High-stakes fall sitting ‘first real test’ for Carney and cabinet who have ‘zero latitude for error,’ say Liberal MPs, political players

'Carney still hasn't defined himself in the House of Commons. His style, it's going to be interesting,' said one Liberal MP.

The federal Liberal caucus on the Hill on May 25, 2025. Liberal MPs told The Hill Times last week that the government has a solid plan to create jobs and fix the economy, but cautioned that sometimes unexpected events can derail even the best-laid strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High-stakes fall sitting ‘first real test’ for Carney and cabinet who have ‘zero latitude for error,’ say Liberal MPs, political players

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'Carney still hasn't defined himself in the House of Commons. His style, it's going to be interesting,' said one Liberal MP.

High-stakes fall sitting ‘first real test’ for Carney and cabinet who have ‘zero latitude for error,’ say Liberal MPs, political players

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'Carney still hasn't defined himself in the House of Commons. His style, it's going to be interesting,' said one Liberal MP.

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‘All-hands-on-deck’ fall session as Liberals face pressure to deliver, say lobbyists, pollsters

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Conservatives will face pressure since the Liberals have 'effectively stolen' some policy directions, such as increased defence spending and building energy infrastructure, says pollster Nik Nanos.

‘All-hands-on-deck’ fall session as Liberals face pressure to deliver, say lobbyists, pollsters

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Conservatives will face pressure since the Liberals have 'effectively stolen' some policy directions, such as increased defence spending and building energy infrastructure, says pollster

Reconciliation in action at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum: Supporting Indigenous-led collaboration in STEM

‘Cutting red tape,’ mental health and primary care on the health docket this fall

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Amid the Liberals’ focus on building a stronger economy, Health Minister Marjorie Michel’s office says that faster access to new medicines and supporting researchers are priorities.

Amid the Liberals’ focus on building a stronger economy, Health Minister Marjorie Michel’s office says that faster access to new medicines and supporting researchers

Carney ‘did the right thing’: feds’ new support for national pharmacare ‘positive,’ but evolving stance surprises advocates

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Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sept. 11 that his government will continue to negotiate bilateral agreements, contradicting an earlier stance that it would only honour the four deals signed before the April 2025 election.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sept. 11 that his government will continue to negotiate bilateral agreements, contradicting an earlier stance that it would

B.C. Conservative EDA wants end to top-down nominations

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The party can choose a fair nomination process or winnable candidates, but it can’t have both, a senior Conservative recently told The Hill Times.

The party can choose a fair nomination process or winnable candidates, but it can’t have both, a senior Conservative recently told The Hill Times.

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Increased access to federal contracts and ensuring departments meet the government’s five-per-cent Indigenous procurement target are vital to economic reconciliation, says Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand.

Indigenous procurement: feds urged to work more with communities to verify businesses after ‘historic’ recognition of Métis suppliers

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Pete Buttigieg to speak in Ottawa on Sept. 22

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Also, Heather Scoffield starts a new gig, Russo and Raj have a new podcast with Mansbridge, Global News says farewell to Marc-André Cossette, Writers' Trust and J.W. Dafoe prizes release lists of finalists, 'Elbows Up!' book contributors to speak in Ottawa on Sept. 22, former Conservative minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay joins the Sandstone Group, and Mike Crawley replaces Alex Panetta in Washington, D.C.

Pete Buttigieg to speak in Ottawa on Sept. 22

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

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Finding courage in the Senate to question the government in responsible, responsive ways

OpinionBY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN

A weakened NDP spells trouble for progressive priorities in Parliament

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Carney’s Trump problem

OpinionBY GERRY NICHOLLS

How will the 45th Parliament work?

OpinionBY LORI TURNBULL

For Poilievre’s Conservatives, home is where the votes are

OpinionBY KATE HARRISON

Canadians have extended considerable grace and patience to Prime Minister Carney, but the cracks are starting to show.

For Poilievre’s Conservatives, home is where the votes are

OpinionBY KATE HARRISON

Canadians have extended considerable grace and patience to Prime Minister Carney, but the cracks are starting to show.

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Government procurement should reflect Canada’s real wealth: its SMEs

On affordable housing, Ottawa should support bottom-up initiatives, not impose top-down solutions

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This is a moment of opportunity. Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson should listen to former Toronto mayor David Crombie. Cities are where things actually get done. And solving the afforable housing crisis is surely something that must be done.

Second Hudson Bay port can link Western Canada’s resources to markets abroad

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Back to Parliament: Time to build Canada together

OpinionBY REBECCA BLIGH

The federal government’s upcoming Build Canada Homes initiative is a promising step, but speed and scale are critical—and municipalities are key to making it work.

Back to Parliament: Time to build Canada together

OpinionBY REBECCA BLIGH

The federal government’s upcoming Build Canada Homes initiative is a promising step, but speed and scale are critical—and municipalities are key to making it work.

Liberals are the Groucho Marx of Canadian politics

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Feds should invest in empowering Canadians through financial planning

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Public Service

Treasury Board outlines 500 ways to cut red tape in sweeping review

Twenty-nine departments and agencies reported hundreds of ways they plan to improve regulatory efficiency by 'speeding up decision-making and streamlining processes to increase productivity' in the Sept. 8 update.

BY MARLO GLASS

CRA’s problems are not new, but they must become a thing of the past

Considering this is a government worried about federal spending, making a more efficient CRA could provide the assistance that Canadians deserve from the agency, and make it easier for the government to collect money.

