Legislation

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.

Disorganization mars Bill C-5 summit, but progress possible if Liberals commit to consultation, chiefs say

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• The rushed summit is receiving mixed reviews from First Nations’ leadership, who say there are still ‘conversations that need to happen’ going forward.

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

OpinionBY DOREEN BARRIE

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Opinion

• BY KYRA WILSON

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

Opinion

• BY HENRY CHAN

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

News

• BY ELEANOR WAND

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

OpinionBY AMANDA THERRIEN

• The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

OpinionBY AMANDA THERRIEN

• The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Feds’ new ‘reciprocal procurement’ policy to limit foreign access to contracts amid U.S. trade tensions

NewsBY IREM KOCA

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Breaking down C-5: Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ bill draws support from business sector, but heavy pushback from environmental, Indigenous groups

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Parliamentary Calendar

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

Podcast

Something fishy in the fisheries

News

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

List

House and Senate steering committee members named

Podcast

‘Everything is negotiable at all times’: a Trump trade update, with Eric Miller

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

OpinionBY JAMIE CARROLL

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Government’s border security bill draws heavy criticism from civil rights groups

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Bill removing internal trade barriers risks undermining policy innovation 

OpinionBY MARK WINFIELD

Parliamentary Calendar

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

Podcast

A military spending spree, with David Perry

feature

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

News

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

Podcast

The crisis of Canadian democracy, with Andrew Coyne

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

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

• In its 2024 annual report, the Military Police Complaints Commission urges the government to change the laws governing the office of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal.

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

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

• In its 2024 annual report, the Military Police Complaints Commission urges the government to change the laws governing the office of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal.

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

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

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

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

The notwithstanding clause threatens our democracy

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

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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.

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

OpinionBY JACKSON PIND

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

OpinionBY JACKSON PIND

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Politics This Morning

Ministers update public on wildfires

Carney vs. the chiefs

First Nations dial up the pressure

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

all politics poll: best & worst of the year in 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

Freeland named most valuable politician, NAFTA voted biggest story in The Hill Times’ 22nd Annual All Politics Poll

Election

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Globe columnist Andrew Coyne who offers a path away from Canada’s anti-democratic system in his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

Politics

Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

Foreign Policy

Buying time for Ukraine

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

Finance and Budget

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Lobbying

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

The value of strategic praise

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

Legislation

Canadians’ right to a healthy environment is already being tested

Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

S-2 sponsor Sen. Audette says First Nations status fixes don’t ‘go far enough,’ but it’s ‘one step’ to tackle ‘racist’ Indian Act

Liberals propose fast-tracking motion for major projects bill

Public Service

Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens 

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

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