Legislation

Artificial action: feds offering tepid response to AI abuse

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

• Knowing that Grok is a gender-based violence generator, why are institutional experts, organizations, and government officials still using X?

Artificial action: feds offering tepid response to AI abuse

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

• Knowing that Grok is a gender-based violence generator, why are institutional experts, organizations, and government officials still using X?

Off to a bad start: Treasury Board already wants to make access to information worse

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

Canada’s reliance on U.S. health data under spotlight after federal health minister says she ‘cannot trust’ American vaccine policy

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Legislation corner: unpacking the bill bringing Britain into the Pacific trade pact

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

We need to go beyond criminal law reform to end gender-based violence

OpinionBY LANA WELLS

Bill 13 is Alberta’s law—but all Canadians must pay attention

OpinionBY BUKOLA SALAMI, NNAMDI NDUBUKA, SUME NDUMBE EYOH, MODUPE TUNDE-BYASS

Health misinformation is hurting patients and undermining trust. Let’s do something about it.

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News

• BY MARLO GLASS

Bill C-16 ‘progress,’ but needs tougher language to codify femicide as a standalone crime, advocates say

Opinion

• BY LEAH TEMPER, SAMANTHA GREEN

Buried in the MOU: a licence to lie

Opinion

• BY JASMIN GUéNETTE, CHRISTINA SANTINI

Work stoppages are crippling Canada’s economy—it’s time for Parliament to act

PHAC lacks timely national data on children’s vaccination rates as report finds agency is not meeting targets 

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

• The agency’s 2024-25 departmental results report uses rates from a 2021 survey. Newer data is available, but that source doesn’t include rates from all provinces and territories.

PHAC lacks timely national data on children’s vaccination rates as report finds agency is not meeting targets 

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

• The agency’s 2024-25 departmental results report uses rates from a 2021 survey. Newer data is available, but that source doesn’t include rates from all provinces and territories.

‘Nothing revolutionary’: $3M government ad leans on campaign comms after loosening partisan prohibitions

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Interpreter dilemma: pushback continues against changes to federal exam, freelance contract terms

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

‘Too weak, too vague, too slow’: PM Carney accused of ‘dragging his feet’ on foreign interference in pursuit of economic reset with China

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Stalled legislation means Liberals ‘on the hunt’ for opposition MPs to cross over to achieve majority, say politicos

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Parliamentary Calendar

Commissioner Nancy Bélanger breaks down new lobbying threshold in virtual info session on Jan. 15

Podcast

Mark Critch on Donald Trump, Canadian politics, and being TikTok famous

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

List

Take The Hill Times year-end news quiz

Podcast

Cut, not cap? The latest on public service downsizing, with Marlo Glass

Carney government bills: tracking their progress into law

ListBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF

• By the end of 2025, the minority Liberals only managed two pass two substantive pieces of legislation—C-3 on citizenship rules and C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act—and three supply bills.

Carney government bills: tracking their progress into law

ListBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF

• By the end of 2025, the minority Liberals only managed two pass two substantive pieces of legislation—C-3 on citizenship rules and C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act—and three supply bills.

PMPRB closes all open drug-pricing investigations before implementing new guidelines on Jan. 1

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

When AI causes harm, Canadian law may not be ready

OpinionBY MARTIN PETRIN

Bill to create modern treaty commissioner wins Bloc, NDP, and Green support

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

A deeper dive into Fraser’s crime bill

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

‘Something’s gotta give’: Liberal agenda needs a majority to make progress in 2026, says Grit strategist Joe Jordan

NewsBY STUART BENSON

App store age verification won’t keep young people safe

OpinionBY JOSH TABISH

Parliamentary Calendar

On Jan. 15, Fife, Reid, Nanji, Benzie, and Bricker will forecast the big political stories to shape Canada in the year ahead

Podcast

Who wants an election? With David Coletto

News

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

List

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

Podcast

Building a highway to the Arctic, with Caroline Wawzonek

Bill calling for more serious punishment for assaulting first responders not fast-tracked despite Conservative MPs’ efforts

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

• The Senate bill is identical to MP Todd Doherty’s bill, which nearly became law but died on the order paper when the election was called this past spring.

