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Pierre Poilievre
In his convention speech, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre steered clear of commenting directly on the risks posed to Canada by separatists, laying the whole problem at the feet of the Liberals, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Amir Said
Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER, SAMANTHA GREEN | December 31, 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 LEAH TEMPER, SAMANTHA GREEN | December 31, 2025
Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER, SAMANTHA GREEN | December 31, 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 NADEEM ESMAIL, TEGAN HILL | December 30, 2025
In Alberta, private facilities could attract nurses and doctors currently not working in the health-care system, and doctors may decide to take on additional cases through private provision, write Nadeem Esmail and Tegan Hill. Unsplash photograph by Luis Melendez
Opinion | BY NADEEM ESMAIL, TEGAN HILL | December 30, 2025
Opinion | BY NADEEM ESMAIL, TEGAN HILL | December 30, 2025
In Alberta, private facilities could attract nurses and doctors currently not working in the health-care system, and doctors may decide to take on additional cases through private provision, write Nadeem Esmail and Tegan Hill. Unsplash photograph by Luis Melendez
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 10, 2025
Wab Kinew
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew tops the Angus Reid Institute's last poll of the year tracking premier approval ratings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 10, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 10, 2025
Wab Kinew
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew tops the Angus Reid Institute's last poll of the year tracking premier approval ratings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RICK SMITH, DALE BEUGIN, DAVE SAWYER | December 10, 2025
Giving Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her province special treatment invites copycat demands from other provinces and territories, write Rick Smith, Dale Beugin, and Dave Sawyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RICK SMITH, DALE BEUGIN, DAVE SAWYER | December 10, 2025
Opinion | BY RICK SMITH, DALE BEUGIN, DAVE SAWYER | December 10, 2025
Giving Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her province special treatment invites copycat demands from other provinces and territories, write Rick Smith, Dale Beugin, and Dave Sawyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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