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Canada’s auto sector is now undergoing one of its most significant transformations driven by three converging forces: electrification, digitalization, and geoeconomics, write David Abonyi and George Abonyi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | November 26, 2025
Young people today are not only ready to work—they want to work for a purpose, writes Sen. Farah Mohamed. Pexels photograph by Markus Spiske
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | November 26, 2025
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | November 26, 2025
Young people today are not only ready to work—they want to work for a purpose, writes Sen. Farah Mohamed. Pexels photograph by Markus Spiske
Opinion | BY JOHN COLEMAN | November 26, 2025
Steven MacKinnon
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon. We need to treat transportation for what it actually is: an integral part of logistics, writes John Coleman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOHN COLEMAN | November 26, 2025
Opinion | BY JOHN COLEMAN | November 26, 2025
Steven MacKinnon
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon. We need to treat transportation for what it actually is: an integral part of logistics, writes John Coleman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ADAM THORN, MEGAN GORDON | November 26, 2025
If Canada wants to protect and grow auto jobs, we need to build the market that will define the next generation of manufacturing, write Adam Thorn and Megan Gordon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ADAM THORN, MEGAN GORDON | November 26, 2025
Opinion | BY ADAM THORN, MEGAN GORDON | November 26, 2025
If Canada wants to protect and grow auto jobs, we need to build the market that will define the next generation of manufacturing, write Adam Thorn and Megan Gordon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TASNIM FARIHA, DAVID JONES | November 26, 2025
Existing congestion on the Via Rail line indicates that demand for services already exceeds capacity, write Tasnim Fariha and David Jones. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TASNIM FARIHA, DAVID JONES | November 26, 2025
Opinion | BY TASNIM FARIHA, DAVID JONES | November 26, 2025
Existing congestion on the Via Rail line indicates that demand for services already exceeds capacity, write Tasnim Fariha and David Jones. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 26, 2025
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said that a total of $6-billion in the federal budget towards trade and transportation infrastructure will 'help Canadian businesses get their goods to new markets,' in a Nov. 21 Transport Canada press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 26, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | November 26, 2025
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said that a total of $6-billion in the federal budget towards trade and transportation infrastructure will 'help Canadian businesses get their goods to new markets,' in a Nov. 21 Transport Canada press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NARAYAN KAR AND TIM STACHL | November 13, 2023
Electric vehicles, pictured on May 1, 2019, on the Hill to mark the coming-into-effect of the Incentive for Zero-Emission Vehicles Program. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NARAYAN KAR AND TIM STACHL | November 13, 2023
Opinion | BY NARAYAN KAR AND TIM STACHL | November 13, 2023
Electric vehicles, pictured on May 1, 2019, on the Hill to mark the coming-into-effect of the Incentive for Zero-Emission Vehicles Program. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP VANCE BADAWEY | November 13, 2023
In 2022, then-Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra established the National Supply Chain Task Force to provide recommendations on actions Canada could take to improve the fluidity, efficiency and resiliency of its national transportation supply chain, according to Liberal MP Vance Badawey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP VANCE BADAWEY | November 13, 2023
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP VANCE BADAWEY | November 13, 2023
In 2022, then-Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra established the National Supply Chain Task Force to provide recommendations on actions Canada could take to improve the fluidity, efficiency and resiliency of its national transportation supply chain, according to Liberal MP Vance Badawey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP TAYLOR BACHRACH | November 13, 2023
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez launched the Request for Proposals on Oct. 13 for a project that will establish a high frequency rail line from Québec City to Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP TAYLOR BACHRACH | November 13, 2023
Opinion | BY NDP MP TAYLOR BACHRACH | November 13, 2023
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez launched the Request for Proposals on Oct. 13 for a project that will establish a high frequency rail line from Québec City to Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TERRY JOHNSON | November 13, 2023
For several years in its corporate plan, VIA Rail Canada has included a warning that its long-distance fleet is overdue for replacement, and new equipment that would serve Canada well for at least the next 40 years is sorely needed, writes Terry Johnson, president of Transport Action Canada. Photograph by Magnolia677, distributed under a CC BY 4.0 DEED
Opinion | BY TERRY JOHNSON | November 13, 2023
Opinion | BY TERRY JOHNSON | November 13, 2023
For several years in its corporate plan, VIA Rail Canada has included a warning that its long-distance fleet is overdue for replacement, and new equipment that would serve Canada well for at least the next 40 years is sorely needed, writes Terry Johnson, president of Transport Action Canada. Photograph by Magnolia677, distributed under a CC BY 4.0 DEED
Opinion | BY ALI EMADI | November 13, 2023
Canada is doing well in terms of finding, mining, and processing materials critical to EV battery cells, but the real make-or-break will be in capitalizing on these opportunities by developing better technologies for the entire energy storage system and preparing skilled graduates, writes Prof. Ali Emadi of McMaster University. Photograph by Paul Krueger, distributed under a CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED
Opinion | BY ALI EMADI | November 13, 2023
Opinion | BY ALI EMADI | November 13, 2023
Canada is doing well in terms of finding, mining, and processing materials critical to EV battery cells, but the real make-or-break will be in capitalizing on these opportunities by developing better technologies for the entire energy storage system and preparing skilled graduates, writes Prof. Ali Emadi of McMaster University. Photograph by Paul Krueger, distributed under a CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said 'critical minerals represent a generational economic opportunity for Canada,' and that 'Canada is building on its global leadership in the mining industry to seize this opportunity.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said 'critical minerals represent a generational economic opportunity for Canada,' and that 'Canada is building on its global leadership in the mining industry to seize this opportunity.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BERNARD LEBLANC | November 8, 2023
Passenger protection isn’t about finding someone to blame. It’s about compensating consumers for a service that wasn’t provided by the business that sold it to them, no matter where the delay or cancellation originated, writes Bernard LeBlanc. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY BERNARD LEBLANC | November 8, 2023
Opinion | BY BERNARD LEBLANC | November 8, 2023
Passenger protection isn’t about finding someone to blame. It’s about compensating consumers for a service that wasn’t provided by the business that sold it to them, no matter where the delay or cancellation originated, writes Bernard LeBlanc. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay