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Justin Trudeau no longer has a mandate to govern, and he doesn’t care

  • Mandates to govern guide and legitimize political leadership, but Justin Trudeau has never cared about his mandate. Why would he now?
Opinion | BY JAKE ENWRIGHT | December 20, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at an event celebrating Olympians at an event in Ottawa celebrating Team Canada’s accomplishments at the 2024 Paris Summer Games on Dec. 4, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justin Trudeau no longer has a mandate to govern, and he doesn’t care

Opinion | BY JAKE ENWRIGHT | December 20, 2024
  • Mandates to govern guide and legitimize political leadership, but Justin Trudeau has never cared about his mandate. Why would he now?

Justin Trudeau no longer has a mandate to govern, and he doesn’t care

Opinion | BY JAKE ENWRIGHT | December 20, 2024
  • Mandates to govern guide and legitimize political leadership, but Justin Trudeau has never cared about his mandate. Why would he now?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at an event celebrating Olympians at an event in Ottawa celebrating Team Canada’s accomplishments at the 2024 Paris Summer Games on Dec. 4, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The chosen ones

  • Plus, salaries and allowances for MPs touched a new peak in 2023-24.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | December 20, 2024
Liberal MP David McGuinty is expected to be named as the new public safety minister in today's cabinet shake up. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

The chosen ones

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | December 20, 2024
  • Plus, salaries and allowances for MPs touched a new peak in 2023-24.

The chosen ones

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | December 20, 2024
  • Plus, salaries and allowances for MPs touched a new peak in 2023-24.
Liberal MP David McGuinty is expected to be named as the new public safety minister in today's cabinet shake up. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Brent Cotter says goodbye after nearly five years in the Red Chamber

  • Plus, meet nine exceptional Canadians—including a retired chief of defence staff, former head of Elections Canada, and an ex-envoy to China—who were inducted into
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 20, 2024
ISG Senator Brent Cotter, right, pictured with PSG Senator Pierre Dalphond in 2022. Cotter retired from the Red Chamber on Dec. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Brent Cotter says goodbye after nearly five years in the Red Chamber

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 20, 2024
  • Plus, meet nine exceptional Canadians—including a retired chief of defence staff, former head of Elections Canada, and an ex-envoy to China—who were inducted into

Senator Brent Cotter says goodbye after nearly five years in the Red Chamber

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 20, 2024
  • Plus, meet nine exceptional Canadians—including a retired chief of defence staff, former head of Elections Canada, and an ex-envoy to China—who were inducted into
ISG Senator Brent Cotter, right, pictured with PSG Senator Pierre Dalphond in 2022. Cotter retired from the Red Chamber on Dec. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a stable democratic partner in South Korea

  • The success of Korea’s democracy is crucial to Canada’s interests in a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific.
Opinion | BY MIKE DANAGHER | December 19, 2024
Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, left, joins Defence Minister Bill Blair, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly for a press conference at Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs a stable democratic partner in South Korea

Opinion | BY MIKE DANAGHER | December 19, 2024
  • The success of Korea’s democracy is crucial to Canada’s interests in a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific.

Canada needs a stable democratic partner in South Korea

Opinion | BY MIKE DANAGHER | December 19, 2024
  • The success of Korea’s democracy is crucial to Canada’s interests in a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific.
Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, left, joins Defence Minister Bill Blair, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly for a press conference at Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What Canada needs in its next prime minister

  • In the future post-Justin Trudeau era, Canada will need someone who understands what the masses feel economically, who recognizes we're at a perilous moment
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | December 19, 2024
In a world dominated by the politics of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, left, we need a leader who seeks to reform Canada’s liberal democracy, while at once protecting the planet’s natural environment, Neither Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, top right, nor Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fit the bill, writes Joseph Ingram. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore, and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

What Canada needs in its next prime minister

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | December 19, 2024
  • In the future post-Justin Trudeau era, Canada will need someone who understands what the masses feel economically, who recognizes we're at a perilous moment

What Canada needs in its next prime minister

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | December 19, 2024
  • In the future post-Justin Trudeau era, Canada will need someone who understands what the masses feel economically, who recognizes we're at a perilous moment
In a world dominated by the politics of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, left, we need a leader who seeks to reform Canada’s liberal democracy, while at once protecting the planet’s natural environment, Neither Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, top right, nor Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fit the bill, writes Joseph Ingram. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore, and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Like it or not, the die is cast

  • Justin Trudeau's graceless dithering in the face of the obvious that his time is up sets up two possibilities. The possibility of an ugly
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 19, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Liberal national caucus holiday party in Ottawa on Dec. 17, 2024. In politics, the only thing harder than winning power is making a graceful exit when the party is over, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Like it or not, the die is cast

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 19, 2024
  • Justin Trudeau's graceless dithering in the face of the obvious that his time is up sets up two possibilities. The possibility of an ugly

Like it or not, the die is cast

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 19, 2024
  • Justin Trudeau's graceless dithering in the face of the obvious that his time is up sets up two possibilities. The possibility of an ugly
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Liberal national caucus holiday party in Ottawa on Dec. 17, 2024. In politics, the only thing harder than winning power is making a graceful exit when the party is over, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Virani plugs miscarriage of justice law

  • Plus, a Senate clash leaves a junk food marketing bill on ice over Christmas.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 19, 2024
Justice Minister Arif Virani will hold a press conference today to highlight the government's recently-passed reforms to the process for wrongful conviction reviews. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Virani plugs miscarriage of justice law

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 19, 2024
  • Plus, a Senate clash leaves a junk food marketing bill on ice over Christmas.

Virani plugs miscarriage of justice law

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 19, 2024
  • Plus, a Senate clash leaves a junk food marketing bill on ice over Christmas.
Justice Minister Arif Virani will hold a press conference today to highlight the government's recently-passed reforms to the process for wrongful conviction reviews. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

My crazy Christmas conspiracy

  • My Christmas conspiracy theory is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided—long before his dramatic split with former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland—to resign his position,
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 19, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in a Hill scrum on Oct. 29, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

My crazy Christmas conspiracy

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 19, 2024
  • My Christmas conspiracy theory is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided—long before his dramatic split with former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland—to resign his position,

My crazy Christmas conspiracy

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 19, 2024
  • My Christmas conspiracy theory is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided—long before his dramatic split with former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland—to resign his position,
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in a Hill scrum on Oct. 29, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With Trudeau reflecting on his future, some senior cabinet ministers, including national campaign co-chair Ferrada, said to be exploring other options, say Liberal sources

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is consulting his most trusted political aides about his future, say some Liberal sources.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 18, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 16 at the Liberal caucus Christmas dinner party in Ottawa, is considering his options whether he should leave or stay on in his current position, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With Trudeau reflecting on his future, some senior cabinet ministers, including national campaign co-chair Ferrada, said to be exploring other options, say Liberal sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 18, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is consulting his most trusted political aides about his future, say some Liberal sources.

With Trudeau reflecting on his future, some senior cabinet ministers, including national campaign co-chair Ferrada, said to be exploring other options, say Liberal sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 18, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is consulting his most trusted political aides about his future, say some Liberal sources.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 16 at the Liberal caucus Christmas dinner party in Ottawa, is considering his options whether he should leave or stay on in his current position, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s opportunism on display in stunning resignation letter

  • Chrystia Freeland ought to be reminded that she's held the finance portfolio since 2020. Not one of her budgets was ever balanced.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | December 18, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland. Being booted from finance was likely a tough pill to swallow if you see yourself as smart and indispensable, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s opportunism on display in stunning resignation letter

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | December 18, 2024
  • Chrystia Freeland ought to be reminded that she's held the finance portfolio since 2020. Not one of her budgets was ever balanced.

Freeland’s opportunism on display in stunning resignation letter

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | December 18, 2024
  • Chrystia Freeland ought to be reminded that she's held the finance portfolio since 2020. Not one of her budgets was ever balanced.
Chrystia Freeland
Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland. Being booted from finance was likely a tough pill to swallow if you see yourself as smart and indispensable, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fiscal update fails to address ‘the Great Breakup’ 

  • For the past two years, women at the director level are consistently leaving their jobs faster than they’re being promoted. 
Opinion | BY REBECCA BAILEY | December 18, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland’s departure as finance minister on Dec. 16 is a stunning example of a senior leader leaving due to an inhospitable work environment, writes Rebecca Bailey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fiscal update fails to address ‘the Great Breakup’ 

Opinion | BY REBECCA BAILEY | December 18, 2024
  • For the past two years, women at the director level are consistently leaving their jobs faster than they’re being promoted. 

Fiscal update fails to address ‘the Great Breakup’ 

Opinion | BY REBECCA BAILEY | December 18, 2024
  • For the past two years, women at the director level are consistently leaving their jobs faster than they’re being promoted. 
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland’s departure as finance minister on Dec. 16 is a stunning example of a senior leader leaving due to an inhospitable work environment, writes Rebecca Bailey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delayed public accounts report public debt charges increased by 35 per cent in 2023-24

  • ‘Indigenous contingent liabilities’ and some pandemic expenses expanded the budgetary deficit to $61.9-billion, up from the $40.1-billion projected in Budget 2024.
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 18, 2024
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled the public accounts for 2023-24 on Dec. 17, the last day MPs were in the House of Commons for the year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delayed public accounts report public debt charges increased by 35 per cent in 2023-24

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 18, 2024
  • ‘Indigenous contingent liabilities’ and some pandemic expenses expanded the budgetary deficit to $61.9-billion, up from the $40.1-billion projected in Budget 2024.

Delayed public accounts report public debt charges increased by 35 per cent in 2023-24

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 18, 2024
  • ‘Indigenous contingent liabilities’ and some pandemic expenses expanded the budgetary deficit to $61.9-billion, up from the $40.1-billion projected in Budget 2024.
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled the public accounts for 2023-24 on Dec. 17, the last day MPs were in the House of Commons for the year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Christmas reminiscences

  • In a time of political and societal turmoil, take a moment to reflect on the family traditions that make the season worthwhile.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 18, 2024
While Quebec is nominally a secular society, it is hard to ignore the Christmas iconography in small towns like Kamouraska, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Christmas reminiscences

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 18, 2024
  • In a time of political and societal turmoil, take a moment to reflect on the family traditions that make the season worthwhile.

