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Foregin Policy

Australia and Canada natural allies to bring stability in uncertain times

OpinionBY GOLDY HYDER, BRAN BLACK

• It’s more important than ever for economic allies to navigate the future together.

Australia and Canada natural allies to bring stability in uncertain times

OpinionBY GOLDY HYDER, BRAN BLACK

• It’s more important than ever for economic allies to navigate the future together.

Nova Scotia delivers interprovincial trade ‘game changer’ while feds offer ‘symbolic’ gesture, say observers

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Facing tariffs, Canada has a clever, cleaner trade-compliant tool to support its steel and aluminum industries

OpinionBY OLLIE SHELDRICK-MOYLE

Fortress North America?

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Time for Canada to strengthen its digital sovereignty

OpinionBY ANDREW CLEMENT

U.S. companies earned over $3.5-billion in Canadian government contracts since 2023: data

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Carney vs. Poilievre: who will restore Canada’s global independence?

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

Pakistan’s new envoy wants to see more high-level visits

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

NDP proposal to exclude Trump from June summit risks injuring G7, say former diplomats

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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Are cracks forming in Canada’s military relationship with America?

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Underinvestment in Canada's defence has produced an overreliance on the U.S. military that will be hard to break, say national security observers.

Are cracks forming in Canada’s military relationship with America?

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Underinvestment in Canada's defence has produced an overreliance on the U.S. military that will be hard to break, say national security observers.

Oval Office blow-up confirmed where Trump really stands

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

U.S. has to ‘feel the pain’ from Canada’s counter-tariffs but it will take time, warns trade expert

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Trudeau responds to Trump’s ‘bogus,’ ‘illegal’ pretext for trade war: read the speech

NewsBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF

Trump-Zelenskyy clash delivers death blow to NATO

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Broken promises: the Trudeau government let down the world on UN peacekeeping

OpinionBY WALTER DORN

U.S. ‘hacking away’ at world order means Canada must strengthen ties with allies, say foreign policy experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Allies should stand up for one another against Trump

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Navigating Trump and the tariff threat

OpinionBY NELSON WISEMAN

AGRICULTURE

Manufacturing sector and others lobbying hard for federal government support during 30-day tariff pause

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada holds a valuable bargaining chip in trade talks with Trump

OpinionBY ALEX WHALEN, JAKE FUSS

Dear future prime minister, here’s a common-sense solution to food insecurity 

OpinionBY LORI NIKKEL

Canadian horses’ suffering continues beyond anniversary of ministerial mandate letter

OpinionBY KAITLYN MITCHELL

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Biotechnology

Biotechnology: an opportunity balanced on a knife’s edge

OpinionBY ADAM DAMRY

Biotechnology must factor into a broader Canadian industrial policy

OpinionBY FRANK BAYLIS

From crisis to catalyst: Canada’s opportunity to drive global health and research innovation

OpinionBY PAMELA SHAVER-WALKER, EDWARD SHORT

A flourishing biotech sector starts by innovating education

OpinionBY VALERIE WARD, MARC AUCOIN, HECTOR BUDMAN

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Canada must ‘open our doors’ to other markets, diversify military procurement supply chains amid tariffs, says Minister Blair

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Election without foreign interference is much more important than early election

OpinionBY DUFF CONACHER

Casting a wider recruiting net

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Trying to keep fear out of a fearful topic

OpinionBY JIM CRESKEY

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Environment

Competition Bureau’s proposed anti-greenwashing guidelines are all bark, no bite

OpinionBY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, ALEXANDRA TOUTANT

Trump is coming: quick, build a pipeline!

OpinionBY SUSAN RILEY

In the heart of Montreal, Liberals look to maintain dominance and avoid repeat of byelection shock

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

The growing threat of forever chemicals

OpinionBY BLAISE SALMON

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FINANCE

Trade war could permanently shrink Canada’s GDP by two per cent: PBO

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Economic resilience starts now: solutions for a stronger future

OpinionBY EVAN FRASER, BRENDAN HALEY

Trump does not rule the world

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Next federal government should finally privatize Canada Post

OpinionBY ALEX WHALEN, JAKE FUSS

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Fisheries and oceans

To protect nature, Canada must ratify the High Seas Treaty

OpinionBY SUSANNA FULLER

Feds’ plan for fish-farm transition no catch, say wild salmon, industry advocates

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Reconciliation that works for all in Canada’s fisheries

OpinionBY GENNA CAREY

Federal resource management decisions undermine collective power of community-based fisheries 

OpinionBY COURTNEY GLODE

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health

Canada’s health-care system ‘in a tough spot,’ says Singh

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF

No, becoming the 51st state wouldn’t give us better health care—but Trump knows he’s hitting a nerve

OpinionBY BERT BLUNDON

Expanding the Canada Health Act must include mental health and substance use health

OpinionBY MARY BARTRAM, KATHLEEN LESLIE

Cancer patients in Canada should not be dying to be a priority

OpinionBY CHRISTINA SIT, PATIL MKSYARTINIAN

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Industry and Manufacturing

Future-proofing our manufacturing sector

OpinionBY GREG MOFFATT

Sister cities under strain: U.S. steel tariffs threaten to divide Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., from its American twin city

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Strong ‘political will’ provides ‘catalyst’ to breakdown stubborn internal trade barriers, says Anand

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Enhancing and protecting the historic Canada-U.S. relationship

OpinionBY FRANçOIS DESMARAIS

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infrastructure and transport

Breaking down Trudeau’s high-speed rail pledge

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Don’t overlook productivity in bid to return resilience to Western Canada’s supply chains

OpinionBY MARZIA RIZVI

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

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Closing housing gap ‘not going to happen’ by 2030, but steps being taken in right direction, says Canadian Home Builders’ Association CEO

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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innovation

Trump’s Uno reverse

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

A decade later: did the Liberals deliver on science?

OpinionBY SARAH LAFRAMBOISE, TREVOR POTTS

Liberals unveil their vision for CBC/Radio-Canada’s future as looming snap election jeopardizes their plans

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Canada can’t afford to be left behind as the world makes a quantum leap

OpinionBY LISA LAMBERT

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intergovernmental

Furey has the right prescription for politics

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

Arctic security needs a Team Canada commitment 

OpinionBY ERNIE REGEHR

An election about who’s best to handle Trump spells trouble for Bloc Québécois, say observers

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Keeping the true North strong and free requires ‘nation-building investment’ now, says Nunavut premier

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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justice

Black Justice Strategy’s 10-year plan ‘too little, too late,’ says NDP MP Green

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Time for Canada to step up as a human rights world leader

OpinionBY ODETTE MCCARTHY, JEAN-SéBASTIEN VALLéE

Top court could offer clarity on ‘open question’ of constitutional status of parliamentary privilege, say experts

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Expanding AI in government operations, modernizing Service Canada sites among feds’ fiscal update’s public service-related measures

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

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Labour & employment

‘Don’t go in with a sledgehammer’: public service caps or cuts should be rational, targeted, says Savoie

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Military applications up amid Trump threats, global uncertainty, new recruiting strategies

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

‘Unprecedented national crisis’: relaxed hybrid work rules urged as public servants stare down tariff response workload

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Provinces and territories must work together to eliminate barriers for persons with disabilities: report

OpinionBY BRITTANY FINLAY, JENNIFER ZWICKER

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Lobbying

Mexico and the U.S. play rough with public records and information regulators. What about Canada?

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

Trade tensions with U.S. motivate economic lobbying in January

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Taiwan the top destination in quieter year for MPs’ sponsored travel

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Canola industry urges more support for domestic biofuels sector in November, amid trade tensions with China

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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natural resources and energy

Diversifying carbon capture tech will help keep Canada competitive

OpinionBY BONNIE DROZDOWSKI

Renewable energy is declining in Canada

OpinionBY WARREN MABEE, BALIE WALKER

Forget the tariff war, it’s time to build self-reliance for Canada’s energy future

OpinionBY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ

Climate clarity needed: don’t pile up programs, focus on transformations

OpinionBY PIERRE-OLIVIER PINEAU

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Forging a path for women’s leadership 

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR ROSEMARY MOODIE, STEPHANIE HOSANG, SHALAKA DIXIT

New research explores presence, experiences of Black Canadians in politics

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Words won’t eliminate Islamophobia—we need action from everyone

OpinionBY GINELLA MASSA

Lessons ignored, voices silenced

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

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Indigenous Relations

Understanding the policy implications of Canada’s ‘hidden energy communities’

OpinionBY JULIE MACARTHUR, EMMANUEL ACKOM

Why Indigenous rights must be integrated into Canada’s regulatory process

OpinionBY BYRON LOUIS

‘Buy Indigenous’ is ‘Buy Canada’

OpinionBY CSG SENATOR PJ PROSPER

Rising costs, and the looming threat of tariffs disproportionately affecting Métis

OpinionBY VICTORIA PRUDEN

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Exclusive lists

Conservatives dominate federal party fundraising

Conservatives dominate federal party fundraising

Who’s in the race? Tracking the field of Liberal leadership candidates

Who’s in the race? Tracking the field of Liberal leadership candidates

Who’s backing the Liberal leadership contenders?

Who’s backing the Liberal leadership contenders?

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

Breaking down 343 federal ridings by rural and urban designations

Breaking down 343 federal ridings by rural and urban designations

How would Canadians vote in the U.S. election? Survey shows a bent towards blue

How would Canadians vote in the U.S. election? Survey shows a bent towards blue

Liberal MPs who spoke at the closed-door caucus showdown on Oct. 23

Liberal MPs who spoke at the closed-door caucus showdown on Oct. 23

Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, October 2024

Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, October 2024