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Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

  • Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 4, 2024
NDP MP Charlie Angus just released a new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, his ninth book: 'I don’t think I would have been able to keep doing the political work if I didn’t nurture space for musical creativity and research.' Photograph courtesy of Paul Rincon and House of Anansi Press

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 4, 2024
  • Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 4, 2024
  • Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics
NDP MP Charlie Angus just released a new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, his ninth book: 'I don’t think I would have been able to keep doing the political work if I didn’t nurture space for musical creativity and research.' Photograph courtesy of Paul Rincon and House of Anansi Press

What’s so wrong with Canada that we best snap out of our complacency?

  • Through nine persuasive yet demoralizing chapters, Jonathan Manthorpe leads us through his rational report card on our nation’s prospects. If we don't attend to
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | October 30, 2024
Justin Trudeau, left, Pierre Poilievre, and Jagmeet Singh. Author Jonathan Manthorpe insists our representative democracy is crucially misrepresentative. The first-past-the-post electoral system skews the outcome, so the governments we get are a triple distortion of voters’ political will, writes Chris Dornan. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

What’s so wrong with Canada that we best snap out of our complacency?

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | October 30, 2024
  • Through nine persuasive yet demoralizing chapters, Jonathan Manthorpe leads us through his rational report card on our nation’s prospects. If we don't attend to

What’s so wrong with Canada that we best snap out of our complacency?

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | October 30, 2024
  • Through nine persuasive yet demoralizing chapters, Jonathan Manthorpe leads us through his rational report card on our nation’s prospects. If we don't attend to
Justin Trudeau, left, Pierre Poilievre, and Jagmeet Singh. Author Jonathan Manthorpe insists our representative democracy is crucially misrepresentative. The first-past-the-post electoral system skews the outcome, so the governments we get are a triple distortion of voters’ political will, writes Chris Dornan. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Trudeau: he eludes us still

  • Stephen Maher and Paul Wells both offer insights into who Justin Trudeau is and what makes him tick. But one wonders if we’ll ever
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | June 10, 2024
Hot tickets: Stephen Maher's The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau, and Paul Wells' Justin Trudeau on the Ropes are must-reads this spring. Images courtesy of Simon & Schuster, Sutherland House, and The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Trudeau: he eludes us still

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | June 10, 2024
  • Stephen Maher and Paul Wells both offer insights into who Justin Trudeau is and what makes him tick. But one wonders if we’ll ever

Trudeau: he eludes us still

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | June 10, 2024
  • Stephen Maher and Paul Wells both offer insights into who Justin Trudeau is and what makes him tick. But one wonders if we’ll ever
Hot tickets: Stephen Maher's The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau, and Paul Wells' Justin Trudeau on the Ropes are must-reads this spring. Images courtesy of Simon & Schuster, Sutherland House, and The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Author of Trudeau biography says he doesn’t think Trudeau will run again, but Lanthier says ‘even if he might lose, he wants to go down fighting against Pierre Poilievre’

  • In a sensational new book, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's looking forward to running against Pierre Poilievre because he doesn't want Poilievre to
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 27, 2024
Justin Trudeau: 'The contrast between the vision that Mr. Poilievre is putting forward and what we continue to work for every single day couldn't be clearer, couldn't be crisper. As a competitor, as a leader, as someone committed to this country, being there for that conversation with Canadians touches me at the ore of what I feel my purpose is.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Author of Trudeau biography says he doesn’t think Trudeau will run again, but Lanthier says ‘even if he might lose, he wants to go down fighting against Pierre Poilievre’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 27, 2024
  • In a sensational new book, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's looking forward to running against Pierre Poilievre because he doesn't want Poilievre to

Author of Trudeau biography says he doesn’t think Trudeau will run again, but Lanthier says ‘even if he might lose, he wants to go down fighting against Pierre Poilievre’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | May 27, 2024
  • In a sensational new book, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's looking forward to running against Pierre Poilievre because he doesn't want Poilievre to
Justin Trudeau: 'The contrast between the vision that Mr. Poilievre is putting forward and what we continue to work for every single day couldn't be clearer, couldn't be crisper. As a competitor, as a leader, as someone committed to this country, being there for that conversation with Canadians touches me at the ore of what I feel my purpose is.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What makes Canada the country that it is, what should we work to preserve, and what should we try to change?

  • Rob Goodman and Daniel J. Savoie tackle the same questions but in completely different ways. Thoughtful and compellingly argued, both books have been deservedly
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | May 6, 2024
Not Here: Why American Democracy is Eroding and How Canada Can Protect Itself, by Rob Goodman, and Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances, and Disunity, by Donald J. Savoie, McGill-Queen’s University Press. Book covers courtesy Simon & Schuster Canada and McGill-Queen's University Press

What makes Canada the country that it is, what should we work to preserve, and what should we try to change?

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | May 6, 2024
  • Rob Goodman and Daniel J. Savoie tackle the same questions but in completely different ways. Thoughtful and compellingly argued, both books have been deservedly

What makes Canada the country that it is, what should we work to preserve, and what should we try to change?