Christmas reminiscences

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 18, 2024
  • In a time of political and societal turmoil, take a moment to reflect on the family traditions that make the season worthwhile.
While Quebec is nominally a secular society, it is hard to ignore the Christmas iconography in small towns like Kamouraska, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

A people pushed will push back

  • A system of exploitation results in anger and a rejection of democracy and capitalism.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 18, 2024
The public’s seeming adoration of shooting suspect Luigi Mangione is a marker of the class revolt currently underway, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/Today

A people pushed will push back

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 18, 2024
  • A system of exploitation results in anger and a rejection of democracy and capitalism.

A people pushed will push back

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 18, 2024
  • A system of exploitation results in anger and a rejection of democracy and capitalism.
The public’s seeming adoration of shooting suspect Luigi Mangione is a marker of the class revolt currently underway, writes Erica Ifill. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/Today

Feds’ attempt to codify hate still not salvageable despite C-63 division, say Conservatives, civil society groups

  • The decision to cleave online harms from hate crimes in Bill C-63 is ‘a step in the right direction,’ but the outstanding punishment proposals
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 18, 2024
Benjamin Roebuck, Canada’s ombudsperson for victims of crime, centre, holds a news conference to present his office's study on Canada's response to hate crimes on Dec. 10. Screenshots courtesy of CPAC

Feds’ attempt to codify hate still not salvageable despite C-63 division, say Conservatives, civil society groups

News | BY STUART BENSON | December 18, 2024
  • The decision to cleave online harms from hate crimes in Bill C-63 is ‘a step in the right direction,’ but the outstanding punishment proposals

Feds’ attempt to codify hate still not salvageable despite C-63 division, say Conservatives, civil society groups

News | BY STUART BENSON | December 18, 2024
  • The decision to cleave online harms from hate crimes in Bill C-63 is ‘a step in the right direction,’ but the outstanding punishment proposals
Benjamin Roebuck, Canada’s ombudsperson for victims of crime, centre, holds a news conference to present his office's study on Canada's response to hate crimes on Dec. 10. Screenshots courtesy of CPAC

Feds say Africa strategy ready ‘very soon,’ but no date offered

  • The wait for Canada's long-anticipated strategy grows longer as African envoys lament Ottawa's absence on the continent.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 18, 2024
African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, left, meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds say Africa strategy ready ‘very soon,’ but no date offered

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 18, 2024
  • The wait for Canada's long-anticipated strategy grows longer as African envoys lament Ottawa's absence on the continent.

Feds say Africa strategy ready ‘very soon,’ but no date offered

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 18, 2024
  • The wait for Canada's long-anticipated strategy grows longer as African envoys lament Ottawa's absence on the continent.
African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, left, meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Holiday break unlikely to bring relief for the Trudeau government as election looms large

  • Expect a revival of the David-and-Goliath narrative to be dusted off and presented to Canadians.
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | December 18, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
In Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s mind, the choice between good and evil is playing out before the very eyes of Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Holiday break unlikely to bring relief for the Trudeau government as election looms large

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | December 18, 2024
  • Expect a revival of the David-and-Goliath narrative to be dusted off and presented to Canadians.

Holiday break unlikely to bring relief for the Trudeau government as election looms large

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | December 18, 2024
  • Expect a revival of the David-and-Goliath narrative to be dusted off and presented to Canadians.
Justin Trudeau
In Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s mind, the choice between good and evil is playing out before the very eyes of Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The timing is right’: Stephen Greene bids farewell to Senate

  • The now-former senator recently sat down to talk everything from ‘herding cats’ in his early days as chief of staff to Preston Manning, to
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 18, 2024
Stephen Greene
Stephen Greene
A one-time proponent of Triple-E Senate reform, recently retired senator Stephen Greene says his work to modernize the institution into a more independent—but unelected—body is a stand-out memory. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The timing is right’: Stephen Greene bids farewell to Senate

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 18, 2024
  • The now-former senator recently sat down to talk everything from ‘herding cats’ in his early days as chief of staff to Preston Manning, to

‘The timing is right’: Stephen Greene bids farewell to Senate

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 18, 2024
  • The now-former senator recently sat down to talk everything from ‘herding cats’ in his early days as chief of staff to Preston Manning, to
Stephen Greene
A one-time proponent of Triple-E Senate reform, recently retired senator Stephen Greene says his work to modernize the institution into a more independent—but unelected—body is a stand-out memory. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governor General should pull plug on Parliament: Welland, Ont., letter writer

  • On NBC News on Dec. 8, United States president-elect Donald Trump doubled down on his 25-per-cent tariff threat. In an interview, he reiterated that either
Opinion | December 18, 2024
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, pictured at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governor General should pull plug on Parliament: Welland, Ont., letter writer

Opinion | December 18, 2024
  • On NBC News on Dec. 8, United States president-elect Donald Trump doubled down on his 25-per-cent tariff threat. In an interview, he reiterated that either

Governor General should pull plug on Parliament: Welland, Ont., letter writer

Opinion | December 18, 2024
  • On NBC News on Dec. 8, United States president-elect Donald Trump doubled down on his 25-per-cent tariff threat. In an interview, he reiterated that either
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, pictured at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comeback kid: Tory Jansen returns to the House after B.C. byelection win

  • Plus, Chatelaine honours NDP MP Leah Gazan, the Bloc Québécois gets a new whip, former Alberta premier Rachel Notley is leaving provincial politics, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2024
Conservative Tamara Jansen is set to retake her seat in the House of Commons after winning the Cloverdale–Langley City, B.C., byelection on Dec. 16. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Comeback kid: Tory Jansen returns to the House after B.C. byelection win

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2024
  • Plus, Chatelaine honours NDP MP Leah Gazan, the Bloc Québécois gets a new whip, former Alberta premier Rachel Notley is leaving provincial politics, and

Comeback kid: Tory Jansen returns to the House after B.C. byelection win

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2024
  • Plus, Chatelaine honours NDP MP Leah Gazan, the Bloc Québécois gets a new whip, former Alberta premier Rachel Notley is leaving provincial politics, and
Conservative Tamara Jansen is set to retake her seat in the House of Commons after winning the Cloverdale–Langley City, B.C., byelection on Dec. 16. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

‘He’s in big trouble,’ and after Monday evening’s emergency caucus meeting, all eyes are on Trudeau’s next move, say some Liberal MPs

  • The handling of Chrystia Freeland’s shuffle out of Finance shows Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is out of touch with reality, says pollster Greg Lyle.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 17, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 17, 2024, with his then finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland, his top cabinet minister. Liberal MPs are now waiting for the PM's next move. In Monday evening's caucus meeting, a number of MPs told Trudeau to step down, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘He’s in big trouble,’ and after Monday evening’s emergency caucus meeting, all eyes are on Trudeau’s next move, say some Liberal MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 17, 2024
  • The handling of Chrystia Freeland’s shuffle out of Finance shows Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is out of touch with reality, says pollster Greg Lyle.

‘He’s in big trouble,’ and after Monday evening’s emergency caucus meeting, all eyes are on Trudeau’s next move, say some Liberal MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 17, 2024
  • The handling of Chrystia Freeland’s shuffle out of Finance shows Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is out of touch with reality, says pollster Greg Lyle.
Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 17, 2024, with his then finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland, his top cabinet minister. Liberal MPs are now waiting for the PM's next move. In Monday evening's caucus meeting, a number of MPs told Trudeau to step down, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau on the ropes

  • Plus, politicos react to Chrystia Freeland’s historic resignation.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 17, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is losing ministers fast, and under fresh pressure to resign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau on the ropes

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 17, 2024
  • Plus, politicos react to Chrystia Freeland’s historic resignation.

Trudeau on the ropes

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 17, 2024
  • Plus, politicos react to Chrystia Freeland’s historic resignation.
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is losing ministers fast, and under fresh pressure to resign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM Trudeau appears to have reached a decision about his future, but he’s not yet prepared to announce it, say some Liberal MPs

  • Unlike the Oct. 23 national Liberal caucus meeting, on Dec. 16, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘absorbed the message’ from MPs that it’s time to
News | BY ABBAS RANA, IREM KOCA, SOPHALL DUCH | December 16, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Laurier Club event at the Museum of History on Dec. 16, 2024. More MPs are calling for Trudeau to resign as Liberal Party leader after Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet on Dec. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM Trudeau appears to have reached a decision about his future, but he’s not yet prepared to announce it, say some Liberal MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA, IREM KOCA, SOPHALL DUCH | December 16, 2024
  • Unlike the Oct. 23 national Liberal caucus meeting, on Dec. 16, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘absorbed the message’ from MPs that it’s time to

PM Trudeau appears to have reached a decision about his future, but he’s not yet prepared to announce it, say some Liberal MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA, IREM KOCA, SOPHALL DUCH | December 16, 2024
  • Unlike the Oct. 23 national Liberal caucus meeting, on Dec. 16, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘absorbed the message’ from MPs that it’s time to
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Laurier Club event at the Museum of History on Dec. 16, 2024. More MPs are calling for Trudeau to resign as Liberal Party leader after Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet on Dec. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s cabinet exit sets ‘off a bomb,’ revealing Trudeau’s ‘inept’ leadership: observers

  • The government appears to be ‘improvising’ as it manages the on-the-fly appointment of a new finance minister, and an economic statement that shows the
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 16, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
On Dec. 16, Chrystia Freeland announced she was leaving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet, after having served as finance minister and deputy prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s cabinet exit sets ‘off a bomb,’ revealing Trudeau’s ‘inept’ leadership: observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 16, 2024
  • The government appears to be ‘improvising’ as it manages the on-the-fly appointment of a new finance minister, and an economic statement that shows the

