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A Canada Post worker waves a smoke device during a picket outside the postal service’s head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The perspective that unions hinder economic growth and hold the public hostage when they exercise their right to strike is gaining traction, writes Stéphane Lacroix. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EVAN FRASER, BRENDAN HALEY | March 4, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc
Finance Minister Dominic Leblanc. The federal government has the opportunity to take steps towards building Canadians’ financial health and well-being, write Evan Fraser and Brendan Haley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EVAN FRASER, BRENDAN HALEY | March 4, 2025
Opinion | BY EVAN FRASER, BRENDAN HALEY | March 4, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc
Finance Minister Dominic Leblanc. The federal government has the opportunity to take steps towards building Canadians’ financial health and well-being, write Evan Fraser and Brendan Haley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 22, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in West Block on Feb. 1, to provide an update on the governent’s response to the announcement of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 22, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 22, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in West Block on Feb. 1, to provide an update on the governent’s response to the announcement of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 17, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured Feb. 1, 2025, with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, holding a press conference on the government's response to Trump's 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 17, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 17, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured Feb. 1, 2025, with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, holding a press conference on the government's response to Trump's 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR PJ PROSPER | February 13, 2025
Senator PJ Prosper
Indigenous voices should also feature prominently in discussions to reduce internal trade barriers, writes CSG Senator PJ Prosper. Photograph courtesy of Senator PJ Prosper
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR PJ PROSPER | February 13, 2025
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR PJ PROSPER | February 13, 2025
Senator PJ Prosper
Indigenous voices should also feature prominently in discussions to reduce internal trade barriers, writes CSG Senator PJ Prosper. Photograph courtesy of Senator PJ Prosper
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
Clockwise from top left: French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
Clockwise from top left: French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL | April 24, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the Liberal caucus on April 17. Excessive centralization of decision-making in the Prime Minister’s Office has sidelined cabinet, ministers, and the public service, write Kevin Lynch and Jim Mitchell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL | April 24, 2024
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL | April 24, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the Liberal caucus on April 17. Excessive centralization of decision-making in the Prime Minister’s Office has sidelined cabinet, ministers, and the public service, write Kevin Lynch and Jim Mitchell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARY W. ROWE, ZITA COBB | April 24, 2024
Filomena Tassi is the minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. The agency offers streamlined, direct-to-business and community placemaking support to help attract visitors and locals to main streets, write Mary W. Rowe and Zita Cobb. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARY W. ROWE, ZITA COBB | April 24, 2024
Opinion | BY MARY W. ROWE, ZITA COBB | April 24, 2024
Filomena Tassi is the minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. The agency offers streamlined, direct-to-business and community placemaking support to help attract visitors and locals to main streets, write Mary W. Rowe and Zita Cobb. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TEGAN HILL | April 17, 2024
Bank of Canada’s senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers recently said ‘it’s time to break the glass’ to deal with the country’s productivity crisis—a situation caused by governments ignoring business investment, writes Tegan Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TEGAN HILL | April 17, 2024
Opinion | BY TEGAN HILL | April 17, 2024
Bank of Canada’s senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers recently said ‘it’s time to break the glass’ to deal with the country’s productivity crisis—a situation caused by governments ignoring business investment, writes Tegan Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Deputy Auditor General Andrew Hayes at the House Standing Committee on Public Accounts as it continues to study the ArriveCan app on Jan. 25, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Deputy Auditor General Andrew Hayes at the House Standing Committee on Public Accounts as it continues to study the ArriveCan app on Jan. 25, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WIL ROBERTSON | April 3, 2024
Current deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Melissa Lantsman, pictured, said in an interview that “Conservatives can own” the concept of a basic income. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WIL ROBERTSON | April 3, 2024
Opinion | BY WIL ROBERTSON | April 3, 2024
Current deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Melissa Lantsman, pictured, said in an interview that “Conservatives can own” the concept of a basic income. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 1, 2024
The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster and Stuart Benson
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 1, 2024
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | April 1, 2024
The Hill Times photographs by Cynthia Münster and Stuart Benson
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 1, 2024
Housing Minister Sean Fraser. Younger Canadians may be giving up on the aspiration of home ownership because of high costs, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 1, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 1, 2024
Housing Minister Sean Fraser. Younger Canadians may be giving up on the aspiration of home ownership because of high costs, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KENNETH GREEN | March 27, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s argument that somehow GHG reductions will yield appreciable benefits of any kind now or in future is nonsense, writes Kenneth Green. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KENNETH GREEN | March 27, 2024
Opinion | BY KENNETH GREEN | March 27, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s argument that somehow GHG reductions will yield appreciable benefits of any kind now or in future is nonsense, writes Kenneth Green. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAN KELLY, JULIETTE NICOLAÿ | March 18, 2024
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. There are valid arguments in favour of working harder to get the level and type of immigration right, but it is far too easy to scapegoat new immigrants, foreign students, temporary workers, and the employers who hire them, write Dan Kelly and Juliette Nicolaÿ. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAN KELLY, JULIETTE NICOLAÿ | March 18, 2024
Opinion | BY DAN KELLY, JULIETTE NICOLAÿ | March 18, 2024
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. There are valid arguments in favour of working harder to get the level and type of immigration right, but it is far too easy to scapegoat new immigrants, foreign students, temporary workers, and the employers who hire them, write Dan Kelly and Juliette Nicolaÿ. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 18, 2024
Opinion | March 18, 2024
Opinion | March 18, 2024
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, left, and Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers appear before the House of Commons Finance Committee on Feb. 1. In the ongoing fight against inflation, central banks and governments should be working in tandem, write Yasmin Abraham, Lisa Rae, and Rachel Samson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, left, and Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers appear before the House of Commons Finance Committee on Feb. 1. In the ongoing fight against inflation, central banks and governments should be working in tandem, write Yasmin Abraham, Lisa Rae, and Rachel Samson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 6, 2024
The triumvirate of Anglo colonialism—led by then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, then-Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney, and then-U.K. prime minister Margaret Thatcher—were mainly of one mind when it came to laying the groundwork for today’s world, writes Erica Ifill. Photographs courtesy of Library and Archives Canada and U.S. National Archives
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 6, 2024
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 6, 2024
The triumvirate of Anglo colonialism—led by then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, then-Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney, and then-U.K. prime minister Margaret Thatcher—were mainly of one mind when it came to laying the groundwork for today’s world, writes Erica Ifill. Photographs courtesy of Library and Archives Canada and U.S. National Archives