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‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players

  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 28, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. If the Liberals were to win, it would signal that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats are the top concern for most Canadians, says pollster David Coletto. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 28, 2025
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.

‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 28, 2025
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. If the Liberals were to win, it would signal that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats are the top concern for most Canadians, says pollster David Coletto. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Farewell to the old order

  • With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 28, 2025
If the polls are right, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney emerges victorious on April 28, it would be a remarkable outcome after the Trudeau era, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Farewell to the old order

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 28, 2025
  • With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties,

Farewell to the old order

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 28, 2025
  • With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties,
If the polls are right, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney emerges victorious on April 28, it would be a remarkable outcome after the Trudeau era, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Day 37: The election ball is in Canada’s court 

  • Plus, federal party leaders to appear at election night celebrations and sobfests.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 28, 2025
Millions of Canadians will head to the polling stations on the final day of election 2025 today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Day 37: The election ball is in Canada’s court 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 28, 2025
  • Plus, federal party leaders to appear at election night celebrations and sobfests.

Day 37: The election ball is in Canada’s court 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 28, 2025
  • Plus, federal party leaders to appear at election night celebrations and sobfests.
Millions of Canadians will head to the polling stations on the final day of election 2025 today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Gratitude for Pope Francis’ witness to the world

  • At a time when the world seems fractured and uncertain, there are voices that rise above the noise—voices calling us back to what is
Opinion | April 28, 2025
Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. More than 60,000 people came to St. Peter's Basilica last week to view the late pontiff's body and to pay their final respects before the funeral mass on Saturday in St. Peter's Square. Pope Francis, who died of a stroke, was the head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Wikimedia

Gratitude for Pope Francis’ witness to the world

Opinion | April 28, 2025
  • At a time when the world seems fractured and uncertain, there are voices that rise above the noise—voices calling us back to what is

Gratitude for Pope Francis’ witness to the world

Opinion | April 28, 2025
  • At a time when the world seems fractured and uncertain, there are voices that rise above the noise—voices calling us back to what is
Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. More than 60,000 people came to St. Peter's Basilica last week to view the late pontiff's body and to pay their final respects before the funeral mass on Saturday in St. Peter's Square. Pope Francis, who died of a stroke, was the head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Wikimedia

Election ads: from Conservatives’ ‘dark,’ ‘dramatic’ approach to Liberal and NDP’s ‘classic’ and ‘tried and true’

  • Election Day is April 28. To sway voters, the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP have released ads ranging from 'classic' to 'cringe-worthy,' according to digital
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 28, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, Conservative Andrew Scheer, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The ad with Scheer, 'Don't text your ex,' was previously available on YouTube, but was removed by April 25 due to a copyright claim by Sony Music Entertainment. Screen capture images courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, and NDP

Election ads: from Conservatives’ ‘dark,’ ‘dramatic’ approach to Liberal and NDP’s ‘classic’ and ‘tried and true’

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 28, 2025
  • Election Day is April 28. To sway voters, the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP have released ads ranging from 'classic' to 'cringe-worthy,' according to digital

Election ads: from Conservatives’ ‘dark,’ ‘dramatic’ approach to Liberal and NDP’s ‘classic’ and ‘tried and true’

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 28, 2025
  • Election Day is April 28. To sway voters, the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP have released ads ranging from 'classic' to 'cringe-worthy,' according to digital
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, Conservative Andrew Scheer, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The ad with Scheer, 'Don't text your ex,' was previously available on YouTube, but was removed by April 25 due to a copyright claim by Sony Music Entertainment. Screen capture images courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, and NDP

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are seeking votes from an electorate interested in a change in direction and standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to polls published last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are seeking votes from an electorate interested in a change in direction and standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to polls published last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

No matter what, it will be a ‘change’ election for the federal public service

  • All in all, both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre promise fiscal restraint, but they have very expensive priorities and are planning to run deficits.
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | April 28, 2025
The 10-year relationship between the public service and the government of Justin Trudeau has come to an end and both Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, can legitimately claim to be 'change' candidates, writes Lori Turnbull. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

No matter what, it will be a ‘change’ election for the federal public service

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | April 28, 2025
  • All in all, both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre promise fiscal restraint, but they have very expensive priorities and are planning to run deficits.

No matter what, it will be a ‘change’ election for the federal public service

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | April 28, 2025
  • All in all, both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre promise fiscal restraint, but they have very expensive priorities and are planning to run deficits.
The 10-year relationship between the public service and the government of Justin Trudeau has come to an end and both Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, can legitimately claim to be 'change' candidates, writes Lori Turnbull. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Houston, Tim has no problem with the timing of this ad

  • Plus: Ralph Goodale gets an award from a U.K. magazine, Charlie Angus gets stylish, Steve Paikin to end 'The Agenda' on June 27, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 28, 2025
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston released a nearly three minute-long video on April 23 extolling his province and how "we will never be the 51st of anything." Screenshots courtesy of X