Freeland’s cabinet exit sets ‘off a bomb,’ revealing Trudeau’s ‘inept’ leadership: observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 16, 2024
  • The government appears to be ‘improvising’ as it manages the on-the-fly appointment of a new finance minister, and an economic statement that shows the
Chrystia Freeland
On Dec. 16, Chrystia Freeland announced she was leaving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet, after having served as finance minister and deputy prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Soldiers shouldn’t put up with squalid living conditions

  • Those serving in uniform in a G7 country's military should expect no less than affordable, clean, livable accommodations.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 16, 2024
Serving members of the Armed Forces have been documenting their living conditions in military barracks across the country. Photographs courtesy of Esprit de Corps  Photographs courtesy of Esprit de Corps 

Soldiers shouldn’t put up with squalid living conditions

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 16, 2024
  • Those serving in uniform in a G7 country's military should expect no less than affordable, clean, livable accommodations.

Soldiers shouldn’t put up with squalid living conditions

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 16, 2024
  • Those serving in uniform in a G7 country's military should expect no less than affordable, clean, livable accommodations.
Serving members of the Armed Forces have been documenting their living conditions in military barracks across the country. Photographs courtesy of Esprit de Corps  Photographs courtesy of Esprit de Corps 

Parliament gridlock must end to tackle Canada’s biodiversity crisis 

  • Critical legislation to combat the biodiversity crisis is being sidelined as MPs bicker. 
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DAWE | December 16, 2024
Steven Guilbeault
Steven Guilbeault
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault tabled Bill C-73 on June 13. Passing it would demonstrate that Canada is serious about addressing the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, writes Charlotte Dawe.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliament gridlock must end to tackle Canada’s biodiversity crisis 

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DAWE | December 16, 2024
  • Critical legislation to combat the biodiversity crisis is being sidelined as MPs bicker. 

Parliament gridlock must end to tackle Canada’s biodiversity crisis 

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DAWE | December 16, 2024
  • Critical legislation to combat the biodiversity crisis is being sidelined as MPs bicker. 
Steven Guilbeault
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault tabled Bill C-73 on June 13. Passing it would demonstrate that Canada is serious about addressing the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, writes Charlotte Dawe.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fisheries Minister Lebouthillier names a deputy chief of staff

  • Plus, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is down a senior policy adviser.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 16, 2024
Diane Lebouthillier
Diane Lebouthillier
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier recently promoted a deputy chief of staff within her office, among other changes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fisheries Minister Lebouthillier names a deputy chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 16, 2024
  • Plus, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is down a senior policy adviser.

Fisheries Minister Lebouthillier names a deputy chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 16, 2024
  • Plus, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is down a senior policy adviser.
Diane Lebouthillier
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier recently promoted a deputy chief of staff within her office, among other changes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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‘The whole Trump thing has caused a rethink on everything’: long-awaited cabinet shuffle could happen as early as this week, say Liberal sources

  • The upcoming shuffle is unlikely to improve the Liberals' electoral fortunes, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 16, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could shuffle his cabinet as early as this week, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The whole Trump thing has caused a rethink on everything’: long-awaited cabinet shuffle could happen as early as this week, say Liberal sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 16, 2024
  • The upcoming shuffle is unlikely to improve the Liberals' electoral fortunes, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.

‘The whole Trump thing has caused a rethink on everything’: long-awaited cabinet shuffle could happen as early as this week, say Liberal sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 16, 2024
  • The upcoming shuffle is unlikely to improve the Liberals' electoral fortunes, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could shuffle his cabinet as early as this week, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PMO considers reviving Canada-U.S. relations war room, says a senior government source  

  • Some PMO officials working on Canada-U.S. file include chief of staff Katie Telford, deputy chief of staff Brian Clow, senior global affairs adviser Patrick
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 16, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, top left, chief of staff Katie Telford, senior policy adviser Oz Jungic, deputy chief of staff Brian Clow, above left, senior global affairs adviser Patrick Travers, and strategic adviser for special projects Jason Easton. These top staffers are currently dedicating significant time to Canada-U.S. trade relations. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of LinkedIn

PMO considers reviving Canada-U.S. relations war room, says a senior government source  

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 16, 2024
  • Some PMO officials working on Canada-U.S. file include chief of staff Katie Telford, deputy chief of staff Brian Clow, senior global affairs adviser Patrick

PMO considers reviving Canada-U.S. relations war room, says a senior government source  

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 16, 2024
  • Some PMO officials working on Canada-U.S. file include chief of staff Katie Telford, deputy chief of staff Brian Clow, senior global affairs adviser Patrick
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, top left, chief of staff Katie Telford, senior policy adviser Oz Jungic, deputy chief of staff Brian Clow, above left, senior global affairs adviser Patrick Travers, and strategic adviser for special projects Jason Easton. These top staffers are currently dedicating significant time to Canada-U.S. trade relations. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of LinkedIn

Staring down Trump’s bully pulpit

  • The U.S. president-elect’s instability is something Canadians will have to live with. But we cannot be bullied into submission by denying our status as an
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 16, 2024
Former President of the United States Donald Trump
Former President of the United States Donald Trump
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump lost no time in poking fun at his favourite punching bag, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, writes Sheila Copps. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr

Staring down Trump’s bully pulpit

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 16, 2024
  • The U.S. president-elect’s instability is something Canadians will have to live with. But we cannot be bullied into submission by denying our status as an

Staring down Trump’s bully pulpit

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 16, 2024
  • The U.S. president-elect’s instability is something Canadians will have to live with. But we cannot be bullied into submission by denying our status as an
Former President of the United States Donald Trump
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump lost no time in poking fun at his favourite punching bag, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, writes Sheila Copps. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

  • 2. A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream, by Marc Garneau, Signal/McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Random House Canada,
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 16, 2024
Book covers courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada, Simon & Schuster, Véhicule Press, James Lorimer, Signal/McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Random House Canada, and McGill-Queen's University Press

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 16, 2024
  • 2. A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream, by Marc Garneau, Signal/McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Random House Canada,

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | December 16, 2024
  • 2. A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream, by Marc Garneau, Signal/McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Random House Canada,
Book covers courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada, Simon & Schuster, Véhicule Press, James Lorimer, Signal/McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Random House Canada, and McGill-Queen's University Press

Ripping off the deficit bandaid

  • Plus, Statistics Canada publishes the latest quarterly data on job vacancies.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 16, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will present the Fall Economic Statement for 2024 at around 4 pm today after much delay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ripping off the deficit bandaid

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 16, 2024
  • Plus, Statistics Canada publishes the latest quarterly data on job vacancies.

Ripping off the deficit bandaid

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | December 16, 2024
  • Plus, Statistics Canada publishes the latest quarterly data on job vacancies.
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will present the Fall Economic Statement for 2024 at around 4 pm today after much delay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Channelling Justin Trudeau’s grandfather with Mackenzie King as your guide

  • In his diaries, William Lyon Mackenzie King writes about his professional relationship with Justin Trudeau's maternal grandfather James Sinclair: a skilled campaigner, MP, and
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 16, 2024
Any student of former prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, pictured in 1932 in Ottawa, can tell you, the late prime minister’s private diary of 30,000 pages is the historical gift that keeps on giving, writes Arthur Milnes. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada/Flickr

Channelling Justin Trudeau’s grandfather with Mackenzie King as your guide

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 16, 2024
  • In his diaries, William Lyon Mackenzie King writes about his professional relationship with Justin Trudeau's maternal grandfather James Sinclair: a skilled campaigner, MP, and

Channelling Justin Trudeau’s grandfather with Mackenzie King as your guide

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | December 16, 2024
  • In his diaries, William Lyon Mackenzie King writes about his professional relationship with Justin Trudeau's maternal grandfather James Sinclair: a skilled campaigner, MP, and
Any student of former prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, pictured in 1932 in Ottawa, can tell you, the late prime minister’s private diary of 30,000 pages is the historical gift that keeps on giving, writes Arthur Milnes. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada/Flickr

Keeping our skies and Santa safe

  • It’s well known that Canada needs to update its military equipment with new fighter aircraft and the latest monitoring equipment. It will all be
Opinion | BY TOM MACGREGOR | December 16, 2024
Joly
Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has announced Canada’s new Arctic policy with an emphasis on our sovereignty and environmental protection. 'Many countries, including non-Arctic states, aspire for a greater role in Arctic affairs.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Keeping our skies and Santa safe

Opinion | BY TOM MACGREGOR | December 16, 2024
  • It’s well known that Canada needs to update its military equipment with new fighter aircraft and the latest monitoring equipment. It will all be

Keeping our skies and Santa safe

Opinion | BY TOM MACGREGOR | December 16, 2024
  • It’s well known that Canada needs to update its military equipment with new fighter aircraft and the latest monitoring equipment. It will all be
Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has announced Canada’s new Arctic policy with an emphasis on our sovereignty and environmental protection. 'Many countries, including non-Arctic states, aspire for a greater role in Arctic affairs.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hey Trump, we shouldn’t be your 51st state, you should be our 11th province

  • No real leader sneers at another country’s sovereignty or its elected leader, poses on mountain tops with a Canadian flag with all that that
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 16, 2024
Walk this way: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and then-U.S. president Donald Trump, walk outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13, 2017. Photograph courtesy of official White House photographer Shealah Craighead

Hey Trump, we shouldn’t be your 51st state, you should be our 11th province

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 16, 2024
  • No real leader sneers at another country’s sovereignty or its elected leader, poses on mountain tops with a Canadian flag with all that that

Hey Trump, we shouldn’t be your 51st state, you should be our 11th province

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 16, 2024
  • No real leader sneers at another country’s sovereignty or its elected leader, poses on mountain tops with a Canadian flag with all that that
Walk this way: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and then-U.S. president Donald Trump, walk outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13, 2017. Photograph courtesy of official White House photographer Shealah Craighead

Answer Trump’s threats with strength

  • His voice might be the loudest, but our collective voice can be stronger, if we can only commit to stand up to a bully.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 16, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Photograph courtesy of X/@JustinTrudeau

Answer Trump’s threats with strength

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 16, 2024
  • His voice might be the loudest, but our collective voice can be stronger, if we can only commit to stand up to a bully.

