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Equity-deserving communities must be confident that regulated professionals are equipped to recognize and respond to the realities shaping their lives, write Bukola Salami, Nnamdi Ndubuka, Sume Ndumbe Eyoh, and Modupe Tunde-Byass. Unsplash photograph by Christina @ wocintechchat.com
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 10, 2025
Mark Carney
The energy framework Prime Minister Mark Carney signed with Alberta last month sends a message to the domestic and global investment community that in Carney’s Canada, the door is now open again to do business, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 10, 2025
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 10, 2025
Mark Carney
The energy framework Prime Minister Mark Carney signed with Alberta last month sends a message to the domestic and global investment community that in Carney’s Canada, the door is now open again to do business, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | December 5, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not answer questions about whether a new pipeline would increase emissions in a recent parliamentary committee appearance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | December 5, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | December 5, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not answer questions about whether a new pipeline would increase emissions in a recent parliamentary committee appearance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 3, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is seeking to lessen the binary choices on the environment and conventional energy development, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 3, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 3, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is seeking to lessen the binary choices on the environment and conventional energy development, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALIENOR ROUGEOT | December 2, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney signed their new energy framework in Calgary on Nov. 27. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Opinion | BY ALIENOR ROUGEOT | December 2, 2025
Opinion | BY ALIENOR ROUGEOT | December 2, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney signed their new energy framework in Calgary on Nov. 27. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
News | BY ELEANOR WAND, STUART BENSON | November 28, 2025
Former Canadian identity minister and Quebec lieutenant Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet hours after the prime minister signed a new energy deal with Alberta, which paves the way for a pipeline running from the oilsands to B.C.’s coast. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND, STUART BENSON | November 28, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND, STUART BENSON | November 28, 2025
Former Canadian identity minister and Quebec lieutenant Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet hours after the prime minister signed a new energy deal with Alberta, which paves the way for a pipeline running from the oilsands to B.C.’s coast. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KATE KOPLOVICH | November 27, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney signed a memorandum of understanding for an energy framework in Calgary on Nov. 27. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Opinion | BY KATE KOPLOVICH | November 27, 2025
Opinion | BY KATE KOPLOVICH | November 27, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney signed a memorandum of understanding for an energy framework in Calgary on Nov. 27. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Opinion | BY JESSICA CLOGG | November 24, 2025
Any agreement between Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to exempt a pipeline from the tanker ban would saddle First Nations with the burden of defending communities and the environment from the catastrophic risks of oil spills, writes Jessica Clogg. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JESSICA CLOGG | November 24, 2025
Opinion | BY JESSICA CLOGG | November 24, 2025
Any agreement between Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to exempt a pipeline from the tanker ban would saddle First Nations with the burden of defending communities and the environment from the catastrophic risks of oil spills, writes Jessica Clogg. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KAREN S. PALMER | November 24, 2025
Danielle Smith
The plan from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government is a recipe for legalized queue-jumping, writes Karen S. Palmer. The Hill Times photography by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KAREN S. PALMER | November 24, 2025
Opinion | BY KAREN S. PALMER | November 24, 2025
Danielle Smith
The plan from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government is a recipe for legalized queue-jumping, writes Karen S. Palmer. The Hill Times photography by Andrew Meade
Opinion | November 10, 2025
It is right and necessary that Alberta defends its interests but Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's repeated framing of Ottawa as the enemy, and the suggestion that federal decisions are deliberately against Alberta, is misleading and unhelpful, writes Mary Learning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | November 10, 2025
Opinion | November 10, 2025
It is right and necessary that Alberta defends its interests but Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's repeated framing of Ottawa as the enemy, and the suggestion that federal decisions are deliberately against Alberta, is misleading and unhelpful, writes Mary Learning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | November 4, 2025
Danielle Smith
Imitating Quebec’s experience, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government has passed the Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | November 4, 2025
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | November 4, 2025
Danielle Smith
Imitating Quebec’s experience, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government has passed the Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | October 27, 2025
Linda Silas, front, at an event in Ottawa earlier this year, with Jason MacLean, chair of the Canadian Health Coalition. Silas told The Hill Times that she felt there was a lack of 'directives' from the health ministers after their meeting about how they were going to tackle pan-Canadian licensing and violence against health care workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | October 27, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | October 27, 2025
Linda Silas, front, at an event in Ottawa earlier this year, with Jason MacLean, chair of the Canadian Health Coalition. Silas told The Hill Times that she felt there was a lack of 'directives' from the health ministers after their meeting about how they were going to tackle pan-Canadian licensing and violence against health care workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 8, 2025
Danielle Smith
Asking the Liberals to scrap one of their signature environmental policies is just a political stunt, but Alberta Premier Danielle Smith seems to see her move as a win-win, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 8, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 8, 2025
Danielle Smith
Asking the Liberals to scrap one of their signature environmental policies is just a political stunt, but Alberta Premier Danielle Smith seems to see her move as a win-win, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was recently in Germany touting Canada's LNG potential to prospective buyers, but David Crane writes that this government needs to be more realistic about that potential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 8, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was recently in Germany touting Canada's LNG potential to prospective buyers, but David Crane writes that this government needs to be more realistic about that potential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 22, 2025
Jasper National Park
The Municipality of Jasper is evaluating its response to the second-most costly wildfire in Canadian history, now one year on from 2024's devastation, as wildfire seasons continue to worsen. Photograph courtesy of Jasper National Park
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 22, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 22, 2025
Jasper National Park
The Municipality of Jasper is evaluating its response to the second-most costly wildfire in Canadian history, now one year on from 2024's devastation, as wildfire seasons continue to worsen. Photograph courtesy of Jasper National Park
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 19, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is hoping to secure a seat in the House this August, but his competition doesn’t think he should be so confident about his chances in the upcoming byelection. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 19, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 19, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is hoping to secure a seat in the House this August, but his competition doesn’t think he should be so confident about his chances in the upcoming byelection. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 22, 2025
Wildfires in Manitoba, left, have prompted the province to declare a state of emergency, as have those in Saskatchewan, like in Denare Beach, bottom right, where Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger's home riding has faced 'devastation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of the Manitoba government, Buckley Belanger
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 22, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 22, 2025
Wildfires in Manitoba, left, have prompted the province to declare a state of emergency, as have those in Saskatchewan, like in Denare Beach, bottom right, where Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger's home riding has faced 'devastation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of the Manitoba government, Buckley Belanger
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 11, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith would have been in her late teens when the Exxon Valdez forever changed the public attitude on pipelines on B.C.’s northern coast, so maybe she didn’t pay much attention, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Jim Brickett
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 11, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 11, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith would have been in her late teens when the Exxon Valdez forever changed the public attitude on pipelines on B.C.’s northern coast, so maybe she didn’t pay much attention, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Jim Brickett