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Official languages commissioner nominee Kelly Burke shared her vision for a bilingual public service before House and Senate committees on Feb. 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY DAVIS LEGREE | February 3, 2026
Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Marc Miller at the Canadian Media Producers Association's annual Prime Time conference in Ottawa, Ont., on Jan. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY DAVIS LEGREE | February 3, 2026
News | BY DAVIS LEGREE | February 3, 2026
Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Marc Miller at the Canadian Media Producers Association's annual Prime Time conference in Ottawa, Ont., on Jan. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY CATHERINE TAIT | February 2, 2026
Elon Musk, Donald Trump
X owner Elon Musk, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on May 30, 2025. White House photograph by Molly Riley
Opinion | BY CATHERINE TAIT | February 2, 2026
Opinion | BY CATHERINE TAIT | February 2, 2026
Elon Musk, Donald Trump
X owner Elon Musk, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on May 30, 2025. White House photograph by Molly Riley
News | BY DAVIS LEGREE | January 26, 2026
The Olympic flame burns before more than 60,000 spectators at BC Place stadium during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games on Feb. 12, 2010, in Vancouver, B.C. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY DAVIS LEGREE | January 26, 2026
News | BY DAVIS LEGREE | January 26, 2026
The Olympic flame burns before more than 60,000 spectators at BC Place stadium during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games on Feb. 12, 2010, in Vancouver, B.C. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY DAVIS LEGREE | January 22, 2026
CBC News office pictured on Sparks Street in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY DAVIS LEGREE | January 22, 2026
News | BY DAVIS LEGREE | January 22, 2026
CBC News office pictured on Sparks Street in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 21, 2026
Quebec Premier François Legault leaves politics as a somewhat tragic figure, unloved and unpopular, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 21, 2026
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 21, 2026
Quebec Premier François Legault leaves politics as a somewhat tragic figure, unloved and unpopular, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | June 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Trump may be choosing to first threaten Canada over its digital services tax in order to scare European countries with the same plan, writes Errol P. Mendes. Official White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | June 30, 2025
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | June 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Trump may be choosing to first threaten Canada over its digital services tax in order to scare European countries with the same plan, writes Errol P. Mendes. Official White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico
Opinion | BY DANNY RAMADAN | May 21, 2025
Canadian voices deserve the protection that Prime Minister Mark Carney made a key plank of the Liberal platform. Creators are a strong shield for our sovereignty, writes Danny Ramadan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DANNY RAMADAN | May 21, 2025
Opinion | BY DANNY RAMADAN | May 21, 2025
Canadian voices deserve the protection that Prime Minister Mark Carney made a key plank of the Liberal platform. Creators are a strong shield for our sovereignty, writes Danny Ramadan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HEIDI TWOREK, ALICIA WANLESS | May 21, 2025
History has shown it it is possible to change course after allowing private and foreign companies to control a new communications space, write Heidi Tworek and Alicia Wanless. Unsplash photograph by Berke Citak
Opinion | BY HEIDI TWOREK, ALICIA WANLESS | May 21, 2025
Opinion | BY HEIDI TWOREK, ALICIA WANLESS | May 21, 2025
History has shown it it is possible to change course after allowing private and foreign companies to control a new communications space, write Heidi Tworek and Alicia Wanless. Unsplash photograph by Berke Citak
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 21, 2025
Adam van Koeverden
If the prime minister and Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden lean in here they could produce some big wins from which we’d all benefit, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 21, 2025
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 21, 2025
Adam van Koeverden
If the prime minister and Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden lean in here they could produce some big wins from which we’d all benefit, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 21, 2025
Nationalist francophones often portray Anglo Quebecers as their adversaries for long ago slights, but we are much more allies than they may think, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Tim Marshall
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 21, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 21, 2025
Nationalist francophones often portray Anglo Quebecers as their adversaries for long ago slights, but we are much more allies than they may think, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Tim Marshall
Feature | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales
Feature | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Feature | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales
Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR ANDREW CARDOZO | April 23, 2025
Letting go of the public broadcaster would allow for the complete domination by America of our communications system, writes PSG Sen. Andrew Cardozo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR ANDREW CARDOZO | April 23, 2025
Opinion | BY PSG SENATOR ANDREW CARDOZO | April 23, 2025
Letting go of the public broadcaster would allow for the complete domination by America of our communications system, writes PSG Sen. Andrew Cardozo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ZAINUB VERJEE | April 14, 2025
If we're serious about rethinking work in the 21st century, we can't keep pretending that artists exist outside of the economy, writes Zainub Verjee. Photograph courtesy of Zainub Verjee
Opinion | BY ZAINUB VERJEE | April 14, 2025
Opinion | BY ZAINUB VERJEE | April 14, 2025
If we're serious about rethinking work in the 21st century, we can't keep pretending that artists exist outside of the economy, writes Zainub Verjee. Photograph courtesy of Zainub Verjee
Opinion | BY ALIONKA SKUP | April 10, 2025
interpreters
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron to the Centre Block, pictured in the background on June 7, 2018, and the interpreters in the foreground. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALIONKA SKUP | April 10, 2025
Opinion | BY ALIONKA SKUP | April 10, 2025
interpreters
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron to the Centre Block, pictured in the background on June 7, 2018, and the interpreters in the foreground. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 9, 2025
Francois Legault
The last thing we need is greater destabilization, and yet, this is what Quebec Premier François Legault proposes to do, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 9, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 9, 2025
Francois Legault
The last thing we need is greater destabilization, and yet, this is what Quebec Premier François Legault proposes to do, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 26, 2025
Brendan Kelly’s Le CH et son peuple was published on Oct. 10, 2024. Image courtesy of Les Éditions de l'Homme
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 26, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 26, 2025
Brendan Kelly’s Le CH et son peuple was published on Oct. 10, 2024. Image courtesy of Les Éditions de l'Homme
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 19, 2025
François Legault
There’s a rise in authoritarianism in Quebec, illustrated by Premier François Legault’s government’s embrace of extreme nationalism, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 19, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 19, 2025
François Legault
There’s a rise in authoritarianism in Quebec, illustrated by Premier François Legault’s government’s embrace of extreme nationalism, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade