Legislation

The unintended consequences of stricter rules on public policy engagement

OpinionBY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN

• The 2023 changes to the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct around event sponsorship risk undermining public trust in our democratic institutions.

The unintended consequences of stricter rules on public policy engagement

OpinionBY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN

• The 2023 changes to the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct around event sponsorship risk undermining public trust in our democratic institutions.

It’s time for Canada to take control of stablecoins

OpinionBY JEREMY KRONICK, PETER MACKENZIE, MARK ZELMER

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

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Canada’s financial system needs a green upgrade

OpinionBY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ

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

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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

NewsBY GRACE BESTARD

Steel means Food Security for all Canadians

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AI study and Senate bills on alcohol warnings and sickle cell disease framework on Senate Social Affairs Committee’s agenda

Opinion

• BY ANDREW CADDELL

Quebec’s new ‘constitution’ bill is an affront to democracy

News

• BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada Strong and Free fundraising emails using ‘crisis rhetoric,’ to stoke distrust in government and media, say comms experts, pollsters

New border bill cuts controversial measures, keeps powers to tighten immigration

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• The Liberals have split C-2 in two with the introduction of C-12, which grants the government significant new powers to crack down on asylum seekers and block or cancel applications for visas.

New border bill cuts controversial measures, keeps powers to tighten immigration

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• The Liberals have split C-2 in two with the introduction of C-12, which grants the government significant new powers to crack down on asylum seekers and block or cancel applications for visas.

Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Prison watchdog leaves post early with ‘frustrations’ as final report keys in on ‘grossly inadequate’ mental health care behind bars

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

G7 top diplomats find little new ground on support for Ukraine 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Antimicrobial resistance and the Future of Medicine: Are We Prepared for the Next Health Crisis?

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Michaëlle Jean and her eponymous foundation to be fêted at the National Gallery on Nov. 12

Podcast

Building a highway to the Arctic, with Caroline Wawzonek

News

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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Shortening the Rare Disease Odyssey through AI: An Innovation-Driven Call for Health Equity in Canada

Canada must keep its promises to protect animals

OpinionBY EWA DEMIANOWICZ

• The government must introduce new legislation to ban the captivity and entertainment use of elephants, great apes, and non-native big cats.

Canada must keep its promises to protect animals

OpinionBY EWA DEMIANOWICZ

• The government must introduce new legislation to ban the captivity and entertainment use of elephants, great apes, and non-native big cats.

Military justice reform bill ‘a major step forward,’ but needs work at committee, say Bloc MPs as Tories favour more debate

NewsBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Bill C-8’s moment of truth: draw the line on what’s ‘critical’

OpinionBY TYSON MACAULAY

Carney’s so-called Combatting Hate Act is an attack on pro-Palestine expression

OpinionBY ARASH GHIASSI, RIAZ SAYANI

‘It’s not right’: interim PBO calls for legislative changes to avoid repeating the circumstances of his hiring

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

The politics of fear: what ‘tough on crime’ gets wrong about public safety

OpinionBY DERICO SYMONDS

Canada has the legislative tool to break through seizing Russian assets—it’s time to use it

OpinionBY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL

Parliamentary Calendar

Emergency Management Minister Olszewski to take part in post-budget talk on Nov. 10 in Edmonton

Podcast

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

News

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

News

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

Podcast

Heather McPherson on her campaign to lead the NDP

The feds’ newest go-to attack on workers’ rights must be repealed  

OpinionBY SHARON DESOUSA

• Free and fair collective bargaining and the right to negotiate, the right to strike are cornerstones of a functioning democracy. But today, that foundation is cracking. 

The feds’ newest go-to attack on workers’ rights must be repealed  

OpinionBY SHARON DESOUSA

• Free and fair collective bargaining and the right to negotiate, the right to strike are cornerstones of a functioning democracy. But today, that foundation is cracking. 

AI can’t save farming if our soils keep dying

OpinionBY ASIM BISWAS

AI literacy as a Canadian policy imperative

OpinionBY DAVID MATSINHE

Why Canada can no longer trust U.S. regulatory agencies

OpinionBY NATASHA TUSIKOV

‘The honeymoon period will be over’: politicos expect high bar for Carney’s first budget, and omnibus-bill headaches

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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Observers eye fall sitting for bills to implement still-secret trade pacts with Indonesia and Ecuador 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Negotiations with the two countries were completed under the Trudeau government, but the final deals have yet to be unveiled, and could be a trade-diversification win for the Liberals, say observers.

Observers eye fall sitting for bills to implement still-secret trade pacts with Indonesia and Ecuador 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Negotiations with the two countries were completed under the Trudeau government, but the final deals have yet to be unveiled, and could be a trade-diversification win for the Liberals, say observers.

A new session of Parliament is a time to recommit to some basic principles

OpinionBY CSG SENATOR SCOTT TANNAS

A new session of Parliament is a time to recommit to some basic principles

OpinionBY CSG SENATOR SCOTT TANNAS

Shoring up supports for people and communities in a turbulent trade climate

OpinionBY SHAIMAA YASSIN

Shoring up supports for people and communities in a turbulent trade climate

OpinionBY SHAIMAA YASSIN

Public opinion is the real opposition

OpinionBY DARRELL BRICKER

Public opinion is the real opposition

OpinionBY DARRELL BRICKER

Politics This Morning

Emergency ministers meet in TO

Prison investigator to make final plea for reforms

Lest we forget

COP30 summit minus the climate change ambassador

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

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

Advance voting in Canada continues to rise—and it’s changing campaigning

At least three safe Liberal seats poised to open as high-profile contenders line up

The NDP race is on

Politics

Federal spending jumped 5.7 per cent in 2024-25

Catching up with Public Safety Minister Anandasangaree’s team

The critical-minerals battle is being fought on land—and over the sea

‘It’s none of their business’: Senators hit the brakes on new staff ethics code after political-disclosure rules make waves

Foreign Policy

Trump, the BBC, and a bad edit

Canada’s foreign aid budget cuts hurt global health

First Nations built the first North American economy—it’s time Canada recognized that

PQ Blue Book attacks Canada’s international role

Finance and Budget

Canada at a crossroads as history repeats itself

Liberals’ ‘quiet confidence’ the best move as budget ‘dominoes’ fall with the Conservative caucus count, say politicos

Potential PCO intelligence cuts ‘counterintuitive and risky,’ say national security experts

MPs to vote on $10.8-billion spending boost in new estimates

Lobbying

Budget a step in the right direction, but fails to deliver on the ‘hype,’ say lobbyists

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

CMA leads health lobbying in lead up to budget

Easter Seals, CFIB lobbying feds to end Canada Post’s strike

Legislation

Methane regulation is a climate-competitive home run

Civil liberties groups urge Liberals to withdraw ‘vague’ anti-hate bill that opposition MPs say is ‘trying to lower the bar’ for prosecution

Carney government bills: tracking their progress into law

Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories all open to pharmacare talks, but say they’re not taking place

Public Service

Proposed collective bargaining changes could ‘influence the opinions of arbitrators’ to consider feds’ fiscal situation: lawyer

‘Canadians deserve full confidence that public funds are protected,’ says Liberal MP after PSPC report reveals nearly a dozen employees fired for misconduct

Public service job cuts will be ‘compassionate’ and ‘civilized,’ with the impact on people ‘fairly minimal,’ say local Liberal MPs

Departments to cut billions in spending as budget projects tens of thousands of federal public service job losses by 2029

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