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | May 6, 2024
  • Rob Goodman and Daniel J. Savoie tackle the same questions but in completely different ways. Thoughtful and compellingly argued, both books have been deservedly
Not Here: Why American Democracy is Eroding and How Canada Can Protect Itself, by Rob Goodman, and Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances, and Disunity, by Donald J. Savoie, McGill-Queen’s University Press. Book covers courtesy Simon & Schuster Canada and McGill-Queen's University Press

An enthralling exploration of the Petrocene Age

  • In Fire Weather, John Vaillant combines history, science, and Promethean fable to place the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfires as a harbinger of a new
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 6, 2024
An aerial view of the aftermath of wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta.,as seen in September 2016. Flickr photo by Jason Woodhead

An enthralling exploration of the Petrocene Age

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 6, 2024
  • In Fire Weather, John Vaillant combines history, science, and Promethean fable to place the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfires as a harbinger of a new

An enthralling exploration of the Petrocene Age

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 6, 2024
  • In Fire Weather, John Vaillant combines history, science, and Promethean fable to place the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfires as a harbinger of a new
An aerial view of the aftermath of wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta.,as seen in September 2016. Flickr photo by Jason Woodhead

Vaillant’s Fire Weather looks at devastating synergy between our dependence on fossil fuels and its impact on the climate

  • Below is an excerpt from Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast, by John Vaillant, published by Knopf Canada, one of the five finalists
FeatureBY JOHN VAILLANT | May 6, 2024
Author John Vaillant: 'Anyone concerned about the future of our nation, and why a—quarter of a million—Canadians were forced to flee their homes due to wildfires last summer.' Book cover and photo courtesy Knopf Canada

Vaillant’s Fire Weather looks at devastating synergy between our dependence on fossil fuels and its impact on the climate

FeatureBY JOHN VAILLANT | May 6, 2024
  • Below is an excerpt from Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast, by John Vaillant, published by Knopf Canada, one of the five finalists

Vaillant’s Fire Weather looks at devastating synergy between our dependence on fossil fuels and its impact on the climate

FeatureBY JOHN VAILLANT | May 6, 2024
  • Below is an excerpt from Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast, by John Vaillant, published by Knopf Canada, one of the five finalists
Author John Vaillant: 'Anyone concerned about the future of our nation, and why a—quarter of a million—Canadians were forced to flee their homes due to wildfires last summer.' Book cover and photo courtesy Knopf Canada

Our neighbour is an eroding democracy

  • An eroding democracy is a threat to democracy in its neighbours. The following is an excerpt from Not Here: Why American Democracy is Eroding
FeatureBY ROB GOODMAN | May 6, 2024
Rob Goodman: 'Our future depends on our mental independence from America. We can’t effectively protect our own institutions—from parliamentary government to a remarkable openness to immigration—without understanding what makes them our own. We can’t aspire to anything meaningfully better until we are secure in our difference.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of Simon & Schuster

Our neighbour is an eroding democracy

FeatureBY ROB GOODMAN | May 6, 2024
  • An eroding democracy is a threat to democracy in its neighbours. The following is an excerpt from Not Here: Why American Democracy is Eroding

Our neighbour is an eroding democracy

FeatureBY ROB GOODMAN | May 6, 2024
  • An eroding democracy is a threat to democracy in its neighbours. The following is an excerpt from Not Here: Why American Democracy is Eroding
Rob Goodman: 'Our future depends on our mental independence from America. We can’t effectively protect our own institutions—from parliamentary government to a remarkable openness to immigration—without understanding what makes them our own. We can’t aspire to anything meaningfully better until we are secure in our difference.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of Simon & Schuster

Perrin puts the criminal justice system on trial

  • Our criminal justice system is facing an existential crisis. The following is an excerpt from Benjamin Perrin's book, Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on
FeatureBY BENJAMIN PERRIN | May 6, 2024
Benjamin Perrin on why his book is important: 'Indictment shares the first-hand stories of people whose lives have been devastated by the criminal justice system along with the latest research. It proposes a new transformative justice vision to help transform trauma rather than continue to transmit it.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of Aevo UTP

Perrin puts the criminal justice system on trial

FeatureBY BENJAMIN PERRIN | May 6, 2024
  • Our criminal justice system is facing an existential crisis. The following is an excerpt from Benjamin Perrin's book, Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on

Perrin puts the criminal justice system on trial

FeatureBY BENJAMIN PERRIN | May 6, 2024
  • Our criminal justice system is facing an existential crisis. The following is an excerpt from Benjamin Perrin's book, Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on
Benjamin Perrin on why his book is important: 'Indictment shares the first-hand stories of people whose lives have been devastated by the criminal justice system along with the latest research. It proposes a new transformative justice vision to help transform trauma rather than continue to transmit it.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of Aevo UTP

Inequality and its pernicious effects on culture and democracy

  • The following is an excerpt from The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart, by Astra Taylor, and published by House of
FeatureBY ASTRA TAYLOR | May 6, 2024
Astra Taylor: 'How we understand and respond to insecurity is one of the most urgent questions of our moment, for nothing less than the future security of our species hangs in the balance. Insecurity can cut both ways, serving as a conduit to empathy, humility, and belonging—or it can spur defensive and destructive compulsions.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of House of Anansi Press Inc.

