‘Game of chicken:’ amid ongoing election speculation, Liberal and Conservative MPs are preparing, just in case

There’s no ‘appetite’ for a Christmas election, says Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured May 25, 2025, addressing the Liberal caucus on the Hill almost after the April 28 federal election. Liberal MPs say they don't want an election, but will be ready if the opposition parties trigger one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Game of chicken:’ amid ongoing election speculation, Liberal and Conservative MPs are preparing, just in case

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There’s no ‘appetite’ for a Christmas election, says Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux.

‘Game of chicken:’ amid ongoing election speculation, Liberal and Conservative MPs are preparing, just in case

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

There’s no ‘appetite’ for a Christmas election, says Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux.

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Unions brace for budget’s impact as think tank predicts ‘stealth’ cuts to public-serving programs

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

The Public Service Alliance of Canada, a union that represents a large swath of the public service, said returning to pre-pandemic staffing levels could mean 70,000 job losses.

Unions brace for budget’s impact as think tank predicts ‘stealth’ cuts to public-serving programs

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

The Public Service Alliance of Canada, a union that represents a large swath of the public service, said returning to pre-pandemic staffing levels could

Steel connects Canada’s Energy Sector

Post-election donation dip deepens as Grits and Tories deadlocked at $4M range in third quarter

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Despite quarterly fundraising falling to levels unseen since 2022, the Liberals’ overall $23.7-million and the Conservatives’ $41.6-million take for 2025 already represent historic records for their respective parties.

Despite quarterly fundraising falling to levels unseen since 2022, the Liberals’ overall $23.7-million and the Conservatives’ $41.6-million take for 2025 already represent historic records

Auditor General to probe Canada Revenue Agency’s phone system contract

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Auditor General Karen Hogan’s scathing report on CRA’s call centres mostly focused on long wait times, unanswered calls, and inaccurate tax information provided to Canadians, but also found a lack of oversight for the phone system’s vendor invoices.

Auditor General Karen Hogan’s scathing report on CRA’s call centres mostly focused on long wait times, unanswered calls, and inaccurate tax information provided to

Women’s groups hail ongoing funding for gender-equality programs, but warn the ‘devil is in the details’

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

After fears of sizable cutbacks, the money only came ‘because frontline organizations fought for it,’ says NDP MP Leah Gazan of the $660.5-million coming in the budget for Women and Gender Equality Canada.

After fears of sizable cutbacks, the money only came ‘because frontline organizations fought for it,’ says NDP MP Leah Gazan of the $660.5-million coming

POLITICS THIS MORNING

All eyes on the Carney-Xi meeting

Plus, GDP update for August incoming.

BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

From New York City: a day at a No Kings rally, and a hope for more than tepid politics

American mainstream politics may be offering little hope, but prayers and non-violence in the streets in great numbers offer signs of promise. I do think that's what I witnessed at Central Park and in Times Square.

BY JIM CRESKEY

Opinion

BY JEAN-FRANçOIS BéLANGER, ALEX WILNER

Drone warfare is here. Canada must prepare

Opinion

BY ERICA IFILL

The Conservative ‘come-to-Jesus’ moment is past due

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BY GWYNNE DYER

An Arab nadir driven by clueless hegemons

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BY TIM POWERS

The recipe for dealing with Trump: a stiff spine and a stiff drink

PODCAST: THE HOT ROOM

Building a highway to the Arctic, with Caroline Wawzonek

NEWS

‘Cut through the table talk’: tech firms launch new group to help feds fix procurement woes

NewsBY IREM KOCA

The Smart Procurement Group, led by Compass Rose and seven tech firms, will offer insight on specific issues aiming to speed up how the government buys digital products and services.

‘Cut through the table talk’: tech firms launch new group to help feds fix procurement woes

NewsBY IREM KOCA

The Smart Procurement Group, led by Compass Rose and seven tech firms, will offer insight on specific issues aiming to speed up how the government buys digital products and services.

Some public service pay issues due to management mistakes, not Phoenix pay system, says federal official

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Can Conservative links help Canada in Trump talks?

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‘Prices have to go down’: housing experts say new agency’s success must be measured in cost, not construction outcomes

NewsBY STUART BENSON

HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Parliamentary Calendar

Former top doc Theresa Tam delivers Monique Bégin Lecture at uOttawa on Oct. 30

Podcast

No ‘I’ in team: why party discipline has gone too far, with Alex Marland

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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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First-quarter expenses: MPs spent nearly $28-million

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Heather McPherson on her campaign to lead the NDP

Insider’s Guide to Parliament: 2025

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HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Questions loom over Liberals’ environment plans with Canada ‘off path’ to meet emissions targets

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

The government is expected to release its climate competitiveness strategy with the federal budget on Nov. 4.

Questions loom over Liberals’ environment plans with Canada ‘off path’ to meet emissions targets

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

The government is expected to release its climate competitiveness strategy with the federal budget on Nov. 4.

Breaking down the staff behind Mark Carney’s PMO: part one

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

POLITICS

Canada’s AI strategy must prioritize young workers

OpinionBY ALONSO MUñOZ SANCHEZ

Unseated from the outside: how Hébert’s forecast is playing out for Pierre Poilievre

OpinionBY ZACH BATTAT

NDP ‘lost the gut’ of the party, losing working-class voters to Conservatives, say leadership hopefuls looking to rebuild

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

An awkward evening in Gyeongju

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Taiwan celebrates 114

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

Taiwan celebrates 114

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

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BY LISA LAMBERT, MICHELE MOSCA

Security delayed is security denied

Opinion

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

Carney’s budget challenge: govern for the many, or manage for the few?

Opinion

BY JESSICA DINIZ, CATE MURRAY

Curing Type 1 diabetes could be Canada’s legacy

The easiest policy win in Ottawa might just be hiding in plain sight

OpinionBY ORVILLE BOVENSCHEN

Fixing the cannabis excise stamp is a simple, tangible step toward reducing interprovincial trade barriers.

Who will protect our brains in the AI race?

OpinionBY VIVIANE POUPON

For Canada to be ‘climate competitive’ we need to stay the course on key industrial policies

OpinionBY JANETTA MCKENZIE

In investigating the efficacy of Canada’s Emissions Reduction Plan, I’d like to highlight two sectors whose emissions have changed dramatically over the last 20 years. I believe they tell a story of how strong, durable climate policies can work, without damaging industries.

For Canada to be ‘climate competitive’ we need to stay the course on key industrial policies

OpinionBY JANETTA MCKENZIE

In investigating the efficacy of Canada’s Emissions Reduction Plan, I’d like to highlight two sectors whose emissions have changed dramatically over the last 20 years. I believe they tell a story of how strong, durable climate policies can work, without damaging industries.

It’s not ‘phoney’ to highlight the dismal state of federal finances

OpinionBY JAKE FUSS, GRADY MUNRO

The Giant Mine project is yet another Liberal scandal: Conservative MP

OpinionBY CONSERVATIVE MP BOB ZIMMER

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Public Service

Unions brace for budget’s impact as think tank predicts ‘stealth’ cuts to public-serving programs

The Public Service Alliance of Canada, a union that represents a large swath of the public service, said returning to pre-pandemic staffing levels could mean 70,000 job losses.

BY MARLO GLASS

Some public service pay issues due to management mistakes, not Phoenix pay system, says federal official

Pay accuracy across the public service is at 98.4 per cent, and remaining errors stem from manager delays or errors at the human resources level, says Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada.

BY MARLO GLASS

‘Not-an-option’ changes to freelance contracts may worsen shortage of Hill interpreters, says association

Changes to contract rules for freelance interpreters may lead to their mass exodus from the Hill, and a troubling decline in quality, according to a group representing these workers.

BY MARLO GLASS

MPs press officials on underused office space as feds struggle to standardize tracking

‘It’s not that departments are holding out or resisting, but it's challenging for departments to align and modernize space,’ says Public Services and Procurement Canada's Michael Mills.

BY MARLO GLASS

Public servants urge data sovereignty in recent survey, while AI minister says ‘data isn’t gold in Fort Knox’

Ninety-four per cent of public servants surveyed this summer say citizens’ data must be stored within Canada, and 86 per cent worry about public trust eroding if such data is stored outside of the country.

BY MARLO GLASS

FOREIGN POLICY

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

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

South Korea party draws crowd to Sir John A.

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

Canada must look beyond the West: Korea and the case for strategic diversification

OpinionBY BEN CHIN

Trump’s case for invading Venezuela

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Thinking clearly about the EV-canola tradeoff

OpinionBY BO CHEN, ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO

‘Complex, blow-your-brains-out expensive, and extraordinarily technical’: MPs urged to study Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ as feds say they’re in talks with U.S.

NewsBY IREM KOCA

'What is desperately needed is a non-partisan statement in Parliament that all parties recognize the need to defend Canada as a core national interest,' says Andrea Charron, director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies.

‘Complex, blow-your-brains-out expensive, and extraordinarily technical’: MPs urged to study Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ as feds say they’re in talks with U.S.

NewsBY IREM KOCA

'What is desperately needed is a non-partisan statement in Parliament that all parties recognize the need to defend Canada as a core national interest,' says Andrea Charron, director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies.

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

Bill aimed at protecting telecom infrastructure against cyberattacks strikes at privacy rights, say civil society groups

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

In beefing up cybersecurity, Bill C-8 ‘does not authorize warrantless access to Canadians’ personal data,’ says Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.

There are ‘significant constitutional deficiencies that need to be rectified’ in Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s Bill C-8, says researcher Kate Robertson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill aimed at protecting telecom infrastructure against cyberattacks strikes at privacy rights, say civil society groups

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

In beefing up cybersecurity, Bill C-8 ‘does not authorize warrantless access to Canadians’ personal data,’ says Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.

Bill aimed at protecting telecom infrastructure against cyberattacks strikes at privacy rights, say civil society groups

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

In beefing up cybersecurity, Bill C-8 ‘does not authorize warrantless access to Canadians’ personal data,’ says Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.

Major projects? Not without telecom

OpinionBY ROBERT GHIZ

Without telecom, nation-building projects risk being outdated before they even begin.

Telecom and the national interest

OpinionBY ERIK BOHLIN

The national interest in telecommunications could be a viable, secure, and resilient infrastructure that delivers services with leading technological capabilities.

Support for communications infrastructure is key to Arctic development

OpinionBY PETER GARLAND, ROB MCMAHON

We need to revive the idea of Canadian leadership in northern communications innovation, and the Major Projects Office may be the forum to do so.

Canada has a proud history in innovation in communications, and a major incentive has always been the need to connect with more remote populations, write Peter Garland and Rob McMahon. Pexels photograph by Gu Bra

Support for communications infrastructure is key to Arctic development

OpinionBY PETER GARLAND, ROB MCMAHON

We need to revive the idea of Canadian leadership in northern communications innovation, and the Major Projects Office may be the forum to do so.

Support for communications infrastructure is key to Arctic development

OpinionBY PETER GARLAND, ROB MCMAHON

We need to revive the idea of Canadian leadership in northern communications innovation, and the Major Projects Office may be the forum to do so.

Canada’s competitiveness depends on a modern digital backbone

OpinionBY ALEX GRECO

Falling behind is no longer a matter of just losing market share; it means losing control over our own data, innovation, and security.

Can a made-in-Canada project help overcome the digital divide?

OpinionBY RAFIK GOUBRAN

Researchers are hard at work on a constellation of technologies that could help to provide reliable internet access in rural and remote areas.

Justice Minister Fraser unveils bill to tighten Canada’s bail and sentencing regimes

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Bill C-14 proposes reverse-onus hearings for cases of 'violent and organized crime-related auto theft,' breaking and entering a home, human trafficking, assault and sexual

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Tim Cook remembered as ‘a great historian and a finer human’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Also, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna is hosting a new podcast, the Terrebonne election result will stand in Quebec, and Canadians are willing to pay more to support local.

Tim Cook remembered as ‘a great historian and a finer human’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Also, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna is hosting a new podcast, the Terrebonne election result will stand in Quebec, and Canadians are willing to pay more to support local.

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

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Q&A | ‘Treachery’ and ‘troublemaker’ MPs: why going against party leaders is verboten in Canadian politics

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Carney in Singapore

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Carney remains in Malaysia, Trump heads to Japan

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From pen to paper to permanent record: Highway, Kaur, Ramadan, MacMillan, and Boulianne-Tremblay head to the Archives

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PM Carney makes his Asia debut

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Broadcasters on the Hill enjoy chill fall vibes at the National Arts Centre

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Fraser unveils his crime bill

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Parliamentary Calendar

Wernick to talk ‘beyond dogma: rethinking state capacity to drive national productivity’ at C.D. Howe dinner on Oct. 28 in Toronto

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Reviving the NDP, with Peter Julian

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Always leave them wanting more: Fraser tops All Politics Poll as he looks to exit federal politics

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This Parliament’s ethics roundup: blind trusts, recusals, gifts, and more

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The notwithstanding clause, and the Supreme Court’s big decision

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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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Finance & Budget

Auditor General to probe Canada Revenue Agency’s phone system contract

Auditor General Karen Hogan’s scathing report on CRA’s call centres mostly focused on long wait times, unanswered calls, and inaccurate tax information provided to Canadians, but also found a lack of oversight for the phone system’s vendor invoices.

BY MARLO GLASS

Carney’s budget challenge: govern for the many, or manage for the few?

The prime minister's first budget won’t be judged by the numbers, but by whom they lift up, and whom they leave behind.

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

International development strategy now linked to economic agenda, says SecState Sarai

'This will mean placing greater emphasis on supporting economic growth, trade readiness, and private-sector engagement to build prosperity and resilience in developing countries,' says Randeep Sarai of the new approach.

BY RIDDHI KACHHELA

‘There’s no industry without U.S. access’: struggling auto sector renews call for trade deal amid latest tariff woes

Conservatives MPs and auto industry heads are calling for a full repeal of the EV sales mandate as the sector grapples with growing uncertainty and renewed tariff threats from the United States.

BY ELEANOR WAND

Trump terminates trade talks with Canada, U.S. tariffs creating turmoil in Canadian economy, say analysts

Guy Gellatly, chief economic adviser at Statistics Canada, said it’s 'too early' to determine whether Canada is approaching a recession, but it's had a 'very, very weak second quarter with big declines in trade and business development.' However, there hasn't been sustained declines.

BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

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.