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to explain himself following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The group recently voted to subpoena Mr. Zuckerberg to testify before it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP CHARLIE ANGUS | May 15, 2019
Opinion | BY NDP MP CHARLIE ANGUS | May 15, 2019
The House Ethics Committee, chaired by Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, has been waiting for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to explain himself following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The group recently voted to subpoena Mr. Zuckerberg to testify before it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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