Answer Trump’s threats with strength

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 16, 2024
  • His voice might be the loudest, but our collective voice can be stronger, if we can only commit to stand up to a bully.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Photograph courtesy of X/@JustinTrudeau

What’s the future of the Métis National Council?

  • Reconciliation demands legitimacy in our national Indigenous organizations. 
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 16, 2024
When she was president of the Métis National Council, Cassidy Caron provided stability and vision for the group. She exemplified ethical leadership, even in a time of great crisis. But her leadership was overwhelmed by another thing, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s the future of the Métis National Council?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 16, 2024
  • Reconciliation demands legitimacy in our national Indigenous organizations. 

What’s the future of the Métis National Council?

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | December 16, 2024
  • Reconciliation demands legitimacy in our national Indigenous organizations. 
When she was president of the Métis National Council, Cassidy Caron provided stability and vision for the group. She exemplified ethical leadership, even in a time of great crisis. But her leadership was overwhelmed by another thing, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals hear health, budget, environment concerns from July to October, with Conservatives targeted for finance, transport

  • Federal carbon tax is 'devastating' to Western Canadian food producers, said the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities' president.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 16, 2024
The seventh-most lobbied cabinet minister from July to October, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault told the House Environment Committee on Nov. 27 that the federal carbon tax creates jobs and helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals hear health, budget, environment concerns from July to October, with Conservatives targeted for finance, transport

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 16, 2024
  • Federal carbon tax is 'devastating' to Western Canadian food producers, said the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities' president.

Liberals hear health, budget, environment concerns from July to October, with Conservatives targeted for finance, transport

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 16, 2024
  • Federal carbon tax is 'devastating' to Western Canadian food producers, said the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities' president.
The seventh-most lobbied cabinet minister from July to October, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault told the House Environment Committee on Nov. 27 that the federal carbon tax creates jobs and helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The importance of internal polls

  • Those public opinion polls you see on TV and in newspapers are only the tip of the iceberg. Most of the polling action is actually
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 16, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau recently suggested Poilievre can’t 'unite Canadians' against president-elect Donald Trump’s agenda, which was likely based on internal polling, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The importance of internal polls

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 16, 2024
  • Those public opinion polls you see on TV and in newspapers are only the tip of the iceberg. Most of the polling action is actually

The importance of internal polls

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 16, 2024
  • Those public opinion polls you see on TV and in newspapers are only the tip of the iceberg. Most of the polling action is actually
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau recently suggested Poilievre can’t 'unite Canadians' against president-elect Donald Trump’s agenda, which was likely based on internal polling, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Multipolar solutions needed as U.S. stands in the way

  • At a time when global co-operation is urgently needed, we are living in a mercantilist or zero-sum world.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 16, 2024
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. Over a decade or more of stagnant wages, working Canadians have benefitted from low-cost imports, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Multipolar solutions needed as U.S. stands in the way

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 16, 2024
  • At a time when global co-operation is urgently needed, we are living in a mercantilist or zero-sum world.

Multipolar solutions needed as U.S. stands in the way

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 16, 2024
  • At a time when global co-operation is urgently needed, we are living in a mercantilist or zero-sum world.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. Over a decade or more of stagnant wages, working Canadians have benefitted from low-cost imports, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post has had big structural problems for a long time

  • Canada Post had problems five weeks ago, and will have the same problems—only bigger—in five weeks or months. I really don't know what CUPW
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | December 16, 2024
A Canada Post employee waves a smoke device during a picket outside the postal service’s head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024.

Canada Post has had big structural problems for a long time

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | December 16, 2024
  • Canada Post had problems five weeks ago, and will have the same problems—only bigger—in five weeks or months. I really don't know what CUPW

Canada Post has had big structural problems for a long time

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | December 16, 2024
  • Canada Post had problems five weeks ago, and will have the same problems—only bigger—in five weeks or months. I really don't know what CUPW
A Canada Post employee waves a smoke device during a picket outside the postal service’s head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024.

Trump’s threats have Canadians worried, but do little to change domestic political views: polls

  • Voters still overwhelmingly prefer Conservatives, but Trudeau has become more competitive against Poilievre when dealing with the U.S. president-elect.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 16, 2024
A Nanos poll showed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, was perceived by 34 per cent of respondents as being the best negotiator with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, just behind the 36 per cent who thought Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would do a better job. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump’s threats have Canadians worried, but do little to change domestic political views: polls

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 16, 2024
  • Voters still overwhelmingly prefer Conservatives, but Trudeau has become more competitive against Poilievre when dealing with the U.S. president-elect.