Houston, Tim has no problem with the timing of this ad

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 28, 2025
  • Plus: Ralph Goodale gets an award from a U.K. magazine, Charlie Angus gets stylish, Steve Paikin to end 'The Agenda' on June 27, and

Houston, Tim has no problem with the timing of this ad

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 28, 2025
  • Plus: Ralph Goodale gets an award from a U.K. magazine, Charlie Angus gets stylish, Steve Paikin to end 'The Agenda' on June 27, and
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston released a nearly three minute-long video on April 23 extolling his province and how "we will never be the 51st of anything." Screenshots courtesy of X

‘This is a book about gender-based violence, with a focus on intimate partner abuse,’ says Donner-nominated author of And Sometimes They Kill You

  • The following is an excerpt from And Sometimes They Kill You: Confronting the Epidemic of Intimate Partner Violence, by Pamela Cross, nominated for this
FeatureBY PAMELA CROSS | April 28, 2025
Author Pamela Cross' book, And Sometimes They Kill You: Confronting the Epidemic of Intimate Partner Violence is one of five books on this year's Donner Prize shortlist, and considered one of the best public policy books of the year. Book cover and photograph courtesy of

‘This is a book about gender-based violence, with a focus on intimate partner abuse,’ says Donner-nominated author of And Sometimes They Kill You

FeatureBY PAMELA CROSS | April 28, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from And Sometimes They Kill You: Confronting the Epidemic of Intimate Partner Violence, by Pamela Cross, nominated for this

‘This is a book about gender-based violence, with a focus on intimate partner abuse,’ says Donner-nominated author of And Sometimes They Kill You

FeatureBY PAMELA CROSS | April 28, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from And Sometimes They Kill You: Confronting the Epidemic of Intimate Partner Violence, by Pamela Cross, nominated for this
Author Pamela Cross' book, And Sometimes They Kill You: Confronting the Epidemic of Intimate Partner Violence is one of five books on this year's Donner Prize shortlist, and considered one of the best public policy books of the year. Book cover and photograph courtesy of

Vote to end gender-based violence

  • Intimate partner violence is widely understood to be an epidemic in Canada. It represents a very real threat to our collective safety, and must
Opinion | BY ERIN LEE, JULIE LALONDE, HEATHER MCGREGOR | April 27, 2025
Gender-based violence is fundamentally intertwined with public safety, write Erin Lee, Julie Lalonde, and Heather McGregor. Unsplash photograph by Jason Leung

Vote to end gender-based violence

Opinion | BY ERIN LEE, JULIE LALONDE, HEATHER MCGREGOR | April 27, 2025
  • Intimate partner violence is widely understood to be an epidemic in Canada. It represents a very real threat to our collective safety, and must

Vote to end gender-based violence

Opinion | BY ERIN LEE, JULIE LALONDE, HEATHER MCGREGOR | April 27, 2025
  • Intimate partner violence is widely understood to be an epidemic in Canada. It represents a very real threat to our collective safety, and must
Gender-based violence is fundamentally intertwined with public safety, write Erin Lee, Julie Lalonde, and Heather McGregor. Unsplash photograph by Jason Leung

If party platforms come after advance voting and leaders’ debates, are they still relevant? 

  • The policy documents don’t ‘move the needle’ for voters and offer ‘a really big target for opponents,’ so they may be on their way
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh all unveiled their platforms after the final leadership debate and after advance ballots had been cast. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

If party platforms come after advance voting and leaders’ debates, are they still relevant? 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 26, 2025
  • The policy documents don’t ‘move the needle’ for voters and offer ‘a really big target for opponents,’ so they may be on their way

If party platforms come after advance voting and leaders’ debates, are they still relevant? 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 26, 2025
  • The policy documents don’t ‘move the needle’ for voters and offer ‘a really big target for opponents,’ so they may be on their way
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh all unveiled their platforms after the final leadership debate and after advance ballots had been cast. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

A new voting strategy: prevent a Liberal majority

  • Strategic voting appears to have achieved its goal and is saving us from the Conservatives, yet again. But with election day looming and the
Opinion | BY MATT CHILLIAK | April 25, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault. Canada needs robust national third parties. It helps distinguish our politics from the divisive, adversarial two-party system employed in the United States, writes Matt Chilliak. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

A new voting strategy: prevent a Liberal majority

Opinion | BY MATT CHILLIAK | April 25, 2025
  • Strategic voting appears to have achieved its goal and is saving us from the Conservatives, yet again. But with election day looming and the

A new voting strategy: prevent a Liberal majority

Opinion | BY MATT CHILLIAK | April 25, 2025
  • Strategic voting appears to have achieved its goal and is saving us from the Conservatives, yet again. But with election day looming and the
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault. Canada needs robust national third parties. It helps distinguish our politics from the divisive, adversarial two-party system employed in the United States, writes Matt Chilliak. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Day 34: Poilievre returns to Vancouver Island, Carney speaks at First Nations conference on last campaign Friday

  • Plus, the pundit panel weighs in on the closing message the leaders will want to give to voters.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 25, 2025
As the federal election campaigns are set to wrap up, the Liberal and the Conservative leaders are squeezing in several stops in the remaining days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Day 34: Poilievre returns to Vancouver Island, Carney speaks at First Nations conference on last campaign Friday

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 25, 2025
  • Plus, the pundit panel weighs in on the closing message the leaders will want to give to voters.

Day 34: Poilievre returns to Vancouver Island, Carney speaks at First Nations conference on last campaign Friday

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | April 25, 2025
  • Plus, the pundit panel weighs in on the closing message the leaders will want to give to voters.
As the federal election campaigns are set to wrap up, the Liberal and the Conservative leaders are squeezing in several stops in the remaining days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Election campaign got it wrong, new government must get it right

  • Designing a far-reaching innovation/productivity strategy must be the core priority for the new government, and one that must preoccupy our newly elected prime minister
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 24, 2025
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025. Canada proclaims to be a world leader in AI, but Stanford University’s AI index ranking countries on various key indicators does not rank Canada in the top 10 AI nations, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election campaign got it wrong, new government must get it right

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 24, 2025
  • Designing a far-reaching innovation/productivity strategy must be the core priority for the new government, and one that must preoccupy our newly elected prime minister

Election campaign got it wrong, new government must get it right

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 24, 2025
  • Designing a far-reaching innovation/productivity strategy must be the core priority for the new government, and one that must preoccupy our newly elected prime minister
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025. Canada proclaims to be a world leader in AI, but Stanford University’s AI index ranking countries on various key indicators does not rank Canada in the top 10 AI nations, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s national security depends on a productive economy

  • Sourcing products from new suppliers, finding new markets for our domestic products, being conscious of foreign investment, and increasing our digital security is not
Opinion | BY SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS | April 24, 2025
We need to better equip businesses with information, resources, and education to properly store data and prevent attacks, writes CSG Senator Krista Ann Ross. Photograph by Jeremy Barande, École polytechnique

Canada’s national security depends on a productive economy

Opinion | BY SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS | April 24, 2025
  • Sourcing products from new suppliers, finding new markets for our domestic products, being conscious of foreign investment, and increasing our digital security is not

Canada’s national security depends on a productive economy

Opinion | BY SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS | April 24, 2025
  • Sourcing products from new suppliers, finding new markets for our domestic products, being conscious of foreign investment, and increasing our digital security is not
We need to better equip businesses with information, resources, and education to properly store data and prevent attacks, writes CSG Senator Krista Ann Ross. Photograph by Jeremy Barande, École polytechnique

Trump top of mind in Ottawa Centre as Liberals fight to keep riding red

  • NDP challenger Joel Harden is emphasizing local representation in his second bid to unseat Liberal Yasir Naqvi—this time federally.
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 24, 2025
Liberal incumbent Yasir Naqvi speaks with a constituent while door-knocking on April 15. Naqvi is fighting to hold the seat he's represented federally since 2021, and previously represented provincially before being defeated by his once-again NDP challenger in 2018. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trump top of mind in Ottawa Centre as Liberals fight to keep riding red

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 24, 2025
  • NDP challenger Joel Harden is emphasizing local representation in his second bid to unseat Liberal Yasir Naqvi—this time federally.

Trump top of mind in Ottawa Centre as Liberals fight to keep riding red

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 24, 2025
  • NDP challenger Joel Harden is emphasizing local representation in his second bid to unseat Liberal Yasir Naqvi—this time federally.
Liberal incumbent Yasir Naqvi speaks with a constituent while door-knocking on April 15. Naqvi is fighting to hold the seat he's represented federally since 2021, and previously represented provincially before being defeated by his once-again NDP challenger in 2018. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Day 33: Sure, but are they funny?

  • Plus, Doug Ford headlines a policy summit in Toronto.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 24, 2025
Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney are expected to appear on the program This Hour Has 22 Minutes tonight. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Day 33: Sure, but are they funny?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 24, 2025
  • Plus, Doug Ford headlines a policy summit in Toronto.

Day 33: Sure, but are they funny?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 24, 2025
  • Plus, Doug Ford headlines a policy summit in Toronto.
Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney are expected to appear on the program This Hour Has 22 Minutes tonight. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Health care matters at the federal ballot box

  • Ottawa is also directly involved in health-care delivery for Indigenous patients in some communities, for refugees, and the military. It’s responsible for public health
Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER, ELIZABETH MYLES | April 23, 2025
It's time to consider which political party will come to the table in the next Parliament with a commitment to health-care solutions that will make a difference, write Joss Reimer and Elizabeth Myles.

Health care matters at the federal ballot box

Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER, ELIZABETH MYLES | April 23, 2025
  • Ottawa is also directly involved in health-care delivery for Indigenous patients in some communities, for refugees, and the military. It’s responsible for public health

Health care matters at the federal ballot box

Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER, ELIZABETH MYLES | April 23, 2025
  • Ottawa is also directly involved in health-care delivery for Indigenous patients in some communities, for refugees, and the military. It’s responsible for public health
It's time to consider which political party will come to the table in the next Parliament with a commitment to health-care solutions that will make a difference, write Joss Reimer and Elizabeth Myles.

Trump-era elections in the Anglosphere

  • A measure of how Trumpism does in the export market will be found in the other parts of the ‘Anglosphere,' and happily there are
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 23, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
There has certainly been outrage at U.S. Donald Trump’s threats to crush the Canadian economy and take over the country, which doubtless moved more votes to Liberal Leader Mark Carney, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/the White House

Trump-era elections in the Anglosphere

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 23, 2025
  • A measure of how Trumpism does in the export market will be found in the other parts of the ‘Anglosphere,' and happily there are

Trump-era elections in the Anglosphere

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 23, 2025
  • A measure of how Trumpism does in the export market will be found in the other parts of the ‘Anglosphere,' and happily there are
Donald Trump
There has certainly been outrage at U.S. Donald Trump’s threats to crush the Canadian economy and take over the country, which doubtless moved more votes to Liberal Leader Mark Carney, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/the White House

Day 32: Poilievre in Nova Scotia

  • Plus, the Conservative leader made his case to the AFN.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2025
Pierre Poilievre, pictured campaigning with his wife, Anaida Poilievre. The Conservative Leader is heading to Sean Fraser's riding in Nova Scotia today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Day 32: Poilievre in Nova Scotia

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative leader made his case to the AFN.

Day 32: Poilievre in Nova Scotia

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative leader made his case to the AFN.
Pierre Poilievre, pictured campaigning with his wife, Anaida Poilievre. The Conservative Leader is heading to Sean Fraser's riding in Nova Scotia today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The federal election will affect more than just the domestic front

  • Canadians should be thinking about the effect their choice at the ballot box will have on the rest of the world.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 23, 2025
Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The federal election will affect more than just the domestic front

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 23, 2025
  • Canadians should be thinking about the effect their choice at the ballot box will have on the rest of the world.

The federal election will affect more than just the domestic front

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 23, 2025
  • Canadians should be thinking about the effect their choice at the ballot box will have on the rest of the world.
Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

To err is human, to predict malign

  • If the polls are right, I will be proved very, very wrong on April 28 after previously predicting the decimation of the Liberals in
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 23, 2025
Mark Carney, left, and Pierre Poilievre
Mark Carney, left, and Pierre Poilievre
This is a referendum election on who—between Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—can deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

To err is human, to predict malign

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 23, 2025
  • If the polls are right, I will be proved very, very wrong on April 28 after previously predicting the decimation of the Liberals in

To err is human, to predict malign

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 23, 2025
  • If the polls are right, I will be proved very, very wrong on April 28 after previously predicting the decimation of the Liberals in
Mark Carney, left, and Pierre Poilievre
This is a referendum election on who—between Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—can deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights

  • What is currently happening in the world is worrying. We are witnessing the weakening of the rule of law and the potential abuses involved,
Opinion | April 23, 2025

Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights

Opinion | April 23, 2025
  • What is currently happening in the world is worrying. We are witnessing the weakening of the rule of law and the potential abuses involved,

Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights

Opinion | April 23, 2025
  • What is currently happening in the world is worrying. We are witnessing the weakening of the rule of law and the potential abuses involved,

Supply management consensus emerges but Grits, Tories accuse each other of past capitulation

  • Supply management has become a proxy for Canadian nationalism, which means politicians will want to own it during the campaign, say observers.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
Party leaders are in agreement that supply management won't be on the agenda in future trade talks. Pixabay photograph by Waldo93

Supply management consensus emerges but Grits, Tories accuse each other of past capitulation

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
  • Supply management has become a proxy for Canadian nationalism, which means politicians will want to own it during the campaign, say observers.

Supply management consensus emerges but Grits, Tories accuse each other of past capitulation

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
  • Supply management has become a proxy for Canadian nationalism, which means politicians will want to own it during the campaign, say observers.
Party leaders are in agreement that supply management won't be on the agenda in future trade talks. Pixabay photograph by Waldo93

Canada’s economic future depends on women—the next government has an opportunity to deliver

  • Voters should be looking closely at how each party plans to unlock women’s full economic potential as a pillar of Canada’s resilience and prosperity.
Opinion | BY MITZIE HUNTER | April 23, 2025
Our recovery, resilience, and potential depend on making gender equality a central pillar of Canada’s economic strategy, writes Mitzie Hunter. Unsplash photograph by Mapbox

Canada’s economic future depends on women—the next government has an opportunity to deliver

Opinion | BY MITZIE HUNTER | April 23, 2025
  • Voters should be looking closely at how each party plans to unlock women’s full economic potential as a pillar of Canada’s resilience and prosperity.

Canada’s economic future depends on women—the next government has an opportunity to deliver

Opinion | BY MITZIE HUNTER | April 23, 2025
  • Voters should be looking closely at how each party plans to unlock women’s full economic potential as a pillar of Canada’s resilience and prosperity.
Our recovery, resilience, and potential depend on making gender equality a central pillar of Canada’s economic strategy, writes Mitzie Hunter. Unsplash photograph by Mapbox

Read it on Reddit? Project looks to help Canadians navigate online political conversations

  • Early assessments of the popular subreddit r/Canada found a few 'power users' dominated the discourse, meaning 'a very small group of people have a
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 23, 2025
The Samara Centre is keeping an eye on online political discussions this election, both to help Canadians navigate potential risks, and to highlight the positives. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash, illustration by Joey Sabourin, and screenshots courtesy of Reddit, YouTube, and Bluesky

Read it on Reddit? Project looks to help Canadians navigate online political conversations

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 23, 2025
  • Early assessments of the popular subreddit r/Canada found a few 'power users' dominated the discourse, meaning 'a very small group of people have a

Read it on Reddit? Project looks to help Canadians navigate online political conversations

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 23, 2025
  • Early assessments of the popular subreddit r/Canada found a few 'power users' dominated the discourse, meaning 'a very small group of people have a
The Samara Centre is keeping an eye on online political discussions this election, both to help Canadians navigate potential risks, and to highlight the positives. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash, illustration by Joey Sabourin, and screenshots courtesy of Reddit, YouTube, and Bluesky

Canada can be an agriculture powerhouse if we meet the moment

  • While the country invests significantly in innovation, it lags in translating those inputs into tangible, high-quality outputs. 
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY ROBINSON | April 23, 2025
Tractor
Tractor
Canada can capitalize on untapped agriculture and agri-food potential if we boost productivity, invest in infrastructure capacity, and address chronic labour disruptions, writes Senator Mary Robinson. Pexels photograph by Jannis Knorr

Canada can be an agriculture powerhouse if we meet the moment

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY ROBINSON | April 23, 2025
  • While the country invests significantly in innovation, it lags in translating those inputs into tangible, high-quality outputs. 

Canada can be an agriculture powerhouse if we meet the moment

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY ROBINSON | April 23, 2025
  • While the country invests significantly in innovation, it lags in translating those inputs into tangible, high-quality outputs. 
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Canada can capitalize on untapped agriculture and agri-food potential if we boost productivity, invest in infrastructure capacity, and address chronic labour disruptions, writes Senator Mary Robinson. Pexels photograph by Jannis Knorr
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AI could lead to a future of better possibilities, if we play our cards right

  • Leading economist David Autor argues that AI, if managed properly, could rebuild the middle class by opening up more workers to all kinds of
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 19, 2024
Carpe diem: In his report, MIT economist David Autor argues that AI could be a boon for many workers with basic or foundational skills. This is not a forecast, he says—it depends on what we do to make this possibility a reality. Our challenge is to help make this happen. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

AI could lead to a future of better possibilities, if we play our cards right

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 19, 2024
  • Leading economist David Autor argues that AI, if managed properly, could rebuild the middle class by opening up more workers to all kinds of

AI could lead to a future of better possibilities, if we play our cards right

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 19, 2024
  • Leading economist David Autor argues that AI, if managed properly, could rebuild the middle class by opening up more workers to all kinds of
Carpe diem: In his report, MIT economist David Autor argues that AI could be a boon for many workers with basic or foundational skills. This is not a forecast, he says—it depends on what we do to make this possibility a reality. Our challenge is to help make this happen. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

ArriveCan could sink the Libs

  • The prime minister and the ministers responsible are going to have to give some clear answers on what happened, and they'd better get those
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 19, 2024
Auditor General Karen Hogan's audit found that financial records were not well-maintained by the Canada Border Services Agency, and she was unable to determine the exact cost for the ArriveCan application because of CBSA's "poor documentation and weak controls." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

ArriveCan could sink the Libs

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 19, 2024
  • The prime minister and the ministers responsible are going to have to give some clear answers on what happened, and they'd better get those

ArriveCan could sink the Libs

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 19, 2024
  • The prime minister and the ministers responsible are going to have to give some clear answers on what happened, and they'd better get those
Auditor General Karen Hogan's audit found that financial records were not well-maintained by the Canada Border Services Agency, and she was unable to determine the exact cost for the ArriveCan application because of CBSA's "poor documentation and weak controls." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s testy exchanges with Hill reporters ‘a tactic to appeal to a certain group,’ says veteran journalist McGregor, calling targeting of individuals ‘inappropriate’

  • Conservative pundit Yaroslav Baran says 'it is a legitimate policy perspective to say that if we want to protect the integrity of a free
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 19, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre likes to go after individual reporters on the Hill which plays well to his base. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s testy exchanges with Hill reporters ‘a tactic to appeal to a certain group,’ says veteran journalist McGregor, calling targeting of individuals ‘inappropriate’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 19, 2024
  • Conservative pundit Yaroslav Baran says 'it is a legitimate policy perspective to say that if we want to protect the integrity of a free

Poilievre’s testy exchanges with Hill reporters ‘a tactic to appeal to a certain group,’ says veteran journalist McGregor, calling targeting of individuals ‘inappropriate’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 19, 2024
  • Conservative pundit Yaroslav Baran says 'it is a legitimate policy perspective to say that if we want to protect the integrity of a free
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre likes to go after individual reporters on the Hill which plays well to his base. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for action on the government’s research support system

  • Canada’s future will depend on how well our political leaders and senior public service officials realize the importance of science, and develop a real
Opinion | BY PAUL DUFOUR | February 19, 2024
Federal Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne seen on the Hill on Feb. 6, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for action on the government’s research support system

Opinion | BY PAUL DUFOUR | February 19, 2024
  • Canada’s future will depend on how well our political leaders and senior public service officials realize the importance of science, and develop a real

Time for action on the government’s research support system

Opinion | BY PAUL DUFOUR | February 19, 2024
  • Canada’s future will depend on how well our political leaders and senior public service officials realize the importance of science, and develop a real
Federal Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne seen on the Hill on Feb. 6, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s transparency promises fall short

  • Pierre Poilievre says he wants the federal information commissioner to take on Ottawa’s 'gatekeepers.' But he's not offering to cut back on ATIP exemptions
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | February 19, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses the Conservative caucus on the Hill on Jan. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s transparency promises fall short

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | February 19, 2024
  • Pierre Poilievre says he wants the federal information commissioner to take on Ottawa’s 'gatekeepers.' But he's not offering to cut back on ATIP exemptions

Poilievre’s transparency promises fall short

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | February 19, 2024
  • Pierre Poilievre says he wants the federal information commissioner to take on Ottawa’s 'gatekeepers.' But he's not offering to cut back on ATIP exemptions
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses the Conservative caucus on the Hill on Jan. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s how to get to zero-carbon emissions equitably

  • The increase in tax is a reinvestment in our economy for a resilient future. A small levy on current consumption can help enable long-term
Opinion | BY JATIN NATHWANI AND ANN FITZGERALD | February 19, 2024
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault in a Hill scrum on Jan. 31, 2024. 'We propose an alternative to the existing federal carbon tax policy that can also deliver a low-carbon future consistent with our international obligations,' write Jatin Nathwani and Ann Fitz-Gerald. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s how to get to zero-carbon emissions equitably

Opinion | BY JATIN NATHWANI AND ANN FITZGERALD | February 19, 2024
  • The increase in tax is a reinvestment in our economy for a resilient future. A small levy on current consumption can help enable long-term

Here’s how to get to zero-carbon emissions equitably

Opinion | BY JATIN NATHWANI AND ANN FITZGERALD | February 19, 2024
  • The increase in tax is a reinvestment in our economy for a resilient future. A small levy on current consumption can help enable long-term
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault in a Hill scrum on Jan. 31, 2024. 'We propose an alternative to the existing federal carbon tax policy that can also deliver a low-carbon future consistent with our international obligations,' write Jatin Nathwani and Ann Fitz-Gerald. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harsher penalties, new anti-theft standards, boosts to CBSA all on the table as federal parties debate how to address surge in stolen vehicles

  • The government says it will ban devices used to break into keyless entry cars, while the Conservatives have introduced a private member's bill to
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 19, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, centre, flanked by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand at the National Summit on Combatting Auto Theft. Champagne said about 300 devices used to hack wireless key signals for vehicles are already banned. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harsher penalties, new anti-theft standards, boosts to CBSA all on the table as federal parties debate how to address surge in stolen vehicles

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 19, 2024
  • The government says it will ban devices used to break into keyless entry cars, while the Conservatives have introduced a private member's bill to

Harsher penalties, new anti-theft standards, boosts to CBSA all on the table as federal parties debate how to address surge in stolen vehicles

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 19, 2024
  • The government says it will ban devices used to break into keyless entry cars, while the Conservatives have introduced a private member's bill to
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, centre, flanked by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand at the National Summit on Combatting Auto Theft. Champagne said about 300 devices used to hack wireless key signals for vehicles are already banned. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hamas must disarm, surrender, and release all hostages, it’s not complicated: Alan Williams

  • Re: “Dyer’s column should be read in Washington, Jerusalem, and Gaza: McElroy,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 12, letter to the editor). Israel is facing

Hamas must disarm, surrender, and release all hostages, it’s not complicated: Alan Williams

  • Re: “Dyer’s column should be read in Washington, Jerusalem, and Gaza: McElroy,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 12, letter to the editor). Israel is facing

Hamas must disarm, surrender, and release all hostages, it’s not complicated: Alan Williams

  • Re: “Dyer’s column should be read in Washington, Jerusalem, and Gaza: McElroy,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 12, letter to the editor). Israel is facing

Bloc MP Trudel chastised for using F-word while reading a David Goudreault poem in the House

  • Plus, Chief Justice Richard Wagner will preside over welcome ceremony for new judge Mary T. Moreau, Jenni Byrne sends Valentine's Day, Yves-François Blanchet encourages
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 19, 2024
Bloc Québécois MP Denis Trudel, left, and Quebec poet David Goudreault. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bloc MP Trudel chastised for using F-word while reading a David Goudreault poem in the House

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 19, 2024
  • Plus, Chief Justice Richard Wagner will preside over welcome ceremony for new judge Mary T. Moreau, Jenni Byrne sends Valentine's Day, Yves-François Blanchet encourages