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CRA has ‘eroded trust,’ Senator says, as minister tasks agency with creating 100-day improvement plan

After persistent call-centre delays, the agency has been instructed to take 'concrete steps' to improve service, but one tax lawyer is dismissing the 'vague' ministerial decree as a 'publicity stunt.'

BY MARLO GLASS

Clock is ticking on Liberals’ 100-day deadline to fix CRA mess

I'm not sure anyone ever enjoys dealing with a call centre, but some of them actually do run reasonably well. Just do what they do. It's an easy political winner.

BY MATT GURNEY

Calls mount for the Arctic to make national-interest list with launch of Major Projects Office: there’s an ‘Achilles heel in the North’

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs' Heidi Cook says the Carney government backing Manitoba’s Port of Churchill as a national-interest project was a ‘surprise to a lot’ of First Nations in the area.

BY ELEANOR WAND

FOREIGN POLICY

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Revive CBC’s Cold War mission, but train it on Trump’s America

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Qatar strike makes clear Israel has no interest in a ceasefire

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Jamaica flies Independence Day flag

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G7 foreign ministers returning in the fall with eyes towards Ukraine

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Beyond transactions: why pluralism should anchor Canadian global leadership

OpinionBY MEREDITH PRESTON MCGHIE

Canada must look beyond protection of national interests through deal-making as the core for our foreign policy.

Beyond transactions: why pluralism should anchor Canadian global leadership

OpinionBY MEREDITH PRESTON MCGHIE

Canada must look beyond protection of national interests through deal-making as the core for our foreign policy.

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Reconciliation starts local, says author of guide book for non-Indigenous allies

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Rose LeMay says it's 'up to non-Indigenous people to change these systems so that Indigenous Peoples are not treated worse than others.'

Reconciliation starts local, says author of guide book for non-Indigenous allies

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Rose LeMay says it's 'up to non-Indigenous people to change these systems so that Indigenous Peoples are not treated worse than others.'

Poilievre is a ‘classic political ripper,’ says author of new bestselling biography

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Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

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Indigenous consent isn’t a veto: it’s how durable, co-governed projects get built

OpinionBY TIM GRAY, EMILY MCMILLAN, RACHEL PLOTKIN, JESSICA CLOGG

If our governments recognized the synergies between these objectives, it would secure a leadership spot for Canada on the international stage. Canadians from all backgrounds should settle for nothing less.

The letter written earlier this summer by Alberta and Ontario ministers asking Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, to 'refrain from reintroducing' an act is a grossly regressive assault on human rights and, write Jessica Clogg,G Tim Gray, Emily McMillan, and Rachel Plotkin. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Indigenous consent isn’t a veto: it’s how durable, co-governed projects get built

OpinionBY TIM GRAY, EMILY MCMILLAN, RACHEL PLOTKIN, JESSICA CLOGG

If our governments recognized the synergies between these objectives, it would secure a leadership spot for Canada on the international stage. Canadians from all backgrounds should settle for nothing less.

Indigenous consent isn’t a veto: it’s how durable, co-governed projects get built

OpinionBY TIM GRAY, EMILY MCMILLAN, RACHEL PLOTKIN, JESSICA CLOGG

If our governments recognized the synergies between these objectives, it would secure a leadership spot for Canada on the international stage. Canadians from all backgrounds should settle for nothing less.

Fifty years of friendship, still going strong

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Every September, for the past several years, I have been getting together with women who played on my high school basketball team a half-century ago.

NDP keep fighting as new Liberal government’s honeymoon period comes to a close

OpinionBY NDP MP JENNY KWAN

To meet the eye-popping military spending commitment of five per cent of Canada’s GDP, there will be deep cuts to programs and services to Canadians.

Let’s unlock local capital to build a stronger Canada

OpinionBY ADAM SPENCE

A bold, national, community finance strategy would unlock billions of dollars in private capital, create jobs, and ensure prosperity reaches every corner of the country.

Community finance aligns with Canada’s economic priorities of productivity, innovation, and sustainability. It builds resilience and a competitive national economy, writes Adam Spence. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Let’s unlock local capital to build a stronger Canada

OpinionBY ADAM SPENCE

A bold, national, community finance strategy would unlock billions of dollars in private capital, create jobs, and ensure prosperity reaches every corner of the country.

Let’s unlock local capital to build a stronger Canada

OpinionBY ADAM SPENCE

A bold, national, community finance strategy would unlock billions of dollars in private capital, create jobs, and ensure prosperity reaches every corner of the country.

The Canada that Dryden believed in remains at risk today

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There is no reason to think a Poilievre government wouldn’t find ways to seriously weaken the country's social programs.

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When policies reflect equity, so do outcomes. That is how public funding builds public trust.

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Despite receiving the largest share of the promised $1-billion over five years, Ontario ranks second last in provincial spending per student on school food

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Carney ‘did the right thing’: feds’ new support for national pharmacare ‘positive,’ but evolving stance surprises advocates

Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sept. 11 that his government will continue to negotiate bilateral agreements, contradicting an earlier stance that it would only honour the four deals signed before the April 2025 election.

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Government procurement should reflect Canada’s real wealth: its SMEs

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BY SENATOR DANIèLE HENKEL

An autumn of contrasts in Parliament, and the Bloc Québécois will make its mark

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Let’s unlock local capital to build a stronger Canada

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez said the national supply chain office “will enhance the resilience, efficiency, and reliability of our transportation systems,” in a Transport Canada press release on Dec. 1, 2023.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.