Bill calling for more serious punishment for assaulting first responders not fast-tracked despite Conservative MPs’ efforts

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

• The Senate bill is identical to MP Todd Doherty’s bill, which nearly became law but died on the order paper when the election was called this past spring.

House Ethics Committee to review Lobbying Act in 2026 after AI study, says chair Brassard

NewsBY HUNTER CRESSWELL

Canada’s PFAS opportunity: why smart chemicals policy is smart trade policy

OpinionBY RéMY ALEXANDRE

Bloc joins push for mandatory labelling of genetically engineered foods

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Liberal border bill returns to the House after Conservative, Bloc enhancements at committee

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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Ottawa plans to modernize the Energy Efficiency Act. Here’s how to do it right

OpinionBY SARAH RIDDELL

• To reduce energy bills and reach net-zero emissions, Canada’s update to the legislation must strengthen standards and broaden its scope.

Ottawa plans to modernize the Energy Efficiency Act. Here’s how to do it right

OpinionBY SARAH RIDDELL

• To reduce energy bills and reach net-zero emissions, Canada’s update to the legislation must strengthen standards and broaden its scope.

The one where the minister called the Senate racist

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

The one where the minister called the Senate racist

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Bill S-209 is needed to protect children from pornography

OpinionBY DANIEL ZEKVELD

Bill S-209 is needed to protect children from pornography

OpinionBY DANIEL ZEKVELD

Bridging Canada’s divide on consent

OpinionBY MEGAN BUTTLE

Bridging Canada’s divide on consent

OpinionBY MEGAN BUTTLE

Politics This Morning

Carney lands in China

Carney and Hodgson head West

Champagne gathers with G7 peers in Washington

Genuis vs. York

all politics poll: best & worst of the year in politics

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

Housing Minister Fraser a 2023 fan favourite on Parliament Hill: All Politics Poll

Poilievre doubles as most valuable, least valuable politician in 2022 in The Hill Times’ All Politics Poll

Anand named most valuable politician, climate change voted most important issue in The Hill Times’ 23rd Annual All Politics Poll

Election

Conservatives outspent Liberals by $1.2-million during the 2025 election

Next year ‘an important one for Quebec’ as possibility of referendum looms, say Bloc MP, politicos

‘A platform to raise my voice’: youth activism at the centre of Sen. McPhedran’s Vote16 bill

Conservatives float electoral reform to combat ‘political prank’ protest group from flooding ballots with names

Politics

Checking in on Minister MacKinnon’s transport team

To safeguard democracy in Canada, governments must modernize the way they engage with citizens

On China, Carney practices statecraft

Trump exposed the risk of complacency. Will Canada learn from its mistakes?

Foreign Policy

How far will Trump go?

Mexico takes firm stance on U.S. incursion in Venezuela as Canada walks cautious line ahead of CUSMA review

Senate committee casts doubt on feds’ ability to move on Africa strategy without new funds, calls for action plan

The American Imperium, MMXXVI

Finance and Budget

Women entrepreneurs are a crucial asset for Canada’s economy, they deserve a voice in shaping it

Trump wants to squeeze us hard enough so we come begging

Holding two elected positions, B.C. Conservative MP Au is the highest paid backbencher in the House

Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows

Lobbying

Canada’s auto sector ‘hangs in the balance’ as CUSMA review looms in 2026: ‘there’s no sugar-coating it, this is going to be a critical year for the industry’

Joly top-lobbied minister in November, universities push to attract research talent driven away from U.S.

Record-breaking November lobbying sees U.S. trade war and federal budget among top concerns

Renewable energy sector adds concerns about wind-tower costs to steel industry crisis talks: ‘there’s a ton of urgency’

Legislation

No, Indigenous people are not coming for your privately owned land

Budget bill waits for House’s January return as ‘slow’ session comes to a close

Don’t forget the kids, health advocates tell feds

The unintended consequences of stricter rules on public policy engagement

Public Service

Public servants under pressure to enact ‘delivery-and-execution agenda’ in 2026 with job cuts on the horizon

In Canada’s defence: re-establishing a true militia

Deputy minister shuffle sees shakeup to Privy Council Office, nine new leaders in key roles

Can Build Canada Homes make a dent in the housing crisis?

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