Bloc MP Trudel chastised for using F-word while reading a David Goudreault poem in the House

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 19, 2024
  • Plus, Chief Justice Richard Wagner will preside over welcome ceremony for new judge Mary T. Moreau, Jenni Byrne sends Valentine's Day, Yves-François Blanchet encourages
Bloc Québécois MP Denis Trudel, left, and Quebec poet David Goudreault. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

No secret why Pierre Poilievre is riding high in polls, writes Ottawa reader

  • Re: “What a Poilievre government might look like,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 7). One can also hear the sniff of self-proclaimed superiority in The
Opinion | February 19, 2024

No secret why Pierre Poilievre is riding high in polls, writes Ottawa reader

Opinion | February 19, 2024
  • Re: “What a Poilievre government might look like,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 7). One can also hear the sniff of self-proclaimed superiority in The

No secret why Pierre Poilievre is riding high in polls, writes Ottawa reader

Opinion | February 19, 2024
  • Re: “What a Poilievre government might look like,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 7). One can also hear the sniff of self-proclaimed superiority in The

Parliamentary budget officer to deliver speech at C.D. Howe Institute on Feb. 21 in Toronto

  • MONDAY, FEB. 19 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House will break for
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will deliver remarks at a lunch event hosted by the C.D. Howe Institute on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 12 p.m. in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Parliamentary budget officer to deliver speech at C.D. Howe Institute on Feb. 21 in Toronto

  • MONDAY, FEB. 19 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House will break for

Parliamentary budget officer to deliver speech at C.D. Howe Institute on Feb. 21 in Toronto

  • MONDAY, FEB. 19 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House will break for
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux will deliver remarks at a lunch event hosted by the C.D. Howe Institute on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 12 p.m. in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MPs push for Canada’s chief auditor to investigate the firm behind the ArriveCan app

  • The auditor general’s office says it's 'evaluating the request' made by the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee to poke deeper into the myriad
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 16, 2024
Auditor General Karen Hogan's Feb. 12 report found 'glaring disregard for basic management and contracting practices' throughout the ArriveCan application's development and implementation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs push for Canada’s chief auditor to investigate the firm behind the ArriveCan app

News | BY IREM KOCA | February 16, 2024
  • The auditor general’s office says it's 'evaluating the request' made by the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee to poke deeper into the myriad

MPs push for Canada’s chief auditor to investigate the firm behind the ArriveCan app

News | BY IREM KOCA | February 16, 2024
  • The auditor general’s office says it's 'evaluating the request' made by the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee to poke deeper into the myriad
Auditor General Karen Hogan's Feb. 12 report found 'glaring disregard for basic management and contracting practices' throughout the ArriveCan application's development and implementation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Daily Mail sends American paparazzo who shot Tiffany Trump’s wedding to Ottawa to snap pics of Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

  • According to one photographer who has worked for the Daily Mail on freelance assignments in the past, the publication pays 'big bucks' to get
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 16, 2024
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau's new relationship has recently become fodder for foreign tabloids, with the Daily Mail recently going so far as to hire out-of-town paparazzi to photograph her, her new partner, and her children as they left a restaurant in Ottawa last weekend. The Hill Times photograph Cynthia Münster

Daily Mail sends American paparazzo who shot Tiffany Trump’s wedding to Ottawa to snap pics of Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 16, 2024
  • According to one photographer who has worked for the Daily Mail on freelance assignments in the past, the publication pays 'big bucks' to get

Daily Mail sends American paparazzo who shot Tiffany Trump’s wedding to Ottawa to snap pics of Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 16, 2024
  • According to one photographer who has worked for the Daily Mail on freelance assignments in the past, the publication pays 'big bucks' to get
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau's new relationship has recently become fodder for foreign tabloids, with the Daily Mail recently going so far as to hire out-of-town paparazzi to photograph her, her new partner, and her children as they left a restaurant in Ottawa last weekend. The Hill Times photograph Cynthia Münster

Politics This Morning: Drone busters on the way

  • Plus, the government asks Parliament for another $8.9-billion for the year.
Defence Minister Bill Blair is set to meet with his international counterparts in Munich over the weekend. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Drone busters on the way

  • Plus, the government asks Parliament for another $8.9-billion for the year.

Politics This Morning: Drone busters on the way

  • Plus, the government asks Parliament for another $8.9-billion for the year.
Defence Minister Bill Blair is set to meet with his international counterparts in Munich over the weekend. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Privacy and AI bill needs ‘right balance,’ and to pass in time for next federal election, says Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull

  • Grit MPs say they're worried about deepfakes, voiceprint conversations, and the spread of dis- and misinformation in the next election campaign.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 15, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said 'Canada takes the potential risks of AI seriously.' The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Privacy and AI bill needs ‘right balance,’ and to pass in time for next federal election, says Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 15, 2024
  • Grit MPs say they're worried about deepfakes, voiceprint conversations, and the spread of dis- and misinformation in the next election campaign.