Inequality and its pernicious effects on culture and democracy

FeatureBY ASTRA TAYLOR | May 6, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart, by Astra Taylor, and published by House of

Inequality and its pernicious effects on culture and democracy

FeatureBY ASTRA TAYLOR | May 6, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart, by Astra Taylor, and published by House of
Astra Taylor: 'How we understand and respond to insecurity is one of the most urgent questions of our moment, for nothing less than the future security of our species hangs in the balance. Insecurity can cut both ways, serving as a conduit to empathy, humility, and belonging—or it can spur defensive and destructive compulsions.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of House of Anansi Press Inc.

Savoie gets to the bottom of the story in Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances, and Disunity

  • The following is an excerpt from Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances, and Disunity, by Donald Savoie, one of five books shortlisted for this year's Shaughnessy
FeatureBY DONALD SAVOIE | May 6, 2024
Donald J. Savoie on who should read this book: 'I wrote this book for all Canadians. I think that it is important for Canadians to take stock of what works, what does not, who benefits from the country’s national political institutions, who does not, and how collectively we can make them better.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

Savoie gets to the bottom of the story in Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances, and Disunity

FeatureBY DONALD SAVOIE | May 6, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances, and Disunity, by Donald Savoie, one of five books shortlisted for this year's Shaughnessy

Savoie gets to the bottom of the story in Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances, and Disunity

FeatureBY DONALD SAVOIE | May 6, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances, and Disunity, by Donald Savoie, one of five books shortlisted for this year's Shaughnessy
Donald J. Savoie on who should read this book: 'I wrote this book for all Canadians. I think that it is important for Canadians to take stock of what works, what does not, who benefits from the country’s national political institutions, who does not, and how collectively we can make them better.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

Privacy law needs an update

  • The following is an excerpt from The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy, by Ignacio Cofone, published by Cambridge University Press,
FeatureBY IGNACIO COFONE | May 2, 2024
Ignacio Cofone, author of The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy, writes 'privacy law is built on false behavioural assumptions that treat it, for the most part, like traditional two-party commercial exchanges.' Photograph courtesy of Cambridge University Press

Privacy law needs an update

FeatureBY IGNACIO COFONE | May 2, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy, by Ignacio Cofone, published by Cambridge University Press,

Privacy law needs an update

FeatureBY IGNACIO COFONE | May 2, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy, by Ignacio Cofone, published by Cambridge University Press,
Ignacio Cofone, author of The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy, writes 'privacy law is built on false behavioural assumptions that treat it, for the most part, like traditional two-party commercial exchanges.' Photograph courtesy of Cambridge University Press

War raging on Earth threatens co-operation among the stars

  • The following is an excerpt from Who Owns Outer Space? International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space, one of five finalists for
FeatureBY MICHAEL BYERS, AARON BOLEY | May 1, 2024
Who Owns Outer Space? draws attention to the many risks that are linked to the deployment of very large numbers of new satellites, and the growing rivalries among leading spacefaring nations and corporations, writes the Donner Prize Foundation. Image courtesy of Cambridge University Press

War raging on Earth threatens co-operation among the stars

FeatureBY MICHAEL BYERS, AARON BOLEY | May 1, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from Who Owns Outer Space? International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space, one of five finalists for

War raging on Earth threatens co-operation among the stars

FeatureBY MICHAEL BYERS, AARON BOLEY | May 1, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from Who Owns Outer Space? International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space, one of five finalists for
Who Owns Outer Space? draws attention to the many risks that are linked to the deployment of very large numbers of new satellites, and the growing rivalries among leading spacefaring nations and corporations, writes the Donner Prize Foundation. Image courtesy of Cambridge University Press

Most wrongful convictions lurk below the surface, unrecognized and unremedied

  • The following is an excerpt from Kent Roach's Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, published by Simon
FeatureBY KENT ROACH | April 24, 2024
The uncertainty surrounding the full implementation of LaForme/Westmoreland Traore report is one reason why I agreed to write this book. New legislation to establish a new commission has the potential to be the most important law reform with respect to wrongful convictions in a generation, writes Kent Roach. Book cover courtesy of Simon & Schuster, 2023

Most wrongful convictions lurk below the surface, unrecognized and unremedied

FeatureBY KENT ROACH | April 24, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from Kent Roach's Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, published by Simon

Most wrongful convictions lurk below the surface, unrecognized and unremedied

FeatureBY KENT ROACH | April 24, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from Kent Roach's Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, published by Simon
The uncertainty surrounding the full implementation of LaForme/Westmoreland Traore report is one reason why I agreed to write this book. New legislation to establish a new commission has the potential to be the most important law reform with respect to wrongful convictions in a generation, writes Kent Roach. Book cover courtesy of Simon & Schuster, 2023

Exploring the legacy of COVID pandemic panic

  • The following is an excerpt from Pandemic Panic: How Canadian Government Responses to COVID-19 Changed Civil Liberties Forever, one of the five books shortlisted
FeatureBY JOANNA BARON, CHRISTINE VAN GEYN | April 24, 2024
Pandemic Panic will be very relevant to policymakers in that it provides a critical analysis of past actions and their implications, offering lessons that can inform future crisis response and policy development, writes the Donner Prize Foundation. Book cover image courtesy of Optimum Publishing International

Exploring the legacy of COVID pandemic panic

FeatureBY JOANNA BARON, CHRISTINE VAN GEYN | April 24, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from Pandemic Panic: How Canadian Government Responses to COVID-19 Changed Civil Liberties Forever, one of the five books shortlisted

Exploring the legacy of COVID pandemic panic

FeatureBY JOANNA BARON, CHRISTINE VAN GEYN | April 24, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from Pandemic Panic: How Canadian Government Responses to COVID-19 Changed Civil Liberties Forever, one of the five books shortlisted
Pandemic Panic will be very relevant to policymakers in that it provides a critical analysis of past actions and their implications, offering lessons that can inform future crisis response and policy development, writes the Donner Prize Foundation. Book cover image courtesy of Optimum Publishing International

We are on the path to legal singularity

  • The following is an excerpt from The Legal Singularity: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Law Radically Better, one of the five books shortlisted for
FeatureBY ABDI AIDID AND BENJAMIN ALARIE | April 22, 2024
The Legal Singularity is important and timely book that will generate a meaningful conversation about AI and its role in the pursuit of justice, writes the Donner Prize Foundation. University of Toronto Press

We are on the path to legal singularity

FeatureBY ABDI AIDID AND BENJAMIN ALARIE | April 22, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from The Legal Singularity: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Law Radically Better, one of the five books shortlisted for

We are on the path to legal singularity

FeatureBY ABDI AIDID AND BENJAMIN ALARIE | April 22, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from The Legal Singularity: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Law Radically Better, one of the five books shortlisted for
The Legal Singularity is important and timely book that will generate a meaningful conversation about AI and its role in the pursuit of justice, writes the Donner Prize Foundation. University of Toronto Press

Globe reporter dishes up sensational book about Rogers’ family dynasty and feuds

  • The Rogers family did not offer much co-operation on this book. But relying on her previous reporting at The Globe and Mail, public documents and
FeatureBY PAUL PARK | March 18, 2024
A statue of Ted Rogers Jr. in Toronto, who died in 2008, and built a cable television empire in Rogers Communications. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Wikimedia Commons

Globe reporter dishes up sensational book about Rogers’ family dynasty and feuds

FeatureBY PAUL PARK | March 18, 2024
  • The Rogers family did not offer much co-operation on this book. But relying on her previous reporting at The Globe and Mail, public documents and

Globe reporter dishes up sensational book about Rogers’ family dynasty and feuds

FeatureBY PAUL PARK | March 18, 2024
  • The Rogers family did not offer much co-operation on this book. But relying on her previous reporting at The Globe and Mail, public documents and
A statue of Ted Rogers Jr. in Toronto, who died in 2008, and built a cable television empire in Rogers Communications. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Wikimedia Commons

Martin Baron digs into The Washington Post

  • As the senior news executive at The Washington Post, Martin Baron was a key member of that establishment press. His newsroom was a thorn in
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | March 11, 2024
Martin Baron, former editor of The Washington Post, and author of Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Martin Baron digs into The Washington Post

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | March 11, 2024
  • As the senior news executive at The Washington Post, Martin Baron was a key member of that establishment press. His newsroom was a thorn in

Martin Baron digs into The Washington Post

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | March 11, 2024
  • As the senior news executive at The Washington Post, Martin Baron was a key member of that establishment press. His newsroom was a thorn in
Martin Baron, former editor of The Washington Post, and author of Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Parliament’s in a pickle

  • Is Parliament doomed to fail? Or is it not as bad as most Canadians think it is? Jonathan Malloy, a scholar of Canadian political
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | December 26, 2023
In his new book, The Paradox of Parliament (University of Toronto Press) Jonathan Malloy describes the catch-22 that Canada's Parliament contends with—that it is expected to serve two different contradictory purposes: represent all Canadians, while also governing decisively and with conviction. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliament’s in a pickle

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | December 26, 2023
  • Is Parliament doomed to fail? Or is it not as bad as most Canadians think it is? Jonathan Malloy, a scholar of Canadian political