Trump’s threats have Canadians worried, but do little to change domestic political views: polls

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 16, 2024
  • Voters still overwhelmingly prefer Conservatives, but Trudeau has become more competitive against Poilievre when dealing with the U.S. president-elect.
A Nanos poll showed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, was perceived by 34 per cent of respondents as being the best negotiator with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, just behind the 36 per cent who thought Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would do a better job. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Douglas Roche overwrought by U.S. veto: Williams

  • Re: “U.S. vetos UN Security Council resolution for immediate, unconditional ceasefire in Gaza,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 25). Douglas Roche is clearly overwrought by
Opinion | December 16, 2024
Image courtesy of Pexels

Douglas Roche overwrought by U.S. veto: Williams

Opinion | December 16, 2024
  • Re: “U.S. vetos UN Security Council resolution for immediate, unconditional ceasefire in Gaza,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 25). Douglas Roche is clearly overwrought by

Douglas Roche overwrought by U.S. veto: Williams

Opinion | December 16, 2024
  • Re: “U.S. vetos UN Security Council resolution for immediate, unconditional ceasefire in Gaza,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 25). Douglas Roche is clearly overwrought by
Image courtesy of Pexels

Bloc MP Christine Normandin makes history with birth of her baby, Léopold

  • Plus: Matt Gurney joins The Hill Times as a columnist, Shimon Koffler Fogel leaves the CIJA, and politicos read into Mélanie Joly's recent profile
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 16, 2024
Bloc Québécois MP Christine Normandin becomes the first single parent by choice in the House of Commons following the birth of baby Léopold on Dec. 6. Photograph courtesy of Bloc MP Christine Normandin

Bloc MP Christine Normandin makes history with birth of her baby, Léopold

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 16, 2024
  • Plus: Matt Gurney joins The Hill Times as a columnist, Shimon Koffler Fogel leaves the CIJA, and politicos read into Mélanie Joly's recent profile

Bloc MP Christine Normandin makes history with birth of her baby, Léopold

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 16, 2024
  • Plus: Matt Gurney joins The Hill Times as a columnist, Shimon Koffler Fogel leaves the CIJA, and politicos read into Mélanie Joly's recent profile
Bloc Québécois MP Christine Normandin becomes the first single parent by choice in the House of Commons following the birth of baby Léopold on Dec. 6. Photograph courtesy of Bloc MP Christine Normandin

Freeland to release fall economic statement on Monday, Dec. 16

  • MONDAY, DEC. 16 House Sitting—The House is sitting every weekday until Dec. 17, and is scheduled to adjourn on that day for the Christmas
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Dec. 9, 2024, before the House Industry Committee on the Hill. Freeland will release the fall economic statement on Monday, Dec. 16. The Globe recently reported that Freeland and Trudeau were at odds over the GST holiday, and $250 cheques. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland to release fall economic statement on Monday, Dec. 16

  • MONDAY, DEC. 16 House Sitting—The House is sitting every weekday until Dec. 17, and is scheduled to adjourn on that day for the Christmas

Freeland to release fall economic statement on Monday, Dec. 16

  • MONDAY, DEC. 16 House Sitting—The House is sitting every weekday until Dec. 17, and is scheduled to adjourn on that day for the Christmas
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Dec. 9, 2024, before the House Industry Committee on the Hill. Freeland will release the fall economic statement on Monday, Dec. 16. The Globe recently reported that Freeland and Trudeau were at odds over the GST holiday, and $250 cheques. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

My Life in Politics is a formidable read

  • In many ways, Lloyd Axworthy is more of a golden boy than the statue that sits atop the Manitoba legislature.
FeatureBY PAUL PARK | December 16, 2024
Former Jean Chrétien-era foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy, pictured in Ottawa on March 25, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

My Life in Politics is a formidable read

FeatureBY PAUL PARK | December 16, 2024
  • In many ways, Lloyd Axworthy is more of a golden boy than the statue that sits atop the Manitoba legislature.

My Life in Politics is a formidable read

FeatureBY PAUL PARK | December 16, 2024
  • In many ways, Lloyd Axworthy is more of a golden boy than the statue that sits atop the Manitoba legislature.
Former Jean Chrétien-era foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy, pictured in Ottawa on March 25, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carol Off’s timely warning on the use—and misuse—of words

  • Author and journalist Carol Off pulls no punches in describing the great strain democracy and the dissemination of factual reality are currently under, as
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 16, 2024
Carol Off's At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage is a worthwhile assessment of the world we face, taking a step back from the daily news and examining why we're divided, how this has happened, and who stands to benefit the most from a polity that cannot find a common ground on basic reality. Photographs courtesy of Penguin Random House

Carol Off’s timely warning on the use—and misuse—of words

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 16, 2024
  • Author and journalist Carol Off pulls no punches in describing the great strain democracy and the dissemination of factual reality are currently under, as

Carol Off’s timely warning on the use—and misuse—of words

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 16, 2024
  • Author and journalist Carol Off pulls no punches in describing the great strain democracy and the dissemination of factual reality are currently under, as
Carol Off's At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage is a worthwhile assessment of the world we face, taking a step back from the daily news and examining why we're divided, how this has happened, and who stands to benefit the most from a polity that cannot find a common ground on basic reality. Photographs courtesy of Penguin Random House

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