Privacy and AI bill needs ‘right balance,’ and to pass in time for next federal election, says Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 15, 2024
  • Grit MPs say they're worried about deepfakes, voiceprint conversations, and the spread of dis- and misinformation in the next election campaign.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said 'Canada takes the potential risks of AI seriously.' The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Water management is key to and symbolic of Canada’s relationships with Indigenous Peoples

  • Canadians, with the world’s largest supply of fresh water, take this precious resource for granted.
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | February 15, 2024
Water has become one of the most prominent symbols of the gap in quality of life and services between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples, and between rich and poor, writes Ken Coates. Photograph courtesy of Tony Cordaro/Pixabay

Water management is key to and symbolic of Canada’s relationships with Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY KEN COATES | February 15, 2024
  • Canadians, with the world’s largest supply of fresh water, take this precious resource for granted.

Water management is key to and symbolic of Canada’s relationships with Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY KEN COATES | February 15, 2024
  • Canadians, with the world’s largest supply of fresh water, take this precious resource for granted.
Water has become one of the most prominent symbols of the gap in quality of life and services between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples, and between rich and poor, writes Ken Coates. Photograph courtesy of Tony Cordaro/Pixabay

Party Central goes to a star-studded shindig fit for the Emperor of Japan at the Château 

  • The Embassy of Japan celebrated Japan’s National Day and Emperor Naruhito's birthday on Feb. 13.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | February 15, 2024
Japan's Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi speaks at the embassy's National Day and Emperor's birthday party celebrations at the Château Laurier on Feb. 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Party Central goes to a star-studded shindig fit for the Emperor of Japan at the Château 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | February 15, 2024
  • The Embassy of Japan celebrated Japan’s National Day and Emperor Naruhito's birthday on Feb. 13.

Party Central goes to a star-studded shindig fit for the Emperor of Japan at the Château 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | February 15, 2024
  • The Embassy of Japan celebrated Japan’s National Day and Emperor Naruhito's birthday on Feb. 13.
Japan's Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi speaks at the embassy's National Day and Emperor's birthday party celebrations at the Château Laurier on Feb. 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Acting chief of staff, policy director now in place for Minister Tassi

  • Plus, there’s a new assistant in Tourism and Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada’s office.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 15, 2024
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Minister Filomena Tassi speaks with reporters about the introduction of Bill C-50 in the West Block on June 15, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Acting chief of staff, policy director now in place for Minister Tassi

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 15, 2024
  • Plus, there’s a new assistant in Tourism and Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada’s office.

Acting chief of staff, policy director now in place for Minister Tassi

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 15, 2024
  • Plus, there’s a new assistant in Tourism and Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada’s office.
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Minister Filomena Tassi speaks with reporters about the introduction of Bill C-50 in the West Block on June 15, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Our food source is our livelihood: a First Nation’s plea for sustainable salmon farming

  • For First Nations like Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw, aquaculture is the bridge between poverty and prosperity.
Opinion | BY CHIEF TERRY WALKUS, CYRUS SINGH | February 15, 2024
All food production has environmental costs, and marine aquaculture, which absorbs carbon and mitigates climate change, is considered by many experts as a responsible way forward, write Chief Terry Walkus and Cyrus Singh. Photograph courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Flickr

Our food source is our livelihood: a First Nation’s plea for sustainable salmon farming

Opinion | BY CHIEF TERRY WALKUS, CYRUS SINGH | February 15, 2024
  • For First Nations like Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw, aquaculture is the bridge between poverty and prosperity.

Our food source is our livelihood: a First Nation’s plea for sustainable salmon farming

Opinion | BY CHIEF TERRY WALKUS, CYRUS SINGH | February 15, 2024
  • For First Nations like Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw, aquaculture is the bridge between poverty and prosperity.
All food production has environmental costs, and marine aquaculture, which absorbs carbon and mitigates climate change, is considered by many experts as a responsible way forward, write Chief Terry Walkus and Cyrus Singh. Photograph courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Flickr

The medical assistance in dying predicament: undermining disability advocacy

  • The Senate seems to be stuck in the past as their discussions on MAID are obviously deeply rooted in an outdated medical model.
Opinion | BY KURT GODDARD WITH NATALIA HICKS | February 15, 2024
This Senate's decision on Bill C-62 is not exclusively a question of MAID policy. Fundamentally, it’s a test of Canada’s dedication to disability rights, write Kurt Goddard and Natalia Hicks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The medical assistance in dying predicament: undermining disability advocacy

Opinion | BY KURT GODDARD WITH NATALIA HICKS | February 15, 2024
  • The Senate seems to be stuck in the past as their discussions on MAID are obviously deeply rooted in an outdated medical model.

The medical assistance in dying predicament: undermining disability advocacy

Opinion | BY KURT GODDARD WITH NATALIA HICKS | February 15, 2024
  • The Senate seems to be stuck in the past as their discussions on MAID are obviously deeply rooted in an outdated medical model.
This Senate's decision on Bill C-62 is not exclusively a question of MAID policy. Fundamentally, it’s a test of Canada’s dedication to disability rights, write Kurt Goddard and Natalia Hicks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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