‘Survivors are waiting for it’: Sen. Boyer reintroduces bill to criminalize forced, coerced sterilizations

Boyer says she hopes the Senate's previous study of her bill tackling forced and coerced sterilizations will speed up its passage in the Upper Chamber the second time around.

ISG Senator Yvonne Boyer says she hopes the current iteration of Bill S-228 will move from the Chamber to the House ‘very soon,’ as she has been ’working on [it] for a number of years.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Survivors are waiting for it’: Sen. Boyer reintroduces bill to criminalize forced, coerced sterilizations

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Boyer says she hopes the Senate's previous study of her bill tackling forced and coerced sterilizations will speed up its passage in the Upper Chamber the second time around.

‘Survivors are waiting for it’: Sen. Boyer reintroduces bill to criminalize forced, coerced sterilizations

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Boyer says she hopes the Senate's previous study of her bill tackling forced and coerced sterilizations will speed up its passage in the Upper Chamber the second time around.

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Carney’s sweeping, omnibus bills called both undemocratic, and meeting the moment

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Some say bills that address more than one topic should be banned altogether, while others say it’s necessary to deliver legislation quickly during a tight parliamentary schedule.

Carney’s sweeping, omnibus bills called both undemocratic, and meeting the moment

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Some say bills that address more than one topic should be banned altogether, while others say it’s necessary to deliver legislation quickly during a

‘It’s like a war zone’: Secretary of State Belanger says Saskatchewan wildfires are leaving ‘traumatic and depressing’ losses in their wake

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

As wildfires continue to ravage Northern Saskatchewan and Western Canada, Belanger says his constituents are demonstrating ‘incredible resilience’ as they continue to fight flames ‘with broken hearts.’

As wildfires continue to ravage Northern Saskatchewan and Western Canada, Belanger says his constituents are demonstrating ‘incredible resilience’ as they continue to fight flames

PSPC refers two new procurement fraud cases to RCMP; feds take GC Strategies, subcontractor to court over billing practices

NewsBY IREM KOCA

The department says it is 'actively pursuing the recovery of illegitimate amounts billed to the government and referring cases to the RCMP for criminal investigation.'

The department says it is 'actively pursuing the recovery of illegitimate amounts billed to the government and referring cases to the RCMP for criminal

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s national trade policy to such an extent, and at the expense of Western Canadian producers and agricultural exporters.'

Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s

POLITICS THIS MORNING

Deadline day in the House

Plus, the taxpayer’s ombudsperson releases his annual report for 2024-25.

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OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Bill removing internal trade barriers risks undermining policy innovation

Does a mutual recognition framework for internal trade put downwards pressure on health, safety, occupational, and environmental standards?

BY MARK WINFIELD

Opinion

BY LINDSAY KISLOCK

All three levels of government must play their part in building up Canada’s supply chains

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BY YOUNES ZANGIABADI

Carney’s first foreign policy test begins in the Middle East

Opinion

BY WILLIAM MORRISON

High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

Opinion

BY ELISE LEGAULT

Canada overlooking Africa in quest to diversify trade

NEWS

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and Calgary.

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and Calgary.

New minister Lightbound plans to tap AI to help to fix procurement, government efficiency woes

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Military police chief is ignoring the law, shutting down probes into complaints: watchdog report

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

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Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

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HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Parliamentary Calendar

Senator Mégie marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Day with parliamentary breakfast on June 19

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The crisis of Canadian democracy, with Andrew Coyne

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

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All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

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Making sense of the ‘Building Canada Act’, with Elizabeth May

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uOttawa names Marie-Eve Sylvestre new president and vice-chancellor

CCGA is seeking a Vice-President, Government & Industry Relations

The Insider’s Guide to Parliament

HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

The cyber bill is back

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Plus, the auditor general testifies before a House committee.

The cyber bill is back

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Plus, the auditor general testifies before a House committee.

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

POLITICS

Hungary delights with anniversary concert

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

BOIE pushes discussion of NDP resources to future meeting as Bloc mulls ‘significant’ rule changes

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Carney’s moment to step up on reforming the Access to Information Act

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

It's Prime Minister Mark Carney's time to show whether he will make serious changes to improve government transparency, or if he'll be the latest to continue the status quo.

Carney’s moment to step up on reforming the Access to Information Act

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

It's Prime Minister Mark Carney's time to show whether he will make serious changes to improve government transparency, or if he'll be the latest to continue the status quo.

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OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Opinion

BY JEFF CYR

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

Opinion

BY KARI HYDE

Canadian competitiveness is on the line

Opinion

BY TOM HENHEFFER

Less siloed thinking will result in opportunities for a better Arctic

Canada and Europe can offer a united front for digital sovereignty

OpinionBY ESTELLE AZEMARD

VivaTech’s decision to spotlight Canada at this year’s forum is more than symbolic. It affirms the growing convergence in approaches to digital innovation.

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

OpinionBY WENRAN JIANG

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

OpinionBY NIMAO ALI

Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

OpinionBY NIMAO ALI

Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.

‘Elbows up’ shouldn’t mean Parliaments hands are tied

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

OpinionBY KAREN RESTOULE

EDITORIAL CARTOON BY DE ADDER

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Public Service

Treasury Board reports gains on diversity and equity in public service, but will cuts hamper progress?

As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as the bureaucracy now begins to shrink for the first time in over 10 years, these groups could be disproportionately impacted.