Parliament’s in a pickle

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | December 26, 2023
  • Is Parliament doomed to fail? Or is it not as bad as most Canadians think it is? Jonathan Malloy, a scholar of Canadian political
In his new book, The Paradox of Parliament (University of Toronto Press) Jonathan Malloy describes the catch-22 that Canada's Parliament contends with—that it is expected to serve two different contradictory purposes: represent all Canadians, while also governing decisively and with conviction. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Biography of ex-senator dares to clean up a damaged reputation

  • Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin’s strong character and unique career stand up against lingering bad karma from the Senate expenses scandal.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2023
She Dared to Succeed: A Biography of the Honourable Marie-P. Charette-Poulin by Fred Langan, and published by the University of Ottawa Press, 2023. Photograph courtesy of the University of Ottawa Press

Biography of ex-senator dares to clean up a damaged reputation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2023
  • Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin’s strong character and unique career stand up against lingering bad karma from the Senate expenses scandal.

Biography of ex-senator dares to clean up a damaged reputation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | December 18, 2023
  • Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin’s strong character and unique career stand up against lingering bad karma from the Senate expenses scandal.
She Dared to Succeed: A Biography of the Honourable Marie-P. Charette-Poulin by Fred Langan, and published by the University of Ottawa Press, 2023. Photograph courtesy of the University of Ottawa Press

Policy improvements, not dismantling work of past governments, the best way forward for any new prime minister, says Ibbitson

  • If Pierre Poilievre becomes prime minister at the next election, a key test for his success and populism will be if he keeps the
FeatureBY ABBAS RANA | December 18, 2023
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker, left, served as prime minister of Canada from 1957 to 1963, and Liberal Lester Pearson was Canada's prime minister from 1963 to 1968. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Policy improvements, not dismantling work of past governments, the best way forward for any new prime minister, says Ibbitson

FeatureBY ABBAS RANA | December 18, 2023
  • If Pierre Poilievre becomes prime minister at the next election, a key test for his success and populism will be if he keeps the

Policy improvements, not dismantling work of past governments, the best way forward for any new prime minister, says Ibbitson

FeatureBY ABBAS RANA | December 18, 2023
  • If Pierre Poilievre becomes prime minister at the next election, a key test for his success and populism will be if he keeps the
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker, left, served as prime minister of Canada from 1957 to 1963, and Liberal Lester Pearson was Canada's prime minister from 1963 to 1968. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘My business for a long time was finding humour in every day’: a Q&A with comedian and author Rick Mercer

  • 'It’s absolutely true that the way we speak with one another in the House of Commons is not acceptable in any workplace, anywhere in
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 6, 2023
Comedian and author Rick Mercer's new book The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued, which he wrote during the pandemic, covers everything from his early years to his work on This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Photograph courtesy of Michael Grajewski

‘My business for a long time was finding humour in every day’: a Q&A with comedian and author Rick Mercer

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 6, 2023
  • 'It’s absolutely true that the way we speak with one another in the House of Commons is not acceptable in any workplace, anywhere in

‘My business for a long time was finding humour in every day’: a Q&A with comedian and author Rick Mercer

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 6, 2023
  • 'It’s absolutely true that the way we speak with one another in the House of Commons is not acceptable in any workplace, anywhere in
Comedian and author Rick Mercer's new book The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued, which he wrote during the pandemic, covers everything from his early years to his work on This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Photograph courtesy of Michael Grajewski

Ibbitson gives Diefenbaker his proper place in history without downgrading Pearson’s legacy

  • In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | October 23, 2023
John Diefenbaker was prime minister from 1957-1963, followed by Lester B. Pearson from 1963-1968. 'If Pearson walked with ease in the halls of power, Diefenbaker connected with the farmers and small-town merchants and others left outside the inner circle,' writes John Ibbitson in his new book. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Ibbitson gives Diefenbaker his proper place in history without downgrading Pearson’s legacy

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | October 23, 2023
  • In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake

Ibbitson gives Diefenbaker his proper place in history without downgrading Pearson’s legacy

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | October 23, 2023
  • In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake
John Diefenbaker was prime minister from 1957-1963, followed by Lester B. Pearson from 1963-1968. 'If Pearson walked with ease in the halls of power, Diefenbaker connected with the farmers and small-town merchants and others left outside the inner circle,' writes John Ibbitson in his new book. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

What shape does hope take in a world we can see is rushing to destroy itself?

  • Hope is rooted in our spirit. It is not a tangible thing we can put on the table to bargain over. Hope is a
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | October 16, 2023
Keep Hope Alive: Essays for a War-Free World by Doug Roche, published 2023. Cover design by Khalid Yaqub

What shape does hope take in a world we can see is rushing to destroy itself?

Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | October 16, 2023
  • Hope is rooted in our spirit. It is not a tangible thing we can put on the table to bargain over. Hope is a

What shape does hope take in a world we can see is rushing to destroy itself?

Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | October 16, 2023
  • Hope is rooted in our spirit. It is not a tangible thing we can put on the table to bargain over. Hope is a
Keep Hope Alive: Essays for a War-Free World by Doug Roche, published 2023. Cover design by Khalid Yaqub

MacGregor’s success is more than ‘luck’

  • Roy MacGregor was a small-town kid from Ontario's backwoods who made it big in Canada's media world. In Paper Trails, he tells the story
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | September 18, 2023
Roy MacGregor: 'There have, over that half-century of journalism, been blown jet engines, threatening weapons at Oka, a snowstorm on James Bay that forced us to take shelter for three days on a barren island, physical threats from unhappy athletes—and more fun than I ever should have imagined.' Photograph courtesy of Random House Canada/Fred Lum

MacGregor’s success is more than ‘luck’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | September 18, 2023
  • Roy MacGregor was a small-town kid from Ontario's backwoods who made it big in Canada's media world. In Paper Trails, he tells the story

MacGregor’s success is more than ‘luck’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | September 18, 2023
  • Roy MacGregor was a small-town kid from Ontario's backwoods who made it big in Canada's media world. In Paper Trails, he tells the story
Roy MacGregor: 'There have, over that half-century of journalism, been blown jet engines, threatening weapons at Oka, a snowstorm on James Bay that forced us to take shelter for three days on a barren island, physical threats from unhappy athletes—and more fun than I ever should have imagined.' Photograph courtesy of Random House Canada/Fred Lum

Why the Gwa’sala and ‘Nakwaxda’xw people give life and meaning to the word ‘resilience’

  • This is a story of defiance of seemingly impossible odds and of overcoming the worst of human experiences, of courage, resilience, and determination. It
FeatureBY KATHERINE PALMER GORDON | June 29, 2023
Former elected chief of the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw, Paddy Walkus: 'Our values and teachings are based on our sacred connection to our lands and waters, those traditional lands that we were forcibly removed from. Now we are rebuilding our people’s future upon those values and teachings and that sacred connection.' Handout photograph

Why the Gwa’sala and ‘Nakwaxda’xw people give life and meaning to the word ‘resilience’

FeatureBY KATHERINE PALMER GORDON | June 29, 2023
  • This is a story of defiance of seemingly impossible odds and of overcoming the worst of human experiences, of courage, resilience, and determination. It

Why the Gwa’sala and ‘Nakwaxda’xw people give life and meaning to the word ‘resilience’

FeatureBY KATHERINE PALMER GORDON | June 29, 2023
  • This is a story of defiance of seemingly impossible odds and of overcoming the worst of human experiences, of courage, resilience, and determination. It
Former elected chief of the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw, Paddy Walkus: 'Our values and teachings are based on our sacred connection to our lands and waters, those traditional lands that we were forcibly removed from. Now we are rebuilding our people’s future upon those values and teachings and that sacred connection.' Handout photograph

Canadian policing needs to change

  • Kent Roach began writing Canadian Policing: Why and How it Must Change, shortly after George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, which was followed a
Kent Roach on why he wrote the book: 'I wanted to explore the history and challenges of public policing in Canada. My work with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission had made me realize that policing has failed Indigenous people through both over-policing and under protection.' Images courtesy of Delve Books

Canadian policing needs to change

  • Kent Roach began writing Canadian Policing: Why and How it Must Change, shortly after George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, which was followed a

Canadian policing needs to change

  • Kent Roach began writing Canadian Policing: Why and How it Must Change, shortly after George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, which was followed a
Kent Roach on why he wrote the book: 'I wanted to explore the history and challenges of public policing in Canada. My work with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission had made me realize that policing has failed Indigenous people through both over-policing and under protection.' Images courtesy of Delve Books
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Thunberg presents climate emergency with freshness and force, as if we hear of it for the first time

  •     TORONTO—“I’m too young to do this,” says Greta Thunberg, the activist whose 2018 “school strike” in front of the Swedish Parliament launched
Opinion | BY GIDEON FORMAN | August 5, 2019
'I’m too young to do this,' says Greta Thunberg, pictured, the activist whose 2018 'school strike' in front of the Swedish Parliament launched an international youth movement to keep fossil fuels buried. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Thunberg presents climate emergency with freshness and force, as if we hear of it for the first time

Opinion | BY GIDEON FORMAN | August 5, 2019
  •     TORONTO—“I’m too young to do this,” says Greta Thunberg, the activist whose 2018 “school strike” in front of the Swedish Parliament launched

Thunberg presents climate emergency with freshness and force, as if we hear of it for the first time

Opinion | BY GIDEON FORMAN | August 5, 2019
  •     TORONTO—“I’m too young to do this,” says Greta Thunberg, the activist whose 2018 “school strike” in front of the Swedish Parliament launched
'I’m too young to do this,' says Greta Thunberg, pictured, the activist whose 2018 'school strike' in front of the Swedish Parliament launched an international youth movement to keep fossil fuels buried. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

World Trade Organization should abolish fisheries subsidies, stop crisis

  • The world’s fisheries are in a crisis, but there is a way forward, says one of Canada’s leading experts, Daniel Pauly, author of the
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | July 29, 2019
UBC professor and author Daniel Pauly, is also director of the Sea Around Us, which studies and mitigates the impact of fisheries. 'I write about what is, and fight for what I think ought to be—whether or not I will be successful in the end is irrelevant. The same applies to anyone fighting, whether against climate change or for the health of our oceans. Nothing will change without action.' Photograph courtesy of the Sea Around Us & the University of British Columbia

World Trade Organization should abolish fisheries subsidies, stop crisis

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | July 29, 2019
  • The world’s fisheries are in a crisis, but there is a way forward, says one of Canada’s leading experts, Daniel Pauly, author of the

World Trade Organization should abolish fisheries subsidies, stop crisis

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | July 29, 2019
  • The world’s fisheries are in a crisis, but there is a way forward, says one of Canada’s leading experts, Daniel Pauly, author of the
UBC professor and author Daniel Pauly, is also director of the Sea Around Us, which studies and mitigates the impact of fisheries. 'I write about what is, and fight for what I think ought to be—whether or not I will be successful in the end is irrelevant. The same applies to anyone fighting, whether against climate change or for the health of our oceans. Nothing will change without action.' Photograph courtesy of the Sea Around Us & the University of British Columbia

Two Trudeau chronicles to hit bookshelves before October election

  • As political leaders release memoirs ahead of the next federal election, two Hill reporters’ books on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will also be hitting the
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 29, 2019
Aaron Wherry's Promise and Peril: Justin Trudeau in Power will be published on Aug. 20, and John Ivison's Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister will have a launch party on Aug. 7. Book cover images courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers and McClelland and Stewart

Two Trudeau chronicles to hit bookshelves before October election

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 29, 2019
  • As political leaders release memoirs ahead of the next federal election, two Hill reporters’ books on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will also be hitting the

Two Trudeau chronicles to hit bookshelves before October election

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 29, 2019
  • As political leaders release memoirs ahead of the next federal election, two Hill reporters’ books on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will also be hitting the
Aaron Wherry's Promise and Peril: Justin Trudeau in Power will be published on Aug. 20, and John Ivison's Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister will have a launch party on Aug. 7. Book cover images courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers and McClelland and Stewart

Former Harper PMO comms director Andrew MacDougall pens political thriller

  • Former PMO communications lead Andrew MacDougall has authored a political thriller which focuses on a fictional press aide to a British prime minister who
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 24, 2019
A new thriller by Andrew MacDougall focuses on a 10 Downing St. press adviser who tries to manage a political crisis in the midst of a terror attack and Russian oligarch financial influence of the governing party. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Former Harper PMO comms director Andrew MacDougall pens political thriller

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 24, 2019
  • Former PMO communications lead Andrew MacDougall has authored a political thriller which focuses on a fictional press aide to a British prime minister who

Former Harper PMO comms director Andrew MacDougall pens political thriller

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 24, 2019
  • Former PMO communications lead Andrew MacDougall has authored a political thriller which focuses on a fictional press aide to a British prime minister who
A new thriller by Andrew MacDougall focuses on a 10 Downing St. press adviser who tries to manage a political crisis in the midst of a terror attack and Russian oligarch financial influence of the governing party. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Recent staff exits in Treasury Board President Murray’s office, Liberal research bureau

  • Treasury Board President Joyce Murray recently bade farewell to two of her political aides: Jonathan Chiu and Jonathan Robinson. Not only do they have
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 22, 2019
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray, pictured leaving a cabinet meeting in the West Block in May, recently had two of her ministerial staffers exit to join her office as the Liberal MP for Vancouver Quadra, B.C. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recent staff exits in Treasury Board President Murray’s office, Liberal research bureau

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 22, 2019
  • Treasury Board President Joyce Murray recently bade farewell to two of her political aides: Jonathan Chiu and Jonathan Robinson. Not only do they have

Recent staff exits in Treasury Board President Murray’s office, Liberal research bureau

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 22, 2019
  • Treasury Board President Joyce Murray recently bade farewell to two of her political aides: Jonathan Chiu and Jonathan Robinson. Not only do they have
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray, pictured leaving a cabinet meeting in the West Block in May, recently had two of her ministerial staffers exit to join her office as the Liberal MP for Vancouver Quadra, B.C. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

I’ve met the leaders of today, and tomorrow, and they’re in Afghanistan looking for support to help bring peace and stability to the nation

  • OTTAWA—When I was just out of high school in 2013, I had the opportunity to meet and sit down in a hotel conference room
Opinion | BY MELADUL HAQ AHMADZAI | July 1, 2019
Then Afghanistan's minister of interior Hanif Atmar, centre, pictured on May 3, 2010, with Brig.-Gen. Anne MacDonald at a NATO training mission along with other officials. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/U.S. Navy photograph

I’ve met the leaders of today, and tomorrow, and they’re in Afghanistan looking for support to help bring peace and stability to the nation