BY MARLO GLASS

Federal government doesn’t know how many offices sit empty: AG

Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report says departments need to accelerate their efforts to reduce office space, and PSPS needs better data on the number of public servants using office space on a daily basis.

BY MARLO GLASS

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile the list of the top 50 foreign policy influencers.

BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA

Canada Post is a dying dinosaur, Parliament must lead a strategic exit

The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public cash injections. It can't. The smarter move is a managed exit—structured, deliberate, and designed to maximize public value.

BY RAM MATHILAKATH

GC-OS: why the Government of Canada should develop its own software

It is no longer inconceivable that the U.S. could exert its regulatory powers over America-based software companies to threaten or punish rivals.

BY AIDAN WAKELY-MULRONEY

FOREIGN POLICY

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

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Netanyahu’s wars are movies on repeat

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

G7 summit wraps without reaching full consensus on Ukraine

NewsBY NEIL MOSS | UPDATED June 17, 2025

Netanyahu’s wars

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

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Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.

BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&As

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

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

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

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Q&A | Unpacking the ‘astonishing’ swing in federal polls with Frank Graves

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent its duty to consult, says professor Gabriel Maracle.

Rebecca Alty was sworn in as Crown-Indigenous relations minister at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent its duty to consult, says professor Gabriel Maracle.

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent its duty to consult, says professor Gabriel Maracle.

Here’s why Canada should say ‘no’ to LNG

OpinionBY NICHOLE DUSYK

Canada has the opportunity to lead in the global clean energy transition, not to follow outdated energy playbooks.

Reconciliation is action, not just words

OpinionBY MICHELLE ROBINSON

Closing the infrastructure gap requires more than land acknowledgements that don’t address truth, Treaties, or commitments.

Reconciliation or repetition? Carney’s first moves on Indigenous rights face scrutiny

OpinionBY JACKSON PIND

Whether the prime minister’s early steps mark a genuine shift or simply another cycle of political performance will define Mark Carney’s reconciliation legacy.

Amid some tensions, there are signs of movement from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government, such as acting quickly on making amendments to the Indian Act, writes Jackson Pind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation or repetition? Carney’s first moves on Indigenous rights face scrutiny

OpinionBY JACKSON PIND

Whether the prime minister’s early steps mark a genuine shift or simply another cycle of political performance will define Mark Carney’s reconciliation legacy.

Reconciliation or repetition? Carney’s first moves on Indigenous rights face scrutiny

OpinionBY JACKSON PIND

Whether the prime minister’s early steps mark a genuine shift or simply another cycle of political performance will define Mark Carney’s reconciliation legacy.

How to optimize economic reconciliation through natural resource investment and beyond? Create an Indigenous Development Bank

OpinionBY GLEN HODGSON

A new pathway is required, shifting away from heavy reliance on budgetary funding and subsidies, and toward more innovative resource mobilization and access to capital.

The markets are hungry for Canadian cod. Will we deliver?

OpinionBY SYLVIE LAPOINTE

With a decision from the fisheries minister expected any day now, the global and local realities of northern cod are aligning to create a well-timed economic opportunity.

Canada must lead in the age of AI

OpinionBY STEPHEN J. TOOPE, MARK DALEY

With its pioneering AI history and commitment to global leadership, Canada must help chart a course for much needed, practical governance.

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Carney faces another confidence vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Plus, day two of the G7 summit.

Carney faces another confidence vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Plus, day two of the G7 summit.

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

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Carney. Trump. Round two in Alberta.

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

Kìwekì Point a beautiful new public space, panorama views

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE

Barrelling through Bill C-5

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

Hill media flock to Carney’s first Rideau Cottage garden party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Nunavut Premier Akeeagok to speak at C.D. Howe Institute’s panel ‘Asserting Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty’ on June 17 in Toronto

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World leaders converge on Alberta for G7 summit June 15-17

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The return of Parliament, with Sheila Copps

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

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Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

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Carney’s missing budget, with Mostafa Askari

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Toronto Centre appoint Julien Brazeau as the Government of Canada representative on the board of directors

Tracking federal parties’ Meta spending in the campaign

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Finance & Budget

All three levels of government must play their part in building up Canada’s supply chains

We need strong and resilient supply chains more than ever. This requires co-ordinated action from all levels of government to reduce duplication, fast-track critical infrastructure, and ensure that projects in the national interest—like those in Milton and Montreal—aren’t indefinitely stalled by fragmented governance.

BY LINDSAY KISLOCK

Bill C-5 grants ‘superpowers’ never before seen in ‘environmental law history’: Bloc critic Patrick Bonin

The One Canadian Economy Act is being rammed through the House via a ‘non-democratic’ process and would result in governmental overreach, say the Bloc Québécois, who plan to vote against the bill.

BY ELEANOR WAND

How to optimize economic reconciliation through natural resource investment and beyond? Create an Indigenous Development Bank

A new pathway is required, shifting away from heavy reliance on budgetary funding and subsidies, and toward more innovative resource mobilization and access to capital.

BY GLEN HODGSON

Liberals propose fast-tracking motion for major projects bill

Bill C-5 would come to a final vote on June 20 under the terms of the motion.

BY PETER MAZEREEUW

Highlights from ‘fast-track’ Carney’s major defence pledge

BY RIDDHI KACHHELA

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.

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

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.

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.