Opinion | BY MELADUL HAQ AHMADZAI | July 1, 2019
  • OTTAWA—When I was just out of high school in 2013, I had the opportunity to meet and sit down in a hotel conference room

I’ve met the leaders of today, and tomorrow, and they’re in Afghanistan looking for support to help bring peace and stability to the nation

Opinion | BY MELADUL HAQ AHMADZAI | July 1, 2019
  • OTTAWA—When I was just out of high school in 2013, I had the opportunity to meet and sit down in a hotel conference room
Then Afghanistan's minister of interior Hanif Atmar, centre, pictured on May 3, 2010, with Brig.-Gen. Anne MacDonald at a NATO training mission along with other officials. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/U.S. Navy photograph

Michelle Rempel gets hitched, Stephen Harper officiates

  • Conservative MP Michelle Rempel got married over the weekend with Tory leaders past and present in attendance. The May 25 affair was officiated by
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 29, 2019
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel, left, and U.S. Army veteran Jeffrey Garner, right, wed in a private ceremony on May 25. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Michelle Rempel gets hitched, Stephen Harper officiates

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 29, 2019
  • Conservative MP Michelle Rempel got married over the weekend with Tory leaders past and present in attendance. The May 25 affair was officiated by

Michelle Rempel gets hitched, Stephen Harper officiates

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 29, 2019
  • Conservative MP Michelle Rempel got married over the weekend with Tory leaders past and present in attendance. The May 25 affair was officiated by
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel, left, and U.S. Army veteran Jeffrey Garner, right, wed in a private ceremony on May 25. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Is democracy possible?

  • In his important new book, Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up, activist and author Dave Meslin tackles our democratic deficit and proposes meaningful
Opinion | BY SEAN WILSON | May 27, 2019
Protesters, pictured on Wellington Street outside the Prime Minister's Office on Jan. 8, 2019, out in solidarity with First Nations people who had been arrested at Wet’suwet’en camp in northern British Columbia who are against the pipeline development in their territory. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is democracy possible?

Opinion | BY SEAN WILSON | May 27, 2019
  • In his important new book, Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up, activist and author Dave Meslin tackles our democratic deficit and proposes meaningful

Is democracy possible?

Opinion | BY SEAN WILSON | May 27, 2019
  • In his important new book, Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up, activist and author Dave Meslin tackles our democratic deficit and proposes meaningful
Protesters, pictured on Wellington Street outside the Prime Minister's Office on Jan. 8, 2019, out in solidarity with First Nations people who had been arrested at Wet’suwet’en camp in northern British Columbia who are against the pipeline development in their territory. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bob Joseph’s new book, Indigenous Relations, a traveller’s guide for the long road to reconciliation

  • Canada is at the beginning of a long road to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, but getting there requires commitment and a willingness to learn,
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 27, 2019
'If we can clear up some of the myths and misconceptions, and see that there really is a lot of common ground and that it’ll actually make the country a much better country—that would be a pretty good lifetime of work for me just to change that,' says Bob Joseph. Photograph courtesy of Bob Joseph

Bob Joseph’s new book, Indigenous Relations, a traveller’s guide for the long road to reconciliation

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 27, 2019
  • Canada is at the beginning of a long road to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, but getting there requires commitment and a willingness to learn,

Bob Joseph’s new book, Indigenous Relations, a traveller’s guide for the long road to reconciliation

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 27, 2019
  • Canada is at the beginning of a long road to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, but getting there requires commitment and a willingness to learn,
'If we can clear up some of the myths and misconceptions, and see that there really is a lot of common ground and that it’ll actually make the country a much better country—that would be a pretty good lifetime of work for me just to change that,' says Bob Joseph. Photograph courtesy of Bob Joseph

Meslin’s first-ever book a condemnation of and prescription for all that ails modern Canadian politics

  • Author and activist Dave Meslin doesn’t mince his words in describing what he sees as an ailing political system in Canada, calling it a
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 27, 2019
Activist Dave Meslin, founder of the Toronto Public Space Committee and Cycle Toronto, has a new book out, Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up. Published by Penguin Canada, Mr. Meslin’s 363-page book is the longtime activist’s first—'and last,' he quipped—and is the product of six years of research and writing. Photograph courtesy of Mitchel Raphael

Meslin’s first-ever book a condemnation of and prescription for all that ails modern Canadian politics

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 27, 2019
  • Author and activist Dave Meslin doesn’t mince his words in describing what he sees as an ailing political system in Canada, calling it a

Meslin’s first-ever book a condemnation of and prescription for all that ails modern Canadian politics

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 27, 2019
  • Author and activist Dave Meslin doesn’t mince his words in describing what he sees as an ailing political system in Canada, calling it a
Activist Dave Meslin, founder of the Toronto Public Space Committee and Cycle Toronto, has a new book out, Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up. Published by Penguin Canada, Mr. Meslin’s 363-page book is the longtime activist’s first—'and last,' he quipped—and is the product of six years of research and writing. Photograph courtesy of Mitchel Raphael

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